Wedding Vows: Koichi – Meh. I liked how the MC’s family is portrayed. The first third was okay, the last two thirds left me by turns annoyed and bored. This one’s going to take a replay and long prodding to figure out exactly why it doesn’t work for me. — Voltage’s In Your Arms Tonight is available on iOS and Android. Truer words have not been spoken. Aiba is actually a legitimately nice guy.There are a lot of archetypes in otome games that attract people. There are many nice guys among them, certainly — though for as many as I have played and for as many exist in Voltage games, I have never met one quite like Aiba. Alphen moved closer and softly kissed her on the lips. He was about to draw back but she moved closer, slipping an arm round him as she pressed herself to his chest. "Will you hold me?" Shionne whispered. "Yes." Alphen put his arm around her slender body, holding her close and pressing his face into her hair, inhaling her sweet fragrance. "Mmm. “Ordering me around with your stinky breath. Heathen.” “Shut up, you know you like it.” He rolled back, pulling down the sheets he’d cocooned around himself so you climb in beside him. You rolled your eyes in response, tossing aside the pizza boxes Jeongguk had dumped on your side of the bed and clambering onto the mattress. "I have told you I don't know how many times over the past 3 hours. Koichi's mother came over with a letter from Ai, Dillon's mother, saying she had a son and wanted her to meet him. Koichi called her and set up a time to meet her which was in the evening and we went and met her at Little Lake Park. She proceeded to tell us what happened to her. This song was written by ‘Nick Van Eede’ from Cutting Crew and recorded by Cutting Crew, I have yet to find a version by Foreigner, Journey and anyone else for that matter…I have listened to over 20 versions of this song on the net by different bands and Cutting Crew, and they all sound the same, and all sung by the same person…I wonder why, maybe it’s because it is NOT done by . watch 01:38 Thor Love and Thunder - The Loop Template:Character Infobox IYAT/doc Koichi Natsukawa is a selectable character from the game In Your Arms Tonight. He is your husband through an arranged marriage by both of your parents. Background Koichi's father and your father were the best of friends and through their relationship they believed that you and Koichi would be a great couple. Your fathers both said that Koichi did not want to let you go when you two were just babies, there is evidence for this - a picture. In Koichi's route, you learn more about your husband and the reason he acts so cold and distant towards you. Both of you go through the struggles of understanding each other, protecting your failing marriage and the act of truly falling in love. You will also learn where Koichi's reasoning of marriage stems from. Insight Appearance Koichi has well-kept black hair with bangs parted on his right side and black eyes. Outfits Formal/Business Attire: Koichi wears a black business suit, white dress shirt, and a blue tie Casual Attire: Koichi wears a black shirt with a cardigan, dog chain, and jeans. Sleepwear: Koichi wears a black pajama set Groom Attire: Koichi wears a blue tuxedo, white shirt, black vest, and tie Personality Koichi is cold, distant and a quiet individual. He is hard working and at first appears to be a workaholic. He sees marriage as a business contract and refuses to involve himself in any part of your marriage. He makes you think that he does not care for you but in truth it is because he does not know how to love. When he was a child, his father had an affair with another woman and instead of getting angry and confronting him, his mother let it slip, believing that the most important thing right now is to take care of Koichi. Koichi saw this and he was then stained with this belief until you came along. Although he may seem to be heartless, however underneath all of this, he is kind, caring, sweet, has a hard time being honest and expressing himself but is surprisingly, childish at times. He complains about how "black" foods tastes vile and would not eat. Even if it is an eggplant, he refuses to eat it claiming that "it's still black" and he has great love and passion for dinosaurs. When he sees something related to dinosaurs he becomes a big kid and is very happy about, this passion of his has induced great knowledge of the extincted creatures. His caring side is when he was willing to divorce you, even though it is clear he is in love with you, because he did not want to hurt you in anymore than he already had. He is also quite stubborn, refusing to back down on the divorce for your sake. He hates to lose and pouts if he does something unsuccessfully and he is also easily gets jealous. For example, when your