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Okay, I kind of reconsidering of what kind of post that I should make for my 1000th post here. I think and didn't get any good idea here, so I just go with simple here. Well, you could ask me anything as usual or complain why there's no candidate here (I'm still grateful, okay). And with this post guess I finally became member of 4 digits club here, so could I get the prize here? Lastly, looking forward to more participation in here of course.

Alright, I have some excellent news this week. Our long lost TLC from over half a month back, Fukukaze, has finally returned back to us. This is great news, and he will be TLC’ing the new, secret project. As for the progress, I’m just going to quote my editor on this: So, there’s not that much progress like normal, but still progress nontheless. Anyways, about the secret project, 10 more days until the reveal. Time sure does fly. The team’s pretty much picked, so there’s no need for a recruitement phase this time around. I’ll leave you with this picture. I’ll applaud you if you guess it right.

Behold, Kanon 2002 You can probably guess which studio this came from coughtoeicough Also, @ChaosRaven there's been a lot of great anime movies since 2010 imo

I started reading Tsukihime and it's interesting so far (currently at 8 - Death). Really like how the characters are drawn, they look alive and confident. They are missing fins and gills.

Hey guys! Just want to say that we have made significant progress! We have new assets, but we're planning on revealing them at a later time. As we're working on the final assets now, we're planning to have the demo released this Fall! Stay tuned!

I'm going to translate Aiyoku no Eustia from where the partial patch by Yandere Translations finished. I've run into a technical difficulty dumping the games scripts and could use some helping working through it: -I extracted the arc files using "arc unpacker 0.2.1", this worked fine as far as I can tell (images extracted this way look fine). -When I then try to dump the extracted scripts (with names like "aiy00010", and no file extensions) using the "bgi script tools" found on tlwiki.org, I receive an error from python: "Error: 'cp932' codec can't decode byte 0xf1 in position 1: illegal multibyte sequence." -I have tried changing the code page of the console window I use to launch the python script to no avail. Relevant details: Windows 7 64bit; Python 3.5; Japanese system locale; Console run as administrator.

