Miyabi: Main Story Review

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SPOILERS?: Yes, mild spoilers

Miyabi you f*cking crazy ass kitsune.  How did I put up with your mood swings for the whole game?  Time for my revenge...

Think of Miyabi as a guy on his period.  Because seriously, he's like that.  He's an extremely selfish, egotistical, and hot/cold character mix. He's also a hedonistic sadist. So I guess you'll enjoy his route if you're into that kind of thing.  Look forward to fun filled sexual assault teasing in his route.  His dialogue is littered with lines like in my example below.

Viewers beware. I don't know if Voltage was aiming for sexy because if they were, they really missed the mark. I was getting seriously grossed out by Miyabi's lines.

It was even more gross because the MC is vehemently refusing his advances but he still kept going with these nasty lines that were more fit for a porn film.

I wasn't expecting much from Miyabi. I thought he would be like the typical 'oresama' character that's usually put first on the list.  What I didn't expect was for him to be such a creep!  Just think, I'm getting freaked out by Miyabi even when he's attractive. What if he wasn't a pretty-boy? He would have been ostracized and kicked out of his village a long time ago.

So if you're expecting a Tomoe from Kamisama Hajimemashita, you'd better stay far away from Miyabi; he will crush your beautiful tsundere kitsune dream into tiny, itty bitty pieces and leave you with creepy sex-fiend nightmares to put you to sleep at night.

Oh god... now I'm starting to get the feeling Miyabi isn't too different from that guy in 30 Shades of Grey.

Grossss, just go away!!!

Miyabi is very selfish. I don't think he's ever asked straight up how MC was doing, just to make a point of how selfish he really is. He'll treat you like a maid, telling you to make food for him and always giving a smart ass remark about how it's not that good or it could be better without ever really thanking you for all your hard work. Ugh, I feel the hate already...

For a guy with so many bad qualities, Miyabi is surprisingly thorough. You would expect him to just be this creepy stalker (which he kind of is...) that tries to touch you inappropriately every chance he gets. But he does look out for you, in his own possessive way and can be pretty damn serious about it.

Miyabi's story actually has some good re-readable qualities because he does some kitsune disguise tricks and things that didn't make sense are made clear after you read the story twice.

 

It's weird but yes, even someone like Miyabi can make logical sense.

He's not very trusting of you and it makes sense for him to feel this way because you spend a good portion of the game crushing on your boss. You even going behind Miyabi's back to go on a date with him.

I can't really blame MC but then again, she did make an agreement.

One of the things that I actually liked about Miyabi's route was his interaction with the other ayakashi guys, especially his bantering with Shinra.

When we were younger, I liked to draw manga comics with my sister. She came up with a hilarious comic-relief character named 'Drug Bear'; he would always show up in the backgrounds, making weird/creepy/sarcastic comments. What I'm trying to say is, Miyabi is Drug Bear.  

I noticed this phenomena with Miyabi while playing other character routes. I just had to save this last picture because it sums up my Drug Bear comparison perfectly.

Drug Bear reincarnated.

Chikage's expression = Priceless

I described Miyabi as hot/cold because in the beginning, he comes onto you really strong and after you try to get closer to him emotionally at the mid-point of the story, he gives you the cold shoulder and avoids you. This seems to me like the behavior of a little, immature boy. (You would think MC-chan would be happier about this since he's not touching her inappropriately anymore..)  I was screaming with joy inside.

I don't think there's any excuse for Miyabi's selfish behavior and overt sexual advances. It's also inexcusable the way the game puts off everything he's done to you like this:

*Facepalm* So you're saying that telling you to stop with "teary eyes" and pushing you away isn't honestly resisting? Should I have kicked you in the balls?  Oh wait, damn, that wasn't an option.

Apparently in Miyabi's world, 'no' means yes and 'yes' means yes.

*Double facepalm K.O.* 

The 'bad guy' in this story, if you stop and think about it, is actually a tragic character. His back story mirrors Miyabi's but he doesn't have all those nasty character traits Miyabi has. And yet he doesn't get the girl in the end. Which is kind of sad, because he had been with the MC longer and was trying to slowly win her favor before Miyabi essentially snatched her away.

Miyabi might try to act sensual and try to pull off 'sexy', but he just comes across as icky and creepy, even with his pretty face.  I can't think of any redeeming qualities of Miyabi's besides the fact that he's serious about protecting you (although imo, you need to be protected from him).