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Jesus christ I'm tired so its the perfect time to make a stupid post. IMMA WRITE FANFICTIONS HERE! (Disclaimer: These are legit being written while in sleep deprivation mode and will be shit. Enjoy). Book The First Batman Visits the Local Anime Convention Chapter I The Knight is dark. Dark as night. Batman swoops down from the top of a building landing on a parking deck. Cars fill in every available spot. A gruff voice echoes through the concrete structure. "You see Robin, this is why we didn't bring the Batmobile." A group of girls all dressed as Dawn from PokeMan glance at Batman before tightening their group and scurrying past him. "He's creepy," says one of the Dawns. "Like, totally," Dawn replies. Dawn also looks at Batman and mutters something. Batman slowly makes his way to the stairwell. "Robin, what is the location of the mayor?" he asks. The stairwell is empty. No one responds. "I see. In the central building across the street from this parking deck. Good work Robin." Batman hurries down the stairs, tripping over his cape only once. When he finally reaches the bottom, sunlight blinds Batman. Bats are nocturnal and do not like sunlight. (Authors note: I researched this and came to the conclusion that Bats are in fact nocturnal, but Batman can function in the day time as evidenced by that one issue of The Legends of the Dark Knight where he beats the shit out of a shark.) Batman slowly makes his way across the street. People snap pictures of him while gasping in pleasure at the sexy sight of justice. Girls were watching, and Batman knew this. Taking great care to not trip on his cape anymore, he reaches the other side of the street and jumps through the automatic doors. "Robin, there are too many people here. It will be tough to find the mayor." Batman continues walking through the main lobby of the building, right past a large desk. A scrawny man dressed as Solid Snake sits at it. Batman flips the table sending the scrawny Solid Snake sprawling across the sparkling, speckled surface of a floor (Authors note: High School English has taught me that alliteration improves everything.) Batman picks up the Solid Snake and begins screaming at him. "WHERE ISH THE MAYOR WHERE ISHE!" "SOMEBODY HELP ME!" the Solid Snake screams. A new voice rings out in the lobby. "Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAKKKKEEEE!?" Batman drops the Solid Snake and turns to see the owner of such a voice. It is a girl, cosplaying Mio (from Nichijou duh). Batman takes a step towards her. She just flashes a big grin and runs off as sirens blare in the distance. "Robin, I need an extraction. The local authorities have been alerted." People run every direction. In the chaos, Batman simply walks towards the front door. There, he spots a little white animal. "Do you have a wish?" the little creature says. "A wish?" replies the confused Batman as people run past him. "Yes. A wish. I can grant any wish you like if you form a contract with me." "Deal. I wish to..." "Wait! You don't want to hear the contract?" "Look, I need to get a head of the cops and fast." The little white creature lets out a little giggle before resuming the conversation. "Fine then, what is your wish?" "I wish to avoid the cops in anyway possible." The world suddenly began to bend and change shape. Batman felt something coming out of his chest. It was a gem. The world around him was collapsing, as if it were a dream. Batman began to lose focus as the world put itself back together again. When he came to, he knew not where he was. Everything felt... different. There were no more sirens, no more screams, and no more sweaty smelly cosplayers aside from himself. Instead, four other girls were standing next to him posing. Batman just stood there, confused as to what had just happened. He wasn't at his local anime convention anymore, that's for sure. Chapter 0.5 The Taylor of the Batman (Authors Note: I have no clue if Tay's name is Taylor. It could be Jawaharla for all I care.) Batman walked into the steaming bath house. No one was around for miles. It was a really big bath house. Batman removed his hockey pants, and then his baT-shirt (It was summer). He left on just the mask and slowly lowered himself into the warm bath. The hot water washed all of Batman's worries away. Who cared about solving riddles and stopping silly clowns. This was life. Suddenly, he heard footsteps. Using all 7 of his senses (touch, smell, sight, hearing, taste, sonar, and flying), Batman quickly identified the intruder. It was a male, likely 7 feet tall, and 180 lbs (thats American for fuck the metric system). "Oh, I didn't know anyone was in here." Tay's soothing deep voice caused ripples to move across the water. "It's fine," Batman growled in a raspy voice. "You can stay citizen." Tay slowly took off his clothes revealing a finely sculpted body no doubt due to a vicious training regime involving typing and doctoring. Batman was jealous. Why should this 7 foot man have a body that would make the Statue of David weep in envy? "Nice abs." That is all that Batman could say to this person. "Thanks. Nice mask." Batman blushed. He liked the mask. He must be a good person. Tay lowered himself into the