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Just found this on r/vn. According to Key 20th anniversary stream the translation itself is almost completed and now there's QC, editing and engine work left. (They should definitely fix those line bre aks...)

Hello everyone. I'm from Argentina and 24 y/o. I've been playing VN's for 3 years now, but it wasn't till last couple of months that I really started playing like on a daily basis. At first only played the ones we have in Spanish since is my primary language, but now there are a lots of things I want to play, so I'm giving it the try. I don't think I have a great English, but is quite enough I guess. I discovered this place by looking for some opinions in a couple of VN's that I was insecure of, and really liked all the content in here. Thank you for the work. So, let's get along.

Y'know the FC part of the VN isnt as boring as i'd thought. Could be the way they transition the visuals and explain the match, makes it somewhat interesting. Good balance between the serious stuff and SoL stuff as well I'm only in Episode 4 tho

Well, whatever, guess I'll leave that up to the editor (if I ever manage to get to that stage with this project ) For now I want to say, that I just finished 5th chapter (some retranslation, and translating the lines missing from official TL), which makes roughly 25% of the whole text.

Agreed. It looks pretty bad. Anyway, this announcement made me happy when I heard about it yesterday, and I hope they'll actually be able to release it this year. The (relatively) quick localization kinda makes me wonder why we haven't seen a release of Angel Beats in English yet, though.

Thread of the year lol

@Asonn I do agree it is difficult for someone other than the main translator to be a leader... but not every translator has leadership or organization skills. Hell, I know for a fact that I make a horrible project leader, because I don't have the patience to multitask when that multitasking requires me to be social, lol. The main reason that we translators end up as the leaders is because a lot of us are on an ego trip that results in control freak obsessions. To be blunt, most translators aren't good writers, which is why all those stages (editor, proofreader, translation-checker) are needed to clean things up. Ideally, you should find the most realistic and down to earth person in the group that has social skills and actually cares about the project to run things. When a translator feels he has to run things from beginning to end, it almost inevitably results in poor atmosphere, fights over little things, the project slowing then stalling, and eventually disbandment. There are probably translators who can keep an even keel and don't go on ego trips when running a group... but so far, I haven't met any, including myself. That's why I don't run any sort of translation project anymore. Edit: In the end, this is just my opinion. In any field, there are talented individuals who can do everything with a certain level of proficiency. Generally speaking, the main translator should usually be the one who picks the project (or suggest several projects and lets the group decide as a whole, depending on the situation), because no translator is going to stick around for a project he isn't interested in. It's too much work.

Why not BOTH?

No one's given you the most important advice of all - be prepared to be disappointed. By the nature of the difficulty and size of the projects, very few random people in their first translation project stick around to the end.

