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When you become friends with someone on Fuwanovel, your accounts become linked with an invisible "affection bar," which increases based on your interaction with them. There are also various quests you can do to increase your affection. The affection gauge starts at level 0, but once you gather enough points to max it out, you can increase your affection levels. I still have to play around to test what sorts of effects each level grants you, but this is what I have discovered so far: - When your affection with another member is at level 2, the success rate of favors increases by 60%. - When your affection with another member is at level 3, you gain a skill point, which you can allocate towards one of two skills: "Add Skype [Passive]," "Game Together [Active, 80 mana]," - When your affection with another member is at level 8, you unlock the ability to ask for sexual favors (still testing this) There is another functionality that revolves around the affection bar. If you and a group of other people all share a high affection mutually, then you can form a party and participate in what is known to be "circlejerking." However, be warned! Circlejerking has a chance to decrease your affection with members who are not a member of your party. If you are looking to try to maximize your affection levels with a certain member, then I advise you to include him or her in your circlejerk adventures.

Hello guys. I had a bit of extra time on my hands so I decided to put it to good use and practiced my skills on translating another excerpt from Dies Irae. It's a direct sequel to the battle scene in my previous translation (and it's not even over yet, haha; I smell a trilogy on the horizon). Again, don't expect Shakespeare, but I tried to bring the nuance of Masada's writing across to the best of my ability (I imagine with debatable success). The scene has spoilers, obviously, but most of them are so cryptic you'll likely have no idea what's up if you haven't read the work already anyway. Text-based TL on my blog: https://vnrw.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/translation-dies-irae-beatrice-vs-eleonore-part-ii/ Subbed YT videos:

