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    VN of the Year
    Year 2013 exceeded my expectations. I was able to choose as many as 34 masterpieces, even one more than in fruitful 2012. Surprisingly, there's a better selection of chuunige as well - industry is absolutely alive and kicking. However, now it's truly the last year of abundance - sneak peek into 2014 shows the number of masterpieces being in the mid twenties. Visual Novel Openings 2013 . 
    My list of masterpieces in 2013: Boku ga Tenshi ni Natta Wake ChuSinGura 46+1 Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Electro Arms -Realize Digital Dimension- Futagoza no Paradox Getsuei Gakuen -kou- Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~ Grisaia no Rakuen Hapymaher HHG Megami no Shuuen Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi Inpyuri -Hito to Anata to Ayakashi to- Izayoi no Fortuna Jesus 13th -Ushinawareta Gakuen- Kara no Shoujo - The Second Episode Karumaruka * Circle Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi. Koi Suru Tame ni Umaretekita- Komorebi no Nostalgica Lovesick Puppies -Bokura wa Koi Suru Tame ni Umaretekita- Natsu no Owari no Nirvana Natsukumo Yururu Ojou-sama wa Gokigen Naname Prism ◇ Recollection! Reminiscence Ryuusei☆Kiseki -Shooting Probe- Seihou no Prismgear Sengoku † Koihime ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~ Shoujo Shin'iki ~ Shoujo Tengoku -The Garden of Fifth Zoa- Timepiece Ensemble Tojita Sekai no Tori Colony Tsukiakari Lunch XBlaze Code: Embryo Yume ka Utsutsu ka Matryoshka
      As for year 2013, apparently, Clephas chose Hapymaher . I'm absolutely subjective when I choose game of the year thinking only of personal preferences, so I choose ChuSinGura 46+1. And I need to announce what I'll be reviewing. Sadly, Dunamis15 can't be hooked. Or rather it can and I can get wall of text, but no lines are loaded into memory, so proper play is impossible, and I'm not going to repeat what I did with Psyclone - copy-pasting lines from the wall of text on the fly, it was also a much shorter game. So for 2011 I'm going to review Noblelige instead .  I find two games in the utter need of English reviews, so I'm taking up Seihou no Prismgear and Shoujo Shin'iki ~ Shoujo Tengoku -The Garden of Fifth Zoa- for review. See you there!
  2. kivandopulus
    VN of the Month is Endless Dungeon with other masterpieces being Hikoukigumo no Mukougawa and Hello Lady! . Clephas nominated the last two. Micchi pulls out a ridiculous list of seven titles including additional Clover Day’s , Doko no Donata no Kanjou Route , Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort, fandisc and delayed ones.  
    1. Ar Nosurge ~Umareizuru Hoshi e Inoru Uta~ アルノサージュ ~生まれいずる星へ祈る詩~ [140306] Gust 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 On the planet Ra Ciela, humans and spiritual lifeforms known as Genoms once co-existed. That was a long time ago; and the world has since lost its former beauty. People have adapted to this poorer new enviroment and manage to eke out a living. One day, a race known a the Sharl invaded and began kidnapping humans, who found themselves helpless against their mysterious Song Magic. All seemed lost until, unexpectedly, the Ancient Genoms returned to give people hope that one day there will be peace. RPG has English reviews  
    2. Golden Time: Vivid Memories ゴールデンタイム Vivid Memories [140327] Cattle Call inc. Adapted from Takemiya Yuyuko's light novel "Golden Time". The series follows Tada Banri who lost his memories and his spirit has awoken as a separate entity. In this game, You get to choose how Tada spends his days and perhaps who he falls in love with. Golden Time: Vivid Memories has over 20 endings. Anime Spin-Off  
    3. Rou-Kyuu-Bu! Naisho no Shutter Chance ロウきゅーぶ! ないしょのシャッターチャンス [140327] Vridge Inc. New club struggles for those who was not satiated with previous two games. Anime Spin-Off  
    4. Alia's Carnival!   [140328] NanaWind 1 2 3 The Sakumo ward is well known for its cherry blossoms. In recent years, as part of the redevelopment of the ward, an experimental education system was introduced where the students would govern themselves in the newly constructed Sakumodai Gakuin to improve the student life. Those students who are capable and work hard to improve the learning environment would receive various benefits. Also, it seemed that the one with the top results would get a special privilege. Ren returned to Sakumo ward after a long time away and transferred into the school, reuniting with his timid little sister Karin and childhood friend Shiina, who had grown up to be very beautiful. On his first day at school, he was caught up in some trouble and ended up saving a girl. The girl Asuha asked him to join her club, aim for ALIA and change the school. He was puzzled over her sudden invitation, but was excited that his new school life will be surely be an exciting one. There are English reviews  
    5. Baldr Sky "Zero" 2 バルドスカイ ゼロ 2 [140328] Giga 1 2 This is the sequel to BALDR SKY Zero. Edward had waken up in the middle of a virtual battlefield with no memories. He was assigned to the Squall squad under the notorious mercenary corps Fenrir. One time while on a mission, he met and protected Marelle, who was being chased by government forces. A few days after she joined Squall, she volunteered to partner up with him on missions. Their squad leader Goodman approved of it just because he thought it was amusing for two people who didn’t have any memories of their past to pair up. Ed also thought it would be a good opportunity for a ‘wired ghost’ like Marelle, who didn’t have a body in reality, to be in more touch with other people. One day while they were on a mission to support Kei who had gotten into a bind, they came across a being that looked like a monster, but moved like a robot: the third most wanted Rasayana. He was soundly defeated and thought he was going to be eaten, but nothing happened. It appeared like Rasayana knew them. Who exactly is Rasayana and how are Ed and Marelle related? Action has English reviews  
    6. Clover Day's  [140328] ALcot 1 2 3 4 5 6 It was a buried memory. It was an eternal oath. It was a wish from the heart. It was a regret kept for eternity. And a childhood promise— Yuuto was raised in an orphanage in England. He was taken to Japan after being adopted by Takakura Yoshiomi, an executive of his business. Yuuto, who couldn’t speak Japanese, was supported by his twin sister-in-laws, the bright and shy Anzu, and the cool and reliable Anri, along with the innocent and gentle Tsubame, and the showy and devious Izumi. The young boys and girls were unaware of love. They laughed and they cried, nurturing irreplaceable bonds. And 10 years later— The local scenery had changed so much, and so did Yuuto and the others. –But there are also things that remained the same. “Do you remember… the promise we made that day?” Yuuto's other childhood friends, Hekiru and Hikaru, moved overseas ten years ago. They are together with Yuuto again, and their memories from ten years ago return with them. Clover Day's starts during those rich and fulfilling days. There are English reviews  
    7. Doko no Donata no Kanjou Root ドコのドナタの感情経路 [140328] ad:lib 1 2 3 Shouta’s mother is the Kaguya-hime from fairy tales. This spring, a new transfer student Tsubasa appeared in his class. In her previous life, she was a prince who was rejected by Kaguya-hime. She recognized features of Kaguya-hime in him and fell in love with him at first sight. However, her confession was stopped by other girls who used to be Kaguya-hime’s suitors and who held feelings for him. There are English reviews  
    8. Eiyuu*Senki GOLD 英雄*戦姫GOLD [140328] Tenco 1 This is an alternative version of Eiyuu*Senki, with a new storyline. It takes over its cast while adding additional heroines and powers up its system. The old Far East country of Zipang is ruled by the greatest hero Yamato Takeru and since it has secluded itself from other nations, it had developed its own unique culture. The hero of Oushuu, Masamune, starved for excitement in this time of peace. After finding a young man by the sea who had lost his memories, she concocted a plan to put him in charge and challenge Takeru. If he was able to defeat her, then Zipang would break its seclusion and take over other countries, leading to world domination! TBS  
    9. Endless Dungeon [140328] Rosebleu 1 2 This is a sequel to the Tiny Dungeon series, featuring new heroines. Trinity is a school which trains future heroes. A half year after the past heroes successfully passed the trials, a group of new youths pass through the gate, brimming with confidence. One of them was Hime’s imouto, Miko, who came to support her brother. In addition, there was a second blond-haired dragon girl and two girls who came from 20 years in the future and are of a fifth race which was a mixture of all the special traits of the demons, gods, dragons and humans. What future lies ahead for our hero who had opened the gate? There is an English review  
    10. Hello Lady! ハロー・レディ! [140328] Akatsuki Works 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Many problems lie ahead for society in the 21st century. The best youths in the country are gathered at the super-elite Amakawa Noble School where they are trained to lead us to a brilliant future. They are led by five bishoujos known as ‘crowns’. One day, the leader of the crowns Saku was the target of a terrorist attack. She was saved by Shinri, who was invited to the school as the sixth crown. However, he is at odds with the school system. He vowed to do things under his accord and bring change to the school. Saku decided that she must keep an eye on him. There are English reviews  
    11. Hikoukigumo no Mukougawa ひこうき雲の向こう側 [140328] Flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eiri is a beautiful girl who is perfect in studies, athletics and style. She knows most things in the world… except for love. Lately, she’s been interested in her classmate Kouji who had turned down a confession by the school’s number one bishoujo Risa. Why would he not go out with her when every other boy would? Could it be because he already has a girlfriend? Or maybe he’s gay? She did some checking into it, but none of the possible explanations satisfied her. So, she started up the ‘love observation club’ to uncover the special circumstances behind his decision. There are English reviews  
    12. Juukishi Cutie ☆ Bullet 銃騎士 Cutie☆Bullet [140328] Effordom Soft 1 2 3 Ayato is a part of the Shirobara musketeer squadron, under the command of his imouto Miyabi. He didn’t have any subordinates, but the group was close like family, fighting against evil in the capital Louvre. His busy days came to a sudden end with the announcement that Shirobara will be disbanded. However, when they found out about a plot by the Akabara musketeer squadron, they gathered three other girls (Mayu, Reina, Sara) in order to stop them. He lived with them under the same roof in order to train for the battle, but… why are they wearing bunny outfits, sneaking in his bed, taking baths with him, and waking him up while straddling him? Can they prevent Akabara’s plot at this rate? There are English reviews  
    13. Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort 恋する夏のラストリゾート [140328] Pulltop Latte 1 2 3 4 5 Soutarou just manages to pay his school fees by doing part-time jobs. After helping his kouhai Umi and skipping his shift, he was fired from his part-time job and was having problems making ends meet. Umi felt responsible for his present situation and introduced him to a part-time job at a Southern resort. With deep blue skies, clear seas and vibrant vegetation, the place looked exactly like in the travel magazines. Moreover, he was surrounded by many girls: energetic imouto-like Sango, affectionate airheaded ojousama Riho, shy and earnest Shiori, and the kind but also strict manager Nagisa. Arriving at the resort, Umi turned to him and asked him to spend the time there as her boyfriend. There are English reviews  
    14. Kunoichi ga Gotoku -Nugase! Bakunyuu Ninjas!- くのいちが如く -脱がせ!爆乳ニンジャーズ!- [140328] Gyunyuu Sensha Hagakure Ninjutsu Academy is an educational institution for training “justice ninjas” who fight against evil prevailing in this world. Teacher Hayate supervises four female students. One day "mystery book" required to become full-fledged ninjas gets stolen by an enemy ninja corps. The battle to regain the artifact begins. Action  
    15. Love Love Life ~Ojou-sama 7nin to Love Love Harem Seikatsu~ らぶらぶらいふ ~お嬢様7人とラブラブハーレム生活~ [140328] Cabbit 1  Takuma transferred into the famous private school Saimei Gakuen, which is attended by the richest girls. What sets him apart from others is that he will always come to the aid of a troubled person, and he loves girls so much that he wants to make his own harem. Naturally his declaration was first met with disdain, but all the girls slowly warmed up to his kind nature and actions. Soon, he had a harem of 7 girls living with him. One of his lovers, Leone, was the princess of a small European country which allows polygamy for royalty. She invited him to come to her homeland and he agreed without too much thought. However, the other heroines were really worried and upped their attacks on him at school and in the dorm, from morning to night. What will he choose in the end: pure love or a harem? There is an English review  
    16. Ren'ai Made Sentakushi Hitotsu 恋愛まで選択肢ひとつ [140328] Nounai Kanojo 1 2 3 Riku and his childhood friend Misora loved each other, but she passed away in an accident when they were in grade school. Ever since then, love has become a trauma for him and he did everything to never have the same kind of relationship with another girl again. He treated his childhood friend Kirio like one of his guy friends. He considers his lady co-worker Yukari as a rival. Misora’s younger sister Suzuho, who’s quite attached to him, is like a follower to him. His younger sister Karen seems to hate him. He continued to live his normal life without looking at them as women. However, one day, a girl who looked exactly like Misora appeared before his eyes. He suddenly became aware of his feelings, and so did all the other heroines. There are English reviews  
    BLOCKED   1. Reika no Yakata ~Saimin Yuugi e no Shoutaijou~ 麗華の館 ~催眠遊戯への招待状~ [140322] Sister Soft 1
    A sudden snowstorm forces Kyoichi and his sister Hime to seek shelter in a mysterious inn. Once inside, they discover that the two voluptuous owners Reika and Hitomi operate it as a high class brothel. They use hypnosis on Kyoichi to bring him into a world of pleasure, and when his lovely sister tries to rescue him, they also use hypnosis on her! Will they be able to escape?
    Nukige with an English review   2. Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep- 大図書館の羊飼い -Dreaming Sheep- [140328] August  1
    This is the fandisk to Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai. “The book club is eternal!!” Everyone ignored Kana; it’s another normal day at the book club. They still joke around and do random tasks. The only difference is that Kyoutarou has a girlfriend and at least to him, they have a pure relationship even if the rest of the members call them a lovey-dovey couple. It’s become much more fun than before.
    Fandisc
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    VN of the Month 2016
    I have difficult history with Island and its anime, but it was still a memorable event in VN history worth discussing, so I give it its due. Clephas chose Wagamama High Spec which I placed to February for formal reasons as it was a partial release and not demo back then. Micchi in addition obviously chooses D.S. -Dal Segno- , Natsu Uso -Ahead of the reminiscence- , Wizards Complex and a nukige.  
    1. Campus Notes - Forget Me Not. Campus Notes - Forget Me Not. [160406] 4th cluster 1 2 "Campus Notes - Forget Me Not." is a visual novel set in the University of Tsukuba, created by 4th cluster, an indie game studio established from the same university. The University of Tsukuba is a National university that is the focus of Tsukuba Science City, a town 50km east of Tokyo. The city has a unique culture, as the area is heavily populated by students. The story is placed in true-to-life settings of Tsukuba city. Come and enjoy a slice of campus life. Meet our heroes and heroines and set out on a strange adventure, and maybe even fall in love... Game is localized and has English reviews  
    2. Natsu Uso -Ahead of the Reminiscence- ナツウソ -Ahead of the reminiscence- [160422] Campus 1 2 3  There are many types of lies and everyone has their own reasons to lie. It could be to protect, to deny, to misrepresent, or to keep things unchanged. Souichirou can tell if someone is lying, even if he doesn’t know the specific reason. He gained this ability from a magician one day after wishing to know ‘true feelings’. In exchange, he requires magic power from fulfilling magic contracts, under the guise of the ‘Neko no Te Bu’ (cat’s hand club) at Mahoshi Gakuen. As a result, he became known as the school’s top troublemaker. Souichirou first met his kouhai Aoi last summer when she was dispatched to inspect his ‘Neko no Te Bu’ club and she watched him with hostile eyes. In the year since then, they had gotten closer and then moved apart from one another. Now, after many twists and turns, the club has got a new member and the days were rambunctious as ever. Then one day, he woke up and found himself in a room which he had visited once a year ago. When he tried to recall what happened the night before, he got an intense headache. Sleeping next to him was the girl who always verbally abused him. Moreover, she was totally naked for some reason. There are English reviews  
    3. Anata o Otoko ni Shite Ageru! あなたをオトコにしてあげる! [160428] ChuableSoft 1 Toushirou found himself in Nanohana Gakuen’s best couple contest even though he didn’t have a girlfriend. It was so that the name of their “Wednesday club” would be etched in the school’s history on the winner’s trophy displayed in the showcase at the school entrance. The four girls in the club decide to train him to become a better man, while also advancing their relationship with him to improve their chances of becoming his partner. Will they be able to win the contest and who will he choose as his ‘girlfriend’? There is an English impression  
    4. D.S. -Dal Segno- [160428] Circus 1 2 3 4 5 Kazana Island... A cozy, cool paradise where summer never ends. The protagonist finds himself stepping foot into this island paradise as a transfer student, greeted by a mysteriously glittering sky, as well as the energetic island caretaker Ame, a girl-type AI. After a bit of a rocky start, he settles at the dorms where a handful of new female friendships await. She's a tomboyish beauty, but a bit of a loner: Himari Asamiya. The manifestation of brains and beauty, and also student leader: Hazuki Murasaki. The self-proclaimed "Daughter of Darkness", with a normal side too: Io Kouzuki. Always trying to act the grown-up, but still a tease (your cousin): Noeri Fujishiro. And the girl who embraces her role of making everyone happy: Ame. How will you sculpt your everlasting happiness here in paradise? A new love is about to begin... Game is localized and has English reviews  
    5. Island [160428] Frontwing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Urashima is a small island, far from mainland Japan. It’s a true utopia, blessed with rich natural beauty. But the island harbors a difficult past, and it’s about to be erased, silently, from history. Soot blight syndrome, an endemic disease, has brought about a rift between the island and the mainland. An offshore platform intended for marine research has long been left abandoned; five years ago, three separate incidents brought the once influential Three Families of Urashima to near ruin. Rumors about children being spirited away have become part of the local folklore, alongside another legend, one that has been repeated on the island since time immemorial... “Let me tell you the legend of this island: it’s a story of tragic love...” The key to saving the island lies with three girls, each of whom belongs to one of the Three Families. These girls aren’t able to change the fate of the island by themselves, but might they succeed with the help of the young man who’s just washed ashore? Claiming that he’s traveled back in time, the man immediately sets out on a lonely path, challenging the longstanding traditions of the island, and seeking to change the future. But those aren’t his only goals... How will his presence transform the lives of these three girls, the future of the island, and the fate of the world...? Game is localized and has English reviews  
    6. Kono Koi, Seishun ni Yori. この恋、青春により。 [160428] More Spring has come once more to Sakuraba Gakuen and the students pass through the school gates with new hopes. Ace pitcher Tatsuya wishes to make the nationals after falling short last year. Class rep Chiharu wishes to change herself by revealing her hidden feelings. Osananajimi and manager Kyouko wishes to go to the nationals together with him. Loafing classmate Nao wishes to graduate as soon as possible. Top student Rin shoulders the expectations of everyone around her. As third year students, it was their final year at the school. What lies ahead for them? There will probably be both moments of happiness and sadness, but they will be able to one day look back fondly at their youth. System flaws and bugs made a huge dent in evaluation from game's release. Overall, it's a a nice school romcom with Kyouko route being really strong as love triangle story, but the other routes stay half-baked and similar to each other. Actually, may be a good choice if you can still tolerate school romance.  
    7. Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!! りりくる Rainbow Stage!!! [160428] PARTICLE 1 2 Yuno loves Tamaki’s smile, and wants her to witness her dreams coming true.... though having not seen much of Tamaki lately, Yuno’s been feeling somewhat down. She depends on Saeka a lot, and since the latter always comforts her in times of need, Yuno can feels as though she can talk about her problems without a care in the world. Tamaki wishes with all her might that she could keep watching over Yuno, who’s always been number one in her heart... but the circumstances around her are changing, little by little. It's not only one girl she has to keep watch over now, after all. Saeka has always been dependable and supportive, and Tamaki's has begun to feel confused... “Sigh... Looks like she always needs someone by her side too...” Saeka still has a crush on Yuno, but has been enraptured by Tamaki's aura, and finds that she can’t leave her alone. Recently, she's been mulling over whether or not she wants to try and change the way she is... As they chat, grow closer, become jealous, get embarrassed, and laugh... The crisscrossing emotions of these three girls allow this warm yet slightly bitter story to unfold... Game is localized and has English reviews  
    8. Nama Love なまラブ [160428] Oct Works 1  Sayohama private school was created a few years ago through the merge of a boys’ school and a girls’ school. Carrying on the tradition from when only young ladies attended the school, it was forbidden to have relationships with the opposite sex. At the end of October, Shouta’s osananajimi and student council president Mafuyu addressed the students at the closing ceremony of the school festival and declared that from that moment on, they were free to fall in love. Earnest but slightly clumsy Mafuyu, who isn’t as close to Shouta as before. Cool pianist Saya, who is adored by all students and loves cute things a lot. Meddlesome tsundere imouto Mio, who dotes on him only when she’s at home. Timid literature girl Kotoha, who became friends with him while skipping class. No longer bound by the school’s rules, their hidden feelings began to overflow in this new season of love. Game is close to a moege as short scenario is followed by thick H part. There is an English impression.  
    9. Punch Line パンチライン [160428] MAGES. GAME  1 2 3 If he sees underwear, humanity will be destroyed! Punch Line is the newest visual novel adventure from the creators of Zero Escape and the Science Adventure series! Play as Yuuta Iridatsu, a high school student who faints at the sight of panties. After being stuck in ghost form, it’s up to you to help Yuuta get back into his body and solve the mystery of *why* he causes an asteroid to destroy the earth every time he gets too excited by his underwear-sighting! Anime Spin-Off is localized and has English reviews  
    10. Purely x Cation [160428] Hibiki Works 1 Spring is in full bloom in Asahama, a town reminiscent of old Japan. Hibiki found himself moving here due to his parents’ transfer for work. While it was his first time living alone, he was able to make friends and get familiar with his surroundings pretty quickly. Everything was smooth sailing, but he felt like there was something missing in his life. In the middle of his youth which only comes once in a lifetime, his first love may be just around the corner. Looks like it's the final nail in the coffin of Cation animated H SIM series. Visuals has always been its main and probably even sole attraction.  
    11. Sankai Ou no Yubiwa 珊海王の円環 [160428] Eushully 1 2 In the west-central region of Lunoche of the Raulbhach continent, there’s a legend of a great pirate who hoarded up many treasures, defeated demons by himself, vanquished other pirates and established a nation. His name was Gautherio Bonezzi, the greatest ruler of the seas who achieved everything that he desired. However, that was not the end of the tale about the “King of the Coral Sea”. Several hundred years later, he appeared once more on a ghost ship, proclaiming that he would grant an audience to the one who gathered all six rings to prove their worthiness and fulfill their wishes. It seemed like just an old tale that could be passed off as a bedtime story, but then there were reported sightings of a ghost ship out at sea. Excited that the legend is indeed true, people began to battle with one another to collect the rings before the great king disappears again. Strategy  
    12. Wizards Complex ウィザーズコンプレックス [160428] Windmill Oasis 1 It’s already been several years since it was confirmed that witches existed around the world. Magic has become part of everyday life, and it was common knowledge that only women can use magic. However, this no longer held true when a single boy was found to possess magic abilities. This boy, Aoi, was invited to attend the Mikuni Academy for Witches. It was a peculiar school where the students were separated into two groups: the East Tower housed domestic students, while the international students occupied the West Tower. Each tower was governed by its own student council. He was initially nervous being the only male student, but he quickly got along with the others. He was expecting a bright and enjoyable school life. Then, he and his classmates were forcefully enlisted as the new student council members for the east tower, and were thrust into a series of magic competitions between the two student councils. They must protect the honor of their tower, but there was one problem: he couldn’t use magic at all. There is an English review  
    BLOCKED   1. Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A-5 真剣で私に恋しなさい!A-5 [160426] Minato Soft 1 2
    A fandisc featuring routes for Yoshitsune and Takae, as well as an after story for Margit.
    Fandisc  
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    VN of the Year
    2019 hit the new bottom in many aspects and marked the beginning of COVID era, so there was a noticeable loss in attention for visual novels by the end of it. I counted only 13 masterpieces, could not even get 100 openings in Visual Novel Openings 2019 . Without a clear favorite I'll call Realive VN of the Year .   My list of masterpieces in 2019: AI: The Somnium Files Kanzume Shoujo no Shuumatsu Sekai Kimagure Temptation Kokorone=Pendulum! Missing-X-Link ~Ten no Yurikago, Togi no Hana~ Musicus! Realive Ren'ai, Karichaimashita Sakura, Moyu. -As the Night's, Reincarnation- Swallowtail -Ano Hi, Ao o Koete- Tamayura Mirai Tasogare no Folclore Wakaba-iro no Quartet
      Looked through 2019 several times and found nothing in dire need of a review. Since Swallowtail -Ano Hi, Ao o Koete- already has a good review, wanted to give an alternative look to D.C.4 ~Da Capo 4~ , but it's just plain too horrible, dropped after two routes, does not deserve to have a video and even minimal effort applied. Guess it's time to review something good then, notably,  Realive
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    If I choose between indi touching crap, a lolicon moege, a twisted nukige , another mimikko moege and a single heroine nukige, what would entail the least cringe... there aren't good choices here, so I clench my teeth and call Kamisama no Shippo ~Etogami-sama tachi no Ongaeshi~ VN of the Month. What a wicked start of the year... Micchi does not mind this choice and also suggests Amairo Chocolata and a  fandisc  
    1. Prison Princess プリズンプリンセス [200130] qureate 1 2 The continent of Maygard. The peace and prosperity brought about by the two kingdoms of “Aria Zaza” and “Zanji Zed” lasted countless years. That golden era is now facing its downfall. The Demon King, released from his seal, has turned our continent to a sea of flames. As cities were invaded one after another, a man appeared carrying the blood of ancient heroes… Oh Brave Hero. During his journey, the hero was met with grave misfortune and perished. The Demon King’s minions snuck into the capital cities of the two kingdoms to kidnap their precious princesses. All hope seemed to have been lost… However, it seems our hero is not wholly dead after all. Even as a spirit, the hero is determined to remain in this world, and has set off to save the princesses from danger. Now nothing more than a phantom, can the hero succeed in rescuing the kidnapped princesses?! Interactive game that's hardly a VN is released in English and has English reviews   
    2. Amairo Chocolata あまいろショコラータ [200131] Cabbage Soft 1 2 3 Yuzuki came to the town of Yuunagi as the leaves were starting to change colour. The first person he met was a cute cat-eared waitress, who was handing out pamphlets on the street. “T-This is Cafe Setaria. Please come in!” When he was led into the cafe by the waitress Chieri, the other girls there also had animal ears. Seeing his wondering look, they worriedly asked him: “Could it be… that you could see these ears?” They explained that they were actually hybrid beasts whose ears and tails cannot be seen by normal humans. After learning about their secret, he started working at the cafe with them, while being both shocked and impressed at the differences between them and humans. Game is localized and has English reviews  
    3. Sarute サルテ [200131] Soiree 1 2 3 “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” At the end of a journey of blood, despair, regret, and madness— a stage perched on the razor's edge dividing life and death. With no audience to cheer, at a jester's direction, Salthe performs her past. To learn the reason for her death. To return to the world of life. Each scene is full of scorn and mockery, she writhes and struggles, through to the end of the tale of Salthe's life—a comedy—— Game is localized and has English reviews  
    4. Kamisama no Shippo ~Etogami-sama tachi no Ongaeshi~ 神様のしっぽ ~干支神さまたちの恩返し~ [200131] DESSERT Soft 1 2 In the remote village of Tenbu, watched over by the gods, lies a shrine where the twelve zodiac signs are enshrined. Akinari is a young man who had been taken in by the Asatsuki family that currently runs the shrine when he was a baby. He secretly possesses a mysterious ability: he can understand what animals say. Since he likes animals more than others, he used this power to enjoy his life every day. However, his everyday life changed one day after he casually inserted a precious orb into a mysterious stone slab in the shrine’s storehouse. The statues of the twelve zodiac signs suddenly vanished, and were seemingly replaced by twelve girls, the Etogami. They began living together after an unexpected turn of events, and he became good friends with them due to his innate love for animals. Renge, his childhood friend and the sole daughter of the Asatsuki household, wished for everyone to gather around dining table, which was too big for just the two of them. Akinari always wanted to have family to call his own, so he decided to welcome the twelve of them as family. This is the beginning of a wondrous fairy tale with the twelve zodiac signs. There are English reviews  
    5. Kamikura Hina no Himitsu ~Gohoubi wa Watashi no Karada♪~ 上倉雛のヒミツ ~ごほうびは私のカラダ♪~ [200131] Astronauts: Comet Makoto is on the university swimming team, but he can’t seem to better his time. He discussed with his coach and the reliable club leader, and they determined that it wasn’t a physical or mental problem. However, they were unable to figure out the underlying cause. An important swim meet was fast approaching and he was feeling the pressure that he would be a burden for the team. However, he was not alone; his senpai and club manager Hina was always there to cheer him on. She knew about the anguish that he was going through and wanted to help him somehow. She took advice from many people and thought hard about a surefire plan, and… “I’ll let you touch my breasts if you clock a good time♪” Makoto was taken aback by the half-joking proposal, but agreed to it since he was running out of options. What will be the end result and what will happen to their relationship after this wild idea? Another kinetic nukige  
  6. kivandopulus
    There are as many as two games about GameDev, and since there's not much else to look at, one of them Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki becomes game of the Month.  
    1. Yuru Camp△ - Have a Nice Day! ゆるキャン△ Have a nice day! [211111] MAGES. GAME Take on the roles of Kagamihara Nadeshiko and Shima Rin, and enjoy a branching story where the camp contents change in a big way based on your choices. With “what if” scenarios not depicted in the TV anime, this is a game Laid-Back Camp fans will not want to miss. The game features various "what if" scenarios. What if everyone went to the Takabocchi Highlands, where Rin originally went solo? What if Rin camped solo at Shibire Lake, where she originally went with Nadeshiko? What if Rin brought a portable grill to Lake Motosu? Despite featuring the same scenes as the anime, you can still enjoy a fresh camping experience! In Laid-Back Camp: Have a Nice Day!, you can relive the Laid-Back Camp experience by visiting Lake Motosu, Fumoto Campsite, Eastwood Campsite, Takabocchi Highlands, Shibire Lake, Jinbagatayama Campsite, and Fujinomiya. Furthermore, Lake Tanuki Campsite, which only appears by name in the original comic, has also been added as a campground. But whether you are able to camp there depends on your actions. Anime Spin-Off  
    2. NinNinDays 2 [21118] qureate A young man is dazing off while working the night shift at a convenience store, when a girl stops in to ask for a meat bun. The one next to her appears to be her boyfriend, and after doing their shopping, the two of them link arms affectionately and take off. Just when the young man is thinking how nice it would be to have a girlfriend, a pair of girls in ninja cosplay show up. The girls just stare at the shop goods without buying anything in particular. Even worse, they're even chatting about ninja techniques or something along those lines. When he calls out to them to prevent theft, it becomes apparent that they have no money. Despite suspecting that they might try to steal something, he gives in and buys a bento for the two desperately pleading girls. The life of that young man is turned upside down from the moment of his encounter with the two young women. A roommate life with two female ninja, one a Chuunibyou, and the other a fanservice machine, is about to begin?! And so begins a new love story with two ninja girls! Sequel is released in English  
    3. Asatsugutori アサツグトリ [211125] Nippon Ichi Software Hibari wakes up in a strange room alongside seven other girls. An announcement from above confused the girls. "Only one person who survives till the end can leave the building." "We recommend that you give it all your best to survive for as long as possible even just for one second, and you may be able to use magic." A few days after the girls' mysterious communal life begins, an incident finally occurred. Hibari regrets not being able to stop the scene of death that happened in front of her. "If only I could go back before she died…" The next day, when Hibari wakes up and goes to the cafeteria, she saw the girl who died the day prior. The ability to travel back in time "With this power, you can start over as many times as you like. No one will ever die again." Console exclusive detective  
    4. Hoshi no Otome to Rikka no Shimai 星の乙女と六華の姉妹 [211126] ensemble Main character Yuki is a popular  streamer. Despite his cute looks he is actually a man. He impersonates as his sister to attend top high school for idols that is forbidden for men. Traps is not my thing  
    5. Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki 創作彼女の恋愛公式 [211126] Aino+Links 1 Our protagonist, Toshiki Kagami, is headed to Tokyo, where he will begin living with his cousin and her family. Unbeknownst to others, he harbors a desire within himself. He wants to rekindle that creative spark he all but lost now. He had a childhood friend, Aisa Ayase. They were two peas in a pod, always competing against each other, seeing who could create better stories. However, as they grew older, their thoughts and mindset slowly started differing more and more from each other. In the end, Aisa moved with her family to Tokyo. The now separated Aisa and Toshiki would still send letters to each other, talking about their current lives and, of course, sending each other stories for the other to read. However, once the prospect of entering high school drew ever so closer, the letters from Aisa all but disappeared. Nonetheless, Toshiki continued writing stories, making doujin games and eventually, he would debut with his first commercial light novel. And while the cultivation of his creative prowess was growing steadily, he hit a slump half a year ago. And so, he postulated that perhaps spending time with similarly aged creators would help him break free of his slump. Steeling himself, Toshiki enrolled in Saika Private Academy, a school designed for creators to gather in one space. With that, spring rolls around and Toshiki is in Tokyo, ready to start his new school life. And it is there that he reunites with Aisa once more. There are English reviews  
    6. Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai. ウチはもう、延期できない。[211126] Sonora 1 Spring break. Miyamura Miku, a hobby writer of light novels, is approached by her older sister Miyamura Karin, who reveals to her that she's working as a voice actress for erotic games. "The company I am working for right now needs someone to assist with writing the sex scenes!" Karin asks for Miku's assistance. "Wait, I'm still a virgin, you know? I have no clue how to write such a thing!" At the same time the protagonist, Shiiba Masashi, is getting a sudden call from his big sister. "Jeez, we can't! We're delaying. Can't. Impossible. We delay." The one who keeps repeating these phrases like a broken record, is the protagonist's older sister, Shiiba Sayaka - CEO as well as scenario writer of the popular upstart eroge brand "Hades Soft". "If we delay now, then we're done for. The sponsors will be chasing us for the rest of our life in order to reclaim the cash. We have to find a solution or I'll be to the neck in debt! I'll come haunt you if this kills me, okay?!" And so, Masashi ends up being roped into helping them with their eroge development?! This game is centering around eccentric heroines like the key animator Suzumoto Chisa (pen name: Suzuse Akiko) and the reclusive graphic designer Sakakibara Ai. Here comes an ADV about creating eroge that's a little on the weirder side. IF YOU LOVE EROGE, DON'T JOIN AN EROGE COMPANY! There is an English review  
  7. kivandopulus
    Despite all the looks I still find as many as ten games to be great. And still 50 openings to enjoy Visual Novel Openings 2021 . Since I prioritize chunige , my choice for the year is Waga Himegimi ni Eikan o . As for plans, hardly anything has changed except that I'm first going for Sakura, Moyu. -As the Night's, Reincarnation- , but so far only recorded common route over last three months, so useless to plan further. Will definitely get more active when I finish all the postponed RPGs , six titles accumulated so far.  
    My list of masterpieces in 2021: Buddy Mission Bond Fuyukara, Kururu. Genpei Ryouran Emaki -Gikei- Kunado Kokuki Madohi Shiroki no Kamikakushi Meikei no Lupercalia Monkeys!¡ Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki Umi to Yuki no Cyan Blue Waga Himegimi ni Eikan o  
  8. kivandopulus
    I was even ready to rate Bakuman. 2nd Season lower if there was at least some other firm masterpiece in my opinion, but, alas. Another borderline masterpiece that I enjoy is Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai . Decided to finally drop all those childish Digimons and Battle Spirits and the like as I don't like their openings anyway.   1. Hunter x Hunter (2011) HUNTER×HUNTER(ハンター×ハンター)  [Madhouse] (Finished 1/148) Tags: Shounen Action, Adventure, Fantasy Hunters devote themselves to accomplishing hazardous tasks, all from traversing the world's uncharted territories to locating rare items and monsters. Before becoming a Hunter, one must pass the Hunter Examination—a high-risk selection process in which most applicants end up handicapped or worse, deceased. Ambitious participants who challenge the notorious exam carry their own reason. What drives 12-year-old Gon Freecss is finding Ging, his father and a Hunter himself. Believing that he will meet his father by becoming a Hunter, Gon takes the first step to walk the same path. During the Hunter Examination, Gon befriends the medical student Leorio Paladiknight, the vindictive Kurapika, and ex-assassin Killua Zoldyck. While their motives vastly differ from each other, they band together for a common goal and begin to venture into a perilous world. Sequel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   2. Mirai Nikki (TV) The Future Diary 未来日記 [asread.] (Finished 3/26) Tags: Shounen Gore, High Stakes Game, Psychological, Survival Action, Supernatural, Suspense Yukiteru Amano is a shy middle schooler who regularly keeps track of what he does in his daily life by writing down all of his activities on his phone—a digital diary. Despite having no friends at school, Yukiteru is frequently seen talking to his supposedly imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, the god of time and space; and Deus' servant, Mur Mur. One day, Yukiteru wakes up and discovers that certain events of his day are preemptively displayed on his cellphone. While initially dismissing it as a coincidence, he slowly realizes that the incidents written in his phone actually take place in the near future. After spending the day benefiting from this new asset, Yukiteru learns that his classmate Yuno Gasai possesses a similar diary. As the two team up to defeat an odd pursuer and head back to their respective homes, Deus Ex Machina explains that they—alongside 10 other contestants—have been drawn into a survival game whose victor will become the deity's successor. With no other options, Yukiteru and Yuno must use their cellphones—now called "Future Diaries"—to survive this unforgiving battle royale. Why does it have to cry DEATH NOTE so much... And since concept with future diary phones is so vague, it inevitably becomes full of loopholes. Generally I like battle royale, but with clear rules, not  these pseudo detective suspense mysteries and reinventing rules as plot directs. I believe it still can be enjoyed, but not by me.   Overall Rating: 6/10   3. Fate/Zero フェイト/ゼロ [ufotable] (Finished 2/13) Tags: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract. Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu. Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive. Sequel. Tried to watch it several times, but I seriously dislike Urobuchi Gen and hate serialization of finished stories and squeezing more profits and especially prequels. It's no fun at all for the second time. To get frozen in time just because franchise sells is impotent and opposite of talent. Only boredom and disgust remain.   Overall Rating: 6/10   4. Guilty Crown ギルティクラウン [Production I.G] (Finished 4/22) Tags: Mecha, Romantic Subtext, Super Power Action, Drama, Sci-Fi On December 24, 2029—the day colloquially known as the "Lost Christmas"—the Apocalypse Virus spread across Japan, bringing death to its citizens and plunging the country into utter chaos. In an effort to establish order, the United Nations sends the GHQ to assist with the crisis by containing the outbreak while removing all political autonomy in the process. A decade later, the country still lives under their control, unable to break free from their draconian rule. Frustrated with the state of the nation, a resistance group named the Funeral Parlor aims to liberate Japan from the GHQ. Led by the charismatic Gai Tsutsugami, the group plots to steal a vial containing the "Void Genome" to further their goals. The vial falls into the hands of internet vocalist Inori Yuzuriha, who ends up being hunted by the GHQ's Anti-Bodies forces. Having nowhere to go, she seeks refuge in a warehouse where she meets Shuu Ouma—a socially awkward high school student who is a huge fan of her music. Shuu gets dragged into the conflict the moment he rescues Inori, and the Void Genome shatters in his hand, granting him the "Power of the Kings." While learning how to control his grand new ability, Shuu must now fight to liberate Japan from its cruel oppressors. Tried it a lot of times, and it's such a slow paced tasteless mess that I inevitably fall asleep or get distracted in other way. And I see a lot of parallels with Leloush which makes it even worse.   Overall Rating: 5/10   5. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Haganai: I don't have many friends 僕は友達が少ない [AIC Build] (Finished 12/12) Tags: Harem, School Comedy, Romance, Ecchi When Kodaka Hasegawa finds out that he will be transferring to a new school, he is determined to make a positive impression, and maybe even some friends. However, Kodaka discovers he is out of luck when he immediately gets labeled as a violent delinquent due to his blond hair and intimidating expression. Although a month has passed, Kodaka is still alone thanks to his notorious reputation. However, his life begins to change when he finds fellow loner Yozora Mikazuki talking to her imaginary friend in an empty classroom. After sharing stories of their lonely high school life, Kodaka and Yozora decide to overcome the difficulties of making friends together by starting the Neighbor's Club. Created for people who don't have friends, daily activities involve learning social skills and how to fit in, which will hopefully allow them to make friends. Joined by the eroge-loving Sena Kashiwazaki, and other eccentric outcasts, Kodaka may finally have managed to find people he can call friends, in this club filled with hilarious oddballs. For some reason it reminds me of OreImo. I enjoy it quite a lot despite the fact that it does not stand out much. Interaction and otaku context are great, though.   Overall Rating: 7/10   6. Chihayafuru ちはやふる [Madhouse] (Finished 2/25) Tags: Josei Love Polygon, School, Strategy Game Drama, Sports As a child, Chihaya Ayase had only one dream: to see her elder sister Chitose become Japan's most successful model. However, upon defending her ostracised classmate Arata Wataya from his bully—Chihaya's childhood friend Taichi Mashima—she discovers the world of competitive karuta and soon becomes enamoured with the sport. Based on the Ogura Hundred Poets anthology, this card game where poems are studied requires excellent memory, agility, and a tremendous endurance from the players. Full of hope, Chihaya joins the Shiranami Society together with the newly reconciled Arata and Taichi, embarking on an exciting journey for the title awarded to the top-ranked female player—Queen of Karuta. Since middle school, Chihaya grew distant from a dispassionate Taichi and separated from Arata. However, in order to improve her skills, Chihaya decides to create a karuta club in her high school. With the help of Taichi, another veteran player, and a few spirited newcomers, Chihaya's new-founded Mizusawa Karuta Club aims for victory in the Omi Shrine's national championship. Sure I tried to watch it before, and it's still more card game than anything else.   Overall Rating: 6/10   7. Bakuman. 2nd Season バクマン。2ndシーズン [J.C.Staff] (Finished 25/25) Tags: Shounen Otaku Culture Comedy, Drama, Romance With the serialization of their new manga, "Detective Trap," the writer-artist team, Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro, better known by their pseudonym Muto Ashirogi, are one step closer to becoming world-renowned mangaka. For Mashiro, however, serialization is just the first step. Having promised to marry his childhood sweetheart and aspiring voice actress, Azuki Miho, once his manga gets an anime adaptation, Mashiro must continue his to popularize Ashirogi's work. A tremendously competitive cast of ambitious mangaka—including the wild genius, Eiji Niizuma; the elegant student, Yuriko Aoki, and her older admirer and partner, Takurou Nakai; the lazy prodigy, Kazuya Hiramaru; and the abrasive artist, Shinta Fukuda—both support and compete against Muto Ashirogi in creating the next big hit. As they adjust to their young and seemingly untested new editor, the dynamic duo struggle to maintain their current serialization, secure the top spot in Shounen Jack, and ultimately, achieve an anime adaptation of their manga. With new rivals and friends, Bakuman. 2nd Season continues Takagi and Mashiro's inspiring story of hard work and young love. Sequel.   Overall Rating: 9/10   8. Ben-To ベン・トー [David Production] (Finished 3/12) Tags: Martial Arts Action, Comedy, Gourmet  The supermarket is an important building in any city, for they provide a convenient way to purchase a variety of food in a family-friendly, safe environment. However, these stores changes in the blink of an eye once the unsold bento boxes go on their nightly half-off sales! War breaks out and friends become foes as each person fights for honor, pride, and dinner. There are no longer any people in these supermarkets, only Wolves and Dogs⁠—winners and losers. High schooler You Satou is painfully introduced to these battles after unknowingly stumbling into the war zone, but instead of choosing to avoid these nightly fights, he wants to join in. After seeing Satou's lack of fighting skills, upperclassman and Wolf Sen Yarizui invites him and Hana Oshiroi, a girl who enjoys spectating the brawls, to join her Half-Priced Food Lovers Club to show them the distinction between the Dogs and the Wolves. Together, they learn what it truly means to fight for your food. Absurd silly action that I could not stand back then and that only tires me now.   Overall Rating: 5/10   9. Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! 真剣で私に恋しなさい! [Lerche] (Finished 3/12) Tags: Harem, Martial Arts, School, Super Power Comedy, Romance, Ecchi The samurai are a very important part of Japan's history, and to be related to them in any way is probably one of the most inspiring things that a young high school student could hope for. Kawakami City is well-known for having many samurai ancestors among its citizens, and is generally surrounded by an atmosphere of fighting spirit, loyalty, and dedication to work. In Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!, the students of Kawakami Academy use this knowledge on a daily basis, whether they are studying for exams, competing in sports competitions, or making sure that they take very good care of their traditions. Yamato Naoe is one such student, and his six closest friends (three boys and three girls) make up the perfect team for friendship, rivalry, and motivation. However, even samurai have weaknesses. Although the balance and long friendship of their group has been undisturbed for a long time, when two new girls enter the group, things start to get a lot more interesting. Not only must they maintain what they think is the samurai tradition, but they must now also do it with a lot of "distractions." Never could understand MajiKoi. It's exactly the case that I call chaotic silly mess. Now with repeating unfunny jokes.   Overall Rating: 5/10   10. Maken-Ki! マケン姫っ! [AIC Spirits] (Finished 3/12) Tags: Shounen Harem, Martial Arts, School, Super Power Action, Ecchi Based on the manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda, this romantic comedy is about Takeru Ohyama, a typical perverted teenage boy. His new school doesn't require entrance exams, and it just turned co-ed! Unfortunately, his dreams of a happy high school life are dashed when he finds out the school is much more than it seems. All of the students wield a special item—a Maken—to unleash their magical abilities in duels! Can Takeru find a Maken that works for him? Even while trying to fit in at a new school and dealing with all kinds of girl problems? Ecchi harem school SOL with a bit of magical duels flavor. I don't see more than one big or super big advantage.   Overall Rating: 6/10   11. Working'!! Wagnaria!!2 [A-1 Pictures] (Finished 13/13) Tags: Seinen Romantic Subtext, Workplace Comedy The exciting antics of Wagnaria return as more ridiculous incidents occur, friendships are deepened, and new feelings are discovered. In addition to Souta Takanashi and his wacky co-workers, more eccentric personalities join the family restaurant: Haruna, Hyougo Otoo's missing wife, who has a habit of getting hopelessly lost through the sewer system; Kirio Yamada, Aoi's older brother, who is able to withstand Mahiru Inami's deadly punches; and twins Youhei and Mitsuki Mashiba, Kyouko Shirafuji's juniors who do not get along. Absurdity, romance, and hilarity are all on the menu for the Wagnaria family restaurant! Sequel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   12. Persona 4 the Animation ペルソナ4アニメーション [AIC ASTA] (Finished 1/25) Tags: School, Super Power Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Supernatural Serial murders have recently plagued Inaba, with the police struggling to find any leads. Despite this, due to his parents going abroad for work, Yuu Narukami moves to the small town to live with his uncle for a year. He enrolls at Yasogami High School, where he meets and befriends Yousuke Hanamura, Chie Satonaka, and Yukiko Amagi. While hanging out together after school, the group fills Yuu in on the urban legend known as the "Midnight Channel"—a mysterious TV channel that only appears at midnight on rainy days while the viewer is alone. Curious about the claim, Yuu decides to tune in that night, only to see the next victim of the serial murders appear on the screen instead. He also finds himself being drawn into the TV, which intrigues his newfound friends enough to want to investigate. Yuu ends up falling into the world within the TV, which is blanketed by a thick fog and swarming with hostile creatures known as "Shadows." Realizing that this world is somehow connected to the murders, the Investigation Team forms with the goal of uncovering the mystery behind the incidents. Tried to play Persona 4, but inevitably dropped and just watched walkthrough instead. I expected at least something serious, not getting engulfed in TV and fighting monsters just in order to save new ally each time or gaining something else from boss defeat. It's artificial, grindy and approval-centric with very weird pseudo-detective main story. Anime seems to follow game closely for first episode, and many disadvantages are going to be gone in animation, but story is too childish for me.   Overall Rating: 6/10   13. Shakugan no Shana III (Final) Shakugan no Shana: Season III 灼眼のシャナIII –Final– [J.C.Staff] (Finished 1/24) Tags: Mahou Shoujo, School Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance Yuji disappeared the fateful night he was supposed to choose between a life combating evil by Shana's side or as a normal teenager. He returns from near-death to lead the Crimson Denizens in a dubious plot to bring peace to the universe, but Shana isn't fooled. In an explosive reunion, the fiery warrior faces her unlikeliest of foes while Flame Hazes from across the world join forces to ignite a war that will determine the fate of all supernatural kind. Sequel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   14. Kimi to Boku. You and Me.  [J.C.Staff] (Finished 2/13) Tags: Shounen Iyashikei, School Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Four childhood friends are in their second year at Homare High School: kind and cheerful Shun Matsuoka, hot-tempered Kaname Tsukahara, and the Asaba twins, gentle Yuuta and lazy Yuuki. When a dynamic transfer student, Chizuru Tachibana, joins their group, the friends get caught up in his creative yet troublesome ideas that end up bringing excitement to their everyday lives. With new encounters and experiences, they begin to learn more about each other and themselves. Dropped this men friendship story before, because it was pretty boring. It's difficult to make such story interesting, but it looks like writer did not even try to begin with - there will be some audience anyway. So we're in for dull boys, horrible kindergarten recollections, nonsense SOL talk and occasional romance for each one as there's nothing to do here anyway. I just wonder what to enjoy here.   Overall Rating: 5/10   15. Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere 境界線上のホライゾン [Sunrise] (Finished 3/13) Tags: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi  In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and traveled to outer space. However, due to unknown phenomenon that prevents them from traveling into space, humanity returns to Earth only to find it inhospitable except for Japan. To accommodate the entire human population, pocket dimensions are created around Japan to house in the populace. In order to find a way to return to outer space, the humans began reenacting human history according to the Holy book Testament. But in the year 1413 of the Testament Era, the nations of the pocket dimensions invade and conquer Japan, dividing the territory into feudal fiefdoms and forcing the original inhabitants of Japan to leave. It is now the year 1648 of the Testament Era, the refugees of Japan now live in the city ship Musashi, where it constantly travels around Japan while being watched by the Testament Union, the authority that runs the re-enactment of history. However, rumors of an apocalypse and war begin to spread when the Testament stops revealing what happens next after 1648. Taking advantage of this situation, Toori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, leads his fellow classmates to use this opportunity to regain their homeland. I welcome usage of light novels, because result gets more detailed. But this time source is rather weird as it's mashup of religion, fantasy, sci-fi in a super confusing and clearly ridiculous plot without even  definite protagonist. It feels like trying to make sense out of kid's scribbles who made everything cool here and BAM there.   Overall Rating: 6/10   16. C³ C³ - CubexCursedxCurious [SILVER LINK.] (Finished 3/12) Tags: School Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Ecchi From the light novel series written by Minase Hazuki, comes a story of love, action, and comedy. Yachi Haruaki is a high school boy who is naturally resistant to curses. After his father sends him a mysterious black cube, Haruaki awakes to find a nude girl named Fear standing in his kitchen. She’s the human form of the cursed black cube – and an instrument of torture! Utilizing her special abilities, Fear fights alongside Haruaki to defeat other cursed instruments and their owners. Ecchi school comedy with heroine just appearing in the protagonist's flat and occasionally fighting others with similar powers is as beaten concept as it can be. Curses flavor is enough to qualify against plagiarism, but not enough to make a real change.   Overall Rating: 5/10   17. Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers ましろ色シンフォニー -The color of lovers- [Manglobe] (Finished 2/12) Tags: Harem, School Drama, Romance When boys suddenly get into places where they've never been allowed before, some girls tend to get upset. So when the decision is made to merge the elite Yuihime Girls' Private Academy and the coeducational Kagamidai Private Academy, everyone wants to take extra care in avoiding trouble while bringing the two Privates together. Therefore, rather than just bringing the Kagamidai boys into the Yuihime girls' school all at once, a plan is concocted in which a group of test males will be inserted into the Girls' Private Academy first. Thus, poor young Shingo finds himself being thrown as a sacrificial lamb to the lionesses of Yuihime, who aren't exactly waiting for him with open arms. Will Shingo manage to survive the estrogen soaked death pit that is Yuihime? Can the girls learn to be more receptive to the boys? And just how long until something involving panties will cause emotions to flare, sparks to fly and the battle of the sexes to explode? VN was pretty average with graphics as distinguishing feature. In anime version it's difficult to stand out in graphics. In the end, it's just a cute harem with structure taking a huge dent for being adapted  from visual novel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   18. Un-Go UN-GO アン ゴ [Bones] (Finished 1/11) Tags: Adult Cast, Detective Mystery, Sci-Fi, Supernatural In a dystopian future, detective Shinjuurou Yuuki—known by some as the "Defeated Detective"—solves mysteries throughout Tokyo. Aided by his odd associate Inga, Shinjuurou's insight and ingenuity in cracking cases, particularly homicides, lead to numerous mysteries solved and culprits caught. However, his partner seems to have some other, more sinister intentions for the people they catch, and the truth of the assistant's identity and motivation is shrouded in secrecy. This is mainly a detective mystery, so just nor for me.   Overall Rating: 6/10   19. Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle ファイ・ブレイン 神のパズル  [Sunrise] (Finished 1/25) Tags: High Stakes Game, Strategy Game Action, Mystery Kaito Daimon would be a completely average high school student except for one thing: he's a "demon" at solving puzzles. Kaito is so brilliant, in fact, that when he's asked to take some 'special' tests of his unique ability, he immediately suspects that the test itself is a test. Kaito suddenly finds himself caught up in a lethal Philosopher's Puzzle made by the sinister group POG, a murderous maze of trap upon trap, where failing to solve the secret correctly will result in death! Fortunately, Kaito's skills prove up to the first test, both for himself and his childhood friend Nanoha, who is also caught up in the deadly scheme. But now that he has been designated as a Solver, he is pulled into a new life where he must travel the world with other Solvers, attempting to solve the latest deadly riddles left by POG. There's a new conundrum around every corner and each deception could lead to death, but once a riddle has been posed, you can count on Kaito to unfold, unravel and unlock it! I tend to dislike puzzles even more than mysteries, so whenever I meet obligatory puzzles in games I usually sulk. For me it's a shallow concept that I can't enjoy in any way even if paired with battle royale or something. Kaiji is a lot better.   Overall Rating: 5/10   20. Shinryaku!? Ika Musume The Squid Girl 2 侵略!?イカ娘 [Diomedéa] (Finished 1/12) Tags: Shounen Anthropomorphic Comedy After regaining her squid-like abilities, Ika Musume plans to resume her self-appointed mission to destroy all of humanity. However, her carefree job as a waitress in the Lemon beach house meant she cannot help but laze around during her spare time! On top of that, she is saddled with many problems, such as being pursued by a group of alien-obsessed individuals and catching the interest of a crazy girl. Picking up after the conclusion of the first season, Shinryaku!? Ika Musume follows the hilarious life of Ika Musume as she plots her next invasion of the surface world. Sequel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   21. Tamayura: Hitotose たまゆら~hitotose~ [TYO Animations] (Finished 12/12) Tags: CGDCT, Iyashikei Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life In her last year of middle school, Fuu Sawatari had trouble dealing with her emotions following the sudden death of her father. Through the help of her brother and childhood friend, she rediscovered her love for photography, an activity she and her father often did together. In addition, she decided to attend high school in Takehara, her father's hometown and a place they often visited when she was younger. It has been one month now since Fuu moved to Takehara and became close with her current group of friends: carefree Kaoru Hanawa, excitable Norie Okazaki, and quiet Maon Sakurada. Together with them and several acquaintances around town and abroad, Fuu continues her mission of capturing the joys of everyday life using her father's camera, while also helping her friends discover their own passions. Sequel. I remember watching both OVA and series, and they all were useless and unmemorable afterwards.   Overall Rating: 6/10   22. Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing ラストエグザイル-銀翼のファム- [Gonzo] (Finished 1/21) Tags: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi  "I've made up my mind! I'm going to steal that ship!" All source of life originates from the Grand Lake. At this very sacred lake, the battle between the Ades Federation and the Turan Kingdom has just begun. The Ades Federation, armed with massive battleships and its sights set on conquering the world, declares war on the Turan Kingdom. With the Federation's troops encroaching on their beloved country, Turan now lies on the brink of collapse. As this is happening, the princesses of Turan look on as a small vanship named Vespa cruises above their heads. "We shall now commandeer your flagship and take her from this battlefield. The choice is yours. Die here, or survive with us Sky Pirates!" The Vespa continues to weave through the barrage of bombs, while the fleets of the Federation close in on Turan. What are the motives of Luscinia, the man leading the Ades Federation into the war? And what is the secret behind "Exile"? Sequel.   Overall Rating: 6/10   23. Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 機動戦士ガンダムAGE [Sunrise] (Finished 1/49) Tags: Mecha, Space Action, Sci-Fi In A.G. 101 (the 101st year of the Advanced Generation calendar) a mysterious entity known only as "UE", or "unknown enemy", attacks and destroys the space colony Angel. This brutal attack becomes infamous as the "The Day the Angel Fell", and marks the beginning of humanity's war for survival. The series begins in A.G. 108 when the UE attack the space colony Ovan, where Flit Asuno lives with his mother. Flit's mother is killed by the UE, and in her belongings (in an object called a "AGE Device") he discovers the blueprints for a powerful weapon from the past - the ancient messiah named "Gundam." From these blueprints, Flit spends the next several years studying engineering at an Earth Federation base on the Nora space colony and designing the AGE-1 Gundam. Seven years later, in A.G. 115, Flit completes the Gundam, just as the UE attack Nora. Flit and his lineage's battle piloting the AGE-1 to protect mankind is about to begin. Gundam and shounen just don't fit together, feels like some digimon with mecha instead of summons. I get it that older generations are going to be involved at some point, but I hate first episode too much to go on.   Overall Rating: 5/10   24. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki The Animation Legend of the Heroes: Trails in the Sky 英雄伝説 空の軌跡 THE ANIMATION [Kinema Citrus] (Finished 2/2) Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Ten years ago, a massive invasion by the Erebonian Empire almost shattered the Kingdom of Liberl, piercing to the heart of Capital City before being driven back by a determined counteroffensive led by Cassius Bright. Now, as the invaders pace behind the northern borders, coveting the small kingdom's magic and high technology, Liberl slowly rebuilds with the aid of the Bracer's Guild, whose mystical use of "Craft" is even more intrinsic to the nation's defense than its own army. For young Estelle Bright, daughter of Cassius, this is all just ancient history that she and her adopted brother Joshua learned as kids. But history has a way of repeating itself, and as they prepare to join the Bracers Guild themselves, sinister forces are preparing to thrust them into the familiar family situation of being in the worst possible place when mayhem breaks out. Because when their father's airship goes suddenly missing, of course it only makes sense to two green, but extraordinarily capable, young teenagers to strike out on a rescue mission of their own! Can't say I'm super fan or something, but watched or played every single game in Legend franchise, so I'm thrilled to learn that there is also anime. I find the choice for anime weird as it starts from between the games of Trails. New viewers are probably going to be overwhelmed by the number of characters. Fans who played the second Trails game already know the contents. Anyway, no matter how biased I am, can't call it a masterpiece.   Overall Rating: 6/10   25. K-On! Movie K-ON! The Movie 映画 けいおん! [Kyoto Animation] (Finished 1/1) Tags: CGDCT, Music Award Winning, Comedy Graduation looms for the founding members of the Light Music Club. With only a few precious weeks of school left, the girls decide to make the most of it and plan a trip abroad. Hawaii, New York, Dubai—many destinations are suggested, but after a little help from the club's precious pet turtle, Ton-chan, London is chosen as the host of their next misadventure! Yui Hirasawa, Mio Akiyama, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Ritsu Tainaka, and Azusa Nakano will visit famous landmarks, perform live music for Londoners, and eat all sorts of delicious food, all while stumbling clumsily from place to place. But the fun won't last forever, as heartfelt songs and goodbyes will be made as their high school days together come to a close. One thing is for certain though: the undeniable friendships these girls have formed is something that will carry on long after the final scene rolls. Probably missed the movie, so nice to catch up. Finally a cheerful graduation story without usual bs drama.   Overall Rating: 6/10   26. Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku The Princess and the Pilot とある飛空士への追憶 [Madhouse] (Finished 1/1) Tags: Military Adventure, Romance The war between the Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium has been raging for years. In the midst of this struggle, the prince of the Levamme Empire declares his love for Juana del Moral and vows to end the war in one year, as part of his marriage proposal. When the Amatsukami catch wind of this, they assault the del Moral residence, targeting Juana's life. As a last ditch effort to bring the prince his bride, the San Maltilia Airforce hires a mercenary of mixed blood—a bestado—to fly Juana to the Levamme capital in secret. The pilot, Charles, accepts the mission...but traversing an ocean alone, into enemy territory, proves a much more dangerous ordeal than anyone could have anticipated. Another reinvention of Romeo and Julliet. Hardly of any interest at all.   Overall Rating: 6/10   27. Gyo GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack! ギョ [ufotable] (Finished 1/1) Tags: Horror  Though her trip to Okinawa was supposed to be a lovely excursion to the seaside, college student Kaori Sawahara finds that it is anything but when a horrifying menace emerges from the watery depths. A strange mechanism has taken control of the sea creatures, granting them legs and sending them on land to attack anything in their way. Kaori and her friends—the lustful Erika and the reserved Aki—find themselves caught up in this onslaught, made worse by the creatures' rotting stench of death. Surviving the first assault, Kaori tries to contact her fiancé Tadashi in Tokyo. However, the call is cut short in what sounds like another fish attack. Fearing for his safety, Kaori leaves for Tokyo. With Erika and Aki contending with the attacks in Okinawa, Kaori rushes to find Tadashi, unaware that the crisis has only just begun. Infamous poor horror movie with nothing of value involved. But lots of disgust instead.   Overall Rating: 5/10   28. Dwaeji-ui Wang 돼지의 왕 [Studio Dadashow] (Finished 1/1) Tags: Psychological Drama, Suspense After his business goes bankrupt, 30-something Kyung-Min (Oh Jung-Se) kills his wife impulsively. Hiding his anger, he seeks out his former middle school classmate Jong-Suk (Yang Ik-June). Jong-Suk now works as a ghostwriter for an autobiography, but he dreams of writing his own novel. For the first time in 15 years, they meet. Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk both hide their own current situations and begin to talk about their middle school days. At their middle school, they were classified by their wealth and grades. Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk were at the bottom. They were called pigs. They were bullied by a ruling class called dogs. When they were called pigs, they got angry but couldn't do anything against the dogs. Then a king of pigs appears—Chul (Kim Hye-Na). Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk became to rely on Chul-Yi. Now, leading Jong-Suk to their middle school grounds, Kyung-Min discloses the shocking truth to Jong-Suk of what happened 15 years ago. Ultraviolence, total loss of any morale. Just maniacs killing animals, bullying and occasionally maiming people. Horrible graphics aggravate things. Good watch for maniacs, can't invent any other reason to watch this, so I'll put it to not recommended.   Overall Rating: 4/10   29. s.CRY.ed Alteration I: Tao スクライド オルタレイション 前編 TAO [Sunrise] (Finished 1/1) Tags: Super Power Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Special recap of s.CRY.ed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime; featuring digital remastering and some new footage. Pretty generic imitation of Guyver.   Overall Rating: 5/10   30. Eun-sil-i The Dearest 은실이 [-] (Finished 1/1) Tags: Drama In-hye and Sun-mi visit their hometown, a small and quiet village in the countryside, after a long time only to face unexpected news: their old friend Eun-sil died while giving birth. The town is left in an uproar because of the baby, whose father is unknown, and it is neglected, protected by no one. While In-hye and Sun-mi try to save the baby with the help of Ji-young, their friend who has stayed in town, they find out that Eun-sil, who was mentally retarded, was a plaything of the village. In-hye and Sun-mi are troubled with the rage they feel against the village people and the guilty conscience they feel towards Eun-sil. Although they abandoned Eun-sil in the past, will they be able to protect her baby until the end? Drawing is ugly. Story is even more ugly. Basically, deviation becomes the norm and everyone talks about it as the norm except for couple characters who wander and can't understand how everyone around them gone mad. Depression for the sake of depression and without even a glimmer of hope.   Overall Rating: 5/10   31. Zhi Qu Wei Hu Shan 智取威虎山 [-] (Finished 0/1) Tags: Drama, Fantasy - Not found.   Overall Rating: 0/10
  9. kivandopulus
    The masterpieces of the year are:
    1. Miko to Akemi no Jungle Adventures ,
    2. Salad no Kuni no Tomato-hime ,
    3. Eiyuu Densetsu Saga
    4. Again
    5. Jigoku no Renshuu Mondai
    6. Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsk ni Kiyu
    7. Corridor
    8. Wingman
    9. Time Tunnel
    10. Zarth

