Wanko to Kuraso

Wanko to Kurasō
Developer(s)	Ivory
Publisher(s)	Ivory
Platform(s)	PC
Release	April 14, 2006
Genre(s)	Eroge, Visual novel

Wanko to Kurasō (Japanese: わんことくらそう^?, Hepburn: Wanko to Kurasō) is a Japanese eroge visual novel game created by Ivory, which was originally released on March 14, 2006, for the PC. An English translation of Wanko to Kurasō was released on November 20, 2008.

It is set in Japan, in a world parallel to reality, with the exception being that there exist a variety of pets known as Anthropoid animals. These pets include cats, dogs and birds, though birds never make appearances in the game. They have human form (ears and tails seem to be the only outward changes in appearance,) show some intelligence, and are even allowed to hold special jobs. However, they still retain much of their animal instincts, most notably the urge to mate during the Spring and Fall seasons.

The game has two routes, each focusing primarily on one or two characters: The Nadeshiko route, and the Risa route. Both routes, however, included development of other characters. The Nadeshiko route revolves around the owner of a nearby pet-store, Nadeshiko, and her pet anthropoid dog, Kotarou. This route was translated before the Risa route, despite the lower popularity of Nadeshiko, possibly because of the greater amount of ero-scenes in her route. Yuuichi eventually ends up in a relationship with Nadeshiko, but is unable to ultimately commit. The Risa route revolves more primarily around Risa, Mikan and Silvie, showing more character development, most notably with Risa.

Wanko to Kurasou is fairly popular amongst the English-speaking community as an eroge visual novel. The art is generally accepted as being of high-quality, but the storyline is sometimes dismissed as being one-dimensional.

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