A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android



Nishikino Haruto is down in the dumps. He's already twenty-six, but he doesn't have a lot to show for it other than a room in a small, rundown apartment complex, a cruddy job with obnoxious coworkers, and a mountain of regrets.

When Haruto was younger, he was part of a band at school, The Unappreciated Egoists. He had vague dreams of making it big, and standing onstage with his fellow bandmembers: the aloof Ryo, the laidback Taiki, the womanising Kei, and the self-conscious prodigy, Akira...

But Haruto's dreams didn't pan out, and the band eventually dissolved. The Unappreciated Egoists went their own ways, and that was the end of that — until Akira puts together a band of his own years later, which somehow rockets all the way to superstardom.

Now, Haruto can't escape from Akira's band Obscure, its mega hit Eternal Autumn, or the complicated feelings he has for Akira.

Haruto resents Akira for his success, but he finds himself drawn to his former friend regardless.

When Haruto learns that Obscure will be playing locally, he begins to wonder. What will happen if he sees Akira again — and does Akira even remember who he is...?


- 30,000 words of text (approx 1-2 hours of reading)
A linear story with no choices/branches
- Cute and lively character artwork
- An original soundtrack
- Gay yearning
- One very cute gothic boy (who's kinda puppycoded btw)!


Story/programming: ebi-hime
Art: Tomo
Music: Lentil
Backgrounds: Creative commons resources edited by Betto
UI: Elduator
Proofreading: Zelan

Made for Yaoijam 2025!

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(167 total ratings)
Authorebi-hime
GenreVisual Novel
TagsAnime, Boys' Love, Cute, Gay, LGBT, Male protagonist, Romance, Short, Slice Of Life, Yaoi
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
ContentNo generative AI was used

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antonymobscure-1.0-pc.zip 223 MB
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antonymobscure-1.0-mac.zip 189 MB
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com.ebihime.antonymobscure-release.apk 206 MB

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THIS WAS GENUINELY SO PEAK I CRIED 

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100% my favv vn so far and I've read lots. This was so cute while still not coming across as cringe/cliche. Thank you so much for blessing me with this!

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cute and adorable in all ways, istg. the whole yearning it's just chef's kiss fr

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god i love the yearning there needs to be more yearning in more romance vns

xyx mentioned!!!

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XYX SEVENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

This is so cutee!! so much yearning it's crazy, and both of them are yappers it their own way lol but very endearing..!! Awesome game :D

Im having this issue with some games (like this one), where microsoft doesnt let me open the game. Does anyone know how to fix this? Like, changing some settings, etc? 

Your antivirus will be incorrectly flagging the game as malware and stopping it from opening. You might need to add the game as an exception to your antivirus program so it can run.

At first it wasnt working, and it was taking me a while to try and make it work... then I just pressed that I wanted to open the app anyway (after clicking on "other informations", I think thats the correct way to translate it, since Im Italian and so is the language on my computer), and... IT FREAKING OPENED? LOL, anyway thank you so much for answering me, Im happy I can enjoy your game now <333

I love them so m much 😭😭😭 aaghh i need more about them....eek...

super cute

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this was insane levels of peak, like i genuinely don't have words to express how this game made me feel. cant believe this absolute GEM was hidden from me for months

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thank u! i'm glad you liked it!!!

I loved every second I played this game omg and the characters are so well written is CRAZY. Love this game forever and ever istgg

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I love akira so much but omg why is the mc so insufferable👁💧👄💧👁🙏 like sure some of it was cute but most of it was just so rude, the whole “please akira can you shut up for once in your life” really threw me off ugh, if mc has no hatersthen im dead.

