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Today, I've finally achieved two moments that I'm very proud of: - Reaching rank 100 - And rank 1 in the event (temporary) I probably wouldn't bother maintaining rank 1 until the end. Completely ran out of energy for that, and I've definitely spent far too much love gems for my own good. And here is an extra I've been wanting show for a while.

Yup, coz only 1 artist and cannot released songs faster, LP system done a good job here. Somemore, this is a game for fans to sucks more money XD especially card system @@ Mobile game give more profit easily than mmorpg todays, u can calculate how much money will earn by jpn server XD mmorpg today market are less much than past oledi. Anyway, for me, currently in job, i would like to play SIF than other game even a offline ps3 game, since i got not much free time due to working 11 hours. But if i free when hikkikomori, i would like to throw myself into mmorpg or offline game. P/s:SIF for me just for those cute card (the real motive...

The michiru one is by far the best, the shinku one is lame, and people are just following steve. It really isn't visually appealing at all and is actually difficult to look at.

I don't get some of the language they use here.... Pardon my english, this is some pretty bad translation to be honest lol. Nikishino Maki と、当然でしょう？私を誰だと思っているの？ W-Well naturally of course? Just who do you think I am? １５歳。高校一年生。両親が大病院を経営しているお嬢様。歌が抜群に上手く、ピアノも弾ける待望の一年生。高飛車でプライドが高く、本心を見せるのが苦手。持ち前の度胸で上級生にも強気で渡り合う。実はさみしがいな一面も。 15 years old. First year middle school student. A high class lady whose parents manage a major hospital. A long awaited first year student who is exceedingly well skilled in singing and can also play the piano. She is extremely prideful and high-handed, but is unskilled in showing her true feelings. Characteristically brave and confident enough to compete with her upperclassmen, but she also has a lonely side. Q1: 2nd Seasonの見どころを教えてください Please tell [us?] the highlights of season 2. ２期の見どころと言ったらまず、一期ではまだまだ組解かれていなかったところが、クローズアップされていたり、お話の中でたくさん散らばって組み込まれていたりすることです。フワッとしていたことがしっかり組解かれていくので、一期を観直そうかな、とも思わせてくれるくらいもっともっと素敵な作品として帰ってきています！メンバーの成長も垣間見れます（＊＾＾＊） Although you said "second season", season one has still not been put together yet, but we are doing things like putting in things that have been close upped, and segments of dialogue. We are also certainly including the "fuwaa" moments, so we will be coming back with a wonderful product whose level of wonderfulness can revamp how you viewed season 1! You'll also be able to see a peek at the maturing of the members。（＊＾＾＊） Q2: 2nd Seasonで真姫を演じた印象は？ What are your impressions of playing Maki in season 2? 一期では、最初は皆となかなか溶け込めていなかった真姫ちゃんが、メンバーと一緒にいる時は、どんどん本当の真姫自身を出して接するようになっているんだな、と。 そして、自分の将来に希望を閉ざしていた子が、今ではメンバーの背中を押していたりと、成長したな、と親心のように嬉しいです（＊＾＾＊） In season 1, at first, Maki did not really fit in with everyone, but in the time she spent together with the other members, it seemed as if the real Maki was gradually coming out. Now, the child who had shut up her own aspirations for the future, is now pushing the backs of the other members. It makes me feel really happy, with a parental-like feeling of "She's really matured huh". Q3　このBlu-rayをご覧のファンの皆さんへメッセージをお願いします A message please to all the fans who watch the Blu-ray version 「ラブライブ！」2nd SeasonのBlu-rayを手に取っていただいてありがとうございます。 これから青春をする方も、今青春の真っ只中の方も、昔青春を味わった方も全ての方に共通する何かが「ラブライブ！」に色々なシーンで沢山あります。 この作品を観ながら、皆さんを重ねつつ、彼女たちの成長を見守っていてください　（＊＾＾＊） Thank you for acquiring a Blu-ray copy of Love Live! 2nd season. People still not in their adolescence, people in the middle of the adolescence, as well as people who have tasted adolescence in the past, there are many various scenes in Love Live that has something that all of these people can find in common. While watching this film, while getting everyone together, please watch over the maturing of these girls. I might look at the rest sometime later, that was kind of exhausting .

