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It's really amazing if you liked the formulas of light-heartedness and supernatural that Hoshimemo had, as it manages to do even better at that in Irosekai (I bet its fan-disc is also equally relevant to progressing the story, which is what I liked about Favorite with what other FDs usually contain in terms of content). I'm probably not even close to finished with Baldr Sky, given its length... yet, it's so glorious I don't even want it to end. I hope this VN never ever ends I'd definitely go through symptons of withdrawal if I had to stop at any moment. :'( It's an epic in both story and gameplay, so that's to be expected. xD And of course, a story has to end to fully form what is a proper story... this logic applies itself to Baldr Sky as well, even if I do lament over my finishing of it. lol That's exactly the same as me, with reading multiple VNs at once until one is decided. I'm still in the middle of reading a few others but during that time I just decided "Baldr Sky" and stuck with it. This is most likely due to my wavering interests.

Thanks, and added. ^^ https://osu.ppy.sh/u/3968585 This is me... ._. You can see that I don't really play competitively, hahaha. But that will change in the future, perhaps? I'm a mouse+keyboard player (want a tablet though), and lazy at downloading beatmaps. I also like the NoFail mod. -Zealty

Hello fellow Osu! players. Being that this game is pure genius I've been playing a lot more recently in order to keep consistent practice going. Before, I hardly played and that led to me never improving at actual mental concentration/focus (still need to work on it even now). In other words, I'm training my hand-eye-rhythm coordination... so count me in.

I did like Euphoria's story but I guess if Fraternite is almost objectively stated to be better then I'm highly interested in reading this. The content really put me off in Euphoria and it will continue to do so in this... but that's why it's a test of courage that I've to endure, right? I get a lot of satisfaction out of these types of VNs if I take on that stance. Something is probably wrong with me, but the interesting stories that go along with it are definitely worth experiencing in my eyes.

I don't think I've ever used auto-mode before simply because I want to be in control of what I'm reading, and not the other way around. Even if it could work really well in favor of convenience, it's not worth the psychological setbacks that come with it to me. Plus, most of what I read are plot-oriented and are for the purpose of entertaining my thoughts/analyzations, so the text is then always read at unpredictable and varied paces. Auto-mode simply won't benefit at all.

Finished Irosekai and it was amazing I don't want to say anything but I loved the whole thing pretty much. I'll definitely be reading the FD at some point (not now) and then Astral Air... Why is Favorite's stuff so good?!? In other news, and crazier news... I'm finally back to reading/playing Baldr Sky which I put on hold for quite a while due to fear. Overcoming fears is a necessary means to achieve greatness, right? I also picked up a few other VNs that seem interesting and started reading them... but I don't make a habit of playing multiple VNs at once so they are also on hold until my main focus shifts back to them. I'm rather whimsical. :/

Picturesque, intelligent, physically strong, sense of humor, eccentric, and voiced by Kawashima Rino... this woman has it all: As one had said above me before, Kaito from Akatsuki no Goei is just made of pure awesome, and I wouldn't mind having him as my bodyguard. ^^

I'm currently reading Comyu myself and I'm loving it so far, dunno when I will get to finishing it though with this backlog of mine. I've been wanting to read Ruitomo for a while already now (even before Comyu), but it was too difficult of japanese writing for me to handle normally. I'm a bit scared to go into Ruitomo without more mental flexibility, but Comyu will work in the meantime as it now has a complete translation. Really amazing how this all came together. ^^

This is going to be a pretty handy thread in the future, as the thing I love most about reading these works is the discussions/fan-talks with the people that come during or after them. Anyways, my list goes like this: Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ (duh, this is my biggest obsession for life. I'd talk about this for eternity if I had the chance.) Cross+Channel (still need to read Saihate no Ima yet...) The Infinity Series Umineko & Higurashi I/O (have a lot to say about this as well) Hoshizora no Memoria (still reading IroSekai) Grisaia Fate/stay night These are for now, this list most likely will be edited in the future as I move forward through the VN world more and more. This is what I'm most open to talk about at the moment, so it's quite subject to change. Finally, I'd like to say that this "tagged registry-style" thread is a wonderful idea, as everyone can refer to it for future reference on not only discussions through PMs, but potential recommendations for what to read next as well. Then future discussions will ensue anyways, even if it'll be mostly long-term.

