Otome SWD Memories

A blog dedicated to preserving the memories of the late 2010s otome games by "Shall We Date?" studios.

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Hello! Welcome to the blog! You can call me Alicia, I'm in my late 20s and first gained an appreciation for the "choose your own adventure" otome games with Blood in Roses and Wizardess Heart.

As soon as I heard about the imminent shutting down in October 2025, I made this blog to preserve the beautiful art of the Solmare games and share the screenshots I've taken over the years.

Please note; I am, in no way, shape, or form, affiliated with "Shall We Date?" or NTT Solmare (@shallwedateapps). Nor am I affiliated with the Blood in Roses fandom wiki, although I will link to it from time to time. As I said before, I'm only here to share and preserve the memory of these games that meant so much to me in my college years.

Everything I post here is Copyright ©️ "Shall We Date?" studios and NTT Solmare, from the games "Blood in Roses" and "Wizardess Heart". If requested, I may share art from other games they've made (Lost Alice, Destiny Ninja, etc.)

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Like other Solmare/SWD? games, Blood in Roses features a lot of familial relations. Most notably Alfred and Rupert the vampire brothers, Ioannis and Michalis the grim reaper brothers, Jay and Mary the werewolf siblings, and finally Evan and Kenneth the vampire/dhampir half-brothers.

Sadly, aside from a select few spin-off stories and brief mentions in individual story routes, we get very little sibling interactions. Alfred and Rupert are an exception, as they frequently banter with each other regardless of who's story arc it is.

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In Blood in Roses, Jay has a younger sister named Mary. The only time we actually see her is in his Birthday spin-off event, where players were graced with a petite silhouette with very Jay-like wolf ears and her hand on her hip.

We do, however, get a glimpse of her and Jay when they were children in the special CG players could get if they completed the route in a certain amount of time.

Mary and Mina become fast friends and it seems Jay's sister is all too ready to have her new friend become her sister-in-law! 🤭

Original artist(s) unknown, please feel free to comment if you know who they are!

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Copyright ©️ "Shall We Date?" and NTT Solmare, from the game "Blood in Roses".

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Did you know??

The artist for Blood in Roses also made the artwork for another otome game called "Genso Manège"!

Developed by "Love&Art" and published by Mages Inc. (formerly 5pb. Inc.), you play as Emma, a witch who has lost her memory and powers due to a tragic accident at a young age. Set in a fantasty re-imagined France, Emma becomes enraptured by a traveling circus and finds herself wrapped up in a world of magic straight from a fairy tale. But even fairy tale-inspired amusement parks have a dark side waiting to be discovered...

VERY different from the beautifully dark, supernatural aspects of BiR, but still all the gorgeous character designs and lovable NPCs, alongside an added bonus of incredible voice-acting. I'm hooked on it! Not to mention seeing this art style again made me feel all sorts of nostalgia. I'm really glad to see the artist(s) are continuing to contribute to the Otome scene!

You can play it on Steam and on the Nintendo Switch! (There is also the option of a physical copy for the Nintendo Switch version on Amazon. I don't get any bonuses or incentives, I'm just sharing the link so more people can experience this beautiful game. <3)

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Took a break from the fangame to finish an older project; a CG for a fanfic I'm probably never going to write😅. But here's Hiro Tachibana and an oc😊✨️.

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I'm absolutely ecstatic to share an update to the "Shall We Date?" series!! According to the official Twitter page, some of the series will be re-published in MangaPlaza "in the form of Scenario Books"!

The full post can be found Here! You can also find the MangaPlaza page with this link to sign up for updates!

First up will be Klaus' Main Story and Elias' Main Story. While these will not be the fully interactive manga-esque stories we had before, only transcriptions similar to "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, it's still a HUGE relief to know the stories we love so much are not being completely abandoned.

Stay tuned!!

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The guys in Wizardess Heart were absolutely shameless at times when talking to Liz about her theoretical boyfriend situation. Caesar especially.

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The Closing/Ending screens for Wizardess Heart. IOS Users did not get "official" banners, whereas FB users and Android players got a banner featuring either Amelia or Chibi!Liz.

*Special thanks to the users Dawn, Not_Cono, and Alani in the Archival Discord server for sharing these screenshots!

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"Wizardess Heart" Fun Fact!

Several NPC characters in WH are Easter Eggs to other Solmare games. Notably, Chica the bat's human form uses the sprites for Melissa from "War of Prayers", and Devi the "bride" from Vincent's route is Anabel, also from "War of Prayers".

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Speaking of WoP, Queen Zenobia is actually Zoe, and one of the soldiers in Hugo's route is Liam.

Many npcs' sprite in WH comes from different games and many backgrounds are also reused in different games, like this garden. It's quite funny.

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Is it lazy or time-saving if you reuse your own BGs??

Or both.

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Being set in a magical setting, familiars are quite common in the "Wizardess Heart" setting! Some of the more commonly seen familiars are;

Chica (Leslie), Carbuncles (Randolph and Liz), Elder Wing Rabbit (Liz, story dependent), Ronny the Squirrel (Cerim), Seth (Yukiya), Taffy (Randy), Chocolate Cake (Nox), Hachi (Hisoka), and Mischa (Vain).

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Don't forget Nidhogg, Shu and Zurvan!

And Elder is actually this chubby one lol

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Oh my goodness how could we forget about Shu! What a sweet dragon baby <3

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Being set in a magical setting, familiars are quite common in the "Wizardess Heart" setting! Some of the more commonly seen familiars are;

Chica (Leslie), Carbuncles (Randolph and Liz), Elder Wing Rabbit (Liz, story dependent), Ronny the Squirrel (Cerim), Seth (Yukiya), Taffy (Randy), Chocolate Cake (Nox), Hachi (Hisoka), and Mischa (Vain).

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"Wizardess Heart" Fun Fact!

Several NPC characters in WH are Easter Eggs to other Solmare games. Notably, Chica the bat's human form uses the sprites for Melissa from "War of Prayers", and Devi the "bride" from Vincent's route is Anabel, also from "War of Prayers".

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hyperfixation please stay with me long enough to complete the project. hyperfixation do not fade. hyperfixation finish what you started for the love of god

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"Wizardess Heart" Fun Fact!

Did you know Sigurd Curtis is a cousin of the Goldstein siblings? It is mentioned in Sigurd's route that Walter Goldstein and Sigurd's deceased mother are brother and sister. We also learn Sigurd spent a whole summer at the Goldstein estate, where he helped change Elias' diapers and "befriended" Klaus, who is the same age as him.

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"Wizardess Heart" featured a lot of families, especially siblings! Most notably are the Goldstein brothers (Alphonse, Klaus, and Elias) as well as twins Lars and Clive Lagrene.

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Did You Know?

In "Wizardess Heart", there are 11 Seasons total, each with three chapters. Seasons 1 -5 are not set in any consecutive order, and can be played however the Player chooses.

Seasons 6-11, however, follow a specific order leading to the end. Each chapter tells a little more of the story, yet all are set in "alternate universes", so each one can refer to the MC (Liz Hart) without referencing previous romance options.