"The game is explicit in its setting within a 'school' environment and the majority of the characters are young girls - one child is referred to as being a 'first year' student and is seen holding a teddy bear," the VSC concluded. "The game clearly promotes the sexualisation of children via the sexual interaction between the game player and the female characters. The style of the game is such that it will attract an audience below the age of 18."
What feels odd is that while the VSC's ruling was slapped down in March, PEGI's own classification for European release elsewhere still stood. Still stands, even. And it's only now - today - that PQube has announced it will not release the game in the West at all because PlayStation itself intervened.
"It is with sadness that we announce that the game is cancelled on both platforms [PS4 and Vita] and all Western regions permanently," PQube wrote on
Twitter, attaching a further statement as an image. "We will not comment further on this matter. Thank you for your support."