water and let out a sigh. "Long day?" Batman asked. "You could say that. Someone is always angry." Batman didn't know what this man was talking about. "So what is your name?" the man asked Batman. "I'm Batman!" Batman yelled. "I see. I am Tay. I have no last name that is publicly known but for the right price certain people will give it out." "I understand. So if people want to know your last name, they should send $37.56 to [email protected]." "Exactly." Tay let out another sigh. Batman felt awkward. Bats fluttered around in his stomach. "Say... you don't think I could see yours?" Tay suddenly asked. "What what what what!?" Batman began panicking. What if Tay didn't like it? Batman put a lot of work into it and was filled with pride by it. But this 7 foot Tay might not like it. Who knows what went on behind that sexy face of a god? "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." Tay was upping the ante. How could Batman refuse now. Slowly, Batman wrapped his fingers around the base, slowly pulling up. Being very careful, Batman continued to slide his fingers up as Tay watched on with a gentle smile. The mask finally came off. Tay gasped in delight upon seeing the man behind the mask. He now knew who Batman was. "Your turn," batman whispered. Tay then tore off his mask revealing his true identity. He was Batman. Batman and the Little Busters (Note that Little Busters Spoilers will appear) "Oooh! Nice hit Riki!" Kyouske's voice can be heard from across the field. Riki made stupid girl noises in response. "You have such a man boner for him Riki, just ask him out." "Wha!? Batman! Where did you come from!?" Riki asked turning around. Batman was already gone though, running down the third baseline chasing Kud. "Things sure have been strange with him around, haven't they?" Kengo was walking towards Riki from first base. "And his muscles are just HUGE! ARRRGH!" Masato took off after Batman screaming something about a fight. He never won these though. "I don't like him." Rin was glaring in Batman's direction with suspicion. "He did show up out of nowhere, with no memory of how he got here," Mio added. Batman, done chasing Kud around who had passed out from fright at the sight of Masato and Batman chasing her, walked back to home plate. "Are we having a team meeting? If so, I have some suggestions to make. Cut Kud. She is a liability. I think we can trade her for a draft pick next year if we package her with Haruka. We need to think about the future here." It was just another day for the Little Busters. Mio was right though. Batman had just appeared out of nowhere, with no explanation other than, "I made a wish." Kyouske had asked at one point to investigate, but Batman turned him down. Still, it was Kyouske's idea to add Batman to the Little Busters. In the battle standings, Batman was never able to take first due to Kuds secret weapon, "The God Damn Beam". It's attack melted the heart of anyone in a 5 foot radius and was especially effective on balloon boobed onee-samas. The days were filled with fun and games with Batman around. Batman seemed to have the answer for everything. He saw through Komari's conveniently timed issues, he repaired some rocket for Kud, he simply shrugged his shoulders towards Mio, he even made a movie starring Bill Murray based off Kurugaya. Despite Rin and Mio's reservations (Mio was jealous she didn't get a movie), Batman was loved by the Little Busters. And nothing seemed like it would change that... until the fateful day. Batman awoke on the roof like any other day. He made his way off the roof using the same path Kengo took one day. Being Batman, he did it with more grace obviously. Once at the bottom of the building, he grappled his way back up to the classroom to take his seat. Riki had asked why Batman didn't just simply use the stairs like a normal person. Batman just replied something about Key needs quirks to offset poor writing. It didn't make any sense to Riki, but what did? Batman quickly noticed how silent the room was. There was no loud obnoxious pink haired girl trying to rip his mask off today. Where was she? Batman secretly looked forward to seeing her everyday. He was a tsundere after all. Setting that aside, Batman slowly realized that there was in fact no one around. The class room was just silent, and still. Batman grew unsettled. It was just like the last time he entered a world. Had he come to the end? He looked out the window and saw the Little Busters out on the baseball field. What were they doing out there!? Class was about to start! Odd as he was, Batman did not accept tardiness from the Little Busters. He swooped out of the window and glided down to the field. "Citizens!" he growled. "Class begins in 1 minute! HURRY!" No one paid him any attention. Instead, Riki was staring, dumbfounded at Kyouske, who was crying. Kengo too had tears welling up in his eyes. "Wh...what is going on?" Batman asked. "Batman," Kyouske said turning to him. "Watch over Riki and Rin. Make sure... make sure they live on. Make sure, Riki is strong enough. One by one, the Little Busters walked up to Riki and Rin, saying goodbye. After each one would say something inspirational, they would vanish, as if they never existed. Soon, only Rin and Riki