Jewelic Nightmare

Even though they look the same, their personalities are complete opposites. This is a story for you to fall in love with men who have that gap, and all the capturable men are the personification of gems!? While it might seem familiar, you will be able to enjoy the elements of surprise—with "gem language" as the motif. The story takes place in two worlds. The men you see in your "dream" are all wild or dangerous, while the ones in "reality" are gentle and refreshing. Which side will you fall in love with?
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Ah, seen this pop up. Faintly intrigued so far, but I'll be more curious once we get to see what seiyuus get slated for this and what teaser pics show up and that sorta thing.

(The whole dream setup sorta reminds me of Garnet Cradle.)

I'm sensing some do-s situations. Color me vaguely interested, although I hope that Heroine here has more of a backbone than, say, Diabolik Lover's MC.

The Diamond guy is too sexy for me to compute... *brain explodes*

I'm so sold by this game because of the fact it involves gemstones. One of my interests is in gemmology, so this is like one of those "dream come true" games to me. Can't wait for the cast announcements!

I do hope the protagonist is much more assertive than Yui. I really do. I don't want to be disappointed by this game...

...And yes, Adams, the diamond guy, is pretty darn hot. (｡♥‿♥｡)

^ Yeah, I totally agree with you about Nightmare Sapphire. Do-S monocle, anyone? Does that count as Do-S Megane, haha? The cheeky/naughty vibes coming from Sapphire will land me back in jail again, haha. >_<

This will be a really interesting game. Sadly, it will probably never get an English release, which means I'll never get a chance at it ^^;

That's cool that you are into gemology. That's something I know nothing about. Are you more interested in the scientific, the aesthetic, or the spiritual aspect of gemstones?

If a hacker likes it enough to hack it, I'd be happy to translate it. Sadly, I have no idea of how to hack, let alone make a patch. >_<

I'd say all of the above, but I guess I'm mostly fascinated by their appearances. Coming in second would be the scientific aspects, and last would be the spiritual aspects/crystal healing.

I'm reading [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] about gemstone meanings. It'll be interesting to see how well-executed JN is in this regard. Maybe Japan has their own significances attached, but I've never heard of anything like that.

Good! I'll hold you to that! XD

Neither have I. I wonder where the majority of gemstone meanings/energy theories/etc. come from. Is there any culture in particular known for gemology? A lot of "new age" stuff comes from Native American spiritual traditions, but I don't believe I've heard anything about that being the case for gems.

Gemstone "spiritual culture", i.e., crystal therapy, spiritual therapy, etc. doesn't have one particular origin. Greek, Indian and Egyptian cultures are thought to be the origins/pioneers. That being said, that refers more to gemstones in relation to astrology. It's easy to find information on gemstones' spiritual therapeutic stuff, but it doesn't seem like the cultures surrounding "personalities" and so on is very widespread or explored.

That's why I'm even more intrigued by Jewelic Nightmare. I'm wondering what their sources are, if any. Maybe they'll rely heavily on spiritual gemmology in relation to astrology. At worst, it'd be a Starry Sky clone, but with gemstones instead! I'm fine with Starry Sky, but I think cloning games would be just cheap.

While I'm only interested with Reiichirou, the Nightmare side are worth gushing for. :3c
I'm excited how they're gonna pull this gems off. 8D

I agree. I love Starry Sky, but this game will be a lot stronger if they do something completely original with it.

Crap, now I'm all excited for a game that I might never get to play XD

THE ARTIST DROPPED HER MANGA SHINIGAMI DOGGY FOR THIS GAME. I WAS SCANLATING IT AND ONE DAY SHE JUST DROPPED OFF THE FAITH OF THE EARTH ;A;

IT BETTER BE WORTH IT!

I'm pretty interested in seeing how this game will turn out, it looks interesting and the gems are a pretty touch, but the eyes look like kaleidoscopes and that bothers me. @A@

^ I know what you mean, bro. I usually don't like multi-coloured or eye designs that have "silly shit" in them. Like Haruka from Uta no Prince-sama. Which reminds, I'm sick of otome game protagonists having mid-length, bob cut-like hair! /another topic altogether, ends rant.

