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For the ignorant (5.5k meme: League of Legends drama where a team owner to a player was like "WHY U NO SIGN MY CONTRACT, I OFFER U 5 POINT 5 FKING K / MO SALARY) Anyways, 5k posts, yippee. I've never actually done an AMA here before, so now's the perfect time I guess. Also might as well do a shoutout Apologies for anybody I missed, after Finals and all my brain's still fried. jkk i hatechu allllll @Kaguya-hime "Kaguya-hime-sama" "Kagu-chan" "Gu-Gu-chan": we don't rp as much anymore, but just know that I still and always will have utmost respect for you :3. It's like, hardwired into my mind to fawn over you~ @Zenophilious "Zen-chan": Sachi, you're like that one quiet studious kid who's just doing his thang, it's cute to see you chime in various threads, and of course see you always so diligently one-man-armying them double posts . PS I'll read Fate/Stay in 2027 - 10 + 1 - 2, dw. @Tiagfromverela: Huh? I could've sworn I typed this guy's username right.............. anyways, it's a shame that you actually feel bad when people lash out at you for offending them when it wasn't your intention, you were quite entertaining in your prime. Likewise though, I'm still a lot fonder of you than a lotta other Fuwamembers. @solidbatman "The Salt Knight" I wasn't gonna add you because you could care less about being mentioned in some spammers' spam amiright, but I pulled a Two-Face and flipped a coin. Because it's all, "part of the plan". Anyways, continue your Fuwa History / Reflections thingy sometime, and keep raking in the salt! @Decay "Dark Knight": Yes, I intentionally added Bats just so I could put Decay right after and give him the Dark Knight alias. I've mentioned it several times by now, but you're the best VN-oriented Fuwanovel member, and I am a fan of your work. Keep it up @Fiddle "The Fiddler of Diddlers and Riddlers": You're that one guy in that group of friends where everyone's chatting and babbling away with you being all quiet, biding your time, then when you finally say something, everyone laughs. It's magical. @Fred the Barber "Bob": I feel like I've been talking to you the most around these forums lately, with getting you interested in CodeRealize with dat hat and whatnot; you're a swell guy. Sorry for getting you to splurge every now and then @TexasDice "Elina Fanboy": <- sorry, is all I see you as nowadays <GODDAMIT WHERE'S AN ELINA EMOTICON WHEN I NEED ONE>. I'll read Kira star Kira one day... @Rooke "Brooke-ojii-san" Not revealing name for the purposes of not offending anybody via comparisons and for the sake of 'everyone's special', but I consider you the 2.0 of a certain other member. You're Oldier, Intelligentier, Wittier, Funnier, and Snarkier. -ier all across the board @Funyarinpa : You're in that sexy rebellioius high skoo teen phase where parents suck ass with their internet/game restrictions, potential friendship/relationship drama, and also feel ehh with the studying and homework. I've been there, done that. Despite all the crap, you gotta keep your head high; the absolute worst thing you can do right now which will lead to uber regrets is fail classes and push everybody away. @Dergonu "Derggy-chan": Ehehehehehehe I'm gonna ea t you during Round 3 ehehehee. You're a fun comrade to have around the forums :3 @Stray Cat: "SC-kun" Sorry I never emailed you when you PM'ed the Fantastic Five in that one last ditch effort to connect with peeps before your death. Online relationships aren't my thing, anymore :< @Shikomizue: Just like how I saw Rooke as a 2.0 of some other member, I see you as 2.0 Stray Cat, dunno why. Anyways, I'll be free this week so let's play that thing of yours sometime! @Ceris "La-da-da my name's Ceris and I luuuv collectin' CARDS n' being da best!" - (REN's Ceris Video impersonation): Our differences in interests mean we don't encounter each other much on these forums anymore outside of the sporadic times I'm in the Anime thread, but I'm fond of our LL time together. Still think you're insane (godly?) for having endured (enjoyed?) LL for so long though. OR: "Run": Bless (RIP?) his soul, wherever he may be with his 9k figurines. It shouldn't have escalated like this ;-; @VirginSmasher: We don't talk much, but you'll forever be my KnS buddy . When KnS3 comes out, let's have lots and lots of funtime! @Flutterz I totally didn't type your name first, then deleted you to place you later in the list so that it hides the fact that you're still my all time favorite Fuwa member, and then forgot to readd you, nope. The Youngins: Valmore Kawasumi Kiriririi Arcadeotic ... and any other 0 < x < 1k posters, because damn me for being too lazy to look you all up amiright: You guys are the new bloods of Fuwanovel. I expect, over the next 3 years, for a new Solidbatman to be born from you lot. A new Okami. A new sanahtlig. A new OriginalRen. A new Decay. And a new Tay. You guys are the future. :3 ~~ Feel free to AMA!

