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Did someone say... Yuri? I didnt know about this title, but I'll get it when it releases for sure.

Yeah not to mention that to read VNs you dont need to know the entire language by heart. Getting to a comfortable VN reading level really wont take too long if you're motivated, especially for moege/ lighter titles. Also, you can do like me and completely omit most kanji because furigana

Sachi's bad ending is just evil. I did this with makina's bad end. Wasn't very fun that either

Well I haven't gotten around to reading the first VNs, so maybe this will be done around the time I finish them. (knowing my reading speed, the chance of it finishing before I read the first two is very high )

So the view count is still broken. I see all new threads with 0 views and old thread´s view counts remain unchanged, despite days passing.

That freaking smile ... Terrefying This is why trap is evil I tell you!

I'm sorry but I have to do this. Frank, it was a lie. The real name is .... Hanana Banana Tomato. You knew this was coming Hana!

There is an after story in Meiykuu and a prolouge story of sorts in Rakuen. The Meiykuu route is short of course, but it is a continuation of her route and its quite emotional as well. Small spoiler

Like Decay said, there are two endings. Both are sad of course, but in different ways. The good end is beautiful, the bad end is heartbreaking and depressing. (But still good.) I get you, I've had similar experiences with a lot of VNs and animes. Planetarian's ending made me sit in my chair and just gaze at the sky for an hour after I finished it. (And I totally wasn't crying ) Amane's good ending is probably one of the most satisfying and wonderfull, (and kind of cheesy), route endings in a VN that I've ever read. It really got to me too. Don't worry though, once you start that new, awesome VN you'll get over it.

Well you didnt ask me, but I love kono oozora so I'll jump in anyways I personally loved both the twin routes. Especially Yoru's, because ... well. Ghehehehe Well, seriously though, one thing that made me really enjoy Asa's route was: (Spoilers, duh) Hope that I didnt mix up some of the stuff in the routes, it has been a while since I played Yoru route spoilers:

Not at all, its MY room I can put whatever the hell I want in there. What I do in my free time is not really anyone else's business. Also, that mothers against anime thing... what the hell? ... there was a post on there saying ISIS are otaku... Even for a joke, thats a little bit over the top.

What time is it? Its yuri time (Its always yuri time) gonna start SonoHana Revolution - Rinagisa. Really liked Nyuu Jene so I have high hopes for this one too.

Well I really only buy VNs so its mostly just Amazon.co.jp for me with like tenso shipping it. But one site I know has a lot of different stuff, and that I have had a very positive experience with myself is AmiAmi.com Recently got my special edition of Miagete goran, yozora no hoshi o. Its so beautiful A little out of focus though. Not ashamed to say, I´ve listened to the entire soundtrack 3 times.

Going to re-read strike witches while I wait for the third season. This time, I won't cry. Yes, I cry during Strike witches, especially during one winged witches. Pls no bully

Alright, half way through strawberry panic. Really like it so far.

Ohhh, congratz! Lets hope for the stretch goals now!

Is this true though? Is it really true for any of us?

Oy! There is a list including Sakura Santa and you guys are picking on HuniePop?! SHAME ON YOU!

If you want some more info on it I just made a blog post about this yesterday

Hah, wow, I read the title and went... O___O I´ll leave the answer to that question for a different thread But yeah things like this happens to me a lot. I just randomly stumble upon a VN, like the art or the synopsis; what have you. Then I just add it and end up playing it. To be honest, half of the VNs on my list have been discovered like that. I haven't really downloaded the wrong one ever though.

Welcome to the forums, よろしくね

D-Damnit! They are on to us! Everyone, hide your kittens! Nah dont worry about it. The reason we mentioned is in order to make sure you dont get in trouble. It´s not that people think you are a pedo, its the fact that the topic of lolis in a general sense is quite touchy feely on this forum. Basically, avoid talking about loli H-Scenes etc. Saying you like lolis is no problem though, dont worry Just do a quick read through of the rules and you should be fine. With that out of the way, welcome once more!