remained with Batman. "Uhhh.... what just happened? My Bat-sonar is not picking up any life form at all." Riki and Rin just stood there. This is no good, they are in shock for some reason. Most likely over the disappearing friends. Meaning... we are at the good part. Batman showed a small smile. This time, he could change it. He could make it all worth it in the end. "Riki! Rin! Lets go!" Batman grabbed both of their hands. Slowly the world around him vanished. The smell of gasoline and blood began to fill the air. The world was turning into a scene of blood and gore. Bodies littered the bus. Batman heard a moan. It was Riki, just where Kyouske said he would be. Batman grabbed Riki and dragged him faraway from the bus. As soon as Riki was safe, Batman ran back to the bus as fast as he could. He found Rin and just as quickly as he had come, he got her to safety as well. Batman then pressed the detonator, destroying the bus. "Let's see you bullshit a miracle out of that Maeda," he muttered. Batman called the Japanese equivalent to 911 and awaited the moe animu nurses to show up. This was always his favorite part. Batman swooped into the tree and waited. When the nurses showed up, Batman hid, and followed them back to the hospital. He would watch over Riki and Rin, just as Kyouske asked him to do. He would make sure Kyouske's unwilling sacrifice was not in vain. 3 days later, Riki woke up. He had some bad injuries, but would pull through. Rin managed to make it out with minor injuries, thanks to Kengo. It was their first meeting together since the accident. Batman had finally pieced together what had transpired. Kyouske, Kengo, and Masato had created that world to make Riki stronger. The Little Busters never included the likes of Haruka, Kud, Komari, Kurugaya, Mio, or anyone else. It had always been those original 5. To Riki, those times would be but a simple dream that would make him stronger. He would use what he learned in the dream to care for Rin, and lead a happy life, not knowing what had really happened. Kyouske's brilliant plan would turn Riki's weakness against him to make him stronger. Riki would move on. But that isn't what happened. Batman overheard Riki talking to someone. Riki was simply saying it wasn't enough. He had to keep going. Batman knew, this wasn't part of the plan. He was going to have to show himself to make sure the plan stayed true to the path. "Riki," Batman growled from a dark corner of the room. "Don't do this." "So you are real!" Riki look surprised, but acted relieved. "So this means..." "No Riki. I'm special. I can exist anywhere. All I am is a mask, a symbol. That is why I was there." "You're wrong. You were part of the Little Busters. With all of us. Komari, Haruka, Kurugaya, Mio, Kud... all of us." Riki was smiling. "Riki, it was a dream. Those people... you never met them!" Batman was growing impatient. His time was running short. He could only remain for so long before everything collapsed. Already, he sensed the world fading from him. "You have to move on! Don't let what Kyouske and the others did go to waste!" Riki looked at Batman with a look of steely determination. It caused batman to take a step back. Had he really become that strong? "They are real, Batman. As real as you, as real as me. They were, and are my friends! We are the Little Busters. If Kyouske is strong enough to shape and create a new world... then... then so can I!" "You're set on doing this. You know... if you fail, it means you will die. And Rin... Rin will be left alone. Are you prepared for that risk. To lose everything you've gained?" "Yes, Batman. I am. I have to do this. For me, for Rin, for the Little Busters. I know they are real. They are part of the Little Busters... and I will save them." Batman did all he could to hide a smile. Kyouske really was something else. Perhaps he could learn a thing or two from him... if only he had the time. "Then do it Riki. Use all the strength you have. Save them, save the Little Busters. I was supposed to watch over you, to make sure you lived a happy life. But, its impossible for you and Rin, without all of them. Go." "When this is done, Batman, lets play one final game of baseball." A single tear fell down Batman's cheek. "I would love to." The world began vanishing. Batman could hear Riki calling for him. He would soon forget though. That is how this power worked. Lights appeared everywhere. Batman felt the constraints, binding him, preventing him from resisting. He was back... as back as he could get. The anime convention was far far away from here, wherever here was. "Damn you Maeda. You clever bastard. I thought I had you that time. But don't worry. I have one more trick up my sleeve you miracle writing hack." Batman stood up, ready to move on to the next world, to try and end Maeda. As he stood up, a picture fell from his utility belt. The sight of it brought back a flood of emotion. Batman really did enjoy his time with the Little Busters. He realized it now. Despite all of their flaws, and how cliche those people were... he did enjoy being with them. Putting the picture back into his belt, he braced himself for the next world. But he would not forget his new friends. The first he had ever had. The Little Busters.

