Software:Sweet Pool

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Sweet Pool
Sweet Pool Remaster cover art, featuring the protagonist Youji
Developer(s)NITRO CHiRAL
Publisher(s)
Writer(s)Kabura Fuchii
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • JP: December 19, 2008
  • WW: Dec 19, 2018
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: May 31, 2018
Genre(s)BL game, visual novel, horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Sweet Pool is a Japanese BL horror visual novel developed by Nitro+CHiRAL. It originally released on December 19, 2008 and was released outside Japan on December 19, 2018.

Synopsis

The plot follows Youji Sakiyama, a student who returns to high school after a year's absence due to illness. He starts developing weird symptoms, like meat chunks coming out his body and hallucinations of blood and flesh.[1] Around the same time, his phlegmatic classmate Tetsuo and the infamous student Zenya take an interest in him.

Characters

Sakiyama Youji (崎山 蓉司)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
Shironuma Tetsuo (城沼 哲雄)
Voiced by: Yoshihiki Kawahara
Okinaga Zenya (翁長 善弥)
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
Mita Makoto (三田 睦)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
Kamiya Takehiko (上屋 武彦)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa
Kitani Kouhei (姫谷 浩平)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu
Okinaga Kunihito (翁長 邦仁)
Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto
Serizawa Erika (芹沢 枝里香)
Voiced by: Mami Ozaki

Gameplay

Sweet Pool is a homoerotic horror visual novel with a branching storyline. Most of the game is spend reading dialogue and monologue, accompanied with character sprites and background visuals. Unlike most visual novels, Sweet Pool doesn't make use of dialogue options, instead players are forced to choose between “instinct” or “reason” at certain moments of the game. Depending on what the player chooses, the game will develop in one of six possible endings.[2]

Release

Sweet Pool released in Japan on December 19, 2008[3] for Microsoft Windows. A remastered version released on May 25, 2018 in a package edition and on July 27, 2018 as a download edition.[4] A PlayStation Vita port of the game to celebrate its tenth anniversary was published by Dramatic Create, a brand of HuneX, on May 31, 2018.[5]

On Anime Expo 2018, JAST USA announced they would be bringing BL titles to the west under their JAST Blue brand,[6] with their first game being Sweet Pool.[7] Before the launch of the full game, JAST USA released a demo on Steam.[8] The English-language release came out on December 19, 2018 on JAST USA's store and as a censored version on Steam.[9] A paid DLC patch for the Steam version, to readd the 18+ content of the game, released separately on JAST USA's store.[9]

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Mayu Kurumazaki started serializing in Be x Boy GOLD on August 28, 2009. Viz Media released the manga in English digitally under their BL-imprint SuBLime in 2012.[10]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 October 11, 2010[11]ISBN 9784862638694July 24, 2012[12]ISBN 9781421548968
2 February 10, 2012[11]ISBN 9784799710852November 27, 2012[13]ISBN 9781421548975

Novel

A novelization written by Shinobu Kuriki released on October 19, 2011. The story is told from the perspective of Tetsuo.

Stage

A theatrical adaptation written by Hiroki Uchida and directed by Norihito Nakayashiki was performed at The Galaxy Theatre from March 12, 2022 until March 21, 2022.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Why I love sweet pool" (in en-US). 2021-04-08. https://ricedigital.co.uk/why-i-love-sweet-pool/. 
  2. ↑ Estrada, Marcus (2019-01-19). "Review: Sweet Pool" (in en). https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-sweet-pool/322641/. 
  3. ↑ "【BLゲーム年表】BLゲーム23年の歴史を誕生から一挙に振り返り！【1999-2022年】" (in ja). 2021-09-05. https://blnews.chil-chil.net/newsDetail/25094/. 
  4. ↑ "JAST USA Reveals 'JAST BLUE' Imprint for Boys-Love Games" (in en). 2025-10-04. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-24/jast-usa-reveals-jast-blue-imprint-for-boys-love-games/.128223. 
  5. ↑ Nash, Anthony (2018-02-23). "Get Ready to Love Some Handsome Boys in Sweet Pool" (in en-US). https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/02/23/sweet-pool-vita-port-announced-coming-in-may/. 
  6. ↑ "JAST USA to Release togainu no chi, DRAMAtical Murder, Lamento -Beyond the Void- Boys-Love Games" (in en). 2025-10-04. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-05/jast-usa-to-release-togainu-no-chi-dramatical-murder-lamento-beyond-the-void-boys-love-games/.133814. 
  7. ↑ "JAST USA Launches New Boys' Love Line JAST BLUE" (in en). 2025-10-04. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-02-24/jast-usa-launches-new-boys-love-line-jast-blue/.128219. 
  8. ↑ "sweet pool Demo Launches on Steam" (in en). 2025-10-04. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-11-07/sweet-pool-demo-launches-on-steam/.139196. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Baltimore, Steve (2018-12-20). "(18+) JAST Blue Releases BL Visual Novel Sweet Pool" (in en-US). https://operationrainfall.com/2018/12/19/jast-blue-bl-visual-novel-sweet-pool/. 
  10. ↑ "Viz Launches SuBLime Boys-Love Manga Line with Love Pistols (Updated)" (in en). 2025-10-04. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-22/viz-launches-sublime-boys-love-manga-line-with-love-pistols. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 [1]] "Sweet Pool (manga)"]. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14093&page=28]]. 
  12. ↑ "Sweet Pool, Vol. 1". https://www.sublimemanga.com/read/manga/sweet-pool-1/product/602. 
  13. ↑ "Sweet Pool, Vol. 2". https://www.sublimemanga.com/read/manga/sweet-pool-2/product/612. 
  14. ↑ "BLゲーム「sweet pool」が"本能バースト演劇"に、出演は櫻井圭登・砂川脩弥ら（コメントあり）" (in ja). https://natalie.mu/stage/news/451414. 
  15. ↑ "人気異色BLゲーム舞台化 本能バースト演劇「sweet pool」開幕！官能的なシーンの大胆さと儚さをダンスで美しく演出" (in ja). https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/21820663/. 

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