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1. Overlord- For various reasons... but mostly because it is just plain old fun. I mean, in an era without space operas, all that is left is fun, really... so I chose the anime I had the most fun watching this year. I rewatched every episode of this anime six times and I still enjoyed it. Not only that but the specials were hilarious. 2- Gate- This anime answers the question 'what would happen if machineguns and gunship helicopters met dragons and elves?' For me, this was a generally fun experience, especially since they didn't nerf the more graphic elements. 3- Mobile Suit Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans- Ok, first let me state that I'm a fan of several of the Gundam series (though not all), so I'm not going to get in an argument with anti-mech anime-watchers about this. This is what I liked the most, not what you liked the most, so blech. It isn't over yet, but this series impressed me, in that it integrates some of the best elements of Gundam in general (the tendency toward dystopian societies combined with frequently spectacular mech combat but also bringing back the grittiness of some of the OVA side-stories that were often better than the big series). 4- Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou- This anime brought inspired a lot of nostalgia for me, in that this kind of anime has become kind of rare. Harem/slapstic love-comedies used to be the mainstay of non-violent anime, until about six years ago, when the numbers of them were drastically reduced. This brought back to me the 'careless comedy' that was common to those anime, and it was overall a fun ride, even if the concept is basically cliched to death. 5- Heavy Object- Yes, it is another sci-fi series... what can Is say, I like science fiction and science fantasy. Explosions, sabotage, and lots of near-death experiences for the main characters in a post-modern setting... overall, the anime is immensely enjoyable to watch, at least for me. Depending on how they choose to end it, I might knock it off the list though. Runners up- Lance n'Masques, Utwarerumono 2, Triage X, Rakudai Kishi no Cavalier (this one will take the place of Heavy Object if that anime's ending doesn't please me)

Sanzen Sekai Yuugi is pretty much the only otomege I've played where the protagonist isn't a sufferer of DIDS (damsel-in-distress syndrome) to one degree or another. Asaki Yumemishi was a bit better than the usual ruck of otomege, but it still had a lot of 'classic otomege' moments. Sanzen Sekai Yuugi is pretty violent though, and the protagonist is a katana-wielding bounty hunter who tends to bring in her targets dead more often than alive. It isn't an otomege, but this: https://vndb.org/v8311 is really, really good if you can get past the prologue without puking. The protagonist starts out as a slave in the worst sense of the word and gradually - over the course of several centuries - becomes a strong woman with a long, wide streak of independence. Yes, she gets raped (nothing from this company could possibly have it any other way), but the worst of that is early on. I played it on a recommendation (an insistent one) and I didn't regret it, though the beginning is pretty freaky.

That's the grossest thing I've ever heard. The chocolate is completely ruining the taste.

KFC = protected \ /

Up next: Sakura New Year

Yurikuma Arashi: No argument, it is just #1 because it is.Hibike Euphonium: It was a series with a nice development with each episode being better than the previous one.Onepunch Man: Mindless fun with great animation.Teeikyuu: Alright, we arrive at the problem, I liked Teekyuu over the rest of the anime this year except for a few, but Teekyuu is a special case so it shouldn't be in this list in the first place. That being said, Teekyuu is mindless fun with fun animation.Death Parade: If we were to take Teekyuu out, this would come 4th, it is simply what more anime should try, an episodic story with a different art direction, and not a happy ending per se.Kekkai Sensen: Same as Death Parade but much messier I guess, also, this soundtrack may be the best of the year. There are anime that should be higher on the list, but I excluded continuations, so anime like Gintama, Owarimonogatari, Biyori and Gatchaman Crowds were excluded; and since I gave 4 examples of what was excluded, well, that speaks for itself.

damn, seems like im gonna read Mugen Renkan soon. Subarashiki Hibi has a female MC for the most part and by not being an otome game, it thankfully escapes the otome game tropes.

Oh my.... Why do you keep making such amazing recommendations? Do you intend to lock me in a room forever as I play all these awesome vns you are recommending?

I'll contribute on the topic by saying that, appart from creating the peace movement, Ghandi was kind of a horrible human being; a bad father, husband, and a racist, among others.