    First of all, Death Trap is not included in the masterpieces list because it does not feel exciting to me. But we're still left with as many as 10 masterpieces on our hands! Lots of novelties and good stories this year, but the VN of the year 1984 is Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsk ni Kiyu. And one of the reasons for that is that this work both used command selection AND allowed to use only a short list of commands. Another reason is that the game feels very realistic both in characters, dialogues and landscapes. The mystery is great as well since the three consecutive murders seem completely unrelated. No other work in 1984 is same engaging. It just feels like a professional AAA class game like no other game of 1984.
    1. Abyss アビス [8401] Humming Bird Soft 1 Events take place in 3001. You were in the middle of the confidential "ABYSS" space mission when got abducted by the Space Crime Syndicate and got memory erased. You need to know where you are and transfer coordinated to the mother ship in order to destroy Shinjigate Base. Text parser is rather merciless. The aim is to destroy this space syndicate that succeeded in developing the final weapon. There's a full video walkthrough of the game.  
    2. Akujo Kamakiri 悪女かまきり [8401] CSK Research Institute Game is based on the events of the movie of the year 1984 with the same title. Fujimura Masako aims to get insurance money by killing Dojima with an electric cord while he takes a bath. Game does not have much text and most of the time it's the items rendering one by one over and over. Text parser is used. Mouth of the heroine is animated. The furniture is totally unproportional and leaves a bad feeling of CG. She kills the man and leaves in the red car, probably just like in the movie.  
    3. Doukyou ~Kaisou Densetsu~ 道鏡 ~怪僧伝説~ [8401] CSK Research Institute Game is a fantasy based on legend of Doukyuu - a yokai of a mirror during 8th century (Nara period). Historical erotic adventure with monks and mirrors. At least this time numbered choices are used instead of text parser.  
    4. Manji 卍 -まんじ- [8401] CSK Research Institute The wife is cheating on the man with another woman. The man tries to show his love to his wife by lying down with that woman partner. The original is a novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, and in 1983 the movie of the same name was produced by Toei. The game begins with the scene where the wife, the hero and the wife's mistress are sleeping side by side and the aim is to lie down with the mistress without waking up wife, otherwise it's a bad end. Answers need to be input with katakana. So this is where NTR genre starts!  
    5. Office Love no Tehodoki ~For Lunch Time~ オフィスラブの手ほどき ~FOR ランチタイム~ [8401] CSK Research Institute You're a section manager of a company. So the only free time you have is lunch time between 12-00 and 13-10. There is a 23-year old colleague that can be targeted. Each command wastes some 30 seconds of the lunch time. Command input made this game very difficult. There are very few common commands that are accepted. And there are even traps set like not extinguishing cigarette starts a fire.  
    6. Onsen Mimizu Geisha 温泉みみず芸者 [8401] CSK Research Institute A man and a geisha at hot springs. Game is a part of Serious World game pack. There is both text parser and command selection. The aim is to get man's percentage and geisha's percentage to the top up from 0%.  
    7. Time Secret タイムシークレット [8401] Bond Soft You can go back and forth in time to different eras to solve puzzles. In addition there are battles and you have hp and attack stat as well as weapon attack stat. In Time Secret you need to discover the weakness of alien "Danak" race in order to save the colonial planet "Farras" in 2552 AD. A very good SF implementation with a large number of screens (CG). Both command input and command selection are used.  
    8. Kidou Senshi Gundam Gundam Daichi ni Tatsu 機動戦士ガンダム ガンダム大地に立つ [840310] Rapport 1 2 3 Game covers episodes 1 and 2 of the anime work with the same title. Command input is used. Action is quite good, but commands are way too specific like get beamrifle, get namarme, catch sayla etc. Quite impossible to figure them out without walk through even if u seen that title. It's funny that the output is actually in English. There is quite much information on the game in English in the three links listed above.  
    9. Demons Ring デーモンズリング [8403] Nihon Falcom 1 Crawley, the king of Jeremiah was destroyed by demon king Salone. Now that his son Dumrin is of age, he sets off to avenge his father. Game is basically about mazes. That's what shows us opening of multiple corridors (I think the first opening in VNs, no music ofc) and that's how it really is. There are mazes of the house and of the undergrounds. Game uses new technology to render full screen in just one and a half seconds and this game is the perfect show off of that technology. That's why there are so many maze screens which would need over 10 seconds to render as of late and now just 1. That was quite revolutionary and it set a new standard for the new games to come.  
    10. Miko to Akemi no Jungle Adventures ミコとアケミのジャングルアドベンチャー [8403] SystemSoft Miko and Akemi went on a long-awaited African trip, but their airplane crashed. Now you need to lead them out of wild jungle with dangers on every corner. Game features scoring system depending on how much you do before leaving the jungle. You need to escape the animals that you encounter. This game is one of the originators of command selection genre. It's possible to only select commands to beat the game. The drawback is that the number of commands is huge, some 30. But given the large number of screens that you need to go to the drawing speed is painful.  
    11. Keiko-chan no Himitsu 慶子ちゃんの秘密 [8404] Champion Soft Your tutor Keiko disappeared from the room. You need to find her to continue love lessons. Searching games weren't frequent yet and it felt fresh. The item you need to find is placed randomly around the room so it's not enough to memorize location once. And there are a lot of such situations where you need to find something. Command input is only allowed in katakana.  
    12. Kuronekosou Souzoku Satsujin Jiken 黒猫荘相続殺人事件 [8404] Riverhill Soft inc. The owner of Kuronekoso “Oonogi Yoshizou” was killed. There are 8 suspects related to him. The player becomes a detective and searches with his partner. Harold no Jikenbo could not appear without early imitations as this one.  
     
