Mahoyo was nothing short of magical
a story which place in the chill of winter contrasted with the warmth of a home. a narrative dealing with lineage, magecraft and magic, rural and suburban life. a night about the value of living, the wonder of magic, and the spirit to fight these things could occur on no other night than the holiest night of the year. with style and polish like never before, an experienced nasu delivers the ultimate version of his first story in a dramatic yet quaint and all around eloquent manner from the delightful classical piano to the accompanying winter sunsets… many of the atmospheric details quietly whisper of beautiful winter memories which make me feel so blessed to have read it during this time. nasu in mahoyo is able to say a lot while remaining quiet. id say it’s a bit daring of him to allow his main characters to remain in silence most of the time they’re with each other and still explore their personalities and dynamics expertly. learning the fundamentals of magic and also the storytelling potential of the nasu verse makes this one of the BEST places to start type moon and visual novels as a whole. it’s succinct and sweet and impressively well made. i started out the year in bad faith as knk left me a bit disappointed. so i was happily surprised to get into fate properly and find his writing, despite its flaws, wholly enjoyable but with mahoyo i think it’s just really a home run and he completely knocked it out of the park. this is one of those works of fiction where i can think of very little flaws… if anything i’m just really glad this is the first nasu vn to be official translated and released, and i’m glad it’s getting the hype it deserves. mahoyo is a definite 10/10 and i highly implore everyone to try it around this time
a story which place in the chill of winter contrasted with the warmth of a home. a narrative dealing with lineage, magecraft and magic, rural and suburban life. a night about the value of living, the wonder of magic, and the spirit to fight these things could occur on no other night than the holiest night of the year. with style and polish like never before, an experienced nasu delivers the ultimate version of his first story in a dramatic yet quaint and all around eloquent manner from the delightful classical piano to the accompanying winter sunsets… many of the atmospheric details quietly whisper of beautiful winter memories which make me feel so blessed to have read it during this time. nasu in mahoyo is able to say a lot while remaining quiet. id say it’s a bit daring of him to allow his main characters to remain in silence most of the time they’re with each other and still explore their personalities and dynamics expertly. learning the fundamentals of magic and also the storytelling potential of the nasu verse makes this one of the BEST places to start type moon and visual novels as a whole. it’s succinct and sweet and impressively well made. i started out the year in bad faith as knk left me a bit disappointed. so i was happily surprised to get into fate properly and find his writing, despite its flaws, wholly enjoyable but with mahoyo i think it’s just really a home run and he completely knocked it out of the park. this is one of those works of fiction where i can think of very little flaws… if anything i’m just really glad this is the first nasu vn to be official translated and released, and i’m glad it’s getting the hype it deserves. mahoyo is a definite 10/10 and i highly implore everyone to try it around this time