Happy belated bday to Seth, one of the main antagonists in Nozomu, voiced and brought to life by one of the most amazing voice actors @ofgobsandgods.bsky.social in the game by @marooninkstudio.bsky.social .

Two more pages! Technically the first time Seki appears in the manga. Better than the original I hope. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #銈ゃ儵銈广儓 #Nozomu #manga

You probably will like the next build even more then 🤣

Context: Our team’s coder recently updated the build of Nozomu School Daze so that I could code Julius’s route When I opened Visual Studio, I was greeted with THIS, and I wheezed so hard, I nearly choked 🤣💀 #indiedev #gamedev #renpy

I recognize this scene from [redacted]!

“... or are you just an *ice queen*?” The arrogance OOZES from him in this short 😼😂 @ofgobsandgods.bsky.social was kind enough to lend his voice to Seth, a romanceable catman from Nozomu School Daze! Thank you for bringing Seth to life in this 6s video, Gobs! #TrailerTuesday

Two more pages! Doing action scenes be pretty hard. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #銈ゃ儵銈广儓 #Nozomu #manga

Two more pages! Main guy about to get jumped on by bad guys. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #銈ゃ儵銈广儓 #Nozomu #manga

No one expected Seki to have a Mexican accent, but @daceronine.bsky.social brings so much life to the character with his voice acting! The result is a scene sweet enough to give me cavities 🥺 bsky.app/profile/maro...

For #screenshotSaturday, we’ve got a very special visual novel project, Nozomu School Daze! ♥️ Join Sari as she tries to take the most important exam of her life while the three romanceable idiots destroy the school while trying to take each other down! 😱⚔️🩸 BATTLE ROMANCE VN ❤️‍🩹

Two more pages! I'll eventually compile and share the whole thing properly, but for now wanted to keep sharing the work done. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #銈ゃ儵銈广儓 #Nozomu #manga

Meme credit to @daceronine.bsky.social!

mwah #wipwednesday #oc #digitalart

A collection of Nates probably my most-drawn OC, I love my grumpy boy 😭

First three pages of the manga redo 👏. Eventually I'll shared this in proper platforms, but figured it would be nice to share of of the work done so far. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #イラスト #Nozomu #manga

🎉⭐→ ANNOUNCEMENT ←⭐🎉 We at Maroon Ink Studio are entering Nozomu School Daze into the #otomejam 2026! Starting now, we’ll have until July 26th to complete the demo with the first full route, Julius’s! Treat this dapper knight’s wounds as he gets injured protecting YOU! 😱⚔️❤️‍🩹

Back when I was brainstorming Iris's outfits for the second arc. Man I wish working on the manga. I really should get back to it. #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #イラスト #Nozomu

Back to some Nozomu work. Seki's first appearance in Nozomu with his hood. Simple, but that's how all great stories start! #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #イラスト #Nozomu

It’s Throwback Thursday! Nozomu School Daze’s female main character, Sari, started quite differently from her eventual design in the game! Methinks @daceronine.bsky.social was just having fun with that last one! 😛 What do you think looks best? One, two, three, four, or... five? 🤔

Did a little piece to honor a friend's works @artofcaitlindumas.bsky.social . Her characters and stories are amazing, and she's a really nice person. Make sure to check out her socials! #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #イラスト

Absolutely LOVE the city streets here! This BG looks incredible in the game!

Whoo-hoo, it's #screenshotSaturday! We're making an English visual novel that blends 90s shonen anime aesthetic with romance! The three romanceable male leads get into a knock-down, drag-out brawl that YOU control!

Congrats!!! You've been working so hard on everything!!! What lovely girls 🥰

Thank you so much for the 100 followers! You are all so treasured and adored by our little studio. 👑❤️ On the left, Sari is the main character of Nozomu School Daze, an up-and-coming visual novel by Maroon Ink Studio. Melanie is the main character of Fond Familiar, our project after NSD is complete!

I like the marriage of covenience for the funnies, but enemies to lovers is a whole lot more interesting to see through. Soulmates is charming, but ultimatly not much confilct since... well... they're soulmates.