co-workers threw a party for your first successful assignment, Kippei, Shohei and your ex-boyfriend, Genji congratulated you. Koichi was very irritated seeing all the men around you. Especially, when Genji gave you flowers and hinted that he was still in love you, Koichi and Genji stared at each other intensely. Once he falls in love with you, it's hard not to catch him blushing - which he does, a lot. Summary of Routes Main Story Just when you reach your breaking point following a meeting with his mistress and want a divorce, he begins to change for the better, but when something is revealed that gives him a wake up call, you both finally are on the path to a loving relationship like newlyweds should be. Epilogue You and Koichi were both having a busy work load, but managed to go to Korea as a private trip with the couples they has known when he was at his previous position as a way to spend time together which pleases trip went happily until you met Ai’s husband. Koichi decides to leave Korea earlier than planned as Ai’s husband asked him to. However, you asks him to stay in Korea on their own as you both haven't spent time alone together lately. You once again express that you won't leave Koichi again. Sequel One year after the main story, you’re growing strong with Koichi. But since being demoted he works very hard to try and make up for his failure by working hard in his department. However, his co-workers aren't having it for the simple fact he cheated on you. You soon get a job to renovate Koichi's office while he's being shunned for cheating. He requests you don't tell anyone you're his wife for simple fact of his shunning. While working, you receive a picture of Koichi naked with some girl, you wonder is he up to his same tricks? Wedding Vows Things have going well for you both as things have calmed down and your both are in your bliss. However, things change when Koichi gets a promotion to go overseas and work. Just to make things more complicated, you find out you both are expecting. You end up renewing your vows and moving to the UK to be with Koichi with a promise to come home when the baby is born. Etymology The name Koichi means "prosperous" (浩) (ko) and "one" (一) (ichi). Koichi's surname Natsukawa means "summer" (夏) (natsu) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa). Trivia Koichi dislikes black vegetables. He's a nerd and loves toys from cereal boxes. He made you pick another box of cereal because you got a limited edition one before. During his affair, he often wanted to take you to bed but you always had a hurt look on your face, so he couldn't do it. He didn't know you saw him at the park with Ai. Template:CharacterTab-End Monday, August 19, 2013 In Your Arms Tonight - Koichi Natsukawa Epilogue CG Koichi Behind the Pillar... "There's no need to be embarrassed... everyone's doing it." Posted by Sandie at 8/19/2013 Labels: In Your Arms Tonight, Koichi Natsukawa No comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) I finished Kippei's story 2 days ago, honestly i like him more than i thought I would. From the beginning I thought Kippei was just going to be one of the characters that were just like hm whatever. But no, i really enjoyed his story :) I watched it on youtube from Yuriko Ai: CGs at: Kippei at first seems like a workaholic, he even admits to the MC that work is all he has (I think), but he's actaully really sweet, caring, and he has so many adorable moments. Kippei is my favorite character so far, but i've only seen his, just finished Genji's, and watched some of Koichi's, so I can't say for sure yet. But he really is cute, Kippei. ~~SPOILERS YAYAYAYAY~~ *I'm writing all this from memory* The story starts off with the MC still married to Koichi, she hasn't even talked to him about seeing him with another woman (really MC? really? -__-) The MC is still scared of Kippei, and he yells at her when she comes in late because Koichi calls her when she's on her way to work to tell her to bring his keys (?) to his office place because he forgot, making her really late. it doesn't help when she gets paired up with him to work on a preschool. So yeah, they work on the new assignment together and the MC sees a side to Kippei that she didn't know existed, and how he's really serious about his work. Sometime later they go on a business trip to check out some furniture for the preschool. A typhoon hits so they're forced to stay in a closed inn in the town. A tree falls into the MC's room so she has to share a room with Kippei, and of course she freaks out. He starts drinking then falls asleep, and this is where she learns about his brother because he murmured it in his sleep. The day she gets back, with no sleep, she goes to work and then has to entertain her in-laws and the mother starts being