    13. Kaze no Tani no Naushika 風の谷のナウシカ [8406] Game Technopolis 1 Game is based on the anime work of the same title. You manipulate main character Nausicaa with numeric keyboard, collect items, shoot, ride your vehicle. There seems to be several different games for different platforms, but the game was so crude and ugly that there's a legend that the director Miyazaki was so furious that he banned gamefication of any of his works ever again. It was crude for year 1984. When I look at picture now I just wish I won't see nightmares featuring that. There's a nice article in English on it.  
    14. Nanako SOS ななこSOS [8406] Game Technopolis 1 Game's based on anime work of the same title. There are a few mini-games in the game, one of which places Nanako against a giant aardvark in a yakyuken game. The aardvark gives her hints if she wins, but she has to strip if she loses. Nanako ending up naked results in a Game Over. Characters ask you questions and you need to answer them in katakana. This is a game for hardcore fans of the anime that I've never even heard of (probably because it's old anime for younger kids). Native speakers reviewing the game had great trouble getting it through because of very specific anime-related command input.  
    15. Alice アリス [8407] PSK 1 This is a parody on Alice in Wonderland. Alice opens a book, follows the bunny into the hole and gathers notes to decipher JAWON which is a key to get out of this world. Quite a beautiful and entertaining work and also with many naked scenes - the price was as high as 8,000 yen at that time and the size was two diskettes. There's a lot of weird adventures like stealing a magical bra and giving it to the shady raincoat man. We even get to kill a dragon at some point. Command input in English characters is used and there's a walkthrough around, so it's possible to clear it even on emulator.  
    16. Ankoku-jou ~Souzou-shin Gyarian no Fukkatsu~ 暗黒城 ~創造神ギャリアンの復活~ [8407] Enix The game is an adventure part of the series of jrpg games. Dark apostle wants to become the ruler of the world with the help of legendary mirror of Laval. In this grand adventure featuring 9 chapters and over 460 split screens you need to defeat him. It was the hugest adventure of the time, but gameplay was quite boring and lacked originality. Lots of screens are actually the variants of the same CG with minimal differences. There's very little text on top of that so screens change at very fast speed.  
    17. Salad no Kuni no Tomato-hime サラダの国のトマト姫 [8407] Hudson Soft 1 2 3 4 5 6 The evil Minister Pumpkin betrayed his king, kidnapped his daughter, the lovely Princess Tomato, and began to terrorize the land of vegetables. The king entrusted Sir Cucumber with the task of freeing his daughter and his kingdom. Without further delay, the brave warrior embarks on a long journey. This old japanese adventure was the first to be imported to the West and thus it's well known there. I'll only give some review links, but there is a great number of reviews for this game.  
    18. Eiyuu Densetsu Saga 英雄伝説サーガ [8408] Arrow Soft 1 Dragon assaults village and girl is needed as sacrifice to calm him down. In order to help your sister you set off to find the holy sword and face dragon at the sacrificial site far in the north. The graphics are superb compared to other games of this year. Also you only choose from commands instead of typing them. There is a good English review on this game. The game is fascinating even today. First of all, you need to make your map of use premade one by other users to understand where to go. Basically you need to move only by roads and explore the three caves scattered around. Caves can bring avalanche (instant game over), spider battle (winning is based on luck) or finding the legendary sword. And after that all is left is to discover that dragon. And there's a cheat - when you die it's possible to say a secret phrase and be resurrected with the legendary sword. Game's beautiful, because all the images are drawn elsewhere and then digitalized. The screen rendering is instant. Pure command selection in English is used. The game is definitely a masterpiece and the paragon to look up to.  
    19. Zarth ザース [8408] Enix 1 2 3 4 In the 21th century, powerful computer systems were invented. However, the humans failed to control them. Near the end of the century, one of such systems, Orion, triggered a devastating nuclear war. A few survivors found a shelter and went into a cryogenic sleep. A hundred years later, they wake up and go out onto the surface, to face a new, unknown world... Inferior technology (quite long screen rendering speed at MSX), but otherwise very impressive. People at that time could not believe that such beautiful pictures could be achieved with primitive MSX. And Zarth came 3 months earlier than Wingman. So the survivors of nuclear world war wake up 100 years later from cryogenic sleep. But now the regenerated Earth is in danger again - you need to go to the Moon space station and get rid of nuclear weapons. This game is often referred as Mirika, because everyone remembers the magazine ad with her beautiful face while Mirika appears in game only in opening and never again - such a bummer! Zarth should have been the final part of tetralogy, but first three parts were never finished. Good game with good action, but buried by inferior technology and manual command input. There is also quite much information in English available.
     
    20. Chouhou Buin 諜報部員 [8408] Prosumer

    Main character John gets a message from the Director of Space and Aeronautics. He has trouble finding the place, so he travels on foot and asks around. A standard adventure with very difficult commands to find and type.  
    21. Ginga o Sukue 銀河を救え [8408] Raven Soft

    There is a crisis that can destroy the entire galaxy - such message arrives from the alien who is the first to notice it. Main character goes to the outer space on a spaceship to find nine passwords and prevent the disaster. Game is about encounters with all kind of space entities and also about space battles and maintaining all the four parameters above zero.  
    22. Mission Impossible [8408] Starcraft Co., Ltd.

    A spy infiltration inspired by the famous movie. The stage is a fully mechanized nuclear reactor center. A mechanic is trying to commit suicide by setting a time bomb in the reactor. Main character Jim Phelps needs to prevent that from happening by finding his way in the maze-like building. There is little of note here except maybe for tape recorder that appears when it's needed and disappears afterwards.  
    23. Jigoku no Renshuu Mondai 地獄の練習問題 [8409] Humming Bird Soft 1 2
    The main character is a lower angel who entertains an exam to become senior angel. It's a practice exam in the hell surroundings. You talk to different people in hell layers - Cleopatra, Hitler, Dracula, John Lennon, Napoleon, Merlin Monroe - walk around lake of blood and mountain of needles and answer the quiz. Depending on your actions on the way to exit, you gain score. 60 is needed to pass the exam. If someone gains 100 points and sends the proof to the developer, his name will be published in the magazine. That was promissed. It seems impossible to gain 100 points, but imagine the competition! Game is short and tedious since you need to input commands manually. There's a very good English article on the game.  
    24. Shin Taketori Monogatari 新竹取物語 [8410] Cross Media Soft The game is a gag parody on japanese Taketori legend. The purpose of the game is to discover anything at any opportunity and have fun. There are three difficulty levels and multiple endings. Game features some nude scenes. Slow rendering of every screen makes gameplay painful. Since it's a parody it's supposed to bring more fun for those familiar with all these ancient legends and folktales. A very original work taking into account multiple difficulty settings, multiple endings and possibility to enter characters in English, romaji and kana.  
    25. Shiro Densetsu 白伝説 [8410] Crystal Soft (old) It is the land of conflict. Red and blue people fight each other day after day. White people appeared - "We shall rule this land". Can you proclame leadership over the land as a white man? Setting is horrible. And since you're being thrown into the game without even this little knowledge unless you read the manual, game looks like a chain of random events. You need to get to village elder and then revive some god after a maze of caverns. Everything else is optional, but there seems to be a lot of such optional secrets. Command input and slow rendering don't make things easier. The feature of this game is physical strength bar which depletes with every action, so taking notes required.  
    26. The Death Trap ザ・デストラップ [8410] Square Co. 1 2 3 4 During the 1980-ies, the relationship between the free world and the socialist block became increasingly tense and hostile. Many countries began to prepare for a global-scale war, working on new weapons. One of such countries is the mysterious "B country" in Eastern Africa. Eager to seize power with biological weapons, an organization associated with this country kidnaps the famous scientist Dr. Gitanes. An agent named Benson is sent to B country in order to rescue the doctor and avert the new threat to world peace. Some african "B country" kidnaps a famous scientist who can produce biological weapons and you're on spec op to rescue him. First game made by Square with scenario produced by future FF creator and the most financial successful game at that time selling over 500,000 copies. Command input still present, but screen renders from left to right and quite fast. Graphics is top notch for the time. Game features half screen as your outlook, half screen as map (always present) and text at the bottom. So what made this game so popular? My guess is the seriousness of approach. Serious story - briefing at headquarters - flight on a helicopter - using a parachute - map movement - two separate branches of how to get to the scientist - it all looks professional compared to amateur games of that time. Only Eiyuu Densetsu Saga had graphics same good, but had quite plain gameplay and weird screen sequence (like you get 5 slightly different pictures in color one by one, then the rest disappears and only main one stays). There is quite much information on the game in English.  
    27. Corridor コリドール [8411] Koei 1 King sends three princes on a journey so that the prince who gets the most wonderful journey becomes his successor. The player prince is searching for the legendary cursed castle to become next king. You get text and images (usually separately - one or another) and often get to make a choice among 1-6 variants. There are stats and lots of fights that rely on some real mechanic, not just luck. But most of the time we just read a wall of text. There are lots of bad endings as well.
     
    28. Godzilla ゴジラ [8411] Toho Game is based on the first Godzilla movie. There are three parts - first you investigate the incident - then you pursue the monster and invent what to do with it and finally you confront Godzilla with oxygen destroyer. Game's quite lackluster for year 1984 - still low screen rendering and still command input with ugly graphics. Toho games are the only ones that I can't load with emulator whatever modes or roms I try.  
    29. Kaitei Gunkan 海底軍艦 [8411] Toho Game's based on 1963 year japanese film about submarine. It is divided in two parts: first you search for an enemy with command input and then action based underwater battle. Another Toho game. And this the rom is just impossible to find. Game's graphics done in basic so they are... both bad and slow to render and paint.  
    30. Wingman ウイングマン [8411] TamTam Co., Ltd. 1 2 3 Kenta is a Japanese teenager who is obsessed with superhero stories. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Aoi. She tells him she is from a dimension called Powdream, and gives him a powerful item called Dream Note, which can fulfill wishes. Kenta is eager to realize his dreams by asking to be transformed into a superhero named Wingman. However, the dictator Rimel fears that the new hero will endanger his existence in Powdream, and swears to get rid of Kenta by separating him from Aoi. Wingman is a popular manga and anime hero. This is a story of Aoi, a girl who escaped her dimension to protect "Dream note". The hero of righteousness "Wingman" is to protect Aoi. There are four fights and after each fight you learn new fighting techniques, but loosing does not affect the game outcome. This is definitely professional level of work. CG, faces, battles, different weapons, constant use of sound effects. And the creator is Enix company. Now i know why FF series were a success. Because professionals from Square (The Death Trap) and Enix were there. Story is original side story of anime. The game actually has a full English review made at our times by the guy I next to worship for playing such old games nowadays.  
    31. Harry Fox は~りぃふぉっくす [841210] Micro Cabin 1 2 Little fox child caught a disease called Romus disease. Mother fox remembers a story from old woman that a certain mushroom cures this disease and sets off on a journey to a Shinto shrine where those mushrooms grow. Mother fox encounters various dangers o the forest. I've countered 10 animals, one hunter and a swarm of bees on the mother's way. Scenery is very bright, screen is rendered vertically and very fast like in Eiyuu Densetsu Saga. Text shows on the same screen as image and there are some really cute animals, including fox itself. Sound effects show up when needed and they're better than usual short beeps. Text parser with katakana input is used.  
    32. Again アゲイン [8412] Enix Heavens dweller needs to live 7 lives to become a Holy Spirit .There are 7 short stories. Each story is a life we live to become Holy Spirit in the end. All stories vary in gameplay: there is rpg story, surgery opperation, puzzle etc Finally all stories get connected. The game takes multiple forms and is unique for that. That's a new level of storytelling - a conceptual work. There's a good video walkthrough.  
    33. Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsk ni Kiyu 北海道連鎖殺人 オホーツクに消ゆ [8412] Login Soft 1 2 3 4 A corpse of a man is discovered at Harumi Wharf, Tokyo Bay (game features real geographical locations). The main character, police inspector, investigates the identity of the victim with his subordinate Kuroki and tracks the source to Hokkaido island. Second and third murder cases occur one after another. What's the purpose of the criminal? Another murder investigation from the same authors as Portopia Renzoku Satssujin Jiken (1983). Screen renders slow but picture is made very simple to make the pace good. You get to choose from 9 commands, so tedious, but not too much. As for the story, what happens next differs with pc88 and later versions. A very realistic and persuading setting. I can see the appeal here. There is enough information in English on the game.  
    34. Time Tunnel タイムトンネル [8412] Bond Soft In Time Tunnel story picks up where Time Secret Ended. Your time machine collapsed and your are taken prisoner at space station. You need to use this planet Time Tunnel technology to go back in 2552 AD and fight off Danak invasion. In these games you can go back and forth in time to different eras to solve puzzles. In addition there are battles and you have hp and attack stat as well as weapon attack stat. Time Tunnels has as much as 4 endings including a bad end. 140 screen splits. Command inputs and slow screen rendering again. On your time travels you get to meet some celebrities like Beethoven or Murasaki Shikibe. This is probably the first visual novel to implement multiple endings which are four in this game. And not everything is done with text parser here - directions are used to move around N S E W. The story of the game makes it a masterpiece, but it's next to impossible to play nowadays.  
    35. Lagrange L2 ラグランジュL2 [84] Vehicle Software Federal military research ship "Gallia 201" was destroyed by a mysterious missile attack in area L-2 on the way home from Mars back to Earth. The only survivor escaped by jumping with a spacesuit in the open space. Out of pure luck he was found and dragged by nearby ship... Wow, this game is so serious and difficult. Basically you wander at the space station with an aim to fly away on a spaceship. Some tasks are timed which is insane with command input. There are 14 scenes overall with each presenting some kind of puzzle.  
    36. Emmy エミー [84] Kogado Studio

    Emmy is a curious artificial software girl. Have an intelligent conversation with her to improve its quality. Needless to say, it's really difficult to find proper and varied commands. If the the same thing is typed several times, Emmy calls you boring and sets off.  
    37. Ningyo no Namida 人魚の涙 [84] Teikoku Soft

    Hero goes out looking for the bride in a fantasy world. He meets different characters and animals and talks to them to solve their problems. Allegedly the first Doujin visual novel. Which is cool because picture quality level is superb for 1984. It's also the first game with individual endings for heroines. Mermaid is the maid sexual interest of the hero, but there is also an ending with a turtle (sic!) even though it's actually a girl transformed into a turtle. Fun pictures and strange texts create a warm atmosphere.  
    38. Southern Cross ラグランジュL2 [84] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

    In 1999 main character stays at the Southern Cross star. He has already retrieved the Phoenix capsule, and now looks for a way to return to the Earth. He is suddenly told about an opportunity to ride a UFO as soon as he finds the secret password in his room. Game is surprisingly long featuring over 150 screens. Space part actually finishes very soon as UFO we ride has an emergency landing to the kingdom resembling ancient mythological Greece with centaurs and the like. There are actually different routes from this point to reach the new spaceship, so it's possible to try another way if you get stuck. Game ends up with discovering the contents of the Phoenix capsule upon landing the Earth.
  10. kivandopulus
    The masterpieces of the year are:
    1. Joshi Ryou Panic,
    2. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken,
    3. Star Arthur Densetsu I ~Wakusei Mephius~,
    4. Mio no Mystery Adventure,
    5. Dezeni Land.
    The VN of the year 1983 is Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, because it introduced command selection that was used for many years to come. It's a huge step from text parser. There was another revolutionary game Star Arthur Densetsu that introduced point-and-click elements for the first time, but the main part remained with the text parser there.
    1. Mission Asteroid 四次元少女リディア [80] Sierra Entertainment 1 2 3 4 5 Mission Asteroid (shown as Mission: Asteroid in the manual and on the title screen) is a graphic adventure game for the Apple II written by Ken and Roberta Williams and released in 1980 by On-Line Systems.It was later ported to the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64. The game was released as Hi-Res Adventures #0, despite being released after Mystery House and Wizard and the Princess. It was meant as an introduction to the adventure game genre so it was made easier than the rest of Hi-Res Adventures games. There are English reviews.   2. Lolita ロリータ [8212] PSK 1 2 Lolita: Yakyuuken is a simple video game adaptation of yakyuuken, a Japanese parlor game that is essentially strip rock-paper-scissors. The gameplay involves pressing one of the three numbered keys (1, 2 or 3) corresponding to the rock, paper and scissors moves of the game, trying to beat the opponent's choice. All this is done while seeing a drawing of a young girl. The girl removes an item of her clothing after each successful round, and the player wins the game when she is completely naked. The player character has five symbolic clothes items, i.e. losing five rounds leads to a Game Over. Game is made by one person in a week as a hobby to show to friends.  
    3. Date Adventure デートアドベンチャー [8301] Micom City 
    An adventure game that progresses in the form of text questions.  For the most part it's text-only adventure. Not much is known, but it should be a simple game as other games from Micom City that vanished really fast.  
    4. Ninja Adventure 忍者アドベンチャー [8301] Micom City

    An adventure game where you steal a secret book and sneak into an enemy mansion. Again, mostly a text adventure.   5. Puzzle Adventure パズルアドベンチャー [8301] Micom City

    An adventure game that progresses in the form of text questions. The flow is meeting a guy, asking him a hint and moving on to another guy. Guys have very slight differences like moles, earrings etc, and asking guys in wrong order is immediate game over. There are 7 questions, but answers only to first 6 questions are given in the hints, so game is pretty much impossible to complete.   6. Seiko no Adventure 星子のアドベンチャー [8312] Enix
    Space adventure where Seiko needs to solver several puzzles fast or go mad and get sent to a hospital. First Enix game. There are some 10 scenes that you need to type the right answer, like open the hatch etc.   7. Genma Taisen 幻魔大戦 [8303] Ponyca

