togainu no chi starts off really strong, with an interesting and gritty premise that you rarely see in bl visual novels. but then the game keeps going, and i really wish it had ended after the first hour. that premise is completely butchered and just becomes an excuse to have constant rape and meaningless violence on screen. it creates a cycle of just escape, hide, fight, get an injury, escape, hide, fight that is so repetitive and mind-numbing. all the routes lack an ounce of chemistry and are incredibly boring. im well aware that theres an audience for this sort of "romance" but it was so poorly executed that even they were probably disappointed. its only saving grace is its protagonist, akira, that i wish couldve been part of a better game.