Initial concept

[Insert design images of Tetsuya]

(Note: This article contains spoilers about Tetsuya’s route.)

Glasses… I love them but they are also an abomination to draw.
Tetsuya was born from my selfish wish to have a geek character.

[Insert initial drawing proto-Tetsuya bis]

His scenario underwent a major revamp because forums are no longer really up to date and because a certain MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV stole my heart, opening other wacky ideas in my head…
Alas, this made me work on his route last given all the technical challenges it posed (MMO interface, special sprites) to create this additional mise en abyme.
But to compensate, his route was one of the easiest to write along with Shinji’s!

[insert cute drawing Tetsuya & Hana mmo]

Tetsuya was designed to be a gentle introduction to the universe of Another Story and the duality of heroines.
Were you surprised to find yourself in the role of the friend who nurtures feelings towards a man who thinks he loves someone else? And what about Kyoko who can potentially destroy the budding romance out of melancholy?