Karekoe ~Katei Kyoushi no Kare~

カレコエ～家庭教師のカレ～

Company: Fluffy Bunny
Based on: Original
Released: 2011.07.21


Karekoe is a CD where your boyfriend gives you a phone call, so almost the entire CD is consist of phone calls. This second CD was released more than a year after the first, and this time Taniyama Kisho is your tutor. You've got a cold and he calls to check whether you are ok.

The CD begins when he calls you to ask whether you are OK, after receiving a message from your mother that he doesn't need to come today because you've got a cold. It soon turns out that you're energetic enough to talk with him, and you convince him to keep talking you for a while.

While generally acting cold and refusing all kinds of things, he eventually answers all of your questions, and even promises that you can come visit his room when you manage to get a full score on three of your tests. Sounds like you are quite a pushy girl.

After the main scenario there are a few other short ones. Two where you are visiting his house (you managed to get those full scores, apparently) and short phone calls for your birthday, Christmas, New Year, and finally a love confession.

Personality wise, he is a prototype tsundere. Always acting cold and refusing your advances, while he actually likes you a lot (granted, he is your tutor so he isn't really allowed to show interest in you as well). The confession scene is predictable, but somehow cute none the less.

Compared to the first one this CD has matured a lot. Instead of only the main scenario, there are a few short scenes this time as well, and a cast comment. The setting is very different of course. In the first CD you were living together with your boyfriend, while this time you are not yet officially dating.

The cast comment is very funny btw. It starts with Taniyama-san saying that he imagined the girl on the other side of the line to be incredibly cute, after which he starts to rattle on about having a cold and a story from when he had a cold a few years back. (and I mean rattle, he talks very fast).


Conclusion:
Whether you like the setting more or less than the first CD is probably personal, but I think they improved a lot. The conversation already felt natural in the first CD and that is still the case, but I personally really like that they added a few short scenes as well.

Karekoe ~Dousei-chuu no Kare~

カレコエ ～同棲中の彼～

Company: Fluffy Bunny
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.06.10
Translation: Sweet Translations


Karekoe is a CD where your boyfriend gives you a phone call, so the entire CD is essentially one phone call. This first CD has Ono Daisuke as your boyfriend. You've been living together for 3months now, and he is just on his way home from the train station.

He calls you when he arrives at the station, and visits a conbini and book store while on the way home while he talks with you. It's mostly just like you imagine a conversation like that to be (now-here-doing-this kind of conversation) but towards the end he turns a bit more serious, about how there are things you don't say any more when you live together. About 5seconds before he arrives the battery dies though xD

Like I said, most of the conversation is pretty normal and seems natural to me. Of course there are some cute moments, like how he notices there is a new flavour of the chocolate you always eat and buys it for you, or promises to give up smoking for you. I personally loved the moment where he drops the phone while in the book store, because you ask him to buy a wedding magazine for you.

The serious bit near the end was less to my liking, but that is mostly because I think that it is going to be reaaalllly awkward if you get home within minutes of having a conversation like that on the phone.

There are two versions on the CD: a mobile version, where it really sounds as if he is on the phone, and a normal version, where there is also bgm instead of only background noise. Finally there is also a short track called 'private time' in which you talk a bit while already in bed. The two different versions give a slightly different feel, you can really tell what the effect of the bgm is, which in kind of interesting.


Conclusion:
Considering that this CD uses the exact same recording twice, it is pretty short (15min x2). It is very cute though, and really does sort of feel like someone is talking to you through the phone (I've made enough calls just like this to now what it sounds like xD except that, I didn't have the dokidoki sweet confessions at the end). And OnoD is acting like the ideal boyfriend as always, so if you want a phone call from mister perfect this is your chance ;)

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Fluffy Bunny
More interesting Doujin Works are coming! The circle Fluffy Bunny, whom I've heard work from before (I owe you a review) is releasing new stuff.

First up is a second entry to their KareKoe series. The first one was released over a year ago, but now a second entry is on its way and will be released on 2011.07.21. KareKoe is a drama CD in which your boyfriend calls you in various situations. The first CD featured a boyfriend that you are living together with, this second CD features a boyfriend who is your... tutor?! Apparently you caught a cold and your boyfriend (CV: Taniyama Kishou) calls to check whether you are OK. Akso included are various short tracks for other situations (your birthday, Christmas, etc)

And in August  ほかほかツンデレ温泉 (hokahoka tsundere onsen) will be released. In this CD your Tsundere boyfriend (CV: Takahashi Hiroki) takes you on an onsen trip. Normally your boyfriend doesn't talk that much, but he opens up to you during this trip. The different tracks are various situations during your trip (the way there, sightseeing, at the inn, etc). The CD is set to be released on 2011.08.25.