I'd be totally cool with an all-dark skinned heroines game as well. Just not Sakura Martin Luther King Jr. Day

There you go:

I'd say get it anyway. Beyond that, The Beginner's Guide is on sale too, so I'm definitely picking that up. The rest depends on a lot of stuff. I'll get Undertale anyways but I have Persona 4 Golden, Planescape Torment and Soul Sacrifice to play so I'm not exactly hurried. I'd just buy it now if it were on a good sale. This just means I'm buying it later. TORMENT! TORMENT! TORMENT! Man I love that game. I played an hour of it so far, fucking loved it, I don't want to divide my attention right now though so I'll delve in PT properly right after I finish P4G.

Ever since the threat of being burned alive by religious fanatics was reduced to the uncommon occurrence, humanity dared to ponder whether or not intelligent life exists on planets other than our own. While I for my part have trouble to even accept that it exists on this planet, many storytellers have used aliens over the decades to express their imagination, since the possibilities with them are basically endless. Be it full-blooded science fiction (like Star Trek), sitcoms with a twist (like ALF) or ultimate muddles of garbage and confusion (like Mass Effect 3), all of those wouldn't have been possible without the existence of aliens, and if only fictional. Let's talk about aliens in our favorite format of storytelling; Porn! Dating Sims! Visual Novels! So here I am, asking the following questions to Fuwans. Feel free to answer as many as you want or ignore me and write whatever you want. 1. Do you like alien heroines? Where would you rank them among robots, cats, demons and all those other things weebs like? (overall, on a grand scope) 2. What kind of VN genre and/or story do you think is the best fit for alien characters? And which one is not, if any? 3. As soon as you learn about the alien heroine's existence, what do you expect the story (or route, if applicable) to be about? And how close do they usually play to your expectations/fears? Have fun posting. Or letting the thread sink and rott at the bottom of the VN discussion. Your choice. You can also talk about male aliens, I guess. You know, if that's your thing.

Too sexy for this thread. Alien/10.

"Fancy graphics" isn't specific enough. There's a difference between high quality textures and high polygon count and overall aesthetics. That's why you can say a game like super mario looks good in terms of aesthetics, even though it has a very low pixel count. For a game to be "pretty" it doesn't need super high quality textures and 3D models, imo it just needs to have a good sense of art and aesthetics. A huge issue that's happening often nowadays is that developers start putting their money on all these high end textures and then end up with a product that performs poorly because the game engine just isn't optimized for it.

Ah, pure love <3

"The Hair Ruffler"

FPS matters quite a lot when it comes to games like FPSs and RTSs, 1080p is more of a quality of life improvement than a necessity, but I think it also improves your overall experience since thing will naturally look smoother. If you consider both, FPS is definitely more important when you want to perform better in a fast-paced game, or just any game in general tbh. I've seen professional Starcraft 2 players streaming some ladder matches and while they keep their 1080p, they make the game run with the lowest graphics to improve their FPS. As for games not needing great specs to contend for awards: they actually do. Every now and then you get a game such as Undertale up there but that's a rare occurrence. It's not like the games that get nominated are bad, most of them pack both a great overall experience with narrative and gameplay together with good graphics. All in all, I honestly just like when my games are pretty. I'm still going to play low-budget games if I enjoy them, but great visuals sure enhance your experience if the gameplay is good by itself.

I think the dick-measuring contest explanation is simple but not simplistic and covers a good part of it. The "gamer" community is a community where a lot of people hold masculinistic values like competition in very high regard (whether consciously or unconsciously, and whether in a healthy or unhealthy way). It's also a very consumerism-minded community, one just needs to see how much video games are viewed as "products" rather than creations or piece of entertainment or w/e. What also kinda makes me sneer is the race towards hyper-realism. It's like nobody realized painting went down the same path hundreds of years ago and only found a dead end. Of course the circumstances are quite different but I feel like the conclusion will only be the same. We're already seeing alternative paths develop quite a lot with the boom of retro-gaming, retro-like aesthetics, 2D simple games, etc... but AAA games are still running in the same direction without even stopping to think.

That sucks. I wanted to read the entire series. Looks like I'll have to wait for the translation to come out. Here's Bold Reconciliation + After: https://teamkoinaka.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/release-bold-reconciliation-by-hanafuda-sakurano/ Weee!!! I wish that Kaito would go and die in a hole already He sounded like one of those typical old fat guys or train molester assholes. Totally a jerk lol. My favorite is still Unrequited Love Bandage.