Just in case people have missed it, Decay's given a wonderful interview with Sekai Project which you can find here - http://blog.fuwanovel.net/2016/05/interview-with-sekai-project/ Here's a few of the mindblowing statements that can be found within: So make sure to check it out, people! Personally my favourite part was Audi suggesting EVN developers stop setting their VNs in Japan :3

Time for my first(?) pathetic internet rant(?) whining self-post. I definitely need some bandages to cover up those wrist wounds while I listen to my Offspring album. ~ First off, I don't know if anyone who knows me has ever asked themselves "Why is this TexasDice guy - who loves to analyze stories and characters on academic levels and hates things that are made by lazy people who don't care about their work - only reading stuff that is low on plot and substance?" - Probably not, because I'm just one really handsome guy out of a thousand from an internet forum about manga porn. Here is the explanation anyway: Nowadays, close to everything has to be "dark" and "gritty". Movies, video games, TV shows, everything is filled with violence, depression and moral "'grays'. You know what else is this kind of "serious"? Real life. Every damn day, we hear about death and poverty, while greedy politicians and corporates play chess with billions of human lives. And I'm just sick of seeing that. I want color, I want to feel good as an individual and I want my heroes to be real heroes, while the bad guys are real bad guys. Fun, is the word, I want to have fun. Screw this "seriousness" that is so popular nowadays. And if things have to be a little more corny than they need to in order to accomplish that, so be it. All I want is to keep that stuff out of my escapism. Because if I don't, I'll snap someday and throw another hooker out of my bathroom window . This is obviously not meant as an excuse for everything to get a passing grade. I place a very high value on the "soul", "motivation" and "spark" behind every piece of fiction and things like Sakura Sandler will never get a positive comment from me, no matter how many colors and pixels they hide in between their memes and fart jokes. Because if I hate anything more than real life, it's exploiting the stupid for money (which kind of goes hand-in-hand, now that I think about it.) ~ Thanks for not reading and wordlessly burying this behind the next page. And be sure to notify Fuwanovel.txt if something cringeworthy is hidden(?) in there. I don't care...

Hm. Hopefully we'll mod the forums for all time to come. Congrats on 5k - Glad I picked you. Lova ya!

Oh god please no

I'm actually rather fond of Decay's typical demeanor.

Yeah, you can see from miles away that you people are by far more experienced than I am regarding this position. I'll do my best and will try to not dissapoint you by bringing a poor quality edit. By the way, I'm taking notes, reading these comments really opened my eyes in many ways. I've still got a lot to learn, that's for sure. Thank you guys.