    Game features battle scenes from the anime movie released the same year.  Battles are done with just one button, but damage is random, so in one fight if you don't defeat opponent in one turn, it will be instant game over due to taking enormous amount of damage in return.   8. Happy Bushman ハッピーブッシュマン [8303] Ponyca

    Main character is an African bushman who travels on foot and meets various animals and people. A simple moving command type adventure, but with quite a few fun moments scattered around.   9. Mystery House ミステリーハウス [8304] Starcraft Co., Ltd. 1 2 3

    Mystery House is a monochrome interactive fiction adventure game that places the player in a Victorian mansion with seven other people. As the player explores the mansion, he discovers that there is a killer murdering each guest one by one. The objective of the game is to figure out who the murderer is before the murderer finds the hero. Players explore and manipulate objects by typing in one or two-word phrases such as "north" or "get knife". There are English reviews. Game is made in 1980 in the West, but Japanese remake dates back to 1983.   10. Wizard and the Princess 四次元少女リディア [8305] Starcraft Co., Ltd. 1 2 3 4 5

    King George's daughter Priscilla has been kidnapped by an evil wizard named Harlin, who holds her in his castle. The King offers half of his kingdom to anyone who would venture into the faraway mountain land, enter the castle, defeat Harlin, and bring back the princess. Only one adventurer is brave enough to accept this challenge. There are English reviews.   11. Lolita 2 ロリータ2 [8305] PSK 1 It is a very simple text-only adventure in which the protagonist must track young girls after school and have them perform various actions (a few of them of a remotely sexual nature). The sparse descriptions are in Japanese, but the text parser is English-only, recognizing the four directions (N, S, W and E) and a few basic commands such as "Look" and "Use". Much of the game is spent navigating the protagonist through the invisible, text-only maze by typing the directional commands. A few items must be found and used in order to complete the game. It's more like a bunch of mini-games with CG as reward. The aim is actually to assault 10 girls and not be caught by the police officer.  
    12. Icarus イカロス [8305] Rastaman

    A sequel to Odyssey game. In order to discover the phantom bird, Phoenix, main character goes to an adventure. Quite a normal command input adventure, but luckily with hiragana introduced already.   13. Joshi Ryou Panic 女子寮パニック [8306] Enix You infiltrate a girl's dormitory to try to find your kidnapped lover. Game was innovative in a way that it did not have either command parser or command selection. It's just like modern visual novels - you select an action and game goes on to till the next branch. Game has time limit and multiple bad endings. That's a real masterpiece of its time.  
    14. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken ポートピア連続殺人事件 [8306] Enix 1 2 3 4 5 Kouzou Yamakawa, the president of the Loan and Savings Company, was found dead inside his mansion. Despite all the evidence indicating that it was a suicide, a detective (i.e. you) and his assistant arrive at the scene for further investigation. The player must resolve the mystery of a murder by searching for clues, interacting with characters, and solving item-based puzzles. There are at least four English reviews of the game.  
    15. Oooku Maruhi Monogatari 大奥マル秘物語 [8307] Nihon Falcom Main character is a female who comes to the inner chambers of Ooku castle in search of her master favor. She performs various tasks with the ultimate aim of giving birth to a child. Game has both selection out of several variants close to modern visual novels and frequent command input sequences. The title has a huge "secret" sign encircled and actually it's really difficult to get what should be used where in this game.  
    16. Star Arthur Densetsu I ~Wakusei Mephius~ スターアーサー伝説 Ⅰ ~惑星メフィウス~ [8307] T&E SOFT Inc. 1 2 3 In 3826 Jamil leads an invasion against Galactic Federation and destroys one planet after another. The main character Star Arthur is searching for the legendary sword to crush Jamil's ambitions. Game is beautiful enough and occupies as much as three floppy discs. Most of the time you need to break free from a prison or some other secluded area, like a desert. Command input is used.  
    17. Mio no Mystery Adventure ミオのミステリーアドベンチャー [8309] SystemSoft You get caught in the rain and hide in the mansion. Upon entry you hear "I've got a present for you - It's your death!" Now you got to solve puzzles, defeat devil, the master of the house and find a way out. Each room is a puzzle that needs to be solved with command input to proceed. There are also N S W E directions to keep in mind.  
    18. Kagiana Satsujin Jiken 鍵穴殺人事件 [8310] Thinking Rabbit
    A strange request comes to Scotland Yard. Client Gilles Willcock receives a murder notice that's bound to happen at midnight. He calls out a detective, and seven people at the mansion wait nervously for escalation. Gilles locks him up at the second floor while detective hides in waiting at the first floor. At midnight gunshots are heard on the second floor, and a murder is seen through a keyhole. When detective finds the key and enters, there is no body. Mansion stuff and interior hide the keys to the mystery. First game of Thinking Rabbit. The main feature is suspects interrogation that can be done at any time with different result depending on the game progress. It's very different from normal mansion room search. It's more of a mystery with emphasis on human relations.   19. Lolita Syndrome ロリータ・シンドローム [8310] Enix 1 2 3 Pretty girls live in the Maison Rolita. In order to make friends with the girls, you'll go play with them. They're waiting for you in rooms 1 through 5. Now, go into their rooms and play! There's a good English review of it.  
    20. Dezeni Land デゼニランド [8312] Hudson Soft 1 2 The aim of the game is to find a legendary treasure hidden in the Dezeni Land amusement park and safely escape. The game features numerous areas in the amusement park. There's a good English review of it.  
    21. Ooi! Kaguya-hime ~Kinuginu no Wakare~ おーい! かぐや姫 ~衣衣の別れ~ [8312] Ponyca 1 You're placed in a field of humongous bamboo filled with menacing birds. You might think the idea is to shoot the birds, but it isn't; instead, you have to shoot the proper section of bamboo before you run out of ammo or the birds hit you enough to end the game. Successfully clearing the stage causes the princess who is garbed in several layers of kimono to take one off. The reward is erotic drawings. It's very surprising that instead of shooting birds you need to shoot proper section of bamboo and find princess there.  
    22. Star Arthur Densetsu II ~Ankoku Seiun~ スターアーサー伝説 Ⅱ ~暗黒星雲~ [8312] T&E SOFT Inc. The story picks up where part one ended. You obtain the legendary sword. A hologram of a two thousand year old wise man sends you to Orion with the newly obtained weapon and your adventures on the way there take the whole game time. It features recognition of four parts on the screen for point-and-click and also has 3D shooting sequences. It could not repeat the success of the original game though.  
    23. Shijigen Shoujo Ridia 四次元少女リディア [83] Champion Soft 1 You are a member of science object investigation team and are on a mission to investigate the mystery of Bermuda. You end up in a parallel world and continue investigation. Game was shipped on 4 floppy drives. Stereoscopic glasses are included with it which are useful for some scenes. That's really innovative - Champion Soft makes a remarkable appearance at that time already.   24. Dasshutsu! Shi no Aokigahara 脱出!死の青木ケ原 [83] Luna Kikaku

    Main character gets lost in Aokigahara forest. He needs to find his way back to the civilization. Kind of normal moving adventure with occasional checking the map.   25. Nehan no Mori  涅槃の森 [83] CSK Research Institute

    Early in the morning you went to explore mount Fuji and got lost. There are a lot of spirits there aiming to make you a resident of the Demon World. Escape from the demon world by using physical strength and intelligence. Typical CSK game with huge drawing times and overall low number of screens, but difficult to figure commands.   26. Orly Kuukou Satsujin Jiken オルリー空港殺人事件 [83] Champion Soft

    Kanae and Akina went to France for the first time abroad and got involved in a murder case. A Southern Tourist tour operator is killed, and Kanae follows victim's schedule from arrival to Paris till return. Game has two phases - item search and investigation itself. Without properly finding all the items it will be impossible to go on during the main course of the game.   27. Wonder House ワンダーハウス [83] Task Forts Kouchi

    The purpose of the game is to explore the house and find the treasure. Ordinary mansion exploration game with the need to constantly to type look in different combinations.
  11. kivandopulus
    Blog purpose 
    Well, I've been around VNs for about 15 years. As far as I can remember, my first game was MS-DOS Three Sisters Story, what we know now as San Shimai. At that time such games were the first erotic games along with Snake games and Poker ones and were referred as forbidden fruit. That game was a shock - what should have been a light experience turned out to be a really difficult story. All the characters were so nice that I really did not want to blackmail their father and looked for ways to stop my brother from revenge. Risa was so young that the only feeling I had was to protect her. The scene of fire and confrontation with brother was very well set. So what's the blog purpose? I'll get there... eventually...
    So over this time I've played a lot of VNs, mostly in japanese with Translation Aggregator and sometimes with machine translation just because I missed VNDB appearance and kept thinking that TLWiki had the full list of english translated VNs... how I was WRONG. I've even looked through all the titles on Getchu just to pick several companies which art I especially liked. One of those games was Katahane by Tarte and I just played all games of that company since I'm kind of completionist (like I've watched over 1000 anime titles till had absolutely nothing left to interest me, watched all the doramas that interested me at d-addicts wiki etc etc) and those were very weird games, but at least I got a quite different outlook. So, the purpose of the blog? I know, I know, any time soon I'll be there...
    So my purpose is to know absolutely all of VNs great stories. But I see some difficutlies in there (you see them too, right?). Anime has only about 3500 TV titles (and there's just a handful of really interesting OVA) and the majority of them have subs, so watching 1000 tv seasons of anime is not that big of a problem. So what should I do with over 20,000 novels of average 10 hours length with my still limited knowledge of japanese and greatly limited time? I've got and easy answer - just get rid of bad VNs and read good thorough reviews on the plot of good VNs. Phew, case closed... Well, not really. So the purpose of this blog... no, not yet! But I promise it wont take long!
    So VNDB actually discovered the world of translated VNs for me but description tells us quite nothing about the game, only about the synopsis and no matter how many times i reread it, I don't seem to understand anything about the game. And discussions either show the everlasting 0 or some unanswered question and almost never a review, let along a thorough one. And since there are a lot of VNs there without the needed tags, I can completely miss some titles, which is inappropriate for such a completionist. Reviews are scattered around multiple blogs and forums and google tends to forget to render a great deal of them. Visual novels are virtually books, books = stories, that's the most important aspect of them and can't be ignored. So I really need a review section on VNDB. And since it might not come in our lifetime, I've promissed ( https://vndb.org/t950.310 ) to make my own vndb for reviews till such section comes to life. And here it is http://vndbreview.tigrimigri.com
    Since I've zero experience with web design I had to use a ready solution - semantic mediawiki (and grind through that). There are quite some annoying technical restrictions which are gracefully avoided in VNDB and no beauties of custom css and such, but it does the job and allows me to gather reviews and show the result in a comfortable way. That's what really matters. Even though it's on a free hosting with free domain I really hope you can add some links of reviews and impressions in there as well since I can miss smth from 98,000 posts of VN talk in here.
    And since I hate to waste other people's time here's my review of one of antique VN oddities Cosmology of Kyoto to make the whole post useful.
      
    Cosmology of Kyoto 
    Foreword: Today's patient is Cosmology of Kyoto. There are quite a lot of English reviews of the game, but although the general idea behind them is overall praising - none actually gave any kind of evaluation score and that's something that i'm going to fix here. Title: Cosmology of Kyoto

    Producers: Soft Edge & Yano Electric

    Release Date: 1993 (english version 1994-08-01 for Mac OS)

    VNDB Link: https://vndb.org/v14314

    Game Type: Unique eduactional story on Heian period in Japanese history Summary: Step into the mind of an ancient Japanese person in the Heian period in ancient Kyoto. Live their fears, fight their demons, and understand their history and legends by actually experiencing them first hand. Story Length: Medium (10-30 Hours)

    Complete Story Clearing Difficulty: Easy

    Comments: The Story is more or less easy to grasp as there are only few actions that actually needed to be taken to get the endgame notion. What makes it this long is slow adaptability to interface, game mechanics and great the abundance of exploration options. Character Design Rating: 8/10

    Story Rating: 10/10

    Protagonist Rating: 5/10

    Game Quality: Varies

    Overall Rating: 8/10

    Rating Comments: I am most assuredly going to be blamed for setting such a low rating to a unique educational spiritual and revolutionary game for the time of its issue, but i believe i have some good points to support my choice. First things first - mechanics of the game. Cosmology of Kyoto is and interactive adventure and most of the time we spend wondering the streets. Turning only allowed by 90 degrees. There are only three things that are worth mentioning here. We need a katana to defend from multiple vagabonds. We need to learn Sutra to defend from demons. We need special outfits to be allowed to special places.

    The example of extinguishing demons with Sutra
    There are several other objects that have limited utility. Some items are just needed to be given to the right person. Money is good to learn rumors. Mirror useful to see what garments u have on. I've only found one utility for the bow - to shoot at flying kimono in one of the events, but there might be more.   Nothing can surprise the inhabitants. Moreover some 80% of them turn out to be either demons or possessed.   Events, CG and animation are great but events and reading through encyclopedia take only couple hours of pure time, and the number of hours of seeking for anything on the streets take hours and hours. Game really takes it slow and that's something that contemporary consumer is not accustomed to. Character Summary: There are only several named characters in the game and all of them are covered well by encyclopedia. Half of them are mad, the other half are priests and warriors who  actually help us defend from devils in some events. Protagonist has no character at all. Despite the fact that we create our body and face at the beginning of the game - with each death we're given a random body.

    The most useful character in game

     
    Encyclopedia is the single thing that's absolutely fabulous Sexual Content: None Comments: The only couple times the naked woman's breast actually appeared on the screen the woman was eaten alive or strangled to death the very next second. Those several women that actually showed interest in the protagonist were in a few minutes time decapitated/torn to pieces/cut through. Affection for the Characters: None CG Score: 10/10. The game actually looks amazing for the year 1993. Pretty much every creature and person is animated when you approach them close enough. The game boasts 256 colors and the actual picture still looks more or less decent.

    Music Score: 5/10. I failed to hear any music. It might be due to the fact that i failed to find Mac PC to play in original and used DosBox for that. But as for voices, all the dialogues are voiced (but not the protagonist) and voicing quality is good.    
    Some hell layer. Human eating his own brains is quite a mild example of what's happening there.   Addictiveness: Quite Low. When you beat the game since there are only couple dozen events in the game and apart of that it's just aimless wandering around the streets with an ugly interface and talking to beggars trying to know something new. Conclusion: Pros: Unique atmosphere of medieval Japan A well made built-in encyclopedia that holds information on all the locations, all the named characters, all the events background and what not. Great events and actual pictures. I think i've seen about a hundred of different demons with their unique faces and bodies. The scenes and very vivid and memorable, especially those of seven layers of hell. Game claims to be educational and contains quite a few historic figures. Cons: Most of the time is spent in aimless wondering Game fails to exhort educational function due to the fact that all historical events are greatly folklorized and fails to play entertainment function since apart of rare events there's nothing really fun about it. Interface and controls are very simplistic for the interactive adventure exploration game Several bugs that make the game freeze. E.g. there are two cool old men, one 800 and another 900 years old who know absolutely everything in the world, but while speaking to them game always crashes.
  12. kivandopulus
    There aren't masterpieces this month, but among more traditional visual novels Trouble Chaser Dai 4 Wa - Saishuukai definitely stands out, it's also the most interesting episode in the series being the final one.
    1. A Hard Day's Night 吉永サユリがやってくる ヤァ!ヤァ!ヤァ! A Hard Day's Night [951006] Hard Teacher instructs the class that at summer vacation textbooks are prohibited and only erotic journals are ok to read. And then he visits students at various locations to check if they follow instructions properly. Game is made like a parody, but things go ecchi very fast.  
    2. Manami ~Ai to Koukan no Hibi~ 真奈美 ~愛と交換の日々~ [951006] Red Zone Manami sex life with her partner has become dull, but everything changes with meeting a swinger couple at dancing lessons course. The most weird thing in the game is that Manami whose name is in the title does not have much action during the game after the opening sequence. The focus is on her partner and different swinger club wives.  
    3. Trouble Chaser Dai 4 Wa - Saishuukai トラぶるCHASER 第4話 最終回 [951006] Nihon Create In the final episode Daisuke gets kidnapped and it's revealed why he's been hunted for this whole time. All the mysteries get uncovered and we get to look at villain point of view. There's of course a grand battle involved. Since 3rd episode of the game is a lost piece we also meet some new girl pilot for the first time here.  
    4. Majo Gari no Yoru ni 魔女狩りの夜に [951013] Ail 1 2 Majo-gari means "witch-hunt"; indeed, that is the only thing the protagonist of the game, a young priest living in an unspecified European-like town, thinks about. According to his own words, he believes neither in God nor in the devil; his life is dedicated to one horrifying passion: torturing innocent women... There is an English review.  
    5. Gakuen Bakuretsu Tenkousei ! 学園爆裂転校生! [951020] ZyX A fighting girl transfers to a girls school. Rules and student council are very strict there. After the girl refuses to dress normally and give away her gloves and kneel-pads the student council kidnaps her roommate. There are several endings with some being bad ones. The aim is to go around the school, trigger events and beat enemies which leads to les scenes. The overall playtime and the number of CG are small.  
    6. Immoral Study Scenario 3: Asakura Manami インモラルスタディ シナリオ3 朝倉まなみ [951020] Scoop 1 2 3 The third scenario of Immoral Study describes yet another somewhat unusual teaching experience in the life of Mr. Hitosuji, a young and handsome private tutor. This time, the victim... err... pupil is Asakura Manami, a shy, quiet girl who lives together with her mother. Hitosuji is supposed to make Manami a better student - but instead he chooses to participate in S&M relationship between mother and daughter... Game is localized and has impressions in English.  
    7. Koko wa Rakuensou 2 ここは楽園荘2 [951020] Foster 1 2 3 4 5 The Paradise Heights apartment has changed after half of your uncle's company got liquidated. After the money went, so did some of the tenants. Now Keigo Nakadai (You) works for a toy making company (but still stays at Paradise Heights). Rumor has it that a competiting company is stealing your brilliant ideas...and the source of the leak is someone with high rank in your company! Fortunately, the new tenants also work at the company as you join forces with them to find out who is conducting industrial espionage behind your back...as well as some entertainment on the side... There are English reviews.  
    8. Briganty ~The Roots of Darkness~ ブリガンティ ~The Roots of Darkness~ [951027] Giga 1 2 3 4 Gady is a black magician and a skillful martial artist who travels around with his personal fairy Leena. Gady is more interested in sexy girls than in anything else, and Leena calls him "the pervert of the century". One day the two of them find a girl in the woods who begs for help. After Gady agrees to help her, she robs all his money and disappears. Before long Gady and Leena meet a sword master girl named Sephina, who explains that her sister started acting strangely after finding a mysterious sword. This is where Gady's adventure begins. One of the most hated VN creators Giga makes it appearance on the visual novel scene! But they are praised for action game and their first game is actually an action, or rather a platformer. There's a good English review for this game.  
    9. Charade [951027] Apple Pie 1 Charade describes the daily high-school routine of a girl named Kazumi. The game proceeds from one school day to another, putting Kazumi in the same situations, facing the same choices. Those choices, as well as random events and meetings with other characters, schoolmates and teachers (only female), change Kazumi's viewpoints as well as relationships with the other girls. Yuri school ADV. The weirdness of this game is that you set the setting yourself, like this girl will be in the theater and arts clubs and we'll start to pay her attention. And at any time in the morning we can choose - forget it all and get a new setting. Characters aren't cute enough to empathize as well. Game is fully voiced, but making a setting yourself and participating in constant loops just in hope to find an action that would lead to some branching is not the most exciting occupation if you're expecting a story to be told.  
    10. Leap Toki ni Sarawareta Shoujo LEAP 時にさらわれた少女 [951027] Ange Hero has finally confessed and made love to his childhood friend Ai. But as he wakes up in unfamiliar place, he can't find Ai anywhere. He begins his search. Hero needs to travel through the time by having sex with school nurse and find traces of Ai in different time segments. There are multiple endings depending on whether he chooses some local girl or keep on his search. There are a lot of selections and branches in addiction to already confusing time travel. It's an experimental work with a lot of edges, oh well, and it's not hookable.  
    11. Power Slave パワースレイブ [951027] Umitsuki Production 1 Tetsuya is a rather ordinary Japanese teenager, who prefers hanging out with his sweetheart Rika than going to school. His passion are 3D video games. The newest game machine which allows the player to completely submerge into the virtual world, modeled according to his desires, has captured his heart. But one thing is strange: lately, Tetsuya keeps seeing himself as a killer and rapist. Dreams begin to haunt him. Is this just a side-effect of the game, or does he have a dark side he knows nothing about? Or maybe the game took him to another world, which will from now on become part of his life?.. Quite an unusual mix of genres and with animated scenes on top of that. The first work of the company we all know as Jellyfish for being the only ardent adept of fully animated eroge. A merry game, but not hookable and rather short.
  13. kivandopulus
    Youjuu Senki 2 -Reimei no Senshi-tachi- and Eve: Burst Error are the masterpieces of the month, but the upper hand is naturally with the legendary Eve: Burst Error   1. Moon Gate ムーンゲート [951102] Fairytale 1 Zion is an adventurer who lives with girl Lina. One day a mysterious person brings him a shining gem and calls it a present to his excellency Zion from his majesty. His best friend Tolland appears from the stone and requests to go to imperial capital and revive the Agarta Empire together. Tolland restores a part of Zion's power, burns down the village to cut off the road back and disappears in a flash. A rare RTS fiend in visual novel row. Game's not very friendly with emulators not launching on ntkp and eventually hanging on anex.   2. D.P.S. Zenbu D.P.S.全部 [951110] Alice Soft 1 2 3 D.P.S. Zenbu, is, as the name implies, a complete collection of scenarios (total of 15) from all the previous D.P.S./Dream Program System series entries: D.P.S. D.P.S. SG D.P.S. SG Set 2 D.P.S. SG Set 3 Super D.P.S. No changes have been made to graphics or gameplay in any of the scenarios. As a bonus, the game also contains the 16th scenario, entitled Megumi's Story. The scenario is non-interactive (the player simply has to press a button to scroll the text) and depicts the first sexual experiences (some of them violent) of an innocent teenage girl. There is an English review.   3. Hare Nochi Munasawagi 晴れのち胸さわぎ [951110] Cocktail Soft 1 2 The story of Harenochi Munasawagi does not start in a very original way: the protagonist is a high-school boy named Kazuhiko, who is - surprise! - permanently horny, displaying his "affections" at any given opportunity to anyone young and female, including even his childhood friend Chihiro. But while the focus on the story is on Kazuhiko and his quest for physical intimacy (which often results in girls getting angry and beating him up), there are other rather disturbing elements that come into play later - in particular, bunny-like demons who share Kazuhiko's passion for the opposite sex... There is an English review.   4. Youjuu Senki 2 -Reimei no Senshi-tachi- 妖獣戦記2 -黎明の戦士たち- [951110] D.O. 1 Over 10 months has passed since fierce battle with the beasts. They should have been weakened by A.S.S.P. by now, but a new threat rose again... Is there a future for mankind? The battle with the stakes of A.S.S.P. and humankind existence starts now! The final chapter in the strangebeasts confrontation story. Gameplay-wise it's the most refined in the series with all the irritation factors eliminated. Events happen one after another and story develops in a very severe and tough fashion. Interaction with your subordinates now also brings important implications, they aren't just bio soldiers anymore, they are your battle buddies that followed you to the end of the world. The deployment is realistic and final battle can have a big impact if you got attached to the girls.   5. Eve: Burst Error Eve: Burst Error [951122] C's Ware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

    A Bizarre Serial Murder Mystery. There's A Serial Killer Close By. A Prohibited Psychothriller. The Multi-Sight System Reveals Surprising Truth! In this game there are two heroes, Kojiroh and Marina, who are each called to solve their own cases. This game allows you to switch characters at any time to solve the mysteries these heroes encounter. This "Multi-Sight Adventure" allows you to view what's happening behind-the-scenes from the other character's perspective, bump into each other, and sometimes even help each other out. Together, they come closer and closer to the shocking truth through their combined actions and skills of deduction. Marina's Episode: Marina is a national intelligence agent with a 99% success rate. Her new assignment is to protect the daughter of a Japanese embassy official stationed abroad. As you encounter numerous attackers, you become aware of a dangerous government dispute that is the root of all these attacks. Kojiroh's Episode: A seemingly down-on-his-luck private investigator finally gets a break, as he is hired to locate some mysterious piece of art. Even though he feels a little weird about this case, the pay is huge! Yet he may be drawn into an unexpected nightmare involving a string of bizarre murders. Probably the best known old game. Lots of English reviews.   6. Messenger from Dark Night メッセンジャー フロム ダークナイト [951123] TopCat Hero is half-demon who has his demon part "dark night" awake every evening. Such person transfers to a new school that accepts half-humans as students. The game can be called an adult sound novel. There are multiple branches and new branches open up after main branches clearance totaling 80 endings. Some of those endings have only slight differences, but just dig the number. The content is different for various branches, but it's not lovey-lovey, on the contrary it's rather dark and has multiple confrontations prepared. If it came out a bit later and was a bit more like a visual novel and not like a book, it would have all the chances to take away the pedestal of originator of visual novels from Leaf.   7. Koukan Nikki Dai 2 Shou ~Seiya o Anata to~ こうかん日記 第2章 ~聖夜をあなたと~ [951124] Fairy Dust New love adventure takes place during winter. While at part-time job hero gets acquainted to different girls and by the Christmas Eve he can confess his feelings to one of them. Characters are lively and overall mood is bright. There is an ending for each heroine.   8. Majo-tachi no Nemuri 魔女たちの眠り [951124] Pack In Video 1 2 The protagonist (default name Toshio) is working at his office one day when he receives a call asking for help from a girl he knew as a child (default name Yoriko). The next day he discovers that this same girl apparently killed herself by way of self-immolation. He decides to go investigate the girl's mountain village, and depending upon the choices the player makes, may uncover the truth of the matter... Literary adaptation of famous horror writer. Year 1995 was a boom for so called "sound novels" which are NVL novels with walls of text on some background with music. It's the closest thing to a book and these are usually short horror stories and I've blocked previous such games since they had multiple stories. This one is the first one with long and more or less long coherent story. There are four parts presented as trials and after completion a true story opens up.   9. OL Sousamou OL操作網 [951129] Witch's 1 Akizuki is an ordinary Japanese man who works in an office. One day his boss asks him to discreetly investigate a case of stolen prospects that could damage the company's reputation. Akizuki must talk to the female co-workers and find out the truth. However, his mind is more occupied with his own personal expectations from these attractive ladies... The most fun feature of the game is an ability to roleplay either a serious co-worker or a full-scale playboy.   10. Coming Heart [951130] May-Be Soft 1 The hero of this game is a teenage boy who failed his high-school examination; as a result, his parents decided to transfer him to a special school in another city. The young hero is at first sad and depressed, but soon discovers that the situation might not be so bad after all: the mansion in which he is going to leave is not empty, and his neighbors are all young pretty girls... Story itself is a commonplace, but with an addition of torments over university entrance. Character designs are quite good and atmosphere is bright.   11. Jack ~Haitoku no Megami~ JACK ~背徳の女神~ [951130] Silky's 1 2 3 Jack Martin is a private detective. Long time ago, a terrible accident has left deep scars on his psyche, and he tries to atone for what he has done. On board of the space shuttle Gold Mary, Jack joins an organization that fights interstellar terrorism, employing people with psychic abilities. Soon thereafter, the captain of the shuttle is found murdered. Have terrorists infiltrated the shuttle, or is one of Jack's comrades a double agent? Jack must solve the mystery, at the same time discovering his own special abilities... whatever they might be. There is an English review and also my review now. Protagonist is actually quite elaborate. He accidentally shot a child in the past and suffers from this trauma trying to find ties to that child murder and being depressed about it.   12. Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami - Futatsu no Sekai no Monogatari 魔法の天使クリィミーマミ 二つの世界の物語 [951130] Wishbone 1 Based on the anime Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel. The original tells the story of a 10-year-old girl named Yuu Morisawa, who gains a magical ability to transform into a grown-up young woman, eventually becoming a pop star and acquainting the inhabitants of the Earth with the rest of the galaxy. Yuu appears in the game, but is not the protagonist; the player controls four young women in four different scenarios: two of them, Yuri and Aya, on the Earth, and the other two, Ora and Sita, in an alien world, mixture of sci-fi and medieval fantasy. The story goes beyond the original anime by introducing a magical, sacred land known as Finality, populated by fantasy being, and calling the guardians (the four girl protagonist) to bring peace to the galaxy. There are so many early games about ability to transform into grown-up woman that they all start to look the same. But here there are four distinct stories targeted at girls, naturally.   13. Memories ~Shiroi Yozora ni Mau Tenshi~ メモリーズ ~白い夜空に舞う天使~ [9511] Petit 1 Memories is a dating-oriented game that can be describe as a light simulation with elements of a visual novel. The game's story premise is abstract: the player character explores a small town, hoping to meet and eventually date young women. The game world consists of photorealistic still pictures of locations; the player's only interaction with the game consists of choosing to travel to these locations and advance the time. Female characters will appear in specific locations at specific times of the day. Several meetings are usually needed to initiate a date. Presents and money can be given to the girls as well. A very generic dating sim from a fresh company. And very exhausting since girls can appear any minute anywhere so need to basically stay at the same location and advance time all the time and create chart of when someone appears.
  14. kivandopulus
    To Heart is the only masterpiece of May 1997
    1. Chiyomi-chan for Me ~Kateikyoushi Seikyouiku Hen~ ちよみちゃん for Me ~家庭教師 性教育編~ [970502] Ume Soft What a lucky guy, he has a beautiful girl to help him study for his exams. She even accepts him when he ask her to be his girlfriend. From then on, it's study and fun times. He will be happy, if he doesn't get distracted by his classmate or the ghost of his first love. Girl is a tutor, but actual studying ends pretty soon. Game is of ero-centered nature and has only very short impressions.  
    2. Kidou Senkan Nadesico ~Yappari Saigo wa "Ai ga Katsu" ?~ 機動戦艦ナデシコ ~やっぱり最後は「愛が勝つ」?~ [970502] Sega It is a dating sim with players taking the role of Akito Tenkawa and attempting to build relationships with the female crew members, although there are a few mecha elements included. One more anime offspring. The crew counts 10 members. There are 8 chapters each containing an adventure part with target character emotional scenes and the battle part where you repetitively push one button for the win. What's interesting - if you distract attention in favor of some different girl, the target girl's favorability drops. Anyway, mediocre Saturn exclusive for anime fans.  
    3. Kojiin ~Kyouki no Ketsuzoku~ 孤児院 ~狂喜の血族~ [970504] K-JOYNT