I would like to take this opportunity to create a thread about some amazing anime series that have fallen by the wayside and been forgotten by the sands of time. A lot of the anime I hold in very high esteem tend to be overlooked generally due to several factors such as weak opening episodes that failed to pull people in, confusing storylines that don't show their true excellence until very late, or just plain lack of anyone even knowing they exist. If you know of any series that you think are completely and utterly forgotten/overlooked but that could easily be classics that everyone can enjoy, please post about them along with reasons you think the anime deserves to be more than just an underdog! Let's get people watching new and interesting things! Figure 17 The Case For: Before Nanoha or Madoka turned magical girl tropes on their heads, Figure 17 did. Figure 17 is one of the most bizarre and amazing magical girl series ever created, and the fact that it generally passes unknown while Nanoha and Madoka are household names is really sad. Figure 17 combines amazing art, a beautiful soundtrack, memorable and realistic characters, a unique episode design (30 minutes of slice-of-life, 15 minutes of sci-fi magical girl action) with one of the most bizarre premises for a magical girl show ever. The trailer sets things up better than my explanation ever could, so just take a look at that. Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra The Case For: Book of Bantorra is generally overlooked (I imagine) because the opening story arc is very obtuse and strange. This is a story where the pieces don't fall into place until well into it, and after an action-filled first episode it slows down quite a bit. However, it is also based off of a light novel series that was completed when the anime came out. Like series that have actual, satisfying conclusions and cohesive story arcs? This should be right up your alley. The amount of effort the author went into creating an interesting, dynamic fantasy world should put them up alongside Japanese fantasy greats like Uehashi Nahoko. Yes, if you enjoy things like Seirei no Moribito/Guardian of the Spirit this should be a no-brainer for you. For how good the plot is as a whole this show is criminally under-rated. Zettai Karen Children The Case For: I think most people drop this show upon watching the first episode which involves a guy with the 'psychic' ability to turn things into metal by shooting a beam from his crotch. It's... definitely not the best way to start a series of this kind. The manga has a much smoother entry (though it is also riddled with problems, including the fact that the whole manga gets rebooted after only a volume or so). But here's the thing, Zettai Karen Children is good. Really, really good. What does it have going for it? Well you may as well call this the Japanese answer to X-Men. It deals with the same kind of themes; you've got super-powered humans popping up here and there and the ordinary people of the world don't like that. So you've got the faction of the good power users trying to use their powers to help people and defeat the prejudice against them, then you've got the 'evil' power users who are really just people who have suffered at the hands of the prejudiced humans and now want a place of their own in society, and then you've got the ordinary people, some of whom soften up to the power users and some of whom hate the power users with a passion. Throw into this mix a complicated 'surrogate family' story with a main character who has his own emotional scars trying to break three young girls who have constantly been abused by the system and society out of their shells and help them to see the good in their fellow humans. What else does it have going for it? Try 52 episodes without a single filler or recap episode. Not one. Every single episode in the 52 episode series builds upon the central plot, making the series feel very complete and cohesive. And the characters are amazing. I think anyone who spends any amount of time with this series will immediately want to also go watch the spinoff which is told from the 'villain's perspective (The Unlimited Hyobu Kyosuke). Dennou Coil The Case For: Dennou Coil is weird. It combines a twisted, mysterious cyberspace plot that would put most cyberpunk novelists to shame with cartoony graphics and filler episodes that would be more at home in a Nickelodeon show. It starts off at a very slow boil, and even when things pick up the bizarrely idiotic filler episodes often throw cold water on any intensity the series has gathered. But still, this is a story worth sticking around for. There's not much else I can say about it without spoiling bits of the story, so I can only heartily recommend that you check it out if you have any interest whatsoever in mysteries or stories involving virtual reality/cyberspace. Kemono no Souja Erin The Case For: It's written by the same person who wrote Seirei no Moribito/Guardian of the Spirit. For some reason they decided to stretch the story out longer than it needed to be, insert Jar Jar Binks level useless gag characters and dumb filler eps, and give it an animation style that looks more like a PBS educational cartoon and yet... no matter how much stuff you pile on top of it, this is still a fantasy story written by one of the most famous and popular fantasy authors of Japan, and it shows. This is a highly fulfilling and satisfying fantasy epic that any fantasy fan should watch RIGHT NOW. Unless you haven't seen Seirei no Moribito yet in which case watch that and then watch this RIGHT AFTER. There are several more shows I want to highlight, but I don't want to drown people in random shows right from the first post. If you'd like to post some underdog shows please do, though try to keep your reasoning behind posting it short and succinct so people can browse through the titles easily enough. Also please try to include a video, either an OP or maybe a trailer/preview that will help show off the show in some way.

This is becoming a clusterfuck of an issue approaching the salt levels that was the MODERATOR COLOR CRISES. Obviously, I want this autistic debate to keep going on. Because its not a Fuwanovel debate if it isn't a complete waste of time and totally pointless.

Step 1. Find "Change theme" at the bottom of the page Step 2. Select "Gravity Green 2013" Step 3. ??? Step 4. #gravitygreenmasterrace

fear the day they´ll discover that a female audience exists, too - welcome kenji striker, kenji onsen, kenji nights, kenji no ecchi, kenji kawaii....blehhhh

As you may have noticed, the default theme of the forums have been changed from the old Gravity Green to the new FuwaFabulous. If you want to revert to the old one, go to the bottom left of the page, select "Change Theme" and pick Gravity Green. Notice that there are several other themes you can try. The FuwaFabulous theme can be customized. On the top right of the page, you can change the color and a few other details by clicking on "Edit style". Please note that the default theme and the availability of some of the other themes (such as Clarity) are subject to changes in the upcoming weeks. Or whenever Tay feels like it. Any complaints regarding this change is to be sent at [email protected].

