Sensei, Let's Take a Little Break, Shall We?

I'm an otaku who's relatively fond of Noa Namashio from Blue Archive. I bought this after hearing it described as "Generic Namashio." To cut to the conclusion first: the completion level is unforgivably high for something you can get for 300 yen. It's beyond what a mere seminar otaku can handle. First, about the script. Noa's choice of topics and her characterization stick very closely to the original material, with nothing extraneous added. It's like the feeling of walking into some mysterious beef bowl place that's "basically Matsuya" and actually getting the real taste of Matsuya. This is especially true of the distance between Noa and Sensei — that subtle sense of "she doesn't seem to be into you romantically... but maybe, just maybe, she actually is a little?" It's reproduced almost perfectly. That's not an easy thing to pull off. Then there's the voice — the acting, the breathing, the vocal quality are all brought close to the real thing without feeling forced. It's practically fine to call this Noa Namashio herself. "Generic" is well said — the quality is that high. Is this seriously 300 yen? The ear-cleaning sounds felt kind of rough and a little scary to me, but that's probably just because I barely listen to ASMR normally. Since this character hasn't even gotten a costume variant, the odds of an official ASMR ever coming out are pretty slim, and I've felt sad about that cruel reality — but if works like this exist, it's really not so bad. Honestly, if the official side eventually does release "the real thing," I'll get to enjoy two versions that pretty much match my own mental image — this one and the official one. That's downright decadent. And this decadence costs 300 yen. Cheap, really. I was born in a good era. If I get the chance, I'd love to pick up other works from this circle too. Thank you. I'll be listening every night.

Natsukon-san's new work this time is a derivative piece based on that title that's been all over SNS lately! Actually, there's a past work featuring a rather rogue school president too, so this is technically a "derivative work after a while." Since Natsukon-san basically makes yuri works, this might be the first piece where the listener's gender becomes neutral, depending on who's listening? Just like the previous work, my Schale has a female Sensei, so I'm listening to this one too as a yuri healing work. Now, as for the appeal of this particular work — it's surely the fact that you get to be relaxed by healing sounds delivered by a student you're personally attached to. First, about the healing sounds: as stated in the description, there are three — "shoulder massage," "ear cleaning," and "shampoo." All the classics are covered, making it a very easy-to-use work. Personally, I felt it might have been easier to fall asleep if the shoulder-patting sound had been a bit louder — though that's just personal preference. Also, since she talks to you quite a lot during the treatment, I think it's an even more accessible work for those seeking relaxation through voice. And then, of course, there's the point that it's a student you're attached to who's giving you the treatment. Natsukon-san's derivative works show a careful understanding of the characters, so you can listen while thinking "yeah, she'd probably talk and act just like this." Also, the conversation naturally spreads not just to the accountant student we're close with, but to other students as well, which makes it fun to listen to. I've gone on for quite a while, but the work turned out really well and was very relaxing. I first got to know Noa Hakogawa through Natsukon-san's lesbian-only fuzoku (adult service) work, so I was quite happy to get to hear this Noa-on-Noa combination from Natsukon-san this time! I bought it the instant I spotted it as a new release in the midnight update. If you like that "she sees through everything" vibe Noa has, please give the sample a listen and consider buying it!

A derivative ASMR work where you get healed by the secretary of a certain student council at a certain school in a certain archive. This circle really went for the voice actress's name pun there... I do like that kind of thing. Setting all that aside for now, the content itself is a pretty orthodox ASMR. The sound quality is good, and there's quite a lot of volume for the price. But this is a derivative work. And it's packed with references to the original material even beyond the sheer volume of the ASMR itself! Given her character, it was expected that there'd be a lot of lines mentioning the accountant girl, but there were more lines than I expected about the various clubs at the same school too. That was a pleasant surprise. Toward Sensei as well, she's a bit mischievous — it properly captures the trait of "having a habit of teasing whoever she's fond of." After the break, when she says something like "Well then, let's get back to work" while giving your backside a light smack, that matched my own mental image of her too. Hiiin... forgive me... As mentioned above, the fidelity to the source material is fairly high, so if you're playing the original game — or better yet, have also watched "Your Time" — I think you'll enjoy this quite a lot. She keeps talking to you pretty much the whole time during the massage and ear cleaning too, so opinions on that might be split...? Personally I'm the type of Sensei who likes that, so it was really great for me.