Sparteh

Just finished part one and got part 2 installed. For some reason text seems to appear much slower (even though it is at max speed). However, the major problem is that after I exit save/load screen, game freezes. For example, I read, open and save / open new game and load - game freezes. Background music is working, however clicking does not move text forward, right click, shortcuts, top buttons like "X" do not work. I can't even move that window. I can only close through task manager. I use w7 set to JP locale. Added exception to antivirus. Tried to change save folder from "read only" but it keeps resetting...

Honestly, I wanted to read Dies Irae and Muramasa + a few Light novels. As soon as I finished learning hiragana and read Tae Kim's guide, so about 2-3 weeks. My first untranslated VN was Hanahira and according to MAL I have completed over 800 anime series, majority of which were subbed. I am used to studying languages. English is my 2nd one while Japanese is 4th. I didn't find spoken parts hard, but kanji is still a pain. I always use such programs. They save a lot of time while reading. My favorites are Chuunige and they contain a lot of stuff that are rare terms, which would be annoying to search.

Hanahira. Seriously, this is probably the first untranslated VN for the majority of untranslated readers. This list here has a variety of relatively easy VNs, however I need to make a few notes. Start with more school life stuff like Flyable hearts, Hoshimemo or Key works. School life is the basic vocabulary for wast majority of other novels (since nearly all of them takes place in highschool). Avoid Eustia, Baldr, Route Double, Subahibi, Chuusingura, Himawari or Island for now. They do have specific vocabulary that will make your reading hard if you know little of JP.

I agree with above recommendations, especially Umineko since it is one of the best (at least my favorite), if not the best VNs out there. However, I would like to recommend you to postpone Chaos;Head for now. Chaos;Head has 2 versions: original and Noah. You can think of Noah as a full version which is supposed to fix flaws of original + adds additional routes. For now, there are English versions of Noah for ios and android, but PC patch is on the way. You might as well wait a bit till Eng PC patch is released, this way you won't lose all fun by knowing all plot twists. You also said its OK to posts untranslated ones as well, right? Before I started learning JP, I set myself a goal to read a few untranslated VNs that I was interested it. I might as well recommend these as challenges for you: Soukou Akki Muramasa, Silverio (series), Senshinkan (series), Vermilion Bind of Blood, Mahoutsukai no Yoru, Evolimit. These are listed more or less in terms of JP difficulty, Muramasa being the hardest (and hard as ****). If you want relatively easy Chuuni, you can try Tokeijikake trilogy. I think part 1 was translated though. If you want to learn JP, search for DJTGuide. It is probably the best place to start.

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Definitely agree with this. Probably my favorite VN Op of all time. Though, one might as well list all of Dies Irae OPs. Muramasa one was good as well.

Could someone recommend me good chuuni or mystery VNs which were released in 2017 or 2018. Or something that looks promising and should be released soon (in 2-3 months) NO yaoi, yuri, rape, Silverio series (already completed) or incomplete stuff.

I really don't get it what is the point of this sequel in the first place. Sounds just like a cash grab like Code Geass new movies are. The only way that I see in which they can make it work story wise is using world after one of Saya's routes, but that wouldn't make it a sequel, but rather just shared world.

It kinda reminded me Ghost in a Shell a bit.

I will also repeat a few: Umineko Steins;Gate Eden* Fata Morgana Rose Guns Days Phenomeno Planatarian Saya no Uta

When I read the topic I tried to remember at least 1 VN, season of which I would remember. I think KnS was in Winter, right?

I guess in turned into my tradition to post osts of VNs I have finished. This time Tokyo Necro:

I will repost what I posted of reddit and got completely voted down. All VNs can be divided into 3 groups: 0 h-content VNs like Steins or Umineko just a little bit extra to the story - basically majority of what we read here: Fate, Muramasa, Baldr, Silverio, Dies Irae etc. full h-VNs - the group I dislike the most and find useless, but hey that is my opinion. Basically everything without any story, but pure h-scenes focus here (99% of VNs). Ok, so first group shouldn't have any problems. Second group can be easily dealt with. We have many examples here. The problem is with the 3rd group. Those games are bought for the purpose of porn. What is the point of buying censored porn? If we talk about that white light censorship that is usually used, wouldn't it mean that customer would buy a game that is majority of time simply a white screen? It would make 3rd group worthless. Another problem is what type of content is censored. If h-content is censored, shouldn't all games with a lot of killing be censored as well? That would make the majority of the market. If they are not censored, then we need to ask a question why sex is worse than massacre.

Wasn't it translated recently?

I don't see Baldr Sky Dives here. Did it get translation while I was sleeping?

Bradyon Veda for me. No matter how hard I try, I keep getting bored since it feels empty.

Well, I won't bother repeating and explaining stuff, just join the group which suggest reading Steins;Gate, Fate/Stay Night and Grisaia Series. Furthermore, I would recommend to read them in this order because of their length. S;G is the shortest of them all, then follows Fate. Grisaia on the other hand, is long. You cannot simply stop after reading 1 part or you will lose excitement. From personal experience I recommend reading all of Grisaia VNs one after another in order to complete the experience. That is why I also recommended reading S;G and F/SN before Grisaia.

Your post reminded me of this song. Probably my favorite from series

Learning a language is a gradual process which never ends. VNs is a good way to study because it is voiced. Just get hooking program and start with something easier in terms of JP and you would be fine.

Not at all. Yes, I did most likely miss a lot of things while reading, but it was enjoyable experience. Not only I liked what I read, but also it helped me to improve my JP greatly.

After I finished legendary super kamige Muramasa, I just have to share these. Some videos might contain spoilers:

When I started VNs and studying JP, I made a top 10 untranslated VNs I want to read list. Yesterday I finished the last VN in that list - Muramasa. As everyone who ever studied JP knows, if you don't have motivation, you will fail. So now I want to make another top 10 untranslated VNs I want to read list. Requirements are untranslated, NON yuri/yaoi VNs. Preferably action or mystery with some psychological, philosophical or literary related aspect which makes you think. My current list is: Gekkou no Charnevalle Tokyo Necro Paradise lost Vermillion Bind and Blood. Bradyon Veda Jingei Makyou Akeiro Nanairo

As someone who likes to listen to VN music I will drop "a few" nore. NOTE: CONTAINS SPOILERS Senshinkan series (Basenjin and Hachimiyojin) Dies Irae - Interview with Kaziklu Bey

Well, I might be simply annoyed because I am a believer that VNs, as a format, is a format with the most potential out of all forms of literature.

From another point of view, the reason why they are so well rated might be because they have been translated. However, wouldn't it be interesting to see the number of translated Moege and to compare it with the number of translated quality VNs?