I'm not a prude. I've interviewed Nutaku (twice!), done profiles of games like Bible Black and Taimanin Asagi, and am a pretty unapologetic stan for games like Senran Kagura and Onechanbara. That said, I definitely have my limits, and the skeevy Gal Gun franchise continues to sail past those limits with its strange combination of sexual harassment and light gun games.
The latest entry, Gal Gun Returns, takes things a few steps further and brings its debauchery to directly to your nasal cavity. That's right, folks, Smell-O-Vision is back and worse than ever, as Returns will include scented bookmarks with each preorder. What do these bookmarks smell like, pray tell?
If you guessed "a high school girl," good job! Also, maybe get some help.
Returns will include a bookmark emblazoned with the game's poster girl, Kaname, that's being marketed with the phrase, "Smells Like A Girl." Kaname is a 2nd year student at the game's Sakurazaki Academy, and doesn't actually have a listed age. However, based on the class structure (she's in Class 2-B) and her attire, it's safe to assume she's in her early teens. 13 or 14, maybe?
Anyway, if you preorder this game, you can take a deep whiff of her thanks to this bookmark. Look, I'm not here to tell you how to live your life, and am definitely not here to make character aspersions. But this is definitely one of the weirder preorder bonuses I've seen in a hot second, and I'd really like to know how far this series can push it before they run afoul of more mainstream outlets.
We shall see. Gal Gun Returns is due out January 2021.