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It's ok, I defend your choice with Boob Wars. Yay for Boob Wars!

My collection is at 153 as of the fifteenth. I keep the packages unopened though... I've got so many imported jrpgs in my backlog as well... I'll be straight with yall. When it comes to VNs, I believe in paying if you can. If you can't... I won't presume to judge, unless it is with officially localized games. Also, resurrecting the piracy convo on this forum... I honestly don't think it is in good taste. I love Aaeru, but she and I have greatly differing ideas when it comes to economics. Edit: My feelings on the localized games come from all the years before I got a job, when I shaved every cent I could off my allowance (I wasn't allowed to work part-time by my parents) to save up for games I wanted. I valued those games greatly, and I enjoyed the good ones all the more for the lunches I didn't eat and the books I avoided buying in order to save up for them. I know that people habitually upload the localized games on torrents, but if you have the money or can save up the money for them, you should pay.

Japanese Super Challenge 2013 Do you want to learn Japanese? Do you want to play Visual Novels/Read Love Hina/Watch Pokemon in Japanese? Do you want to learn to do so with a bunch of friends? Then join with me and take Super Challenge 2013! (Background Music for this post - Link) QUICKSTART GUIDE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Introduction to the Challenge There's been a lot of talk about learning Japanese on the forums. I, myself, essentially found Fuwanovel through Aaeru's landmark blog post about learning Japanese ( link). For many, learning Japanese becomes a years-long (or lifelong) quest that is full of fresh starts, re-starts, and re-re-starts. Some make it all the way to the level of reading/writing/speaking (or a combination of those three), and some never do. I'd like to propose a Fuwanovel group dedicated to learning as much Japanese as possible this year. Here's what the group will look like: Sign Up. People interested in taking the challenge will sign up - The "Founding Members" (aka, anybody interested in starting ASAP) will sign up by responding to this post. If there's enough support, we'll create our own little sub-forum with a dedicated sign-up pageStrength in Community. Members will post progress updates at least once a week (more on this below) as to how they're doing. People who are struggling can request (or, if we like the idea, be given right off the bat) a "buddy" -- somebody dedicated to the program, or who is further along in the program than they are -- to regularly check in on them and give them encouragement. We'll all be encouraging each other in the forums along the way. Once we have a sub-forum, each person will have their own "topic". Four Stages. There will be four stages in the program: 1) The Kanji Stage 2) The Kana Stage 3) The Grammar Stage 4) The Advanced Stage Fuwa-Centric. All material necessary for success will be linked to/provided as we go. While we all have different learning styles, some tools are important for everybody to use. We'll link to lots of different resources to help us out on the way. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Four Stages The Kanji Stage We will start by learning ~2200 Kanji (the Jōyō kanji, or a list of kanji the Japanese government determined to be the most used and most important in regular life). This is the biggest hurdle for learning Japanese, but once it's over, the rest is MUCH easier (for two reasons: 1) you already have good study habits, and 2) Kanji are a huge psychological barrier). The easiest way to study the Kanji is by using Dr. Hesig's Remembering the Kanji (RTK) method. This involves two resources: #1) Hesig's book ( amazon) (link) and a SRS-based memory program like Anki (program link) (RTK 6 recommended deck). I will be using the 6th Edition of his book, and recommend you do the same, as it has multiple corrections as well as new kanji. Kanji Stage Breakdown: Members are encouraged to choose a study plan: Pick a number of new kanji a day, such as 10, 25, 50, etc.Ex: 25/Day - Done in three months!Ex: 50/Day - Done in less than two months!Using Anki on your computer/phone/tablet, you will study 25 NEW kanji a day per Hesig's study method (more on this below), and review old kanji based on SRS spacing technologySeems like a big hurdle, but it's not! Once you get going it's fun and quick One important point about the Kanji stage (and, really, the other stages): you will continue to SRS the Kanji through the rest of the program (and, in fact, your life). The day you finish RTK1 you'll have tons of reviews (though you'll be used to the load/pacing). Those will start spreading out further and further, though, proving mastery. The Kana Stage For those that have already studied the Kanji, whipping out these puppies is a snap. I got both alphabets down in about 3 hours. My big advantage: I've already got great study habits from learning the Kanji (plus, I've learned great strategies for memorizing Japanese symbols). For this program, however, we're going to be a little more conservative. Kana Stage Breakdown: 1 week of studyOne day devoted to Hiragana, one to KatakanaFive days of practice (waaay more than you'll need, but just in case )Mastery will come quickly, especially when we move on to grammar studies The Grammar Stage This is where Japanese becomes very real and very fun. With our now-solid foundation of Kanji/Kana, we're now ready to move forward into learning how the language is structured. We will be using the AMAZING (and free!) grammar guide by Tae Kim. You can access the guide a number of ways: On Tae Kim's websiteVia complete PDF version, compiled from the website A hardcopy version (my choice, which I'm very happy with) (Pic 1) (Pic 2) (Pic 3)On iOS devices via iTunes. This grammar guide is AWESOME. You should plan to work through it at your own pace. I'm not to this step yet, so I'm not sure what's a reliable timeframe to suggest. The Advanced Stage There's a lot to do once you've got this amazing super-foundation. I'll post resources for advanced students, but at a glance they include: Reading VNs (for both enjoyment and vocab/practice)Watching Anime with subtitlesReading MangaPracticing vocab/grammar through "Sentences" and "Cloze Deletion" decks on Anki (more on this later)Farming sentencesAnd more! At this point you're ready to really start enjoying your Japanese skills. From what I've heard by many folks, reaching this stage generally takes 6-8 months for the power-learners, but still less than a year for those who are persistent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Roadblocks and Why We Need a Community Research has shown that any large undertaking is likely to hit a barrier at a few different points in the process: after 3 days, after 1 week, after 2 weeks, after 3 weeks, after 4 weeks, and then ~once every three months after that. Hitting a barrier can come in different forms: discouragement, feeling overwhelmed, and -- very pertinent to our project -- getting so busy with other things a person "puts the project on hold for 'one or two days', and never returns." One fantastic solution to this problem has been demonstrated by repeated clinical trials and observation: a phenomenon called "Community Recruitment". Community Recruitment means that a person tells a friend/spouse/child/or group of people about a goal, and then asks for encouragement and follow-up. They then have to regularly report their progress. By utilizing community recruitment, success rates DOUBLED in most trials. So how are we going to use this in our program? All members are asked to write up a progress report at LEAST weekly for the Kanji stageWe ask a special report be written on day 3 about how it's going, as well as first impressionsBy doing a day 3 report, as well as weekly reports during the Kanji stage, the community can encourage each other through the toughest part of the tripPost-Kanji stage, we'll recommend monthly updates * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Signing Up For now, if you're interested in signing up, please post your desire below. Also indicate when you' like to start. Tay (me) will be starting on Monday 1/28/2013. The first comment under this topic is a "Quick Guide to Starting". Refer to that for instructions on how to start, as well as a forecast through the Kanji stage. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Tools / Resources Below is a list of recommended/alternate study tools and resources. http://kanji.koohii.com/ Anki (ankisrs.net) Remembering the Kanji, by James Heisig (Also, see this note if you can't afford the books)