Introduction: So I´ve been on this forum for a decent amount of time now, and for those of you who encounter me in the chat you know: I love yuri. And during my many fallouts with Jade and his trap,(Which is evil ) I post pictures of yuri left and right, most of which are from SonoHana. I realize though that there are people out there who hasn't played these short and plotless amazing yuri games! Therefore, I will be making a blog post to tell you about something that no one should go their life without playing! Before I get started, do note that a lot of these games are translated, with only the newest releases remaining untranslated, BUT! These are fan translations, and the company releasing these games have shown dissatisfaction with the fan translations due to piracy. (There was a way to get the entire game extracted from the patch alone.) Because of this, please make sure you BUY THE GAME LEGALLY before installing a translation patch for these games. (Information on where to buy the games is in the bottom of the post, however, due to their bad reputation, links to the patches will NOT be in this post. Please use the google no-jutsu for that) This is NOT the case for remembering how we met, which is the ONLY licensed translation as of right now. Hopefully this will change in the future Ok so, I am talking about Sono hanabira ni kuchizuke o, a yuri VN franchise which has been releasing games for years now. Writers have come and gone, but the games have still remained somewhat the same, introducing a lesbian couple going to school at an all girls high school for daughters from rich families. The norm has been that each couple gets a minimum of 2 games, with some exceptions being released later on. The games are rather short, cute and fluffy. Its primarily just about the two main characters, and other characters rarely even have sprites in the early games. (Yes I´m looking at you guys, class mate-A, class mate-B) This however, changes towards the newer games, where most characters have sprites and there are more CGs and voice acting from others than just the main characters. Their short length and small amount of content aside, there is still something that makes these games very enjoyable, (except the yuri H-scenes ) and that is the characters and their interactions. I already talked about this a little bit in my previous blog post about sonohana nyuu jene, but I realize that if one haven't played previous games, you won't be able to relate to much I say in that one. And so! The characters and story The characters in Sono Hanabira ni kuchizuke o are wonderful. Each one of the couples offer a set of unique and colorful characters. (Unique as in different from each other, not in a general sense. I know a tsundere isn't very unique characteristic in a visual novel.) Among the many, many couples who have been introduced, we are going to be looking at, Yuuna x Nanami, the first couple introduced in the franchise, and Hazuki x Manami, one of the latest couples. The reason I´m doing this, thereby omitting a lot of the couples in the middle, is simply because of the first and the last aspect, and not because I like the others less or anything. (Though it does have to be said, these two are some of my favorites.) Which couple you will end up liking the most will be different for everyone. Each one of them has their own characteristics that makes you like them. (Or not like them. Though lets face it, no one dislikes yuri. Right?) Let us start with Yuuna x Nanami, and the first Sono hana game released. It came out in 2006, and tells the story of the cute, silly little Nanami who comes to a school way out of her comfort zone. Its a school filled with oujousama´s (daughters of rich families), and she really doesn't feel like she fits in. Her first day starts of bad as her uniform rips and she ends up hiding behind the school building, not going into the reception ceremony. Then, her guardian angel, the beautiful onee-sama Yuuna walks up and asks her if she needs help. She then goes on to patch up Nanami´s skirt. Instantly lovestruck, the next few months of Nanami´s life are dedicated trying to get into a planning committee where Yuuna is the leader. She wants to get closer to her onee-sama, and well, thats where the love aspect of the game beings. I won't spoil too much of the very small amount of story in the game, and will instead speak in a general way about the game. Yuuna and Nanami start dating, and have to deal with issues in school and between each other. There is a simple choice system that will lead to either incomplete endings, or the true end which is quite cute. The rest of the games that follow are made in a similar trend. Girl meets girl, couple meets X issue(s), try to resolve them together, happy end. The games are fairly short, about 5+ hours of reading if you listen to all the dialogue and 2 hours or so if you skip it as soon as the text is read. The games do vary a bit in length, and some later releases do have an increased length, (for example Nyuu Jene comes out over 10 hours,) but for the most part the games are fairly similar in this regard. Moving over to Hazuki x Manami, we have a fairly different setting from Nanami x Yuuna. This couple is introduced in the 19th installment of the series, Nyuu Jene, which I´ve made a blog post on already here: The character´s troubles are essentially the opposite of Yuuna x Nanami, but the actual characters Nanami and Hazuki are fairly similar. The reason I bring this up, other than them being the first and last couples, is to make a point; the characters have kind of been re-used at this point, (lets face it, Hazuki and Nanami are very similar.) But despite this the games are very different and the couple´s "worries" or what have you doesn't feel repeated at all. This is another factor that makes the SonoHana games enjoyable despite their short and "plotless" nature. Navigation through the many titles; how does it work? So, lets take a break from the story and the characters and talk a little about how to navigate through these games. It might look a little overwhelming and confusing, seeing as there are so many titles and the couples are in seemingly random orders. (Kind of...) So far there are 20 games in the franchise. The games have little in common with each other, except A) games that are with a previously introduced couple, working kind of like a sequel, (example games 1 and 6 being yuuna x Nanami, 2 and 4 being Sara x Kaede) B) Games released after Nyuu Jene; These games seem to have the same characters repeated, at least for the moment, and all works as sequels. (After the next 3 are released, this might change. No word on those games are out as of yet.) Other than that, you can just pick a couple you like and play it, which means, YES, you CAN start with, lets say game nr. 3 then play 5 to get its sequel, and go back to lets say 1 and then play 6. Its pretty much just about finding the individual game´s sequel. To make figuring out exactly which game offers what couples simple, literally just look it up on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sono_Hanabira_ni_Kuchizuke_o - Do note that this list currently does not have Revolution - Rinagisa (the newest game) listed, but this is a sequel to Nyuu Jene and offers Rina x Nagisa, but with the other characters as supportive characters with a role in the story. This will probably be added soon though. EDIT: Due to a strange edit on wikipedia, they have removed some of the newer games from the list ... Really don't know why. But if you display the page in Japanese instead, all 21 games are there. The games from 1-15 are on the English list. Do note that the newest games, Nyuu Jene and the rest after are UNTRANSLATED, and have no fan translations as of yet. Conclusion; why should you play these games and where to get them So, why should you play these games? There are many rom-com slice of life games out there, and to be honest I cant really sell why this should be prioritized over the others without mentioning yuri. Damnit. Well, these games are short, simple, but still offer very enjoyable characters and relationships; they are pretty much getting right to the point without beating around the bush with an incredibly long common route and a bunch of filler characters that has little to do with the story. If you are looking for a short, cute, funny and enjoyable slice of life love story, picking up one or two of these games is not a bad idea at all. As for where to get the games, most of them are available on english DLsite, here: (NSFW content!!) http://www.dlsite.com/ecchi-eng/fsr/=/keyword_maker_name/fuguriya+RG05173/ana_flg/all/from/work.same_maker For Nyuu Jene and the rest of the games you can't find on DLsite, you can buy them here: (Note that this is a Japanese site, but it DOES accept foreign credit cards. For a guide on how to navigate the site and make a purchase there, look at the blog post below.) http://gyutto.com/i/item161082 (Nyuu Jene) All of the games Remembering how we met is available on steam or on mangagamer and is the only licensed SonoHana title: http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=0&product_code=149 Alright, thats it for this post.

Amane and Kotori. I approve of this! You have good taste