...Yeah, I gotta bring it up. It feels like you're really feeling down. I realize yeah, you said you'd go through with the whole thing and whatever, but if you're really feeling down, you're free to just take a break. Considering how this was all your decision, you have no obligation to be doing anything for us. Of course, if I'm wrong, feel free to tell me, but at this point, I'm just worried you're forcing yourself to do things you don't want to do. At the very least, if you're feeling down and there's anything we can help with, I'm sure most of us would be willing. Pretty sure most of us would prefer you not feel so down.

Playing through some more Mahoyo and decided to post some pictures of best heroine ever. She has a shit ton of poses. It seems I forgot to take screencaps at most of her rage moments... the downcast/super rage ones are pretty awesome too Well anyways, Off to read more, need to remember to take more pictures ;_;.

Swear this is the last logo related thread in a while I really wanted to make this thread in order to improve further contests. I want to hear what your opinions are on the rules as well as what you suggest could be done to improve. Now please read the whole post because some stuff might be answered below. I do not want to see arguing about the winner and wether or not it was fair (in fact I address that point below). This is purely to gather opinions on ruling and suggestions for further improvements. First off this was the first edition, while most people were excited for this new idea when it was proposed by solidbatman, when the contest was actually on going a lot of people were divided, some even felt like it wasn't fair. And it's exactly because it didnt go 100% smoothly that I'd like to get some feedback from you guys. I want to address 2 key issues that some users brought up multiple times. 1 - Number of votes Original post for reference After further discussion, it was deemed that more than a single vote is not needed. Further contests will be single voted. This is still subject to change in the future if there's some change in the way polls work, but for now we agreed that it's better to keep it single vote. Main reason: This is a contest, the goal is to pick the banner which people like the best, therefore by allowing 2 votes it would kind of destroy the meaning of "the best" 2 - "No more lolis pls" Many people kept complaining it was completely unfair that a banner with a loli was running, because most part of the community likes lolis and thus they'd win their vote easily. And this is my reply to that: Everyone, no matter what their tastes are, is entitled to show what they like in their logo. Just because the taste matches the majority's taste, that does not make it unfair. The majority will always vote for the banner they like best, that's how the system works. If your banner didn't get the most votes, that is not unfair either, it just means the majority preferred another banner. That's how every contest will work, you shouldn't think of it as "my banner vs a loli banner" you should just see the banner with a loli as just another banner against yours and try to make yours as good as possible so you can get more votes. Advertise it! Show you're proud of it! Don't just go "well i'm against a loli so no chance I will win", that just takes away the point of this contest to begin with. I get that a lot of users here like something you don't like (for those who were complaining about lolis), but those people are part of this community and they are entitled to show their tastes and you're being oppressive by not wanting them to participate. Thus I will not ban lolis from future editions of the contest and that is final. Just keep in mind that the goal is to create a banner you're proud of, it's not meant to be a contender in a death match. And more to the point, there will always be 3 total winners. There isn't one absolute winner. So there's no reason to argue about one single banner when at least 2 other banners that had no lolis in them had a chance to be a second winner since they got the most votes. These have been 2 key issues I figured I'd address beforehand. I am open to suggestions to further improve the next contests, thus if you have something to suggest, I'm all ears (well, eyes)

He speaks justice and truth!

