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Funny thing, I always read your name as "Kuso". Gonna miss that.

EUPHEMIC TRANSLATION https://arcadeotic.wixsite.com/euphemictl/ our discord server: https://discord.gg/hmgnfvu Bishoujo Mangekyou -Katsute Shoujo Datta Kimi e- Title: Bishoujo Mangekyou -Katsute Shoujo Datta Kimi e- | 美少女万華鏡 -かつて少女だった君へ- Developer: ωstar (Omega Star) Official Site: http://www.omega-star.jp/ VNDB Link: https://vndb.org/v8038 Description In the middle of the mountains stands an isolated, rural hot springs inn. There works the beautiful waitress, Haru Inamori. Souta Kamijou, the lover of Haru, secretly pays a visit to the inn in order to surprise her… When the idiot couple of adults interlock, a steaming hot night of love ensues… OP Note: The game doesn’t have an OP, so have the menu music instead Legend After BiMan -1-, I wanted to something from the same series as well, and came to this conclusion, as my first full-on Japanese translation. That’s all there really is to this, hope you’ll enjoy it when it finishes. Staff Translator/Project Lead Arcadeotic TLC Nanon Editor softschoolgirl MajorPopinFresh QC Dubisek Proofreading Forgetful Frank FAQ: “When does it release?” When it releases. I’m not putting any estimations or anything like that. “Why would you even work on this game?” Because Haru is a qt 3.14. Also because of the reasons I’ve stated above. “More BiMan in the future?” It’s a possibility. “STOP TRANSLATING KUSO NUKIGE” no. Progress TL: 0% TLC: 0% Editing: 0% QC: 0% Proofreading: 0%

According to a program I made, I've played 20 hours of Ginharu as of the end of this post, so I decided to see how far in I am. I timed how long it takes to ctrl from the start to where I am, and then how long it takes to ctrl from where I am to where the OP movie plays, and it seems I only need to play about 15 more hours until the prologue (dunno if you can really call it that in this case, but whatever) ends. Hurray for terrible terrible reading speed! Quite a bit happened since we last left off, Hina spent all day hanging out at our place with Yuzuki The two of them then went up to her room, and when Yukito came to bring them tea Once that misunderstanding is out of the way, Yukito retreats to his room to read some shounen manga in peace and quiet, when The next day after class, Hina invited Yuzuki over to her place (Yukito was invited too, but he dodged it by saying boys of his age shouldn't be going to girls' houses), and his parents were at work so he went to a restaurant, and unexpectedly met Mizu-nee Over the next few days we meet Momo-chan-sensei, a new student teacher who happens to have been a student of Yukito's mother, and after the two of them got drunk at his mom's restaurant with Yukito still present, and Momo-chan-sensei having forced him to sleep in the same futon with her, he promises not to tell anyone in return for her letting him decided what extracurricular activity she is going to hold. He decides to have her hold a "One-room classroom", essentially a class where students from different grades could all be equal regardless of being a senpai/kouhai, an idea he got from one of his first conversations with Hina. Once the extracurricular activity is decided, Yukito makes a pamphlet to advertise it, and Yuzuki suggests he draw a snowman. The next day he shows the pamphlet to his classmates This however leads to a conversation where we find out that Bethly is really good at drawing, and she proceeds to draw a much better snowman, and it's all thanks to her mother who is a somewhat famous artist Over the course of the day Yukito invites all of the girls to this One-room classroom, and they mostly say they'll think about it This all happens right before golden week, so we then cut to each of the girls in turn thinking about going... aside from Bethly, who pretty much just thinks about her mom, but can you blame her? Once golden week is over, Bethly doesn't come to school for a few days, turns out she's sick. Naturally, Yukito and Yuzuki go to visit her and bring her the handouts, but she's asleep when they get there, so they talk to her father, Brian, instead. He only speaks English, but because the devs were lazy all the English conversations are in Japanese and it's simply implied that they're speaking English. After a short conversation, Yukito invites Brian to his mom's cafe, saying they have great pancakes He accepts, and they have a nice long conversation at the cafe thanks to Yukito's mom Maria being able to speak English rather well, due to the fact that she traveled a lot back when she performed. We learn that Brian is a pilot, and that they moved to Japan because after Bethly's mom died of sickness around the same time last year, he wasn't making enough money, so the moved to somewhere where airline pilots are paid more. He really enjoys the pancakes, Maria insists he take some back home to Bethly, and Yukito decides he wants to try drawing a snowman again... That's all for now~