Some more quick opinions on how these samples might get edited down. (Guessing at the missing portions, of course.) ORIGINAL And... ... since the clock tower looks very misterious and beautiful looking at it from a distance, I wouldn't like to get disappointed by ruining m(y impression of it?)EDIT And seen from a distance, the clock tower is mysterious, beautiful. I'd hate to ruin that impression. Much of the meaning is already implicit in the bones of the sentence. Paring down is fairly painless. ORIGINAL She's very self-assured and significantly popular with boys and girls (mostly boys, of course) because she kindly gives you advice if you ask for her (help?) EDITShe's confident and always has a kind word of advice when asked. As a result, she's quite popular — mostly with the boys, of course. This just needs a little shortening to fit. Plus, reordering cleans up the ambiguous cause/effect relationship — i.e., she's not self-assured because she gives advice. ORIGINALTheir first family head was obsessed with education, he even hired architectural professionals in order to reproduce an ancient greek building on this (plot of land?) EDITTheir first family head was obsessed with education. He even hired architects to recreate an ancient Greek building on the grounds. This one just needed superfluous words cut, as others have pointed out. ORIGINAL I haven't been thrilled about the visit, but her comments let me down a little bit. It's just like hearing negative reviews about a tourist spot that (is supposed to be great?) EDITI was already down about the visit, and her comments aren't helping. It's like hearing bad reviews of a supposedly great tourist spot. I think Rooke's got the right of this one re: context, but I took a stab at keeping "comments" anyway. "But" is also an odd conjunction here, since her words amplify matters rather than contradict them.

I would like to offer you an invitation to the "old people who read this stuff for escapism even though we know it's not exactly high literature" club. My fellow members (you know who you are) will be chiming in shortly.

You appear to have committed a mistake. Upon rigorous research, it is indubitable that Texas Dice is merely putting up a front. In reality, he is a complete and utter Key Fanboy.

Any VN > its anime this is a fact

I decided to ride the good reading feeling and started Kusarihime. I had been thinking about reading it for a while, even more so after reading Forest, but never really got around doing that. And now I've been completely hooked in since the amazing opening, it just sets such perfect mood for the game. Same melancholy and the sense of discomfort when something feels ever so slightly wrong carries over the story, emphasized by the great music. And while the character art is little rough, I really like background, especially scenery art. They have that magical children's picture book feel to them. Don't know how to explain it properly, so just have a look. Haven't gotten too far yet, but I'm really liking it. The atmosphere is pretty low-key, but really captivating. The memory loss of the protagonist is also handled in a interesting way and the small hints about the past and the mysterious events are really tickling my curiosity. I just got into a part where I think things are going to get lot more interesting (the red snow in the fourth day), so looking forward to what is to come.