    A dancer girl loses parents, but retains hope while living in the orphanage. Foster parents greet her with joy, but soon she learns the pain and torture in the basement. Girls are trained into slaves here, and her dark humiliation path only starts now.  Some crappy h-tilt doujin  
    3. Akazu no Ma あかずの間 [970509] Visit 1 The story (written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi) is a futuristic one, taking place in a near future where the player's character arrives a a building tower in a helicopter and as soon as he arrives there strange things start to happening (he listen to girl screams, strange noises, etc.). Another sound novel without a single person and about just wondering around the building. As usual, more about senses than a story.  
    4. Ice Cream アイスクリーム [970509] h.m.p

    Come to the lively Shibuya area in Tokyo and get yourself a girlfriend! There are multiple nanpa techniques available to reach the goal.
    Nanpa games are boring.  
    5. Kuento ~Wasureenu Hibi ni~ クエント ~忘れ得ぬ日々に~ [970509] Excellents Collection of three stories. The first story is about girl Ai and her difficult life with the stepfather told from different perspectives. All stories seem to have zapping perspectives. Since game only launches on WinME and lower, it's not hookable and I only glanced at other two stories without trying to understand anything. But the first story plot moves like this - Ai quarrels with father, then they hug, then get close. Next Ai past is shown up to the moment she got violated by a guy (and whom she might have killed afterwards). Her female friend that features on the cover listens to this story, gets moved by it and both girls make love, the end.  
    6. In'yoku no Meikyuu 淫欲の迷宮 [970516] Motion In this adult hentai visual novel, you must defeat the devil in order to save a certain doctor's world. It has some 3D dungeon exploration such in Ultima. When you encounter enemy events, an animation is played. Kusoge. 3D dungeon exploration. Much of exploration and H events are animated.  
    7. Photo Genic フォトジェニック [970516] Sunsoft In Photo Genic the player controls a young boy that got a job as a photographer. The main goal of the game is to improve the boy stats and photograph skills to make him win the heart of one of the girls of the town. During the game the player makes decisions about what his character will do each week (gymnastics, study, take another job, etc) to improve his stats. He also can walk around the town to talk to the people and the girls, the more in touch that he is with them the more possibilities to take a better photograph and date them. After taking the photographs the player can view them in the photo gallery. There are three girls of interest. This work is interesting because it has SIM part as photographer and ADV part of wandering around the town and event scenes. Graphics of this game is really impressive with a lot of bright CG. Cute, but nothing else.  
    8. Dousei 同棲 [970523] Tactics 1 2 Dōsei is a social and sexual simulation game that focuses on the life of a young Japanese couple. Masaki Yamada and Manami Minase start living together shortly after having graduated from high school. Most of the game is dedicated to the depiction of their everyday life at home, of which the majority explicitly describes their sexual relationship. That's our first Tactics (Key) game. Drawing is very similar to next "One" game. Game has an English review.  
    9. Fukushuu 復讐 [970523] Crowd 1 You are a high school student and were embarrassed in front of the class by 4 girls TWICE, each time it was involved with another girl. Now you decide it's time for getting your revenge and you have to choose a partner for additional help.. There is an English review.  
    10. Inshin Miko 淫心魅娘 [970523] T2 Co., Ltd. During a date in an amusement park hero gets "demon soul" attached to his chest. The girl who did it is a foreign priestess and queen candidate. She asks hero to eliminate other candidates by depriving them from virginity. "Demon soul" attached to the chest slowly eats the soul and there's no other choice but cooperate. Multiple branches and endings story. It's nice that there are quite many variants of story development and it's not necessary just to capture other priesteses. Capture is difficult as branching is not too evident and the ending depends on both whether to H different girls or not and in which priority to capture them.  
    11. Nouryokusha 脳力者 [970523] MBS Truth Our guy got hit by a baseball in a park on his way home. This awaken his special mental powers. His power has 4 targets. They are his childhood girl, teacher, school badgirl, and adopted sister. Since he can see into their heart and can control them, he has his way with them. If he only go after the one he loves, she might save him when the time comes. The main part of this game is nasty, but the happy endings are very sweet. Content is pretty dark and insulting, but character design is good enough to struggle to the happy ending. Story develops fast, so it's possible to see it all in an hour's time.  
    12. Ryuuteki Gosennen ~Dragons of China~ 龍的五千年 ~Dragons of China~ [970523] Imagineer Co., Ltd. China, 2099 AD. During the construction of a new Olympics stadium, the ruin were found at the basement. The construction machinery damaged the sealed pot and a black dragon appeared from it with a thunder and flew away. He appeared in Tokyo and destroyed it to the ground and the next day the world was hit by multiple natural disasters bringing the humanity to the brink of extinction. At the global academic conference of ancient ruins it was decided to acquire the power of a good dragon in order to deal with the evil dragon. You are Ken, the participant of that conference and you hurry to find the good dragon of China. Command selection adventure with occasional battles during movement. It's not a serious ADV game, more like and entertainment game for pupils to have fun with battles. Game also features very unusual character design.  
    13. Seiki ~Ryoujoku no Kamen~ 性鬼 ~陵辱の仮面~ [970523] Outlaw The protagonist is a high school student that one day finds a magical mask that turns the wearer into a serial rapist, and uses his newly gained powers to score with several of his classmates. Reverse bullying sick game. The only good thing is that there are several scenarios. System is especially bad as messages tend to skip and often first choice is selected despite your decision.  
    14. To Heart [970523] Leaf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In this game, you play as Fujita Hiroyuki, a high-school student who seems to have more interest in romance than in his studies. In his school there are several pretty girls, and his goal is to be nice to one of them, to make the right decisions when talking to her, and ultimately to win her heart. There are English reviews of this game.  
    15. Nyo-Manji 女卍 [970529] iMAGE CLUB Tokyo a century ago.
    Private detective Kudo Mauna is a famous expert in paranormal activities. 
    Together with the legendary witchcraft "Masashi" user high school girl Ririmori Komori they accept a case request. One woman starts to feel abnormal activity inside her body. But the incident turns in an unexpected direction. The only review I found says the hero eradicates something strange. Obscure ero-centered work.  
    16. Youjo Ranbu 2 妖女乱舞2 [970529] Zone 1 Your mother, on her last breath, reveals the secret of your identity. After that, you, the hero of the story, travels around the world as a mercenary to find more about where you came from, and as you perform more tasks you find out more about yourself. There is an English review.  
    17. Hi School Jam Hiすく~るJam [970530] Jam 1 You start off as a second year student of the school and you are on the student's council as well. Your goal is to be elected as the next student council's president at game end when the seniors graduate. There is a good English review for this game.  
    18. Shuukan From H 週刊フロムH [970530] JAST Atsushi, the son of a very rich man, returns from abroad to his hometown. After getting some quarrel, his father cancelled giving him money and now Atsushi has to find any temporary work around the whole city. You as Atsushi try various jobs – from stadium to the hospital or the news agency. There are also plenty of pretty girls around the city and you make attempts to get them known better and maybe even eventually date with one of them. ADV with location choice on the map. Each week you try a new job and there's a new girl at each job. It's a light work with a comedy touch.
  15. kivandopulus
    Doukoku Soshite... is the only masterpiece of the month and thus is VN of the Month.
    1. Kunoichi Torimonochou くのいち捕物帖 [980205] Polestar Co. 1 2 Long ago, during the Edo period, those chosen to become ninja train in secrecy from youth, living in an isolated village to become a secret agent for the shogun. Here, a young girl is training to become such an agent; her name: Ran Sagajo. Along with her talking ninja squirrel companion Sasuke, she has begun a trip to Edo to continue her train You generally choose destination and wait for events to happen. Battles are played in the way that you select a command and opponent selects and you watch the outcome, much like the other VN fightings. When energy is accumulated to the max, a special move can be used. There are stats and places to train them. Game's appeal point is a good balance between animated story sequences and picturesque battles.  
    2. Yume no Yukue Karuizawa Monogatari 夢のゆくえ 軽井沢物語 [980205] Fair Dance In Autumn wandering in the forest of Karuizawa of autumn leaves, I met a girl in a white dress living in an old villa. In winter three of my classmates and I came to ski and I had a vision of a girl in white dress again.. In spring I walked in the forest of Karuizawa to find a girl in white dress. And in the summer I shall wander between reality and daydreaming. Obscure work, mostly due to the fact that there is no save function in the game.  
    3. Ahiru no Pantsu あひるのパンツ [980206] Segue Laboratory My name is Rika. I live with my mother. Today I sell Pantsu in town. Although it is already late, only two pieces have been sold. What shall I do... One playthrough takes some 5 minutes and there are several scenarios. And most of them inevitably fall into H category.  
    4. Natural ~Mi mo Kokoro mo~ Natural ~身も心も~ [980206] F&C Co., Ltd. 1 Rumor's spreading of a hot new couple on campus! A professor is giving the sexy swim star some very special lessons. And this teacher's pet is hot to trot and learning all kinds of new tricks! Yet another erotic training SIM, but this time it's kind of pure love bright training which is rare. The characters are also cute and easygoing. So this work represents shift from dark hardcore eroge to bright softcore ones in the years to come.  
    5. Kyouken Densetsu Crazy Knuckle 2 狂拳伝説クレイジーナックル2 [980213] ZyX Lunar shadow was a legendary ultimate fighting school, but its last descendant lived 80 years ago. Kusakabe Aoma is a bouncer of the street gang group in the city called Crown City. But he wants to get to know his true self. One day he arrives to the usual place, but instead of smiles of other members all he sees is a sea of blood. Compared to the prequel text has gone better. Scenario is the debut work of Arakawa Takumi who gave us Ayakashibito, Bullet Butlers and several other interesting works. There is a good balance of seriousness and comedy. The atmosphere gone even darker than that of the prequel. Fighting system got more difficult. Animation is widely used. H events are densely packed, pretty much with every battle. So a good entertainment work, but not more.  
    6. Sadistic Medicine [980213] FlyingShine A big pharmaceutic company develops a new medicine and sets experiments first on animals, then on humans. It seems to be a revolutionary aphrodisiac. First Flying Shine works are so terrible. Blurred real-life photos plus NVL walls of texts are accompanied by HCG.  
    7. Happening Journey はぷにんぐJOURNEY [980220] Euphony Production 1 Masaharu is long in love with his childhood friend Yuki, but lacks the courage to tell her his true feeling. One day Masaharu's friend Takagi asks him to go on a ski trip together, telling him that he would also take Yuki for Masaharu, so that Masaharu would take Miki, his partner in their tennis club, for Takagi. Somehow their plan becomes known to other girls too, who start insisting on joining the trip - so the party now consists of seven boys and girls. Will Masaharu have a chance to tell Yuki his love during the trip? There is an English review of this game.  
    8. Megami no Shizuku ~Jonason 95~ 女神の雫~Jonason95~ [980220] Xyz Daughter of a famous deceased thief Aya Kisaragi teams up with her father's buddy Unko. They excel in whatever job they take. This time they aim at three Nobunaga sacred treasures hidden in remote area mansion, but they get into a trap... There aren't reviews of this game and game's super rare, but chronological row of CG shows us first the CG from the prequel, then a spree of HCG, so I guess briefly the story of the prequel is retold followed by H fest.  
    9. Doukoku Soshite... 慟哭そして。。。 [980226] Data East Corporation 1 2 3 In this game, you play the role of a high-school student (whom you can name as you like). A bus takes him and his classmates to the school every day. But this time, just when the hero was talking to one of his classmates, the lovely girl Riyo, a car drove up to the bus, there was a sound of a crash, and then the hero became unconscious. When he woke up, he found himself, his classmates (most of whom were girls), and a couple of unknown people in a locked room in a strange mansion. Soon the hero realizes something terrible is going on in the mansion. People are being killed under mysterious circumstances, their corpses hidden; he finds a memo soaked in blood and a photograph. Will he be able to solve the mystery and to protect the people destiny brought him together with? There are three English reviews of this game.  
    10. Misa no Mahou Monogatari ミサの魔法物語 [980226] Sammy Corporation 1 Misa no Mahomonogatari - Heartful Memories tells the story of a young girl who got a mission from the queen of a magic world called Firimu, to travel to the human world, find a young girl and train her into a tarot magician so that she could defeat the evil forces willing to conquer both of the worlds. The game takes place in that high school and will last 4 years of training, the main character of the game is Misa and during that time period she has to train her abilities, meet different people and classmates, and face the evil that endangers the world. A raising SIM to train a justice magician girl. And that's enough already to stop discussing it.  
    11. Tour Party: Sotsugyou Ryokou ni Ikou ツアーパーティー 卒業旅行にいこう [980226] JAMP

    Tour Party Sotsugyou Ryokou ni Ikou is a board game, that was also released for the Sega Saturn console, in which the player can choose at the beginning of the game to play as a girl or a boy, the theme of the board is to travel, and the game features at the 4 human players to play as the same time and compete against the others. The gameplay is similar to Takara's the Game of life but in Tour Party, during the journey the players will meet different people and they can become friends with them, and different events that will make the trip more interesting.
    The game features 8 different characters to choose from and a complete viewer mode with character profiles, musics, and other unlockables modes. More SIMs, yay  
    12. Yuukyuu Gensoukyouku 2nd Album 悠久幻想曲 2nd Album [980226] MediaWorks

    The Third Division Vigilante Corps have earned the trust of the people of Enfield, and under the popular Commander Neumann, they have worked hard to earn this trust. However, Neumann is now gone, leaving the third division with low morale and little work, and eventually the main character from the previous game is the only member left. The third division is to be disbanded, but he appeals to the director, and is given one year to restore the third division to its former glory. Yūkyū Gensōkyoku: 2nd Album follows directly after the events of the first game, and is once more a traditional Japanese adventure game. You must gather your group to perform jobs for the people of Enfield, and interact with the various characters around town. Another SIM  
    13. Coach! Oshiete コーチ!おしえて [980227] Nouvelle New teacher was suddenly invited to a girls' school as an advisor to the athletics division. The final goal is to win the tournament! Is it possible to train six champions? Raising SIM with week as time unit. Apart of training routine there is summer and winter vacation training camps and various events. Period is one year. The biggest complaint about this game was that there is no H events in here, only peeping in the changing room etc. The worst part is that despite each heroine having unique profile, all the events and text are absolutely the same for each of them - zero personality. Also even with max stats (256) it's actually a game of luck whether you win tournament or not. A rare kusoge...  
    14. Houkago wa Fiancee 放課後はフィアンセ [980227] Sweet Basil Tadashi Wakita lost his parents in an accident at an early age, but thanks to the assistance of his uncle Kanno Rotaro, he is a high school student and lives in a house. Uncle dies and leaves a will that nephew must marry one of his three daughters in order to inherit his property and he must do it before the deadline. Depending on choices it can be either a pure love story or a tyranny story and choices aren't transparent at all. Game is not limited to three daughters, there are other, less profitable variants too. Each route takes about one hour and there is also a harem ending with five girls. Characters are cute enough, but H events are too frequent and dark side of the game constantly tries to pop up.  
    15. Kemono no Sumu Kousha -Shinshou- 獣の棲む校舎 -真章- [980227] T2 Co., Ltd. Three days after the first incident. But there's no time to rest - a new request awaits Ikuro Makita. Nothing is being told about the first incident. Protagonist always talks about incoherent things. Capture degree is very high as you need to remember all the appointments and at exact time be at exact place out of 20 places.  
    16. Mars Ball マーズボール [980227] Studio Jikkenshitsu Humans migrate to Mars, where the description of ancient sport is found in the ruins and it becomes the new craze - the Marsball. An ordinary salaryman gets fired and with his baseball experience in high school he tries his luck as a manager of a new Marsball team. Baseball game with card battles and quite high difficulty. Most of the time you train and once in a while there is match. H-events are hard to unlock with flags and are over in a flash. It's weak as love story, weak as H-story... then it's probably just a gameplay oriented game.  
    17. Mukuro ~Mesu o Nerau Agito~ 骸~メスを狙う顎~ [980227] Saga Planets When I woke up, I did not have a memory. Who am I? Why am I here? People around me do not have recollections about me as well. I shall make my way with women using this position that I do not know anything. And then I shall make my memory return... remember with my body! Production values are good, but in the end it's just a mystery nukige with weak cast of characters and protagonist. There are multiple routes and memories show up consequently with routes clearing.  
    18. Shift! [980227] Trush Boy drinks secret medicine "XYX" and and turns into a girl. The only way to get to original form is to have intimacy with girls. But that works only for a short time and there must be a permanent antidote solution... Will he be able to regain male form? Medicine fantasies are pretty popular in 1998 as I see. And it's at least third game where gender is suddenly changed. Game is mostly of erotic nature, but with a comedy touch.
  16. kivandopulus
    Foreword: This is Kanno-san's scenario and I could not miss on it. There are a lot of good English reviews on the game so I'll try to just add some additional thoughts I have on top of those reviews.

    Title: Exodus Guilty
    Developer: Abel
    Date: 1998-07-31
    VNDB link:https://vndb.org/v172

     Synopsis:The year 2000. Kasumi Shindo is at first glance a run-of-the-mill high school student in modern-day Japan. However, beneath his normal appearance, Kasumi is in fact a top-notch treasure hunter. This time, Kasumi is aiming to seek out the lost 11th Commandment of Moses. Kasumi discovers that his childhood friend, Reina Tachibana is in southern Europe participating in an archeological dig. Pretending to be a tourist, he visits the excavation area and manages to get put on the excavation staff. But he is not the only treasure hunter looking for the Eleventh Commandment of Moses and before he knows it, he's embroiled in a dangerous adventure.

    Structure: There are three stories - one 1200 B.C. fantasy story, one 2000 A.D. treasure hunting adventure and 13,800 A.D. future anti-utopia fantasy. Story-lines exist pretty much separately only to be loosely connected by girl Will and flashbacks from the other time to help on puzzles. All the lines coincide in the last chapters of last "Future" Volume 3. So basically I consider first two stories to be preparatory and I'll focus only on 3rd Future story. I feel that the chosen composition is wrong - it's 1st chapter of Past, then 1st chapter of Present, then 1st chapter of Future, then full Present, then full Past, then full Future. In my video walkthrough I went for showing full Past, then full Present, then full Future. This really feels more logical to me since all the roots and the Will story are in the Past. And when seeing all those first chapters one by one and then Present my head was already blowing up from the characters and the kind of mess it created.

    Length: 21 hour
    Game type: Epic multi-story ADV with minimal interaction (speaking of DVD version only, ofc)
    Difficulty: DVD version is supereasy, but I got stuck once at a puzzle that was not properly described. I left a link at VNDB discussions page of the game to prevent other people from wasting time.
    Character Design rating: 10/10
    Protagonist rating: 8/10
    Story rating: 9/10
    Game quality: 8/10
    Overall rating: 9/10
    Rating comments: Why such a high score again? Well, VNs are akin to literature, what matters is whether I like it or not. And if I like it, there's no point thinking which one is better. I really loved the story here - arigato, Kanno-san! And that might easily be 10 if I played Japanese pc version. There are a lot of protagonists in this game and I have grudges to some of them. I think I'll develop on it in characters section. I also blame the structure as video is not as engaging as game and pouring all three story lines all at once was very confusing and only belief in Kanno-san actually made me unwind this mess. But when things get clear, it's a very engaging story - thus the high scores.
    Protagonist: There are too many of them.
    Characters: There are three sets of characters. The setup of characters on the screen changes a lot with the story. Let's look at characters in bulk, according to their epoch.
     

    Past: Main characters cast are a swordsman Ales and his foster mother Masa. Masa bears some strange tattoo and she sends Ales to find Will - another girl with such tattoo since their fates were linked and Mother Spirit was calling to do that for some reason only Gods could understand. But in order to pay a visit to the God one needs to gather sacred books of elements and oracles of those elements. That's pretty much what we do during the whole Past chapter. Of course we find Will as well under strange circumstances. So Ales is a pretty straightforward swordsman who fulfills the will of his mother and who protects those who are dear to him and... pretty much everyone else, even his enemies, lol. This is a traditional fantasy story, so there's no need for quirky characters, but without some gameplay it's quite boring to watch. Well, some of the four oracles are pretty cool/funny so they ease the tensions and their interactions basically save the narration. This part is seinen enough, but it gets to be pretty dull due to very serious characters and lack of fights. 
     

    Present: From left to right we have Kasumi, Ai's sister Reina and fiance Ai. Reina is much older and already divorced - she is always flirting making Ai mad. Kasumi and Ai actually only met 10 years ago and they they fight all the time over everything. Kasumi is basically interested in money and treasures and he does not really encourage Reina moves. Ai is also quite stingy and only Reina moves bring her tolerance to the brink and she starts acting aggressively to any "oppai" girl near Kasumi. That creates some comical situations, but at the same time is an eternal source of drama. And the further it goes, the more drama it is. So at times it was really nauseating. And at some point I got somewhat disappointed in Kasumi as well. It was at one scene where Kasumi was getting down to the den on a rope. Ai threatens to jump down from that insane height if Kasumi does not take her with him. Here's the exact extract:
    - If not, I'll kill myself.
    - Then die.
    - I will die.
    - Die right now, here. In less than 10 seconds.
    - Meanie. I'm going to cry.
    - Cry if you can. Cry.
    It's presented in a comical manner, but it was not funny for me. Too much relations hustle, predictable characters' behavior and lack of intelligent talks did not let me enjoy this volume. So it's a great shounen story, but I can only appreciate seinen stuff.

    Future: The cast from left to right is scientist Titi, secret royal family descendant Sui, self-supporting town boy Tatsuta and Sui's bodyguard Laily. Oh, and don't foget this animal... something (squirrel?) Railulu. Sui basically plays the role of straightforward and cheerful bakagirl while Laily is reserved and she does everything right. Titi is a chatterbox, she usually supports Sui in everything and provides scientific advice when needed. Tatsuta is a usual town boy who lives alone and who this time allows girls to have food and shelter for a mere trifle - wedding Laily! He's pushy and manages to win her heart little by little and this sideline is really nice. 

    Story: I seem to have tackled a lot on story already, so let's finally focus on the main part as I see it - Future 13,800 AD. For 40 years earthquakes and acid rains devastated the Earth burying the scientific civilization and the remaining humanity declared science outlaw in order not to repeat previous mistakes. The royal house monopolized the right for science as people needed to survive somehow in this barren wasteland. Royal house suffers from a spree of coup d'etats and this last king is a very cruel man who's seeking for descendants of former family and especially for a girl matching Sui's description. Sui and Laily's foster mother asked them to find some Uu person and give him the Key of Will. And they have no idea where to search for those. That takes first half of Future story and the second half is meeting the guys from Past and Present and together facing their fate. 
     

    CG: I seem to be not demanding towards CG quantity but this game has a whole ocean of CG - even many small actions have one. Game really tried to look like an anime so it has some animated sequences and a lot of screen changes. Outside of my habit, I'm not going to post gore CG this time since there aren't many of them and they can be spoilers.

    HCG: None since it's initially a PS1 and dreamcast game and only much later it got PC version version. It's a very funny version to see since usual CG have low resolution and PC HCG are of very high resolution.

    Sound: The good part is that it's full voice even with all the protagonists voiced. The bad part is that some lengthy conversations with side characters aren't really voiced or voiced up to 3-4 phrases. It does not hurt at all, but just for the justice sake let's say that it's only about 85% voiced.

    Humor: Future part is culmination and it has quite much humor in it. One example is that Layla always apologies to Sui and says "It must be in my character". For the first times it looks ok, but later she tells the same thing to the very little notices like you look moody today or is it you stomach growling. 
    There was one fabulous joke when Titi, Sui and Laila with Railulu needed to see guards out and they consequently tried to use sex appeal on them. First Titi failed with her charms, then Sui was ignored and sent off and then came this.

    Game also uses repeats wisely. In this very scene the fourth try was Layla's and her appearance actually melted men's hearts and maybe something else as well. In another scene later on the three girls were trying to get food and shelter from Tatsuta and he asks a girl to become his wife. Titi and Sui blush and say they're not ready and here's the except:
    - But let me tell you something, I have no interest in cow breasts or eyeglasses monkeys.
    - ....Raylulu? What, are you...?
    That was pretty awesome. 
    Themes: It's mostly and adventure work with pretty straightforward characters, but there are couple themes that I was able to discern:
    1) God's will VS human logic. This is the major theme of the game. All the time we're asked to do weird things. Seemingly horrible events occur due to some god's will without much explanation. The future part is the one where this conflict becomes the culmination of the game and heros are confused what to do - blindly follow God's will or send the Gods to hell and try to preserve humanity as it is. You can guess from the game's title which side wins.
    2) Sacrifice. There are quite a lot of sacrifices in the game. Sacrifices are the least logical thing to do and yet so many characters choose it over persecuting their own goals. As one of the character explains: "Death is not the end. It's the beginning". Well, it falls in perfectly with the first theme. After all, it's the game about God's will and it's a difficult topic to develop since irrational actions won't get much appeal. Still the game does its best in that and sacrifices are seen as fulfilling some selfish-less desires for the greater good of others and at least look organic with the setting.
    Overall comments: By now it should be evident that Guilty Exodus was much to my liking even though I tend to dislike religion and shounen stories. My first reaction was akin to that depicted in beliar review. Too much information poured at once, seemingly meaningless dull talks, false drama, religious preaching, random events, lack of gameplay. It's a different work that we usually get to see in visual novels. We got the worst release of the game translated - DVD video one. If it was a different release - it'd be a perfect game and I would not need to rant at all. If it was a different release, we'd need to pay great attention to game progress because it would be a gameplay issue. DVD release is basically a video with just a few meaningless choices so it's easy to get distracted, listen to it only as background and inevitably compare it with compact and fast-paced anime works. Guilty Exodus is very demanding to the player right from the start. It's easy to get confused with all that information. But if you take it seriously, you'll be able to enjoy one of the best stories written by Kanno Hiroyuki, on par even with YU-NO.

