sanahtlig

I'd like to tack on a suggestion to this. Expand the bar on this page so that longer blog post titles can be displayed without truncating the title. Space can be created for this by compressing the space used for the blog title and description.

Entertain the masses? I'm not that broad-minded. I wanted to entertain myself. And you, my friend, have done so quite well with this post. Keep up the good work.

I contemplated writing ero scenes, but reconsidered when I realized it might get me arrested.

I lean towards the loli side myself, and I have an aversion for oversized breasts in general but in particular the art style of titles like Starless. I'm not overly fond of moe tropes or moege but I like the artstyle of many such games. I can typically find one or two characters I like in any given title.

In the scenario of a simultaneous crowdfunding campaign for the same project, claiming that said project will require X amount of man hours and Y amount of resources requiring Z amount of backing, then going to another site and spouting the same thing (presumably without notifying your backers) is being dishonest with funds, i.e., fraud. It's double dipping to try and game the system. Even if you explicitly inform backers that funds from two sources are being pooled to achieve the stated goals, this messes up the tracking systems built into each crowdfunding platform to inform backers of progress towards goals. Even if it's not fraud, it's bad practice (according to crowdfunding guides, not just my word on the matter), and is a warning sign that the project is poorly managed and not likely to fulfill its promises. Besides all of that, inaccurate information is inaccurate, and it makes the one posting it seem foolish. That's reason enough not to back a project, especially one like a visual novel where poor use of language in marketing materials has implications for the quality of the final product.

I might check that out. I like creepy.

I'm not exactly a fan of moege, but this is too...the exact opposite of what I'm looking for when I play eroge.

Lolicon VNs typically have low reading levels. Try this one: Please teach me ABCs

They should really clear up that misunderstanding then. Because as written, it sounds like fraud.

I'm going to quote this in that Mangagamer thread. The inner troll in me is giggling with glee. You don't disappoint.

Starting two different simultaneous crowdfunding campaigns for the same game through two different services is setting off fraud alerts in my mind. Could you explain why this isn't fraud?

Elfen Lied. That's what I would show my sister.

Two words: Elfen Lied.

I've decided to fund this from my personal treasury. I gleefully await the result.

Still, that does not mean I am sexually attracted to them, and that is something I want to make clear. To expand on this, let's look at the other side of things. I'll provisionally accept this clarification. But do note the original explanation used the vague pronoun "them". It was not clear at all what you meant. I'm not so much calling you a lolicon as suggesting you showed some indicators that you weren't being honest, which is fairly common among lolicons. Your clarification of course introduces other potential inconsistencies. Are you sure you're the broad-minded "equal opportunity lover" that you claim to be if you actively discriminate against lolis sexually? Two exceptions don't upturn the rule, to turn your own words back at you. I should also point out that lolicon has many definitions, but is typically interpreted to refer to a sexual interest in characters that are "child-like". That might mean their bodies, their personalities, or both--but especially the body type. Do note that I'm not trying to pick on you necessarily. But when you make a topic about yourself, then naturally disagreements will end up being about you and not just your ideas.

Sure, I can devote a post to discussing that when I get a chance.

Personal blog (Sanahtlig's Corner) VNDB profile Fuwazette articles LewdGamer articles I've been into VNs since around 2002, and active in the community since about 2004. I go by various pseudonyms including sanahtlig, Dark_Shiki, and magusgs. Boards I actively follow include Mangagamer, JAST, Fuwanovel, and VNDB. I was also formerly active at NIS America. I've been actively following VN localization for over 10 years, so I've become familiar with business aspects of the market that often elude other fans. Over the years I gradually became interested in playing games outside the walled garden of English releases. I enrolled in a year of Japanese courses in 2005 and casually studied the language. I used text hookers to machine translate Japanese VNs, especially RPGs and other gameplay-centric titles. In the past few years I've gradually shifted to using dictionary lookup more often as my knowledge of the language improves and machine translation becomes less attractive as a crutch. Today I remain reliant on text hooking, and I use machine translation as a grammar reference (or when I'm feeling particularly lazy), but my Japanese is good enough that I can often understand written dialogue unaided. With all the tools at my disposal, I'm fairly confident my overall comprehension approaches native level for the games I typically play, even if my reading speed is a bit slower and I don't necessarily understand every word or every phrase. I play VNs voraciously, though I go through spells where I play 30+ hrs a week, and other times where I'll go months without playing any. These days I mostly play Japanese-language VNs, though I try to sprinkle English VNs in (with auto-mode enabled) to give my hands a rest from scrolling over unfamiliar Japanese phrases and repetitive clicking. I keep my VNDB profile mostly up to date. My focus is eroge with gameplay; I consider myself nearly an expert on this genre and I've played games from most of the major developers. I play eroge almost exclusively because, well, I like my animu ero, even if it's just a scene or two tacked on at the end. I usually shy away from nukige, which tend to bore me, but I play a few. To this day I've completely spurned original English VNs for several reasons: the low production values / severe lack of professional quality releases, lack of Japanese voice acting, lack of ero, and a general disdain for Western cultural and artistic values which often creep in (especially into the ero, if any). I might be persuaded to try one eventually if some or all of those concerns are addressed. I like to argue and debate, and my forum post history is filled with posts on all sorts of topics including the VN industry, VN piracy, censorship, legal issues and obscenity, and much more. I also post on Fuwanovel's Fuwazette as well as my own personal blog. My tone is often callous but I typically attempt to argue concepts and ideas, not people. My view is that ideas exist to be challenged, and unchallenged ideas lead to complacence and zombie-think: simply echoing what others tell you. Wherever I see complete acceptance of an idea, I see a viewpoint not being considered. True objectivity means openness to new ideas, an ability to see controversies from multiple perspectives and understand how different premises and viewpoints can lead to different conclusions. I pursue truth, and where truth is elusive I seek to approach it through the sum of all valid viewpoints. Even viewpoints that don't hold up to scrutiny often provide a valid insight into the minds of men. I write fiction occasionally. My current project is Memory's Wounds. I am sanahtlig, and this is my story.

Kusoge is a derogatory term. Watch the anime "The World God Only Knows" with Japanese voices. Keima explains the term.

Mangagamer is all over the place. Their servers are in the US. They have an office in Tokyo. I believe most of their staff is US-based, and they make appearances mainly at US conventions.

I find it a bit curious that you created a topic titled "Being a lolicon & oppai" lover, write a post focusing entirely on sexual preferences, openly declare you like 2D body types all across the spectrum...then suggest your favorite lolis you obsess over are not sexually attractive. Furthermore, the surrounding word usage seems to undermine this statement. It's almost like the statement was thrown in there as a proactive defense against anticipated backlash. Admitting to being a lolicon is sort of like admitting to being homosexual. Sometimes people won't admit their preferences, even to themselves.

You should link your VNDB profile with the VNs you've played in your Fuwanovel profile page.