Keep telling yourself that.

Gomen, here you go. NOTE: A little while ago I finished editing and just as I was about to post it here, I noticed that I put in the birthday wrong. I'd already closed my photoshop and when I opened it back the save state was after everything was rasterized. I had to improvise and overlap some things to correct that since it was basically non-editable. It may not look that good, I'm really sorry! Baka baka shi... Here's the wrong one that I almost posted earlier on;

An image heavy post, I apologize if I slow down anyone's internet OTL I'll put the huge ones under spoilers. A collaboration I did with a friend, NoShio on deviantART. (her art is amazing ;__ She did the lineart while I did the coloring. Sorta relevant with vns, my OC was animated using emofuri. People familiar with the e-mote system used in Witch's Garden may understand No Game No Life fanart. Working on this was enjoyable because of the hair and eyes. I'll most likely redo the background when I prepare it for printing since I'm not satisfied with it...

It's in order from Yuela, Serawi, to Pink hair girl. You can still hop on to Serawi's route. She gives you some choice later, and you just have to reject her to continue Yuela's (given that you made the right choices.) If you rejected both of them, you're auto locked in Pink hair girl's route. In chapter 4 you can see the title based on which route you're in. These are the requirements you must fullfill before heading into Chap. 4 Yuela Route View Yuela's measurement scene (Aht lv 6 or Sharty lv 12) Uya joined (not just guest) Melodiana guest (or joined) View her event when given the option in chapter 2 or 3 source: http://games.seiha.org/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=102

But...Amane's bad end makes a line in her good end even more powerful...it's pretty damn good, if I say so myself. Definitely more than worth the ~6 minutes it took me to read.

The problem with this second season is probably going to be that they're not adapting 4 volumes like the first season but 3 (Phantom Bullet + Mother's Rosario) which will mean they're going to needlessly stretch stuff across a 24 episode span. Episode 2 is living proof that they're needlessly stretching stuff. There was no need for an entire episode about how Sinon took down a couple guys and then tease us at the end with some plot and finish it off in a cliffhanger. They could have easily introduced her and killed off those guys in 15 mins or less and then proceeded to giving us some story, but they didn't. If you want people to get into a series you need to captivate them with something. I don't think it's okay to give people several episodes of nothing and then give them plot and interesting stuff. Fillers are okay if they're placed properly within the series, but if you put a filler right at the beginning how am i supposed to be interested? It's an underwhelming feeling that I can't shake off. When I say i'm bored it's because the series didn't captivate me, I don't think it's a problem with me, the series is not giving me anything so how am i supposed to feel. I want to like SAO but SAO is not giving me something to like. I didn't hate the first season of SAO, I don't think it's the masterpiece a lot of people make it out to be, but despite its clichés and bad MCs the series was still flashy and did have some elements to grasp you from the beginning. Season 2 failed to do this so far. Now okay they're just 2 episodes, for some people this is excusable, sure I can accept that and I wholeheartedly believe it'll get some better scenes later on, but that doesn't mean i have to feel excited for random filler early on.

I have heard that the Light Novel is better, and that this SAO II is, supposedly, also better. So, hey, you never know. But, like you said, wow, a civil debate on the Internet and one side reflected and agreed to the points of the other? Where are we going? A rational anime community? I won't believe so!

one of the unforgeable moments for me is the english lesson in grisaia no kajitsu i still get a laugh of it every time on the creepy side of things there was that scene in kimi to kanojo to kanojo no koi..-no spoilers- that really caught me off guard i was ready to throw my computer across the room

psycho love comedy also known as psycome about a boy sent to a high school for murderers thats really a brutal prison. yanderes and yangiris everywhere. good humor, a lil romance and plenty of hardcore violence. http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Psycho_Love_Comedy

you're not alone guys we're so going to hell

See, this is the kind of topic I tend to go all out for. I cleaned off my shelf just so I could get some good pictures. I don't know why some were tilted on their side or upside down, but whatever. I download a lot too, but usually only stuff from the currently airing seasons, or shows that came out in the past few years that are either unreleased, or too new for me to afford. Most of my hard drive is dedicated to VNs.

hahaha, same here lol. I'm reading Muv Luv slowly and only in certain times

I have started my first eroges, they're Mamankyoushitsu and Hypno-Training My Mother And Sister. I am starting to like this stuff. (Talk about bad timing, it's Ramadan...)

it's byoutiful.