  17. kivandopulus
    Wow, there's a mortal combat between such titans as Team Baldrhead, Alice Soft and Studio e.go this month. Well, Men at Work is the first RPG offspring of Studio e.go and it's just too simplistic to compete yet. Baldrhead is also the first part in the series and suffers from some technical problems and short duration. Mamatoto ~a record of war~ on the other hand is quite a polished RPG that even has English patch and it is the VN of the Month July 1999.
    1. Gakuen Hyouryuu Senki 学園漂流戦記 [990701] Alice Soft

    April 2005. Main character is a high school student on a voyage trip with a lot of his girl classmates. He's been in love with his classmate Suzuki Kaori for a long time and now is a perfect opportunity to finally confess. But after an incident Main character wakes up alone at a beach shore. What will he do now? Game's a small addition to the main package of Alice CD. There's horrible command selection part and interaction with some items.... well... I did not care to make it through that.  
    2. Maid no Susume メイドのススメ [990701] Alice Soft

    Hero is a nobility heir. He lives in a mansion with three maids. An important exam is approaching. Maids will assist him in preparation for the exam. Another cheap addition to Alice CD. After a short introduction there's lots and lots of quizzes. Of course I never went through any of them.  
    3. Mamatoto ~A Record of War~ ママトト ~a record of war~ [990701] Alice Soft 1 You (Nanasu) are the prince of Mamatoto. You go out and conquer other nations in order to conquer the world. There is stability/stalemate, so none of the nations can actually take over the world because if they start a war with another country, a third one might have an advantage. Mamatoto is different it has zero territory to worry about. The problem is, it doesn't have much of a population either. So you don't really have an army, thus for many years, Mamatoto, the moving fortress, has been hiding in the monster lands. You, Nanasu, who has studied magic really hard has recently invented magic to create these magical soldiers. These soldiers are made via cards which you can obtain via battles. So the more battles you fight, the more cards you collect, and the more troops you have in reserve. So now, Mamatoto, the fastest moving fortress in the world, started its move to conquer the world. Mamatoto's goal isn't to get territory - it's to take out governments. Game's localized - there's an English and a Polish review.  
    4. Inagawa Junji: Kyoufu no Yashiki  稲川淳二 恐怖の屋敷 [990701] Billiken Soft

    Inagawa Junji - Kyoufu no Yashiki is a horror adventure game that stars japanese actor Inagawa Junji (contemporary master storyteller of Japanese ghost tales).
    Game begins when player enters a haunted mansion. As soon as he arrives, he finds a TV where Inagawa Junji appears and introduced different ghosts stories. Horror sound novels have its fans, but I'm not included.  
    5. Baldrhead ~Busou Kin'yuu Gaiden~ BALDRHEAD~武装金融外伝~ [990702] Team Baldrhead 1 2 3 4 5 It's the future where the technology is being over-used and at the same time conflicts between countries and religion occur which causes a loss in theory and technology. The world is now in corrupted towns with ruins of ancient technology everywhere. The story takes place in future Japan,and the hero of the game is an ex-mercenary called Bloody Baldy who earns his living by being an armament banker... Baldrhead is a linear adventure game with 2D action-shooter elements. There is an English review of this game.  
    6. Ballerina ~Haitoku no Kurumi Wari Ningyou~ バレリーナ ~背徳のくるみ割り人形~ [990702] Zero

    Main heroine is a ballet trainer. She gives lessons to several girls, but her lessons tend to become to intimate. What a trashy nukige. There are some 6-7 girls to harass.  
    7. Hyper Broken ~Tamashii no Chikara~ Hyper Broken ~魂のチカラ~ [990702] Escu:de The protagonist thinks that he is the strongest fighter around his school, until he got totally trashed by a new rival. If that wasn't bad enough, his sister got murdered and he was left for dead in his burning house. He got saved and found out that he has the potential to become the strongest person on earth. Will his girlfriend and other friends be able to keep him from the revenge-driven dark side of his power? Poor Escu:de - it started with a very plain romance work and now fills the shoes of another visual novel fighting. What differs it from Crazy Knuckle 2 is very high production values and engaging and moderately difficult battles. Hero is very colorful and is voiced which creates a very solid atmosphere. Game uses songs very efficiently at crucial moments. Considered the limitations of the genre Escu:de managed to produced a paragon visual novel fighting.  
    8. Dokidoki Summer Lesson ~Kyoukasho wa Oshiete Kurenai~ どきどきサマーレッスン ~教科書は教えてくれないっ~ [990707] Megami

    It's summer break, our guy is bored. He decided to find work as a tutor, his way of meeting girls and get paid for it. His student turned out to be his neighbor's sister. What will he teach her? And will he go after one sister or both, you decide. There are only two heroines, so it's more serious than an average eroge. Text is surprisingly good. No wonder game got a full voice re-release 4 years later. H scenes are quite dark no the other hand. So game's almost as nice as Off Memories series, but much more tilt towards H.  
    9. Be With! [990708] Jewel Hero has not had his hair cut for three years due to fear of having ears cut off. When his sister finally managed to cut his hair, girls in the school started to look at him with interest. What kind of future will he choose? Game is quite short, but it's fully voiced (apart of protagonist) and quite funny. There are five heroines and they are strong willed and quite nicely outlined. Through several choices you choose a girl/several girls and there's an ending. Graphics is quite unusual. But the most disappointment is in the systems. There aren't options at all and BGM is deafening with all those beats. BGM is like 10 times louder than voices so it's quite difficult to discern phrases while it trumpets.  
    10. 7 Days Girl [990709] Pocket Hero knew girl Hime when he was a child. She had a soft old-fashioned character. Now he meets her in Tokyo and she's totally different. It turns out that Hime suffers from personality disorder and each day of week she's a different person - seven in total. Hero asks gets a permission to look after Hime for a month to try to heal the distortion. Can he change Hime in just 4 weeks of living together? All that is left to the hero. Well, the personality that gets the most favorability wins. The conditions for the True End are very strict. Game systems is bad in the way that the speed is very slow. A well balanced work with a fresh concept.  
    11. Koi no Sweet Tart wa Ikaga? 恋のスイートタルトはいかが? [990709] Love Gun There is a coffee shop "Gerbera" on the bank of a beautiful lake in Tokyo. Cute girls are serving as waitresses and establishment is famous for its homemade cakes. Hero is a university student who works here part-time as a waiter. This summer will be most entertaining! The biggest difference of this game from other cafe games is that the number of characters is very small - just four heroines. At least it allows to build up a lot of unique events and advancements for each heroine. Branching starts right after welcome party and even dialogues change with increased favorability. Yayoi is the main heroine and she has the longest route of all. There is a good and a bad ending for each heroine as well as a lonely ending.  
    12. Kurumi-chan A-so-bo くるみちゃん あ・そ・ぼ [990709] Studio Neko Punch

    Main character has just entered a university. He finally fled from his parents house and started to live on his own in a boarding house. There he met another inhabitant Kurumi-chan. They started to spend a lot of time together on a daily basis and soon became good friends... but is being just friends enough? Game's some kind of SIM and I feel week in my tummy when I see such a huge number of all kinds of windows.  
    13. Labrum ~Yasashii Kizu~ Labrum ~優しい傷~ [990709] Tetratech

    Hero is attacked by unknown person and is put into a hospital with a mortal wound. His childhood friend Mina saves his life by turning him into a vampire.He has to drink women's blood to live.  At day time he is a student and advances relations with his classmates. At night time he insults heroines and sucks their blood. He needs to keep the balance for 30 days and develop a sincere links with some girl. 
    Well, that's weird. Pure love and very nasty H with the same girls daily just does not make much sense to me. I only see that game's just for those weird H scenes. We need to move to some spot and if there's the heroine - make some choice, so gameplay is not really good as well.  
    14. Sorceress Empire ~Teiritsu Mahouin~ ソーサレス・エンパイア ~帝立魔法院~ [990709] Blue Bell The era when magic declines gradually and is about to be replaced by science and technology. But there are still "demon" race monsters living on the outskirts of the empire and organizing skirmishes at border guards. Hero is a battle magician responsible for three failure students. They have personal conditions that prevent them from learning normally. You have a year to train them into excellent witches. There's a good dozen of parameters to track. As girls grow, they can summon a powerful monster that can participate in battles. Difficulty is easy and it's ok to train all three girls simultaneously. Despite the emphasized personal drama of each girl, the training method is almost identical, the difference is only in ADV sequences. It's a very good attempt to revitalize boring raising SIMs.  
    15. Towa no Yakata 永遠の館 [990709] For

    19th century. Main character studies at a university abroad, but now for the first returns home for spring vacation. There he stumbles at his mother's diary saying among other things about a mysterious man "There is no way I can keep doing this ..." Scenario is single road and once it's finished, a new one opens up and so on. H events are mostly of dark nature. Basically all the mysteries are known for the start, so it's not really good as a suspense story.  
    16. Sei Inma ~Ijimete Inku-chan~ 聖☆淫魔 ~いじめてインクちゃん~ [990714] Desire Takahiro is a novice teacher. A demon suddenly appears before him saying that she's half angel and half demon and she does not qualify to enter either faction because of that. The strange cohabitation and rigorous training begins. Will she grow into an angel or a demon? A raising SIM. Both angle and demon ways are possible. Game's strange that it does not have time limit. Otherwise a normal training SIM with parameters and play time around 3 hours.  
    17. Dearest Vampire [990715] Air Plants Our guy is 1/8 vampire. His grandfather asked him to take care of a dead friend's family, which include four sisters and one brother. So now, in the first two months, he can chase after those four sisters, his maid, childhood girl, rival's sister or another vampire. The chasing is easy since he can check a location to see who is there before going, one advantage of a vampire I guess. In the later two months, he has to find a way to tell the girl he loves that he is a vampire and has to go through some obstacles to win her. Game play is not good as it follows the same pattern: Good morning → Map move → Event → Date management screen → repeat from the next day . The whole game period of four months is divided into the first half (until harvest festival dance) and the second half which is actually division into general route and choosing a heroine and heroine routes. There are also mini-games. Clear is difficult since there is a random element in events generation and in order to capture a girl the whole chain of events must be triggered. The work is centered around love obstacles - hero has an evident race difference and girls have their own themed obstacles. There are six main heroines and two sub-heroines.  
    18. Lilienthal リリエンタール [990715] Dollhouse

    The city of the Valley of Dragons... Lilienthal. The stories of three protagonists start here. Brad is a boy who lives with his pet animal Lulu in a secluded castle.  Chris is a male student of a medieval university who is sexually harassed by the girls around him. Claris is a daughter of the king and is in search of medicine to cure the king. You can start with either protagonist story, but it soon turns into moving North/South/Eash/West and exploring the town in every story. There are several commands of interaction with the world and there seem to be items as well. Should I even say that I had no patience to go any further?  
    19. Girl Doll Toy 2 ~Shisha~ Girl Doll Toy 2 ~使者~ [990716] Uran For five years since the events of the prequel Erica has been living peacefully with Satoru. Satoru left the laboratory shortly after creating Erica. Following his notes the laboratory was able to create Erica Version 2, but the result was poor and director proceeded to illegal means. Meteor shower was launched to mount Fuji and at the same time Erica started to suffer from brain disorder. What caused the illness? Will Satoru be able to find the cure? Well, there are zero reviews for this game, but it's basically the third game in the franchise with totally the same heroine, so I guess everyone got tired of it by the third game. The suggested mystery is not appealing at all to check it out.  
    20. Heisa Byoutou no Megami-tachi ~Goddess of Close Ward~ 閉鎖病棟の女神たち ~Goddess of Close Ward~ [990716] Archive

    Our guy wakes up in a hospital without remembering anything. It seems he fell from a pedestrian overpass to the street. He is now in a hospital ward with 3 nurses and a female doctor. Can he remember his past and does he even want to? It's a very confusing scenario. The theme is madness. There are many memory pieces flashes, but it does not get into integral story. Even in the ending there is no impact. The degree of H is medium.  
    21. Mahjong Mokushiroku Digital Novel まあじゃん黙視録デジタルノベル [990716] West Gate

    Main character continues to live peacefully. But new threat arises. "Black shadow" company claims to be rightful successors of power. Once again protagonist rises to protect justice and freedom of common folk. There is not much information on the game... because noone really cares for this exciting mahjong adventure.  
    22. Amnesia no Hanataba o ~Parallel Story~ アムネジアの花束を ~PARALLEL STORY~ [990717] Red star

    A secret is hidden in the holy barrier. A devastating epic nightmare is caused by a devil curse. This is the third part of the series of an evil spiritual disaster after Dawn The True Night and Cladlius' Beak.
    Dark wizard Nike is searching for traces of magic between the three cities. On his way he will need to confront a holy knight and meet a mysterious girl who lost her memory. Game's totally obscure and comes from a virtually unknown developer. Moreover, previous two parts of the series are even more obscure. So, I stumbled upon a maze in my first 5 minutes of gameplay and just stopped there since could neither turn back, nor pass through it in another 5 minutes.  
    23. Enema 2 えねま2 [990722] Manbou Goya

    Ema is a student council president, nominated by former student council and her very close friend president Seira. Main heroine Shibuki together other council members Ema and and Kimidori sets to explore the old school building to uncover the school ghost legend. There girls fall down through the rotten floor and appear in a room with unusual drawings. There they have strange visions and develop new experiences as a result. The next day an angel appears before Shibuki. The angel claims that the world is in huge danger - sex demon starts to possess humans. In order to prevent possession the belly should be cleaned from all the poop. And that task is mounted on the shoulders of Shibuki.  It's just Yuri+Enema. Really weird stuff, but character design and CG aren't bad.  
    24. Bagubee ばぐべー [990723] Zenos
    Choose among 10 girls with different difficulty degree ranging form A to E. Clearing a falling bricks stage opens up CG.  This is NOT a visual novel. It has zero text apart of description of each girl blood type etc. Genre is puzzle/quiz.  
    25. Chooita ~Subarashiki Chounouryoku Jinsei~ ちょ~イタ ~素晴らしき超能力人生~ [990723] 1

    The story is about a guy that had an accident and from that got x ray vision. After having this supernatural power, unusual events start occuring. There is an English review.  
    26. Deep [990723] Selen

    Main hero is a bartender on a luxurious liner. He drugs girls with beverages and takes them to his torture chamber. Doujin poop.  
    27. Doll ~Denshou no Chikara~ Doll ~伝承の力~ [990723] Forester

    Princess Fiona, who is trying to take back the throne, visits the church ruined by a secret strategy. There she was met by the betrayal of her own men and falls into a dilemma. Fiona is ready to die. However, a man who travels by the Noel accidentally kills all the knights in a blink of the eye. Fiona who see's this requests his help to reclaim her castle with various rewards. Although, Noel replies, "I am not interested and I got everything I wanted ..."
    Even though it was a faint, Noel becomes interested when Fiona revels the tradition of the royal family. It is said in an underground labyrinth of the castle sleeps "the power of tradition", that can make any wish come true. With this information in tow Noel asks Fiona, "Do you believe such a stupid story? ... ... interesting, I will lend you my power." First part is full of movie cuts and is quite intriguing to watch and occasionally interact with some objects. But the second gameplay part is horrible and short. Players were really unsatisfied with the small amount of erotic scenes which is a ripoff for the huge price of 9600 yen.  
    28. Drive Me Crazy!! ~The School of Pain~ ドライブ・ミー・クレイジー!! ~The School of Pain~ [990723] PIL

    Main character is a delinquent who is sent to a SM school by the father of his fiancée. With his bully personality he is using beautiful girls as teaching materials there and letting students act casually towards them ... SM game where actions are decided by roulette. There are 3 levels of sadistic lessons to get to graduation exam.   
    29. Floreal ~Suki Suki Daisuki~ フロレアール ~すきすきだいすき~ [990723] 13cm

    Jean Rotard is a lighthouse guard. He lives with a maid girl Merne for many years now. But Merne heart would spreads fracture by fracture with each day - should she involve Jean to heal her heart wound? Story is written by a different author than the previous game, so they actually have next to nothing in common. First part of the game lacks excitement and the second part suddenly becomes SF and totally chaotic. The charm of the characters is not fully utilized.   
    30. Heroine [990723] Cherry Soft Our guy transferred to a new school. He is just in time to save the school theater club from being canceled. He gets to pick his heroine out of 3 girls for their next play. He also has to set schedule for set building, customs making, and practicing. Well, no matter, he still has time to chase the 5 club girls and 2 others. We need to pass preliminary theatrical competition and then participate in the main event and for that need the right choices. Parameters and schedule are still here, so there's a lot of work to do. Three obligatory parameters must reach 100% by the contest or it's game over. The story is orthodox and very thin. There are a lot of events to try and fix that. There is a huge number of choices - each between three lines - even on the most trivial matters, so clearing is difficult.  
    31. Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu ~Primary~ 君がいた季節 ~Primary~ [990723] Age 1 2 3 Masaki has 4 childhood friends – Yayoi, Michiru, Marika and Akira who are all sisters, they let him stay in one of their family’s apartments since he doesn’t live with his family. Masaki’s hobby is photography and one day, he meets a famous photographer who lets Masaki become his apprentice. Time passes, and Masaki also gets a girlfriend too and life couldn’t be any happier for him. However, one day he is asked to go to America to work in the huge photography business over there but he thinks that having a long distance relationship would be incredibly hard. He now has a life-changing decision to make – does he follow his dream or does he stay with the person who he loves most in this world? There is an English review of this game.  
    32. Kyoukan ~Eien no Inochi o Motome~ 兇館~永遠の命を求め~ [990723] Infinity

    In order to gain eternal life a young man made contract with a woman spirit to insult and train four girls in just 7 days time. True ending if commit all four girls in 7 days, if fail there is a bad ending. There are also several normal endings. Short nukige SIM.  
    33. Utagoe 淫声 ~うたごえ~ [990723] Apple Pie

    Main character is a president of an idol studio. Now he needs to choose one of the girls to debut as an idol. Soon the whole world will know about her! Half of the game is actually H lessons for the idol girl, so it's kind of a baka nukige, but... with singing... and often singing while... doing H and with mouth full. Really nice eleven songs and good voicing. This is one of those games that gave a strong push to the voicing of visual novels.  
    34. Utsusemi うつせみ ~空蝉~ [990723] Black Package Our guy trains with a famous author. As a test for him, he is sent to gather info from a performance group, with the author's daughter tagging alone. There seem to be rumors about how this group gets their donations. If he can chase one girl per chapter, he will find out what this all has to do with a big fire 18 years ago. Taisho era. The flow is like this: first movement → lunch break (information exchange with the teacher) → second movement → evening automatic event → night. There are many H scenes with different characters, but romance relations are only possible with one heroine which is set right from the first chapter. One playthrough is less than 10 hours and all the mysteries are only poured in the last chapter that lasts about 30 minutes. There are multiple endings, including a bad one. But generally it's a one-way road with couple opportunities for mistakes. There is no distinguishing feature to call it a masterpiece, but overall a very solid work with beautiful CG centered on Tasho era.  
    35. Nise Taxi 偽タクシー [990727] Vision

    Main character runs a fake taxi that is specially equipped to insult the passengers. Nukige, and since it's from Vision it's with animations.                                                                           
    36. Find Love EX ~Mind Blowing~ Find Love EX ~マインドブローイング~ [990730] Lyceen

    Ninosaki Kanosuke is a private detective in Tokyo. One day he gets a request from the hospital to find the missing nurse Ai. Now the number of missing women has increased. One of the accidentally found girls in semi-naked state told about being kidnapped by a stalker. As the investigation proceeds, the existence of a huge criminal organization becomes evident. Find Love was quite a notable title thanks to console versions, so now's the time to reap that success on a rape/insult nukige. It hardly has anything to do with original Find Love apart of title and somewhat same looking girls.  
    37. Gen'ei Choukyou Club 2 幻影調教倶楽部2 [990730] J-Box

    Main character is an upcoming musician. He is asked to produce a song for a Japanese opera "Neo Imagine". But his beautiful partner suddenly dies, and main character looses the will not just to create, but to live. He got drowned into alcohol and drugs causing an incident in SM club. His friend advised him to join a secret club "Love & Peace" where it might be possible to share new experiences and find a true partner.
    Why... why this horrible game even got a continuation?   
    38. Gen'ei Gaiden: Shinkinkan 幻影外伝 親近感 [990730] Omni-sha

    "Love & Peace" secret SM club for people with abnormal sexuality. Hero dives in the world sensual pleasures. However, he's not satisfied with the action... This time it's a SIM. The synopsis and the release date is the same with the Gen'ei Choukyou Club 2 are the same and this title is nowhere to be found, so it's all very confusing.  
    38. Hakanai Omoi ~Anemone~ 儚想 ~あねもね~ [990730] Pearl Soft The city where the old and the new live together. Hero lost parents early and last year his grandmother also died. Since then he moved to distant relatives. Occasionally a mysterious memory of a girl crosses his head and the level of confusion gradually rises... Play time is around 8 hours. Everyday scenes are substitute by the need to say something funny and those pseudo fun sequences last for a very long time, just to eat up players time. Then it gets only more confusing and ends with a fluke. Characters are totally unmemorable. Protagonist is one big hetare with amnesia. Even in the end he can't decide anything ... "because all the friends are precious to me". And it's a linear game with choices only for additional CG, so you can't decide on anything. A surprisingly tiresome story without any appeal points.  
    39. Men at Work! メンアットワーク! [990730] Studio e.go! 1 2 The game takes place in a Middle-Age western European town. At the daytime it is a very active and joyous town. However at night it's another story. After sun sets, monsters will lurk all around town which raises concern about the safety of the townspeople. As a result the town has set up a guild of hunters who go around at night and kill these monsters. Most of these hunters are doing so for money, and they rarely reveal their true identity to anyone. The player takes on the role of Wil, who in daytime is a geeky part-time history teacher, but at night is a strong hunter. There's an English and a Russian review.  
    40. Triangle Heart 2 ~Sazanami Joshiryou~ とらいあんぐるハート2 ~さざなみ女子寮~ [990730] Janis Makihara Kosuke works as a substitute janitor of woman dormitory, “Sazanami So”, while the regular janitor, who is his aunt, travels abroad. The contract term is almost over, but he has one thing worried about. Among the member of the dormitory, only Jinnai Mio doesn’t open out to him and doesn’t try to eat his dishes. Then, he makes the former janitor’s favorite dish to let her eat. Moege. There is map movement to trigger events. Characters are cute and atmosphere is relaxed. But there are 12 heroines and the number of CG for each is small. Period is one year and intervals between the events are quite large. Play time is some 5 hours for first time and about 2 hours with skip for the next ones. The impact is less than the previous work. Nothing really stands out and such games are soon to be forgotten.  
    41. Graduation ~ Sotsugyou グラデュエーション~卒業 [990731] Joinac Corporation

    Graduation...for all of us it's something we experience once and from which we go to a new path in life. It marks a turning point in life, from which our lives will set out on a new moment.
    It's also at the same time the point where we break up with people who are important in our lives.
    Somewhere in Tokyo, at Seiran Academy is our hero, second year student Shuntaro Hidaka.
    He's anticipating his upcoming graduation next year.
    Will Shuntaro confess his feelings of love? I've no comments for doujin Yaoi.
  18. kivandopulus
    Foreword: A C's Ware game at the mature period of company development, past DESIRE, Xenon and Eve:Burst Error. That's already enough to hook me. It has other attractiveness factors like title mystery that is Russian word Рабыни for "female slave". But why bother with Russian title in a nukige? Another reason is that cover has absolutely no premise for slavery. So mayhaps it's a sly puzzle that the company prepared for us? I'm more than willing to discover.
    Title: Rabyni
    Developer: C's Ware
    Date: 1996-06-21
    VNDB link:https://vndb.org/v9048
    Youtube walkthrough:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENAECnNmAq_g_IirpxlYgTVj7C3WhmKz

    Synopsis: Reiji is a loser high school student. He likes to peek after girls and girls detest him for that. He only has one childhood friend Misaki who brings him to school and helps him with studies. But everything changes after Reiji is caught by the teacher red-handed taking camera shots in girls' changing room...

    Structure: Single road.
    Length: Took me 9 hours
    Game type: Command selection ADV  
    Difficulty: Easy, but all the command selection moving around the same areas over and over again makes it exhausting
    Character Design rating: 8/10
    Protagonist rating: 5/10
    Story rating: 5/10
    Game quality: 4/10
    Overall rating: 6/10

    Rating comments: I can divide the whole game into three parts. Beginning part prior to being caught red-handed was actually a blast. First first five minutes of the game hero just decides on a very important question - to go to school or to skip school. That's a very amusing monologue. Next he picks up on every girl discussing their body proportions and each girl gets angry in her own way. It's a very nice comedy in the first part with nice characters and dialogues. I put a firm 8/10 to the first part.
    Middle part changes the game drastically. His teacher blackmails him into becoming her slave under the threat of kicking him out of school with making his secret camera shots public. But it's not about sexual slavery that much - she rewards him with intimacy if Reiji has excellent marks and does the home chores like cleaning and cooking properly. In just couple days Reiji evolves greatly and becomes the best student in the class and starts to attract different girls attention. That's a hard to believe change, but still this part is very close to a romance work with getting to know girls better and helping solve their problems. I'd rate this part below the masterpiece level, but still quite highly, at 6/10.
    Then comes the last part and the title of the game starts to kick in. Reiji becomes dissatisfied with constant treasons of Yoko-sensei and one day just coerces her to his will putting her to slave position instead. And from then on this master-slave attitude starts to shift to girls. Girls stop being subjects. Even though there is nothing about sexual slavery, Reiji starts to behave like a master easily punishing any of girls for misbehavior. That stopped looking good anymore and ending failed to impress. So this part is worth 4/10 for me.
    The sum of those marks is 6/10 and the overall quality of the game prevents it from reaching masterpiece level. Game has no voice, repeating command selection gameplay, few locations and even fewer non-HCG.

    Protagonist: Reiji is a nice protagonist while he's a looser. Then he's suddenly reliable good guy with a secret in his his closet. And then he's a master who treats girls around him like punishable objects. That's a bit of too much change for a single game, isn't it? That quickly severs the link between him and the readers.
    Characters: There are some 6 girls, I think. But surprisingly enough two girls don't really have their H events. I don't really want to focus on girls since neither of them has their own route. Still girls are cute and dialogues with them makes the most enjoyable part of the game.
    Story: I happened to retell the story in the rating comments section.
    CG: Very few CG and few locations make the game look bleak. Animated H scenes don't help much since same scene may repeat over and over at different times and there's no dialogue in the mids. Palette is dim.

    Sound: Nothing special and no voicing really hurt.
    Overall comments: Game was not bad while I tried to evaluate it in the beginning and middle part, but final part spoilt it all creating an inevitably poor impression overall. Still I felt C's Ware puzzling feeling. There was even one scene when you suddenly make it from №300-sh to №1 in grades and have to participate in spontaneous test to prove your ability. It took me some 20 minutes to answer 8 out of 10 repeating questions correct, because many of those questions were different each time and I failed to understand how the knowledge of japanese baseball or which coin can be put to an envelope actually qualified as school knowledge. 
    Game has a complex nature and is a treat for C's Ware fan like me. I'm really glad it turned out to be a quirky romance comedy rather that fall into fetishism.

  19. kivandopulus
    I believe it's the first time when the number of games in one month exceeds a hundred - 108, to be more precise! And this month can boast of multiple masterpieces - Eigou Kaiki , Sorairo no Shizuku , Peace@Pieces and To Heart 2 . Can't say I'm excited about plotge of the month, so I'm giving the first prize to To Heart 2.
    1. D -> A: White [041202] Tonkin House 1

    Taking place two months after the events of D→A:BLACK, the player once again takes control of Tōya Shinjō, a "Shinigami" who works together with the angel Yuriel Arlencloyn to guide lost souls called "Creeps" that are lingering in the human realm. Direct sequel is more interesting gameplay-wise and story-wise, but battles are still not user-friendly. Since battles need to be repeated in future playthroughs, there's little incentive to go on. Branching is super difficult to understand for those who are not familiar with the prequel. Ending conditions are super strict, so just one innocent miss in option can ruin it all. Story is much longer, but only extensively by adding material, not depth.  
    2. Mahou wa Ameiro? 魔法はあめいろ? [041203] Sirius

    Sakutaro, a practice teacher, has a special power. One day, he meets three girls by chance. He knows two of them, but he doesn't know the third one. She suddenly says to him, "Please teach me how to use magic!" Ordinary moege, as you might have guessed. There is magic, but it only contributes to the setting and entourage. Only sympathy for some heroine can drive to go on after seeing main heroine's route.  
    3. Futakoi 双恋 [041209] MediaWorks 1
    The story begins with Nozomu Futami returning to the town where he was born and raised as a child. He moves in near a shrine which houses a legendary stone that was rumoured to have been the place where twin girls turned into birds. The stone is rumoured to be the cause of an abundance of twin girls who are born in the town. The twins who turned into birds did so because of their love for a man who couldn't choose between them. Shortly after Nozomu enters town he begins to run into the same problems as six pairs of twins fight for his love. We've already seen Sister Princess 1 and 2 from this company. What can be better than Sister Princess? Twin sisters! Same silly in its absurdity concept. Everyone sticks to the protagonist from the start. I'm just afraid my jaw can go numb from all this sickly sweetness.  
    4. Sweet and Sweet [041210] Black Package

    Main wants to enter a university and become a teacher. He is not sure in his career choice, so he decides to become a tutor for his childhood friend first. In the library he meets a girl standing away from her friends... Game is neither about scenario, nor it has any charming heroines. That's what happens when nukige producer decides to make something different for a change. Nothing good happens.   
    5. Tetsuwan Gacchu! 鉄腕がっちゅ! [041210] Studio Miris

    Akemi, Marika and Meimei were live on local radio station as usual when their director assassination occurred. After that the ultimate battle started between contestants to determine the personality of the "new Gachumi". It's a gameplay oriented game first of all, so need to like gameplay.  
    6. White Diamond 2 [041215] SystemSoft Alpha

    Main character Alberto is the son of the lord in a medieval city Ruenburg. He returns home after studying abroad and finds his native home devastated by monster raids. He learns about the "White Diamond" legend that can help to defeat the monsters and sets on a journey. It's TRPG first of all, so not sure that it belongs to the visual novel tribe just like as its predecessor. Battle parts is simpler than usual. There are a lot of sub quests devoted to different heroines. There is time limit that really get on one's nerves at times. Any heroine with the highest favorability at the moment of revealing mystery o f White Diamond gets her ending.  
    7. Eigou Kaiki 永劫回帰 [041217] D.O.

