Short bysonomeme on 2021-07-25r619718/10

<report>Fun read with a memorable main cast. For what seems to be widely considered the worst part of a larger series, it's still much more engaging than the vast majority of VNs, and there were very few moments where I felt even a speck of boredom. Although the translation's fine, I'd recommend reading it in Japanese if you can, as I thought the English version severely dumbed down the prose.

Short bytheaugusthail on 2021-09-026/10

<report>9-Nine Episode 1 starts off as a beginning prologue to a 4-part superpower action VN series. While it spends lots of time setting up the foundation, it lacks in-depth individuality as its own title.

With each installment focusing on a different heroine, Episode 1 focuses on Miyako Kujo, a fellow classmate with the power to steal items. A fair bit of time is spent on our MC and Miyako's relationship and her desire for justice. Unfortunately, it feels underwhelming as the VN has to sideline that subplot to set up the world and necessary plot elements.

There is a lot of potential in this series from its deceptive twists that paints a grander picture, but Episode 2 is where the series takes off.

Full Video Review:link

Medium byvario on 2021-01-07r526806/10

<report>Seems like the series will get its last addition kind of soon so it might be a good time to actually see what one of the most popular recent eroge has in store.

I feel like most people agree that the first episode of Nine is the weakest one but at the same time I don't think that it'd be a good decision to skip it entirely since it provides the foundation for next games and isn't reallybad.

At some points it had pretty good character interactions that reminded me of one of the strongest sides ofFumi's writing. But unfortunately it wasn't enough for me and I feel like you won't get the appeal of the writer from this game compared toNanarin orAkeiro.

Though, I won't say I didn't enjoy... Read more »

Short byDiamondLK on 2025-03-02r634995.9/10

<report>It seemed like a pretty average visual novel to me. I don’t think it stood out in any particular way. The characters are fine, especially Sora. The plot isn’t very exciting, and the music—except for the opening and ending (which are amazing)—is rather unremarkable… I don’t really have much to say, honestly; this first episode was a bit disappointing. The ending also felt terrible to me, but it’s clearly meant to set up the next episode, so I won’t question it.

Short byc6nceal on 2024-04-016.5/10

<report>I'd seen CG spoilers around the internet for a while now for this, and was planning to check it out.
I'd say I'm glad I did, its a quick read as an intro to the series. It's about what I was expecting after looking into it before buying it; nice quick read, a lot of worldbuilding exposition, and some cute moments with Miyako.
If you're buying it legally it is a bit pricy tbh just for an 8hr VN, but the production quality is INSANELY high. I never thought I'd see such high quality H-scenes in a VN, and the CGs are seriously god tier. Voiced MC (optional) is also nice, with great interface to use.
The story is nothing crazy but sets up a cool world for the next installments, and the character interactions are really cute. If you have some extra cash laying around its worth a read for sure.

Medium byxellyeax on 2021-07-05r578285.6/10

<report>Do people give this 9 out of 10 just because of the title?

I do not want to criticize it severely because I only have played the first game in the series, and, fair to say, in the end, were some interesting moments and hooks about the story ...

Okay, no. This is just a short (8 hours of reading), a bit boring kinetic 2 endings that go only one after another – a great display of "choices matter" illusion novel that disguises itself under acceptable graphics. Yeah, sprites and CG's for me is the only thing deserves a praise innit.
I cannot say much about average music, characters, even sex scenes, in where I can only pay respect to a guy who invented the idea of semen teleportation. The... Read more »

Short byMothMashiro on 2025-03-093/10

<report>The ending felt really underwhelming. I don’t think the first episode did a great job setting up the stakes or making things feel compelling. The characters so far are just kinda there, I didn’t really care about them. Maybe episode two will change that. The cat-and-mouse chase wasn’t all that thrilling either, just kinda bland.

Short byRomulo-Rafael on 2022-10-154/10

<report>weak visual novel saved for the charters interactions
On its own, it doesn't have much value, almost none of the mysteries have a payoff and as much as it has good characters interactions, it often gets repetitive. weak soundtrack and a simple mystery that does not attract curiosity. Besides the sister, the characters are a bit generic, it's not the worst cast in the world, but it's not amazing either,
Best parts are the romance (what gives the only memorable scene), the comedy and the good visuals.
The fact that it's an introduction to a series takes a lot of the story, which is more focused on setting up things than providing an enjoyable experience in its own right.

