Ayana

True. I still do have the ability to state that I'm not human afterwards. Hehe.. The next person enjoys being submerged in philosophical thought.

Let me spam some more SubaHibi songs, too. I've been listening to this OST the most out of all VN OSTs next to Umineko, by the way. There are so many great OSTs I've listened to but I keep coming back to this one because it just... stands out so much. (*‿*✿)

Hehehe... Just now, I realized something. That I cannot understand you anymore than I can of myself. I think you're really cool, though. (❀◦‿◦) https://vndb.org/c20937

False. Hehehe... Such a simple and meaningless classification, yet it still counts regardless of what I say or do. :L The next person found this song emotionally moving:

I don't really mind too much, these "stock choices" that seem abundant throughout Eroge. The majority of the VNs I've played thus far did contain "arbitrary" choices that added very little to the whole experience of the story and characters. But that's exactly all they did. There was no negative towards experiencing those parts of the story and the choice system itself was properly utilized to fit with the idea of the medium's gimmick. I can't see a problem with them if there was no downfall in my mind. Now if you know where to look you can probably find VNs of higher quality that just might reflect the quality of the choices as well. However, this general aspect of choices plays a big part in what makes the medium so avoiding "stock choices" is going to be difficult. The majority favors quantity over quality. It's easier to produce something simple and straightforward that fits into all prerequisites only to move on to the next production.. than to pour all potential into one production, adding specific yet various elements and making it all work together as something "original". If I were to talk about a work that used choices spectacularly.. or maybe, used them in an interesting and/or creative way without actually being too "gimmick-y"? Although it's extremely subtle, I felt the choices in Subarashiki Hibi were so perfectly integrated into the story that it's almost mind-boggling. In the first chapter or so, they indeed seem to be quite pointless.. but the rest of the choices appearing after the first chapter manage to play off of the characters and dramatically affect the story in a rather novel yet unexpected way. Basically, these choices were written in to be such a crucial part of the story instead of the standard system that some other games have. I guess it's one of the reasons why I admire SubaHibi so much within the 'Visual Novel medium'. The medium is well-known for the dating sim-like structure with heroine routes and choices to pick those routes. And so with that generalization in mind, I can only admire the choice system in a work like SubaHibi. Also given some of the talk above, Muramasa is perhaps even greater with the use of choices. (I haven't gotten far enough in it to understand :<)

9/10 That atmosphere seems interesting. Hehehe...

False. My work falls under a flexible schedule so the time I go to bed can be whenever I choose, I guess. The next person wishes they could look at the sky right now.

Hehehe... Fuwanovel Confession: I'm a hopeless fool who attempts to convince all who reside here to play a certain Visual Novel. A vain endeavor indeed... Glad that I got that off my chest. (*‿*✿)

Here's my current desktop which I've had for years because I'm unnaturally obsessed:

Well I've decided to go ahead and play this game again, starting from the very beginning. I haven't played League of Legends in years so I'll most definitely be quite incompetent.. but it's going to be fun to play through the new and old content after so long under a new profile. The refreshing feeling that is a re-exploration of a landscape you've been to once before. This and a lot else is all the more reason to play any game.

Well, I'm watching Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru. Currently at Episode 3 and I'm stricken with intense paranoia for reasons I will not mention here. (I want to avoid the beginning of the end). No worries though, this is all quite arbitrary to the anime having really nothing to do with it as a whole.

Hehehehe... All I could possibly do is stand there, with a perplexed look on my face. ? But I guess that isn't true.

I am currently reading Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide. Reason #1: I love the writer. Reason #2: The premise seems to me amazing, perfectly fitting my preferences. Reason #3: The greatest type of protagonist.

I cannot wait until Subarashiki Hibi is fully translated so that some of my friends can experience the story too. It's all they can talk about lately, haha... It's a pretty good idea to check out the current partial patch now so you can determine whether you like the style or not before going into the rest of the story later. This is because SubaHibi is generally a "love-it or hate-it" experience, so who knows whether you'll like it or not unless you experience a little bit of the material. The prologue is indeed quite stand-alone.. I wonder if maybe that's the purpose of that partial patch in the first place?