Also the story was beautifull goodjob to all the creators yall ate down🫦

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okay I genuinely get where you come from because at first Haruto SEEMS kind of rude in past flashbacks. But as seen in flashbacks and even now that Haruto was VERY much a pessimist or a realistic type of person and is very blunt and honest. Which honestly is a two sided quality because he can and will be honest which is good, but can be harsh since he just puts the realism in with no soft lay down. And I'm pretty sure Akira knew he was realistic and blunt in general, and he maybe thought he needed that because Haruto is firm, maybe a bit too firm that it could be harsh but it gives that push he needs because Haruto really isn't afraid to say it but yet again being blunt and really honest/realistic has it's pros and cons. Now onto the rude part, I honestly think it just ties back into intention and how you believe it's toned since at face value it is kinda harsh, but yet again Haruto is very much implied to fit into the tsundere category if you could see on his motives to get away from Akira but unable too even though they haven't been in contact.  And now onto envy and yet admiration which is the most HUMAN thing about Haruto and is why I do like his character. Feeling envy and yet admiration is a feeling a lot of people get, especially artists which is why I kind of relate to Haruto's inner monologues, and yes those lines where he tells Akira to shut up, or when he realistically encourages Akira in the flashbacks feel double sided. Look, imagine you take your greatest skill and someone you're close too is INCREDIBLE at it, a genius and then they're all scared to show off that talent and asking if they're good at it when A LOT OF PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY AGREE THAT THEY ARE. You would have a root of Envy forming or a lot of people WOULD and it feels like they're indirectly shoving it in your face that they're more advanced, and tiring when it feels like your own insecurities are tying in with someone's insecurities since Akira was known to be shy and have anxiety and constantly came to Haruto for advice, again a lot of insecurities shoved at you which is natural to happen. Which is why, you CAN not like the MC and I'm not excusing that he his VERY blunt and honest that is can come off as rude sometimes, but if you analyze it deeper it just honestly show's how human Haruto feels, he's always admired Akira yet felt a bit of envy which is natural for a human. He's realistic but also has dreams and hopes of his own he always gets dragged to. Haruto is complex and multi dimensional, and shows purely how a lot of people think and feel. And I relate to him deeply especially on the push and pull of admiration and envy. You don't have to love him, but I hope this would open up your perspective? 

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I really liked Akira and how the story unfolded. The final CG is so cute! But I didn't quite understand why Akira likes Haruto so much. He's so rude 😭

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I do see where you're coming from, but it doesn't seem to be ill-intentioned, if anything it's just more teasing. Besides, Akira seems into it lmao

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Aun no eh jugado esta novela visual por el tema de que la necesito en español, la van a traducir? por cierto, amo los dibujos

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So far I liked this VN the best. I felt very emotionally connected to the characters and read the whole story in one go.  It was just the right mix of fiction and realism. (spoilers ahead) I liked the foreshadowing of Akira being from a cold town and then ending up in the snow.  I also enjoyed that Akira was shy and it was bcs he wanted to be dominated. The end was hot!

GODDD, IM CRYING! 😭 I really loved this so much, as a vkei fan, I loved the references to Malice Mizer, Gackt, Miyavi, Dir en Grey, and The blue hearts too!! This is truly a masterpieceeee. everything was so beautiful, and the soundtrack was perfect too!! I love this sm 💓

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thank you! i originally envisioned this story being set in the uk so i was going to reference a lot of britpop like blur, pulp, the verve, and oasis, but i had to change it up a bit b/c of the different setting...
oasis still got a shoutout though because they're special ig haha

i'm glad you liked it!

It's very cool that u mentioned popular bands from the country in which the story will take placee! that makes u feel closer to the atmosphere of the story, and if u had talked about british bands i would have loved it in the same way, I really love blur and oasis :D

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Very good and interesting game, I hope there will be Spanish translations in the future.

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If somebody volunteers to translate the VN I can add a TL, but if not then it won't happen. Translations are very expensive and I can't spend $1,000+ getting a free game translated.

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Hi!! I can volunteer translating this game into Spanish (LATAM) ✨ I recently played it and would love to help this gem reach the Spanish audience!! Here's my LinkedIn and I'll write an email ASAP 💕

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SERIOUSLY. this is one of the cutest yet sappiest stories I have ever read asdskadhskjasadjdsdas. i legitimately got off my seat and started jumping around and whisper-screaming towards the end of the story and smiled so hard my mouth started hurting...

but anyways thanks to everyone who helped make this masterpiece, and ily haruto and akira <3

thank you that's very kind, i'm glad you enjoyed it! 😭🙏

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saldrá en español? :( no soy hablante de inglés y el juego de ve super interesante

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I really loved the story here!!!! And how Haruto's perspective was in the story. To have such a popular song out in the public turn out to be about you? It really fit both Haruto's and Akira's characters!! Not to mention, the dynamic that the two of them have is both so, so sweet, and super touching. 

