we're back to tyvnj coverage! a second jam has come and gone and we're here to sort through the almost 500 games for the handful of (read over 140) games we're going to cover in the coming episodes. we both made lists, combined them, and drafted from that list the games we each were going to play. it's not the most action packed episode but i hope you enjoy.

next time, we'll be back talking about the games we played!

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

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link to the full list of games we’re covering: https://faecloud.fenic.moe/s/QFBBLkt3J6oxA3f

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
toxic yuri jam game draft - 32:31
outro - 1:48:28

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of pedantry, negativity, everything you'd expect from "toxic" yuri, etc.

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cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

The brief yet challenging era of Prototype comes to a close with an unbelievable, jaw dropping twist! Not from the book, but from one of your beloved hosts! For Yuri Teatime we're also wrapping up the Chiaki route of White Album 2 with some highs and some lows, which is more than could be said about the protoypically mid Fragments of Sky Silver.

Next time, we'll be covering... The Toxic Yuri VN Jam 2! We'll be spending several episode discussing a portion of the unbelievable ~500 entries to the jam, tarting with a draft episode wherein the two of us determine just how many games we'll be playing this time around.

Featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe). Guest featuring Katherine (@kimikatherine)

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Link to the Fate/Moon Archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

SECTION TIMESTAMPS:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 1:36
kingdom heart's minute - 6:32
white albumn 2 - 16:25
fate/prototype: fragments of sky silver - 1:51:49
outro - 2:42:28

LIST OF NON TYPE-MOON WORKS REFERENCED
Kingdom Hearts
The Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam 2026
Nikke
White Album 2

This episode carries content warnings for discussions of... I dunno. Misogyny? Not a lot of heavy stuff this time around.

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Cover art by Benn Ends, Intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

white album 2 is good again?! chiaki being evil has saved us from our run of underwhelming sections of wa2. she's such a freak. also a freak? manaka, but she's deeply boring with it. volume 5 of protofragments is focused on her an unfortunately doesn't have any new insight to her character.

next time, we'll be covering the remainder of protofragments. and for yuri teatime we're wrapping up chiaki's route.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe). joined by guest of the pod katherine.

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section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 1:23
puzzle minute - 8:36
white album 2 - 16:44
fate/prototype fragments of sky silver - 2:41:32
outro - 3:34:22

list of non type-moon works referenced
kingdom hearts
seance at blake manor
the incident at galley house
type help
white album 2

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of sexual assault, misogyny, etc.

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cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

gonna be honest, we recorded this one a month and a half ago so the details escape me. unlimited blade works is bad, chiaki is intentionally(!) exhausting, you should listen.

next time, we'll be covering fate/prototype fragments of sky silver v5 and the first half of the chiaki route.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

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link to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 1:14
white album 2 - 26:25
fate/stay night unlimited blade works (2010) - 1:32:03
outro - 2:35:11

list of non type-moon works referenced
white album 2

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cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

we're wandering around a labyrinth this week along with manaka and... is that saber? real saber?? the girl one?!

next time, we'll be covering unlimited blade works (2010). that's the movie, not the tv show. and for yuri teatime we're covering the chiaki bad end of white album 2. the whole thing, it's pretty short.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

support the show and get access to bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cryingrules

link to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yrui teatime - 0:47
white album 2 - 10:15
fate/labyrinth - 2:20:54
outro - 2:43:45

list of non type-moon works referenced
white album 2

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of misogyny, sexual assault, and ageism.

email us at cryingrulesactually@gmail.com with questions, comments, and compliments.

cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

it's really unfortunate that both fate/prototype and white album 2 hit their nadirs at the same time. prototype is here to remind us that women make great moms at the exclusion of everything else. over in white album 2, we start the worst route and immediately understand why it has that reputation.

next time, we'll be covering the first half-ish of fate/labyrinth. for yuri teatime we're doing the remainder of the mari route. you, dear reader, don't need to read either thing.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

support the show and get access to bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cryingrules

link to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 1:18
white album 2 - 7:10
fate/prototype: fragments of sky silver - 3:00:28
outro - 4:27:45

list of non type-moon works referenced
white album 2

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of misogyny, sexual assault, and ageism.

email us at cryingrulesactually@gmail.com with questions, comments, and compliments.

cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

they're calling it an episode of the year. koharu has some good stuff for us to dig into but ultimately leaves us disappointed while protofragments has opinions about women that are... disappointing to say the least.

next time, we'll be covering the remainder of protoframents volume 4. for yuri teatime, we're covering mari's route of cc through january 16th.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

support the show and get access to bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cryingrules

link to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 1:01
white album 2 - 8:41
fate/prototype fragments of sky silver - 2:57:57
outro - 4:05:21

list of non type-moon works referenced
white album 2

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of happiness, heterosexual love, etc.

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cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.

this time on fate/moon archive we enter the route of our second favorite closing chapter girl, koharu. as she and haruki build one of the least firm foundations for a relationship i've ever seen, the ogisou siblings suffer and koharu has her looking glass insects arc at school. also, some stuff happens in protofragments. idk, i don't think volume 3 is very good.

next time, we'll be covering protofragments volume 4 prologue & acts 1-3. for yuri teatime we'll be finishing the koharu route of white album 2.

featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).

support the show and get access to bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cryingrules

link to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/schedule

section timestamps:
intro - 0:00
yuri teatime - 0:49
white album 2 - 15:04
fate/prototype: fragments of sky silver - 2:18:25
outro - 3:38:56

list of non type-moon works referenced
white album 2

this episode carries content warnings for discussions of...

email us at cryingrulesactually@gmail.com with questions, comments, and compliments.

cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.