2. I guess I see where you are confused about Katsumi's sadism and interest in BDSM, but it does help to have a good knowledge of the BDSM culture and community. Katsumi's sadism is a very big part of her character to me and is definitely explored more in the full game. Just the way that she can be invasive and demanding, she does a lot of power plays quite often. She's a tease and playful and sometimes you can't help if you get off on someone else's pain. You'd be surprised by who is actually into BDSM in the real world. It's also important to see that Katsumi is not only a dominatrix, but a healthy and good one. I don't won't the BDSM community more slandered and misunderstood than it already has been, especially with the whole 50 Shades series. I suppose it's not really bravery and impressiveness on Katsu's part as much as it's entitlement and narcissism. She's not a delicate person, she pushed someone down the stairs and shoots arrows. She's actually pretty rude, while calling out on other people to not be rude, but she's a protector at the end of the day, and I find that to be an important trait to have in a Dom. It's actually because of Katsumi that the twins' mother is out of the picture.

3. Yeah, I see where Yoko seems like just a wannabe badass show off, she's just an incredibly depressed and manic person that needs to feel strong or just need to feel something. But her depression isn't what should make her lovable, so I get it.

4. Quiet and avoids interactions, for sure, though I definitely wouldn't say she's shy. She just wants to avoid trouble. Suki just came from being horribly bullied and heartbroken and so she just wants to move on and avoid people. She wants to keep her focus on one thing.

6. I definitely will fix any bugs. The sprites, however, I won't redraw any of them, though I will touch them up. I am a one man team, and I don't have the patience and time to work on those. For the future games, I will have nicer sprites, but for 1.0 The Royal Rebels, it's not something that will happen. I also am not going to remove the BDSM for a number of reasons, one already being stated in #2. The other reasons are because that I already have all the art done for that and I would have to replace them with new stuff. Everyone has a sex scene and Katsumi literally cannot have sex without BDSM. She has a paraphernalia, meaning it is the only way she gets off. So removing the BDSM scene would mean removing the sex scene for her altogether which would make her path even more uneven than it already is.

9. The actual true story of The Illness Called Love involves queer polyamorous yandere magical girls and (a) demon(s), so there actually will be fighting and a conflict, unlike the visual novels. The visual novels are more of fluff to introduce the RPG's characters and theme. It is not the true story past the introduction sequence.

And as for the polyamory, well, the polyamory is important to me to have, especially since the relationships are important to see between the girls. As Chiaki in the beginning said, the polyamorous routes are actually closer to the trueness of the story. But it's important to the true story of the true game, as these are more little introductions and samples of what The Illness Called Love will be.

Thank you so much for your comment, though. I definitely will keep that in mind for 2.0 The Bloody Bows and 3.0 The Destructive Divas.

2. Well I am VERY glad that you were able to like Katsumi despite her faults and recognize her good points. I was worried that most people wouldn’t like her, which is a shame since I adore her and all the Royal Rebels. 

4. It’s cool. Introvertedness and antisocial behavior is very commonly mistaken for shyness.

6. I know I don’t have to, but since you said something and seemed to enjoy my work, I believe I owe it to you to let you know why I cannot or will not, sort of thing. It’s not that I’m trying to discount anything, it’s just that I want you to know that I am listening but can’t implement certain things (at least as of 1.0)

9. Oh yes, there will be true happy endings, I can guarantee you that. 

P.S. 2 of my favorite ships from 1.0 The Royal Rebels would be Katsumi/Yoko and Sakiko/Kazashi. You’ll see why once implemented. ;)

Not off topic at all! The .0 does refer to later parts of the series. Each one introduces four cast members (as there are 13 in total including Suki). Technically, two of 2.0’s cast members have been either introduced or mentioned in 1.0 The Royal Rebels. Essentially, come the next part, anything that happened after the introduction of the previous part is not considered to happen and you have a clean slate for Suki’s love life at Yanagi high. But you can only date the new four options and not any of the previous ones. 

You can actually find all of the bios for the later girls (and boy) here!: https://theartofcsr.tumblr.com/post/164123169173/started-making-character-bios-for-the-illness

Yoko, Sakiko, Kazashi, And Katsumi are The Royal Rebels and introduces in 1.0. While Yan, Rini, Midori, and Kimi are The Bloody Bows and introduced in 2.0. Finally Takara, Natsuko, Haru, And Emiko are The Destructive Divas and introduced in 3.0. So the names are like the group’s name as a whole, but can also be seen as the name for each segment.