What Types of Guys Do You Normally Go For in Otome Games?

[Meowmyxx]

What types of guys or routes do you normally go for? What type do you prefer more? And what types of routes do you find yourself in that you didn't mean to pick?

I usually find myself on the routes with arrogant guys or disdainful ones. I never set out to pick them but I seem to be drawn to them lol. I prefer the charming or intelligent ones the most. But I always seem to get dragged into the routes where the guy treats you like dirt/a peasant/ or unable to make your own decisions. It's vexing! Plus, the guys with dark hair! I prefer them almost %100

[MsLilly]

In order:
Yandere >> Kuudere > Arrogant Prince type > S guy> Kind dependable type > Tsundere > Everyone else.

Extra bonus if they have nice hair.

Also Kind dependable on the outside yandere is best yandere.

[Lilly]

I prefer the Nice Guys, which uh backfired in Toma's route in Amnesia. Lol. I should have researched that game more! I also like the Pretty/Beautiful guys or Prince Charming types (which I think are slightly dif than nice guys), espically if they have long hair.

[purple&green2023]

Nowadays I'm into Genuine Nice guys, awkward tsun/kuuderes and non possessive love interests. Yanderes are ok as long as it does not delve into horrifying abusive territory (Hello Toma). I also like Tsunderes as long as they're not mega mega ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (belittling or insulting the MC)

In terms of routes I tend to get that I didn't mean to, pretty much the surprise yandere types.

[Sarah.sr.Robinson]

Originally posted by Green&purple2015:

Nowadays I'm into Genuine Nice guys, awkward tsun/kuuderes and non possessive love interests. Yanderes are ok as long as it does not delve into horrifying abusive territory (Hello Toma). I also like Tsunderes as long as they're not mega mega ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (belittling or insulting the MC)

In terms of routes I tend to get that I didn't mean to, pretty much the surprise yandere types.

I totally agree with your choice in guys! When playing Otome games I'm always so upset when the guys that started out nice and sweet (Toma for sure, but also Tei in Nameless), get super possesive and abusive! I just want a nice guy who has a genuine relationship with the MC!

I also really don't understand all the love for Yandere's. Being humilated and not given a choice in a relationship is super effed up in my opinion and makes me feel like the guy really doesn't care about the MC but rather just wants to control someone and she's an easy target.

On a side not though I find that I love when the guy is shy or awkward but when he warms up to the MC gets super exuberant and excited. It's always so nice to feel like you helped a guy get out of his shell like that. The Tsundere types are awesome as well, and like the example above I love to see the changes they go throught as your relationship with them progresses. One of my favourite examples of this was Kent from Amesia Memories, and in fact he was the only guy in that game that wasn't creepy as all hell/ abusive and awful (again Toma, but also Shin to an extent).

[Sunflower-Cherry]

I generally go after the tsunderes first (because I just end up liking them XD) but it often depends on the games and characters, how they're written etc. My favourite types are the cheerful idiots or cool guys. I'm hoping Kenka Bancho gets an english translation (with enough support the company said they'd consider it!) because it seems to have the exact types I like LOL //I often avoid the nice guys in otome because more often than not they end up being yandere... =_=;

[MillenniumKitten]

I like the sassy protective types ^^ usually blondes are a big favorite for me. Oh and men with red hair or glasses <3

But anyways, I remember seeing this and messaging my friend saying "I hope the one that wears the hat is sassy (Kyrie)" because he's quite adorable. I don't think he will be but I'll eventually end up playing all of the routes for at least the good endings ^^

[Jerrie`]

Tsunderes are GREAT, the funny goofball type can be good, but I'm always creeped out by the guys who are a bit too "youthful" and seem like they are middle schoolers or something, it's WEIRD. I always put them off to last or sometimes I don't even play that rout.

[Avalanche_Rick]

I'm very diverse. I wouldn't go for a shouta though. In Diabolik Lovers I like Ayato, Subaru, and Ruki. In Hakuoki I like Shinpachi (too bad he doesn't have a route). It's pretty hard for me to choose.

[13ventrm]

I'll admit, I have a soft spot for a bit of yandere, nothing too extreme though. I dig the obsessiveness, but not the character actually taking harmful action against the protagonist.

But since that sorta thing is hard to find, I tend to go for the smart, cold character type who has difficulty communicating but shows their affection in the awkward way they can and eventually warms up due to the power of lurv.

[Shinrai]

Hm, don't know if there is THE stereotype of guy for me. Sometimes i have guys in the stories where I thought at first "This one looks interesting" and then he was quite a disapointment in the end and sometimes i was quite surprised in the positive way, though i thought this maybe would be an awful gaming experience. I have no preferences in looks. What draws me to the guys in the games are the very first expressions i have in the first few dialogues where otomes show the guys at first: are they polite? Are they funny? Are they mysterious? Are they arrogant or rude? Do they look down on others? Do they have quirky/interesting characteristics? How is the atmosphere between them (friends/rivals/cold/warm). I am a very cautious observer (jobwise maybe) and decide my prefered guy after i played all routes in a game (exept the whole game story is crap - than i stop playing the game midway).