Short bysamsterbirdies on 2023-02-127/10

<report>9-nine was a great read. Episode 1 is pretty uneventful, so you can expect this episode to basically just be setting everything up for the future episodes. I didn't think it was boring, but just keep in mind that this VN only gets crazier the further you go.

Long bytokyo-g on 2021-09-02r577546.5/10

<report>Had the potential to be REALLY good - definitely gave off Fate vibes early, and I was getting super excited about reading a newer, modernised approach to the Fate/Tsukihime style urban fantasy. Unfortunately for my expectations, it went downhill quite quickly. Don't let me put you off, though - I haven't read the sequels and hear that this is the weakest episode, which leaves me hopeful.

My main gripe is how the pacing was completely thrown off by the increasing dominance of the romance plotline, and how the entire novel became driven by a frivolous teenage love story, leaving the increasingly interesting worldbuilding to the sidelines - even the characters themselves lost track of what... Read more »

Medium byVisual-2D on 2025-01-078/10

<report>9-nine-:Episode 1 is a great mix of moege and plotge which is something that is rarely pulled off well. The production values are top notch with incredible art by Izumi Tsubasu. The soundtrack is really good as well, Yonekura Chihiro kills the vocals for both the OP and ED. Kakeru is a interesting protagonist with many questions still left unsolved about him and his future; Miyako the main heroine for episode 1 is a good character with many of her positive traits elevating the interactions between her and Kakeru allowing for fun dynamic banter.

Episode 1 has to be treated as a setup route/prologue, many of the questions you have about the world, the main mystery and "artifacts" will remain... Read more »

Long byframed on 2021-03-22r577548/10

<report>Seeing as the final chapter of this... quartet? Saga? Whatever it's called, just came out, I decided to read through all of the past chapters for the first time.

This review is written with no knowledge of anything that happens in later entries of this series. There will most likely be complaints or nitpicks that are resolved in the later chapters. It might be obvious, but as a result I won't be mentioning the following chapters, apart from mentioning that certain things will likely get better later.

Plot: 7/10 - Not particularly fleshed out due to the fact that this is more of an introduction to the series than a true ending. Nothing gets fully resolved, and the ending is quite a... Read more »

Medium bygenuineparts on 2023-01-08r577546/10

<report>Eh... well it is not a bad VN, maybe a bit lackluster for the usual 20 Buck price point. But lets go through it methodically.

The art is quite good and the story, while being rather short in its nature, is interesting. The BGM... is unintrusive... like I'm hard pressed to remember it but it also does not feel out of place. So not something you gonna listen to in your freetime.

So seeing as the story pretty much the setup for the next three episodes it ends abruptly with a massive cliffhanger and I just started the next one and am entirely confused where we pick up since seemingly no endingof the two there are, don't go through again like I did. It's only two... we experienced is the one... Read more »

Short bySpartannell on 2021-12-26r578287/10

<report>Overall, not a bad read. It's a fun story with an interesting premise. The supernatural element is at least fresh to some degree as the powers on display are also, for the most part, somewhat different from your standard tropes that one might expect with anything supernatural.

The ending is not the most satisfying thing in the world, mind. If anything, the bad ending is probably the more emotionally interesting one while the good one just feels kind of... awkward? That said, do understand that this is meant to be the start of a series of 4 and, from what I've heard, probably the weakest entry in the series. However, the story itself is far from weak overall and worth a read.

Medium byAllbit on 2024-12-127/10

<report>Solid opening chapter for what I found to be a stellar read overall. The shorter episode format works very well here and allows each chapter to be a self-contained story while also serving as a setup and a step towards the overall resolution. I was never bored reading any of the chapters and that does tend to happen with some modern releases that focus more on the visuals and the humour, (and the "humour" - God, I hate ASA project novels).
I guess that's my biggest praise for the novel - it offers a compelling and intriguing story along with the usual routine of pretty artwork and VA performances. It's not a genre-defining-work, but it's one of the easiest recommendations I have ever given... Read more »

Medium byRemInory on 2022-12-16r522148/10

Medium byfenglengshun on 2022-04-22r577547/10

<report>7/10 (series is almost 9/10 if it wasn't for the release model) - it's a neat prologue, but I really feel this should be a free demo or sampler because it's really short (4 hours for me) and while Miyako ended up being my favorite girl, they really did her dirty here and this really is just a prologue to the real plot in Episode 3 and 4.