This guy fucking gets it. 10/10

chuable, pil/slash & silkys+

I know we already have a Corona Blossom thread of sorts but I wanted to make it more specifically on the campaign itself. Discuss what's right and wrong with it and ultimately whether or not people plan to back. So I'll ask the question (before I scare people away with the length of this thread) What are your thoughts on the Corona Blossom Indiegogo Campaign. You know I'm surprised at the low amount of backers but when it comes to flexible funding I really shouldn't be. I really dislike kickstarter and indiegogo and not really knowing the translation quality of Frontwing's in house team makes this initially questionable. It does not help that we know nothing of the length...for all we know we could be paying money for an extremely short vn less than an hour or two. I think lack of information is probably the biggest reason why this campaign is not doing all that well. Let's take a look at their actual indiegogo campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/corona-blossom-a-visual-novel-by-frontwing/x/12572100#/ First thing to note is that all versions of the game will contain both English and Japanese text, with Japanese voices. This is an unexpected surprise and allows for people to choose how to read it. For those of us that know how to read Japanese we might actually prefer to read it that way instead of trudging through potentially cringe-inducing poor english dialogue. Then again nothing currently hints at that. Honestly I'd mark this as a point in favor of the game. Second thing to note is that the All-Ages version of Corona Blossom Vol.1 is scheduled to hit Steam July 29th for a mere $10 dollars. There are a number of things to take away from this sentence alone. The scheduled release date for both english and japanese version of the game is July 29th which likely means the translation is either going to be really quick or they are close to finishing it already. I can't help but think that Frontwing is simply using Indiegogo as a pre-order system. Admittedly this can save them money as well as they only need to create enough physical editions and extras for the amount of backers they receive. One area of potential caution is the fact that this is vol.1 usually this means that the story will not be fully resolved by the end of the game and that we are just getting a volume 1. The worry here is that the game is going to be really short similar to Nekopara which admittedly does have its fanbase like even the sakura titles . It means they can sell pieces of the game for cheaper. How many volumes will there be? If the game sells poorly will we even see any future sequels. How much is the game really worth? These are questions that the 'vol.1' makes people think about and is something to keep in mind when determining to back or not. edit: seems to hint that there will eventually be 3 volumes if it ends up succeeding. All-Ages version seems to imply there will also be an 18+ version and yes indeed a little further down they make mention of the fact that "ecchi fans, fear not - an 18+ patch, removing censorship and adding adult scenes, will be available at launch for an extra $10 (prices may be subject to change). It is likely the censorship being removed is not the actual mosaics and this is simply poor wording. They likely mean that any added censorship from the all-ages version will be removed and the adult scenes will be added in. Do not be expecting it to be free of mosaics. The patch is also 10 dollars which likely means the game's probably worth about 20 dollars to begin with. Not a huge visual novel but not a 2 hour one. We can probably expect something around 10-20 hours or maybe a bit more. The fact it will have adult scenes does make it likely it will have a story as this does not seem to be 'sex-romp'. If you scroll down a little bit more we get another big piece of information. "The Physical copy version of the game includes 18+ content by default, and is currently stated for release in August at a price point of ¥2000 in DVD-ROM format. This will be sold at select stores in Japan, and for anyone outside of Japan, the physical copy is available as a reward on Indiegogo". It seems that people who enjoy physical editions of visual novels their only chance to pick the game up is via Indiegogo (or buy from Japan). It does confirm the 18+ content is included on the physical copy of the game so that's also a plus. People who buy the physical version get a copy of the digital with the 18+ patch included. No hassle to install the patch on a disc version and potentially no wait to play once it releases on steam. The 18+ patch itself seems like it will appear by end of August if the perk date expectations are to be believed. What we are not told about however is whether or not the game will have DRM. This is something that I believe needs to be addressed before the end of the campaign. Honestly I'm hopeful