I have been wanting to write something about this VN since the second I finished it, but never actually got aroud to it. Now with the TL announced, I figured I might as well write something. Might be a good thing to note that I absolutely adore this game, and it is probably my favorite VN of all time, so I'm a bit biased, just saying. So, first, an introduction. Kimi e okuru, sora no hana is a nakige made by Cabbit. The game is about ghosts, people who can see them, and their attempt at a life together in a special school that trains its students to handle their powers. The main character, Shuuya, has been able to see ghosts since he was a child, and he has always wondered why. When the mysterious ghost Matsuri approaches him with the offer of a school that can teach him about his powers, he just couldn't say no. As he gets to the school he meets many others with similar powers, and they all seem equally eager to learn what their powers are. But, there is a slight twist. People with these powers are not the only students in the academy. About a third of the student body is also made up by ghosts. Now, this is a big deal, because, well, they are ghosts. Dead people with psychic abilities isn't exactly your ideal classmate. Naturally this causes some disturbance in the classes, but the presence of the ghosts is an absolute condition for the school to operate, and everyone has to handle it if they are going to attend the academy. (Even the headmaster is a ghost, and boy is she an... interesting woman, lol.) The game is a nakige like I said, but it also has some other elements as well. The entire game isn't constantly story driven, and so people who hate "generic school settings" might be slightly annoyed at certain points in the game, even though these "plotless" moments aren't a dominating factor. Because of the way the game is structured, even normal days at school might suddenly turn into something dramatic, because of the relationship between the humans and the ghosts, as well as the ever present danger of a ghost going berserk. Still, there is definitely a decent amount of slice of life moments in this game, though I found them very enjoyable because of the rather unique take on the setting. Despite the fact that we have a "generic school setting", half of the students in the class being ghosts makes for a different experience. First of, it opens up for new types of humor, (people can't see ghosts, so if you walk alone with one, people think you are jut talking to yourself, for instane,) more drama (there is a lot of tension between everyone because of the ghosts), not to mention that the romance itself in this VN is very unique, as the ghosts can't actually touch anything solid. (I mean, they are ghosts.) So this opens up for a very fresh and interesting take on these overused elements. In addition, the game itself is 10-30 hours long, and with 5 heroine routes with at least 2 endings each as well as a common route, this means the routes aren't too long, so the "boring slice of life" moments in between the story is rather minimal in comparison to other, longer games. Still, despite all of that, you will have to suck it up and get through some slice of life if you want to play this game. The game has 3 human heroines and 2 ghost heroines, as well as a few other short, special routes that you can unlock upon completing certain endings. The human routes are more similar to what you usually find in general nakige/ charage, and An's route is probably a bit more similar to a moege route at times, but all three human routes still use the ghosts as a part of their main story. The ghost routes, however, are very different from the standard stuff, and on top of that, the two ghost routes are very different from each other, making them both feel quite unique. Also, I have to point out that Matsuri is the "main heroine" in this game, and so she has 3 endings instead of the standard 2, and is a lot more in focus during the common route. Some people might not like "main heroines". I personally really liked Matsuri, but personally would have liked a bit more focus on some of the other routes, like Sekka's and Hinagiku's. Still, Matsuri is a really great heroine. When I first played the game, I started with the Sekka route, and it just blew my mind. Mainly because Sekka was a character I honestly had no real expectation of at all. She just looked like a normal, cute and shy character who had nothing else to her. But once her route started, I couldn't stop reading. Each ghost has a reason for... well, being dead. Something ended up killing them at some point in their life, though what this is varies. (duh.) In Sekka's case, whatever it was caused her to become extremely shy around other people, and she is so insecure she can barely even speak to others. She spends most of her time on the roof of the school, staring into the sky. Shuuya is the only person in the school who actually ended up approaching her despite of her insecurity. He kept talking to her, which made Sekka open up a lot more, but at the same time, this created more insecurity. It's hard for Sekka to understand normal, human relationships, and she doesn't really get what friendship means in general. On top of that, a ghost's mental condition is directly linked to how well they can control their powers, which means Sekka is already in a bit of a shaky spot as it is. This route's entire structure was very unique and interesting. Sekka's route is probably one of the most dramatic, and in my opinion it's one of the best, though it is a bit on the shorter side, sadly. Reading both her endings in succession is strongly recommended, and starting with the bad ending is the most ideal for sure. The reason for this is that the structure of her route is a bit different from what you tend to see in most games, with the order of how things happen turned a little on its head. In addition, Sekka's bad ending is longer than her true ending, and it also contains important information that will make the true ending even more impactful. The difference between the human and the ghost heroines in the game might look slightly strange to some people. Why use both? Why not just one? On one side, you have nakige elements and drama, and on the other side you have standard charage material? Why? Well, this game does a very good job of keeping the two connected. It's not two completely alien entities that exist totally independent of one another. For exmaple, An's route is the cutest and most slice of life driven route in the game, but even this route deals heavily with Shuuya's powers and his attendance at the school, as well as his past and the origin of his powers. ... ... But really though, most people should just want to play An's route because of how freaking adorable she is. I mean... come on. Anyways, moving on. The other two human heroines, Kana and Hinagiku have more dramatic routes compared to An, but they are still quite different from the ghost routes. I found Hinagiku's route the most entertaining of the three, mainly because of her character. (Like, because she was a very interesting heroine, not just because she is so pretty! Well, she is incredibly pretty though. I mean... look.) (The art really is nice in this game.) I could rant on for hours and hours about the game, but I think I got the most important stuff out of the way. This is a very solid VN, with great characters, an interesting plot and some seriously tear-jerking moments. If you like nakige, you'll like this one. For the people who can't read Japanese, you should definitely keep your eye on the TL project. (You can show them some love by joining their discord, checking out their website or even offering to help out with the project. All the info you need, as well as the links to their website and discord etc, is here on this link.) That's about it, hopefully my bias didn't rub off too strongly in the post. (But hey, even if it did, it's my blog so who cares )

The Denpasoft panel starts in about 30 minutes from now, so no news yet.

If I had to guess I'd say the shirt is just a joke Tronto is pretty bad though.

Yes. Hi no Tori, Budda, Black Jack, Ayako, Metropolis among other things (I'm just listing things off the top of my head here) are pretty much timeless classics now. I have no idea what you like and what you have already read so I can't tell you that you're gonna like them but they're not cornerstones of the history of manga for no reason.

The panel started and ended. These are the announcements: http://www.thedrastikmeasure.com/2016/10/01/sekai-project-announces-three-new-titles-for-pc-at-awa/

Yosuga no Sora was one of the very first anime I watched, and I can tell you that, as a hentai, it's decent, but as a standalone show, it's pretty terrible. The way the anime works is that each few episodes is a route, and then at the end of that route time gets reset and another route begins. It's a good way of thinking when it comes to VN adaptations (it worked for Amagami SS), but because it's so short and they decided to include the sex scenes, it's just a rush job with no real value to it. I would suggest playing the game if you want the full experience, the anime is really only good if you want some meh plot with sex in between.

Updated the first post with Alpha's WIP sprite. Fun fact: It has 7 different outfits and 30+ expression variants.