Kanojo Step is the latest VN from Smee, a company famous (or infamous) for making old style first-generation charage (right down to being able to name the protagonist and having him be a non-person, as well as there either being no drama or only weak/easily resolved drama in the story). As such, I wasn't anticipating a blowout hit, and I didn't get it, of course. However, it did surprise me a bit in one aspect... ... and that was its comedy. Ok, most of it is cheesy and 'familiar', but the timing of the comedy (usually emanating from the protagonist, as he is a 'class clown' style protagonist) is pretty much perfect and frequent enough that I spent about sixty-percent of this VN laughing. Unfortunately, the slice-of-life in this VN and the romance (which make up everything that isn't comedy) are... unimpressive. They chose to go with heroines that were surprisingly dependent and deredere after they and the protagonist get together, and that wasn't a bad choice. However, the simple fact is that there is a huge gap in the quality of narration and dialogue between parts meant to be funny and parts that are meant to be semi-serious. This is the first VN I've encountered in a while where I felt like going to sleep whenever I wasn't laughing... and that isn't even an exaggeration. Part of this can be attributed to the fact that the common route pretty much gluts you on everyday slice-of-life, and by the time you hit the heroine routes, it feels like being handed an apple pie after having gorged yourself on six others only an hour before. Another part is that the way the everyday life parts are sectioned out is almost always the same, leaving you with a somewhat exaggerated sense of monotony. This, combined with the frequent meaningless choices and map movement systems (the classic type seen in a lot of older slice-of-life VNs that went out of style because they drove most people up the wall) made this a VN that reflected older styles... in a bad way. For all the salt I just spat, this VN is actually fairly enjoyable most of the time... it's just that when it starts to feel monotonous, it really feels monotonous... Given a more story-driven plot combined with this same comedy and the complete elimination of the map movement aspects, it would have probably inched its way up into the top five percent of the charage I've played over the years. Unfortunately, those aspects made for a VN that was far less than it could have been, at least from my perspective. Edit: Understand, the people who like the 'warm and fuzzy, devoid of any stains of negative emotion' charage will lap this up. If I were to design a VN engineered solely to prick at 'mainstream' Japanese VN otakus' desire for 'an ideal everyday youth' this would be what I would aim for. However, as a story, it is fatally boring, unoriginal, and lacking in any entertainment value outside of the comedy, which happens to be hilarious.

Just going to weigh in and say that if your Japanese level is very low, then reading any of these will prove difficult. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try, but just keep that in mind. Grisaia no Meikyuu and Rakuen were two of my first untranslated VNs, and they were very difficult for me at the time. But, I really wanted to read them, (I didn't know the TLs were coming at the time, lol,) and so I pushed through. I think that motivation and a serious wish to finish the game you are reading is very important when trying to get through untranslated VNs at a low level. A few general tips I'd give you is: don't try to compare the speed in which you read the untranslated VNs in to the speed you read translated ones in. Don't think about how long it is taking you to read, but instead just enjoy the ride. Even if you literally just end up reading 10 lines one day, it's still something. Don't feel demotivated if you don't understand absolutely everything right away. Sometimes in the early stages, you will encounter certain lines you don't fully comprehend. Instead of wearing yourself out trying to understand that one line, try to think of what is happening as a whole, and use the context as well as the previous and following lines to understand it. Remember that not every single line in a VN is going to be crucial information. Even in the worst case scenario where you don't really understand the scene, you can always save there and come back later. Best of luck.

fapping speed

Me, uuuaaah Suprised by how many guys there is in here by the way. Must be a great place for females looking to hook up with another wierdo xD You all look super cute by the way

No.

This is a mini-VN planned by and written by Hino Wataru of Akatsuki Works, the company responsible for Ruitomo; Comyu; and Hello, Lady. It was released for free at the beginning of the month, and it is done in a style that feels a lot like one of those close-ended hour-long 'preview' OVAs that sometimes come out a few years in advance of a potential TV anime release (Noblesse, Beelzebub, Phantom, etc). In other words, it is done in the form of a single 'episode' in the life of the characters, serving as a prologue, and introducing characters and setting the stage for a future release or releases. Something that should be noted in advance is that this VN mentions the characters from Ruitomo (without using their names) in the context of their relationship to the protagonist's 'grandmother' (Izuru). This is backed up by the fact that the protagonist, Akeno Yuuri, follows the same 'profession' that Izuru does... as a 'katariya' (the meaning doesn't really translate that well). Basically, those who master this profession have the ability to create intentional changes in others through words they speak (in most cases, these changes are dependent on the others' expectations or desires, from what Yuuri says). I won't go into any other details on this, because it is a spoiler. The protagonist gets mixed up with the Kouga family, which runs the area through his client. Another aspect that should be noted in advance is that this VN reuses a lot of resources from previous games by Akatsuki Works... in particular the city backgrounds from Hello, Lady and various songs and sound effects from other games. For those that are bothered by this kind of thing... give up. The game is free, so AW recycling backgrounds, BGMs, and sound effects really isn't a big deal. For those looking for a translation... don't bother. This VN utilizes so many subtle plays on kanji in its mere four hours in length that it even makes Ruitomo's text seem easy. If I were to try tling it without ruining it, I'd be pulling out my last few hairs inside a minute. This VN is standard Hino Wataru in style... which means a lot of quirky characters, a protagonist who has a bad case of ennui and a tendency toward hedge philosophy, and a general sense that whatever is happening at the moment is the most important thing in the world while saying the opposite openly in the text, lol. I enjoy Hino Wataru, but for every person who likes him, there are two that hate him, so this VN will definitely pick its readers. Action-wise, there are some nice scenes, which mostly seem to be designed to whet your appetite for more (again, I got this sense throughout the VN that they were advertising as much as trying to make a game). The narrative is, of course, high quality... Hino Wataru was quite obviously enjoying himself when he wrote this (believe me, I can tell when a writer is just writing what he wants to write, versus what he has been paid oodles to write, haha), since Yuuri is the type of guy who will drive a lot of people crazy. He's a natural con artist with a heart of gold, a persona that changes from moment to moment, and a virulent hatred of soba noodles. He also spends a ridiculous amount of time being insulted by the girls who will probably end up being the heroines of whatever future game or games he stars in, lol. While this isn't a VN of the Month candidate (as it is obviously intended to be a prelude or prologue to something else) it is nonetheless an enjoyable side-trip for me as I continue on my journey to avoid playing Sen no Hatou as long as possible *snickers*

