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WOW I CAN LEAVE A COMMENT HERE TOO ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS GAME.

I've said this literally everywhere but like. everyone. please play this game. it's so so special.

dibs on being the first comment, because I just cannot hype this game enough.

I did a whole comment thread on twitter about this, but I'll reiterate it here - as someone who grew up with and loves the magical girl genre, "Life After Magic" really pushes against the edges of it. In a lot of ways magical girl stories glorify youth to the extent that we never see our characters grow up, we never see what happens after the final battle is over. There's no epilogue to magical girl stories because, for magical girls, there is no life after the magic...

Or at least that's what other magical girl series want you to think.

"Life After Magic" really does a lot in such a short time - it's about a seven hour commitment - and by the end I was invested in every character, even the ones I wasn't big on when I started (sorry I rolled my eyes at every other word you said, ARA). Their struggles and relationship with magic - a childhood aspect of their identities - felt relatable and genuine. Who hasn't looked back on their past selves with love and frustration? Who hasn't wondered how much they've actually grown up? 

Also, it's just hilarious, and every sapphic on the planet needs to play at least once. 

Thanks to the entire team for this game. I can't wait to play more when Jackie and KJ's routes are released <3

I'm so glad the writing was fun - I was worried it'd be too cringe-y, like bad YA novel, so it's relieving to hear the quirkiness was enjoyable and not offputting! And yeah the soundtrack is such a jam :) Thank you so much for playing!

I want you to know I show this comment to all my friends because that first line never fails to make me cackle. And I'll keep the request in mind for the Ancient Fish ;) Thank you so much for playing!

Just Night is a he/him lesbian - he doesn't associate with traditional "womanhood", but 100% is not a man. This article briefly discusses he/him lesbians in the historical context of butches and other masculine-presenting lesbians, if you're interested: https://radiantbutch.medium.com/why-you-should-respect-he-him-lesbians-85dca31a5...

So glad you enjoyed the game! Thank you for playing!!

Glad it's helpful! Good luck with the secret ending - I think all the tarot readings are super fun, but gotta be praying RNG likes you to give you all 44 readings :

Even though I've failed to reply to this for three weeks, I think about this comment every time I look at this game. I'm so glad it hit the emotional notes I wanted it to. Thank you for playing!!!

Now that you've said it I cannot unsee it, and I'm not even a Genshin player. 11/10 comment, thank you for playing <333333

Thank you for playing!!!

Thank you so so SO much for playing <3333

I'm so glad you like Ancient Fish - it was so incredibly fun to write for <3