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It turns out I left my mic on for hours yesterday, and it recorded all of my lonesome shenanigans... After editing out some things that are too embarrassing and the plentiful (I swear) silent moments, this is what we are left with. A word of warning, I've read aloud a bunch of random posts on the forum. Something I tend to do, especially during serious discussions. My apologies if anyone is offended, but those are purely for humoristic purposes. Captions can be made if I'm that hard to understand, I guess.

Hi Fuwanovel, I would like to try something out with the Fuwanovel podcast that I hope will be received well by the community and facilitate more visual novel discussion here on the forums and outside of the website with friends. This idea was originally suggested by sanahtlig when he thought that The Major and I should make a few changes to the YouTube videos of the podcast to help traffic people into listening to older episodes. I wanted to take that a step further with this test thread. I apologize that it isn't as eye catchy or enthusiastic as some of my other work I have posted, but with all of the recent stuff that has occurred in the past couple of days on Fuwanovel, I am still extremely stressed about posting things I used to be comfortable with, so I am going straight to the point and trying to remain neutral. Anyways, I just finished recording episode 12 of the podcast. The topic was about how newcomers should be exposed to VNs. 5 members gave their opinions about what they felt were good selections for them to play. Whether you are a veteran, newcomer, female, or nukige player, all sides of the matter were addressed. Using that topic from the most recent recording, I wanted to open up the discussion to the forums as well to see what you think. Linked below is the podcast episode. You can either listen to it on my Mixcloud account or download it directly (in mp3 format) from my Google Drive. Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/OriginalRen/test-test Direct Download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ivNNDDfsj5cGFMTUFfcTY0enc/edit?pli=1 After listening to the podcast episode, feel free to share your own opinions about this topic in the thread. Listed below some of the questions that were asked in some way or another during the cast. Some questions that were asked during the podcast: What games do you recommend every newcomer checks out when it comes to playing visual novels? Which VNs do you think they should avoid? How important do you feel comedy is when introducing newcomers to a VN? How important are emotional situations? Major companies (Sekai Project, Mangagamer, etc.) are working hard to translate VNs for the world and bring the genre to many players, both old and new. What are you opinions on their style of business? Do you feel gaming platforms such as Steam are a good introductory way of showcasing visual novels? Would you recommend OELVNs or Japanese translated VNs for those who are just starting out? What are your opinions when comparing them? Name 1 visual novel that you absolutely think nobody should ever play ever. Why did you chose it? Feel free to answer any or all of these questions in the thread. If there is something in the podcast episode that you want to expand or comment on, feel free to do this as well. This area is meant for discussion about the episode and the overall theme of how we can expose new members to visual novels, regardless of what you like. Why am I creating this thread? I think this is a good idea for a few reasons. First, I think this is a good chance for people to share their opinions about the podcast if they were interested in volunteering but didn't get the chance to join. People who aren't comfortable with talking in person can also join the discussion and share their thoughts about the given topic. Second, I was hoping that after this thread's discussion dies down in a week or 2, I could post older episodes of the cast using the same format and start a whole new discussion topic about something related to VNs. I will try to avoid the themed episodes from the previous recordings (Grisaia, Hoshizora) so spoilers don't become an issue, but the rest of the episodes might be interesting. By doing this, I hope more people will facilitate in visual novel discussion and actively want to suggest and volunteer for future episodes. Finally, I think this is good for the moderating team on Fuwanovel. Instead of discussing threads that are cluttering the chatter section, they can focus their attention on something that will have a lot of varying opinions and be fun to participate in I hope. Anyways, I hope this thread and others after it help spark some discussion in the visual novel section of the forums in the coming weeks. I also hope people become more interested in the podcast a little more as a result. Thanks again.

honestly the one scene where kei-kun does his mom in the seminar room, when honoka walks in & simply states "my, how nice you get along so well", there i had to laugh so bad, i think i fell from my chair or something.

such professional much maniacal laughter many words with the emphasis on the wrong syllable wow

Scales have fallen from Voko's eyes

I honestly believe, that no one enjoyed all of Rewrite. Some people might've forced themselves to like it, but it's a lie.

Hmm, I'm gonna have to start rereading for this, aren't I?