Otome girlies! Favorite romance trope? If none of these apply, let us know in your reply! 👇👇👇 We are a curious studio that wants to listen to the voice of the people! 👀📣 ⚔️Enemies to lovers 🪿Soulmates 💍Marriage of Convenience 🛏️Bedsharing

one of the BGs processes for Nozomu School Daze! @marooninkstudio.bsky.social

I love my always worried stressed out boy ♥️✨😭 #OC #visualnovel #イケメン

Ayyyyy new header! The whole CG (drawn and colored by @artofcaitlindumas.bsky.social , thank you, Caitln!!) looks incredible. I've shared the sketch, so anyone who saw that has seen the CG's basic form, but the colored version is 😍🤩🥰 We have such an awesome team of three artists working on NSD! ❤️🎨

OMGOODNESS, ELINOR!! I know I already replied separately about it, but thank you SO very much for drawing Seki. Oh my god, he looks incredible! 😳

I won't tell you whose route in @marooninkstudio.bsky.social 's Nozomu School Daze I'll be playing first I have no bias at all, not a bit of it

I'm probably biased, since there's a chance I might voice Seki xD. But I think the's a great guy.

Bsky Otome girlies! Who will you romance FIRST? ✨ glam knight Julius ✊ goofy martial artist Seki 😼 arrogant catman Seth

New from MIS: a slice-of-life, shonen-meets-romance visual novel, Nozomu School Daze! Join Sari as she tries to take the most important exam of her life, but keeps getting thwarted by those stupid boys! Battle them with her! Learn more about NSD here: marooninkstudio.com

This is insanely exciting!!! The marketing campaign has started. We're making a game based on Nozomu; specifically Sari, who will be the FL in this otome game! #digitalart #Nozomu #indiegames #otome

Just insane how far Sari has come. Who would have ever thought she would be the main lead in a Nozomu game? It's like a dream come true. The people working on this game are incredibly talented. I look forward to help bring this game to completion!!!

Smart, capable, and with boundless energy, otome FMC Sari dreams of someday graduating to be a renowned healer. More concerned with her exams than with boys, Sari is about to have her world turned upside down by a himbo, a knight, and a catman. But what's this about a damning secret...?

Exciting updates are coming to Sweet Valentine Chocolatier! 🎉💝 2/14/26: - Michael's Route 🔥😼 - Masc Player Character!🧍‍♂️ - Some CGs 🎨 And finally, SVC will be coming to Steam in May 2026! It will always be free to play 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/4303900/... #otome #amare #visualnovel #indiedev

Got a feeling Arlo would approve :snicker:

Here's some closer pics too! 🖊 🖋 Going straight to pen is therapeutic because it's about learning to accept the inevitable flaws and moving with purpose and intention... and that mindfulness goes beyond practicing art

Hey, #visualnovel #indiedevs, especially #otome creators We've been looking for more devs to follow. If you're a solo-dev or team of awesome devs making a VN, we wanna hear about it! Post your game below, RT, and repost games you find interesting for #followFriday!🫵👇❤️‍🔥 The power of abs compels you

Daaaa, thank you boss!!! Your work has always been such an inspiration, your gobos so cute, and your talent on this VA roles really outstanding!!!

C̶a̶t̶b̶o̶y̶?̶?̶ ❌ CatMAN ✅ If you like the rough-and-tough bad boy, you have chosen correctly and have superior taste 😌 Meow~ (Totally not baised because I am the one Voicing him) It's been wonderful to see how hard my friends have been working to build this game from SCRATCH 😺

I remember that Seth was originally two separate characters, but in the end, I decided that it would be better to have one more fleshed-out and interesting character than two sparsely developed ones. I think it worked; Seth is a lot of things, but he is certainly not boring!

A prince and an aggressive brawler, visual novel ML Seth is a Beastman, looked down upon for his inhuman traits Seth is proud of himself and his people to the point of arrogance, but don't let the gruff boasting fool you Somewhere, buried deep, is a softer side. It's up to you to coax it out! 🐈🫦

Baldur's gate 3. My group painting. #art

Ooooh, the main character of Nozomu! Akira Toriyama's influence is obvious. I'm such a big DB and DQ fan. Seki's journey into maturity is heavily driven by his mother's teachings. Though she is long gone, she left a massive impact on him.

Otome ML Seki maintains the three classic components of a himbo: • pure of heart ♥️ • strong of chest 💪 • dumb of butt 🍑 He is generous to a fault, a martial arts master who defends the vulnerable. Despite being a goofy prankster, he does know when, how, and why to take things seriously!

Fun fact, Julius is one of the most recent additions to Nozomu. After a few story revisions, I realized "hey, we need more handsome guys here".

Touted by his rabid fangirls as "the perfect man," otome ML Julius is rich, kind, attractive, and a consummate fighter. He protects the weak and wishes to raise a family of his own to carry on the Van der Geest name. But what lurks beneath the surface of all the glitz and glam? 👀✨