Happiness! Sakura Celebration (also known as Happiness 2! Sakura Celebration) includes a common route, four full heroine routes, a final route and some unlockable after stories.
This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various routes, and explain the situation regarding the patch.
Adult Content
If you have purchased the Steam version of Happiness! Sakura Celebration, you can download the free 18+ DLC via the NekoNyan Website.
Download the patch, open the archive file with software such as 7Zip, and extract the various files into the install folder. To be specific, the ‘archives’ folder needs to be copied into the Happiness folder as in the below screenshot.
Alternatively, you can buy the uncensored version of Happiness! Sakura Celebration on websites such as JAST USA.
Routes and Structure
Happiness! Sakura Celebration presents you with up to twelve choices in the common route. Certain choices will reveal new scenes and new choices. These choices will lead to a heroine route.
Most routes are locked behind conditions as described in the walkthroughs below.
After Story Unlocks
Happiness! Sakura Celebration unlocks After Stories when completing each route. These can be found by hovering over Start Game, then selecting After Story and are as follows:
Karen Route: Unlocks Karen After Story
Rino Route: Unlocks Rino After Story
Fuuko Route: Unlocks Fuuko After Story
Shizuki Route: Unlocks Shizuki After Story
Grand Route: Unlocks both the ‘Mizuki and Shizuki’ and Mashiro After Story
Suggested Route Order
Karen > Rino > Fuuko > Shizuki > Grand Route
Some of these are due to unlock requirements and some are mild suggestions due to story revealed during the plot.
Karen Route Walkthrough
No unlock conditions. This will be the only route you can access initially.
- Ma
- I probably should offer to walk her back
- Dodge right
- Not at all
- Call out to Karen
- Don’t get pampered
- She always gets mad at me, so I thought I’d get a step ahead
- But I think it wouldn’t hurt to check it out
- Wait for Shizuki’s answer
- Ask about Karen’s dream
Rino Route Walkthrough
You must complete the Karen route first.
- Nao
- Time to say goodbye to her
- Dodge left
- Maybe a little bit
- Call out to Rino
- Offer to help her practice
- Don’t get pampered
- But now I feel like I did something wrong
- But I think it wouldn’t hurt to check it out
- Support Fuuko-san and Mizuki
- Talk to her
- I think I would’ve
Fuuko Route Walkthrough
You must complete the Karen route first.
- Nao
- Time to say goodbye to her
- Dodge left
- Maybe a little bit
- Call out to Karen
- Get pampered
- But I think it wouldn’t hurt to check it out
- Support Fuuko-san and Mizuki
- Avoid the subject
Shizuki Route Walkthrough
You must complete the Karen route first.
- Nao
- Time to say goodbye to her
- Dodge left
- Maybe a little bit
- Call out to Karen
- Don’t get pampered
- But now I feel like I did something wrong
- But I can go with you if you want
- Wait for Shizuki’s answer
- Avoid the subject
Grand Route (Mizuki and Mashiro Route) Walkthrough
- Complete all other routes first
- Select ‘Start Game’ and choose Grand Route on the title menu
Purchase: JAST USA
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Many thanks go to NekoNyan for a PC review code for this title.
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