I can definitely see crunchy's point in this. I personally would also prefer a system that doesn't involve microtransactions and instead focuses entirely on the player's skill level. Like DJ Max, Guitar Hero, Stepmania, DDR, Beatmania and so on, except it's online. No need to worry about spending a dime and you can have fun enjoying the game both casually and competitively. But ~ They gotta earn money somehow, and unless they're charging the whole game at a base price (which doesn't really work on a game that consistently receives updates), I don't see how spending money on cosmetics or other stuff that doesn't involve making you getting a better score would work on LLSIF - decorating cards isn't a thing (yet). Or am I underestimating what people will spend on regardless of its usefulness.

Oh. Looks like we have a new player with us. Yeah, I remember that a few ten posts back (was it?) someone actually uninstalled this game because of how addictive it was . This game can make you be so addicted that you even plan your day as much as you can to not waste lp (points at self).... But it's fun, and a nice relief from doing whatever it is you need to do in real life (don't know about you guys). At least the way the Lp gaining system is planned gives 5 hours for rest ( for those who gain 50 lp already and potentially more hours to rest). I remember seeing that nozomi card in decaf kouhi. That is soooo fitting for her...

Mmm... basically being unable to react to real women/men is pretty rare. For me, the last time I reacted to a real woman was over fourteen years ago... and that was before I was corrupted by VNs.

RIP.

Truly truly doomed.

(Is this a bad time?...)

Toujou Nozomi (Ghost Story Ver.) [super Rare #150] Max Level: 80 HP: 4 4080 3770 4440 Appeal: Breast Rub Every 15 seconds, there is a 39% chance of turning all goods and greats in the next 4 seconds into perfects. (Level 1) Center Skill: Cool Heart Increases Cool points. This might be the funniest ability I've seen so far xD

When you attack the hentai heaven, you picked the wrong opponent. Sorry but Fakku should have known they'd get attacked instantly if they did that. More importantly their stuff has always ended up there, are you telling me they only figured it out now?

Time's up. Fuwanovel 1st Logo Contest Winner: Entry #5, with 30 votes (41,10%), made by Steve Runner-up: Entry #7, with 21 votes (28,77%), by Asonn Lots of good entries, but being up against lolis and tsunderes ain't easy, sadly. If your favorite banner wasn't chosed, do not despair! A third banner will be chosen by an ultra-super-secret-elite-council of experts in banners handpicked by Tay. Results will be announced soon. Those three banners will be cycled through the Summer season, then at a yet undetermined date another contest will be held to choose new ones. Many thanks to all the users who took the time to design and submit the banners, and of course thanks to everyone who participated to the vote. See you next time!

Well, great... Looks like Haru fell under the biggest cliche there is.. -_-

A dick for the dick JK you know I love you in a totally platonic non monmon way :3

Well, you were competing against me. It's not like you'd win anyway. I have won every time that I've been here to participate, only once losing to Ember because I was on my phone (Which sucks).

I just creamed. Grisaia, F/SN, Log Horizon, Psycho Pass, Chaika... Okay, pretty much everything on that list looks pretty damn good. Hyped.

Seeing how that episode aired just recently, they probably won't be releasing an OST of it for a while. You can follow anime/VN soundtrack blogs like ASL and Shinnoden to get your fix. They usually have most of them available a little while after they're released in Japan, but for the ones they don't get, you can also look in nyaa torrents - music.

There's never enough anal.

Grisaia is great, but not enough anal by a long shot.

So sad to be near completion of a good VN. They should just continue on for eternity.

Because Gamestop. I own 2.000 dollars worth of games, or, in other words, a 10 dollar Gamestop gift card worth of games.

*Slaps* Wait for autumn to arrive until you hype.

https://forums.fuwanovel.net/index.php?/topic/3046-for-love-of-a-genre-a-list-of-great-chuuni-games/ For a description of what chuuni is and a list of chuuni games.

http://pastebin.com/qh6Tta3h P.S: Even if it's fake it was interesting to read. Edit: Yeah after thinking about it for a while, this definitely has to be fake. It just doesn't make any sense. If you keep "banning" publishers who are making you money through ads, then you lose these publishers. Where are you going to get ad money from now in the next year/future?

http://anichart.net/fall Amagi Brilliant Park grisaia no kajitsu,new f/s night,kiseijuu Can some one slab me in the face cus i'm TOO Hype

Between fuwa and VNDB you will be able to play any VN you ever wanted. And I'm sure you have more more knowledge than most people do when they first join, you shouldn't have any problem contributing to the lively discussion

My major goal is 80 LP Full 8 hours of sleep in events.. such a nice thing to have.

