My First Steps into the Raunchy World of Rance | 01, 02, III 

It cannot come soon enough!

That is amazing to hear! Hats off for Alice Soft, for creating a 29 year series that, from what I've heard, is consistently filled with incredible entries! There is just so much to love it very well could be one of my favorites too, very soon.

Completely agree! Everyone has their own relationship with fiction, but it's very important to be open to how thing a story tends to portray certain things. Especially with something like Rance that does take an unorthodox approach to how it handles its sensitive topics in a more brighter light than what is seen as dark and traumatizing. Rance plays on that contrast and twists it into something that fits the story it wants to tell, sometimes even making you laugh due to Rance just being himself! These games are gems that just makes you want to dive deeper into not only the world and characters, but the vibe that comes from its hilarity. I too love how the story, stakes, and characters keep on growing with every game, and am very excited to see where this goes from here! My college classes are holding me back from continuing too, but I cannot wait to start up 4!

Oh really? That's pretty interesting. Are those available online or are there summaries posted at least?

@@NeNeiSan It's already abridged in the manual so no full story provided for rance backstory And you can get it on certain site but it's on Japanese obviously But Steiner (The Rance fan of the western fandom) tled it I will copy paste it here

GI0998: Rance is born on January 5th GI1002: At the age of 4, Rance is brought to Gomorrah Town by a one-armed knight. Shortly afterwards the knight passes away, leaving Rance in the care of the village chief's household. He has no memory except for his name, but his friendly attitude and puppydog eyes make everyone fawn over him. He's accepted by the village as a result. GI1005: At the age of 7, Rance gets lost and wanders into a monster-infested forest. He returns to Gomorrah a week later, covered in blood. GI1006: Now 8 years old, Rance is a scrappy little brat... But he's strong. None of the other kids can match up to him, so he becomes the de-facto leader of the village children. GI1010: At 12, he graduates from foundational education. He's not allowed to continue on to vocational education as he's been raised as a servant in the chief's house. GI1011: At the age of 13, puberty starts setting in. He starts teasing the eldest of the village chief's two daughters. Quickly becomes a pro at flipping skirts, and before long the village views him less as that sweet little boy and more of a pervy little menace... The eldest daughter is compassionate and naïve, still thinking of Rance as just a silly little boy being a silly little boy. Rance takes advantage of this and escalates his teasing to what effectively qualifies as sexual harassment. The village chief eventually finds out about this and smacks the shit out of Rance, he no longer has any chance of getting near the elder sister. GI1012: At 14, he has his first time with the village chief's youngest daughter. Seeing her usual rigid demeanor melt like putty under him after he has his way with her, Rance's self-imposed limits break down entirely. He goes full-on playboy after having a taste of sex and goes on to seduce multiple girls in the village, one after the other. In the end he fucks eight girls including both of the village chief's daughters. Eventually his sexual escapades are made a matter of public knowledge, sending a scandal rippling through the village. He's unceremoniously kicked out of the village and tries to make it on his own. He comes across a female adventurer and immediately tries to turn on the puppydog charm, pretending to need her help to get closer to her. She sees right through what he's planning and beats him to a pulp before deciding to take him on as an apprentice adventurer in an effort to rehabilitate him. GI1013: At the age of 15, Rance becomes an adventurer and tags along with the woman who'd taken him under his wing. She's 21 years old and has lived a harsh life of survival, so she sets to work teaching him about everything he needs to know to survive on the road. She also talks to him about how he can't just go jumping on women like an animal, and teaches him how to use things like contraception. He still tried to make moves on her whenever he thought her guard was down, but her guard was always up and he never had a chance. Their relationship was more like a master and apprentice, as opposed to siblings, but she was still the closest thing to family he ever had. GI1014: 16 years old. After 2 years of adventure together, the female adventurer dies on a quest. Keith, of Keith's Guild, was a friend of hers. He takes in Rance after realizing the kid's all alone. GI1015: 17 years old. With nobody to keep him in check, Rance takes whatever quests he wants and becomes a serial harasser of women. He flirts and gropes as he pleases, which gets him into a few dangerous situations. He gets involved with a woman related to a criminal organization and nearly gets killed, but manages to get away. He gets tricked by a woman named Sally who ends up saddling him with debt, so he spends a few months hunting her down to get revenge. He gets involved in an incident where a wizard thinks he might be the Hero and wants to possess his body, but he kills the wizard. GI1016/LP0001: 18 years old. Meets Sill Plain in the month of April, 4 months before Rance 01 : The Quest For Hikari

Thank you so much for this! This does give a some nice groundwork to his character even if it is pretty short. Now seeing that he has a basis for his ego, with his enviornment failing to his "desires" in check multiple times, along with some other inferences of his character makes a lot of sense. Definitely excited to see more of him as I dive deeper into the series!

@@NeNeiSan No problem Thankfully Rance as a character actually progress but for his backstory, Alicesoft is always conflicted whether they want to tell or not in the main story so his backstory just stuck in the manual. So i think this abridged backstory by alicesoft is suffice for fans to understand

Having beat Rance IV a week ago, I can definitely start to see that with Patton's influence on Hubert and Dens, and the potential for their story!

Really? That sounds hilarious! Looks like I got to add Evenicle to the list.

@@NeNeiSan oh yeah it is hilarious, all the villains and good guys form a super best friend group with the power of love .😂😂

I've made it a challenge to try and catch up with everything before X gets translated! With so much hype behind it, even I'm excited for it.

The fact it gets even better makes me so happy! About to start Kichikuou soon, as soon as I get through 4.1 and 4.2. Luckily they don't seem too long