Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square
Whirlpool · 2022 · Casual, Simulation, Dating Sim, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction
PC
Very Positive88% · 60
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About Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square
The protagonist, Nakamori Taiga, is an idol otaku working at a curry shop in Akiba. His current obsession is an indie idol group active in Akiba, “Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square”! They’re still fresh on the scene, but one day their dedicated fans will take them all the way to Japan’s most famous arena, the Budokan… In pursuit of this noble goal he spends his days with a select group of elite comrades (status ambiguously assigned) to fulfill their otaku endeavors.One night in Akiba, on his way home after the last train of the day had departed, Taiga sees the members of Animal Trail practicing. As any fan would, he tries to sneak a peek. To his surprise, the girls are covered in sparkles as their transformation comes undone. Magical beings that he’d never seen before appear out of nowhere. That’s right! Their stage outfits are actually magical girl costumes. Not only are they idols, but they’re also magical girls!
Of course, he gets caught and those magical beings give chase, ready to put him out of his misery. It is then that it’s revealed to him that they come from another world and in order to save it they need to gather up energy from humans. And for that purpose, they’re working together with the girls to realize their dream of becoming idols.
However, Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square is still a largely unknown idol group. And thus with little hesitation, Taiga begins his journey as their producer and manager.
The stage is set (hopefully) for a magical girl idol success story! Gao~! Our tale starts off with a roar!
- Beautiful art by Shiromochi Sakura
- Magical girl idols with animal ears
- Fun and engaging story by Oumiya Yuu (NEKO-NIN, DraPri)
- Full Japanese voice acting (excluding the MC)
- Kinetic visual novel, there is only a single ending
- Gallery to revisit favorite CGs and listen to your favorite in game music tracks
- Ability to favorite specific voice lines
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[i][b]My review of Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square You can find the meaning of the number of emoji on my profile.[/b][/i] [table] [tr] [td]Character[/td] [td]🔆🔆[/td] [td]Romance[/td] [td]💕💕[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Lenght[/td] [td]5 Hours🌠[/td] [td]Price[/td] [td]14,79€[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CG[/td] [td]🖼️🖼️[/td] [td]BGM[/td] [td]🎼🎼[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story[/td] [td]🏝️🏝️[/td] [/tr] [/table] As a fan of a group of idols, you discover the secret behind their outfits and are therefore forced to become their manager, but you must increase their popularity within a certain timeframe, or face consequences. To be honest, I had high expectations of this game, as its artistic design caught my eye when I was browsing on Steam, but the story itself isn't very interesting. It's mostly about failures and failures followed by a realization and poof, the situation changes. Even though each character is different and we learn a little more about them throughout the story, it's not developed enough for us to start liking any of them. The game's roman…4 found this helpful
Mid-. Pacing gave me whiplash, dude joins staff and they’re instantly besties? [spoiler]Then he sleeps with the FMC, gets a mental breakdown and nopes out to his hometown...[/spoiler] 0 buildup. Bruh I barely even know u guys wtf. Also MC's background is so ヤバい. A jobless wota becoming a manager?? The whole show is basically just [b]信じる力[/b] smh. [hr][/hr] [h3]Reviews: 2/10[/h3]2 found this helpful
-Game is about 4hours long. -High quality -Story isn't bad but can get boring at points1 found this helpful
Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square is a bright, cheerful, and delightfully absurd blend of magical girl fantasy and idol drama, a visual novel that embraces its dual nature with sincerity and energy. Developed by Whirlpool and published by Sekai Project, it follows the story of Taiga Nakamori, an ordinary young man whose uneventful life in Akihabara takes an unexpected turn when he discovers that his favorite underground idol group, Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square, are in fact magical girls from another world. Their mission is to collect a mystical energy known as “Pal,” which is generated through human joy and excitement—an amusingly convenient connection to their career as idols. This marriage of show business and supernatural purpose forms the heart of the game’s concept, and while it may sound whimsical, it serves as an affectionate parody of both genres that never takes itself too seriously. The tone of Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square is lighthearted from beginning to end. It revels in its own ridiculousness while still managing to deliver moments of charm and warmth. The heroines—each one marked by their animal-ear motifs and their distinct personalities—embody familiar archetypes fr…1 found this helpful
Tetora my beloved
I like this game and look alike to Hatsune Miku and Kemono Friends.
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