Guess it's time for some comments about a few VN's I played recently. So I finished the first two parts of the 9-Nine series and so far I'm liking the direction Palette are going here. SakuSaku had charming heroines, but suffered heavily from 'boredom syndrome'. Here they added a bit of a murder mystery to spice things up and while it's certainly not a mind blowing plot, it's working good enough to keep things interesting. It also gives the main characters a nice team spirit when they have a common goal and enemy together. Each of the heroines also has some quirks that make them likable. Overall, so far it's a healthy mixture of slice of life, humour, thriller and even a bit of chuuni action thrown in. To connect the individual chapters, they had to throw in a bit of Stein's Gate which felt more clumsy than smart to be honest. I guess that's the price you have to pay if you want an ongoing plot through several heroine routes. Quality of the art was pretty high - it had even (well) animated H-scenes. Music could have been better though, I listened mostly to the OST of Fatal Twelve instead. Heroine ranking: Haruka > Sora > Myako > Noa I'd rate both chapters a 7/10 so far, but since I don't have the big picture yet, it's definitely possible that I upvote (or downvote) the whole series again if it's finished. Next of the list is The Eden of Grisaia, the last part of the trilogy. For me this was the weakest part so far, although people who appreciate Grisaia's comedy more than I do would probably like it much more, since the first half of the VN resembles more a slap-stick circus campaign of the Grisaia girls. During that half, Yuuji himself had also so few appearances that he barely justified as a side character. Even if it got better in the second half, my hope for an interesting back and forth duel between Yuuji and Oslo wasn't fullfilled. Instead I just got a final over the top chuuni crusade to hunt Oslo down. The VN still gets some bonus points for bringing back Kazuki again. I really liked her cynical interactions with the other characters. Her comment about Sachi was just priceless: "You're all smart and a nice diligent girl - but something if off about you." (don't remember the first half of the phrase exactly, but it was something like that). Overall, I'll give if it a 6.5/10, though I would have rated it even lower if it wouldn't be for Kazuki. And the last on the list is Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-. This is a very unusual VN for me since it's a nukige centered on a loli girl. Usually I skip loli routes and a nukige about one is usual the last thing I'd want to read. But well, this is one of the rare exceptions from the rule for several reasons. I always had a thing for vampires and especially vampire love stories (not so much Twilight, more Bram Stokers and Interview with a Vampire). Despite being a vampire, the main heroine is an angelic white haired beauty and I have a bit of a crush for those. Others would be Suigintou from Rozen Maiden or Sion from Eden. Furthermore, the VN has a very artistic drawing style that fits the gothic theme perfectly. And it was indeed a very unusual nukige. While most most nukges are more about the 'physical' merits, this one also has a very unusual emphasis on the emotional part. Shigehiko, the protagonist, is a rather handsome and likable guy (which is in itself already very unusual) and he falls deeply in love with Kirie, who turns out to be a 300 years old vampire princess. And this isn't just a cheap saying, Shigehiko would DIE for her in the most literal sense. Kirie herself, despite being an unapproachable tsundere, feels rather lonely for quite some time now. She's also the more provocative character of the two, approaching a sexual relationship with all the suppressed passion of a lonely vampire. That's not to say Kirie would be slutty, she's actually quite the ice queen, but Shigehiko is probably the first person she really trusts and can fullfill her desire for physical and - probably even more - emotional closeness. So even if they play sometimes even rapey domination games with each other, there's also this umbrella of overwhelming trust that Shigehiko would never hurt her. Although the many H-scenes were definitely a bit much for me, I definitely enjoyed the rest. It's actually the first nukige that had me in tears at the end because it was so touching. Production values are almost over the top. High quality art works for backgrounds and characters, animated H-scenes and a very atmospheric soundtrack. It's also one of the rare nukiges I'd also recommend for female readers. I'll give it 'only' a 7.5/10 since I would have preferred it less ero heavy and with a higher emphasis on an interesting plot around the romance, but for loli fans this could be an easy 10/10 as well.

10 Seconds - A Love Story Summary A story about man on a journey to overcome his past mistakes. - vndb Route Guide Bad Ending 1 Bad Ending 2 Bad Ending 3 Normal Ending ^^VV<><>ba Unused Quotes: "It takes a flexible mind to imagine how time travel might work, but only an inflexible spirit would actually want to do it." Chuck Klosterman, Eating the Dinosaur "Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds."-Ray Bradbury

wow, the opening perfectly captures how I feel about this. shield my eyes, emptiness inside... definitely checking this out when it's released

Thank you for the hard work!, I remember playing it with ATLAS back in the day, damn I don't even understand the half of it. I felt very lucky that Eris is one of the first, she was the reason I play in the first place. Again, thank you very much, hope everything goes well.

Good job on the progress so far, and once again keep it up.

Hooray, nice to see a bit of progress on the Irene route TLC. Keep up the good work!

if you choose a vn with a already dropped translation, try search why they dropped, it's rare but sometimes the japanese developer can try take action against the translation and you will just lost your time. other very important point, USE CLOUD BACKUPS, EVER. With all respect, but when I see a project leader saying 'sorry but my hd died today and i lost the translation' I can just react with facepalm. Choose your game with carefull, Your first translation project is something that can affect your life in a long-term, One translation project is something that can take years, choose one like when you choose a wife... Well, I never get a girlfriend then not sure if it's right compare. Anyway, ensure you will have time, in the next years something relevant to your life that can take time will happen, like college or university? Then isn't a right choice choose a long game right now.

Rat winning best pet. Bloody Botan and Chibi-Moth got wrecked. Kud 4th wat. No Lucia. Kyou 8th?? No Yoshino. What's happened to the weeb world.