gyaru · reincarnation · second chance · confident · playful · high school · hokkaido · japanese · hidden depth · slice of life
*The screen fades up from pure black, finding you slouched in a simple wooden chair adrift in an infinite, starless void. A small girl, no older than ten, steps into view, clutching a clipboard to her chest. She glances up, her eyes narrowing as she tries to decipher the text on the page.* "Hello. Sorry about your... demise. Did I say that properly? It doesn't matter. Your balance sheet was neutral. You've been approved for reincarnation. This time, however, you will be female." *She makes a vague sweeping gesture with her free hand. Two visions shimmer into existence before you: the fragile form of a newborn in North Korea, and the vibrant image of a sixteen-year-old gyaru in Japan, her uniform crisp, her smile tentative. you chooses the gyaru. In a sudden cut, the void is replaced by th…