History VideoGame / Kuukiyomi

* ShoutOut: ...to ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', and maybe ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. One of the situations looks similar to ''VideoGame/TenSecondRun'', another game by the same company.
** This keeps going with the sequels. ''2'' has references to ''Manga/SazaeSan'' and ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''. In a certain situation, the Big Bro and "You" (player character) join "Ultra Trans Am Quiz" (based on Japan's ''Trans-America Ultra Quiz'', a real life quiz game show).
** ''3'' includes the short animation series ''Knyacki'' and a [[Literature/AesopsFables tortoise and hare having a race]] [[spoiler:using karts [[VideoGame/MarioKart with you behind them holding a shell]]]], and two parodies of ''VideoGame/BrainAge''.
** Virtual Youtuber [[https://youtube.com/channel/UC3iwL9Yz8LcKkJsnLPevOTQ Nora Cat]]'s has been accidentally revealed by a technical glitch once. [[https://youtu.be/DIFbgtiQnZY Her true identity]] resembles [[https://youtu.be/ZOfBmPm6CyY an ordinary man]]. 3 years later, G-Mode, a Japanese game company releases ''Kuukiyomi 3: Consider It More and More!!'' in March 2021, in which the 73rd situation/level is a moment when fictional Virtual Youtuber Z.Z. accidentally reveals her true identity as a bald middle aged man, thanks to a certain technical glitch.
** The 58th situation of ''Kuukiyomi 3: Consider It More and More!!'' resembles ''Franchise/StarWars'', and the player must increase the player character's LaserBlade's length during the battle with the Darth Vader-like villain. [[spoiler:Increasing it too much will lead to a DistantReactionShot where the laser blade impales the ceiling of the Death Star-like lair and reaches the vacuum of space.]]
** The 30th situation of ''Kuukiyomi 3: Consider It More and More!! -Father to Son-'' is based on ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'''s [[https://youtu.be/9022AvNm--g under the tree ending scene]]. But you control the strength of the wind so player protagonist's boyfriend can meet her under the tree.

* DullSurprise: Done deliberately. The player character is almost emotionless in some situations, probably because of [[SurrealHumor their unique artstyle]]. Especially the 14th situation in ''Kuukiyomi: Consider It!'', where one of the possible outcomes is the player character jumping with a flat expression when the ghost appears. There are some situations where the player character is able to express their emotions.

* DullSurprise: Done deliberately. The player character is almost emotionless in some situations, probably because of [[StylisticSuck their unique artstyle]]. Especially the 14th situation in ''Kuukiyomi: Consider It!'', where one of the possible outcomes is the player character jumping with a flat expression when the ghost appears. There are some situations where the player character is able to express their emotions.

* JapanesePoliteness: the Game. The basic concept is selecting what would be the most appropriate and polite behaviour that is fitting for the situation. You can either play the politeness straight, or act like a {{Jerkass}} for hilarity.

* ''KUUKIYOMI 3: Consider It More and More!! - Father to Son'' (''Minna de Kuukiyomi 3''), released for Switch in 2021. This game has a stronger narrative than the previous games, with most of the questions being focused around a [[DistaffCounterpart female protagonist]] as she grows up, finds work, gets a boyfriend and eventually gets married.

* ''Senkyo no Kuukiyomi'', released in 2013 and featuring election-related questions.

* ToastOfTardiness: In question 6 of ''3'' the player is running late for school with toast in her mouth, and two boys are passing through the intersection.

* ArtStyleClash: Lots of random characters with different sizes and artstyles appear in the same universe, such as: cartoonish and round-headed ones like "You", the player protagonist from the series[[note]]including the female version of "You" from the third game[[/note]], middle-aged men, [[IdolSinger B.B.]]'s dance teacher, who has FunnyAfro hair, and [[FacelessMasses "bald" bystanders]]; semi-animesque ones like "You"'s girlfriend C-Ko, IdolSinger B.B., and other female extras; fully animesque ones like a PlayboyBunny girl action figure and Z.Z. the Virtuber; oval-headed ones like the punk rock member trio, etc.; both regular animals and anthropomorphic animals; even a number of semi-realistic ones like cowboys, the [[https://imgur.com/a/pfZWXqa troubled woman from the third game]] or even a realistically scary {{Oni}} (But only his legs).

* ArtStyleClash: Lots of random characters appear in the same universe, such as: cartoonish and round-headed ones like "You", the player protagonist from the series[[note]]including the female version of "You" from the third game[[/note]], middle-aged men, [[IdolSinger B.B.]]'s dance teacher, who has FunnyAfro hair, and [[FacelessMasses "bald" bystanders]]; semi-animesque ones like "You"'s girlfriend C-Ko, IdolSinger B.B., and other female extras; fully animesque ones like a PlayboyBunny girl action figure and Z.Z. the Virtuber; oval-headed ones like the punk rock member trio, etc.; both regular animals and anthropomorphic animals; even a number of semi-realistic ones like cowboys, the [[https://imgur.com/a/pfZWXqa troubled woman from the third game]] or even a realistically scary {{Oni}} (But only his legs).

** In the 45th situation of Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More!, the player character is one of the people who are involved in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. You must cut the ribbon when the announcer says "Begin". [[spoiler:However, you have to make sure the announcer is actually saying "Begin". Because sometimes the announcer says [[RougeAnglesOfSatin "Being", "Boring" or "Benign"]] to trick the player.]]

