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"You must never hesitate to stain your own hands with blood." - Koubuin Yuuhi (MLA)
Many feels..
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The world is not beautiful; and that, in a way, lends it a sort of beauty.
-Kino (Kino's Journey)
The world is not beautiful. Therefore it is.
-Kino (Kino's Journey)
If all the evil people in this world are dead, will this world finally be peaceful?
-Shou Hazama (Akumetsu)
Wouldn't it be awful if all dreams came true? If all 15,000 eggs that came from one crab hatched. Wouldn't that be awful? The world would be full of crabs!
-Sumida Yuichi (Himizu
Don't let yourself be blinded by fear or anger. Everything is only as it is.
-Ginko (Mushishi)
Gintama Quotes (there's like a dozen here so spoiler)
People need to live their life with a clear conscience. When you want to walk on a straight path, somehow you get yourself stained with mud. However, as long as we never give up, one day the mud on you will dry up and fall off.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
What is right? What is wrong? In this mixed up world, deciding what is right and wrong is not easy. You can't just go by somebody else's rules. If you let yourself be controlled like that, you'll just become a puppet that can't make decisions on it's own. You have to live by your rules.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
If we're unable to climb down the mountain, then we won't know whether there's another mountain to climb up.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
Trying to shoulder the burden all by yourself? Don't be a stranger. Weep and ask for help. Lean on me with your runny nose. Cry when you feel like crying. Laugh when you feel like laughing. When you're tearing up with an ugly face, I'll give you a good cry with an uglier face. When you're laughing so hard your stomach hurts, I'll laugh in a louder voice. That's how it should be. It's far better to get dirty while living true to yourself, than to throw away yourself and die a clean death.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
Everyone's carrying something that matters. You just don't realize when you're carrying it. It's only after it slips out of your hand that you realize how heavy it was in the first place. So many times I thought that I'd never carry a load like that ever again. And yet, before I realized it, I was carrying it again. I'd feel so much better if I just got rid of it. But I just can't bring myself to do it.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
The country? the skies? You can have them. I'm busy just protecting what's right in front of me. I don't know what'll happen to me in the future, but if something has fallen at my feet, then the least I can do is pick it up.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
It may be tough now, but the worst is surely yet to come. Keep that in mind, and you'll be fine.
-Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
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A quote for the depressed ones:
If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
-Flip Wilson
Ouch!
This isn't anime-related, but "Humans of New York" on Facebook has a ton of great images and quotable stories. Please keep contributing to this thread, though!
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My Own Work Of Quotes In My Signature Lol Hahha And This "Do You Know What Is The Source Of Magic? The Answer Is "Lies" -Tsuchimikado Yakou~
That sounds pretty neat. Thanks!
Not an anime quote, but one of my favorites from a band called Pain of Salvation:
"If you knew the number of the steps you'd ever take, bitter, I wonder would you run or cease to walk?
Wow, that's cool. Thanks!
In a somewhat awkwardly written(or translated?) h-scene in Muv-Luv Unlimted:
"I infringe upon her oral cavity."
Lovely. Haha, thanks!
"There certainly are things that cannot be told in words, but that can only be said by people who have exhausted their use of words. Words are like icebergs that are floating on the ocean called 'heart.' The parts that show above the sea surface are small, but they still let us perceive of sense the larger parts that are hidden below the water. Use words deliberately. If you do, you'll be able to convey more things more accurately than if you were to keep silent. Right judgement can only be made with right information and right analyses"
"Humans were drinking Alcohol five-thousand years ago, and we're still drinking now. Alcohol is humanity's friend. Can I abandon a Friend?"
Yang Wenli from Legend of galatic heroes.
These are really fascinating perspectives. Thanks!
I've got the two best quotes ever here:
Both from Danganronpa.
LOL. Thanks!
I have to include my recent quote as it made me think a lot, its actually really deep taking in consideration the discussion it originated from xD
"I am like an elf, a thinker who just wants to be at peace, and the internet is my forest, a forest I have to protect from the evils of the outside world~" - Steve 2014
Interesting. Thanks!
