>>536051504
it feels so weird, early on in the post launch fandom, it seemed the twins were right behind Eitaku in the popularity rankings, and now shelves are full of untouched merch of them,

I guess that's what not having a route does to them, they're fotm at the moment until dlc comes in. Maybe it's the fan base finishing up the game and seeing how little relevance they have outside of Kako-G, and moving on.

If that were the case, that doesn't explain how the Darumi fandom and merch sales are still going strong despite debatably being even less relevant them, and having much less screen time. Although she does have two actual routes, and in one of them is in a polycule with Yugamu, the third most popular character. So maybe that explains it.

As a Darumi fan, it seems nice to know she has a shot at beating the twins in the popularity poll and getting 4th place.

>>536053140
okay, so what the hell is up with the old dude, I think he only shows up in Retsnom. A part of me thinks he only shows up in Retsnom because it' one of the few timelines/routes atm where Darumi is in. He knew Darumi was the perfect host in advance and even if Darumi didn't knock Takumi out to the take the fall, he still would've forcibly put it inside her. I wonder if he's still in his cave in KG, SF, Comedy, Slasher, and Mystery, Route 0, and Hiruko just bothered never checking for him in those specific timelines.

I'm also starting to wonder if he's secretly a god, or a retsnom in disguise and wants to see the planet fucked or taken over.