Love follows closely

"Love Follows" is a 2009 Nintendo DS romance simulation game that continues to depict daily interactions with lovers even after a successful confession.

Meeting and confessing

Players move to Towano City and meet three girls through studying, clubs, working as a library committee member, or part-time jobs. During the friend stage, you need to schedule schedules and respond to conversations; you must accept a confession within 100 days to enter the romantic phase; If the deadline passes and the confession is not reached, the process will end.

Three girls

Aika Takamine is a tennis teammate in the same grade, excelling academically and athletically, but this makes her somewhat distant from others. Rinko Kobayakawa is a junior who is also a library committee member, enjoys reading and music, and often spends time alone. Nene Anezaki is a senior student and a senior when she worked part-time at the family restaurant. Because she is mature and reliable, she is often overrelied upon.

After starting a relationship

During the couple phase, you can make phone calls, arrange a date location, and interact via touch screen during the date. Conversations and emails affect girls' later outfits, hairstyles, and behavior. "Loveplus Mode" offers instant messaging as well as communication functions such as alarm clocks and timers.

Real time and skip mode

The real-time clock keeps the game's moments and seasons real, with costumes, scenery, and events changing accordingly. Skip mode allows players to progress at their own pace, but activities that partially depend on specific dates do not occur. You can switch between two modes, and DS communication lets different players' lovers talk to each other.

2009 DS: Action and acting production

The character performances are performed by handcrafting about 600 different moves. After adding voice acting, the team readjusted the performance to match the sounds; Later, new technologies led to reproduction.

2009 DS: Recording of the Name

Player name calls are based on actor records, with nearly 1,500 surnames and given names combined. Each actor was scheduled for four hours per scene, with recording lasting at least ten days.

The choice between DS touch and archiving

Akari Uchida considered the reactions of touching characters in the DS port of "Girl's Side" as the starting point of the project, believing that the feeling of direct touch and moving pointers is different. The team also insisted on keeping three save slots for the three female leads, accepting the corresponding capacity costs.

Added the Couple Phase skip mode

The lovers' phase initially only considered real-time mode. To meet the need for concentrated play after purchase, the team will also add skipped modes to this phase.

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Related entries

• Characters:Aihua on the high ridge (love follows)
• Characters:Rinko Kobayakawa (Love Follows)
• Characters:Nene Anezaki (Love Follows)
• Game System:Real-time clock and skip mode (Love Accompanies)
• Development and Release:KONAMI Digital Entertainment

References

• Bangumi work entry: LovePlus
• Bangumi Copyright Notice
• KONAMI: Love Accompanies Game Introduction
• KONAMI: Basic information about Love Follows
• 4Gamer/Mafia Kajita: Akari Uchida and Akihiro Ishihara talk about Ai Hara DS

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Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.