the b*tch she is and tells the MC to hurry up and quit her job to take care of the house (I hate the mother-in-law so much. No matter in which story, I hate her. She is so old fashioned, pushy, and has such an attitude.) The father-in-law is wondering when they're going to have a child.... uh no. Afterwards, some days later after they visit the preschool again. Afterwards they part ways but the MC being the stalker she is hahaha, follows Kippei and he goes into the bar. Here she learns about his brother and his past. His parents had died in an accident, so him and his brother went to go live at their uncle's house. His brother was apparently really smart, but didn't go to college and went to work right after high school and taking Kippei out of their uncle's house and taking care of him, paying his school expenses and everything. It turns out that his brother was the one who wanted them to go into interior designing together. Right when they were going to start their big plan, Kippei's brother dies from cancer i think and dies. Then the MC tells Kippei why she's still trying to make things work with Koichi, because of her parents. She doesn't want to worry them or something like that. Afterwards they go to park and that basically told each other that they're special to one another. Kippei says that the MC is the only one who goes heads-on with him and that being with her really throws him off. The MC says that at first she was scared of him too but eventually saw him as a really warm person. It starts raining (ugh something always has to interrupt). They run to a hotel where there are a bunch of taxis i think and Kippei leaves. As she is waiting, the MC sees the woman that she saw Koichi with that day she found out he was cheating, and she sees Koichi. She asks him why he's here and he says he entertaining clients (entertaining clients my butt!!) No wait, i don't think Kippei left. I think he went to go call a taxi but after the MC runs into Koichi she runs out of the hotel. Kippei catches up to her and she's a mess. She's basicaly on the verge of tears and she tells him to leave her alone, but of course he doesn't and she falls (How embarrassing, i feel bad for her :( ) She then starts talking about how stupid she is while Kippei is trying to get her to go inside before she catches pneumonia and she says that she'll just stay outside, catch pneumonia, and die. Kippei then yells at her because his brother didn't want to die, but he did, and now she's talking about wanting to die. And then Kippei tells her to stay with him, yes in that way eeeekkk! And this is the first time where he tells her to serperate from her husband already. Yes, the first time, meaning that he says it later on too ^^. And they kiss!!! He then takes her to his house because she doesn't want to go home. This is the first time you see Kippei's hair not did :). She spends the night there, then the next day they go out and act like a newlywed couple, so cute. They eat at a restaraunt for lunch i think and they start talking about flowers. He asks the MC which flowers she likes and you make a choice (choose dogwood). He then asks the MC if she knows what the meaning of dogwoods are, they mean "accept my feelings". (This reminded me of Love Letter From Thief X because Riki said the same thing when i watched his story) This eventually proves to be very important later on. I think they go out for a walk and then the MC's mom calls and ruins the date -__-. The MC goes home and her mom is already there. So it's just the MC, Koichi, and the MC's mom. Pulling on the stupid good husband act, Koichi worriedly asks where the MC went and just ugh. He says that he was calling her but she never picked up. (Lies! I think ... i remember a time where he really was calling her but she was ignoring him.. it might've been this time .. or a different time) Koichi steps out for a minute becasue he gets a call i think. Then the MC's mother asks her if she's happy Koichi, asking all suspiciously. The MC lies of course. After the MC's mother leaves, the MC decides to forget about Kippei and trys once again to make things between her and Koichi work. They eat dinner together and she finally asks him about that woman. He says that she's just for amusement (You really didn't help out your case there bud -_-) And he goes on to say that every guy does that even his dad and her dad. He says that it's nothing to worry about. Then he goes on into his signature definition of marriage; marriage is just a comphromise between two people and that it's supposed to benefeit both sides... really? He says this in his story too. Then after she takes a shower, he has the nerve to say to her, "come into my room" "I think it's time we start thinking about children." (asdfghjkl; i want to hurt you so