You're looking for a resolution, which is why you find them pointless. With a hundred points of view raging you'll rarely get a compromise, but feedback tends to be useful for generating ideas, to get an idea of the perspective of other members of the community, to keep abreast of potential problems. Whether that feedback is listened to is another question entirely, but a feedback forum serves a purpose. Speaking of which, Bats isn't complaining that there's feedback going on in the feedback forum is he? XD

Ty Mr Meogii for dealing with my slightly selfish request. As usual the work is beyond what I imagined and meets everything I said. Many Thanks Best Grill Lucia is Best Grill

Without trying to offend anyone, but most of the time trying to get community feedback is a straight up waste of time. Circular arguments, pointless arguments, no will to compromise at all. Most changes I end up sitting down to implement (which is a huge pain at times) happen because I looked at the idea and thought it might lead somewhere. I frankly don't care enough to put everything through a vocal (wannabe) committee pushing some kind of agenda and am incredibly tired of the constant discussions. Most of it might be better to just get proposed instead of discussed, especially when I'm the bottleneck for most changes.

Tyr-chan's turn nyaa~

^ Support. I propose the default color scheme to be: On a more serious note, Marble + anything looks pretty good. If some users are nostalgia Gravity Green, Marble + Apple I'd say is the closest.

"I don't care anymore, I just don't care anymore... But I do care" Ayana 1995-2015

The usual me doing whatever the hell I want.

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.

We are approaching summer and something great awaits all of us there: NON NON BIYORI REPEAT Komari-chan!!! I missed you so much!!! I can finally see you again!!! But let's get down to business? What will this season bring us? Theories So... Ready for summer?! We are 29 days from the first episode. What do you expect to happen? Share all your love and hype for Non Non Biyori in this thread. And here are the PVs:

If it's the artstyle, it's fine, it's really fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apb6EgcsLlQ

Thank you very much for spending your time with my sig! Finally time has come to show off my waifu!

Nothing, cause that's what this show is all about.

Woot. Enjoy dat classic op and dat other classic op

1. Hit Edit Style 2. Mess around with colors until you recognize what it was before 3. Fuwapocalypse averted.

Thanks for this! Most of these series I have not heard of. Dennou Coil is the only one I already knew about, and you mentioning it bumped it up my priority list. I always enjoy exploring under-appreciated gems. So really, thanks for this passion filled list By any chance have you heard of Legendary Gambler Tetsuya? It's probably the most obscure and forgotten hidden-gem of an anime I've personally watched thus far. Admittedly I have a bias for gambling anime, but regardless I feel it is an all around good show.

Hi there! It's been a while, I come back with my new project, a visual novel series named (weirdly named) Dragon and Weed: Origins. First of all, please note that English is not my first language, the VN scripts has been translated and we'll hire a professionnal and native proofreader, as soon as we succed our Kickstarter campaign. DWO is based on the original eponymous comics which was released in 2009 and have 77 chapters. It is a three-season series that mixes comedy, epic action and adventure: Season 1: OutBreak Season 2: The Fallen Season 3: Nemesis Faction We are currently working on the first season that is made of 5 volumes (~50 episodes). In this season, Dray and Lushian two young soldier who, having completed the extremely difficult military and spiritual program “Professional Assassins” will join an ancient secret organization. In OutBreak, events mainly take place in the organization training center where the trainee and instructors will have to face the unusual temper of our two protagonists. Features: - 1080p/Full HD Max resolution - Epic Action/ Adventure story - Fully voiced - Full color traditional and animated CGs - Awesome Original Soundtrack - Bonus and Hidden scenes The series will be available first for Windows, in English and French languages. World of Dragon and Weed: We're in 2053, few years ago, the world was ruled by war, conflicts and a conglomerate that manipulated it. Right now, political entities are trying to keep a fragile peace, the United-Nations of Europe (also called United-States of Europe), the Africa's Joint-Nations Alliance (AJNA) and the Diplomatic Alliance of the Asian Pentagon (DAAP) are the most influential. Characters: Here are the main characters of Season 1's Volume 1 - Alexander 'Dragon' Drayzaai: He is a lazy guy, a pervert and womaniser who enjoys driving the people around him crazy. In addition he has that Chibi personnality that makes him more childish, although he can sometimes be serious. - Lushian 'Weed' Nicolier: Lushian is really clever and professionnal person that can be touched by hardly anything. He's that cool guy who seems to be bored by everyone and who has lost his faith in humanity. Lushian have a limited trust: he would trust his life in a very small circle of friends, Alexander being one of them. - Rose: Former member of a private police force, she's now a lieutenant of the European Army (UNECA) as excellent that she hold a captain position by ruling a whole section. She know Dragon and Weed for a while and have a very conflictual relationship with them. - Amanda Hidejirō: Amanda is a scientist who have been kidnapped by a terrorist group. She's not custom to field work. - Benjamin Denarg: Also know as Colonel Quasar, he's a hi-ranked officer in a shadowy ancestral secret organization. Oh and is as perverted as Dragon. - Mobius: He's a Commando trainee of the Organization, a little too sure of himself. - Lucifer: She's also a Commando trainee of the Organization, cold tempered, she try her best not to kill Dragon. - Theodore Gregson-Mitchell: Lieutenant-General of the UNECA, he's a former intelligence officer of a powerful private army. Cold, merciless and result focused, he's linked to an other secret organization. - Galindo-Gomez: Known for being a sadist, he's the captain of the actual most powerful private army, the Favelas Brothers PMC. Screens: Conclusion: The Season 1 is currently on Kickstarter and Greenlight so if you like the project, please support us. A short demo will be available in few weeks, meanwhile, you can watch the Volume 1's teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4y3ODSdrA4 Follow OG-ZONE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Book of Bantorra just got me in this OP. I LOVE this song of Ali Project, since I've watched her singing it live. I didn't know where it was from. Anyway, I think Shinsekai Yori fits this "underdog" category. It has a great story, a great development and a lot of twists and mystery. The problem was most with the pace, that was pretty slow, and some people didn't understand a lot about it - mostly at episode 5, I guess, where the art changed and people didn't get the meaning. Oh, and also at episode 9, just because of homossexuality pfff Anyway, a lot of people that i know dropped it just because of it being hard to get.