What's important for me to feel "this guy i like" is something like a small list i always have in my head (if u can follow, sorry :/ Quite difficult to explain in english): Has he a good story background where i can relate a bit? Is his background too soap opera like or to thin in atmosphere or can't i develop empathy for him this guy is a lost cause on my side. Is he respectful? Is there an equal relationship between him and the protagonist? I like funny, easy to talk to guys in otomes, but distant and cold lone wolfe types are nice as well. I like cocky prince like types, arrogant paradise birds and shotas with suprisingly mature attitude. I like tsundere, kuudere & overprotective big brother types. I like laid back guys who love to live a life with fun and have a knack for kids. And i like the gentle but awkward guy.
The background is what makes the difference for me and if i like his personality or not. Can he explain and show me why he is how is is. Is there something special about him? What are his strengths and weaknesses? And that in an interesting way. Is his personality thought out well or too sketchy executed? Can the protagonist be a good supporter for him? Could they adventure a cool journey together and solve conflicts together? Maybe grow in their feelings for one another. That's what i like in otomes if that is well executed.

Of course there are things in stories and backgrounds that put me of.
I really hate it if a guy permantely looks down on the game protagonist and tells her constantly that she is dumb, awful, boring, has to be obedient and has to be thankful that he loves her (though she rips her heart out of her chest for him). Even abuses her with drugs or does other unhealthy things. Plays with other girls and things that's totally ok for him but resent any fun and a normal life for his love. A total downer for me.
Seriously don't even like that in rl either. No guy should tell something like that to the girl he loves or even abuses her. You can discuss conflicts and problems with selfesteem issues with one another. The person you love should love you for the person you are and not force his views on you. He can tell you his opinions and have his own mind on things.
I like that in otomes, where you can open up to the guy and discuss things but use of force and dominance is something i resent in otome games in generell.
Don't get me wrong. Jealousy is ok - but in a balanced way. Obsessive love isn't my thing . Control either. But that has to do with my personal preference as a quite independent freedom loving (and older) gamer. I'm ok that other people have other opinions about that. It's a personal thing :).

Other points i don't like are if i can't understand why the guy likes/loves the protagonist (just because is no good reason for me :P).

Then i don't like to be forced by the game to break up with a guy that i'm routing for (hey i like him so i want the full happy end cheese :D). There should be the option to avoid that or to solve issues with one another to be happy afterwards (or get a believable emotional hearty end if the guy has to die or leave). Even more worse if there is a break up and the protagonist throws herself in the arms of another man one minute later.

And i don't like to be a pedobear in routes. Kids or adults that want to be and look like kids are not so my thing as well.

[Impracticalmagic]

Kent (Amnesia Memories), Axel (Ozmafia), Saitou (Hakuouki - although really, there are lots of great choices), Lance (Nameless), Rhett (Lucky Rabbit Reflex), 1931: Scherezade (probably Roland - the Professor is sweet but needed a bit more spine), Jesse (Blood Code)... and I know I've forgotten a few.



So... yeah. Smart and stand-offish, seems cold but really isn't, I guess that's my closest to a "type". Kind and genuine is good too, but preferably competent and consistent as well (Harada Sanosuke in Hakuouki was a favourite). Characters like Kyrie (Ozmafia) often have interesting stories, but I'm not a fan of characters who actively want to insult/hurt people.



I can live without the really "young" types or the really arrogant types, except where the arrogance is partly/mostly assumed and the character improves over time. I thought they went too far with Shin in Amnesia - could have been a really good route and character, and the concept made sense to me (telling somebody only what they want to hear actually isn't a kindness), but they overdid the insults.

[Lone Chesiry]

caught my eyes at first glance:
cute boys

caught me with their personality:
big brother / husband type (mature & caring) - better with dark hair

sometimes, depends on the storyline:
tsundere & quirky sadist?


some of my fave:
Kent from Amnesia: Memories
Kyrie & Caramia from Ozmafia!!
Kagura & Kagerou from Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya
Suzuya from Starry Sky in Spring
Hijikata from Hakuouki

[Anjali]

I'm always a sucker for Tsundere's but it really depends on which game.
In Starry Sky - In spring i went for the kind 'mom' figure.
In Diabolik Lovers I went for the egocentric ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Even in Dramatical Murder I went for the best friend (it's yaoi but still hahaha)
Now I'm all over Axel.. I HAVE NO CONTROL

[kerp0w]

I like the smart men! Glasses are a huge plus, but not always necessary. I tend to immediately like the dark-haired guys. It's okay if the guy is a little off-putting at first.

I'm not a big fan of the younger looking choices. I feel a little too old for them usually. I also don't usually go for the weaker, quieter types. I like a confidant man, even if he ends up being wrong or doesn't really know what he's doing. XD

Oh, the aggressive, obsessive guy can be kind of fun sometimes too!

[Daydream Reality]

I am always drawn to the sweet/innocent ones first, and then it goes "downhill" from there as in guys who don't treat me as well. xD