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"dont worry about life, u wont survive it anyway"
no idea where i saw this, but was pretty funny so i remembered
LOL. Thanks!
'True, I've given up on the real world. However, I havent given up on myself. The world doesnt get to decide whether my life is boring, fun or ordinary. Thats my decision to make. As long as i have the will, nothing is impossible.' ~Katsuragi Keima from The Word God Only Knows
T-T I love the quote so much...
Mmm hmm. Thanks!
"I enjoy every day, I wish I could express how much I really enjoy every day better than by saying that I'm so happy.
I sometimes even feel anxious because I enjoy every day so much.
There is as much misfortune and pain as there is happiness and pleasure in this world.
And I know very well that they come to you regardless of how hard you try or how much effort you put in." -Ryuugu Rena, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (chapter 6), Ryuukishi07
guess the last two lines could be a quote by themselves
Yeah. Really need to read Higurashi someday. Thanks!
"You know what the real meaning of the 'suspension bridge effect' is? It means you drop your loved one off a suspension bridge so they'll be yours forever."- Monokuma, Danganronpa IF
Talk about extreme, haha. Thanks (for the new vocabulary as well)!
I dont remember the exact words, mainly because I read them in portuguese and gonna translate to english now, but it was something like this.
"Destiny its a funny concept, most of the time is just an excuse to do what we want"
Lucifer, vertigo HQ series.
My sentiments exactly. Thanks!
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Hi everyone, it's the second semester, so please help me fill my quote book again!
"If you find fun in being with others, it's probably because they make you happy and you make them happy in turn.
Happiness begets happiness like that."Writer: Yuuto Tonokawa
Komari's route
-Komari, Little BustersOh, Komari. Your voice is insufferable, but you do say the nicest things sometimes.
"It's like we're walking through a maze of sorts. There are always so many paths to choose from. We pick a path, and we follow it. You people walk your path believing that something you desire is waiting for you. I walk it to confirm that there is nothing there."
— Rau Le Creuset, Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, speaking to Chairman Durandal in Episode 29 of Gundam Seed Destiny."In the end, we humans aren't so special. Just the components you need [to] make a common bomb. You, me, we're all hollow. Worthless."— Zolf J Kimblee, Fullmetal Alchemist."The truth is unattainable... It will always be shrouded in fog. Though you reach through the murk and the gloom to grasp something, you have no means to know it is the truth. In which case, why? What sense is there in yearning for truth?"
— Shadow Teddie, Persona 4Feeling a bit pessimistic, are we? Haha.
A few ones from Katawa Shoujo:
"Life isn't a fairy tale, Hisao. Some people have to learn that the hard way. But that's how life is. You can't just set your life up and expect it to stay that way forever; sometimes stuff happens that you have to roll with even if you hurt yourself or others" -Akira
"Our pasts may be scattered and at times overshadowed by sadness, but they're also an irrevocable part of our lives and personalities. Even if I could change a single thing, I wouldn't, because my past was what led me here. That's why, even with all that's happened to us before, and all that may well befall us... together, we'll keep walking forwards. Forwards... towards the future. Our future." -Lilly
Both come from Lilly's path, written by SurikoThese lines are written beautifully. Makes me want to read Katawa Shoujo.
"We're just two children, pretending to be adults, aren't we?"
- Hisao, Katawa Shoujo
"Have I ever apologized for my blindness even once? You can't help the way you are born, Hisao. There's no point in apologizing for who you are. You are a beautiful person, Hisao. Please don't apologize for that."
- Lilly, Katawa Shoujo
Same as the above. Even the first one is just amazing in its brevity.
"Things are only an issue when you make them one."
Katawa Shoujo, Mutou (the teacher)
Words to live by haha
Wow, so many Katawa Shoujo quotes! I live by these words, actually.
"Everything is impossible until you try."
Little Busters, Nishizono Mio (Scenario Writer: Leo Kashida)
Indeed. Thanks!
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Route-Based:
- A Certain Magical Index. As much as I love this series, Kamachi needs to develop his characters more. Bring on the character routes!
- Fruits Basket
- Ouran High School Host Club
Linear (Higurashi/Umineko Style):
- Boogiepop
- Kagerou Days
- Pandora Hearts
All three of these mess with time conventions and would benefit from extra narration and music.