I don't like reading LNs, that's why I didn't list any. Should have been fairly obvious since I mentioned I'm only listing stuff I've personally read, but there you go. Also Yuri in general is much more uncommon in that medium.

"I tried putting a book on my screen, but nothing works!" Ayana, 1995 - 2015

Here is one from Skype. (´・ω・`) "I hate this game." x10000000 Ayana, 1995 - 2015

Hanbei-chan Makinaaa (currently playing Grisaia and I'm loving this girl) Tina Sprout

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. It'll be fun... I promise~

Not in the sidebar, but back down where the user online list is. I hope this is good enough a compromise to end this shi...lly discussion.

I'll let you in on a little secret... It's generally agreed that a VN site with a concentrated Male demographic does not make for a good dating site. Especially not in such a sexualized environment (and by that I mean VN's are usually so. All dem H-Scenes, all dat fanservice, all dat PLOT (see Sakura Series for examples)- no other implications) and out in public where anybody can easily troll in. Especially the trolls and , Fuwanovel has high amounts of that. Confession: Every time I try to do something productive I quickly notice it takes effort and cease at once.

Well I'm going to be the anti cupid here and end the fun. While I'm totally cool with fuwans dating each other (which has happened before), I don't believe a public thread to match people (or whatever the goal of this thread is) is the way to go about it. Please use a more private way to do this instead. Fuwanovel is not a dating site (well, not until i force Tay to create love.fuwanovel.net) and public threads for you to post your "dating profile" or whatever really isn't productive discussion nor something we believe belongs in here. So if you're actually romantically interested in someone, please make sure to take that into a private place, though you can flaunt it in public a little, that's cool, we all like knowing there's some love blooming in our website, but anything more needs to remain in PMs or somewhere else.

Tyrael sure is going to love this thread. And there's like, 2 females here. So uhhh, gl everyone Suika, brace yourself...

ILLUSIONS, MICHAEL! TRICKS ARE WHAT WHORES DO FOR MONEY!

You look great dude! Who's the girl in the first picture? Your sister? Or one of your many conquests? You playa you Also, I feel like I must return the favor, so here ya go:

Wait.... you're a boy?!

