Otomania Reviews

This game would be great if it weren’t for the fact that all the choices cost money to make. Sure you can play for free by just not doing anything fun or experiencing the full story. But if you want to actually participate in the story and romance the characters, you have to spend money on it. Up to $5 or even $10 per choice which is definitely not worth the few extra lines they give you. Also I can see the devs replying to other reviews of people with other issues like a glitch deleting their chapter tickets but just blatantly ignoring the many people in agreement with my point of view. So it is clear to me that they have no intention of fixing this issue and even though the stories are great and have lots of potential to bring in many customers, I can’t help but feel that because of the high cost to enjoy and blatant refusal to reply to reviews who agree with me, that the main goal and reason for the apps creation is to get in your pockets to line their own, then drop the game completely when their satisfied.

The application itself can be very frustrating when it comes to getting rewards needed to even progress in the stories how you want. It is normal for these apps to have systems like that, but this one uses a survey service for you to earn points. They don’t use ads which would be far better and less of a hassle. The biggest issue with the survey service is that you don’t even get your points most of the time. You get kicked out of surveys without reward should your answer not be what the specific creator wants. It’s unfair and frustrating. Some can take a lot of time and you don’t even get anything for it. The number of available points between surveys also wavers, and it isn’t based on how long it takes. Not only this, but the points don’t directly transfer. You have to use the points to buy the game currency rather than receiving that number of currency. This means the rate at which you even get enough gems to proceed is extremely low and it makes it hard to want to continue. I’m willing to recommend people to this for the stories, but no one is going to want to keep Otomania with such frustrations as this. I hope something will be fixed because I genuinely think I could enjoy it otherwise.

So if I had to rate just the stories it would be a 4-5. There are so many to choose from and I really enjoy the. But because of how Otomania is setup, it take to long and is way to expensive for my taste. I have know problem paying for a good story. That being said you read each chapter separately in sing tickets to unlock. Tickets are refilled every 2.5 hour or available to buy for 5@$2 . The story offers choices which changes the ending you got. But you have to use gems that cost money to get more of. There are a few free options like completing tasks (which can be slow to finish if you to want to pay) you could do surveys but that’s not a good option. The surveys available don’t give you anything if you waste the time to go through the qualifying questions and they don’t want you for the survey. I tried over 40 and wasted over 5 hours trying for free gems to only finish 1 survey and get enough for 5 free gems. Waste of time and no worth the effort for nothing. I really wanted to like Otomania. And I like the stories, but honestly because of all that I’m not ok spending money in Otomania and so I can’t really enjoy it.

There seems to be a glitch. There's supposed to be a way to earn points, however, that button/function is completely greyed out and attempting to tap it brings you back to the home screen which is frustrating. It leaves users with no option to earn free in-game currency and forces them to take the paid route... which is already heavily relied upon and quite pricey on top of that. If they could fix this issue it would be a lot better!

The stories and content are both interesting and entertaining, but I'd like if the MC could be less dependent on the male leads and more strong-willed. A lot of the time she appears to be helpless and have no clue what's going on. Additionally, there aren't a lot of choices to make when you're meant to pick a response/answer while playing, and choosing the "correct" response will cost you.

If the points/response system could be changed this would make playing so much more fun!

dearest creator, i love your game! but.. i do have a complaint... the problem is,, when i choose an answer, sometimes it glitches and chooses the other answer right in the middle of me reading the answer i chose?? this is definitely a glitch/bug, and NEEDS to be fixed AS SOON as possible, please! other than that though, i love your game and there are great stories, characters, and art. i would like if it was easier to get gems but that’s not that bad so i don’t really mind. but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix the bug i stated above, for it is very annoying when i pick an answer and then suddenly i picked the other answer (example: i had said to “follow them” in one of your stories, but then suddenly my answer changed to “go back home” when i was in the middle of the first answer, please fix this)

I’ve been playing this fire a while and it’s safe to say I’m addicted lol but lately I’ve been playing it a lot less. There’s so many bugs, lately the most recent story I’ve been reading won’t open, it just freezes at 0% loaded. The other stories work fine but it randomly decided to freeze on the story you happen to be reading now. Also the Earn Points button is no longer clickable. Still shows the button but you’re not able to press it and without that, or paying for them, it takes a ridiculous amount of time to accrued enough gems to be able to choose one option.

Used to love this game, but they’ve made it impossible to earn enough gems at a fare enough pace to even enjoy playing the game. It’s disappointing

The stories I read were great, I loved the pretty fast paced, well told stories and pretty awesome character designs, I have some issues being, The dreaded gem system. I get the developers need to make money but with the gem system it makes it hard to want to keep reading.