    Katsuragi Tetsuo, the protagonist, is a highschool student who lives with his older sister Yuri. Yuri, having originally lived in a foreign country, is a mainstay of the family and make a living by the work of translation at home. 
    They have a bedridden sister with no consciousness too. The doctor don't know what's the disease what makes her to stay lying in bed as a beautiful doll. 
    Tetsuo have two good friends too, Izumi, his neighbor and childhood friend, and the good-hearted nerd, Seiji. The three had always live in harmony.
    The story begins in the town where they live, where bizarre events start to occur. Mutilation murders, cases where someone is killed with a huge blade, are happening. 
    Tetsuo thinks himself to be irrelevant to these cases. However, anxiety rising slightly, Yuri starts to be worried about the hero. Wow, hard-boiled adventure + D.O. + Watanabe scenario + no reviews sounds so good that I can't believe my eyes. Review is a must have here!  
    8. El Mayflower エルメイフラワー [041217] Alice Soft

    The country is under strict control with secret police sniffing around everywhere. All culture activities are forbidden and offenders thrown to prison. One day touch female inspector crashes in youth's place to crack him down. However, she still remains human traits, so the youth starts to get gradually attracted to her.
    It's free Alice Soft game and contains only two routes - pure love and mystery ones. Play time is only two hours.  
    9. Hatenaki Sora はてなきそら [041217] Ankh

    Main character is a new doctor. He starts to ask himself what's the true mission of the doctor and struggles to find the answers. However, he soon faces a new test... a girl with intractable disease. Ankh has a reputation of semi-nukige maker. Unfortunately, this work follows the trend. All kind of nurses, patients and patients' relatives can be captured. But the saddest part is that main heroine route does not really stand out here. Second half has serious development, but not even close to Kana imouto level.   
    10. Shimaima しまいま [041217] Alice Soft 1

    Unbeknownst to humans of the world, two succubus siblings live a peaceful existence in Japan. Their lives are forever changed after a fateful encounter with Yuuki Asuma, a uniquely gifted individual who immediately captures the sisters’ hearts and subsequently guides their uncertain future. Will the sisters’ mutual attraction for the same individual strengthen them together or tear them apart? It is a question Yuuki will ultimately decide… There is an English review.  
    11 Shinsetsu Ryouki no Ori 真説 猟奇の檻 [041217] Caligula Soft 1

    There is a string of 14 mysterious dissapearances in a single department store that started about 15 years ago. Police still can't find any clues. So store manager decided to hire a private detective to solve this strange case. He has only 9 days to finish his work. There is an English review  
    12. Sorairo no Shizuku そらいろの雫 [041217] Nico

    Main character frequents his father's friend researcher place where girl of the same age resides. The young people spend their days merrily till the day parents get lost in an expedition. As time passes protagonist gradually recovers from the shock. He starts to get interested in the new female transfer student. At the same time mysterious events begin to occur around him...  First lap is reserved for sister-in-law, then for mysterious transfer student, and finally for the even more mysterious homeless person. The contents is juvenile superpower sci-fi battle. It can also be described as a light moege. Volume is a bit small.  
    13. Soul Link [041217] Navel 1 2 3 4 5 6

    Fall, 2045C.E. Aizawa Shuuhei, a second year cadet enrolled in Central Military Academy’s main division, is dispatched to the orbital space station Aries on a training mission. There he reunites with his younger brother, Ryouta, and his childhood friend, Nao, both of whom reside there as cadets enrolled in the preparatory division. Then a unidentified space ship under the control of Jararacas, a radical terrorist organization, suddenly attacks the Aries and seizes control of the main control room. With all communication lines cut off, Shuuhei and the others have no way to escape; they’re trapped. Trapped in space, 250 miles above the Earth with nowhere to run. In the midst of this desperate situation, the cadets must gather their courage and rise up to take back the Aries. As they do, they draw ever closer to the fearsome truth lurking behind this incident... Game is localized and has English reviews.  
    14. Tantei Jinguuji Saburou Series No.05: Akai Me no Tora 探偵 神宮寺三郎 Series No.05 アカイメノトラ [041222] WorkJam 1 2 3

    Jake receives a job offer from an old female acquaintance, and is asked to investigate a robbery of an underground casino. Things start to get more complicated when a little girl suddenly shows up at the office, as the truth behind the case begins to unfold.  There are English reviews.  
    15. Peace@Pieces [041223] Unison Shift 1

    Hisato is a temporary homeroom teacher in a wealthy all-girls-school that recently got co-ed. He spends his time brooding over how his life turned this boring until... The new transfer student accidentally kills him, then revives him and tells him that she is actually a shinigami (god of death) candidate...
    And that's only the beginning of his not-so-boring-anymore life... There is an English review.  
    16. Hitogata Ruins ひとがたルイン [041224] Studio e.go! 1 2 3

    In ancient times, in a feudal land, seven clans battle for supremacy and the royal family's favor. There is a tale of legendary weapons called "Makurium", but their existence is considered that of myth. Perhaps to find a way to cease the warring without bloodshed, the princess decrees that she will marry whoever of the seven clans finds any real proof of these weapons. This of course puts those in power in an uproar as they scramble to find them. However, it just so turns out that our hero stumbles upon such a weapon...in the shape of a girl?! Well, if getting an audience and proving her worth isn't enough, all the clansmen are rearing to invade one another again. There are English reviews  
    17. Juujigen Rippoutai Cipher ~Aoki Tsuki no Suitei~ 十次元立方体サイファー~蒼き月の水底~ [041224] Abel Software

    You and other people are part of some study, and you all have to live in a dark two-story mansion with all the windows shut closed with wooden planks. Abel Software got turned on detective mystery stories. We get a full-scale investigation game with point and click mechanics and collecting and using items. The red route actually has the Kanno genius touch, but the Blue route is much more disappointing even though it deals more with hidden items and lines. It's not really close to EVE series mystery still.  
    18. Lime Iro Ryuukitan X ~Koi, Oshiete Kudasai.~ らいむいろ流奇譚Ⅹ ~恋、教ヘテクダサイ。~ [041224] Elf 1

    It was Meiji 38 (1905), the Russo-Japanese War that had begun since the previous year was getting hard. In this severe circumstance, they reorganized the Raimu Squad. The members of the Raimu Squad were the girls. They were just like other ordinary girls who went to schools and yearned for love, except that they had “Raimu”. Inukai Tsuyoshiro was a young man who was newly chosen to be the leader of the squad. He was ambitious to fight for Japan.
    When the young man met the five girls, the new chapter of “Raimu” began. There is an English review.  
    19. Nuigurumer ぬいぐるまー [041224] light 1

    This is a world where stuffed animals have hearts, where humans and plushies live in harmony. The Nuigurumer king protects his subjects from the evil Kigurumer, and has an army of human girls who protect the kingdom. However, what will happen when these girls are asked to summon a man from another world to help them in their quest and fight? There is an English review.  
    20. To Heart 2 [041228] Leaf 1 2 3 4 5

    Following her graduation from middle school, Konomi Yuzuhara enters the same high school as Takāki Kono, her childhood friend. As the new school year begins, they meet their childhood friend Tamaki Kosaka, as well as many new accquaintances. Unbeknownst to the group, their encounters with each other will soon lead to many memorable adventures. Game is localized and has English reviews.  
    21. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ひぐらしのなく頃に解 [041230] 07th Expansion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place during June 1983, at a fictional rural village called Hinamizawa, which has a population of approximately 2000. The main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to Hinamizawa and befriends his new classmates Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Hojo. Keiichi joins their after-school club activities, which consist mostly of card and board games (and punishment games for the loser, usually him.) Hinamizawa appears to be a normal, peaceful, rural village to Keiichi. However, the tranquility abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local god, Oyashiro-sama. Keiichi learns that every year for the past four years, one person has been murdered and another has gone missing on the day of the Watanagashi Festival. Keiichi himself soon becomes drawn into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama. In each story arc, he or one of his friends become paranoid, and a crime is committed. Usually, the crime involves the murder of one of their own friends. While it seems impossible to tell their delusions apart from the mystery of Hinamizawa, slowly the truth is revealed. There are English reviews.  
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    1. Kiss x Kiss Seirei Gakuen Kiss×Kiss 星鈴学園 [041202] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Game's goal is to increase favorability while talking talking to boys and handing them lunch boxes with the final event reserved for the Valentine's Day . Otomege  
    2. Magical Rookie Manisha マジカルルーキー マニーシャ [041202] OPT WORKS Main character Taro suddenly loses a part-time job right at the beginning of summer vacation, and he can't find a new one. On the street he encounters a tentacle monster, and a magical girl Manisha from another world saves his life. She calls Taro to help her transport all beasts attacking girls back into her world. Can protagonist survive with just 524 yen on his hands? Doujin  
    3. Power Pro Kun Pocket 7 パワプロクンポケット7 [041202] Konami One day Hanamaru High School Baseball Club where main character belongs, is about to lose in a practice match when a mysterious hero "Red" appears from the electronic bulletin board, and match is won brilliantly. The next day "Red" comes as a transfer student. In addition, other heroes such as blue and yellow appeared, and the Hanamaru High School Baseball Club became a powerful team. But former members, including protagonist, are getting driven away from the main team. They need to take action to regain their robbed baseball club. Gameboy exclusive  
    4. Fami☆Resu ファミ☆れす [041203] Sage Main character hops into family restaurant "Magnolia" to have a midnight snack. The three waitress there behave in a totally unexpected way by taking provocative poses and encouraging flirting. How will it all end? Nukige  
    5. Only One 2 ~Naomi Ai no Inori ga Todoku Toki~ オンリーワン2~なおみ 愛の祈りが届く時~ [041203] Globe Main character starts to date Naomi girl. After one trivial fight he runs away on a motorcycle in an unstable mental state and loses consciousness as a result of a traffic accident. His spirit leaves the body, but shinigami can't capture it unless Naomi strong love link is cut. Protagonist makes a deal with the Grim Reaper to revive just in order to spoil Naomi's memories thus breaking her free from the past relations. The days of Naomi's humiliation begin. Nukige  
    6. Ryoujoku Gojuusou ~Ingoku e no Izanai...~ 凌辱五重奏~淫獄への誘い…~ [041203] Anim After nurses humiliation and molester titles Anim presents a new practical work satisfying needs of those having fantasies over office worker ladies.  Nukige  
    7. Sakura Yuki 桜雪 [041203] Puppet Main character graduates from school already being an experienced agent. He killed terrorists and burned down their hidden lairs. He is only saved from law persecution by his father holding a powerful military position. Protagonist's new mission is to escort some secret cargo. He is irritated by such trivial task, but the convoy gets under resistance attack desperate to obtain the cargo. The box gets damaged and a young non-human male shows up from it. He has no ties with the resistance, so his meaning is now known. How the story unfolds depends on protagonist's actions. Boys Love  
    8. Seal Princess ~Ohime-sama wa Fuuinchuu~ シールプリンセス~お姫様は封印中~ [041203] Lusterise In a fantasy setting world there is a small country sandwiched between great powers. The king is the descendant of an evil king who sealed demon king powers inside his body. The seal has weakened over time, so a ritual is required to strengthen it. The three princesses are the means to perform the ritual and prevent evil king resurrection. They are ready to cooperate and accept any incoming insults. Nukige  
    9. HELPLESS [041205] GLYCO. Inui is sent unknown data that's linked to many acquaintances from "Prince of Tennis". Inui joins the case as a cooperator at first, but case engulfs him very soon.
    Lost memories of the distant past, events of childhood that can not be remembered, important things that should not exist.
    Can heroes really get to the truth? Doujin otomege  
    10. My Pet Ciel マイペットシエル [041205] MOON GODDESS 4th episode in My pet Tsukihime series.  She who should have died is alive. Additionally, a mysterious girl comes to the scene for a new development. Ciel decides to play along with Shiki in this betrayal story.  Doujin Nukige  
    11. Sprung [041208] Longtail Studios 1 Brett and Becky have been longtime friends for as long as they could remember. They go on a trip to a ski resort owned by Connor. Their feelings for one another made both of them go on the trip together as an attempt to find not only love but promising future opportunities. Brett is hopelessly placed on the bottom of the totem pole, where he has to deal with Elliot and Conor, two well-to-do men who are richer, more charming and more famous than him. Becky's story revolves around her relationship with Brett, Becky was promised a modelling career by Elliot but the price of the contract was a chance to date her. As Brett tries to win the heart of the girls against the two big shots of the resort, Becky is caught in a model rat race against Kiki and Alex while she wonders who does she really love? EVN  
    12. Aku Chuunyuu -Kimi ni Sasageru Akui no Tamashii- 悪注入-君に捧げる悪意の魂- [041210] Matsuri Kikaku Main character watches a meteorite fall at night and walks to the collapse spot. But he only finds a gothic girl Lilim at that place. Lilim says that she is a devil who arrives to the human world to  become a full-fledged person. Protagonist can't help the temptation to teach her the obscene side of humanity. But the story takes an unexpected turn as the wings of destiny approach. Nukige  
    13. Bishuu ~Chigyaku no Mesu Dorei~ 美醜 ~恥虐の牝奴隷~ [041210] EXtry Main heroine is appointed president of a long-established underwear manufacturer “Chris” due to her father's sudden death. Her business partner betrays her, and days of insult training begin. Is it part of a larger conspiracy against the company? Nukige  
    14. Chibi Mama ちびママ [041210] CoreMoreco You are a horny teenager suddenly surrounded by girls! When your mother died, your father remarried a girl only 2 years older than you, and then he passed away. When he died, your stepmother returned to her childhood form from the shock! You also have a stepsister who lives with you, and you can expect regular visits from your childhood girlfriend, and twin sisters who are your neighbors. Nukige  
    15. Hitozuma Onna Kyoushi Reika ~Nyuujoku no Mesu Dorei~ 人妻女教師・麗香~乳辱の雌奴隷~ [041210] Guilty Murakami Toshiaki had a crush for his beautiful homeroom teacher, Tachibana Reika. As his feelings grow stronger, he musters the courage to hand her a love letter, but it was a mistake. Reika tore up the letter after reading it loud in front of all the class's students. Since then his school life became worse, until one day of his 2nd year, he found Reika masturbating on the school toilet. Taking pictures of the shocking scene with his phone, he begins to threaten Reika with those pictures. Nukige  
    16. Jokutsuma ~Goriyou wa Keikakuteki ni~ 辱妻 ~ご利用は計画的に~ [041210] Love Juice Main character is one of the best in the world of dark finance. He is merciless to the other party who delays payment. If the opponent is a married woman, she is demanded to pay with her body gradually depriving her of freedom and breaking her mentally suitable only for sex slave life. Nukige  
    17. Mahjong 麻雀 [041210] NekoNeko Soft As the title implies, the game focuses on Mahjong and was released in celebration NekoNeko's 5th anniversary. Card Game  
    18. Miko-san Hosoude Hanjouki Extra 巫女さん細腕繁盛記えくすとら [041210] Studio 
    Fan disc includes:
    1. Action game "Fight, Kanae-chan!!" 「香奈恵ちゃんFight!!」
    2. After-story “Daily life at Kagami Shrine” 「加賀見神社の日常」 3.  Extra H scene collection "Miko's secret" 「巫女さんの内緒」
    4. Collection of movies and arranged songs “Green Tea Theater” 「緑茶シアター」
    5. Additional scene for Megami-sama ☆ ni Onegai!!  Fandisc  
    19. Oku-sama wa Onee-chan!? 奥様はおねえちゃん!? [041210] Tryset In Oku-sama wa Onee-chan you play as Toshiya, an overly shota-ish high school student, and you find out one day that the onee-san next door (Yukari) that you've had a crush on for a long time is getting married. Later you find out that it's you she is getting married to as part of an arranged marriage between your two families. For most of the game you and Yukari get to know each other better through sex with some side romances with other girls along the way. Nukige  
    20. Onee-san Nakadashi Chikan Ressha お姉さん中出し痴漢列車 [041210] MBS Truth 1 The ‘hero’ of this story has just begun his college years. He’s got a thing for a young professor of his, but he just goes home frustrated on the train every day. One time on his way back, he decides to fool around with one of his fellow train-goers. However, he gets caught by an employee on the train. Does he get in trouble? No! Instead, he’s belittled on his poor technique. Now the main character is under the tutelage of his critic. Will he be more successful with each new target? Nukige  
    21. Onemuri Sister おねむりしすたー [041210] Wanko Soft The male protagonist suffers from 'unhealthy interest' for his adoptive little sister and starts 'playing' with her body during her sleep.
    Who needs to know the rest? Nukige  
    22. Pet Tantei Y's ペット探偵Y’s [041210] Amedeo 17 year old Futaba Yuuka is asked by her grandfather to look out for his pet detective agency as he is away. There to help her is his multi-use robot Barious and her friends. Otomege  
    23. Requiem レクイエム [041210] Clock Up The key to this story is the "Demon Violin". When the power of this violin is used, do you turn the heroine into your prisoner, or do you overcome the temptation and reach for a happy end?
    Moreover do you become a prisoner to the "Demon Violin", and just watch the humiliation take place? What type of story unfolds, is left up to you. Nukige  
    24. Yakin Byoutou San 夜勤病棟・参 [041210] Mink Sora was lying in front of a hospital. He was seriously injured, and when he was about to die, a nurse, Yagami Yuu, helped him.
    He was sent into an emergency ward, and he met a beautiful woman, Mikage Reika. She was a director of the hospital, and she asked him to become a test subject. Because he didn't have any relatives, he accepted it. Then, Yagami Yuu was supposed to take care of him.
    Since that day, his fate had changed a lot. Nukige  
    25. Asuka Josou Bishounen Ryoujoku Story 2 あすか♂女装美少年凌辱ストーリー2 [041211] Mocking Soft A beautiful boy had been spending the days out in a school where girls dominate boys. One day, a girl came to the school. How affable transfer studnet, Urasawa Hina changed the life of the boy? The boy begun to like her as things went on. But she had a secret she hadn't said to anybody..... Doujin Nukige  
    26. Imokoi Diary~ 妹恋だいあり~ [041213] Chain-Reaction Main character meets his female cousin who is a ripe woman already. He can't stop fantasizing about her after reading her diary where she describes her affection towards protagonist.  Nukige  
    27. Probation [041215] Kotama Yuri The protagonist is a novice adventure white mage who got separated from her party deep in a forest and saved from monsters by some handsome men.
    It seems that they have also been separated from some party members and are lacking a healer.
    So they decide to cooperate with her to get out of the forest and reunite with their respective party members. Doujin Otomege  
    28. Chikan wa Hanzai! 痴漢は犯罪! [041217] Fulltime Main character is a student council president and the most popular boy at school with his personal fan-club. But his true identity is molester and transvestite. Whenever he sees a cute proud girl, he can go any lengths to crush her will and enslave her. He wears girl clothes and approaches his prey under disguise of cute girl Akira. Nukige  
    29. Dessert Love -Kare to no Hajimari- Dessert Love-彼とのはじまり- [041217] TiramisuVilla Haruka has been working at a general office for several years and has been living by herself in a small apartment for a pretty long time. However one day her job is changed and now she has to work under Ichijou of the Sales Department. Ever since this happened, she’s been encountering strange people… Otomege  
    30. Gakuen Toukou Shashin ~Hentai Seiheki no Mezame...~ 学園投肛写真~変態性癖の目覚め…~ [041217] Ail Main character likes reading erotic magazines. He wants to find a partner to shoot photos and send them to the magazines. On one defecation scene page he recognizes a female classmate in one of the actresses. He seems to have found the right partner just now. Nukige  
    31. Gozenreiji no Sanbika 午前零時の讃美歌 [041217] Amagasa Higasa Jimusho One day main character meets a girl in the underground mall. But when they start dating girl becomes the abuser. Is life of masochism what he desires? Doujin Nukige  
    32. Innyuu Kazoku ~Boku to Haha to Ane to Imouto to~ 淫乳家族~僕と母と姉と妹と~ [041217] West Vision Main character is a spoiled student. After his father's death his mother and three sisters are eager to fulfill any his wishes. It becomes a physical relationship with everyone in the family in no time. His sex habits degenerate as time goes on. Nukige  
    33. Muv-Luv Supplement マブラヴ サプリメント [041217] Age Muv-Luv Supplement is a Muv-Luv fandisc.
    It contains:
    * Sakura no Hana ga Saku Mae ni ~Muv-Luv After Episode~, an after story for Sumika's ending in Muv-Luv Extra.
    * Muv-Luv Duelist, a spin-off of Muv-Luv featuring the Rumbling Angel trading card game.
    * Muv-Luv ~Another Episode Collection~, an assortment of short stories featuring Muv-Luv's various characters.
    * Kiminozo Rajio Shucchouban 2 (Kiminozo Radio, part two)
    * Muv-Luv Alternative trailer with JAM Project's Asu e no Houkou playing as the theme.
    * The short story "Waga Na wa Meiya" (My Name is Meiya) in Supplement introduces two characters who strongly resemble the super robots Grendizer and Raideen.
    * Accessories, wallpapers and voice files. Fandisc  
    34. Pururun Cafe ぷるるんカフェ [041217] Trabulance 1 2 3 4 5 6 My dad was getting old, so I suppose I should have expected him to eventually collapse like he did the other day. His beloved cafe wouldn't stand his absence while he recovered in bed, though, so I knew my duty - I gave notice at the office job I'd worked since graduating college, and entered the whole new world of cafe management! Cocoa, a girl who worked here part time in the past, has helped me out a lot by coming back to her waitress job while I learn the ropes. We were still just scraping by, until one day my former co-worker Mitsuki stopped by with an offer to work part-time at the cafe as well! Cocoa wasn't too happy, but we needed the help, so I gladly accepted. Little did I know that she wouldn't be the last busty beauty vying for my attention - and that of the customers!
    Before I knew it, I found myself surrounded by four of the women most important to me in my life. It's wonderful to have them here, and without their help the cafe would be in shambles - but I could do without the stress caused by dealing with the four of them at once! I'm just lucky they're more than willing to help me relax at the end of a hard day's work... Nukige  
    35. Shinshou Genmukan 真章 幻夢館 [041217] Ciel Kido is a private detective. One day, he receives a job offer. It is just to guard his client. He once tries to refuse it, but Mei, Kido's partner, tells him to accept it. Kido reluctantly accepts the offer and visits the client's house. There lives Ayano, a daughter of the client, Shibata, a butler, Imada, a janitor, Nozomi, a live-in maid, and Kaoru, Ayano's home tutor. Kido asks Shibata what's his job, but he just gives a vague answer. He doesn't know what to do, but he gradually gets to know the secret of the family.... Nukige  
    36. S-TRIPPER [041217] Monoceros Takeru Hibino was in a sex-only relationship with his boyfriend, Kazuomi and so, leaves him. In order to forget him, Takeru decides to take part in a male-only tour around the world. His best friend, Iida Shinnosuke (who suggested the trip) and his twin brother (with a huge brother-complex), Shinobu, will be tagging along with him. Also, on the tour will be a sports writer, a reclusive writer, an enthusiastic student, a kind doctor and a strange guy who seems to be watching Shinobu. Strange and interesting things happen on the trip. In the end, will Takeru be able to forget about Kazuomi and find new love? Boys Love  
    37. Suzumiya Keimu Shoukan 鈴宮刑務娼館 [041217] Alice Soft In near future private prisons save the overcrowded penitentiary system. They use prisoners' labor as a means of financing. Main character dreams of director's wife, so he comes up with a revolutionary way to earn money - by using female prisoners as prostitutes. Nukige  
    38. Tsumi-Batsu 罪罰-ツミバツ- [041217] Yui Koubou Kazuhiko lost his parents in an unexpected accident on the way to a family trip, and because of that accident he lost his memory too, having just fragments. 
    He was invited by an old friend of his deseased father to live in his house, with his family. And he became like an older brother to Masako, the daughter of that family, one year younger than him. 
    The time passes in that house, with him living a peaceful and happy life. But one day, Kazuhiko witnesses something completely unexpected. His old memory starts to gradually come back, and he starts to going mad. Nukige  
    39. Ultra Mahou Shoujo Manana vol.3 ウルトラ魔法少女まなな vol.3 [041217] Vol.3 Includes stories №6-8: 6.「お約束満載? 超恋愛シミュレーションの罠!」
    7. 「ダイイングメッセージは猫の先っちょ」
    8. 「地獄からやってきたマジカルシスタープリンセス」 Anthology  
    40. Ura Nyuugaku ~Ineki ni Nureta Kyoukasho~ 裏入学~淫液に濡れた教科書~ [041217] Atelier Kaguya Main character is a first-class teacher is out of luck. He is commanded by director to retire and take up guidance over three girls who lag behind in studies to pursue their dreams. The aim is to turn them into sex slaves and get them enrolled to a famous school. Nukige  
    41. Koibito Double One コイビト・ダブルワン [041218] Pelpan OMT "Does brother like small children"? - asks Mio-chan who lives next door and takes a provocative pose. Doujin Nukige  
    42. Youma Jutai ~Ingoku no Taimashi~ 妖魔受胎~淫獄の退魔士~ [041220] Black Lilith A mother and daughter whose job is monster buster ends up gang humiliated by monsters! To impregnate them babies of the monsters, a large tentacle bigger than an arm of the young girl, torn into her tight slit. "Ikei no Mono" gang rape the mom's rich, heavenly body, the two are forced to have "futanari' lesbian sex...... It is a nightmare.... Nukige  
    43. Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi 幕末恋華・新選組 [041222] Vridge Inc. What if there was a lone girl in the Shinsengumi? What will happen? The game follows certain events in Shinsengumi history like the Sumo wrestlers in Osaka, Serizawa's assassination, the raid at the Ikeda-ya and so on. Otomege  
    44. Boku No Natsuyasumi Himitsu Taiken ボクの「なつやすみ」ヒミツたいけん [041222] Complet's A 3rd installment of "Himitsu Taiken" series. Nukige  
    45. Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 3 遙かなる時空の中で3 [041222] Koei  1 One rainy day Nozomi Kasuga and her two friends encounter a strange boy at their high school, who sends them hurtling across time and space to a place in another world called Kyō. This place bears a strong resemblance to Kyoto at the end of the Heian period, where the Minamoto clan (Genji), led by Minamoto no Yoritomo (based on the historical Minamoto no Yoritomo), is at war with the Taira clan (Heike), led by Taira no Kiyomori (based on the historical Taira no Kiyomori). The Heike hope to defeat the Genji by releasing vengeful spirits to disturb the Earth's natural flow of energies and to terrorize the land. The boy that Nozomi met is revealed to be the human form of Hakuryū, the White Dragon God said to protect Kyō, whose powers have greatly weakened due to the presence of the onryō. Nozomi discovers that she has the power to seal the onryō as Hakuryū no Miko, and she allies herself with the Genji in order to seal the onryō, restore Hakuryū's powers, and return home to her own world. Otomege  
    46. Pink Haze 2 [041222] Hanjuku Nora Main character has been working in a semen clinic for half a year already. Friend's pharmacist deliberately wants his semen. One day another pharmacist comes over and evaluates his sperm as "not that interesting". What's the fate of protagonist and his semen? Doujin Nukige  
    47. Erumani 2 えるまにーに [041223] Shinjita Baka ga Ore Datta An incomplete sequel to Erumani. Doujin  
    48. Barbaroi [041224] Xuse The greatest toys in the world are something that cannot be bought, rather, they must be made, crafted if you will.
    In Asuka Takamiya's eyes, no other is more suited for the task.
    Hauntingly beautiful, with a dark allure; these are tools, gifts, curses, all of which are used to slowly reel in prey, their pain will be Asuka's greatest pleasure... Nukige  
    49. Oyatsu no Jikan おやつのじかん [041224] Studio Ring 1 2 The protagonist is a young pâtissie who wants to become a world class bakery chef. Because of his knowledge of sweets he takes a job as a school nurse at Sweets School, a school where sweets learn everything from sports to cooking. As the school nurse, he uses his knowledge of baking and cooking to take care of them when they become sick or injured often by adding sauces or toppings when they're ill. Lolicon  
    50. Ryoujoku Guerilla Gari 2 凌辱ゲリラ狩り2 [041224] Liquid The stage is a country, where a civil war is taking place. The main character is a member of a guerrilla group, fighting against the government every day. His frustration accumulates day by day due to this endless battles. One day, he meets a soldier of the government army. He often gets money from companies by extortion in the name of protecting from the guerrilla groups. The main character decides to betray his guerrilla group and starts to hang with him. And he sends the girls of his guerrilla group to the soldiers and insult them. What will happen to them in the end? Nukige  
    51. Slow Step ~Hajimete no Ren'ai~ Slow Step~初めての恋愛~ [041224] Image Craft Main character decides to protect a new transfer student when she gets bullied. A common sense of sympathy overgrowing into love is born on that day. But what about childhood friend and school idol that he is already secretly in love with? Nukige  
    52. Volga Series 1 ~Moteasobareru Onna-tachi~ VOLGA SERIES1 ~弄ばれる女達~ [041224] Tam's The collection of three stories with the themes of cat ears, female teachers and SF parody:
    1.「配達される仔猫達」
    2.「となりのMYティーチャー」
    3.「怪しき淫人」 Anthology Nukige  
    53. Ningyou no Yume to Mezame 人形の夢と目覚め [041227] Sol-fa-soft The protagonist moves to a different town during the summer vacation. He is lonely and misses his friends, whom he could play with.
    One day, while out exploring the new town, he meets a girl living in a big mansion. She is very sheltered and rarely leaves her home. The two become fast friends, and while playing with each other, they gradually learn what sex is. Doujin Nukige  
    54. An☆Devi -ANGEL or DEVIL- えん☆でび -ANGEL or DEVIL- [041229] Haikara Kissa I am hopeless in real life, playing games in my room all day..... My life has been like that for months since I failed the entrance exams of university...... But, an angel appears to save my life, I comes to live the angel together in my room.  Nukige  
    55. Hime Choukyou Yugami Kitta Ai no Katachi 姫調教歪みきった愛のカタチ [041229] Chinsoft Princess of some country comes to Japan to attract companies to her country. Genius Japanese trader offers his services to introduce the best companies. As a gratitude for help princess has various gifts to offer. Doujin Nukige  
    56. Like Life Hyouko Ban LikeLife 氷庫版 [041229] Hooksoft In additional to wallpapers and system voices game includes additional mini-scenarios related to original game. Fandisc  
    57. Machikado no Boulanger ~Chuumon no Ooi Panya-san~ 街角のブーランジェ~注文の多いパン屋さん~ [041229] F&C FC01 This bakery exists in the suburbs for several generations. It's famous for fresh bread, cute waitresses and especially for accepting custom orders. Main character needs to manage this enterprise while his parents are away on a trip. There is only his cousin and his childhood friend to help him. This is a story depicts three people's relations deepen as they work together under a single roof. Lolicon  
    58. Nekomimi Honey Life ネコミミハニィライフ [041229] BornClunkers One day, the protagonist, Takaki, looks into a pet shop window and sees a catgirl for sale. He instinctively decides to buy her. Thus begins their cohabitation. Doujin Nukige  
    59. Toy Tsumechaimashita! TOYつめちゃいましたっ [041229] Clover Heart's append disk Fandisc  
    60. Again ~Sakai no Machikado~ Again~再会の街かど~ [041230] Effort Main character receives an anonymous letter saying "I want to see you".  According to the mark, the sender is someone who lives in Hakodate, the town of his childhood. There were three girls he was particularly close to. He takes the plane to chase his love.
    Doujin  
    61. Friends 2 ~Child Fruit~ フレンズ2 ~Child Fruit~ [041230] Shiritsu Sakuranbo Shougakkou Sayaka sneaks into her uncle's room at night and starts to cry and kiss. Her sister witnesses the scene and approaches as well. Two elementary school students love their uncle. How long will this punishment last? Doujin Nukige  
    62. Fukigen na Imouto 不機嫌な妹 [041230] Stray Moon Main character is asked to take educational guidance over his relative who does not attend school. The situation unfolds in the way that two young persons share fever this day. Doujin Nukige  
    63. Funi-kun no Obenkyou フニ君のお勉強 [041230] Nest. Main character is the most unhappy student in the world as he never receives Valentine's chocolate.
    This year he is desperate to get some. And he gets a bar of chocolate... from a furry kid Funi. The kid likes to study, but he has difficulty washing his head, so he asks protagonist to lend a hand. What will main character do now? Doujin Boys Love  
    64. Hanasaku Otome no Tame no Kiyuukyoku 花咲くオトメのための嬉遊曲 [041230] Lover Soul Baseball bus crashes on the way home. Many people die, and main character loses his feet. His lover is in the woman baseball team and currently recruits members for a new team. Protagonist gets invited to become this team's coach.
    Doujin  
    65. Isshou ni Ichido Dake Saku Hana no Namae de 一生に一度だけ咲く花の名前で [041230] More More Entertainment Main character notices the silhouette of a tower in the blue sky. Some call it "Tower of flame heat". At the same time human body evaporation incidents start to occur on the streets. He meets a girl and unwillingly gets involved in a fight among three factions... Doujin  
    66. Lewdness Leccion ~Midara na Maid to Kodoku na Goshujin-sama~ Lewdness Leccion ~淫らなメイドと孤独なご主人様~ [041230] Parthenon Hentai sim game, feat. an ill-starred beautiful maid. You play a family head of Mido's, happens to take over a young lady Yuki Mana whose father killed himself because of large debts to Mido's.
    Defloration, bondage, gangbang, etc.
    Voice acted by Aoyama Nagare  Doujin Nukige  
    67. May Reason [041230] Soft Circle Courreges I want to cum inside a swimsuit...and inside of buruma (gym shorts), and inside the hidden creases of school uniforms... I want to masturbate to the underwear that my older sister was just wearing, and I want to do it wearing buruma.
    The main character, who can't have sex with his beloved older sister, happened upon an idea...use his sister's clothes instead! His sister in turn accepts his passions -- this is a brother and sister erotic story.
    In the end, they end up fulfilling their desires in different places -- just as you might expect. Doujin Nukige  
    68. Mimosa ミモザ [041230] in the air A young man Klein helps girl Mimosa in the forest and takes her to the village. She asks about his destination, and it turns out to be legendary "Death Forest" full of treasures. Mimosa ridicules him for believing in fairy-tales. Villagers distrust stranger, and village swordsman girl Yomi rudely asks him to dispatch early. He regrets helping such a village and intends to leave it... Doujin  
    69. Ryuuguu Gaimu ~Garasu no Naka no Tsubasa~ 流寓街夢~ガラスの中の翼~ [041230] Neco-inco Sai and his sister, Ifa, grew up in the mountains of Szechuan. Their parents are dead. Ifa's lover, Koan, is a chips and offers to bring both of them to live in Eden. They both arrive in D. Zone as visitors and Sai is adopted by an old man, who teaches him how to be a pickpocket. Ifa is offered a counterfeit chip by a kind stranger, Hayami. She wanted Sai to go into Eden first but he told his sister that she should go ahead and be with her lover.
    Ifa promises to earn money and get a chip for Sai when she can. But she disappears and was supposedly executed in a government crackdown on visitors with fake Chips, according to her lover who passed a bloodied chip (supposedly Ifa's) to Sai's guardian eight years ago. Sai goes on a journey (with a partner of your choice) to find Koan and about what really happened to Ifa..... Doujin Boys Love  
    70. SchoolxSchool [041230] Arufa to Yukai na Nakama-tachi Main character is an ordinary high school student living his life casually surrounded by a colorful cast of unique personality friends. The summer sports festival on the sea approaches triggering a complex net of emotions and rivalry. Doujin  
    71. SF: Onee-san Teacher エスエフ おねえさん☆てぃ~ちゃ~ [041230] Fan-na Akira was struggling with his exams, when an older and busty private instructor, Lumina, can into his life.
    His sister like childhood friend also gets involved in his daily routine, of studying and love and sex.
    What waits ahead... and a surprising turn of events for the 3 of them? Doujin Nukige  
    72. White Lady [041230] Splush Wave White Lady is a game in which you have to train an elf princess from a far-away land. Doujin Nukige  
    73. Asa no Hikari ga Matenakute 朝の光が待てなくて [041230] Conohana Kosuke is bullied by classmates every day, and stress accumulates. His older sister Mika sympathizes with him very much as she also faces bullying at school. Parents rarely return from work, so Mika offers her body to brother, and the two drown in sexual pleasures. They dream about the time problems disappear, but in reality things become only worse now aggravated by the sense of immorality of incest. Doujin  
    74. Injoku Kissa 淫辱喫茶 [041231] Studio-Sakura Main character is a family restaurant manager. He invents a plan to insult two co-workers - a clumsy girl and an elegant woman. Will he succeed?
    Doujin Nukige  
    75. Inclusion ~Suishou no Furiko~ Inclusion~水晶の振子~ [0412] Ritz software New college student Futaba arrives at school one day to find the dead body of a professor--and it seems the professor's death was less than natural. Then Futaba comes into the possession of a crystal belonging to the late professor, and his life takes a turn for the strange and inexplicable.... Doujin Boys Love  
    76. Moonrise [0412] Kumys Teacher warns main heroine that Sakura-kun has the same ability to turn feelings into power at night. The only way for her to get to college is to defeat the opponent side at high school. Can teacher be trusted? Which side will she take? Doujin Otomege  
    77. Aki no Koi. 秋の恋。 [0412] Shibashiri Koubou Main character is a student who is requested to inspect different school clubs. Depending on his choice he will end up with one of the persons there. Doujin Boys Love  
    78. Haru no Koi. 春の恋。 [0412] Shibashiri Koubou Main character is a student on a lunch break. He may choose to speak to his acquaintance, eat alone at the cafeteria or eat outside. Depending on that he will end up with one of the persons there. Doujin Boys Love  
    79. Kaleidoscope カレイドスコープ [0412] NaGISA Main heroine has a fun school life with her childhood friend and classmate. Summer vacations approach and they plan to go to the sea together. This story depicts Megumi learn about the preciousness of life and growing up, as well as hope for tomorrow and the courage to go on. Doujin  
    80. Kanrika! カンリカ! [0412] Mujirushi Labo Five employees in the management section are suddenly informed about restructuring! The only way to save the job is to get to the top in the company! Doujin Boys Love  
    81. Kichiku Yuugi "Momo" 鬼畜遊戯「桃」 [0412] C-Space Become a protagonist who needs needs to raise his subordinate into and a nasty ass slave in 15 days to cover his huge debt.  Doujin  
    82. Madataki まだたき [0412] Action Film Theater Celeste looks at the peaceful sky. Someday, he will travel to the wide world. But for now the ordinary life is good and full of fascinating encounters.  Doujin Boys Love  
    83. Mamushi no Ohime-sama マムシのお姫様 [0412] IRON MAIDEN The Seigaku Tennis club has won numerous battles in the Kanto tournament to reach the finals. The opponent team is overwhelmingly strong and has the full support of the public. Only a few days left before the grand finale. Main character and his colleagues start their training. Doujin Boys Love  
    84. Mari X Ali Tactics ~Ute! Namida no Tsundere Arisu~ まり×ありたくてぃくす ~撃て!涙のツンデレアリス~ [0412] Yaoyorozu-Kobo Mahjong Club sets a camp to start special training for the summer national tournament. The members decide to hold a strip mahjong competition to tune their skills.  Doujin Card Game  
    85. Natsuiro Zensen なついろ前線 [0412] Action Film Theater No idea, not a single trace of it Doujin Boys Love  
    86. Natsu no Koi. 夏の恋。 [0412] Shibashiri Koubou Main character is a student. He may choose to go to the sea, socialize or rest after part-time job and depending on that reach one of the prepared endings. Doujin Boys Love  
    87. Re-Act re-Act -リアクト- [0412] ThisArmor Main character forgets his gym clothes and bullies his juniors.  Doujin Boys Love  
    88. Saeko-san to Issho! 冴子さんといっしょ♪ [0412] Terios Fandisc contains a mini-scenario devoted to Rindou Saeko heroine. Fandisc  
    89. Teikyuu Yuugi - Stories 庭球遊戯 stories [0412] Cookie
    There are three stories:
    1. Tezuka and Fuji are looking for a mysterious witch Yukimura in an isolated Western-style house 2. What is the sad dream that protagonist sees every night? The search for the destiny prince begins.
    3. A genius gets tricked and struggles against the remnants of a married couple.  Doujin Boys Love  
    90. Tsukasa no Satisfaction ツカサの☆さてぃすふぁくしょん♪ [0412] Terios One year after events of Natsuiro ☆ Communication ♪. Main character is visited by Tsukasa suddenly while he prepares to summer with his lover Chinatsu. Tsukasa wants help with practice for the drama club. A long night of trouble begins. Fandisc  
    91. Work/Worth ワーク・ワース [0412] Mujirushi Labo Company management love SIM. Become a president and get along with employees while rebuilding the company.   Doujin Boys Love   92. Finderd Eyes ファインダードアイズ [0412] Reimonya In order to regenerate the terrestrial environment degraded by the Third World War, humans migrate to underground cities. The oppressed artificial intelligence society is formed in these unsuitable conditions. But one day people are seen flying in the air. They are called "finders". Their air battle with underground society begins. Doujin   93. Half Line Pan 2 [0412] Studio HLR It's a warm pants story between main character and heroine Mito. It shows the irresistible charm of pants glimpses. Doujin   94. Sougetsu Miko Kitan 蒼月巫女奇譚 [0412] Milk House Shrine maiden protects gates to another world. But as she goes to the settlement of monsters, she is lured in the trap set by tentacle beast. Doujin   95. Half Line Pan 2 ~Pantsu Shijou Saikou no Pantsu-ge~ Half Line Pan 2 II ~パンツ史上最高のパンツゲー~ [0412] Studio HLR Main character returns to this city for the first time in six months. The place he stayed at is under reconstruction, so he has to find an inn. There are six cute girls who live nearby. And they wear the most fabulous pants protagonist ever seen... Doujin
  20. kivandopulus
    I'll call Rui wa Tomo o Yobu the VN of the Month for now. Reviewing it as well as Nidaime wa ☆ Mahou Shoujo and Samayou Mitama ni Yasuragi no Toki o .
    1. Nanashi no Game ナナシ ノ ゲエム [080603] Epics Inc. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    Rumors have been circulating about a cursed role-playing game; anyone who plays it and does not complete it dies seven days after starting. You are one of the victims playing the game; having started playing it several days after your friend recommended it to you. You visit your friend’s apartment to discover he is already dead. Starting that day strange things happens to you; everything you experience in the game resembles something in real life, and so-on. Game is localized and has English reviews.  
    2. Palmyra ~Nessa no Umi to bi Naru sen Hime~ Palmyra~熱砂の海と美なる戦姫~ [080606] Ohgetsu

