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A community for discussing visual novels and the visual novel medium.
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(last updated on Aug 13, 2022)
This is a community for discussing visual novels. We welcome posts and comments in English, Japanese, or a mixture of the two.
アドベンチャーゲームについて話し合うためのコミュニティです。日本語での投稿は大歓迎です。
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If you read VNs in Japanese you can get a flair describing your Japanese level.
日本語でお読みの方はこちらで日本語能力を示すflairを手に入れることができます。
Where to buy Visual Novels
You can find a guide by clicking here
Need a new VN to read or are new to them?
What if I'm interested in reading Visual Novels in Japanese?
Spoilers in submissions:
If your submission contain spoilers, mark it as spoilers after submitting, like this.
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When to use spoiler tags:
In threads not marked as spoilers always use spoiler tags everywhere in the comments.
In threads that are marked as spoilers: no need to use spoiler tags, but keep the submitter's level of knowledge about the VN in mind. Play it safe.
Always use spoiler tags in threads that are not about one specific VN. The only exceptions are series (e.g. Ace Attorney), but only if OP makes it clear that discussing all games in a series without spoiler tags is okay.
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Hide spoilers like this: >!hidden spoilery text!< which shows up as hidden spoilery text. Make sure there are no spaces at the beginning and end of the spoiler tag because this will break it for users on http://old.reddit.com/. In other words do this: properly hidden spoiler, but not this: >! broken spoiler tag !<
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To use furigana in your posts, use the following syntax:
[正義の味方](#fg "せいぎのみかた")
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Announcements:
If a VNDB page for a newly announced VN is available, make sure to post it in the comments when you've submitted the post.
NSFW:
After submitting, mark the submission with the NSFW tag if unhidden 18+ material is contained in the post.
Unallowed Posts:
No non-VN related submissions, no reposts from within under a year, no low-effort submissions. Details.
Images:
Images, Screenshots, and Memes related to Visual Novels are currently fine to post. Just make sure to space out your posts in moderation. If you post a screenshot, you are required to post a name of the visual novel in the title as well as tagging the topic with spoilers.
Self-promotion, crowdfunding, and Kickstarters:
Make sure topic title has Visual Novel name, make sure Project has narration and emphasis on reading, make sure updates are only major milestones, space out new asset/poll updates once every 2 weeks. Details here.
Giveaways & selling stuff:
Giveaway and selling posts are fine. Just make sure to post some kind of picture proof if selling anything physical. Tips here.
Piracy:
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Non-VN related threads
Submissions unrelated to VNs are discouraged. Use the weekly Off-topic threads or the Weekly Question threads for personal things like saying hello, thanks, goodbye, or asking to be Steam friends. News about VN adaptions is allowed.
18+ Content
We welcome discussion about VNs containing 18+ content, but please bear in mind that this subreddit itself is not marked NSFW, and the focus of this subreddit is on VNs with some sort of literary value. Discussion of VNs with no literary value and with a large focus on 18+ content would be better suited to r/eroge.
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Spoilers—-but she lost her husband, got humiliated in front of the other noble houses, had to deal with the guilt of everything related to the box, put herself as huge risk to take care of Kyouko and care for her, reunite said woman with her lover only then for said couple to stab her in the back and murder her for her womb. It’s kinda sad. A few characters got effed over by the main couple but she stuck out to me.
Welcome to the weekly "What are you reading?" thread!
This is intended to be a general chat thread on visual novels with a focus on the visual novels you've been reading recently. A new thread is posted every Thursday at 4:00 AM JST (or Wednesday if you don't live in Japan for some reason).
Good WAYR entries include your analysis, predictions, thoughts, and feelings about what you're reading. The goal should be to stimulate discussion with others who have read that VN in the past, or to provide useful information to those reading in the future! Avoid long-winded summaries of the plot, and also avoid simply mentioning which VNs you are reading with no points for discussion. The best entries are both brief and brilliant.
Use spoiler tags liberally!
Always use spoiler tags in threads that are not about one specific visual novel. Like this one!
Remember to link to the VNDB page of the visual novel you're discussing so the indexing bot for the What Are You Reading Archive can pick up your post.
Unless it's significant to the plot, I think that it's a pretty dumb decision.
Who in their right mind would pick Cum Outside???