I really liked this VN and thought I'd post my review of it here for if anyone is interested It is my first review so.. feedback is welcome! http://vnteaparty.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/io/

I could start spouting here about how rights come with obligations... but this isn't a class on philosophy.

No idea how to fix it the problem cause, but you can install ATLAS and use Translation aggerator to machine translate the config menu. It hacks the game and inserts the english. Or just use Mephisto's translation.

基本設定 - Basic settings 1. Skip unread text 2. While skipping, don't draw (? not sure what this means) 3. Modify save data comments (Guess it just lets you modify them) 2nd bar = text settings 3rd = sound settings 4th = version information 5th = shortcut The thing at the bottom with the C is close.

I only watched the anime and about the last couple episodes... yeah, didn't make a whole lot of sense. Like, I kind of got it, but not really. Honestly, I thought it was a terrible ending.

I generally don't like it when people get on a high horse about piracy. I find the manifesto on the main Fuwanovel site kind of silly, to be honest. I do pirate a lot of things, but I also just accept that this is morally wrong and don't try to pretend otherwise. It's also why I try to buy and support the creators when I can.

I'm so curious about how will they present this form in Cookie's route. I mean, it being a girl obviously hints at h-scenes. But Cookie is Cookie, so it might be insanely weird o: Still, let us mourn the lack of a route for...

Oh yeah, we forgot those. Will add. Dammit, Franzose. How could you possibly forget Aniki?

"Aaahhhhhh AAAAAAAhhhhhhhh AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Shinji Ikari - Evangelion.

To continue the DC related things