for the translation. The website for corona blossom is actually decent as far as the english goes while the story description is a bit awkward the character descriptions are written well enough. We've yet to see Frontwing translate in-house so we can't say for sure the translation is going to be good but neither can we say it is going to be bad. The Staff: Producer Ryuichiro Yamakawa (frontwing's producer) Character Design/Art nanaca mai (she is also doing the art for Purino Party coming out soon) Super-Deformed Character Art nanaca mai (did some Pure Girl and Grisaia art) Story Yuhi Nanao (did the story or a scenario for a number of games that can be seen here Art Director Yuji Kaneko (don't know much beyond does backgrounds for trigger) Mechanical Design Hiroyuki Taiga (done a number of mech designs in numerous anime) Opening Theme "Happy! Corona Blossom" by Haruko Momoi Ending Theme "Be Myself" by Ayumi.(Astilbe×arendsii) BGM Production Fuminori Matsumoto Let's look at the pricing and perk tiers: You know these tiers are not bad...however not having anything above 550 for backing means some of those more rich-ish folks have nothing to overly back on. Which is not a bad thing as honestly these tiers are pretty decent (if you live in the U.S.) The only thing they need to do before the end of the campaign is to show off the goods. For a mere 7 dollars you can get the game on steam for backing. That's good. It does however lead into the qualms about how long a game it might be but there is also the possibility that Frontwing is simply giving backers a really good deal as well. For 15 dollars you can get the game on steam and an 18+ patch. I imagine this is closer to the amount the actual game should cost. If they release the game on steam for 10 dollars it might actually pick up enough traction to convince people to buy it and then if they like it they can try picking up the patch for 10 additional dollars which people likely will do as people on steam are that type of crowd more often than not. For an extra 10 dollars you can get the digital soundtrack with. 25 dollars for the game and soundtrack is not bad at all. For 40 dollars those of us that prefer physical copies can back and get a physical and digital copy of the game. All physical copies are 18+ so essentially this would give you an 18+ version and an all ages version plus a digital soundtrack. This is about the same that games tend to go for physical at a place like JAST (unless it's a big game) so this is yet again a very nice price. For an extra 10 dollars you can get a shikishi (likely the pre-order item in stores in Japan). For 60 dollars you get the 40 dollar perk plus an art book. For 80 dollars you can get the 40 dollar perk plus either tapestry A or B (of which neither are currently shown which is likely why they have no backers). For 140 dollars you get the 40 perk tier plus a traditional happi coat or a one color hoodie (which is neat but like everything else really needs to have an image to see what people are getting) and get your name listed in the end credits. For 150 dollars you can get the standard collector's edition which is everything from the 40 perk tier plus a shikishi, an art book, name in credits and both tapestries. For 240 dollars you get boobs. (you get a giant 3D Boob Mousepad and the 40 dollar tier). For 550 you get everything in all the other tiers. In all I actually think this indiegogo campaign is more of a way to check interest and allowing people to pre-order. There are a number of concerns about this potential release but there are a lot of positives about this particular campaign as well. It has a month to reach goal and is only at 30% the lack of any stretch goals make this all the more likely a means of pre-order. The flexible funding is a concern as they get the money whether they make goal or not but at the same time I'm pretty sure this will get released regardless of indiegogo. Would I back this? Originally I believed it was a bit too early to say. More information is needed regarding length and perks. For seven dollars (15 for adult) the price is actually quite good. Do you think Frontwing can do a good game and have a proper translation? Then I'd say yeah go ahead and try them out. I've backed a number of kickstarters and indiegogo's in the past to varying degrees of success and results. Frontwing has yet to release a game in-house and I personally have nothing to base their translations on outside of a bit of a questionable move with chirchiru idol. I'm willing to give them shot. If this ends poorly or the game isn't what it's advertised as then so be it. Decide for yourself if it's worth it and if it is feel free to back. Is there anything you believe Frontwing can do to make it more appealing to people? Why do you believe this isn't getting as much notice as other games...are people simply sick of indiegogo and kickstarter and has fatigue finally settled in? Discuss below.