Just wanted to ask if anyone have any info on Improvement patch for nukitashi 2?
i just recently finished Nukitashi and wanted to Read Nukitashi 2 but it feels a bit weird without patch, if you know what i mean
Should i just Read it as is? or should i just wait for improvement patch?
You can find the news here:
https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2024/04/10/140218.html
They will be crowdfunding their last work (an all-ages game) from April 13th until May 31st, with a funding goal of 36 million yen. If you wanna lend a hand, the campaign page for their last work is here:
https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/709853
They actually dropped the news on their livestream a couple months ago but now with the beginning of the crowdfunding campaign some news outlets actually started reporting on this. The reason for disbandment is that the staff got older and they weren't able to find a way forward to continue developing games.
Here's to a real one 🥂
Short VN can be completed in a few hours (under 24 hours). Medium VN can be completed in a couple of days (usually around 50 hours). Long VN is above 50 hours.
For me, it depends on my mood. Usually I prefer medium VNs. I do also like long VNs, but usually they have gameplay. If I am going to sit and read for a long time, might as well play a game out of it.
Just found out about it today and I'm tempted to grab it off Steam. But I also learned that it is a spin-off to the visual novel To Heart 2. Should I read To Heart 2? Or can I just jump in Dungeon Travelers 1?
I’ve finished most of action focused translated visual novels (or at least the ones that looked the most interesting). What are the other ones that I should be looking forward to besides the ones’ made by light/Masada? Thanks.
Is the difference between these two routes only with whom tomosane had sex or are ther any other relevant differences?
What are people's experiences buying asian/Japanese vn releases (for switch as example) that contain English language options? I see some of these foreign released games have English language options but I am hesitant to give them a try.
Art by nanami_asagi777 on twitter
I wanna know about the ones that actually set the bar for Visual Novels to come. Like how Dragon Ball and the big 3 did.
And I'm not just talking about the new titles, I'm talking about the old ones that actually made it to the top back in the days when VNs weren't much a big deal. Like which ones actually did it?
Every visual novel I read these days has just one restaurant in the setting it takes place in. I'm reading Senren Banka right now, and the characters go to a dessert cafe a couple of times in the common route. But now, I just finished a scene where the protag wanted dinner and asked where he should eat, and a heroine suggests the same fucking dessert cafe.
Don't get me started on the obsession with parfaits either.
Is drawing backgrounds for cafes/restaurants really so difficult?
Yesterday, i finished Demonbane, and with that, i completed the robot duology of Nitroplus, so i decided that i would transmit my experience to convince people to read them. Probably almost everyone here knows what Nitroplus is, so i won't introduce it, and just talk about the visual Novels that composes the Duology: Full Metal Daemon Muramasa and Deus Machina Demonbane.
So, what is so special about those two? Its pretty simple, the fact that these two are the exact oppost of each other.
And i say everything about them (or almost), atmosphere, characters, battles, themes.
And that's where the Ingeniousity of Nitroplus resides, these two complement each other.
In this review, i will talk about these two, and the reasons to play them.
Full metal Daemon Muramasa
Normally, i would talk about the first one launched,, but i will talk first about Muramasa for 3 reasons.
1-I read it first.
2- Its more popular.
3- Makes the experience of Demonbane More enjoyable.
Sypnosis.
In the world of this story, there exists special armors called Tsurugi, that gives people power of entire armies, in Yamato, we witness the journey of Minato Kageyaki, the bearer of the cursed Tsurugi Muramasa, that is said to bring a cathastrophe 400 years before the story, wielder of a very heavy duty, what will he find in the end? That's for the reader to find.
Story structure.
Fullmetal Daemon Muramasa is divided in 5 chapters, and after them, the routes.
There are 2 routes, each one for one heroine, and after that, it will unlock a 3rd and true route that connects all two and his strong points, while giving answers to the mysteries, while kepping things fresh.
Good points:
-Cool setting and amazing concepts.
Bad points:
This story has 10 H-scenes, in these, 6 are for the heroines, and 4, well... You can imagine. And you probably must be asking: Are they relevant for the story? Well, the answer is yes and no! Yes, because of the context and weight that they bring to the story, There is even one that has insane political implications, it's as crazy as things might be, they are in the chapter 1, chapter 3, Chapter 5 and a route with a certain high schooler with a burning desire of justice, the one that brough me the biggest impression was the one from episode 3, because of how painfully relatable it is, but being sincere, they aren't as big, they aren't as shocking (with the exception of episode 1, this one was so bad, that it felt like a bad joke, a really bad joke), but that isn't the worse part, because the vannila ones, are shorter, maybe because they arent Edgy and dark enough.... FUCK YOU! NANAHARA ITTETSUUUUUUU!..... (Ahem).
