I thought I would do a little review covering both parts.

I definitely recommend this, especially for fans of The Fruit of Grisaia. It has all the characters from the VN's, the artwork is beautiful and it is hilarious.
I'm glad Michiru got her own story. I like her a lot more now.

tl;dr: 8/10 - Game is great but ridiculously overpriced (more than 2x as much as the original) and the Sekai Project translation is horrible. Don't buy it.


The dialogue was also full of typos and mistakes, many of which I've screenshotted and uploaded to Steam mainly out of OCD. You can have a look, but they're not the kind of funny typos you can laugh at, they're just wrong. Actually, this one was kind of funny, but charging $40 for a translation that is barely passable and clearly hasn't even been proofread is a little steep, don't you think?

This brings me to my next two points. Firstly, screenshots.

Sekai Project knew from the get-go that this was going to be a Steam release. The game was obviously reverse-engineered to translate the dialogue, and they even went through the trouble of adding their splash to the welcome screen and their name in the credits - there was even a typo in the credits, by the way - yet no effort was made to change the game shortcuts so that they don't overlap with the default Steam shortcuts. The screenshot key is the same as the minimize button, which would normally only amount a mild annoyance, but the problems don't end there. After taking a screenshot and maximizing your game again (only at this point will the screenshot be taken), every successive keypress of any key will take another screenshot. Even the media keys and every notch of my K70's volume wheel. Also, the Steam overlay is laggy, unresponsive, bugged and overall, simply unusable. I haven't heard complaints about this elsewhere, so I'm not counting out the fact that it may just be me, but it's true of both games. Again, at a $40 price point, I was really hoping for a functional game.

The other thing I wanted to elaborate on was the price tag, which I really haven't mentioned enough.

This download copy of the game costs $40 in total, and you're paying for a bugged and badly translated visual novel, and a couple of dollars worth of trading cards, if you really want to go there. On the other hand, I've seen physical copies of the game on sale in stores for as little as ¥1700 - $14. This is, of course, likely to be above the actual production cost and Frontwing's profit margin because the retailer needs some pocket money too. When presented with this information, you really have to ask yourself if you're happy to pay what could easily be three times the original price, of which only a fraction would go to the actual producer, for this abomination of a translation? I really want to know Sekai Project's justification for marketing this title at such a ridiculous price, and why they think they're entitled to so much.

Of course, if you don't speak Japanese and would like to play the game, this is probably your only option, unfortunately. However, there is a silver lining. Koestl, the man behind the impeccable once-fan-translation of The Fruit of Grisaia for TLWiki (now officially licensed to Sekai Project), has admitted that "there are issues" and said "the hope is that [he] will be able to go back and fix it up for them later", quoting his words directly. In my mind, he's honestly Sekai Project's saving grace, and the only reason I hesitate to dump their releases altogether and read the novels in glorious nihongo. That being said, he's currently working on translating the other two installments of the Grisaia trilogy, and I doubt TLCing this game is very high up on his list of priorities.

If he ever gets around to it, I'd gladly recommend this game to anyone who's looking for another great VN starring the Grisaia cast we all know and love. As it stands, however, I urge you to hold off for now. Sekai Project has shown with their World End Economica release that they are willing to receive feedback and actually take action - something which cannot be said about most publishers nowadays. The original release was of poor quality, which I discussed in-depth in its own review, but the game has allegedly been TLCed and edited, though I've yet to confirm. Hopefully something similar will happen with Idol Magical Girl Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru. Until then, though, I really don't recommend purchasing this title.

Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru part 2 the continuation of Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru part 1 a spinoff of "Fruit of Grisaia" containing 13 episodes developed by Front Wing, picking things off with episode 8 in part 2.

It starts with the protagonist Michuru and the kazami silblings together in a hospital room which has a gloomy astmosphere, hinting somthing bad is going to happen but it turns out to be just rain.
Which i personally find it funny because and really loved its unique approach with humour.

I really like the way they managed to set a serious atmosphere around the characthers and just when the reader gets serious or worried for them the reader gets crushed because it is a joke, and this is a very unique style ofhumour that not many visual novels out there can pull off.

Whatever you have experienced in Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru Part 1 you will experience the same elements of Part 1 with the charming sense of playfulness in the art style and jokes used. Resulting in an enjoyable read from start to finish.
Not to mention that the UI (user interface) is really colourfull and very pleasing to look at awhile ago while doing some settings i found myself staring at the UI for 10 minute just admiring it.

