Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid has managed to surpass certain milestones on itch.io, so I made this piece to celebrate (and a devlog) madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

Happy Game Release! ✨ Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid has released on itchio! by @madamephoton.bsky.social -33k+ words -5 chapters + an epilogue -A fairy-tale Otome VN -Adorable art -Heartwarming story -Inspired by Victorian France & The Little Mermaid -Free!! madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

Berith's Springtime 👒🌷🪱 #cultofthelamb #cultofthelambfanart

Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid is now officially released! 🎉 Embark now on a little mermaid's journey in learning to love herself. 🧜‍♀️ Fairy-tale Otome VN 🧜‍♀️ Victorian France-inspired setting 🧜‍♀️ 4-5 Chapters (+1 Epilogue) 🧜‍♀️ (Mostly) Kinetic Novel madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

Man, I hate that even after the full launch, I still catch errors in Ninon's script. Thank god RenPy has butler built into it (though only for the downloadable builds. Same can't be said for the web build)

Speaking of mermaids, #merjam2026 is now up to 34 participants! I'm very pleased at this turn of events. The jam starts in 12 days and lasts for around 2 months (with a couple of buffer days at the start and end) itch.io/jam/merjam-2...

Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid is now officially released! 🎉 Embark now on a little mermaid's journey in learning to love herself. 🧜‍♀️ Fairy-tale Otome VN 🧜‍♀️ Victorian France-inspired setting 🧜‍♀️ 4-5 Chapters (+1 Epilogue) 🧜‍♀️ (Mostly) Kinetic Novel madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

Weather update: Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid is now fully completed, and will be releasing... later today!! I can't wait to share this little mermaid's journey with you all.

Me when I see new Madame Furfur or Berith art. (Second Furfur fanart and it's a meme redraw lmao) #cultofthelambfanart #cultofthelamb

Update: Currently, 13 people have signed up for the #merjam2026. I honestly didn't think I'd get this far, but I'm glad y'all have been interested in this. It's my first time hosting a jam, but hopefully I do well.

I've done it. After so much time and pain, the main script for Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid is finally finished. Just have the epilogue left now. Just need to give the main script one final lookover and polish

Introducing MerJam! 🧜‍♀️ This two-month-long jam is dedicated to visual novels featuring merfolk of all sorts, including mermaids/mermen, selkies, cecaelia, and even fishmen. Read through the rules and happy jamming! itch.io/jam/merjam-2... #merjam2026

Lord Shrillington (スットン卿) Rank C, Mysterious Tribe, Drain Attribute Origin: Yo-kai Watch 3 Soultimate: Harum Scarum Hat! A noble Yo-kai who doesn't appear to notice how shocking his odd mannerisms are to others.

어제 오늘 텀블러 익명 질문함에 리퀘 들어와서 그린 아그들

Can't believe Ygnya gets two plushies before any of the Bishops (or Sozo) get even one. Can't have shit in the Lands of the Old Faith.

While #womensday is going on, ya girlie would like to give you a little reminder to check out the demo for Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid, my upcoming otome VN about a little mermaid finding love and learning to love herself. madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

I hear that Monch's got a cute grandma, of course I had to draw her! Happy Women's Day to Furfur in particular. 🐍🦋 #CultoftheLamb

[Cult of the Lamb] Happy (late) Valentine's Day! Have I mentioned just how much I love Berith yet? I wanna cuddle him...💖

You know what? I like him, too, I'll take it (even if my ideal Valentine would be either Berith or Kallamar. Or Midas.)

