At the time of this article, I have played approximately 152 otome routes. This means I have read stories of 125 different heroes. And out of these 125 men, Sanosuke Harada is my all-time favorite! Ever since I played his route, a couple of years ago now, he has been at the top of my favorites list, with no end of his reign in sight.
And now with my 153th route completed, I am simply reminded of why I love Harada so much! This route isn’t flawless by any means, and I really dislike the power dynamic (that is not present in the historical games) that the writers created between Harada and Chizuru in SSL.
BUT EVEN SO.
Harada simply remains the best…to me anyway!
As always, character and plot analysis and spoilers after the cut! There will also be a few spoilers for Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds and Hakuouki: Edo Blossoms and, well…essentially all other possible Hakuouki content in general.
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