People who are planning to get this i highly suggest you to get part 1 and complete it first because this visual novel is a kinetic novel, which means it follows a storyline "flowpath" something like a book with chapters where you have to start from the front and end at the back.

Part 1 store page click here

A whacky spin-off story where Michiru and Kazuki are magical girls and must save the world.... Part 2!

With the story now complete, I guess I will say that this is typical of the Grisaia spin-offs that I have seen so far. Namely that this is a mostly silly storyline that is a nice little treat for people who liked the main games. Also that basically if you simply want to spend more time with the same characters, then this pretty much lets you do that. I can't say that these games are as good as the main games of the Grisaia series, but it is still fun in its own way.

With that said, this story is not all that long, so getting this during a sale is probably best.

Hooray.

(And yes, I still think that stuff involving Yumiko and ice cream is just... weird.)

In comparision to the 1st part, 2nd part of Chiru Chiru Michiru is way way better.

There is action! The story finally doesn't focus on ridiculous and negligible events. The number of low quality jokes decreased drastically. And the main protagonist, even though she is still a dumb girl, stopped being so horribly annoying!
The story was going on pretty well and at some point I was sure I would write a positive review. Actually I enjoyed it.

Oh my dear Kami-sama, but why the ending.
I am not going to write here spoilers, but honestly, after the climax the creators should stop. If you close the game at this point you wil save yourself from wtf dsappointment, Up to the point the story was pretty cool, but the ending destroyed all my positive feelings towards this game.
Dear creators, were you high or what when you were writing the last part of the script?

Heh.

The art is as beautiful and colourful as last time, with some nice art stills for key moments, but unfortunately there are less little chibi animated moments than were in the first part. The music, both vocal and instrumental, is memorable and serves to help set up the atmosphere well and when combined with the voice acting the story moments become much easier to invest in. Again it's a shame there weren't any dialogue trees to partake in as it would have livened it up a little more. Without much interaction, and a short play time of about twenty minutes per chapter minus the fart chapter, it comes in at about an hour and forty five minutes, not exactly a good gameplay to cost ratio.

Review of Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1

Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 is a continuation of the previous novel, which has a bit more serious tone and turn of events. Still full of humour seen in Part 1 and overall ends the story nicely. Just as good, if not even better than Part 1 since the story gets quite more interesting here. Overall a great ending entry.

I'll go ahead and review Part 1 and Part 2 together as they're one complete cohesive story.

Frontwing is well known for their popular VN series named Grisaia. This is a spin off game that uses the characters from the Grisaia series but puts them in a completely alternate world. The VN is laid out in an Anime style format with 13 Episodes complete with Intros, Outros and recaps at the beginning of most of the episodes. I liked this format very much and it allowed me to easily identify convenient stopping points for taking breaks or stopping reading for the night.

The characters are all quite unique and they all bring something different to the table. I haven't played the Grisaia games yet because they're quite expensive, but if these personalities carry over than I already know I'll enjoy the series.

I'd have to say the story was about 60% humor, 35% serious and 5% fanservice. It was very mild in terms of lewdness but there were a few good inuendos mixed in there. I won't go into detail about the story because well, I don't have any interest in possibly spoiling anything. But it was decently entertaining.

The visuals are pretty solid. I saved screenshots of most of the CGs for use as desktop backgrounds because they were pretty good.

Overall I'd say the two games are a solid 7/10. Not a "must buy", but certainly worth the money for VN fans.

Anime

My full review can be found here: http://www.the-backlog.net/idol-magical-girl-chiru-chiru-michiru-part-2-review/

Disclaimer: I was provided a copy for review by the publisher.

Following the events of Part 1, a dangerous threat has appeared for Michiru and Kazuki! What could it be? Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 takes on a generally more serious tone in comparison to Part 1. Don't worry - there's still plenty of laughs to be had within! The final 6 episodes sees the story wrap up nicely, though I was left curious about a few points that I'm guessing might be more explained in the main Grisaia series (I haven't played it yet).

I wouldn't suggest playing Part 2 without having done Part 1 first, but I do recommend Part 2 if you've played Part 1. You'll end up extremely confused otherwise as there are no introductions to the characters and you're just thrown in. I know this is pretty much a given, but I wanted to put it out there in case. They are a bit expensive on their own though, so you may be better off trying to get them on a sale.