Meaning of nakige | Babel Free

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A Japanese visual novel of a genre characterized by melodramatic plots intended to move the player to tears.

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“Nakige are known for their sense⟳ of melancholy. Take⟳ 2001's Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (The Eternity You Desire), for example, which was released by eroge label⟳ âge, a division of ACID. Soon after high school student Takayuki Narumi falls for his classmate Haruka Suzumiya, she goes into a coma after a car accident. Depressed and shocked, Takayuki develops post-traumatic stress⟳ disorder and becomes involved with Haruka's best friend, Mitsuki. "To put⟳ it simply, a nakige brings players to tears as they read⟳ the in-game text," says [ACID CEO Hirohiko] Yoshida.”

“The medium is dominated by nakige, the crying genre, much like⟳ how superheroes dominate comics and sitcoms television.”

“Utsuge, on the other hand, stands for pretty much the opposite of nakige, aiming to be as depressing an experience⟳ as possible.”

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