Tamaki Sakura

I'm just going to note the double standard that allows foreign honorifics from Western cultures, such as 'Monsieur' or 'Herr,' to exist in English translations, while non-Western honorifics such as '-san' are shunned.

They said SukiSuki's issues were taken care of, so that's a "yes."

Or perhaps I view the removal of honorifics as a remnant of cultural imperialism, given that honorifics from other European languages are not treated the same way?

Or perhaps I view the removal of honorifics as a remnant of cultural imperialism, given that honorifics from other European languages are not treated the same way?

Da Capo has some routes that fit the bill.
Sharin no Kuni has you "taking care" of the heroines, but as more of a case manager.

I'm a professional editor. I prefer keeping honorifics for stories in a Japanese setting.

D.C. has more than 2 heroines.

I'm a professional editor. I prefer keeping honorifics for stories in a Japanese setting.

I'm just going to note the double standard that allows foreign honorifics from Western cultures, such as 'Monsieur' or 'Herr,' to exist in English translations, while non-Western honorifics such as '-san' are shunned.

It's all about Japanese being the language of the non-White "other," therefore unacceptable. Also, recent translations of Japanese literature have started including honorifics.

I'm just going to note the double standard that allows foreign honorifics from Western cultures, such as 'Monsieur' or 'Herr,' to exist in English translations, while non-Western honorifics such as '-san' are shunned.

Let the market develop naturally.

Hmm, do I take on a fan project, knowing that I'm going to get more professional work? I've had to drop stuff because of work before. But it's HaruUru...

Hmm, do I take on a fan project, knowing that I'm going to get more professional work? I've had to drop stuff because of work before. But it's HaruUru...

I agree with this statement and it's something I have been wondering about every single time this topic is asked. Why would I personally want VNs to be popular? I still don't have an answer, meaning most likely I'm not really that interested in VN popularity.
A worst case scenario is activists resulting in a ban. It's not like activists haven't got a history of resorting to lying to reach their goal. Take for instance the activists attacking Lego. They proclaimed how bad it is for animals with oil spills and their solution to the problem is to get rid of oil companies. The way to do that would be to attack companies with contracts with oil companies because if people stop buying oil, the problem is solved. They went into Legoland and poured oil on some Lego houses, which then went into water and ground etc, but remember it was for a good cause. Lego stated that they have the contract to get non-toxic plastic and the world market can't deliver the amount they need, which is why they have a long term contract with an oil company (remember plastic is made out of oil). The activists didn't care and had a victory when the contract was canceled. Delivering toxic toys to children. It must be a dream come true for activists. They really made a difference. Lego however made a new contract with a different oil company, but that was apparently ok for the activists. They were fighting to get the contract canceled and they won. So what if nothing changed regarding oil.
I dare not to think about what people with a mindset like that would say about VNs. There are quite a lot of activists where facts and goals doesn't really matter. It's mainly about a crusade against some great evil and it doesn't matter if their claim is right or not. Remember when Go Go Nippon went on Steam Greenlight, one of the very first comments was "this must be one of those Japanese rape games" and then a bunch of comments followed about people flaming Steam for allowing something, which promotes rape. All age rape title... go figure. As I said: facts doesn't matter.
 
Another reason why I'm not to keen on getting VNs too big in the west is that once a market becomes big, big companies moves in and change everything. It will end up as TV: bland, the end user should be entertained with mindless stuff and don't think and it has to be political correct. In other words VNs could very well end up being what I try to avoid by picking VNs.
 
What would happen for me if VNs make it big? More titles? Perhaps, but to be completely honest my backlog of unread VNs grow as it is. I wouldn't benefit from more titles. Better titles? I just wrote releases would likely drop in quality, not increase. More popular might be good for publishers, but I'm not sure it's good for me personally.
 
And let's not forget VNs aren't big in Japan. Bigger than in the west, but it's still a niche, which never was and likely never will be big.

Hmm, do I take on a fan project, knowing that I'm going to get more professional work? I've had to drop stuff because of work before. But it's HaruUru...

Hmm, do I take on a fan project, knowing that I'm going to get more professional work? I've had to drop stuff because of work before. But it's HaruUru...

Try these titles out:
Princess Evangile W Happiness (MG) D.C. ~Da Capo~ (MG) D.C. II ~Da Capo II~ (MG) D.C. III R ~Da Capo III R~ (MG) D.S. -Dal Segno- (MG) ChronoClock (Sekai) Wagamama High Spec (Sekai) Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na (fan translation) My Girlfriend is the President (JAST) Canvas 2 (fan translation) Snow Sakura (JAST) Watch for these upcoming titles:
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms (Sekai) Tayutama 2 -You're the Only One- (new company) Magical Charming! (new company) Dracu-Riot! (Sekai) Tenshin Ranman (Sekai) If You Love Me, Then Say So! (MG) Magical Marriage Lunatics!! (MG) Senren ＊ Banka (Sekai) Clover Day's (fan translation)

Hatsuyuki Sakura and ef -the first tale- have already been posted, so I'll go with...
 
 
 

Hatsuyuki Sakura. From laughter to tears, this VN takes you on an emotional journey. It has some great heroines (Sakura, Aya). The protagonist is about as far from the typical nakige mold as you can get, being a misanthrope with a desire for revenge. Did I mention that it's a fuyu-ge, and fuyu-ge are the best? Also, exists.
The OST is stunning listening by itself and works even better in-game as an atmosphere generator.
Finally, I just want somebody to translate this game, because it's had too many failed projects. (I'd be happy to insist on editing this if you pick it up. Same goes for Natsuyume Nagisa.)

Natsuyume Nagisa. Nijima Yuu's magnum opus in my opinion. The way he throws hints about the big mystery surrounding the whole game, the twist as cruel as gratifying, and the suffering; but above all, the final message of the game, that there's hope.

Clickbait for sure, but I'm actually asking for recommendations, not recommending one. You get to recommend precisely ONE VN and ONE only, translated or untranslated, and explain why - any genre, any style. If it's an untranslated one, and I haven't read it, I may even consider it for my next translation project. To clarify, I'm not just after a recommendation for myself (that's just an aside), I'd rather know what people consider their one must read VN and why; it should be a masterpiece that makes you breathless beyond words and I want to know why.
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Hatsuyuki Sakura. From laughter to tears, this VN takes you on an emotional journey. It has some great heroines (Sakura, Aya). The protagonist is about as far from the typical nakige mold as you can get, being a misanthrope with a desire for revenge. Did I mention that it's a fuyu-ge, and fuyu-ge are the best? Also, exists.
The OST is stunning listening by itself and works even better in-game as an atmosphere generator.
Finally, I just want somebody to translate this game, because it's had too many failed projects. (I'd be happy to insist on editing this if you pick it up. Same goes for Natsuyume Nagisa.)