Nice thread 1. Shokugeki no Souma - Simply subarashii in my eyes. This and Kimiuso are my favorite anime(s). I ended up hooked after watching the first episode, and foodgasm is really great. I'm also very fond of Nakiri Erina (tsun tsun). This anime's comedy and souma's attitude made me enjoy it a lot more. The openings and ending songs are really good too. Even now, I'm still singing and listening to "Spice". It's a really nice song. 2. Charlotte - I heard a lot of people getting disappointed with this anime, but I'm contented with it, since I was already fulfilled on episode 7. haha Episode 7 in itself is a complete story for me.. The impact of that episode alone in me was enormous.. I also want to mention that Yusarin's album is really really good (How-low-hello). I have replayed it for not less than 40 times i guess. 3. One punch Man - Superb animation and comedy. My first impression in this anime was rather weak, but eventually started to enjoy it when saitama explained how he got very strong 4. Gakkou Gurashi - Nice thrill.. Kurumi is the best girl 5. AoHaru Kikanjuu - Reminds me of OuranHSHC, so~

Playing 酷罪を受けるべき者 (vndb). It's...unique. A lot of eccentric characters, but those characters are quite the focus. It's a doujin work where a high school girl (a pretty bad mannered one at that) gets vanished away to a quasi-fantasy world. Also there's guro and other horrible things happen, but the VN has a way of pulling you in. The tone isn't always dark, and the characters are really... not straightforward? Anyways, will continue reading.

You approx. Eat 8 spiders in your life so there is a pretty high possibility that you already have You eat a lot more insects than that. Willingly too. From Wikipedia.

Mmmmm, let's see.. top 5 of 2015 alright ^^ 5 - Kekkai Sensen : I enjoyed this one, had a good setting, good characters, outstanding music among some things so to me it deserves a spot (also good humor at times) 4 - Monster Munsume : Had a blast watching this one for it's sheer humor and likeable characters (except a few), i like the fact that this show knows what it is and does it awesomely 3 - Charlotte : I had high expectations seeing who the creator of this one is and it didn't dissapoint me (although i do admit that i expected a bit more) i loved the characters (Nao Tomori <3) once again it's a show with good humor, great animation and it's fun when it has to be and a bit dramatic when it has to aswell 2 - Noragami Aragoto : Yes, this one isn't finished yet but I already love the shit out of it as i did with the previous one..i keep on wanting more and more...love it's aestethic and story with also a fondness for it's characters which are for the most part great..overall awesome 1 - Shokugeki no Soma : Where to even start with this one..when i started watching it i had no idea what it was gonna be like and had my doubts about watching it since i've never been much into cooking animes but this one pulled me in with it's Humor and "plot" as well as it's plot (xD) again like with the previous ones i loved the characters (Nikumi and Alice <3), it was great fun and with great animation but it made me hungry watching it some times , lol Well those are my top 5, i've watched more but i wouldn't put them on a top 5, could however fit them on a top 10 if i was to make one ^^

The only VN with aliens that I've read (that I recall...) is OsanaDai. The only alien-specific memorable moment, for me, was when Qoo said "and since she's a starship, you can come inside her as much as you want without worrying!" That I remember that moment doesn't make me especially proud. Anyway, that's obviously in reference to a heroine who's better classified as "robot" rather than "alien", but clearly applies equally to both (barring some elaborate explanation about alien biology, I suppose...). Anyway, I'll make an attempt to answer the questions, since otherwise apparently Dice will get angry, and I probably wouldn't like him when he's angry. 1. Do you like alien heroines? Where would you rank them among robots, cats, demons and all those other things weebs like? (overall, on a grand scope) I don't especially like alien heroines. After a bit of thought, my hierarchy of non-people heroines is: - robots are far and away the most interesting, maybe 1/4 because of Persona 3's Aigis, and 3/4 because artificial intelligence is a fascinating topic and I like to see it portrayed. - other weird human-proxies are roughly all on the same tier, well below robots. I think it's because I think all of these as being basically human, with a presumably different upbringing, rather than fundamentally different; as long as they're all organic, free-range, sentient beings, they're all on a roughly equal footing. Since two actual humans can also have radically different back-stories, given the proper story and setting, none of these human-proxies bring anything so fundamentally different to the table, unlike robots. 2. What kind of VN genre and/or story do you think is the best fit for alien characters? And which one is not, if any? This seems pretty straightforward - I defer to Eclipse's well-formulated answer. 3. As soon as you learn about the alien heroine's existence, what do you expect the story (or route, if applicable) to be about? And how close do they usually play to your expectations/fears? No expectations, really; I've only seen the one VN with aliens (OsanaDai), and it was not the kind of game that would let me draw conclusions about how other games would use that kind of character, unless the answer is supposed to be "I expect it to be a gimmick".

