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April Fools 2021

2021 featured the first full-scale April Fools bit for Paradox Live, with the entire site re-done to present the franchise as a romance game-- a trend that would continue in future April Fools'. Featuring mockups of a simulation game and social media share cards for each character, I've translated and presented all the original material here!

Paradox Love

Paradox Love

Romantic Simulation Game - Romance After the Phantom Live

Releasing 2021.4.1

Story

Weave an exciting life together with phantom rappers!?
The days you spend with these unique characters will be full of love and live shows!

Yohei: Huh, what an interesting woman you are.
Nayuta: Did you meet with Kanata? ... hmm.

Hajun: I'll give you a reward. You wanted me to punish you, didn't you?
Hokusai: It's warm today, so let's take a nap together... pet pet.

Game

It won't be that easy!
How can you romance the Paralove boys who carry such trauma...!?

Kanata: Could you be... Santa?

Ryu: More than this night view that's worth a million dollars, I'm more fascinated by your eyes. Je t'aime, mon amour.
This spring, with which Paralove boy will you spin dope lyrics of love!?!

Find out now!

〈Single-Minded Hiphop Otaku〉
Sugasano Allen
CV: Kajiwara Gakuto
"You said you liked my music... that makes me really happy."

〈Black-Hearted Hallyu-Wave Prince〉
Yeon Hajun
CV: Murase Ayumu
"What would you like me to do? If you don't tell me, I'll never know."

〈Free-Spirited Gender Non-Conforming Individual〉[note 1]
Anne Faulkner
CV: 96Neko
"When I invited you out shopping today, I was asking you on a date, you know."

〈University Professor Who Thinks Still of His Late Wife〉
Saimon Naoakira
CV: Takeuchi Ryota
"Come now, don't make fun of an adult like that."

〈A Bartender Who Looks Scary, but Cares a Lot About Others〉
Kanbayashi Yohei
CV: Hayashi Yuu
"If you wanna cry, then let it out. I'll let you cry on my chest."

〈Occupation: Prettyboy〉
Natsume Ryu
CV: Hanae Natsuki
"Little miss nosy, I'll warn you: if you touch me, you'll turn into a kitty."[note 2]

〈A Very Shy and Withdrawn Young Man〉
Ando Shiki
CV: Terashima Junta
"Would it be okay to stay here just a little while longer? I feel more comfortable when I'm around you..."

〈An Extremely Guarded Young Man Who's Hyper-Vigilant About His Younger Brother〉
Yatonokami Kanata
CV: Kobayashi Yuusuke
"... I don't like it. When the hell did you get to be such good friends with Nayuta?"

〈A Freeloading Young Man Who Adores His Older Brother〉
Yatonokami Nayuta
CV: Toyonaga Toshiyuki
"I want ramen from Raimentei. I'll go if you're the one paying."

〈A Gangster Whose True Intentions Are Hard to Decipher〉
Suiseki Iori
CV: Takayuki Kondo
"You really sure you're alright with me? I'm warnin' you... there's no turning back now."

〈An Earnest and Passionate Ex-Police Officer〉
Gaho Zen
CV: Shima
"You're the first person -- outside of my own muscles -- who hasn't lied to me about anything."

〈A Young Man With an Unconsciously Soothing Aura and No Sense of Distance〉
Masaki Hokusai
CV: Toki Shunichi
"If you have nowhere else to go... why don't you come to my room?"

〈A Proper Yankii of a Young Man, Ready to Throw Down〉
Ito Satsuki
CV: Hatanaka Tasuku
"Hey, s-stupid, you're too close... b-b-but it ain't like I'm embarrassed or nothing!!"

〈A Proper Yankii of a Young Man in his Prime, Ready to Throw Down〉
Maruyama Reo
CV: Yano Shogo
"I like people who like me. And I like you a lot, too."

Notes

[1] Note that the card refers to Anne as a "gender non-conforming boy". However, materials published from mid-2021 onwards have revised the way they refer to Anne. It's not my job to sanitize the text or impose my perspective thereupon; were it not for later changes, I would simply leave this be. However, the franchise has explicitly changed the way it talks about Anne's gender in the intervening years, including in the original Japanese, and I do not think it is responsible to leave this unremarked upon. Perpetuating transphobia -- especally transphobia that has been ammended by the current text-- in the name of "accuracy" is stupid and I'm not doing it.
[2] Literally he says "burn-chan", but 火傷 can also mean getting burned as in falling in with the wrong people, to make a bad investment, etc. I think "little miss nosy" kind of gives the same effect.