Rain and the Wolf

While it's not in my toppest of the top (this place is coveted by Blackberry Honey), for the time being Rain and the Wolf is pretty up there when it comes to the ebi-verse. The dynamic between the main pair is very nicely encapsulated by the underlying tension stemming from their experiences and of course the precarious situation they found each other in. It's a forbidden romance that tackles the "forbidden" part from several angles, which gives the sexy moments that nice emotional build-up. Ebi has a penchant for writing "sassy midgets", "pathetic losers" or mix of both as main characters, and Rain is in my opinion one of better representatives in this "genre". He is outspoken and snappy to a fault, but his relationship with his dad and trauma he is still dealing with give this endearing balance to it. Zero on the other hand is nuanced enough to not be "just another seme" - you can feel his desperation and the ever-going balancing act between trying to keep his humanity and his primal urges. He is trying to oversell his kindness and good intentions to the point of uneasiness, so it's easy to get behind the bad endings, as the whole situation does feel unnatural. Still, the pro…

while not my favorite one of these the story is very good if you dive into all the endings. that said i found the music a bit too repetitive and was disappointed by the total lack of voices. the scenes also loose something when key moments are shown in promotional , tho again the writing was worthwhile . if the art appeals to you i would recommend it while on sale.

Rain and the Wolf is a branching BL VN loosely ([i]very[/i] loosely) based on Little Red Riding Hood. The MC Rain is the Red Riding Hood analogue; a young man who helps his potionmaker father out by collecting ingredients. One day Rain ends up injured and stranded and is rescued by the love interest, Zero, a werewolf with an unsettling resemblance to Rain's childhood friend Ten, who passed away violently years earlier. I liked the emotional dynamic between Rain and Zero--Rain is very acerbic and basically refuses to be honest about his feelings ever, while Zero comes off as a cheerful open book (though is a bit more complex than that). There are some decent hurt/comfort vibes to the story that I really enjoyed too. After a while I got annoyed by how much the story seemed to harp on about how short and weak Rain is physically compared to how big and strong Zero is. If you're into that you'll probably be over the moon for this, but unfortunately I'm mostly indifferent so it just got old to me after the first couple times lol The art's really nice, as is the music. The GUI I felt clashed with the art style a bit, but not so much to be too jarring. But overall this was a pretty nic…

I'm always up for fairytale inspired visual novels. I like that there were multiple endings as well, ranging from happily ever after to more disturbing. One bad end is particularly dark, but I do appreciate the ability to toggle dark content on and off. I kind of wish I would've left the happiest end for last. I feel like it would've made me appreciate it more, though I enjoyed playing through all the different endings and can appreciate how Rain (the main character) and Zero (love interest) end up at that point. The art was very pretty, and I liked the character designs.

Very gorgeous art and story! I got every ending, and overall I think it's a really cool spin on the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale! I felt so bad getting anything but the good ending haha

One of the rarest moment where I don't mind seeing all the endings, even the bad one. And oh boy I wasn't disappointed.