Pride Month, a concept completely unfamiliar in Japan
It’s a movement aimed at recognizing genders beyond just male and female and creating a world free of discriminationGames
featuring characters of genders other than male or female are sometimes called “LGBTQ+ games,” and apparently, this has become a standard criterion for evaluation overseas
cotl is a “Q” game that features non-binary characters, and deliberately includes insects alongside animals
Even though the characters are intentionally designed to be creepy and unlikable, the fact that they’re only really accepted if they’re cute little lambs, goats, or cats makes Pride Month’s campaign for a world without discrimination seem like an uphill battle.
If this is how it is in games, discrimination probably won’t go away…
There’s just no helping it—some people really can’t stand bugs.
There are quite a few non-binary characters in COTL.
I first learned the term “non-binary” through COTL, and when I first heard it, I took it super positively, thinking, “This is such a convenient setting for a dating sim where you can date both men and women!!!”
A rough overview of the romantic lives of these non-binary characters with such convenient backstories
I believe that a romantic relationship (?) or marriage between a Lamb and a Goat believer is less a blessing and more a source of constraints that bind them even more tightly than their faith does.
Becoming engaged only adds more shackles and takes away even more freedom.
Can that really be called happiness?
Shamura seems to have eyes for no one but Nari.
No matter how much their followers adore their or how devoted their siblings are to their, the one Shamura has fallen in love with is Nari.
I suppose that’s what they mean when they say love is blind.
They break up after a fight
It seems that Rami is only interested in blacksmithing, just as them master taught him.
Even though Temi—the cutest little lamb ever—has a crush on them, they don’t seem to care at all.
It’s great to have a hobby you can really get into.
Does Mystic Sailor even have romantic feelings???
they’s way more godlike than the characters who are actually called “gods.”
They're abandoning Ingya because there's nothing in it for them
And because it’s in their best interest, they strike deals with the bishops
It’s great how they come across as mechanical, emotionless, and self-centered superior beings.
The fact that they's getting a little annoyed with the lamb that’s disrupting the Aether might mean that the Mystic Sailor has suffered some kind of disadvantage.
All followers other than the named characters are non-binary.
While the named characters have genders, they can pursue romantic relationships just as freely as non-binary followers—that’s one of the great things about the Cult of the Lamb.
Whether it’s between women, between men, or even between former enemies, followers can come together in love to create a cult of “Love and Peace” ☺️
It’s interesting, though, that even if they aren’t blood-related, romantic relationships between siblings are strictly forbidden.
In my cult, Shamura is in a relationship with the collaboration character Webber, which makes me wonder if they just has a thing for forbidden love.
The fact that the lamb is non-binary is a convenient plot device that allows it to be loved and praised by everyone.