Depends on how "literally" connected the characters are to gemstones, I'll decide then and there if the "silly shit" in their eye designs can be justifiable to me. I mean, Adams is still a sexy mo-fo.

Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to update those that don't know already that some wallpapers have been uploaded and a website for their drama CD range has been launched!

I'm not really into drama CDs (hence why I don't go nuts over limited and/or first press editions of VNs), but it would be a good preview of what's to come in the games, I'd think.

Some more site updates, and boy did we get one of the most exciting news: the cast!

* Cast *
Sumeragi Sei'ichirou/Adamas: KENN
Togari Kou/Ruu: Kakihara Tetsuya
Sumihara Aoshi/Saphy (or Saphi): Suzuki Yuuto
Sensui Takuma/Emer: Yoshino Hiroyuki
Ayase Nanami/Alen (or Allen): Hatano Wataru
Carmine Joushu (Lord of the Castle): Tsuda Kenjirou

That's a pretty neat cast! I'm so happy that Dino KENN is voicing Sei-kun/Adams. It will be interesting to see how well everybody pulls off the normal-to-Do-S roles. I certainly know Yoshino Hiroyuki will do fine, and I think Kakihara Tetsuya should be okay, too. Am I the only person that thinks Kakihara Tetsuya sounds a bit like a younger Yusa Kouji in some of his roles? Maybe I'm nutes.

Her Chesire Smile wrote:Have I expressed how much I adored Nightmare Sapphire's design lately? No? Then, oh my god, Nightmare Sapphire.

I've gotta say, I completely agree~ [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]:
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Yup. Serious SWAG, right there. I love monocles... and there are two characters with them in JN. Though Adamans is a sexy beast, and voiced by KENN. I'm sold, bro.

Am I the only one that thinks that the Nightmare designs is reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland-type clothing?

Laramie Castiel wrote:Some more site updates, and boy did we get one of the most exciting news: the cast!

* Cast *
Sumeragi Sei'ichirou/Adamas: KENN
Togari Kou/Ruu: Kakihara Tetsuya
Sumihara Aoshi/Saphy (or Saphi): Suzuki Yuuto
Sensui Takuma/Emer: Yoshino Hiroyuki
Ayase Nanami/Alen (or Allen): Hatano Wataru
Carmine Joushu (Lord of the Castle): Tsuda Kenjirou

That's a pretty neat cast! I'm so happy that Dino KENN is voicing Sei-kun/Adams. It will be interesting to see how well everybody pulls off the normal-to-Do-S roles. I certainly know Yoshino Hiroyuki will do fine, and I think Kakihara Tetsuya should be okay, too. Am I the only person that thinks Kakihara Tetsuya sounds a bit like a younger Yusa Kouji in some of his roles? Maybe I'm nutes.

How have I never heard of any of these people before? And I'm usually so good with voice actors...

Well, I guess I know what I'm going to do at work today!

I figured I'd post a link to the ANN bios of each of the voice actors, in case any one is as clueless as me and wants to see who else these people voice:

Sumeragi Sei'ichirou/Adamas: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Togari Kou/Ruu: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Sumihara Aoshi/Saphy (or Saphi): [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Sensui Takuma/Emer: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Ayase Nanami/Alen (or Allen): [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Carmine Joushu (Lord of the Castle): [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


Wow, some of these guys haven't had a lot of work. Or, atleast, a lot of notable work...

^ That's a good idea.

Maybe I just happen to be familiar with the majority of them. I've heard of Suzuki Yuuto, but I haven't actually played or watched anything he's performed in. I'm kind of glad somebody other than Shimono Hiro or Yonaga Tsubasa is the "token shota" characters. I have nothing against the two, but I just want to hear somebody different.

Two CGs of Sei'ichirou and Adamas uploaded!

I was gonna quietly ignore this, but then Otomate decided to stick Kakki, Waccha, and TsudaKen all in the same game. They must be out for my money soul (´；ω；`)