Why is no one voting for 1? I personally voted for 5 but I mean 1 has the best art work integration along with 2. They seem like they should be getting more votes that that.

Sakura Spirit was in the top 10 for sales on Steam on the day it released. Is it bad? Yes. Did it still sell a ton of copies? Yes. You can argue that Grisaia is in every way better than Sakura Spirit, but there are a few elements that Sakura Spirit has that Grisaia doesn't. 1. monster girls (plays to a fetish) 2. rampant fan service (please, we all know this sells, or anime and VN producers would've stopped doing it) 3. moe 4. is short 5. is cheap All things that will sell. What does bringing in VNDB have to do with anything? Nobody said this game was any good.

I personally see fan translations and vn development as two very different things and I kinda wonder if having them in the same forum is all that good.

Taste bitter defeat at mine hands, NOSEBLEED!!! buwahahaha

Imouto-chara... (going to be a little serious here). The main reason imoutos attract the male's love is their essential position as someone to be protected, either physically or emotionally. Males have an instinctive desire to be needed, and so they need someone who needs their protection and affection to give them a reason to exist. The little sister is generally the first and most powerful example of an object of this type of 'protect the weaker side' kind of relationship. Since I have a rl-imouto, I can tell you that when you are a kid, it makes a huge difference. I was... viciously protective of my little sister as a kid. I saved her from drowning once, getting hit by a car another time, and I kept the fact that she'd stolen my dad's vodka a secret. That doesn't change the fact that even at its best, after she hit her teens, we drifted apart... but when I was younger, it was definitely an 'onii-chan' relationship. Since I'm a bit dry when it comes to relationships, it didn't bother me. However, I still recognize the attraction of an oniichama relationship, lol.

It's illegal to commit murder, but it is legal to produce FPS games and hack and slash games. It's basically the same thing. It's exploitation (child porn) vs complete fiction (anime/manga/VN lolis). The argument that loli anime/manga/VNs should be illegal is the same one the idiots over here try to use to make violent video games illegal.

Hatsuyuki Sakura Rewrite

please tell me fuwanovel is joking https://forums.fuwanovel.net/index.php?/topic/5681-tell-me-japan-is-joking/ is this another loli thread?

