TAISHO x ALICE episode 1
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episodeI) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming!
The game is fully voiced in Japanese (excluding the main character).
As you progress through the story, you will be asked to make choices at key points that will lead you to different endings. You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his “happily ever after”!
At the end of the prologue, you will choose your prince and enter the Looking-Glass World. Each love interest has his own standalone story set in an alternate universe where the relationships between the characters will vary.
*Episode 1 features two love interests: Cinderella and Red Riding Hood.
[STORY]
Once upon a time, in a topsy-turvy world…
In the beginning, you find yourself lost within a world of utter darkness. Your memories are gone; even your name is a mystery.
But just when the bitter loneliness threatens to break your spirit, you meet Alice—a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man who promptly christens you “Arisu.”
Like you, Alice cannot remember anything beyond his own name. Ignoring his protests, you drag him along with you through the darkness… until you happen upon a massive mirror made of crystal.
You stumble through the glass and into the Looking-Glass World, an antiquated fairytale dreamscape that feels oddly familiar…
There, amid a colorful cast of gender-swapped fairytale characters, you take on the role of the heroine and join them in their twisted tales.
How will the story end? It’s up to you!
ONCE UPON A TIME, your parents arrange a marriage between you and a man named Cinderella.
But there’s no way you’re marrying a guy you’ve never met! So you sneak over to his cafe to spy on him… only for him and his brothers to mistake you for a beggar and give you a job you didn’t even know you wanted!
From now on, you’ll live under the same roof as your potential future husband, all while he has no idea of your true identity. Will his love blossom before the clock strikes twelve?
ONCE UPON A TIME, you receive a threatening letter in the mail from someone identified only as “The Wolf.” Thankfully, Officer Red Riding Hood has come to your rescue! Except… he wants to keep you under 24-hour surveillance?!
It’s just the two of you, all alone in your mansion. But how can you romance Officer Handsome when he keeps you at arm’s length?
And who is “The Wolf,” anyway? You’ll need to work together to solve the case—and perhaps you’ll melt his frosty exterior along the way!
【VOICE】
CINDERELLA — Daisuke Hirakawa
RED RIDING HOOD — Tomoaki Maeno
KAGUYA — Toshiki Masuda
GRETEL — Takuya Eguchi
SNOW WHITE — Syouta Aoi
WIZARD — Wataru Hatano
ALICE — Yoshitugu Matsuoka
WOLF — Natsuki Hanae
HUNTSMAN — Tomohisa Hashizume
Game Discussion
Steam User 3
I really like this chapter. Both love interests are really cute and funny, and their interactions with Yurika are just the best (Yurika is just the best main character an otome player could've asked for). I'd say I had some problems with Cinderella's route's pacing, and some others with Akazukin's route's ending, but overall very silly, fun, and hearthwarming game :) Akazukin best boy.
Steam User 4
I am enjoying the story so far. The plot is interesting, However, I have an issue with the MC. She is so very cringe. She has no idea what personal space is, and does the cringiest actions like finger guns and mixing Japanese words with English not once in a while but all the time. She could have been better written. She just has a really weird personality that is hard to relate to.
Steam User 3
A refreshing FL, pretty art, amazing voice acting, pretty good en translation and interesting storyline that actually make me sympathetic for both of the ML here. I really like the way FL of this game respond to the characters, the way the interaction goes is actually really good.
I like the Red Riding Hood's route more eventho i dont quite like the decision that the FL made.
Steam User 2
Overall, it’s a really great game, but there are a few things that bug me—mainly the heroine’s dialogue. I’m not sure why the localization team chose to sprinkle in random Japanese romaji like tasukete or sono toori mid-sentence. I understand it’s a Japanese game originally, but I personally prefer a full English translation without the unnecessary romaji. It just feels out of place and disrupts the flow.
Then there’s her obsession with finger guns. Once or twice would’ve been fine, even quirky. But when it’s repeated so many times, it starts to feel forced and a little annoying.
Maybe it’s just me—but as someone who isn’t overly upbeat, I sometimes feel like the heroine is overreacting in situations where a calmer response would make more sense. Her energy feels a bit too much at times, almost overbearing.
That being said, the game excels in many other areas. The background music is beautiful, and the storyline is compelling. I especially appreciate the auto-save feature at every choice point—it’s incredibly helpful for avoiding bad endings or for those trying to unlock all the routes. Just jump into the auto-save menu, and you’re good to go.
On a side note, Cinderella’s route has quite a few translation issues. Ironically, in sections where Japanese names should’ve been preserved—like when Alice gives names to Arisu—we instead get random English names like Jordan or Casey, instead of something more culturally appropriate like Nagisa or Makoto. Yet, in scenes where romaji isn’t needed at all, the translation unnecessarily throws it in.
As I mentioned before, I’m not a fan of the heroine’s personality. She often comes off as overly assertive and self-important. Personally, I prefer heroines who are more soft-spoken, adorably clueless, and modest.
Steam User 3
Taisho x Alice is one of the best otome VNs I've ever played in my entire life ever because of the amazing story, characters, voice-acting, music, art-- everything. If you are interested to know what this game is about I'm afraid you won't get the answer immediately in the first two routes however, in the upcoming episodes the story gets much darker and you will uncover the truth about the whole story. I've reread this story at least 4 times now and my advice for new readers, you should keep in mind for some of the lines they said and I suggest getting the bad endings as well.
Steam User 0
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I ADORE this game! Especially the opening song! In this game, you get to choose between Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella as love interests, and they have so much character, unlike other otome games I have played! So much depth in these characters it is incredible. The music, the art, the voice acting: chef kiss! This is definitely one of my favourite otome games. I look forward to the rest of the games :D
Steam User 0
Funny and lighthearted. The heroine Yurika has a refreshing bold personality. Storyline is what you would expect out of a fairy tale themed otome, nothing deep and a little cheesy. I preferred Cinderella way more than Red, his story development made more sense to me. Great start to the series and keeps you interested for the other episodes.