Well, just ignore them, this story is too amazing to let something like this stop you (some people complained, so let me add this, the writing is phenomenal, and even with the shock of these 4, the other 6 are worth it, so check it out).
Tips.
If i could convince you, let me give you some tips:
Use earphones/headphones: the atmosphere is amazing, mainly because of the Soundtrack and the voice acting.
Have a hot and sweet drink, sit, relax, and enjoy.
Find a guide, in a route involving a certain pink haired girl and true route, there has some pretty nonsensical choices, and i won't even talk about the adventure sections, they are crazy! So, i reccomend you to find a guide after episode 5
Deus Machina Demonbane
In Muramasa i told that i reccomended to read Muramasa First, and the reason is pretty simple: after walking in the dark, you need to bask in the shining sun.
This is a really soul healing experience after the pain that is Muramasa!
There are waifus, there are panties, and best of all, there is justice, the old, good, and gratifying justice.
Sypnosis.
In Arkham City (yeah, that one, cool, isn't it?) We witness the adventures of Daijuuji Kurou, a detective that for chance ends um acquiring the book Necronomicon, being syawed into a fight against older and unholy forces that wish to bring darkness to the earth, now he and she (yes, and i love japan for it) must drive Demonbane, an extremely cool ass robot and save the world, cool, isn't it? Will they be able to sabe everyone? I can't say, but i must say, it's fantastic!
Story structure.
The stricture is alike to Muramasa, with 3 routes for 3 heroines, the story is comprised in 14 chapters, with the first 7 corresponding to the main route and 7 correspounding to the heroine route in question, there arent many Secrets for it and the routes are easy to reach, nothing more, nothing less.
About the routes, each one takes into some mysteries and gives answers while letting some elements in open for the 3rd and most relevant route which serves like a cross of events of the other two, and has the true ending (or the most relevant one).
Good points:
And the best part is that you feel that your struggle is meaningful, and that my friend, is priceless.
Bad points:
But in the end of the day, these points doesn't matter, you know why, i have an answer for you: Demonbane
And there you got it, you can find both on Jast, and remember, reverse rape isn't crime, if the girl is hot!
Good voice acting adds depth/feeling to a VN.
But would you still enjoy a VN if the story and/or dialogue elements were not narrated?
I'm back everyone! Time for the series to continue!
There's action in the game, and there's also great romance to have. 18+ or All Ages are welcome, I suddenly crave this genre.
Please, no r*pe or NTR. I want wholesome, I want to be happy.
Hey guys!
Does anyone have any suggestions for Visual Novel game streamers worth following or
cooperate with?
Thanks so much for your help!
This is the weekly translation status update thread. Use this thread to discuss translation news, issues, titles you're looking forward to, etc.
Note: This is simply a mirror from 4chan's weekly thread on the /jp/ board. All credit goes to the user VNTS there. Entries in Bold have had changes since last week
Fan Translations
12RIVEN -the Ψcliminal of integral- - 42% translated
Aikano Yukizora no Triangle - Common Route translated
Aiyoku No Eustia - In progress 100% TL patch leaked, project to continue, 100% Translated/edited/TLC
Akatsuki no Goei Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu - 100% translated and edited, 60.92% through QA
Akatsuki no Goei Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron - 100% translated, 30,429 lines edited (50.05%), 4,508 (7.42%) through QA
Axanael - "Overwhelming majority" of the text translated, including the main story, some side content remains, in need of editing
CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu Chu! - 70.54% translated, 22.70% edited
CHAOS;CHILD Love Chu Chu!! - 100% translated, 55.30% edited
Chicchakunai Mon - 100% translated and 39.5% edited
Chusingura 46+1 - 34685/82770 (41.91%) lines translated, Kuranosuke route partial patch released
Deatte 5-fun wa Ore no Mono! Jikan Teishi to Atropos - Common Route patch released
Dragon Knight 4 - 58% translated
Eiga Go-toubun no Hanayome Kimi to Sugoshita Itsutsu no Omoide - 100% translated and edited
Fate/Stay Night - Partial patch released with a new translation for Fate/UBW/9 days of HF
Enrenchuu no Toshishita Kanojo ga Onna ni Ueta Osuzaru-domo no Gakuen de Koubi Aite ni Sareteta. - 10% translated
GinIro Haruka - "Making final changes to the scripts on both routes. Playtesting to begin soon."