A translation is far better than no translation at all and instead having to read one through a machine. I can come to accept that the TL is flawed as I've read many of them myself and was aware of it, yet still found immense enjoyment out of those VNs nonetheless. And at the least, it most certainly isn't so dramatically flawed if it had any serious thought put into its translation (which I'm sure Amaterasu is serious). People can't screw something up so badly unless they could care less about their work. Either way, I think we'll all mostly enjoy the VN as long as it isn't blatantly flawed. It's thanks to the team who put out the effort that this was able to be seriously completed, so I'm really grateful.

Yay! I've already started reading Comyu anyways, so this is definitely to the point of perfection. I wonder if maybe they'll pick up Ruitomo (another Akatsuki Works VN) in the future, as well? Well anyways, this is really great, looking forward to it! ^^

Hey! Welcome to Fuwanovel. It seems like we share very similar interests when it comes to the style of Visual Novel. Simple, pure, and idealistic love stories are the best... especially so if there's an inclusion of an individual genre and/or thought-provoking subjects/themes/notions to match with it in the writing. This'd be the part where I give you a VN recommendation, but it seems you've already read what I was going to say. xD Enjoy your stay here, and I look forward to conversing with you about VNs (or possibly other stuff) more amongst the forums.

Tvtropes has this "Sliding Scale of Realism vs. Idealism" to classify works of media as, and Umineko is definitely much much more on the idealistic side of the scale, if not in an extreme sense. It's possibly one of the longest and most idealistic-minded VNs that's out there to date (I say "longest" because there's another VN I've read that surpasses Umineko's crazy idealism but isn't as long). Although of course, I can't be 100% sure... x_x Generally this means that the writer will purposefully withhold any "objective" information (which only the writer understands for him/herself) for the sake of subtlety and reader-interpretation (which in turn means that the writing prevents itself from spoon-feeding the reader by being as "subjective" as possible), and/or will opt for a "best" (this is obviously very opinionated) method of information being presented that fits perfectly with the overall feel. It's all about presentation for the idealistic-minded writers, and Umineko is therefore almost all about its presentation in the same way rather than the initial content. Usually these are all just stepping stones to the true goal that is bringing across the message/s the writer likes into the reader's mind. If you focus your attention on to the "journey" and not the "destination" in these types of works, you'll be more likely to naturally come across revelations/realizations, understanding the content and then the message. I will not say nor imply that the more realistic-minded people cannot understand it... but that they'll have a harder time shifting to this mindset to accept such things these writings bring like "skepticism" and "subjectivity". I personally had an extremely difficult time understanding Umineko the whole way through but that's a given the first time you read something presented like this, and it's a given for anything to this high of a level. My friends who've read it also didn't understand it at all after their first time reading it, and many others I assume as well. Umineko and all other extreme idealism-infused stories need to be read multiple times to generally understand them... After all, the writer was purposefully playing on/subverting notions of "scientific" logic and common sense while only documenting what he/she considers necessary and "best" for the mindscrew-related feel and the message. Oh and, these types of works are quite rare, a minority if you will. Since I vastly prefer these types of stories over most others, I ate it up like candy whilst reading through it the first time and proceeded to call it a masterpiece. I love Umineko so much. If it has already fit your preferences before you read it, then most likely you'll enjoy it anyways, whereas it becomes very polarizing to try to fit it in with your preferences during reading it.