A few months ago, I figured that I knew enough about visual novels to post a Beginner's Guide to Visual Novels onto Talk Amongst Yourselves (Kotaku's user community) because I didn't really see a guide to the genre that was up to snuff. I've been working on it ever since, tweaking it to improve it and make it better, and now I'm currently working on a video version of it, which is in the process of editing. I figured, since i'm now on Fuwanovel and I think there would be a few people who would appreciate it, I'd go and post it here. I'm no pro to VN's in comparison to alot of people here and it's not perfect, so if you have any constructive criticism, please comment about it below. What exactly is a Visual Novel? Why should I care, and why do you care about them? The Visual Novel Genre is a confusing genre, especially if you have no idea what it's about. I'm here to try to help. This is is my Beginner's Guide to one of my favorite genres in gaming, Visual Novels. Before we actually get started, there is one thing I need to clarify; i'm talking about Visual Novels as a genre, not about dating sims. NOT ALL VISUAL NOVELS ARE DATING SIMS. Dating sims are a Sub-Genre of Visual novels, if that. A lot of them aren't even VN's. Get it? Ok, good. Let's move on. What is a Visual Novel? A visual novel is Genre of video games (Personally, I like to think of it as an interactive storytelling medium, as there isn't really much gameplay), that's similar to choose your own adventure books and adventure games. As the name implies, Visual novels are text heavy, but they usually have music, voice acting and stills of characters to help you get absorbed into the story. The biggest gameplay aspect of a Visual novel is choices; The player has to decide what the protagonist does in the form of options. The options can lead you to different story plotlines called routes, or they could just lead you to a bad end and you'll have to try again. Visual novels without choices are usually referred to as Sound Novels or Kinetic Novels. Why should I care? Visual novels are a very flexible genre, storytelling wise. Visual novels have very little restrictions, story wise, as they can go on and have a ton of exposition without making a book HUGE, they have the flexibility of multiple routes, they don't have to comply with arbitrary rules set by TV companies and using the genre to mess with you. The Fate Stay Night Visual novel is a good example of this, as it's 50+ hours, had 3 separate routes, and having Shirou as a narrator can skew your viewpoint. The flexibility leads to many visual novels to have amazing stories. Because of the excellent stories from this genre, many popular visual novels get anime adaptations. Some of the most well known adaptations are Clannad, Fate Stay Night, Steins;Gate, and Higurashi. Some of you may be asking, why would I play Visual Novels if I could watch the anime? There are many parts of the visual novels that do not get adapted, and sometimes the adaptation is kinda bad. Also, there are some great visual novels that have not been adapted, like Phoenix Wright, G-Senjou no Maou, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and Tsukihime that I'd recommend you check out. What is it like to play a Visual Novel? How exactly do Visual Novels play? It's like watching a really long anime, or reading a book that's kinda animated. It's easiest to describe as a mix between a book and an anime. On average, they are usually much longer than the anime counterparts, which give them time to flesh out the characters and the world. Usually, Visual Novels have branching routes, where stories have some similarities (known as a common route), but overall could be considered their own stories (ex: Heaven's feel in Fate/Stay Night). In any Visual Novel, usually you have to go on a path and stick with it. When you stray away from the route you are in, you'll probably run into what's known as a BAD END, where something horrible or pointless happens. Also, i'll insert the OBLIGITORY EROGE WARNING here; Many Visual Novels are Eroges, meaning they have NSFW content. Many have censorship patches, or none of this content at all, but if type of content is not up your alley, be prepared. How would I get my hands on a Visual Novel? The fact that Visual Novels are not popular in the west means that most of them are kinda hard to get over here. Many companies do not translate and make english versions, so you are pretty much have to rely on fan translations. If you know that the game has an official US release, I'd go and support the publisher, but if it's not, the best place to find a visual novel is at Fuwanovel. It's important to note that many Visual Novels do not find their way outside of Japan, which can be depressing if you found game or series really like. Terms used in Visual Novel talk: Visual novel - This is an umbrella term used in the west to designate a type of game which is particularly story-focused, or containing novel-like narration in its writing. In Japan, such games are generally referred to as "love adventure games" (恋愛ADV/AVG), or novel game (ノベルゲーム noberu gēmu, in short: NVL). Routes - The name that refers to a story line in visual novels. Non-linear branching story lines are a common trend in visual novels, and these branching story lines are routes. Kinetic Novel - Kinetic novels are visual novels without choices, so all you do is read. Sound Novel - Sound novels is a trademark from Chunsoft. The term is the original word referring to novel type games.However "Visual Novels" became prevalent due to other companies using it in order to avoid the company's trademark. This term later was known because of Higurashi, which used it because the sound was more important than the actual visuals, so they called it sound novels. 