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The voices actually come from the console release of the FSN game. In (practically) all console releases, all adult content is removed, and thus no voicing is done for those scenes.

You're totally right, I misread your first post (plus my answer was very bizzarre). Sorry for that -- was very tired. This is a great topic, worthy of discussion, and a major debate among language learners. I'm planning on making a post about both sides of the argument, and supplying my own personal example with how I learned Russian, but I haven't had a chance to do so yet. The short version is that I essentially learned Russian through immersion -- had some grammar background before I left, but not a lot -- and it made all the difference. Being thrown into a foreign country with hardly a lick of vocab is a scary experience, but it makes for a great incentive to start learning. I found both immersion and study to be crucial, but (to be honest), immersion didn't do much for me until I had a good grasp of vocab and grammar. Other than that, I was just learning how the language sounds when spoken by native speakers. There are Japanese learning methods out there (like All Japanese all the time, or AJATT) which promote early immersion and are certainly attractive to me. I think immersion makes an EXCELLENT addition to any study regimen, but for me -- and, this is just my experience-- immersion only did so much without a solid foundation. In this program, once I've hit the grammar stage, I will start making serious bounds to increase my auditory exposure to the language. My first priority, however, will be a foundation and a focus on reading/writing written Japanese.

Made a note. Good point.

Yay! Isn't it awesome when technology decides to start working? : ) Enjoy the game (and pipe in and tell us how you like it!)

Ohhhh. That's low, Steve. So low...

Just finished looking around. Yep, both of Steve's suggestions fix the problem for most people on other sites. For changing system locale, see the FAQ.

? What's a C82 text file?

Whoah.... +3849 XP for the SNES, brother

I'm not into DOTA, but just an fyi -- I added you as a friend on Steam. Bwa ha ha ha. That's what you get for posting usernames on public forums ; )

Welcome! Really glad to have you! Visual novels are great. I love them. For whatever reason, they're an art form that really speaks to me and sparks a lot of strong emotions. I ain't ever gonna give them up. That said, there's a pervasive stereotype about Japanese animation here in the US (or at least where I live), and I know that both my family and my wife eye my love with some suspicion. Thankfully my wife is totally supportive of the habit, which makes it much easier, but I, too understand the loneliness of the hobby. How did you find Fuwanovel?

Welcome! Glad to have you! I'll put in another plug for Katawa Shoujo. It's a great game. There are silly people on this forum (*cough* Steve *cough*) -- like Steve -- who hesitate to play it since it doesn't have voices. I may be biased -- since I played KS before any other voiced VN -- but I loved the game just fine even without it. It makes for a great story, and all of the arcs are unique and well done. What's going on? Error messages?

Pretty tired right now, so I apologize in advance for any random comparisons. Grammar is PARAMOUNT if you're hoping to ever read/write/speak a language. It's the only way you'll make sense of who is doing what to whom under which circumstances. Without it, a language is just a confusing sequence of verbs, nouns, adverbs and adjectives. Grammar is the cytoskeleton of your linguistic cell. Without it, you have to rely on something else (like a computer program) to ever get meaning out of the figures.

lol! 25 hours already? Remember to take breaks to eat and sleep : )

Awesome! Good luck!

I, for one, would love to hear what you did and what worked for you.

Naw, we just try and trick everyone : ) with those titles. No need to feel embarrassed. I'm still super puzzled by the problem. Any improvement with the new torrent?

Rewrite is amazing! I'm in the middle of studying, and each hour I'm taking a quick break by playing it. So far I'm totally blown away.

Down -- You are amazing. And not just for the Love Hina raws ; ). Brilliant stuff!

I found this page (link) (top post) has two download options (direct in parts, and torrent) for the actual game.

So, to make this clear, you're having trouble with Ever17? Would you mind starting a new thread here with details about the problem? Also - always try restarting your computer and playing in Japanese region.

You're a freakin' hero, Ryoji! Good luck!

Oh, no. You, sir are the hero : ). Good luck.

Good question. I'll try to be clearer here than above : ). As I tried to explain in step 3 (link), there are some differences in content (5th edition has ~200 less kanji and some of the kanji are in different orders than the 6th. Also, there are a few mistakes). If you're going to use the 5th edition, I'd suggest two things: #1) Use a different Anki deck. I recommend this one (link). It's 5th edition (note: it also has RTK Volume 3, with an extra 1000+ kanji. That's why there are so many notes) #2) Absolutely use the Kanji.Koohi site (link)