OH GOD, NO YOU'VE BETRAYED US, TOM you were always there for me

The only reason Rooke would care about Myspace so much as to warn the public here when nobody here actually has one (100% guaranteed) Is that YOU HAVE A MYSPACE, GRANPA!!!!

Texas Dice has been successfully converted. Welcome to the club!

I'm young but I still already hate real life and just want to play moeges

Texas has officially evolved into stereotypical get-off-my-lawn-shotgunner Texan with a heart of fun.

In two words you've just created the biggest car crash in the history of artistic expression conceivable. I'm impressed.

Love Live is all you need in life.

I have devolved from your best friend and idol to "fanboy". Let that one sink in for a minute... Anyway, gratz for the spam. Despite you desperately hammering out those last 25 posts in the past hour, take some pats.

Oh just you wait! I'm fired up, and ready to beat you! Round 3 is mine!!! Fufufu I have to ask, because it has been bugging me for ages... are you me from the future? Gratz on the milestone. Kuma~!

At least you tried.

All of my stuff is in a folder called , so that in the case of someone looking inside, they'll go "Thank god, it's just hentai".

But ... what about Angel Beats? We'd all need a time machine!

It's from SonoHana nyuu jene, of Ai and Aya https://vndb.org/v16262

inb4 they´ll go straight for lune only to make their competitors say uncle. *just woke up from a dream, nightmare-ish and dark, unable to shake off this lingering feeling of dread...

currently waiting for SPs new game, postman pat the child molester :^ )

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-27/clamp-cardcaptor-sakura-manga-gets-new-anime-project/ ああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああ！！！！！！！！！！

Sakura no Mori Dreamers - Man, this is so good at keeping me at the edge of my seat. Kinda through me when they actually ended up "doing it" to her in the beginning, was kinda sad. So damn good. just barely joined team. Edit: More stuff needs sick ass metal playing over battle scenes. Kono Koi, Seishun ni Yori. Finished, a good childhood friend route. Especially that softball (hehe) of a pre-credit scene, was very sad for her but it all was good at the end. Others not as strong but still good in their own way. The system was not all that fun though. She is a cutie.