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I started with Planetarian. It was boring and I dropped it after three hours. Then I tried Little Busters, since I was watching the anime. It was okay, but I wasn't interested in reading about the characters fooling around (read: common route = no plot, no story) for 16 hours, especially since I had already experienced some of it through the anime. After the first season, I finished it and twas amazing.
My first official VN, then, would be Rewrite. That was amazing; there was a dynamic story and an awesome cast of characters. Tonokawa's routes blew, though. I didn't know how routes worked, so I thought I was on a route on the calendar days, but then a black screen showed up saying, "KOTORI." In other words, I felt like I had spent an unusually large amount of time (60 hours), but it was worth it! I mean, it was better than the 60 hours I spent on Final Fantasy XIII.
I haven't played Fate/stay night, but my friend couldn't get past the beginning.
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Those aren't actually sad. Touching, yes, but not actually sad. Tears aren't just for sorrow, you know!
Yeah, I know. I just got too excited. Although the Ace Attorney one is sad for me because
it reminded me of what could have happened between those two.
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From the three VNs that I've read:
Rewrite
Kotori's route:
When Chibimoth died.
Little Busters!
Mio's route:
When Mio came back and said, "I'm the Nishizono Mio who loves you." It was a combination of a bunch of moments in that ending.
Refrain:
Kengo's farewell.
Umineko
Episode 2:
When Rosa and Maria fought the goats.
Episode 3:
Oh gosh, this episode. I bawled so hard so many times. When Eva was finally crowned the Golden Witch. When Rudolph and Kyrie were murdered. When Beatrice sacrificed herself for Jessica and Kanon, and Kanon vowed to stay with Jessica until the end.
Episode 4:
When Ange denied the Seven Stakes and Sakutarou.
Episode 8:
When Bern said that she had no friends. Okay, just kidding. I laughed so hard that I fell out of my chair.
Oh, and I guess Phoenix Wright counts as well.
Trials and Tribulations:
When Phoenix said to Iris, "Even when Dahlia Hawthorne was captured... I always believed in you."
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To create something that appeals to the emotions of users, you need to make something that sways your own heart. You can’t move others’ hearts unless you can move your own. — Fujisawa Kazuki / Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo
Yes!
"Mysteries are just puzzles created by the human mind. If you think them over long enough, you can work out a logical solution."
Kudo Shinichi (Detective Conan, Aoyama Gosho)
"Courage is a word that gives you the strength to do what's right. You shouldn't use it as an excuse to hurt others."
Mouri Ran (Detective Conan, Aoyama Gosho)
I just have anime, manga quotes... i plan on gettin VN quotes aswell as i get through them.
Thank you!
Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of starts and stops. There are ends we don’t desire, but they’re inevitable, we have to face them. It’s what being human is all about.
- Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)
Everything happens for a reason. The daily tragedies and misfortunes are all meaningful events, leading toward an ideal conclusion. With that in mind, there probably isn't really any meaningless misfortune.
- Fuwa Aika (Zetsuen no Tempest)
Bring on the hardship. It’s preferred in a path of carnage.
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
Awesome. I love ZnT.
Not sure how adaptable this is, but it's an interesting observation. Quote is from the english tl of True Remembrance. Could use paraphrasing for general use?
"She could see that I was worried about her, obviously. But she kept bustling about, cheerfully, as if nothing had happened.
This was her way -- I'd learned that much in my time with her.
Always dancing and sidestepping, in order to make sure no one had to fuss over her.
But was this not, in its own way, the most silent hypocrisy? For she fussed over each and every person around her."
No, this is great.
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My favorite one is:
"In this world, a single blade can take you anywhere you want to go. And even though it's a virtual world, I feel more alive in here than I ever did in the real one." - Kirito / Sword Art Online
Also:
"I too, was looking for something. Something real in this world. For me, it was the warmth of your hand." - Lizbeth / Sword Art Online
Thanks!
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Not sure why quoteboxes are a problem, but ok omitting them.