Initialising Operation: Make Tsunkun Tired... Poor choice of words huh?

It's a secret world, open only to those no longer blinded by the lies of the world.

It does, in fact, require installation on the fuwanovel download. Nevertheless, that's irrelevant, he hasn't installed it yet. The problem is that he can't. For now, I recommend seeing if all your files are on 'read mode only' (you can check that in the properties) if they are, uncheck them. Fuwanovel also warns you about this, but make sure your still not seeding the torrent. There have been games I've been unable to do anything with until I made sure the files were not on 'read only mode'.

Nice sir...i do that every time too.... however i sit on a sofa rather than bed and with cup of tea or cold tea.

While we're on the topic of HDDs and GBs, I bought a 3TB a week or so ago specifically for my anime. This is being used in conjunction with my 120GB SSD (for my OS/other key programs) and another 1TB HDD (Games/anything not from Japan). Currently have about 800GB of anime, 120GB of VNs. I have my PC hooked up to my monitor and TV, and sometimes prefer to watch something while relaxing on my bed, so I always try to download in the highest quality.

The whole second season was a "sorry Kirito, your princess is in another castle."

I thought we could only sell slaves in the black market.

Instead of K being Off it is turned On 10/10.

I don't think SAO would really count as a guilty pleasure, especially not compared to those super fucking weird visual novels you read. If you have anything to be guilty about liking, it's those

I'm super stoked. I read the light novels and am expecting great things from SAO II and judging from the fist episode (Which I saw the world premier of at Anime Expo with the author of SAO), I'd say it's going to deliver. Just ignore the haters. The first part of the first season of SAO was excellent and the second part was good. Despite what the haters say, SAO is good enough to inspire a large fanbase and earn itself a second season as well as more light novels

I'm watching a great many things. Akame ga Kill Boccano! Gintama Glasslip Hidamari Sketch x 3 Stars Hyouka One Week Friends K-On! Katanagatari Tokyo Ghoul Tonari no Seki-kun Terror in Tokyo. And I'm not close to finishing any of them.

hello and welcome back. and read G-Senjou no Maou.

I didn't say it, so I apologize for not making it clearer, but I was referring specifically to OELVNs here. Ecchi = no. As soon as that stigma becomes widespread, then making visual novels a mainstream thing is going to be a LOT harder, because you instantly lose social currency for sporting porn. Luckily, those sorts of VNs are at this point relatively unknown. Hopefully, it stays that way. Thank you Babiker! I'll try my best. I'm taking a bit of a different route to most of the Western visual novels I've seen in that I'm trying to raise capital through other business dealings before I start to make the VN. I have an artist in mind (who I think is mindblowingly amazing) and a significant amount of money will be spent on marketing as well as trying to get a few people well-known in the anime community to contribute bits to the VN. I'll be heavily play-testing whatever I write in the battlefield: with the help of a critical anime lover who's not afraid to say what's awesome and what's crap. We've got a recording studio lined up for the OP/ED. So, I'd love for this VN to be one of the groundbreakers. It may only be 1-2 hours long, even, but the aim is for it to be mostly perfect. I doubt that's easy, but there's a small possibility of that happening and that should be enough to work with.

A major turn-off about VNs for most Westerners is the reliance on text-based narration and lack of interactivity. In Western media, there's games, and there's books, and VNs don't fit well into either category. Interactive movies like School Days are one potential option to appeal to Westerners. These would appeal to anime fans, however there's very few of these in Japanese so there's not much source material to work with. Another option is VNs with RPG elements. JRPGs already have a wide following, and they're already used to storytelling being a major feature of the games. One drawback is that much of the established JRPG playerbase is on consoles, so convincing them to make the platform leap to PCs can be challenging. VNs with RPG elements are also much more challenging to localize due to the need for graphics editing and meddling with complex game engines. VNs with branching storylines probably also have greater innate appeal to a Western audience. It's one advantage of the medium that books don't do well and most other games don't bother with, and it can add to the sense of immersion. Many of Elf's games (e.g., Kawarazaki-ke no Ichizoku 2) do this very effectively, as does School Days. Choices and branching storylines are a way to incorporate "gameplay" into a VN with no actual gameplay system.

