- CLOSED - Yokai Academy + OVA: The Anime RPG

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Hidden in plain sight is Yokai Academy, a school for monsters, where they're taught just like humans, in the hopes that someday monsters and humans can coexist.

Sixteen years ago, a great battle shook the world, fought between monster supremacists over humans, and ones seeking a peaceful coexistence. Now, a new group of first-year students steps into the academy, ready to embark on a school year filled with friendships, mystery, danger, and the everyday chaos of monster life.

But as these young students navigate the ruckus and hazard of their school days, they will stumble upon something more—whispers of old conflicts and secret plots that might just turn their world upside down.


Aug 8, 2024 7:27 pm
Re-recruitment: This game has been going for some months now, and players are starting to enter a new overarching plot of the campaign. I'm looking for one more player to add to our group of 5.

Game system: OVA: The Anime RPG

This is a rules-lite system that's partially freeform, and gives great liberty to build any character you want, while going a bit deeper when it comes to combat. I expect players that have never heard of it, of course, and only a minimal commitment of looking into it to make your PC and such is asked. Also, the current players are already proficient at it, and will be helpful to new ones, of course.
https://i.imgur.com/9D92pDK.jpeg

Players would all be first year high school students in the academy, you can chose any monster race (agreed with the GM); the system (and setting!) allows for great diversity of powers and abilities, even between characters of the same race. All monsters have a human form, and pass most of their time in it, only revealing their true-selves when in danger or needing to use some power dependent on their monster form.

Tone-wise, the game will alternate between lighthearted and funny shenanigans & a more serious and dramatical story, stakes progressively growing. Overall, the campaign would mix adventure, battles, comedy and drama (without falling into cheesy melodrama).

Finally, about availability, I'm looking for people who can write at least a post a day. I plan a somewhat long campaign ahead, with 12 main chapters, allowing for extra side-stories too.
This is a pretty anime-y game, being itself inspired by Rosario + Vampire, a manga series that starts at a fantasy rom-com and develops as a battle-shounen halfway. You can expect themes and tropes from the medium; if you're not into that, this game really isn't for you.

We keep things reasonably Safe For Work in here, though myself and the current players have dwelt on some ecchi tropes for comedic effect sometimes.
To apply, I'd like you to describe your a concept for your PC, bonus points for an image too!

PCs so far are:
+ An eccentric and clueless huge Dragon girl who have a crowd of fans and aims to collect princesses for her hoard

+ A Tsundere witch who likes sweets and aims to be a physician; she may or may not be a bit sadistic, though having a kind heart at the end of the day.

+ A nice fox-girl shrine maiden with a badass goddess inhabiting her and shares her body.

+ A female Oni seeking enlightenment through the teachings of the Buddha, and a martial-artist.

+ A female Yasha, princess of the Chinese Mafia, and a foreign student, with psychic powers.
Last edited March 28, 2025 12:06 pm
Aug 8, 2024 10:10 pm
I enjoyed the anime and read parts of the manga. I'm unfamiliar with the system but if we don't mind the learning curve I'd be interested in giving it a shot. I'd have to brush up on the system some to determine a character.
Last edited August 8, 2024 10:11 pm
Aug 11, 2024 4:49 am
Rosario+Vampire was cute.

MiniMoka might be fun, yeah?

I also like dragons and pretty girls, if my profile picture wasn't a dead giveaway for an anime fan. =p
Aug 12, 2024 1:03 am
BlondeDragonGenie says:
Rosario+Vampire was cute.

MiniMoka might be fun, yeah?

I also like dragons and pretty girls, if my profile picture wasn't a dead giveaway for an anime fan. =p
Great taste, by the way.
Aug 13, 2024 2:05 pm
I'm interested, but have only passing familiarity with Rosario+Vampire.

Would that be OK?
Aug 13, 2024 3:44 pm
jollycooperative says:
I'm interested, but have only passing familiarity with Rosario+Vampire.

Would that be OK?
Of course! No prior knowledge of the setting needed.
Aug 13, 2024 6:02 pm
Moyreau says:
Of course! No prior knowledge of the setting needed.
Then I'll confirm my interest!
Aug 13, 2024 6:03 pm
That's three of us. Not bad.
Aug 13, 2024 6:09 pm
Indeed, I'll create the campaign as soon as I can.
Aug 13, 2024 6:18 pm
No rush. It was just cool we got three people. You can never be sure how more niche games will turn out.
Aug 13, 2024 11:30 pm
Well, to be honest, until I figure out how make the character sheets for the game (which may take a while), much won't be done.
Aug 13, 2024 11:58 pm
Gimme some time I might be able to help with that. I've made a few sheets in the past, and while they aren't overly fancy they're serviceable enough.
Aug 14, 2024 2:11 am
I've never done it either, but we can do it together! Probably! Friendship and teamwork and stuff, yeah!
Aug 14, 2024 2:13 am
Really? That would be tremendously appreciated. Besides, no fanciness needed. The sheet is pretty simple overall,
[ +- ] Blank sheet

As you can see, it's just a bunch of blank spaces, these being examples of completed ones (they are from sample characters and thus are a bit different, but it's mostly the same):
[ +- ] Filled sheet

I honestly have no idea on what the difficulty for doing that would be though.
Last edited August 14, 2024 2:18 am
Aug 14, 2024 5:48 am
Pretty low, honestly. My phone has been dead and I just got home at almost 11pm/2300 so I'm calling it a night -- but tomorrow, I should get a sheet done.
Aug 14, 2024 4:57 pm
Just so everyone is up to speed, I have a character sheet started. I should be able to finish it as soon as I'm off work, and we'll be good to go.
Aug 14, 2024 5:15 pm
Alright! I'm fiddling with the forum, hoping something nice comes out of it.
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