Copy and pasting from word. The default forum text colour is a weird one which seems to shift depending on which theme you use. Word used a black font though, which makes the words darker when using the Fuwafabulous theme and impossible to read without highlighting on Dark or Temporal.

Plz fix text color. I still have no idea what causes this. For me they would be Prisma Illya Zwei Herz Rakudai Kishi Gate Heavy Object

(in random order) Plastic Memory. Shokugeki no Shoma. Gakkou Gurashi. Gochuumon SS2. Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan.

You approx. Eat 8 spiders in your life so there is a pretty high possibility that you already have http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.asp But then again, http://xkcd.com/250/

Utawarerumono False Masks Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Bladeworks Seraph of the End Rokka no Yuusha Charlotte No particular order here although Seraph of the End is either #1 or #2.

Brave Beats Aldnoah.Zero 2 Sanai Heroine no Sodate-kata Death Parade Himouto Umaru-chan

currently on my way to munich by train & got only my ero-notebook with me for reasons unknown. so yeah started reading tinkerbell´s fuka no jugoku out of boredom .

I actually really like the idea of the blanket - I live in a rather cold climate - and also keep the heat low to save on cash. So having a blanket with my waifu on it while I'm just taking it easy at home would be pretty sweet. Can't decide if I'd want it to be lewd or safe though... Customs office where I live can be pretty heavy-handed when it comes to anything anime. =/ Goes without saying it should be Iris, regardless :3

Surviving in this wasteland called Finland isn't easy yeah it isn't for bugs thanks to you

Hahahaha, what! What game is that Anekouji Naoko to Gin'iro no Shinigami - it gives off a similar feel to Majikoi without the consistent fighting (so far) and then there's the town's hero mascot - Kamabokoman!!

Confession that should be common sense: I have never eaten a bug/insect before, and I never want to.

just finished clannad it is quite possible that i have never cried this much or this hard in my entire life

WHAT THE FUCK

people nowadays are easy to please with literary grabage for sure, as long as it caters to their inner weaboo :/ damn hypercapitalism paired with degeneration of mind...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadomasochism

No idea. He did post a lengthy post defending the company on my sword of asumi review as well so I can only assume he has some kind of PR related function for them

Found my new meme

Guh ... Shuffle! Essence+ limited edition is 9.5k yen on amazon. Thats before 3rd party shipping costs... My wallet cant take this (Damn you Nosebleed for making me want that version.) Any chance you want to buy it for me with it being christmas and all? A fan of the anime and a fan of Asa? High-five!

I absolutely love Shuffle!, Asa was also such a great character too. (Yes I just read through all the posts at this point and feel like my tastes are rather different) That being said seeing as how she was my favorite, of course it heightened how much I liked the anime.

Anekouji Naoko to Gin'iro no Shinigami

I have not watched all of these, but I have had people recommended them to me. (Some may be too "girly" for certain tastes.) Kanojo X Kanojo X Kanojo (My favorite) Spocon! The story of 15 beautiful girls I trust my girlfriend Princess Marriage Feud Princess Limited Fiancé Quartet Celeb Kano Maki-chan Now: Girl Fainting in Agony If you're looking for more of a erotica type (focused on emotions) then I'd recommend something like Nozoki Ana. Also, I saw these on another site recommended, mostly borderline H with plot: My Balls Sakuranbo Syndrome Virgin Na Kankei Virgin Na Kankei R Nozoki Ana My Lovely Ghost KANA Leona Explosion Koi wo Suru no ga Shigoto desu. Velvet Kiss Toshiue no Hito Sense. Pink de Pink My Doll House Momoiro Sango Kono S wo, Mi yo! Koibana Onsen Honeymoon Salad Aki-Sora My Lovely Ghost KANA Yomeiro Choice Yuria 100 Styles Hope this helps. ^_^'

The first error is about the CD not being inserted into your drive. The second error says the game can't read the KSC-LICENSE.dat file and then it says to delete it I believe? Not really sure what that's all about.