All of these are from Grisaia's Sachi route if not otherwise noted. Some are better than others, others might have been edited slightly for generalicity, which incidentally is probably not a word.
"Unless you know a way to turn back time, the debts you owe the dead can never truly be repaid. They can never accept your apologies or excuses."
Rephrased one:
"How long it takes you to see what you've been missing isn't important.
What really matters is how clearly you understand where you went wrong, and how well you make use of that knowledge from now on."
Amane route:
"Even gratitude can be annoying if you shove it in someone's face.
Much like any other form of charity, "giving back" to others is meaningless if you're motivated primarily by the desire to show off your own nobility."
I reference my posts when I come back to write down the quotes. Quotes in quote boxes do not show up, unfortunately. Thank you!
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So psyched! But I've resolved not to play it until I'm done with college apps. Sigh. Oh well, at least it'll be a nice award; it'll be like having already finished college and becoming a lawyer.
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"There's no point in having wings if you cannot fly."
- Minagi Toono, Air
This one is interesting. Thanks!
"You want to believe it, but you're afraid to. You're afraid that you can't make a difference so you don't try."
- Ripples
Thanks! But who is Ripples?
"No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite." -Okabe Rintarou, Steins;Gate.
"History dictates that it is the wise who are most foolish." -Okabe Rintarou, Steins;Gate.
Yes.
More grisaia. jesus, man. This is from Yumiko's route, so in case that had a specific writer the author might be possible to track down.
I like all of those quotes. If you have any more, can you write them outside of quote boxes? Thanks!
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What if you start changing someone's personality and memories? At what point do they become a different person? Are they a different person if they lose/gain a single memory, are they a different person when every memory is replaced, or something in between?
I don't think that memories define people. As Kamijou Touma says in Index Volume 16, "'Though I can't remember the events from before, even so, it is because of them I'm able to stand here. The 'me' from the past still motivates the 'me' that can't remember anything today. What he left behind isn't in the 'head', but in the 'heart'. So, it doesn't matter if I can't remember, I still understand what I need to do.'" Basically, it's kind of like muscle memory.
This is where I believe that the phrase "ignorance is bliss" comes into play. If the person truly believes in the fact that they are themselves, or that someone else is who they believe them to be, then there is no harm done.
Yeah, I prefer to think practically about things.
Paradoxes only exist in language. It is impossible for a paradox to exist physically, such as a square circle. They only happen when our definitions for words mix up and we create a concept based upon false "truths".
Then what about Schrodinger's cat? Or is that not a physical paradox?
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"But are there really only two paths to a forked path? No, there are an infinite number of paths we must take. There is more than one path. There is more than one path to the future."
- Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
"A path is something you create as you walk it. The ground you've trodden hardens, and that’s what forms your path. You’re the only one who can create your own path. Walk on your own. If you haven’t given up yet, that is."
- Cross Marian (D. Gray-Man)
Yup. Thanks!
Hard work won't betray you. Though at times, it WILL betray your dreams. Working hard doesn't necessarily mean you'll fulfill your dreams. It's actually more common for it not to bear fruit. But just the fact that you did your best can serve as a sort of consolation.
- Hikigaya Hachiman
I hate nice girls. Just exchanging greetings with them will get them on your mind. Start texting each other and your heart will be set a flutter. If they call you, you're done for. Enjoy looking at your logs and grinning like a fool. However, I won't get fooled again. That's what your kind calls kindness. If you're nice to me, you're also nice to others. I always end up nearly forgetting that. Reality is cruel, so I'm sure lies are a form of kindness. Thus I say, kindness itself is also a lie. I always ended up with these expectations, and I always ended up with these misunderstandings. And before I knew it, I stopped hoping. A highly trained loner is once bitten, twice shy. As a veteran on this battlefield of life, I've gotten used to losing.
- Hikigaya Hachiman
"The important thing is to take part." Famous words spoken by Pierre de Fredy, Baron de Coupertin during a speech. However, this quote tends to be frequently misused and serves as a kind of threat to force participation. There are tons of wild-goose chases in this world you know. If the most important thing is to take part, then surely one could find meaning in not taking part as well. And if everything is worth experiencing, then there's little doubt that the feeling of not experiencing something is, in itself, worth experiencing. In fact, you could even call it a valuable experience to not experience something everyone else does.