Clone Wars were awesome. Ahsoka is a sexy bitch.

It's like I'm actually there! As expected of hentai-senpai.

haters will hate

I'm totally hyped. It seems like everyone I talk to recently thinks it's shit, but I don't really care. Don't know what to expect out of it, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

So this is how wanting to play a game for the graphics feels like...

And maybe they'll have there own website, dedicated to spredding WVN's in Japan

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hippocratism That aside, this time you are stubbornly mixing up the terms "weeboo/weeaboo" and "Japanese culture fan". Those are not the same (more like - those are almost opposite actually). What you are saying is generally true - there's nothing wrong with being a fan of a culture from another country and trying to copy/adapt it etc.. But, this is NOT related with weeaboos in any way. They are more like dumb fanboys/fangirls who don't really know anything about Japanese pop-culture, but try to pose as super-otakus. It's the term for annoying retards, nothing more. I think it's safe to assume most of us only do that on anime/VN-related websites, conventions and such appropriate places. Weeaboos do that everywhere, and in an annoying fashion at that (since they usually have no idea what they are talking about). That's the difference. Weeaboos do. That's their problem. They just blindly state that everything Japanese is sugoi desu. Of course, it's completely baseless - they generally have absolutely no idea about Japan. And yeah, the term "otaku", in it's original, Japanese meaning is negative - it means "a maniac obsessed with something to an unhealthy degree". It isn't related specifically with anime (military otakus are a common type for example). On the West, it is sometimes used as a synonym of a "Japanese culture fan" without any negative connotations. That's quite individual and may vary between communities. @Vemocleus Nowadays, I pretty much automatically ignore everything that looks like a modern, high-budget Hollywood Crap, without even reading a synopsis. Are all those movies worthless? Probably not, and there might be some hidden gems made by people who actually care. But, I have better things to do than trying to dig them up from a pile of thrash. And I have seen a fair share of actually good movies. Now, imagine a person who have only read 2-3 crappy OELVNs (and maybe played some bad hentai flash games for good measure). Why the Hell would he/she keep trying, when apparently everything VN~ish is a horribly written garbage? A first timer is likely to enjoy something like Katawa Shoujo. But this? You don't need to read 50 top-tier VNs to realize it's horrible. It will do nothing but discourage any serious readers from digging deeper into the medium (where a lot of titles are ergoe to boot, and ero + good story is still a bit of an alien concept on the West). The bad thing is that it might attract some horny, illiterate teenagers. And, unfortunately, they are a huge market. So, crappy pseudo-erotic VNs could become quite profitable - little effort, easy cash. I wouldn't really say they are targeted at the wrong group from the marketing point of view (just like MangaGamer's cheap, awful nukiges). The sad truth is that a huge crowd of people actually likes garbage. That's why Hollywood Crap & co. is actually profitable. If this becomes a trend among OELVN's (and they are heading there really fast...), it will seal their fate for good. Why create something aimed at serious readers (which requires effort), when you can earn much more (with much less effort) by aiming it at an entirely different, larger audience?

so anyone else excited for SAO II

Tokyo Ghouls censorship makes it annoying :/ its a gore series why would u even censor it so much. Rail Wars is better than i thought,not much mindless fanservice here. I got pretty hooked in the story

I'm sorry, but your post doesn't make any sense. Just because certain types of content or cliches exist within works, it does not mean they only serve as some sort of a bait to encourage consumers. In most cases, they exist because authors either thought it would be fun to include them, or because they matter, be it story or gameplay wise. Saying vn's use porn to encourage playing them is a bit of an exaggeration; in the same spirit, we could say as well that porn industry exists to encourage worldwide procreation. Sakura Spirit wasn't aiming to be any sort of an extraordinary work to start with; it's an indie (western doujin) game with lots of fanservice and naughtiness, and that's preety much fine. At times you might simply want to relax, both physically and psychologically, instead of getting all "deep and dramatic". Games like Sakura Spirit exist to serve that purpose. Tragic writing and really poor execution are the only problems, which make it hard to call the game enjoyable. On the other hand, graphics are really good; especially the backgrounds. I'd say they are on par with high quality jp titles. Too bad the rest doesn't live up to them.