Expanding on that, Americans can only use EDLs to enter Canada via land or water crossings. Flying requires a passport.

Based discord still had the tweet saved.

There are some instances where you don't need a passport, but it's usually between friendly countries that share borders for land entry. For instance, from what I've read Americans don't need a passport to travel over the border into Canada, but they do need other valid forms of ID, and a passport is easier, unless you have an Enhanced Drivers License from an issuing state (not all states have EDLs yet). Also in Europe if you're a citizen of a European Union country (EU National) you don't have to present a passport when going from one EU country to another - ie, A Finnish resident can cross into Sweden without showing a passport, but would if they went to Romania, as Romania is not a EU member. And it would still be a good idea to have it even in fellow EU countries in case of problems.

edit: did I really just type all this warning wall of text ahead apologies. I definitely prefer JAST. Physical copies offered every time (with a download copy usually given as well), most of the events J-list or JAST show up Peter shows up and sometimes get wrapped up in talking with fans at his booth. His panels are often a lot more organized enjoyable and while question wise they sometimes can't answer everything the way you'd want (if he can give an answer he does). He's a professional which is a big difference from both mangagamer and sekai project panels that I've seen. They try to only release games fully uncensored which is something sekai project has yet to do for any of its japanese games (likely not their fault). Generally they also have good prices (at least in the U.S.) and a good variety. The main issue with JAST is the release schedule for games, the acquisitions, and the quality of translations are sometimes leaving much to be desired. I'm pretty sure a bunch of the people working for JAST are freelance with maybe a few actually working. I also get the feeling that they've not had the best of luck with partners. I also have to say the customer service while sometimes a bit slow is usually excellent. I'm expecting a few announcements this year and a few additional releases besides sonico but they definitely don't release quite as many games as the second best. Mangagamer on the other hand the only thing I have fully against is the lack of physical copies and the DRM. While they have definitely gotten better with that the recent issue with not giving steam keys with purchases and not doing physical editions (where they could put the steam keys and have no issues) definitely hurts in my eye. Their lineup of games has definitely gotten better over the years and their ability to release about one game a month is a very nice bonus the problem lies that they get games that are not top tier. The majority of Mangagamer's games are not anything special. They release more oelvn and nukige than good quality story driven games but like I said that is getting better. Especially recently I've been buying at Mangagamer more often now that the majority of their new games require no DRM. I have a huge stance against DRM and for the longest time the only way I bought their games was via physical copies. The problem here is that their physical copies are often limited runs and if I don't have money at a particular time there is always a chance that when I do have the money they will be out. They to my knowledge do not reprint titles nor have they gone back and gotten rid of DRM from everything which means some DRM still exists. They also are quite a bit more expensive for the better quality titles. I also have to praise their ability to keep us informed on titles they've announced. Allowing us to see where they are with each title is not just a good gesture to the community but is a good marketing strategy. Now people can predict when they will need to scrounge for a bit of extra dough (or take it from the grocery budget), this makes it more likely someone will be able to purchase their games. Like JAST the few times I have had to talk to customer service the service has been impeccable and the quickness at replying might actually be quicker than JAST. Both JAST and Mangagamer also take care of All Ages and Adult fans and release titles on both sides of the spectrum rather regularly. Honestly both are very good companies and while each will have an occasional spot of bad every so often generally they are both very good companies. Sekai Project: Oh boy this one. I may not have the most favorable of opinions on this company but I do appreciate them. It's thanks to Sekai Project that we even have the chance for official versions of certain titles and despite my dislike of how they go about their business they have spread visual novel awareness to more than regular visual novel fans. I would not go as far as to say they've made visual novels popular in the west but they have made them noticeable. Sekai Project generally releases pretty cheap games which is a plus as well however it has its fair share of problems as well. The lack of physical copies. The majority of all of their released games have been digital only or kickstarter physicals only. While business wise this is a sound method as a fan and collector it really annoys me. Sekai Project also has the bad habit of releasing only all ages titles and while they do have an adult spin-off website under denpasoft it's treated like a neglected child. Sekai Project's habit of releasing via kickstarter or indiegogo only if successful is also a real annoyance for those of us who expect acquisitions of licenses to mean they actually already have the rights to release the game. Sekai Project has made it possible for things like Clannad to release westward but has also caused a shift in the way japanese visual novel companies think about licensing. I imagine this hurts the chances of some big names coming to Mangagamer or Jast because they wanna try the kickstarter route. I see kickstarter as eventually not working as a means of funding projects and hopefully once this happens the japanese companies will try the normal way or will release titles themselves (with proper translators). Sekai Project has had a few failed kickstarters (or extremely delayed kickstarters) because they like to fund the little guy which is alright and good so long as the little guy does not fall through on his promise. Another big area of concern is that because the majority of their games are steam only they do not offer a way to get them outside of the Steam DRM which is really annoying for someone who wants a DRM-free game. Sekai Project is not the greatest of the visual novel companies but it's also not the worst either and despite most people's disatisfaction toward them it cannot be denied that Sekai Project has had a profound effect on the visual novel market in the west. Denpasoft: Technically a part of Sekai Project for the longest time denpasoft was ignored and even now is not overly hyped up. Denpasoft never has a panel or a mention at Sekai Project's visual novel panels at cons. It has a very limited selection of games the most of which are extremely short or were only added because of kickstarter. Going forward Sekai Project does not wish to release full games but rather only 18+ patches that you buy separate of the game. They don't seem to bother with trying to get titles mosaic free. Recent announcements have made them decide to try indiegogo for an adult title one of which they announced over a year ago (with no kickstarter/indiegogo...it was likely Karakara's fault this is now happening), they fail to release the higher quality titles with the 18+ content they were originally released with (G-Senjou), and they do not keep people well informed about the games in their lineup. They take no risks which business wise is probably a smart venture but is really irritating for those of us who are sick to death of funding via indiegogo/kickstarter. It is almost June and the last update on the website was back in February when they announced the removal of steam keys. They also seem to be having issues with having adult only titles and an actual payment processor which isn't their fault but is yet another thing that just isn't working. It does not help that because most of denpasoft's games were either from a kickstarter, available elsewhere, niche genre, or really short that people have a habit of pirating their games more than anyone else. Part of this likely comes from the bad rapport denpasoft has made with the fans. The change of the website from the original is a nice change but that was months ago and nothing new has been updated outside of a single release that may not have even gotten a news update. Sekai Project is essentially ignoring Denpasoft. I want to like Denpasoft as much as the others but until Sekai Project gives it the due attention it needs (which I do think will happen eventually) it's just going to be taking a backseat to the visual novel companies that do the same things better. Moenovel: The Black-sheep of visual novel localization companies. One of the worst releases of a popular visual novel yet. Censored for 12 year old french girls so they could play it. The translation was awful, the censorship was beyond simple sex/nudity, and the release was a joke. They've released a total of one game. If anything it did show what not to do with a visual novel release. It did however have a physical edition and did have a pretty decent record of keeping people informed about the release leading up to it. I think it would be incredibly smart of them to work with the current (does this exist still?) translators of the restoration patch and have them re-release the game without the cut content as they'd make some money from it but then that's unlikely as well. Nothing really worked about this release and it's considered quite possibly to be the worst of the vn localization companies. Honorable Mentions (verdict is still out): Degica (Muv-luv no idea on translation quality), Mikandi Japan (Libra of the Vampire Princess no idea on translation quality), NISA (released Danganronpa and Psycho-Pass vns), Aksys (blazblue, norn, virtue's last reward, hakuoki, fate/extra, sweet fuse), frontwing (nothing in house yet), and capcom (iffy translation for phoenix wright games but usually enjoyable nonetheless)

Happy Birthday, Fred the non-barber!

