Lilly route is objectively the canon one

[Xdiespa]

Everyone else is filler, fan-fictiony and personal opinions.

[HG]

Lilly best girl

[Xdiespa]

It just is.

[Blazing]

You're just correct

[Prinny]

I wish I could argue against that.
But I can't. and it bothers me.

While the other girls each have their own little world, they all focus more on themselves. Not in a bad way (except Shiina and Emi... those two are either a danger to you or to themselves, often both.) Every route are well written with each their strength and weaknesses.
But Lilly's route provide much more for ALL THE CHARACTERS. It also help "you" learn about yourself which the other don't. Lilly won't push you beyond your limits but will encourage you to make an effort for your own good. She won't judge you if you can't run but will encourage you on becoming more independent.

The other will try to change you or push you too far regardless of how much they know.
There's one girl that pisses me off because she's so apathetic it makes me wonder why anyone can be attracted to her. Her route doesn't seem real even after playing it three time.
The other aren't necessarily bad, but their bad end are so gruesome it worries me. Lilly's bad end is just a normal life filled with regret... so basically normal adulthood. Just don't antagonize Hanako please, she doesn't deserve it.

That's about all I remember. I will play this again and I will go Lilly's route at least three time for sure.

[MechaDeka]

I literally don't remember a single thing about Lilly's route except she likes to have sex a lot.

[Clown Reemus]

This was the one and only visual novel I've seriously played and I can still remember the sheer tragedy, or happiness I felt at the end of Lilly's route. I wanted to check the game out to see what it could be about that others commend it so far, and it had one of the most emotional content that made me cry heavily.

It's a rather surreal story, but it does relay these feelings of several human beings in great precision.

[Kryll]

Naysayers are blind to the truth.

[Nayuta]

Lilly is love, nothing else matters.

[Something]

I thought Emi was the canon girl given as how she's the one most people happen to get when playing for the first time.

[Prinny]

if you go with the flow with a positive mind, yes, Emi would be the route you're put on.
However, if you give the story a better read and take everything into consideration, then Lilly would be the canon route.
Doctor and nurse tells you to not do strenuous sports activity, only light exercise... Emi's route is basically daredevil "leave it to luck" kind of disaster waiting to happen. Lilly's route will allow for light exercise and safely too.

[dragonadamant]

Hers was my favorite and is the only one with an epilogue, but a case could be made for Emi's since someone else pointed out that Hisao's health is much better at the end of it than on any of the other routes—someone, years ago, even made exercise charts themed about her years ago https://imgur.com/a/emi-workouts-6PsQv

[Prinny]

sprinting with arrythmia and more congenital heart disease is asking for death. period.
Hisao only survived thanks to plot armor.

I should ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ know. stop pretending EmI's daredevil attitude is better. Dude risk death for any physical light shock or emotional shock, wtf makes you think he was supposed to be fine with freaking sprinting. all that shaking is a death sentence, especially with the irregularity in which it happens.

without the heart condition and proper training? sure it would be healthier.
but with the actual premises it sure as all hell going 6 feet under. I'm tired of pretending to be nice. you're asking for a suicide, that's a felony. stop it.

[neidhard]

RIRI MY BELOVED

[Big Strap]

For how much of a stick-in-the-mud Hisao is, I think Rin neutral ending seems the most canon to me. Emi good ending is probably the "best" in terms of living a long life, but Lilly good ending is my favorite. "It's so peak," as they say.

[dragonadamant]

Originally posted by Big Strap:

For how much of a stick-in-the-mud Hisao is, I think Rin neutral ending seems the most canon to me. Emi good ending is probably the "best" in terms of living a long life, but Lilly good ending is my favorite. "It's so peak," as they say.

Rin was the one route in the game for whom I thought her neutral option was more tragic than her outright-bad option was.