One of my friends has been going on about this VN and now I personally want to read it to see what's up. OT: Honestly, I've had a lot of these types of awe-inspiring experiences with VNs due to my ability to immerse myself in them wholeheartedly, but I can name one that I say will practically stick with me for the rest of my life. I don't want to even place anything in a spoiler here because, 1) I'm not entirely sure how many here who've also came across and read this VN (it's really niche :/), and, 2) even I would consider it quite taboo to spoil anything in this even given a warning. The final chapter and ending of Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ (at this point it's clear I'm giving this a bit of hyperbole due to my obsession, but many have agreed that it's truly wondrous). It might've actually been the entirety of the VN that was awe-inspiring/unforgettable, for the extremely idealistic writing and ideas it presented "clicked" with me almost perfectly all throughout. It's just that the final chapter stood out as it dropped something considerably huge on me at a deep personal level. Subahibi is probably the most "moving" VN I've ever read (not entirely for tears though) and that I'll ever read (maybe). But I will say that this was only really due to my own personal circumstances matching so much with the implications, themes, and ideas. The actual content by itself was only half the factor that provided the shock and awe I had after finishing Subahibi, while the other half was myself.

Uergh, Clock Up... Euphoria was the only VN I've read of theirs (honestly don't know if I could stomach any of the others...), but the scale of "messed-up" in it was truly placed Up To Eleven to extremes that'd practically make even the toughest-minded person downright nauseous. And yet I have to give it a lot of credit, as the story turned out to be absolutely amazing and is in comparison to most of the eroge/VNs you'd find out there. Still... T_T

Pretty much the majority of all the VNs I've read I didn't want them to end. It's hard to accept the end when you get so attached to the setting and characters, and especially so when immersed in the world within the VN. I'll practically imagine myself as the "MC" or someone existing in these "worlds", interacting with the characters and such as I please. This supposedly makes me very opinionated towards anything, as I could read a VN of general low-quality or pure slice-of-life with little substance and still regard it highly due to that ability. The number one VN where I didn't want to even see the ending, that I had the most feelings for... would have to be Subarashiki Hibi, of course. First off, I was already so unhealthily obsessed with it in the beginning. But most importantly, I had only half of the feelings mentioned above for Subahibi, and the other half were towards another reason entirely that I cannot specify for various reasons. This mixture proved to be a bit too much for me in comparison to most of the other VNs I've read thus far, and I ended up dropping it right before the last chapter for months of time. Which then after, I marathon-ed the entire thing from the very beginning to the very end in one go.

I'm so jealous. Dies Irae is one of those games on my list of "want to read this but can't because I know I'd ruin it for myself at my current japanese level" alongside another very specific eroge that's a considerably "beautiful artwork"... I'm not sure if I should at least try reading these games anyways, and maybe it'll be doable...? T_T Am I missing out because of some psychological setback, or is this caution perhaps not misguided? In any case, I'm currently stuck to reading more simplistic japanese until I can become better at it little by little (a really slow crawl). OT: And as for that... *sigh* I'm now reading like three VNs at once (reading one but having to stall the other two). Guess I shall get to them all in due time, but I'm at the end of my rope here with this further overwhelming backlog staring at me in the face. Why did I let this happen, anyways? xD The important thing is that they're still being enjoyed... Hoshizora no Memoria -Eternal Heart-, the one I'm reading at the moment; is a comfy, lighthearted, and entertaining read. This comfort is much appreciated when and if I've to read the next on the list.

I really really really like this comprehensive review/comparison you done here on IroSekai, Steve. I'm currently re-reading Hoshimemo because I seriously didn't even know about Eternal Heart being an important extension to the actual story. If that's the case, I have to then refresh my memory of the first entry before moving on to Eternal Heart right away. Since this very post made me look into IroSekai (which seems to have some relatively thought-provoking elements in it, my cup of tea) and its fandisk as well... umm, guess now I know what to read next after Eternal Heart. ^^ Hoshimemo was a great emotional and entertaining experience back then so I'm looking forward to reading IroSekai for the same plus more. Although, moe is a guilty pleasure of mine, I must resist... Dx Oh and I absolutely love it when VNs use real-life settings like that, it's quite the ideal of mine.

Honestly, there's way too many VN OSTs that I've listened to on the occasion, in to which I liked it and started calling it the best of the best. So I think most of the VNs I've read (mostly consisting of titles that are already english translated) have absolutely amazing soundtracks where I could just listen to almost every song and enjoy it. However, if I were to pick even the *best* of all the OSTs, then that'd be Umineko no Naku Koro ni's for sure. It's truly a godly soundtrack on many levels of awesome to possibly describe. My favorite tracks from there would have to be 'Ruriair' and 'Death (From Stupefaction)'. Then there's the my *favorite* VN soundtrack, where the music has, what I consider, the best complimenting feature to the art, story, and narration. It's where the music is so just "fitting for reading this VN". Subarashiki Hibi's soundtrack in this sense, is my favorite as it did this in that perfect and ideal way. My favorite tracks from there would have to be 'Yoru no Himawari' and 'Onaji Sora wa Doko ni mo Nai'.

