Recommend me something lighthearted

[Overlord87]

I'm finally almost done with Dies Irae, and about to start Subarashiki Hibi. But I would also like to start something more lighthearted, to have a choice of what to read according to the mood. So, I'd like to gather some suggestions. Anything light will do, preferrably with great comedy. Any setting or kind of story is fine. Good characters are a huge plus, especially tsundere. Only translated titles (I can read untraslated but I'm slow and don't have much time anymore). 

 

Go! 

[tahu157]

This one will change your life:

https://vndb.org/v13259

[Plk_Lesiak]

Kindred Spirits on the Roof

SonoHana 11: Maidens of Michael (this one suddenly disappeared from Steam - probably because of the pedo teacher subplot? - but it's on the MangaGamer store just fine)

Why only yuri? Because why not?

Edited March 15, 2018 by Plk_Lesiak

[Ranzo]

I'd say you should check out Campus Notes-Forget Me Not, it's got great characters, great comedy, and it is pretty damn unique.

Other than that I would suggest Katahane or of course Galaxy Angel.

[Yuuko]

Chrono clock

[Inorin]

Clannad has its lighthearted moments in some of its routes so you can try that out.

Little Busters is also pretty light-hearted (at least in the common route since I haven't locked on to the character-focused routes yet) so this is an option too.

And of course, you can always re-read Muv Luv Extra! (Just try not to remember the depressing moments in MLA or you will be crying bitch tears in no time)

Edited March 15, 2018 by wei123

[onorub]

Noble Works, the comedy isn't the best but it's pretty light-hearted.

[snowbell55]

20 minutes ago, onorub said:

Noble Works, the comedy isn't the best but it's pretty light-hearted.

If you're going to give this a try then also look into Princess Evangile (the two are pretty similar). 

[Funyarinpa]

Never7's first half's lighthearted. (The latter half isn't, really, but it's a very calming game.)

[VirginSmasher]

I'd recommend playing something like Chrono Clock or Supipara is you wanted good light-hearted VNs. Those are the only 2 major VNs I've enjoyed from that style.

[MarcomiX]

OK, where do I even begin...?
The "school life, lighthearted genre" is my favourite kind of VNs, so I played a good number of them.
Here are my personal recomendations:
 

-KonoOozora. Hands down my favourite VN. Lighthearted, heartwarming and incredibly high-quality.
-Noble Works. A masterpiece. Nice comedy and a semi-decent protagonist (I love Akari as much as I love Kotori from konooozora)
-Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort. Nice, relaxing atmosphere.
-YukiZakura. At least, the route I played
-Wagamama High Spec. A true revelation. Loved it.

4 out of 5 of my recomendations have got a good tsundere character. How do I know? Well...Tsunderes are the best.

 

[Overlord87]

3 hours ago, MarcomiX said:

OK, where do I even begin...?
The "school life, lighthearted genre" is my favourite kind of VNs, so I played a good number of them.
Here are my personal recomendations:
 

-KonoOozora. Hands down my favourite VN. Lighthearted, heartwarming and incredibly high-quality.
-Noble Works. A masterpiece. Nice comedy and a semi-decent protagonist (I love Akari as much as I love Kotori from konooozora)
-Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort. Nice, relaxing atmosphere.
-YukiZakura. At least, the route I played
-Wagamama High Spec. A true revelation. Loved it.

4 out of 5 of my recomendations have got a good tsundere character. How do I know? Well...Tsunderes are the best.

 

I have read bad things about KonoOozora's translation. How is it?

Wagamama High Spec looks interesting too.

6 hours ago, Kiriririri said:

Chrono clock

This looks interesting and the kind of title I was looking for.

6 hours ago, Plk_Lesiak said:

Kindred Spirits on the Roof

SonoHana 11: Maidens of Michael (this one suddenly disappeared from Steam - probably because of the pedo teacher subplot? - but it's on the MangaGamer store just fine)

Why only yuri? Because why not?

Yuri is love, Yuri is life.

Early SonoHana titles were mostly fluffy nukiges thoug. How is this one? I'd like something with a proper structure.

I had Kindred Spirits on my radar for a while, will definitely consider it.

 

 

Thanks everyone for the advice!

Edited March 15, 2018 by Overlord87

[VirginSmasher]

17 minutes ago, Overlord87 said:

Wagamama High Spec looks interesting too.

WagaHigh really only has 1 really good route and 1 alright route. The rest are really bad.

At least the common route was really entertaining though.

[Plk_Lesiak]

58 minutes ago, Overlord87 said:

Early SonoHana titles were mostly fluffy nukiges thoug. How is this one? I'd like something with a proper structure.

Well, both SonoHana 11 and New Gen! are much more expansive than the older games. They're still mostly fluff, but with higher amount of SoL cuteness in relation to porn and, in both cases, with something loosely resembling an overarching plotline tying it all together.

And, TBF, Kindred Spirits are also about the couples and interactions between the girls rather than about any kind of linear plot, so, in a way, they all offer a similar experience.