Haruka na Sora - Sora and Yahiro routes translated, Kozue 75% translated, Sora 90% edited
Honoo no Haramase Oppai Nyuu Doukyuusei Oppai mo Haramase! New Class Zen'in Harama-sensation! - Picked up, porting to Ren'Py
If My Heart Had Wings: Snow Presents - 100% translated, 100% edited
Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou - 17% translated
Junketsu Megami-Sama - 2nd Alpha patch released, Astarotte route finishing up
Kaseki no Uta - Translation: 15389/15389 (100%)
Ken ga Kimi - 58% translated
Koukan no Toriko-Tachi - Prologue, common, and Cuckold Play route translated, Swinging Route 35%, Yukari POV 40%
Kud Wafter AA Version - 23,835/31,579 (75.5%) Lines translated, 18+ Version 19,240 / 33,113 (58.1) lines translated
Kusarihime Euthanasia - Translation finished, fully edited
Lover Able - 100% translated and edited, 8466/32258 lines approved (26.26%)
Lucky Star Ryouou Gakuen Outousai - episode 1 patch released
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A - Ryouken Route After - 1252/3,494 (35.83%) lines translated
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A Plus Disk - Preparing files
Manakashi no Yuri wa Akaku Somaru - 66% translated
Miagete Goran, Yozora no Hoshi o - 1 of 4 routes translation finished for the restoration patch, Houkiboshi Hika 2 of 4 H-scenes translated
Nursery Rhyme - 100% translated and edited, text insertion 100% complete, testing ongoing
Pure Pure - 100% translated, needs proofreading, partial patch released, all routes have been inserted
Sakura no Uta - Chapter I 30% translated
Sakura No Toki - 5.11% translated, 4.58% edited
Sakura Wars 2 - Demo patch released, ADV, Battle, and "Long Day in the Theater" mode fully translated, disc 1 text inserted
Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki - Both original and fan disc 100% translated, in need of editing
Shirotsume Yubiwa - 100% translated, 50% beta patch released
Shizuku - 120/197 script files translated, 20/197 edited
Taima Seiko Alice - 35% translated, 30% edited
Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu - 100% translated, Editing ongoing
To Heart - 720/993 scripts translated, 200/993 edited
Tokimeki Memorial 2 - Being translated
Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 4 - 55% translated
Tsui no Sora Remake - 100% translated and edited, entering QC
Umi kara Kuru Mono - 91/138 scripts translated
Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete - 44.9% Translated
Yosuga no Sora - Translation finished, editing and TLC ongoing, Total: TL 100% TLC 71% ED 55%, Common/Kazuha/Motoka/Sora routes fully edited
Official work
MangaGamer
The Pillagers of Raillore - Out of Beta
Ciconia - Phase 1 Released
Hadaka Shitsuji fandisc - Picked up
Rance 03 - 73% translated, 41% edited
Rance X - 90% translated, 5% edited
Luckydog1 - Translation nearly complete
Funbag Fantasy 4 - 80% translated, 78% edited
Eve of the 12th Month - 100% translated and 88% edited
DEAD DAYS - 100% translated and edited
Beat Valkyrie Ixseal - 84% translated and 81% edited
Welcome to a Sexy, Open World - 92% translated and 86% edited
JAST
Sumaga- Slow progress ongoing
Katahane - Progress being made again
Django - Not actively making progress
Tokyo Hero Project - Translation finished
Machine Child - Still being developed
Yomegami: My Sweet Goddess - 100% translated
Yamizome Liberator - Picked up
Mojika: Truth Rears Its Ugly Head - Picked up
Djibril - Being translated
Sisters: Last Day of Summer - June 3rd release
Masquerade: Hell Academy - In QA
Paradise - April 26th release
Age titles
Sekai/Denpa
Happy Saint Sheol - 100% edited, 40% QA, waiting on build, Demo released
Harumade Kururu - Waiting on build
Rewrite+ Harvest Festa - 100% translated, 40% edited
Subete no Koi ni, Hanabata o. - 50% translated
Sumire - Picked up
Sanarara R - 100% translated and edited, waiting on build
Glass - Picked up
New Glass - Picked up
Karakara 3 - 100% translated and edited, 70% engine work