* ''Yoshimoto no Kuukiyomi'' and ''Yoshimoto no Kuukiyomi 2'', released in 2013 and featuring questions based on entertainers from Yoshimoto Creative Agency.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The Big Bro and his sister, who are nameless and live in poverty[[note]]However, the official Kuukiyomi Twitter account says that his sister is canonically named Setsuko[[/note]]. They look exactly like Seita and Setsuko from ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies''. These two are in some situations to judge the morality of your player character.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The Big Bro and his sister, who are nameless and live in poverty. They look exactly like Seita and Setsuko from ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies''. These two are in some situations to judge the morality of your player character.

* ''KUUKIYOMI 3: Consider It More and More!! - Father to Son'' (''Minna de Kuukiyomi 3''), released for Switch in 2021. This game has a stronger narrative than the previous games, with most of the questions being focused around a female protagonist as she grows up, finds work, gets a boyfriend and eventually gets married.

* PornStash: Played with in the 81st situation of ''Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More! -New Era-''. The player controls the bassist from the punk rock band, who also takes a new part time job in the moving company. The situation takes place when there's a female worker behind him and he has to pick up either a big box of books or a small box of father's [=DVD=]s (which is implied to be this). [[spoiler:The answer? Pick up the "father's DVD" box, because there's a possibility that the box that says "father's DVD" doesn't contain porn or even [=DVD=]s. But instead, the actual porn [=DVD=]s are put into a big box that has "Books" written on it. People who own porn works never put them in a box that blatantly says "[=DVD=]s"/"porn [=CDs=]"]].

* PornStash: Played with in the 81st situation of ‘’Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More! -New Era-''. The player controls the bassist from the punk rock band, who also takes a new part time job in the moving company. The situation takes place when there's a female worker behind him and he has to pick up either a big box of books or a small box of father's [=DVD=]s (which is implied to be this). [[spoiler:The answer? Pick up the "father's DVD" box, because there's a possibility that the box that says "father's DVD" doesn't contain porn or even [=DVD=]s. But instead, the actual porn [=DVD=]s are put into a big box that has "Books" written on it. People who own porn works never put them in a box that blatantly says "[=DVD=]s"/"porn [=CDs=]"]].

* PornStash: Played with in the 81st situation of ‘’Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More! -New Era-''. The player controls the bassist from the punk rock band, who also takes a new part time job in the moving company. The situation takes place when there's a female worker behind him and he has to pick up either a big box of books or a small box of father's DVDs (which is implied to be this). [[spoiler:The answer? Pick up the "father's DVD" box, because there's a possibility that the box that says "father's DVD" doesn't contain porn or even [=DVD=]s. But instead, the actual porn [=DVD=]s are put into a big box that has "Books" written on it. People who own porn works never put them in a box that blatantly says "[=DVD=]s"/"porn [=CDs=]"]].

* GuideDangIt: The game never explains anything about specific scenarios (apart from the messages for each scenario in the chapter mode). Some of the goals are far from obvious, and you only get a rating every five questions, making it difficult to determine whether you got any particular question "correct".[[labelnote:Tips]]The ratings for every five questions from the best to worst: "Plainly"（あからさまに）, "Moderately" （ほどよく）, "Very Vaguely"（そこはかとなく）, "In Some Way Or Another" （なんとはなしに）, "Truly Mildly" （ほんとやんわりと）, and "..."[[/labelnote]]

** In the 60th situation of ''Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More! -New Era-'', Literature/SnowWhite is cursed to sleep eternally after eating a poisoned apple. The player controls Snow White to either move her head side to side or to wake up while being kissed by a prince, [[spoiler:who happens to be a thin but {{gonk}}y nerd]].

** In the 60th situation of ''Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More! -New Era-'', Literature/SnowWhite is cursed to sleep eternally after eating a poisoned apple. The player controls Snow White to either move her head side to side or to wake up while being kissed by a prince, [[spoiler:who happens to be a naked {{gonk}}y nerd]].

* StealthPrequel: [[spoiler:''Kuukiyomi 3: Consider It More and More!!'', which seems to be unrelated to previous games, turns out to take place before ''Kuukiyomi: Consider It''. [[BookEnds In the 100th situation]], the player controls the son of the player character (who has become a mother) so unknown train passengers, who happen to be a father and a daughter, can sit down together. Their son and daughter are heavily implied to be younger versions of the player protagonist and his girlfriend C-Ko (or C.C. in the global version), respectively, from the first game.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: "You"/player character's girlfriend C-Ko (or C.C. in the global version) is heavily implied to be dead, as the {{flatline}} sound appears after the screen fades into white in the 99th situation of the first game (where "You" visits C-Ko when she suffers a fatal illness in the hospital). However, in the second game, C-Ko is alive and well, implying that she survived the illness despite the flatline. This is most likely because ''Kuukiyomi'' is a lighthearted [[GagSeries comedy with a plot]] MinigameGame.

** In the 45th situation of Kuukiyomi 2: Consider It More!, the player character is one of the people who are involved in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. You must cut the ribbon when the announcer says "Begin". [[spoiler:However, you have to make sure the announcer is actually saying "Begin". Because sometimes the announcer says [[RougeAnglesOfSatin "Being" or "Benign"]] to trick the player.]]