That is so messed up. From what I have personally seen, this is inaccurate. Of course, I have seen terrible relationships like that but that picture doesn't apply to everyone. People are unique and carry many possibilities with them.

^ this makes it so great

All right, let's take this from a logical perspective, regardless of whether it is valid to say that a birthday's traditional aspects make it rightfully important. I like cake. You like cake. I prefer pie, but cake is still good. If you don't like cake, then I'll just eat my hat and we'll be on our (separate) ways. We all appreciate days when we can sit back, eat cake, and have fun, setting aside entirely whether there's some symbolic shizzle behind it. Why do these days fall on certain, uh, days? Why don't we arrange them on some other days? Why do I touch myself at night? The answer is: Why not? There's five weekdays and two weekend days (the asymmetry of those phrases makes me want to punch something), and we keep things that way because it improves work efficiency and stuff. Why must the weekend days fall on Saturday and Sunday, in accordance with the Jewish and Christian faiths? Doesn't that violate the separation of church and state? Why are you asking so many questions? The reason is that it doesn't matter whether you're a Jew or Christian, because having the weekend days on those two days benefits the largest portion of the population and harms nobody else. Having them on Tuesday and Wednesday wouldn't make anything better for a nonreligious person, but it would inconvenience a lot of other people, so there's no point in changing it. If we lived in a state that's officially secular, but in which the majority of the population happens to follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster, who commands that the sabbath lie on Thursday, then the all-secular, nonreligious state would put one of the official off-days on Thursday for merely practical purposes. Birthdays work the same way. If birthdays didn't exist (which doesn't make sense, but shut up), then we'd celebrate those days some other time to make up for it. But there's some people who do follow the tradition of birthdays, and getting rid of them would only inconvenience them and do nothing to a birthday-heathen, and I love cake, so deal with it.

Takahiro's VNs are about at or slightly above the second rank beginner's level. This is because of the fact that they use several obscure dialects, frequently have so-so involved narration (one of the biggest difficulties for beginners), and a tendency to make obscure references to elements of Japanese pop culture.

Clannad - FUUUUUUKOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Clannad After Story - I want Fuko back~ Anohana - Lets just continuously destroy your heart for about five hours. Fate/Stay Night - People die when they are killed. Attack on Titan - Only some people die when they are killed. Bleach - Nobody dies when they are killed. Akame ga Kill - Death and Corruption - The Anime.

Ok, this sounds fun. Dragon Ball Z : Hi, my name is Krillin and i...*YOU DIED* Black Lagoon : Oh, you want a happy end and a good atmosphere? Get the fuck outa here and take MOAR corruption. Elfen Lied : I like the smell of gore on morning. Fullmetal alchemist : YOU, YOU DAMN MOTHERFUCKER!!! Gokukoku no brynhildr : Hey, i'm ultra smart but i'm ultra stupid! Code Geass : I'll crush britannia and bend it to my will! Death Note : Fuhahahahaahahahahahaha! Number 1, i love murdering ppl. Steins;Gate : FUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHA! Number 2, i'm mad scientist, is soo cool, SONUVABITCH! Girlz und panzer : Oh yeah, let's pet this kawai TIGER II PANZER!! SAO I : lol.

These are not mine but they're funny as hell! Fullmetal Alchemist: MY LEG Death Note: I'm gonna kill you all but no I'm a good guy I swear. Another: WOAH guys be careful of that kitten I mean you never know. Hyouka: I'm.... cuRIOUS.... Durarara!!: IIIIZZZZZAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAA Fairy Tail: nakama speeches DragonBall: kamEHAME (2 episodes later) HA Neon Genesis Evangelion: SHINJI GET IN THE FUCKING ROBOT Tonari no Kabitsu-kun: i love you loljk no wait i love you again InuYasha: must. make. sword. stronger... OMG KIKYO! Ouran High School Host Club: God damn rich people Higurashi: YOU LIAR- shit everyone died again Daily Lives of High School Boys: what the fuck is going on

Highschool DxD: Are you sure it's not a hentai?