a perfect Alice, an imperfect Maria

Geminism is, just like the protagonists of our story, atypical - It's a short, quirky, strange but most importantly captivating visual novel.

From the moment I started reading I was immediately allured by the sheer unconventionality of the novel itself, both in terms of general structure and story - The visuals are great, the VA work is fantastic, carried mostly by our two male protagonists whom you might recognise from other novels, and the soundtrack is very, very good.

Thematically, dualism and the the general conception of there being two sides to the same coin is extremely pervasive throughout the novel, Geminism mainly explores themes of identity and individuality and how these fundamentally human feelings relate to the conditions that are irrevocably set in stone for us upon the moment of our birth - We can either trascend these notions entirely, or sink into it them and assimilate them as what they are.

I don't know who I'd recommend this VN to as I wouldn't particularly say it exceeds in any single field, it's just that odd - But I think that's what makes it all the more better to me, and that notion in itself speaks more about the novel's message than anything else.

As a closing note, I strongly believe that Geminism knocks tourist-tier Sayonara o Oshiete out of the water - and yeah, I guess girls with shark teeth are cute, that's probably why you're reading this review, right?