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"Yo, it's Nakahara Chuuya. I'm way too busy to talk to you right now, so leave a message and I'll get back to you. Probably."

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[goatsongs]

They're so derivative. The same bland self-insert protagonist with the same poorly characterized harem with the same excuse for them to be better than anyone else without having to work for it. It's awful.

[escardos]

that's some harsh criticism! that's awesome *_*

though technically our situation is kind of like an isekai, don't you think? a deconstructed one?

[goatsongs]

Technically, but it has as much to do with the isekai genre tropes as the Tale of Genji has to do with dating sims.

[escardos]

the tale of genji is a dating sim?

[goatsongs]

No. It's a romance, but that's about the only similarity.

[escardos]

then you just need to add a few more contestants and make it a dating sim. like in the bachelor.

[goatsongs]

You can't change the Tale of Genji, what is wrong with you.

[escardos]

why not

[goatsongs]

Because it's a classic. You can make new versions of it if you want and put your own spin on it, but you can't change the original.

[escardos]

oh, but if you change it and give it to someone saying "this is the original story!" then you're kind of changing the original.

[goatsongs]

I'm pretty sure that's illegal?

[escardos]

not if there's no copyright

[goatsongs]

I don't think you can pretend to be Famous Author Murasaki Shikibu even if she predates copyright.

[escardos]

if they don't know the tales of genji how are they gonna know who murasaki is :D

[goatsongs]

Google?

It's unethical either way.

[escardos]

why?

[goatsongs]

Why is lying to people bad?