Hana Awase (華アワセ) is a series of otome visual novels based on the traditional Japanese hanafuda card game. The first game, Hana Awase: Mizuchi-hen was originally released in Japan on December 5, 2012. The official international version of the game was released on October 26, 2023 as Hana Awase: New Moon.
Mikoto is just an average first year high school student with an interest in hanafuda until a chance encounter with some mysterious boys gains her entry to the prestigious Kasen National Academy.
Hana Awase provides examples of the following tropes:
- Academy of Adventure
- All Men Are Perverts
- Alpha Bitch: Mizuchi's cousin Aoi
- Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me:
- Beautiful Dreamer: Even resident jerkass Kakurenai can be a good boy when he's asleep.
- Bishonen: Himeutsugi the princess resents not being "seen as a man" by the protaganist.
- Bitch Slap: Aoi slaps Mikoto after her ego took a beating. Mikoto of course turns the other cheek By saving her from being executed after being possessed.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Mikoto is completely oblivious to Shou's true feelings toward her.
- Chick Magnet: All four of the main boys have their very own minamo who swoon over them.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best
- Dude, She's Like in a Coma:
- He-Man Woman Hater
- Hereditary Curse: The Mizuchi family suffers from a curse that was sealed away by the royal family with the moon.
- Human Sacrifice: Mizuchi's grandfather sacrificed his weaker family members to Coin so Mizuchi could have a full moon
- I Have You Now, My Pretty: Mikoto is forced to live out the rest of her days in a comatose state as Himeutsugi's beloved doll
- Instant Fan Club: Himeutsugi's Team Moonlight make him five course meals of imported French cuisine and clean his room on the daily.
- Lecherous Licking
- Meta Guy: Awahana.Awahana: All those pheromones will only make the men go wild. You should save before you lose your qualifications to become the Senki.
Mikoto: Save? How do I do that?
Awahana: How should I know? Figure it out yourself. - Near-Rape Experience
- Oblivious to Love: Mikoto
- Older Than They Look
- Onee-sama: Momotose, who seemingly lives to dote on Mikoto
- Perverted Sniffing
- Power-Strain Blackout: Mikoto is prone to overexerting herself with hana awase and often faints
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: The obligatory childhood friends Shou and Ai.
- Shrinking Violet
- Smells Sexy: Apparently Mikoto has some crazy pheromones that drive all the boys crazy.
- Sweet Tooth: Iroha despite his cold exterior
- The Casanova: Karakurenai
- The Clan: The Mizuchi family is a powerful one with a rigid ruleset.
- The Power of Love
- The Spock: Iroha
- The Stoic: Mizuchi seemingly
- Undressing the Unconscious
- Virgin Power: Minamo lose their power if they lose their virginity.
- Virgin Tension
- Wide-Eyed Idealist: Mikoto is always willing to make amends and forgive those who wronged her. This sometimes leads to her death in the bad endings... or worse.