07th Expansion's sound novels are essentially kinetic novels with a focus on sound to create an atmosphere. Dating Sim - Technically, this term refers to simulation games focused on dating. However, this term is frequently used by English speakers to describe any romance-driven game, regardless of game mechanics used. Chuuni - An umbrella term for games that have melodramatic characters, and they are typically focused on the protagonist. Nakige - A game that produces emotional catharisis (touching your heart, making you cry, etc), with a good ending. Think of games like Clannad. Utsuge - games that are made with the intent of making you depressed, kinda like how nakige is to make you cry. Moege - A VN where the focus is on Moe (not even going to try defining moe....) Charage - Sub-genre of Moege where the focus is on character development Eroge - An eroge (エロゲー or エロゲ erogē); a portmanteau of erotic game: (エロチックゲーム erochikku gēmu)) or Ero-ga is a video game that features erotic content. AKA Hentai Game. This is a blanket term for any game that includes NSFW content. Nukige - A sub-genre of Visual Novels which focus on the erotic content. Harem - A trope characterized by a protagonist surrounded by three or more members of the opposing sex who are usually love interests. Harem usually refers to a male protagonist with female love interests, while stuff with females with male love interests are referred to as reverse harem. Occurs in manga and anime as well. Bishōjo game - This term designates any game involving a male lead dating pretty anime girls. The word "bishōjo" literally means "pretty young girl". "Girl game" and "gal game" are also used to describe this sub-genre. Not really used here in the west. Otome game - This term designates any romantic game involving a female lead dating pretty anime boys.... so the exact opposite. Translated literally, Otome game means "maiden game". They are also referred to as a "reverse harem". Boy's Love game - This term designates any game involving a male lead dating pretty anime boys in a homosexual relationship. "BL game" and "Yaoi" are terms also used to describe these games. This sub-genre is primarily geared toward a female audience. If I missed any terms please post a comment below and i'll update this post, or check out Fuwanovel's document of Lexicon​ that should have pretty much anything I missed. Recommendations A beginner's guide really wouldn't be that great of a guide without some recommendations, right? well, I have quite a bit of recommendations broken into sub-genres, so click on the ones you are interested in, or just watch them all. I'll be giving out one main recommendation per sub genre, with extra recommendations if you liked the main recommendations. If there's anything you think that's missing, that's probably because I haven't played them yet, or I didn't care for them too much. If these aren't enough for you, check out Kaguya's list of 50 translated VNs you should read before you die. Sci-Fi This is the same Sci-Fi you know and love, Science fiction; but the Japanese usage may skew more twords fiction than science. This is my favorite sub-genre of Visual Novels, I haven't played one of these I disliked. 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS,iOS) Why this rocks: This game has an amazing atmosphere, great writing, and it keeps you engaged with an interesting premise. This series has an atmosphere that is unmatched by any other game, and it's a must play. If you like this one, play Ever 17, Remember 11, Never 7, Zero Escape Virtue's Last Reward (3DS, Vita), Steins;Gate, Chaos; Head Romances Romances are all about relationships, dating included. This includes the sub-genres of Nakige, Utsuge, Dating Sims and many others. Clannad Why this rocks: All of the feelz ;-;. It's pretty much like the anime, but there are a few routes that are in the game that go further or are totally missing from the anime. If you don't know anything about clannad, it's a great story with excellent characters, excellent writing, and is just amazing overall. This game really impacts you with a great message, great charecters, and it floods you with feelz. If you like this one, play Anything made by Key: Kanon, Rewrite, Little Busters, Planetarian, Katawa Shoujo, and the fantastic White Album 2 (no English translation yet, but it's going to be great when it comes out. Check out the anime). Horror Horror is… well horror! These are games made to make you afraid. Pretty self explanatory. Higurashi - When They Cry Why This Rocks: It's a horror mystery. it has some of the most interesting scenes in any series ever, and is unlike anything you'll ever see. Personally, I haven't played the game so I can't speak personally about it, but I did love the anime. If you like this one, play Umineko, Corpse Party (PSP), Saya no Uta (on a totally different lvl of messed up tho....), Kara no Shoujo Mystery G-Senjou no Maou Why this rocks: I like to call this the Death Note of Visual Novels. If you want to learn more about this, check out my review Here. If you like this one, play Sharin no Kuni, Any Akabeisoft2 game, Higurashi, Hotel Dusk, Last Window Action Fate/ Stay Night Why this rocks: This, along with Clannad are pretty much flagships of Visual Novels. Fate Stay Night has a very well written plot If you want to learn more about this, check out my review here. If you like this one, play Tsukihime, Fate/hollow Ataraxia, everything Type-Moon... and Muv-Luv. Phoenix Wright Why this rocks: Some people may debate that these are actually visual novels, but personally, I think they are. If you've made it this far without knowing what Phoenix Wright is, i'm disappointed in you. You play as the defense attorney Phoenix Wright, and it's quite fun. If you like this one, play the rest of the Ace Attorney series, It's spiritual Successor, Ghost Trick (DS, iOS), Danganronpa, Hotel Dusk Weird Visual Novels Visual Novels usually come from Japan. You kinda have to expect stuff like this. I've never played a lot of these, but from what I've read about them, I'm very curious. Go! Go! Nippon! My First Trip to Japan- This one's about an okaku going to Japan. It has an interesting concept, but it's really not worth your money…. can finish in one sitting. Hatoful Boyfriend - YOU ARE TRYING TO DATE PIGEONS. AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S COMING TO THE STATES. Osananajimi wa Daitouryou: My Girlfriend is the President - This one is self explanatory. I'm very curious. School Days - A game that defies expectations with the most assholish protagonist ever. Edit: Thanks to our friend Richard Eisenbeis, I'd seen some pretty weird VN's as of late. Interested in dating Sushi or slabs of meat? Well, NOW YOU CAN! That's about it for the basics of Visual Novels. If you see anything missing, post it in the comments and I'll update this post.

