Kichiku Megane
Since the release of "Kichiku Megane", several novel and manga adaptations written by the original staff of the game were released. In addition, several original audio dramas were released on CD. Plot. Katsuya Saeki is a 25-year-old unsuccessful salaryman working in a marketing subsidiary of a pharmaceutical company whose division is at risk of being laid off. Weak-willed and shy, one evening, he comes across Mr. R, who gives him a pair of glasses that he claims to change his life. When Katsuya wears the glasses, he becomes confident and domineering, but the more he  wears them, the more brutal and sadistic he becomes. The endings that the player achieves depends on which character is selected as Katsuya's love interest, whether Katsuya keeps wearing the glasses, and other choices made throughout the game. Media. Video game. "Kichiku Megane" is created by Spray and published by Visual Arts for Microsoft Windows. The game was first released as a limited edition bundle on July 20, 2007, before later seeing a general release on October 12, 2007. The game's theme song is "Under the Darkness", which briefly went viral on Nicovideo for its mondegreen lyrics. The  game was followed by the fan disc sequel "Kichiku Megane R", with the limited edition released on March 27, 2009, and the standard version released on February 5, 2010. Aside from the story mode, "Kichiku Megane R" includes a typing game titled , where salacious phrases are typed under a time limit to cause a selected character to go into various states of undress. Novels. A novel adaptation of the same is written by Tamami, the writer of the original game. , who provided artwork to the game, also provided illustrations for the novel. The books were published by Libre Publishing under  the B-Boy Slash Novels imprint. Manga. Main adaptation. A manga adaptation is written and illustrated by Fuhri Misasagi. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine "Magazine Be × Boy" beginning with the October 2007 issue released on September 7, 2007. It was later compiled in four bound volumes by Libre Publishing under the Super BBC imprint. In 2019, Hifumi Store exclusively published a compilation of all the unofficial that Misasagi had created and sold at events over the years. Anthologies. In 2009, Libre Publishing released an official comic anthology under the F'packs imprint. Other. In 2013, Ohzora Publishing  released a 4-panel comic illustrated by Io Kazuki under the Missy Comics imprint. Discography. Audio drama albums. Two original audio dramas were released on CD in 2007, with one version focusing on Katsuya's personality with his glasses on and the other without his glasses. Following the release of "Kichiku Megane R" in 2009, a second series of audio drama CDs were released, with all scenarios written by the scenario writer of "Kichiku Megane R", Tamami. Team Entertainment pre-released the drama CD "Kichiku Megane de "Yuku Nen Kuru Nen": Katsuya & Honda-hen" at their booth at Comic Market  79 from December 29 to December 31, 2010.