Casual Romance Club
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Casual Romance Club is a Japanese adult bishōjo game developed by Libido and QT-Software that was originally released in Japanese only as Hōkago Ren'ai Club (放課後恋愛クラブ, "After School Romance Club") on CD-ROM. The game was later released on DVD-ROM with voice acting and English language translation added. While the game was never released outside Japan, it has been made available by local distributors due to its native English translation. The title Casual Romance Club directly describes the club made up by the protagonist's friend, Jordan Price.
The player assumes the role of a Japanese high school student and can attempt to romance one of twelve different girls. The story lasts for one month of in-game time.
Casual Romance Club is the first hentai game released with a full English translation included in the original Japanese version. Game text and voices are included in both English and Japanese, with the same voice actor for both forms of dialogue. The voice-overs are usually just the first sentence of each dialogue, except for the erotic scenes, and do not always match perfectly with the text, especially the English dialogue, but they tend to be close. In addition, the English dialogues suffered occasionally from the fact that the speakers were not fluent in the language, but not to the point that they weren't understandable. The voice-overs tend to be clipped, especially the English versions, which led many people to wonder if it was an audio problem on their end.
The game takes place in the fictional town of Moriyoh. Most of the game takes place in a local family-owned restaurant the "Starry Sky" after school during the weekdays and weekends. During dates the character goes to various parts of the city, though certain areas are used as primary dating locations more than others.
| Japanese name | Western name | Zodiac sign |
|---|---|---|
| Nanase Horikawa | Amy O'counor | Aries |
| Sanae Orihara | Charlotte Lewis | Pisces |
| Hinako Kawai | Jeannie Hamill | Cancer |
| Kanami Nitoh | Clare Radick | Sagittarius |
| Kazumi Shindoh | Kate Gibson | Libra |
| Mutsumi Horikawa | Sidney O'counor | Taurus |
| Rinko Yusa | Caitlin Prichard | Scorpio |
| Shiina Misaki | Bridget Colins | Virgo |
| Mizuho Yamashina | Sophie Reynolds | Capricorn |
| Anna Wakatsuki | Amanda Duset | Aquarius |
| Ayumu Inaba | Paige McConley | Leo |
| Misao Sonozaki | Valerie Jones | Gemini |
A two-part hentai OAV was also produced by Pink Pineapple, featuring the same characters, in Japanese only. In 1997, Libido released the game Hōkago Mania Club (放課後マニア倶楽部) with the same cast of characters but a much darker story.
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- Gratuitous French: The 2003 version's subtitle is -L'etude de l'amour-