Disappeared Dad: Rihito's parents broke up before his mother knew she was pregnant, so it's just been mother and son for sixteen-odd years.At the end of Ichigo's sequel, when Rihito's flirting with the protagonist fails to provoke the usual jealous response from Ichigo, his friends immediately become suspicious and speculate that he has "become a man." In this case, their suspicions are accurate.In Haruki's sequel, he and the protagonist stay overnight together at a hotel, leaving their friends to assume the obvious.Delinquents: Ryuzo isn't one, but he looks the part, which throws the protagonist for a bit of a loop and makes him a target for their high school's strict and overzealous vice principal.Comically Missing the Point: Ryuzo can be rather slow on the uptake, particularly when it comes to matters of romance, with this trope the frequent result.Clueless Chick-Magnet: Ryuzo, who is kind of heavy on the "clueless" in regard to most things.Childhood Marriage Promise: Referenced in the opening.This includes Johji, who the protagonist knew as "JJ" back then. Childhood Friend Romance: All of the guys.Unusually for a Voltage game, the damage is permanent and Takeshi has to give up his goal of competing in the Olympics. Career-Ending Injury: In his "Three Years Later" sequel, track star Takeshi injures his leg in an accident.Bland-Name Product: " Shonen Hop" magazine.On his route, it takes him a while to stop seeing the protagonist as a little sister. Big Brother Instinct: As the oldest of four children, Ryuzo naturally big-brothers everybody.His real self, although still genuinely kindhearted, is more masculine and a lot more jaded. On his route, she eventually learns that "Rei" is a persona that Reiji Uraga deliberately created to hold others at arm's length and discourage women from throwing themselves at him. Beneath the Mask: In season 2, the protagonist comes to think of Rei Arisugawa as a "dependable big sister" thanks to his feminine manner of speaking and how unfailingly he's willing to listen and give her helpful advice.It's a surprisingly dark plot in what is, overall, a light-hearted game. Attempted Rape: On Ryuzo's route, the protagonist runs afoul of a stalker who simply will not take "no" for an answer.Always Second Best: Ichigo has an uncomfortable relationship with his older brother Togo, in large part because, unlike Ichigo who has trouble expressing his feelings, Togo is good with people, and is easily welcomed back by their parents and the rest of the neighborhood despite having previously abandoned them to travel the world.Affectionate Nickname: Takeshi calls the protagonist "Little Duck.".As she rekindles her old friendships, she begins to see unexpected sides to the guys she's known since forever, and old childhood crushes just might blossom into romance.ĭreamy Days in West Tokyo contains examples of the following tropes: After ten years, however, they've grown up into young men. Upon her return, she finds that many of her childhood friends still live in the neighborhood, and they still remember her. It tells the story of a young woman, the player character, returning to her old neighborhood after moving away ten years ago when she was a young child. The time for us that was put on hold is beginning again.ĭreamy Days in West Tokyo is a Romance Game Visual Novel from Voltage, Inc.
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