Soredemo Tsuma o Ai Shiteru

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A happy couple(?)


A 2011 Hentai Visual Novel by Lune Team Bitters, Soredemo Tsuma o Ai Shiteru(it can be translated as "I Still Love My Wife" in English) is a story about a ordinary married Japanese couple.

Our protagonist, Shuichi Honda, is happily married to his wife Nanami and works the typical life of a salaryman working on a trading company. However, he feels pretty insecure about having such a pretty, caring wife. He never had much experience with women in first place. As the third anniversary of their wedding approaches, the devil's hands slowly approach his wife. Will the protagonist be able to protect his wife and happily celebrate such occasion?

Published by Lune. Adapted in a OVA of same name in 2011.

Tropes used in Soredemo Tsuma o Ai Shiteru include:
  • Babies Ever After: In the "Chastity" ending, Nanami becomes pregnant of Shuichi at the very end.
  • Bittersweet Ending: The Yoyogi's Path Happy End. Nothing can change the fact Nanami was blackmailed and raped several times, but at least Shuichi saved her from Yoyogi and he reaffirms his love for her when the third anniversary of their ending comes, promising to love her no matter what.
  • Bunny Ears Lawyer: Despite his eccentric, womanizing, and almost obscene behaviour, Shibuya is said to be a very good seller.
  • But Not Too Foreign: Claude Shinagawa is half-french.
  • Camp Gay: Downplayed, but Akira has his hair dyed pink, pink lipstick, and talk in a feminine way.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Yoyogi Kazuya is a private detective who is almost constantly wearing black glasses and blackmails Nanami into having sex with him.
  • Golden Ending: Making all the right choices and not using the radar mode at all unlock the best ending, where Nanami and Shuichi have a happy third anniversary to their wedding without any incident, with the post-credits scene revealing Nanami became pregnant.
  • Heel Realization: At the end of the Yoyogi's path, Shibuya has one as Shuichi helps him during work, and tells him what happened between him, Nanami and Yoyogi, leading to that path's climax.
  • I Want Grandkids: Nanami's parents are very pushy about she and Shuichi having kids, as are Shuichi's parents.
  • Kissing Cousins: Kimiyasu lusts after Nanami, his cousin.
  • Making Love in All the Wrong Places: In Shibuya's path, he and Nanami have sex on the ladders of a building near his job.
  • Naked Apron: In the "Chastity" path, Nanami wears an apron and only an apron as Shuichi's anniversary "gift".
  • Pink Means Feminine: Not only the very feminine Akira has pink hair and pink lips, Nanami's little sister Chihiro dyes her hair pink and acts even girl-ier than usual once she does that.
  • Sexy Santa Dress: Misaki owns one of these. She borrows it to Nanami on the "Chastity" path so Nanami can use it to seduce Shuichi during Christmas.
  • Sheathe Your Sword: Never using radar mode to find anything leads to the best ending, though that is not all, as also certain choices are required.
  • Slice of Life: The "Chastity" path is basically the life of an average couple of Japanese adults with nothing unusual happening.
  • Unwitting Pawn: In the Shibuya's path, Misaki serves as one for Shibuya, as a photo of the two having sex is used by him to blackmail Nanami.
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