Miyako really suffer from the "Fate route syndrome" of being the route that has to introduce the premise. She also has the double whammy of being the shortest of all the episodes. The epilogue in NewEpisode fixed that to some degree, but she really had it rough. Nevertheless, I enjoyed her character and her dynamics with the main character.

After... Read more »

Short bysilvercover on 2022-11-16r577548/10

<report>Life is relatively normal for our protag until an earthquake causes a crack in our dimension leading to kids getting their hands on objects that grant them special powers. Things start off like a fun but also tense SoL series where protag is working together with the heroine for the 1st ep in order to contain the chaos caused by people using their powers, that is until a dark twist happens by the end.
As the 1st ep of the 9-nine- series, quite a number of scenes are about getting to know most of the characters in the series. As the main heroine for the 1st ep, Miyako's that nice girl with seemingly perfect wife attributes, which is fine if you like that but limits the kind of growth she can have and makes her more boring compared to the other heroines. Sora is already best girl here.

Medium bykoibito1234 on 2022-08-17r619719.8/10

<report>This is an absolutely perfect combination between "Romance" and "Mystery" for me.

-Story: When I bought this game, I did not look at the tags/genres at all. I thought I would find a slice-of-life and heartwarming story, but I found something even more amazing. While the mystery aspect helps capturing my attention, the romance part is my favorite. If you love fluffy and pure love stories with bits of captivating mystery, this is totally for you.

-H-scene: The scenes are of BEST ones I have ever seen/read. When I read it, it was just a part of the story; it does not feel like "a mindless ecchi scene" like in some other games at all (like ones of Yuzusoft; sorry Yuzusoft (┬┬﹏┬┬)). Not only... Read more »

Medium byLostPomegranate on 2024-10-01r619715/10

<report>I am writing this before reading any further episodes of 9-Nine-. There are also a ton of other reviews and information out regarding this title, so I'm just going to make this short.

9-Nine- Episode 1 is unfortunately a victim of being episode 1 in a multi episode story. There's a whole lot of information presented here, and not much of it pays off in this episode. I can see where they're likely going with a lot of it, but it just drags this visual novel down quite a bit with it. It also ends in a very anticlimactic scene pre-credit roll, and post-credit roll has another scene that is just "To be continued" fodder.

I'm not a big fan of visual novels, even those in series like this, that... Read more »

Short byPapaEthanF on 2024-06-01r619716/10

<report>Definitely feels like the first episode of four. Comedy mostly misses, the soundtrack is good but not mindblowing, and the romance is fine but nothing to write home about. I wish the comedic and romantic sections took up a smaller portion of the playtime. There are some great sections, likethe first encounter with another User, and the story does actually wrap up nicely despite this being just the first part of a larger story, but it obviously feels like it's building to something bigger.

(Originally written January 25, 2024.)

Short bybarfboy on 2023-12-07r526804/10

<report>This is so BORING. I'm going to list this as 'dropped' because I don't know if I ever want to come back to it. Oh no, magical powers. Let's sit in the cafe for awhile and talk about our classmates. Alternate universes, but who cares. Oh no, someone threatened us only not. People are acting like chuunis. Let's sit in the cafe for awhile and talk about them. Who are these ...?

You know what? I don't care.

Short byOtapedia on 2024-02-069/10

<report>i finished it a while ago but didnt mark it as finished because i didn't do the h-scene. it's a good vn, everything is nicely tied together. i know of the other stuff that happens later so i'm impressed by that and would recommend anyone to keep playing because the story builds in an interesting way

Short bywaffletown654 on 2021-04-307.5/10

<report>(For reference, I've just finished the second episode, so this is subject to change.) As with all great VNs, if you expect 9 -nine- to be something that it isn't, you're going to be disappointed. While the mystery does get more captivating later on, It's weak in this first chapter. I was told this VN was similar to Higurashi, but aside from being a multi-route mystery, that's a completely inaccurate comparison. If you're looking for a deep mystery/horror story, I wouldn't recommend it. However, I really enjoy the romance and character interactions. The protagonist and heroines read like real high schoolers. In the same vein as Muv Luv, I urge you to go in expecting a moege and let yourself be pleasantly surprised by the interesting supernatural plot that goes with it.