Looking for something historical or militaristic

[gijimu]

Hi, I am looking for VN with historical setting and/or militaristic theme. The VN should have serious story and characters (I meant, no moe or gender bender like Sengoku Hime). Alternate history is also fine. Muv-Luv Alternative is my reference for this. 

Feel free to recommend any. Thanks!

[Down]

Hanachirasu comes to mind, so I'll recommend that. Among translated VNs I don't see much else.

[XReaper]

"teito hiten daisakusen" is a good one & should fit your description

[gijimu]

"teito hiten daisakusen" is a good one & should fit your description

Hmm.. any translated one?

Hanachirasu comes to mind, so I'll recommend that. Among translated VNs I don't see much else.

I see. Maybe it is not a popular genre to get translated anyway..

[Down]

The same could be said of almost any other genre besides romantic comedy. It's just that the pool of translated VNs isn't very large.

[firecat]

try "Super Robot Taisen - Original Generation", not many people consider it has a VN but the game does have a long story and militaristic theme. Ryosuke route is more serious story than Ryusei route since Ryosuke has been in the military longer and he doesn't care about jokes.

[Xelestial]

This feels like the popular answer, but have you played Hakuoki yet? It is otome but completely serious and fairly historically accurate. A great deal of it is about the final battles up to the beginning of the Meiji restoration period and I feel like I learned a lot from it.

Edited November 21, 2015 by XELESTIAL

[Kawasumi]

"teito hiten daisakusen" is a good one & should fit your description

and with everything you go and recommend a Mareni VN. G fucking G .

But well, it sounds like Hanachirasu is what you're looking for.

[XReaper]

i beg your forgiveness, but just thinking about mareni (stories + their overly rich & likeable casts - what did you imagine XD) gets me so incredibly wet, seriously now...^^

[AaronIsCrunchy]

eden* has militaristic themes, and is also brilliant. So that'd be my suggestion ^.^

[gijimu]

eden* has militaristic themes, and is also brilliant. So that'd be my suggestion ^.^

Thanks. I will try on this one.

try "Super Robot Taisen - Original Generation", not many people consider it has a VN but the game does have a long story and militaristic theme. Ryosuke route is more serious story than Ryusei route since Ryosuke has been in the military longer and he doesn't care about jokes.

One of Super Robot game series? It is all untranslated though, I am afraid I won't make up all of it.

[Dergonu]

eden* has militaristic themes, and is also brilliant. So that'd be my suggestion ^.^

Second this, its really amazing. 

[Clephas]

Gunjou no Sora wo Koete is a good choice... unfortunately, it isn't translated.  In fact, it was what came to mind when you said 'militaristic', because there aren't any elements of fantasy or sci-fi, and it portrays a Japan in the middle of a modern civil war, with the protagonist being a fighter pilot on the rebels' side.

[okok]

Cartargra and Kara no Shojo are set in the 50's. Historical is rather broad

[gijimu]

On 11/30/2015 at 1:38 PM, Clephas said:

Gunjou no Sora wo Koete is a good choice... unfortunately, it isn't translated.  In fact, it was what came to mind when you said 'militaristic', because there aren't any elements of fantasy or sci-fi, and it portrays a Japan in the middle of a modern civil war, with the protagonist being a fighter pilot on the rebels' side.

It seems quite nice on VNDB. If I use text hooker or VN reader to read it, will it become difficult to read?

[Clephas]

Yes, it is pretty difficult to read.

[Deep Blue]

it's from the same writer who did a chapter in narcissu 3rd messias (i think it was) and it wasnt really hard to read but it was a pure utsuge, also there is a lot of english on the novel, it's really funny to hear everyone talking in english but actually speaking gibberish xD