My Confessions: - I'm a lolicon and I'm proud of it ^^ (many friends even know about that) - I'm 20 year old male, that never kissed a girl before. Even though I had, and still have, good relations with girls, never really was in a real relationship and, I don't even know completly why, I'm not that interested in it. I think sometimes, when I see a couple, that I would like to have a girlfriend, but then I have such thoughts like: Why? I don't need it really. Would it not be just a waste of time? I like to read good romance VNs and mangas, I even try to write something myself (I'm kind of trying to become a fantasy book writer - that would be my actual dream job). Still don't really care about a real life relationship. Maybe I'm really just into 2d and fantasy romance stories XD - I had a talk with the boyfriend of a friend, cuz he had thoughts, that I would try to steal her away from him. I have assured him that we are just friends - which, truth be told, have many things in common, hobbies, many similar childhood experiences, even our birthdays: my is 12, her 13 of the same month. We met on the university a year ago, studying the same thing, and, well, we are something like soulmates. I would lie, if I said I don't like her, but we are more like siblings (even called ourselves, Onii-chan and Onee-san for fun - yup, she's an anime fan too ^^) [And yes, I like imoutos, but that's another matter]. But, as I said above, not interested in relationships irl, and I would never hit on a girl, that is already in a happy relationship. Well, I think he believed me, he's a rather nice guy from what I can tell. Still, I don't know why, I would like to explain further to him, that I like her, but she is not really my type (he even couldn't sleep, from what he explained to me, cuz he had thoughts about her and me - so I felt a bit sorry for him at that point), but I think, that that in some way would hurt my friends feelings (And I don't think, that she would still like me, after I said to her, that I'm more interested in fictional stories, lolis, younger girls and imoutos - she's a bit older then I'm and said to me one time, that she does not understand how people can like lolis). Well, just wanted to share those. Maybe I will do more (probably). Have a nice day

Yes! We can't say too much yet, but we're planning on making a physical version of the game. Hopefully, we can make it something special and make it KS limited edition item.

I love that subtle yandere behaviour of yours, except it's more "yanderu" than "deredere". It turns me on a little. Love it!

You don't? It's simple, it's what you see when you drink and do drugs at the same time... first thing in the morning. Try it!

And I will, quite literally, erase you from this plane of existence if you do

IIRC, Gen Urobuchi only wrote a few episodes of Psycho-Pass, or even less, I think. Then again, I dropped the anime only after a few episodes because of how pretentious and edgy it is. I know I used the word "pretentious" a lot to criticize things that it barely means anything anymore, but that truly sums up Psycho-Pass very well - pretending to be more intelligent than it is by sprouting pseudo-philosophical musings that don't really mean anything other than generic super villain platitudes. In short, it's style over substance. Oh, and the moeblob sucks. Well, technically, ufotable's the one responsible for the anime. Type-Moon is responsible for the VN. I agree. It's one of the factors that led me to stop watching anime. I know that there were incredibly flawed anime before 2010 too, and it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows back then either, but... Here's the thing. It's easier to find quality titles when you're first introduced to a medium because everything is brand new and fresh. You wouldn't know which anime is shit because you have nothing to compare to. But when you've seen all the classic quality titles, it's a logical inevitability that you're going to come across myriad amount of mediocre titles among the 'currently airing anime'. Quality stories don't just come around every month or even every 6 months. It takes a long time for someone talented enough to produce something rich and truly innovative. Thus, there comes a mentality that "all modern anime sucks" even though the truth is more like, "We've already seen all the quality shows that were piled up from decades of anime production, ranging from something as old as Cowboy Bebop to something as new as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood." Thus it grants us the illusion that there were more quality anime in the past even though that 'past' is comprised of decades, not just the seven years from 2010-2016. At least that's how I feel as an explanation why most modern anime feel mediocre as opposed to the 'classics'. I'm sure that during the two years FMA:B was produced (2009 - 2010), there must have been loads of terrible titles produced alongside it as well. Then again, the truth might not be as simplified as I try to make it sound like. I'm sure someone more savvy about the anime industry could explain the technicalities in further details.

Madoka Magica. But that's just my opinion. Also, One Punch Man. Or if we're talking about VN-adapted anime, Fate/Stay Night reboot.

Tell me about it.

Why there is english voices in your link? I can't watch it. It's painful. ;d Also - faces in anime looks even more 'unhuman' than in vn. Also - I don't watch anime. And if I would I wouldn't watch Kanon just for 'filling gaps' in VN, there is much more better anime to watch.

Guys, I finally did it. Only took me 90 hours, but I've got a waifu in Persona 5. Wait... that doesn't count as finishing the game? O-oh...