I really saw myself in Akira, and I'm so happy that they got their happily ever after. Also, I did take the time to read the notes - super interesting how the VN came to be, and the change in characters, too!

Thank you for making this; I hope we get to see more of them in the future!

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thank u sm i'm glad you liked it! i am not sure if i will write more of these characters but i suppose i will see how i feel haha

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THIS IS SO CUTE IM CRYINGGGGG I LOVE THEMMMMMMM, AMAZING VN BTW!!!!! I LOVE THE SOUNDTRACK TOO 💗💗💗💗

thank u i'm glad you enjoyed it! the soundtrack is rly nice, the composer did a great job 🙏

this game is amazing!

i love this so much. i cried a lot esp if i relate to one or both characters rlly rlly good i love the music and art 

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You really, really, REALLY, should post the soundtrack to Spotify!!!! This is def something I'd wanna listen to on repeat while studying or mourning some book I've just finished reading!!!!!

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You would have to ask the composer about putting it on Spotify, but you can find the OST on YouTube here.

Damn,I kinda want the detail before they lie in the bed together--

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i don't think i'll add more to this vn (and i want to keep it all ages) but maybe i can write a lil extra something and post it on ao3 i'll see how i feel

Oh,haha . I’m just kidding but that would be good if you consider it:)

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Random person here but omg please do, I'm insane about them

ABSOLUTELY IN LOVEEEEE W THIS!!! i hope u can make sooo much more and may u have lots and lots of support n budget :3 !!!

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thank you! i have written a bunch more bl vns, you can find them here.

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Oh my god this was the best one ive ever read yet.  I love the concept i love their personalities especialy haruto's. This was such a good game i thought it was a bit boring at the start but im happy i stayed for longer because with every part of the story i played trough it just got more and more interesting you did such a great job i really love it!

this is absolutely incredible 

I really liked this novel!#!1!!1!1!1

Haruto and Akira are SO DAMN SO TENDER I'M CRYING. MY KIDS. I LOVE THEM. I LOVE THIS PIECE.   Thank you very much😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 (Sorry if it's written incorrectly, I don't know English and I'm using a translator )

Finally got around to playing this, and loved it so much. I wanna complain about it being too short and wanting to see more, but it's so cute either way. I think you have another hit couple on your hands like Tavi and Yuel. Akira is so cute, and seeing him with tsundere Haru... It's perfectly adorable.

Absolutely loved 😭😭 Obsessed with the art and storyline but most importantly the soundtrack 👅👅 shit had me giggling biting my finger twirling my hair and kicking my feet when that one scene of Akira would show up while Intense Extance played in the background UGH

no but seriously now i'm stuck listening to it on loop SOSme when Akira showed up

i LOVED every SECOND of this game!! 

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im so glad that i stumbled upon this! the story is soo good and the character look soo good! 

como faz pra joga?

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Estou bem ansiosa para começar a jogar seu jogo!! Por acaso ele esta completo?  XD

it's a finished game, not a demo.

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adorable

Thank you 🙏

this game needs more attention

I need it translated into Spanish. It looks promising.

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i don't have the budget to translate a free game into different languages!

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i will not use machine or ai translation in any of my projects.

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I love you for that. Please never use ai or machine translations in your work, I respect that so much because I personally feel uncomfortable with the use of AI in projects.

You have instantly gained so much respect keep it up! I feel the same way about using ai in places that are meant to be creative it just takes away the passion from the work, never change :)

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As someone who makes games too — respect. This is pure artistry.

oh my god this is adorable i love it sm 

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thank you i'm glad you liked it!

I want to see more games made by you but I can't view your profile due to Ofcom (I'm in the UK) D:

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You can find all of my commercial VNs on Steam here, and all of my free VNs which aren't on Steam are here (though idk if you'll be able to view this since there's some r18 games mixed in).

Yes I can view it, tysm!!! :DDD

ya

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