So people are speaking for the entire female population of Fuwa even when they don't fall into that category now, huh? When I signed up for a forum that was centered around eroge, I knew what I was getting into. I knew that I was going to be in the minority, but you know what? I didn't really care. I found a place where I could talk freely about these things, and as a result, I've never felt the need to censor my thoughts when posting here. And you know what? I have never once felt "discriminated against" or whatever else some people are calling it now. I've never felt like I've been treated differently because I'm a woman. Ever. I've never once been asked why I only play games aimed at men when I could be playing games aimed at women. The fact that I obsess over female characters has never once been questioned. If these things had happened, and people were ridiculing me for it, THEN I would be willing to call sexism. Someone singling me out for my gender would be sexism. Threads about how attractive butts are may seem immature to some, but it's not offensive. There's definitely a fine line between the two, in my opinion, and I genuinely don't believe that Fuwa crosses it. Note that this is just one person in a group of many, but as part of the group involved in this particular issue, I think it's worth mentioning. In terms of inside joke threads? Yeah, I see where people are coming from on that. As someone who is more content to sit on the outside of things sometimes, I do think the amount of topics that are aimed only at a select group of people is a bit unfair. That is one point I will agree on. But honestly, the site really doesn't seem THAT different from when I joined in 2013. There's always been spam, there's always been meaningful discussion, and there's always been everything in between. It would be boring if we only had discussion, and it would be irritating if we only had spam. But the two CAN coexist, and that's one of the things I love about this place.

This thread is for people who have completed all eight episodes of Umineko, and want to discuss the VN afterwards. Feel free to ask about the twilights, a particular scene or opinions about a character, anything you want to! Discussion is encouraged rather than directly looking up the answer from Wikia and posting it here. Preferably, post here if you do not know the answers yourself for sure and want to discover the truth with the community! Guidelines Do not write anything you did not come up with, unless it is related to the official solution. You may reference the manga, anime and the red truth. You may ask about anything in the Episodes 1-8, including Tea Parties and ???s. Your posts should encourage discussion. You may freely write untagged spoilers for EP1-8, all Tea Parties and ???s, and the official explanation. The reason this is spoilery is because finishing the VN reveals a lot of stuff that would change your interpretation of the previous episodes. So do not cry "BUUUUUUUUUUUT HOW DID KANON DO THAT TWO ROOM TRIIIIIIIIIIIICK" before you complete the VN. *****We will consider Ryukishi07's explanation regarding the culprit as canon (pun not intended), which is... (IIRC)

Hey guys, I'm aware Fuwanovel is more of a place for writers than artists, but I figure there might be a chance some of you are currently looking for artists to help with your projects. As thus, I'd like to offer my help. Devving for a VN is something I've wanted to do for a while, and although I have no formal experience, I've devved for games and organized some groups before, so I'm not a complete stranger to teamwork. I'm basically looking to join any team who needs a background artist, as long as you have some decent concepts/pitches to start with. What I can do: -Backgrounds -Background/coloring for CGs -Various designs, from clothes to color schemes -Logos and promo art -Any themes -Any number of styles (I don't mind trying to match another artist's style) -Maybe some minor UI stuff? -I don't mind working with 18+ content What I can't do: -Anime/manga-style characters, I can clean/color anything from a sketch, but I have no idea how to draw anime for my life What I'm looking for: -A dedicated, long-term project -Decent writing -Hopefully a character artist to work with 0: Here's some of my work, for good measure: Larger View (still with crap compression) Larger View Larger View Some more, older pics: http://i.imgur.com/wYIW5JX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9Mg1MOO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/w3Ykl4E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t57dQG8.jpg These are all relatively quick pieces, nothing more than a few hours each. I can do more detailed work, but generally opt not to, as I'd rather be able to draw more varied pictures. Anyway, I think that's about it? I don't mind working on any kind of project, as long as the ideas sound cool and not overly cliche. If you want to get in touch with me, feel free to either leave a reply here or send me a PM. (And if you prefer to chat, I can PM you my skype.)

Charage is a broad term and it simply refers to a game centered around character interaction rather than an overarching plot which is something pretty standard in most visual novels. Moege is what you said is a feel-good cutesy type of game that primarly focuses on cute visuals and characters. Usually the two are intertwined because Moege is usually all centered around characters and charage is that as well, except charage doesn't imply the cutesy and light-hearted feel.

Am I the only one that thinks his punishment sounds just about right? It's not like he produced the images. Possession of child pornography should definitely be a criminal charge as he's helping create the market for it, but 90 days, sex offender status, and 2-year probation (with all the hoops and check ups you have to go through) seems pretty appropriate. I don't know how it is in Canada, but sex offender status in the US is pretty much a scarlet letter that makes sure you never have a good job and makes other everyday things more extremely complicated.

Awesome news /index.php?/user/6190-diamon/" title="">Diamon! Looking forward for the full release when it happens maybe sometime in 2016

Oh damn, that is really close to where I live. o-o Yeah he was really lucky to get off with only 90 days. Our government will kick you straight in the nuts if you are possessing stuff like that. This pisses me off though, because I know shit like this is the reason why people look down on anime fans as perverts and degenerates. This type of thing is what strengthens people's beliefs that anime fans are just a bunch of pedophiles. The fact that 3D was mixed in with the 2D makes matters even worse. Ah well. I've seen this type of thing happen a few other times, so it isn't really anything new.

snatcher, I loved that game!