To begin with, I love Kaguya, she changed my name. So, for the name change, I was previously Kiso and that name meant particularly nothing to me. It could had been Kiso from KC or just 基礎。 And now my new name is Hayashi, my first reading for my name, はやし＝＞林 So nice to meet you all again, please call me Hayashi from now on.

As the title says, topic are weird VNs, be it a h-scene side or scenario. Even if someone didn't really go for anything too weird, you're still more than welcome to show us what you consider weird. For some people incest is already weird (huh, is it!? would be nice to know if we have those on fuwa), but there surely gonna be some more "different" stuff too. I really wonder how far people can go about this... Konchu Kansatsu (don't judge me!), I don't think it needs much explanation.

Finally! Now the long, slow process of building her up. EVIL WAIFUS RULE!!!

The guy's face truly represents the one reaction to the situation he's just found himself in.

Updated the first post with new possible additions to the cast.

I knew I wasn't the only one!

Tbh, what makes me cringe is Japanese voices in OELVNs... (Unless it's actually a Japanese TL, of course.)

Just staring at them makes me hard, knowing full aware that they're actually guys in a dress and look feminine and has a dick. My fondess toward traps is what would my real-life friends call weird. Examples would be Navel's Tsuriotsu and ensemble's Otome series.

A trap game.

I will give you a like just for your endurance and perseverance, if you are 20 hours in and you haven't finished the one room class part... well on the bright side you have countless hours ahead of you to keep practicing your Japanese so がんばれ! (it gets easier with time, you won't notice at first but it does)

Monster Girl Quest 'nuff said : > Really tho, it's less because of how weird it is and more how weird I was expecting it to be, and how well... kinda alright it turned out in the end

I-I don't have all the games in that series installed on my computer or anything... My weirdest VN finished is also a CYCLET game. Not weird in a bad way, mind you. It has to be Guro Dere, which was just so strangely unique. It used guro and humor alongside each other, as well as normal vanilla scenes with romance ontop of the crazy guro scenes. The heroines were also quite strange, a huge M vampire who loves being mutilated because she thinks pain is pleasurable, and a chuuni loli witch. It was a really weird, but hilarious read. I wish they would make a sequel.

Spoiler warning!!!

Agreed. Give us back the gorgeous Furebaba art style.

Well to be honest I don't read manga much but I may be able to assist you in finding it, try Happy Project.

I never thought Steam can be that ironic.

Sakura Space is out (I genuinely thought that and Sakura Nova were one and the same somehow), and this is what Steam thinks you should also play: Do I even need to say anything more?

Happy B'day, Arc. Have a moe:

If you are a broke scrub like me, sales like these are pretty great. Since it's moe day in Japan today, ( 十月十日= 萌 oh kanji jokes, how I hate love you ) Mangagamer is putting up a lot of their titles on sale, and not just the small ones. So, big games like Koihime that costs 45$ normally are down quite a lot in price. (Thanks to Good Haro, games like Euphoria are on the sale list. Moe! ) The sale only lasts for 36 hours, ( full list of the games on sale here.) Time to go spend my rent money on porn games.

Yes, one can finish it in about an hour, depending on one's reading speed.

Happy Birthday man! Enjoy the wonderful world of adulthood PS. We all make hilarious mistakes. Being born was prolly the best one.

@Arcadeotic Congrats for your HB. Enjoys of your day!

Fappy birthday @Arcadeotic, may you bathe in all the Koskenkorva a proper finn could dream of on this day.

Probably should. I think Tay doing these things is likely the exception nowdays, rather than the norm. Also, beat ya to the post. By a whole 5 seconds, too! \o.o/

Everyone, play narcissu 1 and 2 they are free on steam, they're the most moege vns out there 100% moe

kawarazaki-ke 2 - absolution/salvation muramasa - deconstruction of heroism shingakkou - deconstruction of human mind/psyche kusarihime - deconstruction of humanity reminiscence - deconstruction of ones world within umineko - deconstruction of the genre itself phantom of inferno - deconstruction of blind following isaku/shuusaku/ kisaku - deconstruction of the genre itself itsusora - deconstruction of ones expectations be-yond - deconstruction of the (maou) genre itself cross channel - shatterer of now & then kagerou (by masaki kamo) - apostle of intense melancholia

Those shifty, diabolical commie bastards! What will they think of next?!?!?!?