bad) She refuses and goes into her room. Then she starts thinking about Kippei but convinces herself it'll never work out. Then the next few days Koichi starts acting .. nicer. So the day after he tried getting her into the bedroom, the MC starts getting fidgety at work around Kippei. He then sends her a text asking if she's free tonight. She ignores it. Then hey go check out the site where she's working on a book cafe. Afterwards she tells him that it was a mistake for her to spend the night at his house the other say because she's married. Then Kippei starts acting cute and asks "is there no room for me?" AND HUGS HER! Ah, Kippei, you're so cute. This is the second time where he asks her to separate from her husband. She pushes him away and then he leaves, sad moment :'(. So as i said before Koichi's been nicer for some reason ... (I'm still not sure why. I thought it was all just an act it would seem like they were being a good family, but by the end i started wondering if he really did try to make things work too. Nah, he changed too much too fast, it's impossible) So he brings her home from work one day, as they're walking a care comes and she pushes Koichi out of the way (Nooo, why you do that, you should've let him get killed >:( ) She then ends up in the hospital with some memories a little fuzzy, a lot of it being about Kippei. She notices dogwoods in her hospital room and asks her mom if she brought them, and her mom says no, it was probably Koichi. And she actually somewhat believed her (Nooo, why you forget?) She then remembers about Kippei and her talking about flowers and him asking what her favorites were but she forgets what she answered back (Dogwoods!!!) She goes to sleep then the next day there are daisies in her room and she asks Koichi who brought them and he says he did. The MC is allowed to walk outside now and she goes into the courtyard and looks at the flowers. She gets a call from her friend Akiko who also works in the same company as her and she finds out that Koichi restricted visits from her co workers. That night she asks Koichi and Koichi says that he wanted to be alone with his wife and there she goes saying stuff like that. Then he tells her he wants her to quit her job when she gets out of the hospital. She wakes up the next morning and she reconize's Kippei's scent. She overhears Koichi and Kippei talking, Koichi is pretending to be a protective husband and asks who Kippei is and if he's been the one bringing in flowers this entire time. He said yes, and Koichi asks what kind of relationship he has with the MC. Kippei answers that she is a very important employee to him. Then the MC gets all depressed thinking that's all he thinks of her as (She annoyed me here. He's obviously not going to say what he really thinks to your husband, that would've caused problems! Think a little about his side.) Being all depressed, the MC doesn't eat. Koichi brings in some flowers and the MC asks if he knows what they mean, then Koichi asks if it's becasue of 'him'. She starts crying and then Kippei rushes in (Awwww, he came in so abruptly and in a hurry, messy hair suit and everything.) Kippei says that Koichi told him that her condition had worsened so he rushed over. Obvious lie from Koichi. Koichi says that the MC wants to talk about the future and that they (Kippei and the MC) should go talk in the courtyard. As they talk the Mc asks how work has been and all that stuff. She tells him that she's planning on quitting after she is discharged even though she's in the middle of a couple of projects. Kippei yells and says he won't allow her to quit. She says that it's inexusable to abandon her projects but she loves him. She finally says it, yay. But again she brings up the fact of her parents and that she doesn't want to burden them or something. The MC then brings up that she knows that she's just an employee to him. Kippei can't take it anymore and picks her up and brings her back to her room and confronts Koichi. Kippei asks for Koichi to seperate from the MC. He knows that he said that the MC was just an employee to him but he akes full responsibilty for the way things have been up until now. Koichi asks if Kippei can make the MC happier than he could (At first i thought Koichi was saying this in a superior condescending voice, but he wasn't) Koichi smiles and says he knew this would happen and tells Kippei to make the MC happy. Then he leaves the hospital room. Yay happy happy happy. The MC says she won't quit and that her parents won't be happy, but Kippei says he'll protect her (i think). She gets discharged, divorce papers are being worked on, she goes back to work and everything is like normal again. The MC, Kippei, Akiko, Aiba, and Nanami (coworkers) go out for drinks to celebrate the MC being discharged. She