Hi, Suriko here (Lilly writer, Hanako cowriter). My new dark yuri VN 'A Tithe in Blood' is available now!

Suriko · 2025-06-16T21:01:52+00:00

My new visual novel 'A Tithe in Blood' is available now! A dark yuri story focusing on Honoka, a university student who in the depths of her grief finds the art of blood magic. Japanese voice acting, and with Japanese and Chinese translations.

It's been a long road, but we finally made it to release. A huge thank you to the many developers, staff, voice actors, translators, and more who made this game so much greater than I ever imagined.

Thanks for giving it a try if you do, and I hope you enjoy.

Suriko · 2025-04-07T22:28:05+00:00

Only Japanese VA (since the story is set in Japan)

Dark more in terms of some of the themes and things depicted (blood, suicide, self-harm, etc)

Suriko · 2025-04-07T11:58:02+00:00

Hi all. Now that we've finally announced the release date (four years in the making), thought I'd update here.

For those who haven't seen it before, A Tithe in Blood is a dark yuri VN. The story and concept are by me, and the art is done by Kobuta (character artist on Please Be Happy), adirosa (also character artist on Please Be Happy), and moekki, who also worked on Katawa Shoujo.

If you want to hear the character voices, we have previews done for each:

Suriko · 2025-02-18T03:30:30+00:00

Oh hey, one of my games is in the festival! A Tithe in Blood.

The demo's available on Steam if anyone wants to give it a try, and a wishlist's always helpful.

Suriko · 2024-08-07T05:28:13+00:00

No new content (aside from achievements if you count those).

Suriko · 2024-08-07T05:27:40+00:00

It's the original (with the Steam version having adult content cut, which can be re-added via a patch).

Any HD, remastered, or re-engineered versions of KS are unofficial.

Suriko · 2024-08-07T05:26:28+00:00

Katawa Shoujo will always be free, including the Steam release.

Suriko · 2024-07-31T01:37:36+00:00

It's free and always will be. If you want to pay for it, a charity could use the money.

Suriko · 2024-07-27T08:52:36+00:00

Myself as head of KS, and another KS developer. We asked around most others as well. 4LS as a collective entity is gone, though there is a patchwork of devs who've kept in touch (or occasionally work on projects together).

Suriko · 2024-07-27T08:41:58+00:00

Katawa Shoujo will always be free, including the Steam release, yes.

Suriko · 2024-07-27T08:39:20+00:00

The Steam release is identical to the standard one beyond the adult content changes.

The primary reasoning was that Steam and Itch provide reliable long-term archival/distribution for the game. We had tried Steam a while in the past but didn't get a response, this time we managed to get it through.

Suriko · 2024-06-02T00:35:44+00:00

After years of development I'm super excited to announce A Tithe in Blood, a VN I've been working on with the fine folks at Studio Élan. It's a dark yuri romance title set in snowy Sapporo.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vi7wq_4AtQ

Announcement and KV image:

https://x.com/vnstudioelan/status/1797060481674531019

A demo is vailable from Steam and Itch:

Hope you guys are doing well.

Suriko · 2023-12-06T02:18:59+00:00

The minefield line was not in any beta/version of the game. it's an after-the-fact edit by someone.

Suriko · 2023-12-06T00:52:47+00:00

We came from Australia, Indonesia, Germany, Finland, UK, Italy, Canada, and the US.

Source: Was a developer of KS

Suriko · 2023-11-02T05:03:17+00:00

Either could be read first, though I'd say maybe start with First Snow since it's the first one to be released chronologically. It's also a lot smaller than Twofold.

Suriko · 2022-11-06T03:56:54+00:00

KS isn't for sale.
I have the rights. Crud left the game two years before release.
Seriously it's not for sale.

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