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Draft:Café Stella and the Reapers' Butterflies

  • Comment: Unfortunately the game doesn't yet appear to be demonstrably notable. Reviews from the kind of sources one may see in WP:VG/S are important to show the game has received significant coverage. A lot of the magazine coverage seems promotional and not tied to evaluating the game itself. I'm not sure if Getchu is a RS although if there is secondary coverage of the awards that may help. Mindful this looks like it enters WP:NONENG and enthusiast/niche territory so may need another look from someone more experienced in the sources available, but looks like it falls short of notability at the moment to me. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 22:59, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Café Stella and the Reapers' Butterflies (Café Stella to Shinigami no Chou) is a romance visual novel developed by Yuzusoft. It was initially released in Japanese on Windows in December 2019, then later released on Steam in March 2022 by NekoNyan Ltd and Hikari Field with English and Chinese added..[1]. It can also be played in Japanese through an Internet browser via Fanza Games.[2]

Story

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The protagonist, Kousei Takamine, was living an ordinary life as a student until he died in a sudden accident. He then woke up again on the morning of the day he was supposed to have died.

He then meets Kanna, a grim reaper, who tells him that his death hasn't been avoided yet, and ends up helping her with her work. This involves opening a cafe run by Kanna and her partner, who appears to be a talking cat. While helping her, he spends his time interacting with a number of cute girls.[3]

The scenario was written by Amamiya Ritsu.[4] In an interview with BugBug magazine, the director Famishin described it as taking place in an everyday world, where certain characters could see remnants of souls that could not be reborn as butterflies, but that he wanted the image to be of a fantasy, rather than a dark worldview.[5]

Characters

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Kousei Takemine
The protagonist. A university student with a negative outlook on life. After his initial death, he works hard to stay alive by helping Kanna and Mikado with their work.
Kanna Akizuki
A grim reaper who is more than 100 year olds. A friendly and down-to-earth person who is bad with technology.
Natsume Shiki
A university student who attends the same university as the protagonist. She's seen as a calm person, but she actually just has problems expressing her emotions.
Nozomi Sumizome
A kind and cheerful girl who is rather straightforward. She occasionally helps at her family's shinto shrine and has a weakness to good food.
Mei Hichidani
A straightforward and spirited girl. She prefers simple things and has a childish side to her.
Suzune Shioyama
A lazy girl with a candid personality, who never helps out with chores around the house. She takes making sweets seriously.
Mikado
A cait sith who helps Kanna in her grim reaper duties. He was born into royalty in the cat world.[6]

Manga Adaption

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The story of Café Stella and the Reapers' Butterflies was adapted into a manga by the artist Sesenayou.[7]

Reception

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Café Stella and the Reapers' Butterflies won 4th place overall in the Getchu Bishoujo Game Awards and also received awards in several other categories.[8]

Merchandise

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Retail stores Gamers, Melon Books, Animate, and Toranoana offered bonus goods when selling the manga.[9]

Broccoli Figure's released figures of Kanna with designs by Haruka Komowata.[10] These were revealed at Wonder Festival 2023 Summer.[11] Alice Glint has also released a figure of Natsume Shiki.[12]

An offer for a B2 tapestry was included in Volume 302 of BugBug Magazine alongside a 14-page feature of the visual novel.[13] and a poster in the March 2020 issue of Monthly Comic Alive.[14]

Body pillows have also been created for as merchandise for this game.[15]

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References

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  1. ^ "Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies". Steam. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "ゆずソフトの名作『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』をiPhoneでブラウザ版プレイ!!　死の運命を回避するため死神な美少女や猫と一緒にカフェを開こう". BugBug. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ BugBug Magazine Volume 302. Fujimi Publishing Co., Ltd. October 2019. p. 20.
  4. ^ "ゆずソフト最新作『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』が2019年12月20日（金）に発売！　キャラクターソングCDも順次発売". Animate Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ BugBug Magazine Volume 302. Fujimi Publishing Co., Ltd. October 2019. p. 28.
  6. ^ "Characters". NekoNyan. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Comic Alive March 2020 issue". Comic Alive. Media Factory. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Bishoujo Game Awards 2019 - General Category Voting and Results". Getchu. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ "ゲーム「喫茶ステラと死神の蝶」をせせなやうがコミカライズ、1巻発売". Natalie. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. ^ "ゆずソフトの『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』明月栞那、『PARQUE』城門ツバサがブロッコリーからフィギュア化決定！". Dengeki. Kadokawa Group. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. ^ "『To LOVEる ダークネス』魔法使いなモモや『GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-』メイ（アナザーカラー）の彩色見本、『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』明月栞那の原型が展示！【ワンフェス2023夏速報レポート】ブロッコリー". Dengeki Online. Kadokawa. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. ^ "『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』より、四季ナツメが喫茶ステラの制服姿でフィギュア化！豊富な表情差し替えパーツで色々な姿が再現可能な豪華仕様！". Note. Dengeki Hobby. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ^ BugBug Magazine Volume 302. Fujimi Publishing Co., Ltd. October 2019. p. 20.
  14. ^ Monthly Comic Alive March 2020. Media Factory. January 2020. pp. Cover.
  15. ^ "ゆずソフト『喫茶ステラと死神の蝶』四季ナツメ抱き枕カバーが登場!!　ツンデレなナツメの魅力を再確認だ!!". BugBug. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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