gets a call from her mom saying that her dad is still mad. Her mom tells her she (mom) saw the MC in the park with a man (Kippei) and that she looked really happy. Her mom tells her to be happy this time. Afterwards she goes back to Kippei's house. He lets her sleep in the guest room (if he has one, if not then shes sleeping in his room while hes going to sleep on the sofa). Kippei says he can't hold himself back anymore and he tells the MC to call him Kippei when they're alone (this enire time she's been calling him She says she can't, but then Kippei says that he won't stop until she does and when she does he starts again saying that he can't stop now when she's finally called his name (AHHHHHHHHHHH ASDFGHJKL; too cute) He then gives her a hickey.... saying that he can't trust if Aiba would not do anything to her, showing off his jealous and protective side, too cute. The main story basically ends off here. But there is an epilogue yaaaaay. Epilogue: Since i wrote so much for the main story i think i'm going to try to keep the epilogue short. There's three chapters. So the MC is now divorced but she still lives in her old house because it's convenient. The MC and Kippei are a lovely couple now. Rumors are going on about how the MC is now the Kippei right after her divorce making her look bad. The MC wants to keep their relationship a secret but Kippei doesn't care what the others think. He and the MC go check out the nearly finished book cafe the MC's been working on. Afterwards the MC and Akiko go out for drinks and invite Aiba. Akiko goes to the bathroom and Aiba confesses to the MC. The MC is shocked but she decides its better not to tell Kippei after they said that they shouldn't hide anything from each other. The MC goes home and Kippei stops by, but only for a little while and embraces her saying it's nice to hold her like this. Then Kippei suggests they go on a date and leaves the location to the MC. The next day Kippei makes Aiba take his place in the preschool project because he's busy now. Aiba tells her there are rumors going on about Kippei being transferred. She believes it and wonders why Kippei hasn't told her. Even at the end it doesn't tell us if he really is being transferred or not. The MC has been acting awkward around Aiba all day and he confronts her and tells her just to forget what he said from yesterday. Kippei texts her and asks her if shes free tonight and this time she replies and they go to the bar after work. The MC is still acting weird and Kippei asks if she's hiding anything from him, and she still doesn't tell him anything about the confession. Then Kiyoto (another guy that you can play that works at the bar) comes and lets out about the confession, always causing trouble lol. Kippei asks if it's true and she kind of tries explaining it and he says in an angry voice that she should've told him last night or today, but why didn't she? People start looking and he and the MC leave and go to the park. Kippei is calmer now and asking about the confession and the MC explains. Kippei says her punishment is that she has to go on a date with him tomorrow then. The MC is then like i thought the date was after the book cafe was done and Kippei says that he can't wait anymore. The MC is still wondering if she's forgiven. The day of the day aka the next day Kippei is driving her somewhere and it's revelaed that both of them went to see the phantom of the opera about 10 years ago in .. london? i think thats where it was. They stop by the sea take a small walk. They take a break and are sitting on the beach all alone, and it's quiet. And the MC is wondering if she's really forgiven. They were fine in the car but right now there's no conversation going on. She apoligizes about yesterday again and Kippei just tells her to forget it saying that he's not upset. Then they try to go find some place to eat. The MC is also wondering why he won't open up to her and it's really bothering her. Instead of going to a restaraunt or anything, Kippei takes her to an inn. Kippei suggests they go in the open air bath together and the MC is embarassed and she doesn't want to do it. Then Kippei says that it's part of her punishment so she has to. The MC is still trying to get out of it so she asks wasn't Kippei hungry and after some persuading she gets Kippei to eat first before going into the bath. After They're done eating they go out into the courtyard and look at the beauty and start talking about how they don't get to see this in Tokyo becasue everyone is always in a hurry. Kippei says that honestly he's not one to talk because if it weren't for the MC he would've gone through life in a hurry too and not noticed many things. They then return to their room and the MC thinks that she's gotten out of going into the