

2001 · Minori · Adult · Adventure
Bittersweet Fools
Bittersweet Fools is a visual novel developed by Minori. The game takes place in Florence, Italy. The character design is by Yu Aida, whose Gunslinger Girl series also takes place in Italy.
- Released
- 31 August 2001
- Platforms
- DreamcastPlayStation 2Windows
- Genres
- AdultAdventureVisual novel
- Developers
- Minori
- Publishers
- Minori
- Series
- Simple 2000 SeriesSimple 2000 Series DC
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personText
- Themes
- ActionDramaRomance
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- CERO B
- Languages
- Japanese
- Entry
- #9 in Simple 2000 Series
About
Bittersweet Fools is a visual novel eroge developed by Minori. It was ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 with H-content removed as part of the Simple series line of "ren'ai adventure" games. It is vol.1 on the Dreamcast and vol.9 on the PS2.
The anime opening of the game was directed by Makoto Shinkai. The game takes place in Florence, Italy. The character design is by Yu Aida, whose Gunslinger Girl series also takes place in Italy.
›Story
The protagonist is Alan, a former mafia assassin. He was required to go into hiding after a job and is now living in Florence, Italy. His days of peace and quiet comes to an end when he meets with the granddaughter of a mafia leader...
Keywords
- assassin
- anime
- 2d
- italian mafia
- multiple protagonists
- princess
- crime
- mafia
- male protagonist
- adult protagonist
- branching plot
- nsfw version exists
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Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