Calling all devs creating games for women! Join our online showcase, Women's Game Fest 2026! 🔗 itch.io/jam/wgf2026 🌟 All genres 🌟 Video & Tabletop games 🌟 Any platform & Language 🌟 WIP or Completed works 🌟 Demo optional

This bih thinks she's AM 😹 #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Been thinking about Berith (CoTL) again I love him so much, I wanna see him again. 😭

#cotltober prompt 4, flower #cultofthelamb #berith

My birthday has come round yet again! Yay! 🎂🎊 As a gift from me to you, here's a few special artworks I made for a certain section of the good ending! #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Thanks for hosting this assortment! Though I couldn't get the full game out before 2025 ended, Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid is part of the Demo collection! Please give it some love! I'm trying my best to get it out before the end of January

Happy New Year, y'all! Here's another new zero-context CG to start us off. 🫂 #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid is a Victorian-esque otome fairytale loosely based on The Little Mermaid... except the titular princess is a *reverse* mermaid. Could a monster like her ever hope to find love? Currently a demo, which can be played here: madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up...

Sometimes, I remember old friends and such I'd made back when I was really big into things like Yokai Watch and Pop'n Music, and I so feel bad about not speaking to them in a while, but since it's been so long, I kinda feel like it'd be awkward if I tried to speak with them now.

🧜‍♀️ Cool Mermaid Fact's 🧜‍♀️ while I work on Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid's script (below):

From my time developing Ninon, I've come to realize that the visual novel dev experience (as with pretty much any creative endeavor) is just constant peaks and valleys.

A soul reaches out from beyond. #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

A star falls into the sea... What's this image have to do with the funny mermaid game? Well, you see, ■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■, so ■■■ ■■■ ■■■■ ■■ ■■■ ■■■■ ■■■. I hope that makes sense. #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

I got inspired to try making something akin to a cutscene, but I'm no animator, so I instead thought of conveying it as a sort of comic instead. Only problem is...how does one go about implementing a comic-styled cutscene in RenPy?

Ayo, what's she mean by this? #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Hey guys it's Melody here with another Ninon progress update and-- Wait, what's up with this freaky CG? #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Was thinking of being a bit more adventurous and making a certain CG in the Ninon VN use line boil ala Slay the Princess or summin (FireAlpaca got an onion skin feature, which I feel would help), but then I realized that RenPy doesn't support GIF files, so... I unno what to do now.

The finale is steadily approaching! As of now, the script sits at around 22.7k words (according to Lint), which is a bit more than I'd expected (haha) On another note, here's some CG work from the middle(?) of Chapter 4! #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Weather update: Ninon's development seems to be finishing up! I've finished up coding and drawing for the bad end, so now all that's left now is the good end + epilogue! Here's a sneak peek of some of my favorite Chapter 4 CGs I've drawn!

Ninon and Vivien doing a bit of reading together. I wonder what book that is... 🧜‍♀️ #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid's demo is a part of the incomplete assortment! If you can, do check it and the other entries out (and leave a rating/comment if you can, it helps boost visibility) 🐟🌹

Baking a cake for Vivien (ft. Anya Earnshaw) #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Tfw you're using a placeholder song while you attempt to compose an original piece for your otome VN, but the placeholder song is so good you're not sure how you can top it 😔

Hello all, and happy Halloween! I don't have anything for the occasion, but I have recently revised the cover for Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid! Ain't she a beaut? 🪸🐟🌹

Weather update: The third chapter is now fully in-engine! Now there's just one more chapter left (and an epilogue~?) before the end. Didn't think I'd make it this far, but I did! For now, have a couple of cut-ins I made for the end of Chapter 3. #visualnovel #vndev #NinontheUpsideDownMermaid

It's #screenshotsaturday again! Who's up for some Metal Gear Fontaine? #visualnovel #vndev #NinontheUpsideDownMermaid

No new Ninon-related stuff, but I do have this funny. #NinontheUpsideDownMermaid

🤝 #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid's extended demo has officially been released! Containing all of Chapter 2 and a part of Chapter 3. Give it some love, would you kindly? 🐟🌹 madame-photon.itch.io/ninon-the-up... #otome | #visualnovel | #vndev | #NinonTheUpsideDownMermaid

Speaking of Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid, I might as well let you know now that I also snuck a few Mili references into that game too.

After doing a bit of thinking, I've decided to take matters into my own hands, and am currently looking for folks to stream/play through Ninon the Upside-down Mermaid. Any #otome lovers out there looking to try out the funny mermaid game?