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VN of the Month January 2016 - Tokyo Necro


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Tokyo Necro is beyond reach this month. Hataraku Otona no Ren'ai Jijou is another masterpiece. Clephas also underlines these two. Zen thinks the same while Micchi prefers Hanikami CLOVER, fandisc and one delayed title

 

1. SeaBed [160125] paleontology 1 2 3 4 5
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I saw a ghost in the living room.
But as I was already used to the phenomenon, I did not let it interfere with the preparation of my evening meal.
The ghost ate my fried egg and commended its taste.
As I listened to her talk, my memories drifted back to the days we were still together.
Back when we were in school, she asked me what was necessary for the two of us to be together.
A small workplace that we could make a living from without relying on anyone.
A silent apartment where we would have the freedom to do what our hearts desired.
I told her that.
In the late eighties – during the economic boom – the small design company we founded was doing surprisingly well.
We visited all the places we talked about when we were in school – the southern islands, the old European cities, the West Coast. We went wherever we wanted, seeing whatever we sought.
Alone in that spacious living room, I attempted to figure out why it all ended this way. Why those days when nothing could stand in our way faded into the past.
I no longer felt like I could do everything.
The world had grown complicated. Even simple matters became difficult.
The rules we had established in the past no longer seemed to apply, and the castle we built for ourselves crumbled to dust.
"What is necessary for us to be together?" – the ghost asked me.
We need a make a new place for ourselves.
A place no one can destroy.
Let's make it a place that no one else can reach.
And so, I inconspicuously proceeded with the plan.
In a place so deep below the surface that no one else can find it.
Game is localized and has English reviews

 

2. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Festa Houka Kenran 学戦都市アスタリスクフェスタ 鳳華絢爛 [160128] APLUS Co., Ltd. 1
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In this action RPG game, play the events of The Asterisk War animation series! Live the life of hero Ayato Amagiri and experience Rikka Academy and the Phoenix Festa storyline. Players will go through simulated high school experiences while fighting in over the top tournaments.
Anime Spin-Off RPG

 

3. Angenehm Platz -Kleiner Garten Sie Erstellen- アンゲネームプラッツ-Kleiner Garten Sie Erstellen- [160129] Hexenhaus 1 
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Protagonist Rio’s childhood friend Yuuna likes cosplay, though she tries to keep it as hidden as possible. One day she makes him cosplay as a girl, forcing a girl’s school uniform and a wig onto him. She even makes him wear some make-up. After that she forces him to go home like that without being found out, under the guise that she wants to proof that it’s the perfect crossdressing cosplay.
However, Rio’s true identify is discovered right away by his classmate Nene, a selfish rich girl. Nene then uses this opportunity to turn the 2 of them into her “servants”, telling them that if they won’t do it she would reveal Rio’s “secret” about crossdressing. Leaving Rio and Yuuna no other choice but to accept.
Nene wants to start a cafe club in school and forces them to become club members. She also tells them to find more members. And so it marks the birth of a strange club with an even stranger backstory…
There is an English review

 

4. Gears of Dragoon 2 ~Reimei no Fragments~ GEARS of DRAGOON 2 ~黎明のフラグメンツ~ [160129] Ninetail 1 2
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This dungeon exploration RPG is ninetail’s 10th anniversary title. The city-state Carnas flourishes thanks to its prominent magical culture. However, underneath it lies the ruins of a fallen machine civilization.
One time, a machine was excavated from the labyrinth and once it was restored, its power and convenience sparked great interest. This led to a delicate tension between the contrasting civilizations and the gears of fate began to turn.
Heeding his father’s last words to find the truth of history and obtain the great power hidden deep within the ruins, as well as following his innate inquisitiveness, the young ‘undergrounder’ Rosta sets out to challenge the labyrinth.
RPG

 

5. Hanikami Clover はにかみ CLOVER [160129] Studio Ryokucha 1
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Yamato was transferred to a new school due to his personality as a kind but meddling troublemaker. He joined the former girls’ school Seirinkan Academy, which recently became co-ed during reorganization. His classmates were at first perplexed by his transfer midway through the term, but they gradually accepted him after getting to know his good points.
However, there was someone who would not approve of him: the student council president Rio, who greatly hates men. There was a great commotion as many eccentric girls flocked to his side. It also seems that Rio holds a secret which she cannot tell others…
There is an English review

 

6. Hataraku Otona no Ren'ai Jijou 働くオトナの恋愛事情 [160129] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3
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The life of an ordinary salary-man. Early mornings, occasional overtime, eat, sleep, repeat. A normal life without any inconveniences or surprises. But one day, you feel compelled to take the casual words of your superior to heart:
"Change is good, even if it's just a little."
Some change would be good-- just challenge yourself a little. Broaden your horizons, meet new people here and there.
However, to your surprise. Immediately that night, you spontaneously find yourself in bed with a woman. A situation that the old you could have never even imagined happening.
And just like that, your mundane days of a salary-man would begin to change with each encounter...
There are English reviews

 

