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Favorite vn: Grim Fandango. Favorite route: There's this really cool road nearby with beautiful trees on both sides of the road. It's my favourite route to the supermarket. Favorite loli: I don't eat lollipops often, but I think I like yellow-coloured ones the most. Favorite kyonyuu: Hennessy. Favorite shota: Rambo. He shota the shit outta his enemies. Favorite best girl: Weber Spirit E-310 3-Burner. Favorite art style: Anything by—or reminiscent to—Salvador Dalí. Favorite genre of vn: Anything involving deception, mystery, or elements that can be left to the player's interpretation. Favorite "dere" type: Roe deer. Favorite yuri game: I don't know any games by Yuri Gagarin. Favorite non- canon pairing: While I do prefer cannons, I think a Brown Bess and a Charleville Musket go nicely together. Favorite side character: Han Solo. Favorite otome game: Skyrim. It has some pretty cool tomes. Favorite best boy: My dog, Brutus. He's a really good boy! Favorite translation: I think "I came; I saw; I conquered" is a pretty solid translation of "Veni, vidi, vici". Favorite OELVN: The Devil on G-String. Favorite trap: The famous Trojan Horse that the Greeks used to infiltrate Troy. Favorite jrpg: The Witcher 3. Favorite waifu: My neighbor's. He has some pretty damn fast wi-fi. Favorite imouto: "The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye" by Larry Niven. Favorite Kemonomimi animal type? Dragon types. Favorite BL: The Philippine Arena has this really straight and beautiful line right in the middle.

Because I love you all.

I actually quite enjoy the steampunk setting, so that's one point in favour for Shikkoku. That said, though, I think I'll definitely go with Forest based on what you're saying (especially since I generally prefer avoiding walkthroughs on my first run, so that works out well). Either way, I do plan on reading Shikkoku soon afterwards, so it's merely a matter of which one to go for first. Thanks for the response!

I only just started reading Hatsukoi 1/1 on a whim. It seems to be quite heavy on the slice of life, which can be nice in its own right, though I do admit I tend to prefer more story-heavy VNs. I have two stalled VNs that I'm thinking of continuing alongside it: Shikkoku no Sharnoth and Forest. Which one would make for a better read?

I definitely support going for Grisaia. I enjoyed a good portion of its comedy and characters, and it can have some fairly interesting plot past the common route. Enjoy!

Two titles I would definitely recommend to people new to anime are Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Boku dake ga Inai Machi. I believe they lack the various factors that might discourage newcomers from watching any more anime, and might also be appealing to people more used to western movies and TV shows. I would also throw in Kokoro Connect and Hyouka for good measure, though it's been a while and do not recall how strong they start off or maintain the pace—and do note that these two also have a fair amount of Slice of Life, which can get a bit boring for some. Another thing that might be in favour of Rakugo would be that it is a Josei anime, meaning that it is aimed at women in their late teens on into adulthood (though as a man, I have to say it is one of my favourite anime overall, so the target audience shouldn't necessarily be taken to heart). I'm not sure how young your sister is or what she's like, but I believe that she might enjoy it better due to that. Another Josei anime I would definitely recommend is Sakamichi no Apollon, though I think it has much slower pacing than Rakugo. Alternatively, for even younger women (Shoujo anime), I recall I found Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun fairly enjoyable. Additionally, you could always consider showing her some movies such as Kimi no Na wa or Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo.

I would also recommend Little Busters! Some other Key titles such as Clannad and Rewrite might also work, though do note that all of these might reportedly make you a little bit sad at some points.

I certainly wouldn't consider myself a good writer, given that I hardly ever succeed at writing more than a few pages. Regardless, I do enjoy providing feedback, whether it is related to grammar, writing style or the story itself. I'd be interested in taking a look as well, if that's alright.

While I enjoy a wide variety of genres, metal is undoubtedly the one I listen most to. It's a bit difficult to pick favourites, especially considering my preferences often vary from day to day. Regardless, here are ten bands I often listen to: Agalloch Amon Amarth Amorphis Anaal Nathrakh Black Sabbath Bucovina Edge of Sanity Ensiferum Fleshgod Apocalypse Wintersun

Brilliant. And very accurate, I might add.

In Nishizono's route, the members of Little Busters will attempt to write tanka, with Riki choosing the members. Each character has five lines, depending on the order they've been chosen. Since I could not find any information about it anywhere, I decided to write them down and post them here. So far, I have found no combinations that make enough sense and stick to the 31-syllabes rule.