- Hikigaya Hachiman
Trying to find meaning behind pure coincidences or random events is a bad habit unpopular guys have.
- Hikigaya Hachiman
80% of guys go around thinking, "She likes me, doesn't she?" That's how they live. That's exactly why you need to admonish yourself. You know it's not true.
- Hikigaya Hachiman
In the end, its possible to hurt another even while being considerate of them.
- Naoe Riki, Little Busters VN, Chika Shirokiri
Oh, man. I love all of these. Haha. But no, you're not a masochist! I understand your feelings.
Good god, this thread is still alive and active... lol. I might as well just share the rest of my quotes along with a few new ones I've recently obtains here then. Better to share then keepin' it for myself. XD
"I am who I am now because of everything that’s happened. If I try to deny my past, I’m denying the person I’ve become."— Iori Nagase (Kokoro Connect)"People who can't throw something important away, can never hope to change anything."— Armin Arlert (Shingeki no Kyojin)"Just because you're having fun, doesn't mean your not serious."— Konatsu Miyamoto (Tari Tari)"Never forget that kindness can hurt instead of help."— Himeko Inaba (Kokoro Connect)"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistake of others."— Shiori Shiomiya [quoting Otto Von Bismarck] (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai)"They say those who die, go to heaven. I don’t think so. I think when we die, we go to live on in someone else's heart. We live on in their memories. Just like how our parents stay in our hearts. But with time, memories fade. That's why people wish to leave something behind. They don't want to be forgotten. Nobody wants to be forgotten."— Kaito Kirishima (Ano Natsu de Matteru)"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you.You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."— (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica [quoting Bob Marley])Everybody has really helped me out, and entertained me at the same time. Thanks for contributing once again!
"I have to say that I love this place very, very much. But soon everything changes. Well, at least it does eventually. Fun things...Happy things... They'll all eventually change some day, you know? But can you still love this place?"
- Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)
Crying.
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I have to say, Grisaia seems to be a gold mine for these quotes. I found this Haiku to be especially profound.
Covered in her spit
Warm affectionate feelings
For the bizarre beast
-Kazami Yuuji
Does that really appear in the story? Well, I'm now a believer in Grisaiaism.
Don't throw away your future... by saying you're cursed to live alone.
The thing about the future is... if you believe, something's sure to happen.
Don't reject everything by assuming nothing will ever change.
That's just too sad... It's not that no one could accept you.
You weren't trying to accept the world either...
-Kotarou Tennouji, Rewrite, Ryukishi07 (This is the author's pen name)
Of course atonement is hard.
But it might save you.
Do it, if you can.
Even if your sins are too big to ever make up for.
You should still find relief in atoning.
Because as long as you're alive, you'll never be able to feel happy from the bottom of your heart.
-Kotarou Tennouji, Rewrite, Romeo Tanaka
The next three are from Anime
Even if I'm not perfect... Even if I'm not the ideal me... He says that I'm still my own person.
The point of life isn't to be perfect.
It's to do want you want to do, to be who you want to be.
That's how I should be trying to live.
- Iori Nagase, Kokoro Connect, Anda Sandanatsu
"You can't run away" is just how the strong think. It's impossible for it to always be the individual's fault. Plenty of times, it's society, the world, your surroundings, or someone else that's mistaken. By saying that "you can change yourself", you're conforming to that trashy, indifferent and cold world. You're admitting that you lost to it and becoming it's slave. You're only dressing it up in pretty words and deceiving everyone including yourself.
- Hachiman Hikigaya, Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru, Watari Wataru
They say that if you change yourself, you'll change the world. But that's a complete lie. When people judge somebody it becomes a fixed idea and an impression that lasts. A loner is forced to stay a loner. If you do your best at something and standout, that'll only get used as fodder for criticism. Those are the rotten rules in the Kingdom of Children.
- Hachiman Hikigaya, Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru, Watari Wataru
I freaking love Hachiman and his quotes! I've got some others from him but they don't really work well as a standalone / some are too long.
