What even is Twisted Wonderland? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! Many fans have argued about whether Twisted Wonderland is an otome game or not. One of the most common jokes within the fandom is that the characters will flirt with the protagonist even though it isn't an otome game. You can get small, usually overlooked voice lines implying that the characters like the MC romantically. These voice lines can be unlocked by getting new cards, raising your friendship rank with the characters, leveling the cards, through certain events, and even by setting the characters on your home screen. This is most common with characters like Malleus, Lilia, and even Rook. However, you can't date any of them. This is what separates it from being an otome game. Even if there are a lot of pretty boys who all like the main character, it isn't an otome game if you can't date them. Otome games became so heavily associated with romance that games without romance are now called joseimuke games. These games are very similar to otome games, but without the romance. They're still targeted towards women, and many of them still have fan service in some way. But there isn't a way to romance any of the characters. Joseimuke is also a much broader term that includes all games targeted towards women; including rhythm, gacha, and combat games. All of which describes Twisted Wonderland. If the option to romance the characters of Twisted Wonderland was added, then it would be an otome game. But for now, it's just a joseimuke. And I personally think it's perfectly fine the way it is. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!