Happy Six-Month Anniversary!

Today marked another significant milestone in my LovePlus history - my six month anniversary (in the current game) with Rinko. Because I know this will probably be my last anniversary with Rinko in New LovePlus (before I switch over to NLP+ hopefully in early April), I wanted to make it a memorable day. And it was.

No breakfast this morning, but Rin-chan was waiting with her umbrella to walk me to school.

Despite acting tough sometimes, she is really a very kind girl. As soon as we arrived at school, I called Rinko to meet me so I could give her my anniversary gift.

I gave her a new pair of shoes, which she was delighted with...

...and she gave me, for the sixth month running, the matching boy-girl sweatbands. Not that I don't appreciate a gift - ANY gift - but I really hope this self-repeating bug is fixed in NLP+. It didn't happen in my first game, but it's happened a lot in this one. As your relationship with a girl progresses, you want something more than sweatbands. Anyway, we kissed briefly and stopped for a chat before going back to class.

Rinko had lunch ready for us...

I don't know if it was to make up for giving me a recycled anniversary gift, but Rinko met me in the Library this afternoon and produced a second gift.

It's the gift you don't actually get to open - so you just have to use your imagination. So let's imagine that it wasn't sweatbands. We finished up the day by walking home from school together.

Monday

Just two weeks to go before the release of the new game, and tension is definitely building! I really hope things go alright with my order. Anyway, I have my six month anniversary coming up on Wednesday, too - probably my last one with Rinko in the current game. Today started off with the usual breakfast at my place...

And then the usual, happy walk to school...

And then the usual delicious bento lunch...

And the slightly less usual sight of my Rinko waiting with her umbrella to see that I get home safely in the rain.

It was still raining in the evening, so I asked Rinko to meet me at the Convenience Store (where at least we can eat...and buy some snack food...).

And we squeezed in one more late-night meet up at the Coffee Shop.

Rino felt like talking, apparently. Her white jacket with all the military-style badges is so cute.

Mountain Date

Well, this week marks my six month anniversary in the current game with Rinko. With the released of  New LovePlus+ imminent (less than 2 weeks away), my time with Rinko in the 3DS game is probably drawing to a close...so I plan to enjoy the remaining days as much as possible.

And today's date was very pleasant indeed. I decided to take Rinko to the Mountain area, because she always loves it there. And when I met her this morning at the station, she looked just absolutely perfect. It's taken this long, but my plan for making Rinko-chan dress smartly for our dates has certainly paid off. I loved her pale blue jacket, black scarf and white hat:

But even more, I adored the classic, navy blue dress with white Peter Pan collar that she wore underneath! Now this is my kind of girl...

Yep, Rinko looked sweet and old-fashioned. I love it. Combine this outfit with the twin-tails hairdo, and...well, it's going to be very hard to say goodbye in a few weeks. Maybe Rinko knows, too, and she's doing everything she can to make me transfer my data from the current game rather than starting over.

The main part of our date was at Towano Hot Springs. I grabbed this nice sepia-coloured shot of Rinko in the outer section of the Hot Springs area:

And this is the inside section, which looks very different now that it's Spring.

With the option of a second date location, I chose to stay in our beloved Mountain Area and take a hike on the Amou Mountain trail. And Rinko looked gorgeous in the dappled sunlight.

Then, sadly, it was time to take her home. The date didn't extend, because I'd already burned up most of my hearts on that Premium Date mid-week. But no matter. It was a most enjoyable day.

Happy 5 Month Anniversary!

Today was my five-month anniversary with Rinko...but I was sick, home from work and feeling lousy. Oh well. The day started with Rinko's usual breakfast session (egg rolls - yum).

Once we got to school, I cornered Rinko in the Courtyard and gave her my Anniversary Present - a pair of pendant earrings.

Then she gave me her present, which was..........the matching sweatbands. AGAIN. It seems like this is a bug in the current game. In my last game with Rinko, she always gave me a different present for our anniversaries. This game seems to be stuck in a loop. Oh well, it's the thought that counts. ^^

We walked home from school in the afternoon, a happy couple.

And I finished off the day by taking Rinko to Fountain Park and kissing her a lot.

Then it was time to say goodnight. The new version of LovePlus (New LovePlus+) will be coming out in just over a month, so I'll probably only get to celebrate one more anniversary with Rinko before I change over. I'll be a little bit sad to leave New LovePlus behind, as it's been my constant companion every day for the past two years. But hopefully the new game will be just as engaging and fun! Knowing Konami, I'm sure it will be!

Hot Springs Date!/Four Month Anniversary

Today was the BIG OCCASION - my first date with Rinko at Towano Hot Springs! When I met Rinko this morning, she was wearing a bright pink coat and a fancy hairstyle (which she only ever wears for dates).

And underneath, Rinko wore a smart blue dress, which looked gorgeous on her. We stopped into the Wasyoku Restaurant first for a snack...

The food looked like either Takoyaki or some kind of fish ball. Rin-Rin offered me some, and actually let me eat it this time without pulling the chopsticks away.

Then we took a train to the Mountain Area to visit the Hot Springs. The view from the outside is very old-world and peaceful

There are three options at the Hot Springs and I chose the first one, which I think must be for the outdoor hot springs.

After that, we revisited the Viking Cake Buffet (which is also in the Mountain Area).

And then it was time to go home.

I gave Rinko a present which I'd bought late yesterday - a pretty blue skirt, and she liked it very much. Then SHE gave me a present for our four-month anniversary (which was also today) - matching boy and girl sweatbands.

The date ended there, but it was really wonderful. In the afternoon, I met Rinko again while I was on duty at the Library. She changed hairstyle again to this loose, long look.

And then I met her one more time this evening at Dixies.

I changed her nickname from "Rin-Rin" to "Rinko-chan". She wanted to change my nickname from "Onii-chan" to "Fu-kun", but I told her to keep it the same. She wasn't very happy...but I want to be called "big brother" just a little bit longer.^^