Rewrite <3. I love all of these, although Hachiman must be a pessimistic character. And thank you for finding the authors for me. Feel free to post the others that you have! Even though I might not use them, I'm interested in reading them.
^I lol'd when reading the rewrite quotes due to how the story pans out in both cases
Yeah, ironic.
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I guess badass onee-chan types like Akane and Kurugaya. But my favorite VN character is Beatrice, and I have no idea what she is.
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"It's not about who's right and who's wrong, there are things more important than that. That's why we need things like apologies and forgiveness."
-Aisaka Taiga (Toradora)
"It is not the strong or the smart that survive, but the ones who can bring about change."
-Celestia Ludenberg (Danganronpa)
"You might want money. Maybe you want women. Or, you might want to protect the world. These are all common things people want. Things that their hearts desire. Greed may not be good, but it's not so bad either. Humans think greed is just for money and power, but everyone wants something they don't have."
-Greed (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
"Perhaps the distant part of the sky always seem clearest so that we will always strive to reach it."
"The moment you find the courage to give up your life for someone would be the moment you understand love."
-Both from Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
These are beautiful; I love the unique phrasings of their messages. Thank you so much.
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Wow, I didn't expect this thread to blow up in this past week! Thank you all. With this batch, I've reached my quota of 50 quotes for this semester, but I'm still going to save up for next semester, so please keep them coming.
"There are rare moments of goodwill shown by evil men. There are bad intentions shown on a whim by saints. The contradiction. The coexistence of good and evil is what makes people human. Life is a crime by itself, and there are punishments because one is alive. Good exists with life and evil exists with life. "
I would write this, but quotes with similar messages have already been posted. Thanks for the contribution, though!
"If you hesitate when asking a question, you're probably better off not asking. When you feel the time is right to ask, they'll tell you of their own accord."
Mare Ephemeral, Hoshizora no Memoria
"Never underestimate the power of a promise. A promise can build nations, or it can tear them apart. A promise can break hearts, or it can bind them together. A person's worth is measured by the promises they keep, because the importance of a promise is measurable only by the person it is made to."
The first quote is interesting. I wonder if it'll ever apply to me in the future. And the second one is so true; words are powerful. I'll just put "anon" as the source, unless you have a more official one.
Essentially speaking, people's lives are meaningless. For that very reason, man struggles to find something in life to cling onto: promises, friendship, vengeance, a curse, or fate - it doesn't matter. Anything will do. Through binding our fate to another, we find meaning in our own lives. No doubt this provides us with an immeasurable amount of security. And so, from time to time, man comes to depend on such things, believing it to be an eternal, unchanging entity birthed by the gods: all in order to secure an endless supply of the drug we call "bonds".
At first, I thought this was going to be existential, but I'm glad it isn't. Thanks!
"People die when they are killed."
Shirou Emiya (Fate/Stay Night)
I'm rather surprised that this hasn't been posted yet.
That deepness doh. It hasn't been posted yet because the people here have been so cooperative. Thank you all!
"Happiness is like glass. It may be all around you, yet be invisible. But if u change your angle of viewing a little, then it will reflect light more beautifully than any other object around you."
"Does strength represent justice if powerlessness is a crime!?"
"False tears bring pain to others, false smile brings pain to one self"
"Nothing is unforgivable. So if u cannot forgive him, it means you do not want to."
Yes! There's definitely some cool stuff in Code Geass. I'm glad that you pointed them out to me.
“I’ll admit it. In order for us to live, it’s true that we must commit some atrocities. Sometimes people do terrible, despicable things. But do you really think ‘living’ is a sin? Thinking life is a sin, is the result of arrogant values. You don’t really think it’s a crime for a bird to snatch fruit from a tree, do you? Does a tiger feel guilt for eating its prey? Is it really a terrible thing to join together and create new life? Everything that is necessary to continue living, is not only right, I believe it is sacred. The birds, the tigers, the ants, even the grass… they all work so hard to live. It’s a beautiful thing. And to love the lives of others, is just as important as loving yourself.”