This is ridiculous, I'm sorry to say. It's not just style that gets lost; numerous and numerous plot details are hilariously ruined and outright wrong. I've seen people try, I tried waayyy years ago when I was only reading things in english and was desperate, and sorry, most of it is garbled nonsense. Hell, look at Hoshimemo's TL. It's plot is completely fucked in the translation to the point where most people who've read it in english don't really understand it at all, and it's...well, pretty bad, but it at least has structure. MTL's often misgive, mistranslate, and are just so laughably bad for japanese that I honestly don't know how people get through whole games like it. Not only that, you can probably tell when something is inspired and are giving information, but you can't see the cleverness in the text or really get any of the emotion/intended effect in long passages like in Hino's stuff (Ruitomo, Hello Lady) that actually carry messages and pretty deep themes. Any text that has any sort of identity to it is going to get butchered. Of course, this isn't even mentioning wordplay and comedy that frequents eroge, though I guess you already said you don't care for that. Sorry, but I don't really consider reading the barebones of a plot so heavily mangled and garbled by MTL's counts as really reading the authors work.

Delete all these except Swan Song! Swan Song is probably one of the best English translated VNs there are. Clephas is just biased since he has a pet-peeve against multiple perspective story telling (which Swan Song does).

Song alone? All the animated scenes won me over, I'm tired of the generic static images floating around to backgrounds. Not to repeat what's been shown already; Majikoi S is one of my favorite openings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdfnwZ8mnG8

DAMN, I didn't need to make this thread XDDD The talented Jiichi, the one behind the cool program Visual Novel Reader, has updated VNR to support PSP games runing on PPSSPP!!! Sakimichi made a post on it which I suppose she'll also post on fuwanovel soon. I also tried to make it work and succeeded~

A translation is far better than no translation at all and instead having to read one through a machine. I can come to accept that the TL is flawed as I've read many of them myself and was aware of it, yet still found immense enjoyment out of those VNs nonetheless. And at the least, it most certainly isn't so dramatically flawed if it had any serious thought put into its translation (which I'm sure Amaterasu is serious). People can't screw something up so badly unless they could care less about their work. Either way, I think we'll all mostly enjoy the VN as long as it isn't blatantly flawed. It's thanks to the team who put out the effort that this was able to be seriously completed, so I'm really grateful.