You got everything ok until that part so keep it up! You have a long journey ahead of you so good luck. Bethley and Yuzuki are the easiest routes to read probably (specially bethley's) Hinata's route is probably the hardest but funniest (I will create a blog one of these days to talk about her route and momiji) The choices to pick a girl are really easy to spot (only 2 of them matter, the rest are meaningless)

Yes we are! We're currently funding the demo ourselves, but unfortunately, we aren't able to fund the whole visual novel. In return for the support, we are planning on releasing this game for free. It'll hopefully be a way for us to support the (western) visual novel industry. Next to the game, some of us are also working on spreading the word about the game. We're also building a website and creating a prefundia. We're making sure that everything's there before we launch a kickstarter.

Well, thanks for all of the message. Let me try to answer the questions one by one. To be honest I didn't watch any of it, but guess I could tell which ninja that I remember here. It's Donatello, because the moment I'd read your post I immediateley remember of his name. Obviously it was custom of course. The reason I use 'Newbie' as rank? Isn't it interesting that one user here who finally reach 1000 post here had 'Newbie' rank, or so that's what I thought earlier. Beside it should be obvious if you looking at the circle below the rank (Real Newbie only had one circle, while custom title had at least 6 circles). By the way, the prize was a joke from mine. Just following the tradition here, so why not? It's just matter of reaching some milestone here to me. Of course I love it, because the word 'here' was very beautiful, nice to all people, and very attentive to me like ideal wife XDD. Me and word 'here' was already became fiancee for several years and already planning for marriage there XDDD. Although if I may answer it seriously, it's just my habit of answering or writing. Guess I'll try to lessen it. Well, answering troll or rude people will need me to be snarky I guess (Or maybe it was just my tendency) and I'd already attempted to answering some, both in Fuwanovel and VNDB. So looks like it was carried over to my posts. Besides it was good learning experience to me, right? Oh, nice prize there, and thanks here. Also thanks for the picture, @HMN. @Eclipsed It's not that fast here considering that I already became member for almost 2 years, and yet only this year I started to more spamming posting (Otherwise, this year maybe I'd already reach around 2000 or so posts if I did this from last year). That's all for my answers here.

I revised my Umineko no Naku Koro ni evaluation from 9 to 10, yes, it's that good.

THIS IS YOU

Trump's platform isn't even coherent. He can't even articulate a coherent conservative position like "I'm against abortion and would restrict abortion access by penalizing providers or de-funding non-profit organizations that provide abortion care". Instead he says "I would penalize women who abort their pregnancy". That's not being "straightforward". That's being ignorant. He doesn't even conceptually understand the mainstream policy arguments, much less the details of their implementation!

頑張れ！

Here's your prize~ Congrats on your 1000th post.

From their Kickstarter closing comments: Yeah, I guess it was totally impossible to mention that in advance or offer that already in the KS campaign... *Sudden urge to strangle someone*

They grow up so fast

56 Turn only no enemies left and yet that Damn Hassan insta killed everyone and i failed the mission. This Event is nothing but for me

It's actually a life long subscription to "monthly salt house" Congratz on making it up here, now you may look below you at all those plebs in disgust .

Why do you love the word "here" so much?

Happy fuckyallImalittlebitmorefamoosenow milestone How is it that you've been getting more snarky as of late? I don't hate it at all, but why? No, it's more of a coonsistent thing all those who reach 1k do; you get an ability to change your title by 1) being in the mod staff, 2) posting a finished walkthrough on the site, or 3) getting to 500 posts

If you have nothing special to say, then why are you even posting?

Who's your favorite teenage mutant ninja turtle?

What is the prize for 1000 posts on Fuwanovel? xD I am assuming it has something to do with changing that status rank title just below the username? xD I see mine says "Fuwa Senior" And your says "Newbie" (I guess that's custom input, no?) ...

Libra did well because MiKandi JP is a likable publisher. They earned that support because of their attention to what fans wanted and their ability to galvanize fans to rally around them. $100k is not good. That won't cover costs for most professional VN localization projects for titles of any significant length. It wouldn't fund Shin Koihime Musou, for example, which is a title that MangaGamer continues to avoid because they don't think they could recoup costs on it.

If you don't mind end-game spoilers, here's one of my more well-liked jrpgs, Lost Odyssey. Shows off just how much this game had to offer, and how ahead of it's time it really was. One of the rare few I didn't mind the dubs (esp. Jansen).

1st of all thanks for translating the game. Just want to show you there is some bug in the game after i applied the english patch. Somehow after i save the game and want to load it, an error box appear.(link: http://imgur.com/2UNadbU). Cheers.

Happy birthday, hanako~ have a picture of two girls who tried yuri it seems, but it doesn't look like it worked out well....

Happy birthday @Hanako Have a good one