“Life is sure a strange phenomenon. A bud sprouts from a seed. A flower blossoms, reproduces, a seed matures and returns to the earth. From that seed comes another bud, another flower, which blossoms and reproduces, a new seed which in turn returns to the earth. And on and on just like that… What is the purpose of life? Why do flowers bloom? When I see a flower struggling to exist, growing from a crack in the concrete, I have a strange and wonderful feeling. Flowers are always striving desperately to live. Even in an environment such as this, in the depths of the ocean, without enough light or carbon dioxide… Even in such parched and cracked soil… They never even think of giving up, but just struggle courageously to live.”
Both are from Ever 17: The Out of Infinity I cannot find the author of the quotes
These will take a toll on my hands to write out, but thank you!
Flaming water, Frozen earth - it doesn't matter! Whoever sees them will be the freest person on the earth!
-Eren Jeager, Attack on Titan (Forgot the author)
I'll pass on this, since I can't relate to it, but thanks!
Do beans have emotions?
- Kazami Yuuji, Grisaia no Kajitsu
Very profound
It's so profound that the VN should be called The Profoundness of the Grisaia. This made me laugh, though. Thanks!
"It's not an easy balance to reach, but you have to learn to cherish the past at the same time you let go of it."
- Ayumu Shirabe (Sweet Fuse: by your side)
Yeah, it's a hard struggle. I myself don't cherish the past enough.
Caren Ortensia from Fate/Hollow Ataraxia
"Evil lies within us"
Indeed. But like with the other post, this message has already shown up on some of the quotes, so I won't use this. But thank you!
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You might think that kinetic novels translate to mere novels, but they're not really that. Great writers will use the visual novel medium to their fullest; it's just that they'd rather not write a route-based story. For example, Ryukishi07's Umineko no Naku Koro ni can't be written in any other medium other than the visual novel. Yes, there is a manga and anime, but its indescribable awesome can only be found in the sound novel. Why is this? Because the elements of a VN are used to their fullest; R07 had a vision that couldn't be written in a mere novel. He used the visual and audio aspects to create characters and show battles that would have been difficult to describe on paper alone, and evoked intense emotions through the breathtaking and intense music. He had a vision that could have only been seen through the visual novel, but that vision didn't have routes in it. And thus, another kinetic novel was born. tl;dr I love Umineko.
Route-based/decision-based visual novels have their own charm; the ability to see different consequences is attractive (and it removes most fan fiction, not that FF is bad). It allows the writer to show what he can't otherwise. But, as I explained above, kinetic novels have their own functions. It's just that not many stories call for the kinetic novel.
Writers need to carefully consider if their stories call for the VN medium. For nakige, you might argue that writers are bad if they have to rely on music to supplement their stories. I would argue that if your goal is to create a game that makes people bawl, then visual novels are the way to go. That is why there are stories like planetarian that can be written as novels, but are visual novels instead because their purpose is to be a crying game.
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This is a really neat post that I can imagine appearing in a visual novel literary journal if there was one! haha. I agree with your ideas, but the placement of Kud's and Mio's routes is interesting to discuss. Kud wonders about what she could have done better in the past, and strikes a deal with another power to free herself from those chains (bargaining). But then again, while she is in chains, she worries about her friends that she is leaving behind (depression). Mio, on the other hand, makes preparations to say goodbye to Midori as a physical existence (depression). You can argue that Mio's disappearance and all is kind of a deal with a higher being (bargaining). I don't have a clear answer, but I love the new perspective that your analysis brings to LB!
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I have only read Rewrite and LB; the two routes that I liked the most from each were Akane's and Mio's, respectively. If I had to choose, Mio's route trumps Akane's because it is beautifully written and poignant; Akane's has more of a mainstream appeal with all of the action. I can't deny the neat messages in Akane's route, but Mio's packs a punch in a more subtle way. To put it pompously, Mio's route would likely live on into the future as "literature," assuming that visual novels will ever become validated as such.
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Thank you all for your wonderful quotes!
AllMost of them were enlightening and made me so proud to be a reader of visual novels and an anime fan. I'm done with this class, and high school in general; I'll be graduating in a few days! Once again, thank you all for helping me this year.