bath together with Kippei, well she was wrong. When they're in the bath, Kippei asks why she's being shy and that she should come closer. He tease her a little and she apoligizes about the thing with Aiba again. He says he's not upset about that and that he's actually upset at himself because he feels that the MC couldn't come to him because she felt like she couldn't because of the way he was. He felt like he was someone that she couldn't depend on like he's not good enough yet. He says that he knows she must've gotten some trouble because of the rumors about them going on. She doesn't deny it and it's all the more reason why he says he feels like he's not dependable. The MC said that she doesn't know how to depend on others anymore or say how she really feels ever since her marriage and divorce. During her marriage she had to keep all her feelings bottled up so she doesn't know how to depend on others anymore. Kippei then embraces her and says: Kippei wants the one to be pampering the MC (so cute! .< Next I think I'm going to do Ryoichi's from Seduced in a Sleepless Citty. I was originally gonna write about Genji's story next, but then i remembered that i finished Ryoichi's story before I finished Riki's, so i should get that out of the way first. Ugh this took me 3 hours to write. Time to go back and do Riki's now ugh damn you OCD! I FINALLY GOT HIS GOOD ENDDING!!! Yesssssss!*fist pumps in air* woot woot! Well I was quite surprised by Ginnosuke, I didn’t think I was gonna like the old man but turns out he might be my favorite IYAT guy (he’s duking it out with Kippie for that title as we speak). Oh man the feels in this route, THE FEELS!… they’re pretty intense. I think my heart was in my stomach the whole time (and times that by 2 seeing as I had to replay his route). Ginnosuke is quite the flirt, you constantly see him with women throughout his route, yet when he see’s you he is really good at making you feel like your the only one. Normally I hate this type of guy, but (and I am embarrassed to admit this) I was a sucker to his moves. I can’t tell you how happy I was when he tells you he cut off all his other women for you. YAY!……only to get my heart ripped out of my chest and stomped on in the next chapter!If your up and down relationship with Ginnosuke wasn’t enough heart ache for you, there’s Koichi. At the beginning I really hated him, like I did in all of the other guy’s routes, but once he get demoted my heart really felt for him and I was so torn between the two! From the beginning I pretty much loved Ginnosuke because he really listens to MC and is there for her whenever she needs him (and what girl wouldn’t kill for that!), but when Koichi starts being nice to you and begs you to give him another try I just… I felt kind of bad for Ginnosuke cause it kind of seemed like the MC was toying with his emotions, but I would have had a really hard time picking between the can we talk about how crazy Ai is in this route! I mean she drugs you and tries to get you…THIS BITCH BE CRAZY!!! I’m not one for men showing any kind of violence towards women, but I was kind of happy that Ginnosuke slapped the MC after all that. I mean how dumb is the MC, obviously Ai had ulterior motives… and he even warned her!!! so definitely think Ginnosuke’s route was definitely worth the wait, it’s probably one of the best routes for IYAT if not the best… I just wished he had more CG’s! (three, really!?!)Here’s the Walkthrough:Chapter One* I can’t just decide to leave him that easily.* I get the feeling you’re making fun of Two* No, I don’t know.* I was trying to be Three* Stop saying things like that.* I thought you were Four* Is that what you thought?* Yes, I am a pretty terrible Five* You were mean at first.* How Six* No way!* I’m sure they’ll like Seven* I’m surprised you didn’t get fat.* Again with these jokes!Chapter Eight* Don’t be so selfish.* My pride won’t let me pity Nine* You can cook, Koichi?* What about that woman you were with?Chapter Ten* I’m not jealous, but…* But you drew very good luck…Chapter Eleven* Sorry.* We’re fine Twelve* “I don’t want anything to do with you.”* It’s you who doesn’t know anything!Chapter Thirteen* Tell Ai to stop him.* Really?Chapter Fourteen* I’m fine.* I was Fifteen* Talk to him.* Stare at the Sixteen* What about some other time?* What do I have to resent you for?Chapter Seventeen Welcome !This blog is going to be a diary of the many English Otome games that I play ! If you're anything like me, then you'll be the type that loves the tsundere or the kuudere characters. Basically the ones that are either rude, arrogant, cold, or standoffish when you first meet them but as you progress, they turn out to be warm and kind underneath that tsundere character's blushes are always the !

in your arms tonight koichi