Edited March 15, 2018 by Plk_Lesiak

[r0xm2n]

* Kono Oozora is highly recommended https://vndb.org/v9093 . About as light hearted as you can get, while still having some drama.

* Nekopara series is extremely light hearted. Ridiculously cute catgirls doing ridiculously cute things. And over the top lewd things too. Games are pretty short too.

* Wagamama High Spec https://vndb.org/v17823 . Very light hearted, great music, manga references, nice artwork. And a LOT of H content.

* Clannad https://vndb.org/v4 . Light hearted for the most part. But the game really loves to tug on your heart strings and make you cry (but not the type to make you depressed or despair).

[Plk_Lesiak]

Just now, r0xm2n said:

Nekopara series is extremely light hearted.

NEKOPARA: The lighthearted tale of sex-slavery and underage cat harems.

[ittaku]

To Heart 2 https://vndb.org/v20

A legend in charage, light hearted, 11 girls, 9 routes, plenty of reading. The reference by which all moege/charage are compared to afterwards, and translated by yours truly

[snowbell55]

56 minutes ago, ittaku said:

To Heart 2 https://vndb.org/v20

A legend in charage, light hearted, 11 girls, 9 routes, plenty of reading. The reference by which all moege/charage are compared to afterwards, and translated by yours truly

Oh wow this is by Aquaplus? Do you need to have read the first in the series before jumping in or?

[Kabu]

7 minutes ago, snowbell55 said:

Oh wow this is by Aquaplus? Do you need to have read the first in the series before jumping in or?

Nope. Any references made to the first are very minor and unassuming at best. It's entirely unconnected in all ways that matter.

[MarcomiX]

30 minutes ago, snowbell55 said:

Oh wow this is by Aquaplus? Do you need to have read the first in the series before jumping in or?

If you want to play toHeart2, stay away from Sasara's route. Best girl, worst route.
Anyway, toHeart2 has got a '90s anime feeling that's quite enjoyable. A good common route and nice artworks.
I was uttery disappointed by the ending of my route of choice, tho.
 

 

On 15/3/2018 at 9:56 PM, Overlord87 said:

I have read bad things about KonoOozora's translation. How is it?

The MoeNovel version is simply uncorrect. there are some traslation errors that can change the meaning of a whole sentence (I won't spoil, but, in a certain, IMPORTANT scene, they messed up the translation...changing the original "you" into a "you all")
The restoration patch fixes some of those problems, but other appeared...like "itta" translated as "ouch" instead of "there he\she\it is". I never played the infamous Ageha route (and I never will), but they say its translation is pure garbage. 

Edited March 16, 2018 by MarcomiX

[ittaku]

56 minutes ago, snowbell55 said:

Oh wow this is by Aquaplus? Do you need to have read the first in the series before jumping in or?

Definitely not. It's entirely standalone as @Kabu has said below.

47 minutes ago, Kabu said:

Nope. Any references made to the first are very minor and unassuming at best. It's entirely unconnected in all ways that matter.

 

26 minutes ago, MarcomiX said:

If you want to play toHeart2, stay away from Sasara's route. Best girl, worst route.
Anyway, toHeart2 has got a '90s anime feeling that's quite enjoyable. A good common route and nice artworks.
I was utterly disappointed by the ending of my route of choice, tho.

One thing about the routes in To Heart 2 is most of them have a different feel from each other. Routes and their endings tend to polarise people. What one person loves another hates with a vengeance. While I agree with @MarcomiX about Sasara's ending, I don't think she's the best girl (just look at my avatar ), and others really enjoy her route. Either way, you're bound to find something you like, and something you hate in To Heart 2. You'll also then have about a dozen anime OVAs to watch that are much funnier after you play the game.

Project link:

 

[Happiness+]

On 3/15/2018 at 10:21 AM, Overlord87 said:

I'm finally almost done with Dies Irae, and about to start Subarashiki Hibi. But I would also like to start something more lighthearted, to have a choice of what to read according to the mood. So, I'd like to gather some suggestions. Anything light will do, preferrably with great comedy. Any setting or kind of story is fine. Good characters are a huge plus, especially tsundere. Only translated titles (I can read untraslated but I'm slow and don't have much time anymore). 

 

Go! 

Here's something quick, easy, and lighthearted.

[littleshogun]

Late to the party, but it's still better than nothing. As for my recommendations, I would say both of HatsuKoi and Dracu Riot is pretty good enough as moege. If you want more recommendations, then I would suggets you to try both of Koiken Otome, Koiresort, and Yoake. Hope my recommendations will be helpful to you.

[Overlord87]

Thanks everyone 

In the end I'll probably go with Chrono Clock or Kindred Spirits, I think.

[Okarin]

A recently translated, full-blown moege is Dal Segno... a bit too moege for me, at the moment (I've tried it but I can't really recommend it for now). Maybe you'll like it though, because it's set in summer, and terribly bubbly and cutesy.