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This is a list of good games to begin your journey into playing VNs in Japanese. Inevitably, most of these games will be moege, charage, or nakige. There is little to be done about this, as chuuni, sci-fi, and fantasy-action VNs have linguistic barriers that will be too much for someone still struggling with reading conversational Japanese. In particular, the biggest barrier for someone who is used to dealing with Japanese that is 'spoken', rather than 'written' is the existence of literary Japanese. The turns of phrase, different wording, etc. that an inexperienced reader might run into can either be seen as a learning experience or as pure confusion, depending on your level and state of mind. As such, I am only putting down games that are readable for someone who understands spoken Japanese but is weaker in literary Japanese. I will also put a 'second level' for those who are interested in challenging themselves a little but not too much. This one will be for those who are willing to see if they can handle the easier action scenes, more difficult event descriptions, and the like. First Level: Maji Suki Marginal Skip Suzunone Seven Kamikaze Explorer Tsuisou no Augment (this game is hilarious, and it is not a moege. I recommend this to people who liked the atmosphere of Yume Miru Kusuri) Akabanzu - Real na Sekai de Boku ga Kimi ni Dekiru Koto (this game has only minor scientific terms and jargon, mostly related to AI and MMO's. Since it is distinctly possible you ran into these terms just watching anime, I went ahead and put this up.) Chuning Lover (this game is just generally rofl) Ichiban Janakya Dame Desu Ka (one of the few almost-pure comedy in my personal lineup) Otomimi Infinity Sakura Iro Quartet (this and the game above are for mimikko fetishists) Ryuusei Kiseki (sci-fi moege, fairly easy. Hardest parts are when the protag begins preaching about his hobby) Shiawase Kazoku-bu Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi (surrealist fantasy moege... mildly funny, interesting in general) Toppara - Zashikiwarashi no Hanashi (use this as your crash course in youkai) 12/30/2014 edit Love Revenge Real Imouto ga Iru Ooizumi-kun no Baai 08/15/2016 Edit Sakigake Generation Minamijuujisei Renka Primal Hearts Primal Hearts 2 World Election Koko Kara Natsu no Innocence Second Level: Irotoridori no Sekai (yeah, it is being translated, but it isn't done yet) Konata yori Kanata Made (relatively low-difficulty action/event scenes, as well as being an excellent entry point into the utsuge genre) Tiny Dungeon series (relatively normal conversational and event scenes, and the actions scenes are relatively low-difficulty, if somewhat fast-paced) Draculius (similar to above in the action) Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no (this game is probably one of the top three non-action/sci-fi/fantasy games I've played and it is harder than the games on the first level... but in exchange it is also a lot better, lol) Hyper→Highspeed→Genius (relatively high difficulty to first level, but it is easier than the games I'd prefer to introduce people to, lol) Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate - The Code Name is "Shield 9" (fanboys of fantranslations know this as one of the many dead projects) Ore no Tsure wa Hitodenashi Kaminoyu (this one and the one above are your source for non-human love in this stage, lol) Otome ga Tsumugu, Koi no Canvas (higher difficulty than first level primarily due to the art terms) Aete Mushisuru, Kimi to no Mirai Akatsuki no Goei (first one only, later ones are too hard for Second Level) Re: birth Colony Lost Azurite (this, Tiny Dungeon, and Draculius are probably the hardest games on this list) Fake Azure Arcology (direct link to the game above, and ditto) Kimi to Boku to Eden no Ringo Koiiro Soramoyou (famous for certain VN fanboys) Kimi to Boku to no Kishi no HIbi (recent release, fairly easy, good protag) Lunaris Filia (a vampire charage, for those who want some of that) Naka no Hito nado Inai!! Tokyo Hero Project Dracu-riot Sakura Tale Tojita Sekai no Tori Colony (this game is pretty hilarious, especially if you insist on seeing all of the loop ends before getting to the true end) Tsuki ni Yorisou, Otome no Sahou (similar to Koi no Canvas, in that the terms that will give you the most trouble are the technical ones - this time for sewing and clothing design) 12/30/2014 edit Zannen na Oretachi no Seishun Jijou Kimi no Tonari de Koishiteiru Sekai wo Sukuu Dake no Kantan na Shigoto Nanairo Reincarnation (borderline within this if you are familiar with the base concepts of youkai and ghosts as understood by the Japanese) Sakigake Generation Edit: This will be the last in my series of lists. I will edit them with additions occasionally, but I won't be making any new ones. Have fun yall.