Well if all we are going by is "nice art" "released after 2010" "romance/ h-scenes" there is a LOT to pick from. There is a lot of good stuff above, so I'm just gonna throw out some stuff that the others probably would never recommend Sacrament of the Zodiac (yuri) It's kinda short, and it's nothing special, but the game is rather cute at times and the art is quite good. Lilium x Triangle (Yuri) kind of a nukige type game, though it is filled with moe and adorableness. I mean, what more do you need Sunrider Academy (OELVN) Believe it or not, it's actually quite enjoyable. Many people hate on OELVNs, but I do recommend giving this a try if you want something a little bit different. (Turn the game to waifu mode to avoid annoying RNG.) It is a dating sim, so although the primary aspect of the game is VN like interactions, there is some "gameplay" ish elements, where you maintain your character's daily life, keeping him from failing his exams and making sure he does his job on the student council. The heroines (except Ava) are quite interesting, and the art is really pretty. There are some hilarious moments in the game. You should go ahead and make that VNDB page so we can see what you have and haven't played.

Happy birthday, Fred!

Happy birthday, Fred!

Happy birthday, FredTheHairstylist. Enjoy your day

Happy Birthday @Fred the Barber Don't really know you that well, but I like your input, nonetheless. Have a good one.

Another member here had birthday, so I'll said happy 31st birthday @Fred the Barber even though in your location still too early and hope you had upcoming years well. Also hope I see you more, even though I'd already saw you here a lot though. I'd remember that you came to Anime Boston by the way, and I'm thankful for that (Also thanks for funding Root Double, since I saw your name on True ED Credit there). So, once again happy birthday, Fred. PS - Just remember, also thanks for editing 2 routes from ToHeart 2 at the translation project itself.

Okay, last route on Imouto Paradise (And I'll not play harem route) which this time we'll see the romance between Aya and her Nii-san (It was her call to MC here). For the seiyuu, Aya was voiced by Yukimura Toa who also voiced Palamedes back in Eiyuu Senki and Karen in curently translated Libra the Vampire Princess. For her scenes, well it's quite normal compared to XXXjob back at Rio's route, femdom back at Michika route, humiliation back at Hiyori's route and sex in public back at Koharu's route. By normal I mean only blowjob, anal, and usual sex (Although Aya choose anal as her first sex though). Oh, and by the way all sisters had started their sex career by masturbating lol. For Aya herself, she was quite skillful at household, especially cooking but bad at handling technology (There's a scene when Aya managed to broke the TV until her nii-san fix by changing the setting). She also love all of her fellow imouto and MC of course. For the conflict, I think this is the only route when they acknowledge the incest was taboo in society and MC himself realize that, so he decided that he'll try to distance himself from Aya if possible. But of course, since they already became lover it was harder than said if they distanced each other (And when Aya jealous, she decided to tease MC in the bathroom). And since MC already became lover with Aya, there's no problem in regard of MC cluelessness about her love iirc (Or it was toned down compared to previous routes). Although they tried their best to keep it secret, in the end all of other 4 imouto knew that though. They decided to agree with MC and Aya relationship just like in every route (Well, actually every imouto accept their older brother relationship with one of them except back at Michika route), and after that MC and Aya had sex for whole days. Okay, for nukige, I think it was nice and once again the animation was good (Also it had interesting ejaculation countdown feature). In regard of scenario, since according to VNDB this game had 3 writers, I suspect that one of them was main writer who write Aya and Rio route (Aya because it managed to add incest taboo, while Rio was had good chemistry between herself and MC), another one was femdom fan who write Michika route (And he made MC looks like very horny there, so much I renamed MC 'Hornyman' to express my insult there), and another one who write Koharu and Hiyori routes (Because the conflict was like 'my twin was better to you instead of me' thing). Well, VNDB didn't list what route they write anyway for each writer, so I'm free to speculate here I suppose (Of course I didn't knew which one is main writer there though). Other than that, couldn't comment much. That's all for my experience in regard of Imouto Paradise. Sorry if it's very late here. Next I'll try to play Yumina (Actually replay though, since I played Yumina too back in 2013). I'll try to give the comment about Yumina in VN Reading Club May thread later.