And yes they have a point system and yet it is unreasonable how 12 points only give you 1 gem. And most of the good decisions are worth 24 gems. Honestly if I’d known about the Gem system I wouldn’t have downloaded. I’ve been down this rabbit hole before and I wish I didn’t fall back down it but anyway, that’s my only complaint, I’m a patient person so I’ll just wait until I finish the story I’m hooked on before I delete. If it wasn’t for that awful gem system i definitely would’ve given it a 5 star rating.

So I’ve been playing this game for two years or so and when I first started playing I COULDN'T STOP. Like this was my absolute favorite game ever. All the characters designs, the plot, everything.

But then about a year ago, it just got… more boring. Like they started making a million sequels for things that didn’t need it and it was odd. And then all the non sequels that came out just weren’t as fun as the old ones. They all just feel meh. I found myself just rereading all the old ones. There was just something so magical about them.

So if I could give some advice for the people who make them, I would say try to make the stories more different. I think there should be more “slice of life” stories. All of the newer ones are fantasy, which isn’t bad but it would be nice to have some variety. It would also be nice if we had more stories with a strong female lead. It’s annoying when every story it’s about a “weak woman” getting saved from the “big strong men”.

Overall though this game is wonderful and I would 100% recommend it.

The stories are all well written and the character art is really nice, but I feel Otomania itself and currency system can use a little work to make the game overall more enjoyable. The ticket reload would be better if it maxed at at least 3 tickets rather than stopping at 2 so longer breaks can be taken between playing. Also the only ad-for-currency system the game currently has is hidden within playing the stories so perhaps you can move it to a more easily accessible area like top of the home screen? In the future also expanding the ad system so more points can be earned daily or adding a secondary daily mission system for gems would be really nice. Other than that really enjoying playing the game!! :)

If you buy the gems and tickets each story comes out to $40, Assuming you choose all the premium options and it’s for only one playthrough. You would have to purchase more for additional playthroughs and that is where my biggest gripe is. I really like the story and but when I am buying gem and ticket having to pay more to play the story again. I feel really dissatisfied. What I wish is for the ability to unlock the entire story with 15 tickets which also gives me unlimited replay ability. Gems prices are a little pricey, but since their optional, I don’t have as much of an issue. Is their a way to keep the tickets you buy and the tickets from the timer separate with an option to choose which ticket to use on the stories? It makes me dissatisfied knowing that if I buy the 150 tickets, I’ll stop getting tickets from the timer.

While I like the stories and the art is pretty amazing, the system to gain gems and coins is pretty stacked against the player. You basically have to pay money just to be able to finish the story in less than a year. I get needing to make money for artists, developers, etc, but a single choice shouldn’t essentially cost the player $3. Especially if you enjoy banter with other characters outside of your “main choice”. The story I just read was about 3 choices to be made per chapter and with 15 chapters that’s some serious money. I like this kind of format, as I like to be able to control some of the story, but the choices are too pricey. I’d almost rather there be a monthly subscription to be able to play through one free story a month, xXx number of gems, or something. I can get a manga for $10. Not as satisfying, but better than $30 for a single story on here.

I love the stories on here but can we get some stories where the reader isn’t dependent on the male character in the story. I’m reading a story where she runs a detective agency but she doesn’t actually run the agency. The magical stories also suffers where if the reader has powers but it always ends up being in service to the others but doesn’t ever have any powers that are actionable where she can use it against a bad guy. Can we get some stories were the reader is less dependent on male characters. The reader is never really strong and confident in herself. Some stories give the illusion of having toughness to them but not really. We should have more stories were the reader and male characters complement each other, not make the reader dependent on the three male characters.

so far i’ve been able to finish three stories altogether, but Otomania is pretty nice. there are a lot of stories but not a lot of genres for the stories, and you get to choose two choices for a story when you first start playing. there are literally no ads whatsoever with my experience so i didn’t have to be annoyed as much. it was pretty nice to play, but i do have a few complaints.

1. gems. like other similar apps, you need gems (or something alike) to get certain options to unlock certain characters actions of somewhat. the only way you can GET gems is by either buying them, getting points you have to turn on a tracker for, or completing monthly achievements that are mainly about the stories. as i mentioned mentioned before there are NO ads, under any circumstances. usually you get the ability to watch ads for free diamonds or something, but here you don’t. it’s either you pay, earn points, or complete achievements.

2. tickets. you only get three tickets to continue stories, except one you’re out it takes 2 HOURS FOR A SINGLE TICKET. sometimes you can get more, but that’s only if you complete daily achievements. i think that needs to be fixed. sure, i was able to complete three stories within the span of a week but it took a little too long for atleast one ticket and i usually waited till i had all three.

overall it’s a nice app, but with the way it’s dealt with how you can play the stories in general needs to be fixed.

