The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya (2015) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya

"The Men of Yoshiwara" is a popular romance game for women. At the end, to whom is it that you will be talking of love?

14 October 2015

What The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya is

The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya is an adventure game developed by Dogenzaka Lab and released in 2015. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

At this red-light district, a certain young lady buys a night with a man who won't become anybody's. Because she wanted to have a child. Because she desired love. On this island, young men aren't birthed. Consequently, all the women go to Yoshiwara. There wasn't a single day she thought of this as abnormal or strange. However, one day... She decided to venture to "Yoshiwara", a nightless city that emits a dazzling light without pause. For the first time ever in her entire life, she viewed the procession of the beautiful male courtesans. The protagonist, Hidetomi Misawo, becomes captivated by Yoshiwara and its men. "How about it? Why don't we spend the night together?" Misawo decided to step…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, historical and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya launched on 14 October 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.

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