You know, let's not be moralfags here: there's nothing wrong with Ecchi. Sakura Spirit's problem is its god-awful writing. Still, I'd probably torrent it just to see by myself...

Because OT: Deredere and lolis FTW. White-haired lolis in particular.

And babiker was never seen again. Rest in peace.

Hey everybody, Almost 90 posts! If you feel like this discussion has been going round-and-round in circles, then you should be glad you weren't party to the 2012 and 2013 discussions -- the first back-and-forth we had on Fuwanovel about hosting localized games had >200 replies and, if I remember right, was deleted. I still have minor PTSD thinking about it. Let's all take a step back and look at this thread for a minute. We'll notice that there are many well-thought-out and well-presented arguments on both sides. We'll also notice that almost nobody has been swayed from one side to the other. Please allow me to state the obvious: This is a point of disagreement, and the two arguments aren't going to be reconciled no matter how long we go on. I tend to see this as a good thing: it means that I don't need to get emotional about the debate, and I don't need to take it personally on any level. I suggest everybody deescalate emotionally from the conflict. Let's start with Aaeru. People like to channel Aaeru (especially in this argument) because many remember and think of her as a sort of ancient, canonized, ultimate authority. I was around and an admin when the Fuwanovel policies were being decided, and Aaeru and I talked several times about this issue. On the one hand Aaeru was(/is) an extreme pirate: she hated copyright, hated the idea of intellectual property, and wanted to put all VNs up for pirating. She was a pirate through-and-through -- to the point of once sharing with me some Australian Pirate Party propaganda . Yet, on the other hand, as Fuwanovel administrators she and I spoke about this issue more than once, and every time we came to the agreement that it's in Fuwanovel's best interest not to host licensed games. Aaeru wavered from time to time, but the policy was solidified and codified when Aaeru's DC III project was crushed by Gangamamer. Some of you remember that happening. Aaeru was crushed and it took several weeks for her to recover. I remember the long conversation she and I had during the weeks she was away from the site, recovering. Anybody who knew Aaeru knew that she was a pirate to her core. Those that served with her as staff (we still have a few of them around), including myself (a co-admin), however know that she recognized and codified our current policy. Fuwanovel doesn't host licensed games. We generally drop the games within a few months of their announcement -- so long as progress on the translation is being made. Now I'm going to try and cut to the heart of the matter This specific topic has shown that it really doesn't matter how many good reasons we put down on paper for either side. Good arguments aren't going to persuade the other side off the wall. Time and time again this issue has put a real and painful strain on the community. I'm sad to say that I've lost multiple staff members to this issue -- many have resigned over it, and it kills me to say that some are threatening to leave over it again. This topic has repeatedly caused distress to the community. That is why we have a policy -- to prevent confusion for members and staff alike; and to give clear direction as new situations arise. That's the reason why we make them. One of my roles is to make sure we aren't forgetting about the foundations of the site, and ensure that we stay true to them. Fuwanovel's policy is that we don't host licensed games on the site. Brass Tacks I've been discussing the actual logistics of this issue with the staff and we're currently discussing how to proceed. If the decision is to abide by our longstanding policy, then I want to assure the community that the torrents are not going to disappear overnight. There will be notice about the plan and clear communication. I've read this entire thread twice, and I've spent a lot of time ensuring that I understand points raised both here and in the staff forums. I want to assure everybody that your voices are heard, and the staff and I will value further points raised here. At some point a decision must be made, however, and experience has taught me that there will be anger and hurt feelings regardless of what's chosen. I urge everybody to remember that we're all here for the love of a hobby, and that Fuwanovel's core is a respectful and friendly place to celebrate visual novels. This decision isn't the end of the world, and won't substantially change your Fuwanovel experience. I encourage everybody -- myself included -- to watch yourselves and your discourse and make sure we aren't being explosively hyperbolic in the aftermath.

...Nope, too real for me, I`ll stick to my japanese speaking lolis, thanks.

Forgive my rudeness, but I don't like it when people pounce at me while foaming at mouth, having completely misunderstood the point of my post. When did Fuwanovel become like this?

Saw it on Mangagamer's top list and thought it looked great. Was disappointing to see it being all-ages, to be honest.