Amagami (2009) – Enterbrain
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) - Nintendo
Baldur's Gate III (2023) - Larian Studios
Bunny Garden (2024) qureate, MediBang
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash (2015) - Nintendo
Comic Road (1997) (Footage by FunCade 64) - NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
Dark Souls (2011) (Footage by Boss Fight Database) – From Software, Bandai Namco
Doukyuusei (1992) – elf
Doukyuusei: Bangin’ Summer (2021) – elf, Shiravune
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
Gunparade March (2000) – Alfa System, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.
Hatsukoi Monogatari (1993) – Tokuma Shoten
Higurashi: When They Cry (2002) – 07th Expansion, MangaGamer
Kakyuusei 2 (2004) – elf
Little Busters! (2007) – Key, Visual Arts
Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Konami
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) - Kojima Productions, Konami
Pia Carrot he Youkoso!! (1996) – Cocktail Soft
Princess Maker 2 (1993) (Footage by Red Dragon Redemption on YouTube) – Gainax
Sakura Taisen (1996) – SEGA
Sakura Taisen 2: Shinitamou koto Nakare (1998) – SEGA
Sakura Wars (2019) – SEGA
Sentimental Graffiti (1998) – NEC Interchannel
Sentimental Graffiti 2 (2000) – NEC Interchannel
Super Paper Mario (2007) (Footage by ZanyWitch7 on YouTube) – Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
THE iDOLM@STER ONE FOR ALL (2014) - Bandai Namco
ToHeart (1997) – Leaf, Aquaplus
Tokimeki Memorial 2 (1999) – KCET, Konami
Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de (2001) – Konami
Tokimeki Memorial 4 (2009) – Konami
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (1995) – Konami
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You ~ Emotional (2025) – Konami
True Love (1995) – Parsley, CD Brothers
Undertale (2015) (Footage by Xartimus) – Toby Fox
Lah, Kyung. “Tokyo man marries video game character.” CNN. 2009. https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/japan.virtual.wedding/index.html
bowloflentils. Twitter. https://x.com/bowloflentils/status/1646131638529671170/photo/1
GamesBeat. Before Kickstarter: How Konami made dating-sim fans into investors. 2012. https://gamesbeat.com/before-kickstarter-how-konami
James, Tom. 2009: A Dating Sim Exodus. 2021. https://freelansations.medium.com/2009-a-dating-sim-exodus-33955ee92613
This entire Reddit thread (NSFW!!!!!): https://www.reddit.com/r/visualnovels/comments/178x0ud/stolen_from_a_certain_imageboard_japanese
That one Tokimemo 2 release newscast, various trailers, the SAL9000 wedding live stream, and several 4chan/2chan posts.