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As there are some games where heroines are literally kindergartners, it is safe to say that the Japanese heroines must be over 18 in high school, or even in middle school, because they graduate from kindergarten after they are 18.

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I just finished Akari's route from Flight Diary. Pretty nice, on par with the rest of the VN quality-wise. Akari has really cute side to her First I've read original PS3 version, then, to compare, translated Steam version. I'm happy to report, that they're the same, there is no additional censorship in Steam version, despite some rumors. Actually after reading the original version, I couldn't imagine anything that could possibly be removed, as it's totally wholesome and all-ages friendly Turns out I was right I was really worried about TL after reading @phantomJS's comment in the thread about Steam edition. I don't know if they patched it, or whatever, but it wasn't bad at all. First of all, this time it definitely was edited, and it's visible that somebody put some conscious effort into it, and had some stylistic vision. While there are few slightly mistranslated lines, and some questionable translation choices*, it's mostly coherent, comprehensible, and actually reads quite smoothly. Nowhere near the mess the main game's translation was. It leans towards the "liberal" side of the spectrum, but doesn't go into "overwesternization" territory - it's just that some lines are reworded to convey the meaning in a bit more natural way than strictly literal TL would. Personally, I'm fine with that. One line was translated in quite amusing, and, dare I say, ecchi way (Who would expect that from MoeNovel release?) I also have to applaud the TL team for clever way of rewriting the scene, when Akari switches to calling Aoi by his first name. Since the TL ditches honorifics, and all characters are on first name basis most of the time in translated version, I was really curious, how they solve it (especially since they screwed up that very thing in the ASFOS). It went surprisingly smooth. All in all, if somebody wants to read Akari's route, and doesn't know Japanese, Steam version is safe way to go. It's certainly readable, and no content cut compared to original. *I just wish they left nicknames "Anchan" and "Mabou" / "Makun" intact, since I got used to them. As for Anchan, it was replaced by his first name (Tatsuya), and as for Masatsugu, TL or editor decided to give him "Masa" nickname, and it's used whenever there was "Mabou" or "Makun" in the original - unnecessary, if you ask me. On the other hand, changing "Hat" (ハット in original) into "Hatty" actually works well.

It took a bit longer than expected, but Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi. (YOU and ME and HER) is set to release in February next year! You can pre-order the physical release on J-List: https://www.jlist.com/NP005 Announced at AX2018 with the goal to release before AX2019, the last we heard was that it should release this year. Now it's set to release in February 2020 but at least we have something more concrete. For those who say, yeah but it was the same with Majikoi and that still hasn't released, on Discord it was said: "Regarding delays. We understand the frustration it causes you guys, but, can only say that, every game is a different project" So hopefully Totono will release in February 2020. Until then here is blog post on J-list talking about Totono and DDLC titled: "YOU and ME and HER Outshines Doki Doki Literature Club" https://blog.jlist.com/featured/you-and-me-and-her-outshines-doki-doki-literature-club/

Hey there! My name is Dimitri - or BioLizard, whatever you prefer, and I'm a VN dev who just discovered this site! This place was recommended via a friend/colleague, and I'm already really impressed with this site's dedication to visual novels being represented in the west. It's amazing! I wish I found this place sooner. As a dev, I'm the kind of creator who is really interested in telling alternative and different stories (especially ones set in not-Japan haha), so this site is really cool for that. It's nice to meet you all! I'm sure you'll all see me post about my project on here shortly too. It's currently on Kickstarter, and just had it's demo release! Thanks for having me!

As far as I know schooling begins with 6, then there are 6 years elementary, 3 years middle and 3 years high school, so the characters in pretty much every high school setting VN could only be 18 if they are in their graduate year or if they have repeated. In Japan pornography with underage fictional characters may be looked down upon, but since the age of consent is 13 in japan, all of the high school and most of the middle school stuff is pretty much save from every angle. For localizations sake you could say that all of them started school 3 years late, early localizations (A lot of old JAST stuff) placed obvious high schoolers into universities in name only.

I have not played the game, but know more or less what the linked blogpost reveals:

Hello everyone at FuwaNovel! I know I just signed up a few minutes ago, but I was actually recommended to this site by a few fans of my game and a colleague or two - so I thought I'd share my post here while getting to know this site! I am Dimitri, the creator of the VN: LoveSick Darlings (which is currently in progress of being made) I just recently launched the latest version of the game's demo (version 1.3!) and I am looking for feedback! It's available on two different services! Itch.io (Windows, Linux, Mac): https://biolizard.itch.io/lovesickdarlings Steam: (Just windows. Other support coming soon): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151410/LoveSick_Darlings/ Here's some quick information on the demo! LoveSick Darlings is a visual novel focused on developing and testing the limits of teenage relationships. It explores friendship, youth, love, and everything in between. The game plays with tropes and expectations found in romantic visual novels and dating sims by undercutting this often-romanticized period of everyone's lives with a realistic edge. Syd, our protagonist, moved into a small town called Foster Hills at the start of this year. He’s become best friends with a girl called Maisy who lives on the same street as him – and by extension, her friends too. Over time he has become a natural part of this diverse group of friends. As the school year comes closer to its end, Syd’s friends start pressuring him into asking his crush out to the formal held at the end of the year. Will he be able to do it? How will his friendships hold up around him as he makes these big decisions towards the end of this high school year? And what if someone in his own group of friends sees him as more than... "just a friend"? It's up to you to make these hard decisions as Syd to decide the fate of him and all of his friends. Demo includes: - 6+ hours of gameplay per run, with another 3+ hours to explore alternate events - Tons of player choice leading to highly-customized runs of the game - Deep and realistic cast of characters - Beautiful sprite art - Gorgeous CG artwork - Week and day system where YOU choose how you spend your limited free time! - And so much more! Download it and experience it yourself! And that about covers it! I know I am new around here, but I'm still keen to hear what you guys think of this game! Also, if you liked the demo – or what you can see so far - please consider supporting this project's Kickstarter! Which is actually live right now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovesickdarlings/lovesick-darlings-a-visual-novel-with-consequences Anything you can do would mean the world to me. I'd love to get this game fully funded. Thanks so much for your time and for checking out this post! I hope you enjoy the demo if you give it a go!

Welcome, welcome! And thank you, we're nearly as dedicated to spreading the glory of VNs in the West as we are to being dead, but I hope you'll find our low-energy climate enjoyable.

Looks great! Might give the demo a go. Wish you well with your kickstarter!!

Chisato from Koichoco, rather fall off a cliff than listen to her rambling on