Okay so I’d like to point out the gems first I had 30 and it went straight to 17 it really disappointed me I like playing it just the trouble is the gems going down. It’s really disappointing. I’m sorry for my rudeness but it’s true it’s a fun game to play but gems going down isn’t really fun can you fix that please? So I just played it again and for some other reason it’s still doing the same thing again? I was wondering how can it get to 3-1 so fast I played one game and it made me have 1 ticket left and my gems keep going down… SOMEONE HELPP I don’t wanna sound like a Karen but the same thing is happening all over again.. again and again and again this is I LOVE TO PLAY but it’s the glitch that’s happening…

The characters: great!
The stories: fun!
The currency system: needs improvement…as a new player, I have no idea how to get points or ruby’s without paying ( other than the daily log in gift, which don’t give you very much..) I’m fine that you have to pay, but maybe allow players to get 10 or 20 ruby's when watching an ad or as a free weekly gift? Also, can someone please explain how to get points? I’m struggling to get enough ruby’s to do the premium choices. Speaking of which, I’m not a big fan of having to use ruby’s to select certain choices. Personally, I think ruby’s should just be for something else rather than choices. But other than this, it’s a good game, and I do want to play it more

So I actually lve Otomania. The guys are handsome( my favorite is the servants of the night stories. The stories themselves are engaging. I’m a busy person, so the time waiting doesnt really bother me The ONLY problem I’m giving this a 4 is because of the stupid currency system. Let’s get real. We all have our lives. But the problem with this is that you either at, or not. I refuse to pay, paying for something like this in my opinions foolish. Well, my only chances are either points or achievements. The points…. I dont know hw that works but from the reviews I gather you have to have a tracking system. That is something i definiately said no to in every app I download. So that is out of option. That leaves me the achievements. The achievements themselves are…. Okay. But I really wish they can break down them. Like 20 chapters for 10 jewels, or at least jewels like 1 jewel per every chapter we read. Also, it should have a ads currency thing, like 10 jewels for 2 ads per day or something like that. I mainly do these stories for looking at the graphics, which are beautiful. This is why I am still here. But can someone please do something about the points/jewels? That and then id give it a 5 star. The free jewels need more options, that’s it. Overall, its a pretty good app. Just those minor fixes is all what I am asking for.

I have loved this game since it first came out. It had all individual stories you had to go find and download. But even after all that trouble I still loved the stories full heartedly and now it’s all of them in one! I am so happy that they got the chance to do this. And I’m so happy so many people that also enjoy these stories are helping keep this am afloat. This is an amazing game with multiple different stories choices and experiences that you will have to find for yourself. And trust me these stories are worth the wait for the tickets. But I’d still like it to be a little less time for the wait. But that’s just me being addicted to the game and wanting more lol

I like Otomania it has so many good characters and story lines but to help out, save yourself or anther character, be helped up to your feet , be helpful and fight are diamond choices. It’s honestly annoying and I hope there’s an upcoming update soon since a boyfriend game like this should have many choices instead of most of the smart choices having to paid for is stopping the experience. I had finished all the achievements and have nothing to rely on for diamonds since they removed that one jackpot for coins game now I have to wait 4 hours to receive 30 points which gets me no where and the diamond choices are expensive for stupid reasons they need to bring back the jackpot for coins game 😐.

Um bisexual and usually I prefer girls but the butlers in this app just leave me devastated. I personally think you should make a live story about women though for lesbians and bisexual people or make another game for ur. Could you make a second version of My Charming Butlers? And also Loyalty For love and more stories about butlers. I love this game so much and I love anime and this game is a simulation of my perfect life. Thus game helps me escape when I’m sad or it really helps when your bored. I just love it so much and how it’s kid appropriate because I’m on the younger side. I’m always simping for the guys with grayish dark blue hair like Stefan and Siege. I can’t help but continue the stories in my head when I finish one! I just wanted to write this review and will probably add in to it later. I love this game so much and the creators knew what they were doing when they made it

So I really like all of the stories I’ve read. I think the characters are all interesting and it’s even hard to choose between them sometimes. The ruby options are mostly worth it, particularly later in the chapters. If you’re patient, you can wait it out and earn rubies by watching ads. My biggest complaint is that sometimes the game forgets that you’ve already paid for a scene with rubies and despite contacting customer service twice with the email they’ve posted here, I have gotten no response and they haven’t fixed my account. As long as you accept that the ruby paid scenes may or may not be permanent, it’s pretty great!

Update: Fixed after 2 weeks. Not sure if it was done directly or a bug was fixed.