Considering how difficult Comyu is to read untranslated (I tried soon after its release...rage quit somewhere early in Benio's route) I'll take a flawed translation that isn't engrish

Clannad Licensed by Sekai Project Clannad is a Japanese Visual Novel created by the company Key which is known for its other titles such as Air and Kanon. Clannad, unlike its predecessors, does not contain any adult content but instead, focuses on the relationships between the characters. Story Clannad's story revolves around Tomoya Okazaki, a third year high school student who dislikes his life. Tomoya's mother (Atsuko) died when Tomoya was young, leaving his father (Naoyuki) to raise him. After the accident, Tomoya's father turned to alcohol and gambling, and held frequent fights with his son. One day, Naoyuki, again arguing with his son, slammed Tomoya against the wall, dislocating Tomoya's shoulder. Ever since then, his father has treated Tomoya nicely, but distantly, as if Tomoya and he were strangers rather than a family. This hurts Tomoya more than his previous relationship with his father, and the awkwardness of returning home leads Tomoya constantly to stay out all night. Additionally, the injury disables Tomoya from participating in his basketball club, and pushes him to distance himself from his school and other activities. Thus his delinquent life begins. Tomoya's good friend Youhei Sunohara, who got thrown out of the soccer club for a dispute, is also a delinquent and often hangs out in his dorm room with Tomoya doing nothing much. Suggested Walkthrough Order!! Ending Guide The '*' marked choices are the essential ones. For any other choice you can choose what you want for different dialogues. The number inside the square brackets "[]" tells you the number of the choice (So [2] would be choice 2). ***School Life Routes*** Sagara Misae: Sakagami Tomoyo: Miyazawa Yukine Fujibayashi Ryou Fujibayashi Kyou Hiiragi Kappei Sunohara Siblings Ichinose Kotomi Ibuki Fuko Toshio Koumura Furukawa Nagisa After Story ************************************************************ A Guide to the Minigames within Clannad Yukine's storage room curse In Yukine's route there are 'spell games' that you can play on the 23rd and 24th of April. There are many different variations to the storage curse. Here is the list of Characters you can have fun with!! Furukawa Nagisa Furukawa Akio! Sakagami Tomoyo Fubayashi Kyou Sagare Misae Ibuki Fuko Doki Doki High School Sometimes you are prompt to read manga or play a ‘Doki Doki High School’ mini game. Check here for guide!! Possibilities for Sunohara's Girlfriend In Mei Sunohara's route you'll have to find Sunohara a girlfriend. You'll end up with Sanae in the end no matter what but here are some other fun options. Prank list for Fuko Throughout the Ibuki Fuko route you can play pranks on Fuko but here are some things you'll have to pay attention to. 3v3 Basketball Partners During Nagisa and Toshio's route, there is a 3v3 Basketball Minigame where you can select your teammates. You can have different partners other than Tomoyo and Kyou. Here's a detailed walkthrough for how to get each character: Attention: Fubayashi Ryou, Ibuki Yukine and Furukawa Nagisa as partner will result in a loss, giving you the Bad End. Sagare Misae Yoshio Yusuke Furukawa Akio! Fubayashi Ryou Fubuki Fuko Miyazawa Yukine Furukawa Nagisa Baseball Fun This is a fun route with Akio and other characters! It is possible to see the laser tag game with other options, but if you don't meet the criteria for the baseball scene, you will get a bad end immediately after the tag game. There are multiple outcomes to the baseball game, but these choices result in winning. Jet Saito There is a way you can cause Jet Saito to appear in two different places. The first few choices are the same, and split off once you decide where you want to see him. It's a one line cameo, but this is about the most random thing you'll ever see. Scenes to Replay Some scenes have various versions to it that you can play it again and find new items! Things include This walkthrough is taken from the Animesuki Forum and the 300 hour Clannad Guide, with minor changes/improvements added by me.