Yume to Iro de Dekiteiru - 100% translated, 35% edited
Zutto Mae Kara Joshi Deshita - 100% translated, in editing
Gakkou no Seiiki - 100% translated and edited, Waiting on build
Chiisana Kanojo no Serenade - 75% translated, 35% edited
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi - 10% translated
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA - Announced
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - 50% translated
Hamidashi Creative - Announced
Inupara - In Development
Nekopara After La Vraie Familie - In Development
Raspberry Cube - Announced
NEKO-NIN exHeart SPIN - 100% translated and edited, waiting on build
VisualArts
Nekonyan
Dracu Riot - "Waiting on Warmsoft for a QA Build"
Melty Moment - 80% translated
Aoi Tori - Steam review build functional, nearing QC
Fureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc release
Floral Flowlove - 100% translated, 60% edited
Kakenuke Seishun Sparking - 15% translated, 5% edited
Love, Elections, & Chocolate - 100% translated, 17% edited, "Unity port in-progress"
Love Love Love, Burning in my Heart! - 100% translated and 74% edited
Ready or Not: The Deadline is Coming! - 100% translated, 17% edited, "Image editing complete, Engine work in progress"
Mysteries of the Heart: The Psychic Detective Case Files - 100% translated and edited, "Image editing in progress" working with
developer on engine work
Angel Chaos RE-BOOT! - Delayed after Steam rejection
Secret Project 2 - 100% translated and edited, queued for Unity port
Secret Project 3 - 100% translated and edited, image editing complete, waiting on QA build
PQube
Dualtail
Frontwing
Sharin no Kuni - Working to resolve remaining issues
Lilja and Natsuka: Painting Lies - June 6th release
Everlasting Flowers - June 27th release date
Revue Starlight El Dorado - August 8th release
Fakku
Two Beasts Or Not To Beast!! - 2.0 version, editing in progress
Forbidden Ward - In Pre-Production
Saikey Studios (mix of official/unofficial)
The Reason For Your Smile - Steam page up, Happy and NTR routes translated
Toaru Hahaoya no Ayamachi Yukari Hen - 50% translated
HyoukanOpera
MAGES. GAMES
Voltage Inc.
Project Code Kaleido Tower - 2024 release
Project Code Neon Mafia - 2024 release
Project Code Vampire Hunter - 2025 release
Aksys
Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- - Released
Radiant Tale -Fanfare- - June 27th release
Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch - Summer release
Virche Evermore -EpiC: Lycoris- - Fall release
Despera Drops - 2025 release
B-cluster
MediBang Inc.-
Kamitsubaki Studio
Dayu Zixun
Shiravune
Holy Slave Academy - Released
Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute? - Q2 2024 release
Kara no Shoujo II - April 19th release
Taimanin Yukikaze - April 30th release
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White- - Q2 2024 release
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- - Q2 2024 release
Kara no Shoujo III - Announced
Destiny Star Girlfriend 2 - Q2 2024 release
Real Hentai Situation! 2 - 2024 release
Sacrifice Villains - Announced
AMANATSU Perfect Edition - Announced
Kagura Games
Aniplex
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon - June 27th release
Fate/stay night REMASTERED - 2024 release
Hookah Haze - 2024 release
Tanetsumi no Uta - 2024 release
Love Lab
DLsite
Friendly lab - unlock(); - Upcoming release
Club Suicide - Picked up
Idea Factory
Date A Live: Ren Dystopia - 2024 release
Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling - 2024 release
CRAFTWORK
Harukaze
Moonchime
Alice In Dissonance
G-mode
HyoukanOpera
MiKandi Japan
Artlink
Married Woman Hypnosis Counseling - Announced
A Tale of Hard Nipples The secret to this town's confectionery's delicious sweets is rich, fresh milk - Announced
Professional Married Woman Cuckolder - Announced
PRODUCTION PENCIL
072 Project
F&C
Eroge Japan
Tensei Games
GRAVITY GAME ARISE
Shinyuden
Dark [Word I can't say due to Automod deleting my posts:(]
MintLip
Cherry Kiss
Bushimo
Other