A word of warning, I've read aloud a bunch of random posts on the forum. Something I tend to do, especially during serious discussions. My apologies if anyone is offended, but those are purely for humoristic purposes. So funny hearing someone trying to read my bad grammar out loud lol. I should have took more time with that post lol. Reminds me of how mad some of my English teacher in high school got

You mean the part where you magically transform into a chicken at 18:45?

That's an epic accent O_O

... I wish I could describe my feeling with words, but this fowl language has no words I know of that can properly describe my feeling right now. But please, if you can, read every post in the forum, ever. Especially my posts

YU-NO!!!!!!! My god that vn is truly awesome.I read it non-stop for 3 days. It was an amazing exp.

Ha, they are an OELVN crew. I wouldn't put too much hope in avoiding cliches and tropes

Game over. It seems Shinoa Hiiragi has won. Well, that was quite fun. Definitely. *sips tea* Oh, the Japanese Parliament told me to tell you this: The participants are nothing but copies. The originals are safe within the Throne of Anime Characters. Thank you for your cooperation in this Battle Royale.

M: "It's not like I made that fire for everyone!" Y: "Okay." *everyone leaves*

HAH. SERVES YOU RIGHT LOUISE. WHERE'S YOUR VOID MAGIC NOW?

No, the h-scenes are pretty much pure fanservice. And yeah, the UI is a mess. Get used to it being awful.

I loved this one so much. Azure Dreams

Not weirdly, I like it when the man's younger than the woman. Cases like this are very much present in sibling relationships as well. It's also the reason why I rate mother x son so high. There's just something about experience that I can't put my finger on. I wholeheartedly believe that experience is a great thing, and your partner having previous experience is hot as well. Though first times are very much cute.

Illusive Man Mass Effect 3 Wrex Mass Effect 3

I am terribly insulted at your remark.

Shhh some stuffz are better left out unsaid (plus I don't want him to go and vote for s;g T.T )

I have to reread Umineko to make sure I get the details right when asking or answering, so til then.

Kurumi is by far one of the best characters in that show and I really advice you watch the OVA with her if you haven't already because she was just shining in it. She's outside the scope of the other submissive heroines, she's not a random tsundere that can't get her feelings straight, I really love her assertive atitude and I think that's what makes her one of the better heroines in Date A Live. Assertive heroines going dere = Win

Those solos though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkMrl4AG8w

I wouldn't be able to throw my money at a game like that fast enough.

Timeline of the Fuwa "Sexist & Community Scandal of '15" to be entered in the Gospel of Fuwa sometime in the future.

Your point will probably be ignored, because it interferes with people's "fun"

WHen it's constant, constant jokes about sexism, its not funny anymore. Let's say, you live in a town, where everyday, everyday, with no stop, townsmen do jokes about your Origins, sometimes very harsh jokes, do you really think you'll find it as funny as at the first day? Dark humour is hard to use, because you have to target everyone, if you target only a category of citizens, it's not Humour, it's discrimination, it's racism.

Fuwa is a place with a respectful atmosphere, it’s not a place where sexual objectification of women can be claimed to be okay because people are enjoying themselves, that’s not kosher. And whether it’s allowed is not your call to make. I know of at least one woman member who was on the verge of leaving because of your funny funny threads, so I DO see a problem. Especially when it’s a goal of Fuwa to be more welcoming to that section of the fanbase. Fuwa isn’t the entirety of the internet, but a respectful and welcoming corner of it. Because it emphasises respect, it obviously has some limitations of what is and what isn’t allowed behaviour wise. You don’t get to do whatever you like anywhere you like because you want to enjoy yourself, and you don’t get to behave as you please in the Chatter forums. You obey the tenets and principles of wherever you happen to be. And if I was a woman I wouldn’t be anywhere the hell near Fuwa. Maybe that’s why most of them aren’t.

I spent the day looking like this (as in literally that is me looking like that) and helping to re-enact this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Kawanakajima Edit: Samurai perfectionists may notice my sword is strapped on upside-down (the curved side should be up) but don't worry, I fixed it before going into battle

idk, I'd ship TiagoxCyr pre-MS-Cyr-ganked-Tiago revelation

How did a tree get into my room?

Take her home and have her serve me

https://vndb.org/v15603 bought 2 box of tissues and a pizza... best session eva.

Week 4's up... but idk why it's not processing. 待つしかないか～ Update: It's FIXED Enjoy~