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Shikkoku no Sharnoth is a liar-soft game, in their usual steam-punk world. It was one of their better games, though I liked Inganock more. Forrest, isn't really played for the story. The story isn't bad, but that's not what makes it unique. The art style and method of storytelling are very different from most traditional VN's.The experience, is unique to say the least. Its also very easy to get a bad ending. This one is more fun without a walkthrough. You have played a lot of VN's, but nothing by liar soft as of yet. They have a very unique style of writing, and the prose is repetitive, in ways that some may not enjoy. Further, a lot of people don't enjoy the whole, steam-punk type fantasy setting. Forrest is an interesting experience that I think every VN enthusiast should experience. I would probably go for Forest as your next VN I would also try at least one Liar-soft game at some point to try it. If you do, Sekien no Inganock is one I enjoyed more. All liar soft games, are somewhat similar in style. (Except maybe cannonball)

Normally I do this by week 3, but I was a little busy this time around. So yeah, here's my thoughts on the anime this season. Fate/Apoc: Still interesting enough to watch, but not so much that I'm approaching each episode with anticipation. It's not as difficult to follow the cast as I thought it would be since it looks like a handful of the masters won't even really matter. If nothing else, Shirou's desire for the grail intrigues me in a way. Mahoutsukai: I'm still just as ecstatic for this anime as I was from the first episode. This anime continues to deliver an emotional and immersive experience, and I'm very emotionally vested in Chise. The most recent episode raises an interesting question about Elias' motivation to take in the protagonist as an apprentice while also delivering some heavy revelations. I'm also glad they're at least spending more than one episode on this setting too; I was a little worried there wouldn't be much in the way of scenario continuity with this being a slice of life series. Shoujo Shuumatsu: I kinda lost interest. I don't really care that much for pure atmospheric anime; they're too slow and uneventful, imo. Imouto sae: Good thing I don't let anime ratings dictate what I watch. This is a lot more fun than I was expecting it to be, and I was a little surprised there was no incest at all. This anime is more about an LN writer who just happens to have a strong imouto fetish, which does make for some interesting comedy here and there. I really do like the characters for the most part, especially the girl in the latest episode who apparently has a thing for playing on writers' darkest secrets. She's awesome! Blend S: It's been a while since I've enjoyed a moe SoL this much. I especially like Maika's unintentional sadist moments, which are hilariously adorable, lol. The varied cast members and volatility of their workplace are working well to keep this from getting stale, which is pleasantly surprising for this type of anime (usually they start to slow down after a few eps). Kino: Besides Mahoutsukai, this is only other anime I'm watching this season with some thought-provoking ideas. Kinda disappointed that it's episodic, but I'm not gonna hold that against the series since the story in each city is really good. I'd like to see the anime take a little less time in exploring different areas of the world and focus on the characters a little more. The philosophy behind each society is definitely interesting, but I'd have so much more appreciation for the series as a whole if the characters had more depth. It's still great as it is, though. The episode this week came fairly close to what I wanted from the characters, but the 1-ep story structure sort of watered down the emotional value. It's not easy to feel much for someone when they only get one episode.

No. To Heart is set in the same universe but To Heart 2 is a standalone plain VN only (unlike the first To Heart.) I released it less than 2 months ago.

Our translation isn't available yet unfortunately but this is exactly what Izumi is in Clover Day's (best girl IMO too.)

Started reading Ayakashibito the other day, really enjoying it so far.

The simple solution to the gun problem is to just get rid of all the guns and start using swords. Think about it, swords are much cooler and if everyone had one we would get a bad ass sword fight if anyone tried to go on a rampage.

To Heart 2 Xrated (https://vndb.org/v20) Game Description Following her graduation from middle school, Konomi Yuzuhara enters the same high school as Takaaki Kouno, her childhood friend. As the new school year begins, they meet their childhood frien Tamaki Kosaka, as well as well as many accquaintaces. Unbeknownst to the group, their encounters with each other will soon lead to many memorable adventures. Ending Guide This walkthrough covers the PC version of the game, that has a total of 9 routes (not including bad ending). There's a total of 9. 6 from the start, 2 unlockables after 1 route completed and 1 unlockable after 2 routes completed. The game has a map system that shows you where the girls (and Yuuji) are. If you want to enter a route you'll need to (basically) stalk the girl you're after. Individual Route Guide The names for places are in JAP so I had to figure out how to name them. Help with this is appreciated. Sentences in " signs are choices. Yuzuhara Konomi Kosaka Tamaki Komaki Manaka Tonami Yuma Sasamori Karin Kusakabe Yuki Lucy Maria Misora Himeyuri Sango/Himeyuri Ruri Kusugawa Sasara Bad End - Kosaka Yuuji Last Words Huge thanks to ittaku for translating this almost 100k lines beast and for the Lucy section. The rest was done by me, through trial-save-error-load from save-repeat proccess ( ) Edit August 29: It was discovered that you need to clear 1 route to unlock Lucy and the Twins. Thanks to ittaku for the help in ensuring this. Enjoy