Oh hey, this place is pretty cool~ I was really impressed by Sca-Ji's work. Writing a story this complicated and well thought out is one thing, but intertwining in so many literature references and parallels from a very wide range of fields and countries is something I've never seen done this well before. Has he written any other VNs? I might have to start stalking him as well. Believe me, you might get more than you're asking for in that regard. The patch is coming~! Hopefully it's good ^^; SubaHibi: Sca-ji's currently writing his next work (although it's been stalled since even before SubaHibi's creation), Sakura no Uta. He says supposedly that it'll be "better than Subarashiki Hibi." U-uhh... let's not get too ahead of yourself Sca-ji, but... how can you top SubaHibi?! xD Jokes aside, he probably has something up his sleeve from what the information on the official website has to say. There's also... something else... but let's not get into that because it's really bad, an ancient relic of the long-forgotten age that should stay forgotten. Oh yes, I've been wondering about the English patch for a while before... and I ended up asking a whole bunch of people who've read the leaked patch then read it myself to find out if it was any good or not. I can safely say that it's quality, (only with the occasional typo instead of a mistranslation... which is even outside proper editing, QCing, and whatnot) and all the others who've read it said so, as well. SubaHibi isn't really that hard to translate to begin with, and the translator has relatively high level English to boot. The simplistic but poetic text is getting some good treatment afaik, with only maybe the last chapter possibly suffering... that's where the writing gets more complicated after all.

I'm really glad that you found it to be as amazing as I did when I finished it. <3 SubaHibi is a miracle of the universe. Also, I have a few questions for you. Regarding the story: One final thing:

The meaning behind my name...? 「くすくす…」 'Ayana' is simply Ayana. My full name however, is Otonashi Ayana/音無 彩名. I like the sky, and music.

I have my cat, Meadow. She is extraordinarily domestic and docile... and I'm led to believe that she's actually an ingenious mastermind. The simplicity in her nature catches all other beings including myself off-guard, and we are then automatically obligated to fulfill her selfish requests. Jokes aside, she is the most heartwarming and adorable element in my household, an irreplaceable element indeed. ｡^‿^｡ Unfortunately, I have no pictures of her on hand...

My deepest confession, that I must make here (regardless)...

I'll have to vouch for Vokoca's opinion on this one. Subarashiki Hibi is probably one of the greatest Mystery/Psychological stories I have personally read in any Visual Novel (or media in general)... as well. There's truly nothing else like it, and it is also quite the "mindfuck" as was said (although I dislike to use that label for a mystery story simply being a great mystery). SubaHibi pretty much fits all those "genres" listed, and would possibly be the most revelatory experience if you care for things such as Philosophy/Literature. However, there are quite a lot of other Visual Novels that fall under this category nicely, too. I/O, and Umineko, which were previously mentioned, are also great examples. Other examples include (that I have read); Cross+Channel, Steins;Gate, Root Double, Forest, Kusarihime, Saihate no Ima. (There are even more, but it'd take too long to list them here) Only C+C, Steins;Gate, and Forest, of those are translated. The rest including Subarashiki Hibi are not yet translated. (Umineko and I/O are both translated, however)

Thanks for this advice, Clephas. ^^ I have my own plans about translating stuff sometime in the future. If I am to start getting into this risky endeavor, I definitely can't be as "blind" as I am now, you know. I shall be referring to this outline to guide me on the right path from now on.

This VN screams 10/10 at me so loud that it's more like 11/10 now. With how good this is going, I might either die from disappointment or die from amazement... I don't think there is a way to finish this VN in a safe way. Yeah, I've always thought of SubaHibi as an 11/10 but that makes no sense. xD I think it is very much a 'love-it' or 'hate-it' experience, though. Especially Looking-Glass Insects...

Ever since reading through a certain eroge, I found myself drinking Milktea every single day. The type of tea is just the occasional black tea, as I hardly ever drink any tea at all in the first place. But it's such a wonderful experience that fills me with happiness as I recall the human heart...