Nine months into our Sweet & Spicy journey: we’re continuing to experiment with new series and content ideas, but ultimately feel more comfortable in our own style and voice. The past three months were a whirlwind, but the end of the year brings a sense of closure on the progress made thus far, and excitement for new projects in the year ahead…

Achievements

New ‘High Scores‘!

Launched Patreon

We have three tiers available! Each tier has different rewards, so be sure to check out our Patreon page for more information.

• R – Bronze ($1 USD)
• SR – Silver ($3 USD)
• SSR – Gold ($6 USD)

Rewards include, but aren’t limited to: access to polls and suggestion boxes (to determine who or what we review next); sign-up to our VIP email newsletter; your name credited on our website; access to Patron-Exclusive posts; and more!

Website Updates

We’ve implemented a few new changes to our website over the past few months – most notably, we added several new pages under the ‘More Reviews’ tab. This is to make sure all of our posts appear on at least one page, so none of them get lost or buried. It also groups similar reviews together, so it’s easier to browse, or find something specific…

New Pages: More Reviews, Anime Reviews, Community Spotlight, Story Reviews, and Zodiac Reviews.

Review Recap

October 2021

The most popular review we posted in October was Tears of Themis Update & Upcoming Events | Otome News, which outlines some of the new features introduced in the early October update (including Fieldwork and the NXX Lounge), as well as the Halloween events ‘Symphony of the Night’, and ‘Howling Pumpkin’…

Other posts from October:

• Too Many Birthdays… | Current Events | Mobile Game Mondays #5
• Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (Demo) | First Impressions
• Mitsuhide’s Birthday Story Sale | 2017 – 2021 | Event Review
• Ikemen Vampire: Queen of Halloween | Current Events | Mobile Game Mondays #6
• Year 1 Birthday Review – Nokto Klein | Ikemen Prince | Event Review
• Spooky Season in Full Swing | Current Events | Mobile Game Mondays #7
• Honkai Impact 3rd Update | Infinite Future | Version 5.2 | Press Release
• RedRoseMandy | Writer | Community Spotlight #2
• Elegant & Beautiful | Libra Love Interests in Otome Games | Zodiac Reviews #5
• This is Halloween, This is Halloween… | Current Events | Mobile Game Mondays #8
• Symphony of the Night | Tears of Themis | Event Review
• Otome Shimai | Podcast | Community Spotlight #3
• Spooky Scary Ikemen | Top 10 Yanderes Love Interests | Halloween Special Review

November 2021

The most popular review we posted in November was Leon Dompteur | Character Review | Ikemen Prince, which reviews the 4th Prince’s character design and story, as well as the premium story options throughout the route, with recommendations on which ones to purchase, and which ones to skip…

Other posts from November:

• Cupid Parasite is Out Now in North America! | Otome News
• Obey Me! | Lesson 1 | Story Review
• Ishida Mitsunari | Character Review | Ikemen Sengoku
• Romantic Rail Getaway | Tears of Themis | Press Release
• William Shakespeare’s Birthday Story Sale | Episodes I-III | Ikemen Vampire | Event Review
• Genshin Impact Version 2.3 | Press Release
• Sink Your Teeth into First Bite | Press Release | NSFW 18+
• Obey Me! The Anime | Episode 2 | Anime Reviews
• Memories: My Story, My Choice | Game Review
• Forbidden Fruit & Dangerous Desires | Scorpio Love Interests in Otome Games | Zodiac Reviews #6
• Heart Fragment | Book One: Fantasy Fragments | Game Review
• Honkai Impact 3rd Version 5.3 Update | Post-Dusk Odyssey | Press Release

December 2021

The most popular review we posted in December was First Bite | Game Review | NSFW 18+, a full game review of the sexy-scary indie visual novel First Bite – including an outline of its core premise, a review of the story and gameplay elements, and mini-reviews for each of the three love interests…

Other posts from December:

• Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei | Coming to Nintendo Switch Summer 2022! | Press Release
• Obey Me! | Lesson 2 | Story Review
• Cupid Parasite | Common Route | First Impressions
• Obey Me! The Anime | Episode 3 – Carrots, Please! | Anime Reviews
• Obey Me! | Lesson 3 | Story Review
• Nokto Klein | Character Review | Ikemen Prince
• Patch Update for Cupid Parasite is Out Now! | News
• Dreamers & Visionaries | Sagittarius Love Interests in Otome Games | Zodiac Reviews #7
• Favourite Otome Games | Released in 2021 | Recommendations
• A Love Poem to Skadi – New Event Starting 1st January 2022 | Tears of Themis | News

Final Thoughts & Looking Foward

After burning out a little in October, and noticing a corresponding drop in viewership, we re-evaluated the quality and quantity of our reviews, and made some ongoing changes to the way we work – including how frequently we post. These changes not only made our workload more sustainable, but also boosted our viewership even further, so it just goes to show that creating more posts doesn’t necessarily mean gaining more views.

Now, we’re enjoying what we do more than ever, and we can’t wait to share some of our upcoming projects with you in the next quarter! We have some more updates in the works to continue improving our reviews and overall website experience, as well as some new series ideas, seasonal specials, and maybe even expansions to other platforms…

In short, this quarter was busy (in a good way), and we’ve been fine-tuning the way we run things to make sure we’re creating timely reviews, while still maintaining a standard of quality we can be proud of. We have countless new ideas to try out in the next quarter and beyond, so stay tuned for even better reviews in the new year!

Thank You

~☆ This Quarter’s Patrons & Donors ☆~

SSR – Tarranga

SSR – Caroline

SR – Fitzroy

SR – Teryarel

Magpiechart

Mary Safro

Contact Us

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