Hello Everybody, Let's make a podcast. Let's just... make it happen. For science. I say let's pick a day, get a few core people together (with whoever else can make it), record whatever happens at that point, and publish it for the world to enjoy. Again, all in the name of science. I'm posting this without talking to anybody, specifically, so already I'm off to a great start ; ). First Recording: The weekend of February 21-23, 2014. Featured Cast: TBD Topic: Top 3 VNs we played in 2013 (and why), Top 3 Anime shows we watched in 2013 (and why), Top 3 Video Games we played in 2013 (and why) I think we need a few regulars to show up in each episode (not necessarily all the same people every time). Batman said he was interested in participating the last time this was discussed. Flutterz should make it so we can talk по-русски, shcboomer (I think) was once down with coming on, Lewy may be welcome (if he'll talk clearly and in English), Steve's always welcome, I've always wanted to hear Nosebleed's voice, etc. etc. etc. If you'd like to participate in this episode, respond with a general idea of your availability (Fri, Sat, Sun - Feb 21-23). All times must be in US EST time zone. (Why? Because it's the Bat-standard) We've tried and failed at this so many times! Let's make it happen. Again -- please make a note if you can and want to try and participate. If a lot of people are interested, we may have to invite others to come back in future weeks and not everybody will be able to participate this round.

I just now checked out anime that are coming in spring and I think that it will be a very great season. So Here is the chart for Spring 2014 for anyone who want to check it out. And heres the one that Nosbleed shared that is more complete. Those are the ones I am looking forward to.

I'm a masochist... That's what it means... by the way, when you said all those things, I... I think I know something that awakened inside me when I was in Aoi's route... It seems like I'm an M as well.

Classic.

I think I've found your problem. Still, I guess it should be fixed, if it's an error on the site that is.

Won't take them or won't read them? If it is the latter, try cleaning the laser sensor inside the disc drive. I had the same problem in my old ps2, and this fixed it no problem.

*sits in the no PS Vita corner* It's sad that the project got cancelled. I wish they'd continue it because people with PSP really wanted it.

Depending on where you live, this kind of thing can get really expensive (the PS4 is at 4000$ here, people). There are people translating SDR2 on youtube. Chapter one/prologue is in this channel and chapter 2 (and 3, which is currently being tld) is here. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLifeliketextube/videos?flow=grid&view=1

Oh, valentines day he? Well I guess I can offer you the Steve's first person view of this day:

I wanna do this someday.

Hm...Is hiking enough of a sport? I did run quite some marathons when I was younger too, but not as a professional... Dunno. Next person thinks this is the best song in the world:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html I cant tell that for sure if thats practiced right now I was talking with one guy who was in Japan this way on some forumabout Japan. It mostly involves you working in various seasonal labours for like 4 hours a day to cover for your acomodation and meals. It is al phusical and mosty on the outscirts, and it was 6 years ago anyway. Anyway trip like that is no trival thing and I recomen you have evrything planed beforehand. And I also imagine you shoud be caucious about going for such offer. Anyway there are a lot of discusion boards for traveling to Japan - you can contact ppl that live there and try arranging things like that. Going to japan for a month or so has been my lifetime wish, so I cheer on anybody who have similar wishes.

Off topic: So I was just playing an eroge called "Yin-Yang X Change Alternative", and one of the female characters has the most hilarious pose. "Ohh look! A penny!" XD

DO IT! Travel to Japan as soon as possible! I went for 2 weeks last year and loved every minute of it. Went to Kyoto, Osaka, Hakone and Tokyo, also visited Akihabara about 5 times XD. Can't wait for April as I'm going again for 10 days.