Subarashiki Hibi. It's hard for me to keep track of any sort of time whilst reading a VN, but I know for sure (probably due to all the value I put into it) that I read and finished Subahibi within the year 2014. It is THE best I have read this year and probably for many many years to come, as well. I'm not going to go into too many details on the reasons, and will just say that every element to it (art, story, OST, characters, concept, setting, and presentation) fits to my highest ideal for each individually and if combined. Other than that, possibly I/O but I'm still in the midst of reading that (and only at the beginning stages).

Thanks for all the replies, you guys are the best! <3 @Vokoca Thank you. It's amazing how easy and successful the seemingly tough tasks of studying Japanese and constructing music have become simply because my point of view of it has changed. From one that once was "work" to one that is now "play". @Nyanko I wish you luck with Japanese and it'd definitely be worth it in pursuit of a story like Subahibi, that which is such a mind-altering and eye-opening experience. Umineko was actually my previous ideal/obsession before Subahibi came along, as it was one of the best creative fictions I've read still to this day. And even before that it was Ever17, so that means I am still quite deeply interested in stories written by the same writer, I/O. Mystery is great...

Either way, I'll do as you reccommend haha. I am going to play some with the choices and see what happens.. hmm. Also your profile name.. Ayana Reading suba again in english seems like a good idea. Might be able to catch up some stuff you missed the first time around. Or get another view of things. I am going to stay to jap the first time around, I prefer to read it in jap if it's possible for me. I guess if I were to be a bit more specific and give you a detailed outline of the best order to go about the choices in Subahibi, it would be this: Oh, and yes, you would definitely want to stick to reading Subahibi in japanese if you can the first time. The writer's mind is pretty unique and getting the original content with all the proper understanding and all the specific thought put into it is best. It's extremely important, after all. Though, because the text in Subahibi is really simple, a relatively near-perfect English translation is highly plausible (and from what I've seen so far, it's gotten such wonderful treatment in English).

Oh hey, another SubaHibi reader! Isn't all that delicious Thought Food great? Some of the best, yum. xD That aside, I really do recommend you try to complete absolutely everything in order to get the most out of it (like, an entire chapter before progressing to the next). You don't have to, but... there were some weird and tricky choices that stumped me and I managed to miss huge parts that otherwise would've contributed a lot to the overall experience of the story in that certain order. OT: Anyways, currently reading through the beginning of Harumade, Kururu. And if I hadn't done even a little research on this VN, I would've completely shot down any notion to read this. It's only a nukige in the beginning, then the story supposedly starts to pick up and it abandons the nukige premise entirely. Other than Harukuru, all my other current VN "projects" are on hold so I might actually take some time to carefully re-read Subarashiki Hibi (all that's translated). This is the second consecutive time I'd be reading it (and in English). Well... It's more like I'm "studying" Subahibi rather than "reading" it, at this point. But my obsession knows no bounds, so I must. Might check out a few other VNs for future plans but for now, I'll be reading/playing those two, probably on and off.

@maefdomn Feint is one of my favorite artists and that song is one of my favorites from him! Oh, and I did read Clannad quite a while ago and I remember it being one of the very rare stories that made me legitimately cry. @LiquidShu I heard of New Age but I don't think I ever took a peek into that genre, so I shall get on to that. I guess to be even more specific, I listen to "Liquid Drum'n'Bass/Liquid Funk" as its called. It's literally jazzy fast-paced electronic music, usually of ambient nature to set the feel as if it's "liquidized music". So I guess Jazz is a prominent feature of what I listen to, but I never thought of it that way. Classical is great, and I never get tired of it. @Asonn Thanks for that extraordinarily cute moe. o////o