7. Iwaihime 祝姫 [160129] Regista 1 2 3
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Each generation, the sons of the Susuhara family strike out on their own when they reach the right age.
Self-reliantly they refine their minds and their bodies, until at last they become men.
Suzumu has prepared for this day for a long time, learning the skills that he will need.
Living alone, he attends Susuda Prefectural High School.
He should have joined as a freshman, and not as a transfer—but he was delayed.
His days are not only easy but pleasant.
In his Class 2-A, everyone is having fun.
But there's her. Toé Kurokami.
She's... certainly a wonder. How else to describe her?
She never lets go of the Japanese doll that she hugs constantly to her chest.
There are whispers that its hair grows when nobody is looking. That it's cursed.
It's no wonder they whisper. That's one creepy doll.
That Suzumu's path crosses hers could be fate...
Could be? Not “could be.” It's fate.
Game is localized and has English reviews

 

8. Koi no Honey Trap ~Ecchi de Amai Honey Trap~ 恋のハニトー ~えっちで甘いハニートラップ~ [160129] Whitesoft Albino
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For many years, Koikawa was known as the village where love was born. There was once a festival Rentansai where lovers would promise on the riverbank to be with each other for eternity while the fireflies danced at night. However, things have long since changed.
There was a rumour that the village would be amalgamated with other towns nearby. Ryou and his friends at school loved the village dearly and planned to revive the legendary Rentansai to showcase the best of Koikawa to the world. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the girls who all greatly loved him began to boldly tempt him with their charms. Will they be able to successfully revive the festival? And will he fall into their honey trap?
Surreal, comedy, but still a moege

 

9. Sengo Muramasa -Ken no Gaika- 戦御村正 -剣の凱歌- [160129] Gesen 18
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In 1939, the entire world was plunged back into war even while it hasn’t fully recovered from the wounds of the last one. It was not long before the wartime fire reached the Pacific. The power of the Tokugawa shogunate had not yet weakened, and Japan began to attack its neighbor. It was at this time that one Sanada Yukiaki appeared, the descendent of Sanada Yukimura who had bared his fangs at Tokugawa Ieyasu.
TBS

 

10. Tokyo Necro 凍京NECRO 〈トウキョウ・ネクロ〉 [160129] Nitroplus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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The protagonists, Kibanohara Ethica and Nagaoka Souun, are young "Private Special Living Dead Stalkers". By practicing a special kind of martial art called "Close Quarter Armed Martial Arts", both of them have achieved great heights in their career.
Out on a mission one day, Souun becomes involved in a fierce battle and meets a young girl. Remembering nothing but her name, "Hougyou Ilia", she has become the target of a mysterious group of necromancers.
The ice-cold Tokyo of gunpowder smoke, living dead, crime and cybernetics. Now begins the battle of the living dead stalkers and the heroine with their lives at stake.
There are English reviews

 

 

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Tokyo Necro is Nitroplus's best game since Muramasa.  Excellent action, excellent story, and an interesting setting (despite the fact that I normally hate zombies).

Hataraku Otona is interesting for different reasons.  The most obvious is that the protagonist is an adult and a lot of the early story is him just getting his act together and beginning to seriously search for love.  The other part is... no high school.  Yay!  lol  Anyway, the paths in this game are surprisingly high quality, so if you want adult SOL romance, this is a great choice.

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Tokyo Necro - What a thought provoking VN, although in this case my thought is more like 'when we'll going to have this in English?'. In here we'll going to have male and female MC, and as for the female MC we'll going to have some GL romance. The setting is like we'll going to have future Tokyo infested in zombie, and obviously our two MC need to fight a lot so you better expect Tokyo Necro as VN with action/battle scenes. The closest comparison for this would be Carnevale though considering that one of the writer also write that VN, although it's possible that the writer already improved the writing in Tokyo Necro.

Iwaihime - Somewhat underrated VN that was written by Ryukishi07 and localized by Shiravune, although the reason for the underrated rating here might be because they expect too much of Ryuukishi when he didn't have much freedom considering that the director is not him along with the story may come off as episodic. It didn't help though that the MC may came off as too perfect, or if we borrow the late Conjueror word 'feels more like a plot device than a character'. That said, Iwaihime is still a nice VN if you're in need of some horror VN that developed the characters, just so as long as you didn't expect another Higurashi or Umineko.

Seabed - A GL VN that has quite well received, and in this case it's quite justified because it has 28 years old office lady as the MC (Sachiko). Other than the main MC, we also has the lover of the MC (Takako) along with the physiatrist that handle Sachiko's mental health (Narusaki) so we'll have three MCs. The premise is more or less we'll going to have Sachiko that need to deal with Takako's disappearance, and from there we'll following her attempt to remember her past up to the disappearance of Takako. While ultimately it's interesting VN on it's own, I understand if this VN is not for everyone because it can be boring in the middle of the VN. We already have this translated thanks to Fruitbat Factory, so you can read this in English.

That's all for my comment in regard of January 2016 releases.

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