    The main character suddenly warped to a battlefield in the ancient Arabian country of Palmyra. Will he be able to survive the war taking place against his will and return to his home one day? Palmyra is located between two big countries. When Princess Waba is on her way to one of the countries as a delegate, she sneaks out of the delegation. She enjoys freedom for a while, but she is captured by slave traders. What will happen to her...? 3rd century A.D. around modern Syria. And main character is our normal modern student warped there. And for some unexplained reason protagonist feels stronger in this world. Here is our wonder waffle. There are three chapters each roughly two hours loss with focus on different heroines in each chapter. Narration is fragmentary, and many characters remain poorly developed. Scenario feels like an unfinished product.  
    3. Ikusa Megami Zero 戦女神ZERO [080613] Eushully 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

    After fierce battles between gods, two different worlds joined to become a new one. Celica was born there and to protect innocents, he battles against monsters as a paladin of Barouhart, god of storms.
    With a clear sense of justice and great skill with the blade, some call him a Hero. However after he meets a wandering seeker of knowledge and is tasked with purifying an ancient evil artifact, he begins to question his beliefs as he is drawn and more into events involving ancient prophecies, ancient gods and demon gods.
    This is the prequel to the Ikusa Megami Series and covers the events that led Celica to be known as a God Slayer. There are English reviews.  
    4. Komusume コムスメ [080620] Undel

    There is a big military country, feared by surrounding countries. One day, the country receives a report that there is a military training facility in one of the surrounding countries. They immediately decide to send two undercover soldiers there, Iriya and Kurosu. They are sent to high school, but there is nothing suspicious.... Students are happy and full of smile. Anyway, they change their names and join them. However, they are gradually influenced by freedom and peace as time goes by.... This setting was used quite often later on (I remember at least two cases). But this time it's just a romance comedy. Main heroine is taking the bulk of attention. Sol scenes constitute for 90% of the game, and humor here is akin to bakage.  
    5. Aria The Origination ~Aoi Hoshi no Il Cielo~ ARIA The ORIGINATION ~蒼い惑星のエルシエロ~ [080626] Regista 1

    It is the year 2301. Man has terraformed Mars into a beautiful water planet, and has renamed it "Aqua". Built upon it is Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of old Venice, with beautiful waterways, palaces and plazas. Akari Mizunashi, a 15 year old girl arrives from Man-Home (formerly known as Earth) to become a gondolier trainee at a company called Aria Company. The company is lead by Alicia Florence, one of the three best gondoliers, also known as the three Water Fairies. Trough hard training, Akari aims to become a Prima herself. Many encounters and mysterious events are sure to follow on this planet of miracles. Anime Spin-Off  
    6. Rui wa Tomo o Yobu るいは智を呼ぶ [080626] Akatsuki Works 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

    Wakutsu Tomo was brought up by his mother as a girl due to a small mark he has on his body. After his mother's death, he discovers via her will that she emphasizes Tomo continue to live as a female, and following this, Tomo starts to go through more troubles in his life. Tomo soon discovers that he is linked with five girls who are around his age as a second year high school student. These girls happen to have the same mark he has, and also have been going through hardships in their lives. Tomo and these five girls decide to form a pact to stay together and support each other to solve each of their problems and to bring peace to their lives. There are English reviews. Don't think I can pass any Akatsuki Works game without my review though.  
    7. Amakami Vampire あまかみバンパイア [080627] Grooming

    Reiju is a high school student. One day, he saves a vampire bat. He digs the ground as told and finds three coffins. When he opens them, he is surprised to see that.... Three vampire girls are inside.... The next day, they suddenly come to his school and treat him as their slave.... Will his peaceful life come back...? Pretty much a bakage since there's hardly any seriousness left. Heroines are in love with protagonist at first sight. They eventually face some problem at their route, but even that problem lacks treatment. Half-baked work that lacks impact.  
    8. Coming x Humming!! [080627] Saga Planets 1

    Sophomore student of Suzaku high school, Kirigaya Haruto stayed at a small country inn along with his childhood friend. Although he was worried about the monetary support from his parents that stopped and the accumulating rent, he lived a laid back life beneath the spring warmth. While wondering one night, Haruto meets a beautiful girl called Yoshino-Hime. Since that day, something changed within him. Preparing for the biggest festival of the year in 2 weeks, the quiet rural town started to become active... Game feels like an average moege with H tilt. There are many heroines, so each route is rather short and unimpressive. Bonus 3P route kind of pulls the last coffin into game's coffin for me.  
    9. Dokodemo Sukishite Itsudemo Sukishite どこでもすきしていつでもすきして [080627] C: drive.

    Kou Amano was an ordinary high school student. However, worried about ending his school life without anything fun, he begins approaching the 5 girls he liked. He succeeds as a result and develops a overly romantic relationship doing this and that, here and there!! After prologue we get to choose one of five heroines, and it's not cool already. Monotonous moege with HCG occupying almost all the gallery. Borderline nukige.  
    10. Lucky x Crosse ラッキー×クロス [080627] Kotonoha

    A beautiful port town, Kitadate town, where the ocean can be seen from the top of its hill. It was almost July, and a late summer was about to arrive in this northern town. The main character, Keito Kitami, was a freshman at Kitamizora Highschool in Kitade town. Kitamizora Highschool was a renowened school with a dorm. Since it used to be an all girl’s school, there isn’t that many boys and Keito lived in the girl’s dorm as well.
    Since Keito had interest in Lacrosse from the beginning, he joins the Kimizora Highschool Lacrosse club. But he ends up being as the only guy in there. To Keito’s disappointment, what all the extraordinary girls in the club do is just fool around without competing seriously.
    While being pushed around by the girls in the club, Keito meets a girl called Fuuka Asahikawa, and somehow falls in love with her.
    A Lacrosse club that only consists of six members and can’t even play a real game.
    Keito and the girl’s first summer was about to begin… Lacrosse in this game is nothing like in real life, more like stylized fun activity. Just couple months of school life, then proposal and H. Comedy is just in situations, hardy worth a mention. Period is rather short, so game does not really deliver anything special over this time.  
    11. Nidaime wa ☆ Mahou Shoujo 二代目は☆魔法少女 [080627] Sumikko Soft

    The magical world, Ninkyonasa. That existence of this peaceful world relied upon the kind heart of the people in the real world. But in the present time where people only thinks of themselves and losing their thoughtfulness: Otokogi, this magical world was in danger of vanishing… In order to save that world, a magical girl was sent to the real world.
    She gathered the little Otokogi that was left in society and saved Ninkyonasa from destruction.
    A couple of decades has passed since then.
    Ninkyosa was in the verge of destruction again.
    Not only was Otokogi scarce, the Demon World Mafia was after their world.
    The Demon World Mafias were raising the price of land in different worlds one after another and make them their own. Hearing that Ninkyonasa was in danger, they have come down like hyenas. However, the magical girl in the past has already passed away, and her only child in the real world was a boy. At the time of the biggest crisis of Ninkyonasa, an appearance of a girl full of Otokogi was strongly wished for.
    …Meanwhile in the real world.
    Without knowing about a crisis in such alternate magical world, Buntarou Sugawara was living his laid back life. Although he had no parents, he was living a super positive life with his natural passion for girls. But one day his apartment burned down as a result of a fire. The daughter of his landlord, Hana Kiryuuin asks him nicely if he wants to stay at their house. He couldn’t refuse an offer from a cute girl, and he follows her to her house, just to find himself inside a home of Yakuzas!
    Although he was surprised at first, he finds out that this Kiryuu clan was fatherless, and he quickly decides to stay. However, the former head just passed away and the Kiryuu clan was in the middle of a war against another clan. In order to protect his dream life with a cute girl, Buntarou stood up even though he was weak.
    …Even then, Buntarou lacked experience in a fight and gets beat up by mugs. As Hana ran up to him for help, Buntarou’s momento strap from his mother started glowing and Hana turned into a magical girl!! Game starts as a bakage with a lot of parody, but more serious and dark themes eventually show up. Scenario is not bad, but text is amateurish. Hana and Tsubasa routes are the only normal ones, the rest are pretty ridiculous. Taking it up for review.  
    12. Prima ☆ Stella プリマ☆ステラ [080627] Atelier Kaguya  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

    Kousuke Sakaki was a student and a swimmer who was hoped to participate in the world tournament. However, Kousuke was involved in a big accident trying to help a pedestrian. He was put into a coma as a consequence, but he miraculously regains his consciousness. Even though fate was against him, Kousuke starts moving towards his “dream” again. Although he miraculously awakened, he couldn’t put strain on his body. As the Winter season was about to begin, Kousuke’s environment kept on becoming tough.
    At such time, a certain person comes to his school. The person was related to the Saint Etwarl Girl’s Academy, full of students from powerful families. That person tells Kousuke, “If you wish, our school will do what we can to help you” Supposedly the person who Kousuke saved during the accident was a noteworthy figure in the Saint Etwarl Girl’s Academy.
    Kousuke makes a decision. Nothing will change in this situation, so he decides to do what he can. He accepts the invitation and transfers to the all girl’s school, Saint Etwarl Girl’s Academy.
    It was also the first time for the cloistered girl students to be so close to a guy of their same age… There are English reviews.  
    13. Princess Lover! プリンセスラバー! [080627] Ricotta 1 2

    Kobayashi Teppei was an ordinary student, but that suddenly changed when he lost both of his parents in an accident. His grandfather, Arima Isshin, appears in front of him and demands he be the successor to his famed family which has influence over the entirety of Japan's economy. An aristocratic life begins for him that he’s only heard about in stories.
    A gorgeous house, outstanding servants.
    And life at the richest school in Japan, “Syuuhou Academy.”
    Everything is different from before and he is still troubled with his daily life.
    There he meets the elegant ladies:
    Charlotte, the self-centered cat like princess of another country.
    Silvia, the serious minded successor of an aristocratic family who carries the blood of a knight.
    Seika, a member of a social club that only a chosen few can join, a fashion model and designer, she doesn’t like to lose.
    And Yuu, his devoted personal maid.
    He ends up being part of his school's society club that which only a chosen few people can join. Who will Teppei choose to dance with at the ball held by the school society club? Arima Teppei’s trial to become an established gentleman has just begun! There is an English review.  
    14. Samayou Mitama ni Yasuragi no Toki o 彷徨う魂に安らぎの刻を [080627] DisAbel

    Shinobu Shindou was an ordinary highschool student. Except for the fact that he lost his memory 3 years ago.
    He heard that it had to do with an accident that occured back then.
    The shrine that he lived in burnt down, his parents passed away, and he was heavily injured.
    But even though it was a big incident, no one knew what caused it.
    Shinobu didn’t remember what happened either, and he wasn’t even certain that his real name was Shinobu Shindou.
    Losing his memory, losing his parents, he was only left with a feel of loss…
    The people who supported him in such situation were the members of the Morisaki family who had relationship with him since his childhood. Thanks to them, Shinobu was able to live a fairly normal life. He passes a peaceful time with Chisato Morisato, supposedly his childhood friend, her mother who was the head of the Morisaki family, and his other friends.
    But Shinobu feels he somehow doesn’t belong to this peaceful life.
    “There should be something I must do…”
    In order to ease his frustration, he heads to his home shrine where there is only a small monument left. This was where he always came when he had things to think about.
    When he swept the site while thinking about things, he felt relaxed. While doing that, a mysterious girl visted the site and left after telling him it’s dangerous here. When he was still wondering what that was all about, something attacks Shinobu. That didn’t look like a human or an animal, …but a monster.
    Even though Shinobu practiced swords with Chisato, he couldn’t do anything with a bamboo broom and was quickly cornered to the wall.
    When he thought it was all over, the sacred tree left in the Shrine gave off a shining ray of light.
    “Sigh, I can’t sleep when it’s so noisy here”
    A girl who appeared from the light and spoke in an proud tone said she was a god worshipped at this place… Looks nice, guess another review candidate.  
    15. Yumemi Hakusho 夢見白書 [080627] H-do-C 1 2

    Yuuto Yumekawa was about to confess his feelings to his childhood friend, Tamaki Amanogawa. However, even though he wanted to take her out to the park for the confession, he couldn't, and quickly ran off after fabricating a story. And then, it happened.
    On her way home from the park, Tamaki got in a car accident and passed away.
    If only he would've had confessed his feelings back then… If only he would've had confessed his feelings back then…
    All he could do was regret, and Yuuto fell in despair for not being able to confess to Tamaki ever again.
    That moment, a girl who calls herself a God of Death, Koyomi, appeared in front of Yuuto. She tells him a wacky story that Tamaki's soul isn’t able to rest in peace so do something about it. And right next to the God of Death girl, he sees Tamaki.
    Koyomi explains to the confused Yuuto that their strong feelings for each other became a cursed bind holding back her soul. Supposedly if she remains in the real world in this shape, she’ll become an evil sprit and won't be able to reincarnate.
    Yuuto thought for a moment, and asked the God of Death.
    “Is it possible to revive Tamaki?”
    God of Death passed Yuuto a book as an answer to the question.
    The book's name was the Dream Watcher's Notebook.
    A method to return the ghosts that remain in the real world.
    That is, to release the bind and write the name of the person on the notebook.
    She tells him when the soul is released from the real world, the Dream Watcher's Notebook will make a miracle occur.
    Will Yuuto be able to return Tamaki to life? Good scenario if you like the synopsis. Reincarnation is not really explained though. Don't expect a happy end. I really can't stand such stories.  
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    1. Haikoujou ni Mayoikonda Lolikko o Ninshin Suru made Okashitemimashita 廃工場に迷い込んだロリっ娘を妊娠するまで犯してみました [080601] Ryuusen Momo and Tsukushi, full of curiosity, go out on an adventure into an abandoned factory when they hear the rumor that ghosts may be haunting it.
    At the same time, our hero, a part-time security officer, and his superior head out to the same factory to patrol it and keep an eye out for any illegal dumping of garbage.
    The 2 girls and the lusty 2 men become trapped in a tight space in the factory, and the men violate them, and of course, cum inside them! Doujin Nukige  
    2. The3Days - 15-nin Renzoku Rape- The3Days -15人連続レイプ- [080601] Dieselmine A man sneaks into a strict missionary school and violates 15 girls to the very bounds in this hardcore penetration and violation ADV! Doujin Nukige  
    3. Zodiarc Ring ぞでぃあーくりんぐ [080601] Circle Gorichu Two additional stories focused on Zodiarc's protagonists
    Chapter 1. "Arcana Gakuen" is a prequel drawing school life before the main events.
    Chapter 2. "Mephistopheles" is about main character getting involved in an incident of Mephistopheles waking up every night. Doujin  
    4. Shoujo no Michikusa “Pico” ~Lolikko Dousei Taikenki~ しょうじょのみちくさ“ピコ” ~ろりっ娘同棲体験記~ [080604] Sage It is the first in the Pico series, guaranteed to please!
    The game is about a thrilling life under the same roof with a cute, innocent, slender lolita.
    The erotic scenes range from gentle love making including blushes to hard forced sexual conduct. There are even gang bang scenes, including all the good bits. Doujin Nukige  
    5. Taihou Daigaku Byouin no Kyouki - Dai San Ya 大鳳大学病院の狂気 第三夜 [080605] TKH Soft The punishments being doled out to Rieko's beloved Kaho just keep getting worse.
    Finally, Kaho becomes the property of a rich family...by having a mark burned into her flesh with a soldering iron. Doujin Nukige  
    6. Boku Dake no Nurse ~Hakui no Gohoushi 2~ ボクだけのナース~白衣のご奉仕2~ [080606] Ume Soft The main character is company president. His life goes well, but he can't get along with girls. One day, his friend introduces him a special hospital called Healing Clinic "Avalon". He is skeptical at first, but he visits there. What await him are three nurses, Yuu, Ritsu, and Shinome. According to his doctor, he is lack of power to love people and a special treatment is necessary to cure it. He doesn't know what's going on, but he chooses nurses as told by the doctor.... Actually, the treatment is just having sex with them. He gradually gets addicted to it and decides to stay in the hospital for a week. Well, will he be able to cure it...? How about relationships with his nurses...? Nukige  
    7. Kunoichi Gokumonchou くノ一獄悶帖 [080606] Arkham A female ninja is caught after sneaking into an enemy castle. Can she endure torture even after approaching her limit? Doujin Nukige  
    8. Majokko Tricolor 魔女っ娘とりこロール [080606] Moe Hina Takuya is a cult maniac. One day, when he tests some magic, three girls suddenly appear in front of him! It seems they will need to sexually satisfy him to go back to their world. Girls reluctantly accepts it.... It's time for Takuya to blast off his sexual desire! Nukige  
    9. Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o: Itoshisa no Photograph その花びらにくちづけを 愛しさのフォトグラフ [080606] Fuguriya 1 2 A love comedy about two very sexy and loving lesbians living together.
    Kaede and Sara one of the school's official couples. The girls are all over each other, both at home and at school. Doujin Girls Love  
    10. Soul Calibur ~Kegasareru Tamashii~ ソオルキャリバー~穢される魂~ [080606] SABER FISH This is a novel adventure game about sexual abuse and domination based on the 3D fighting game Soul Calibur.
    There is a nameless swordsman from the east who wanders from battlefield to battlefield.
    On one of these battlefields he finds a special sword that corrupts and consumes him.
    Then, to draw more strong souls towards itself, it crosses the ocean to the mainland.
    The curtain rises on the violation and disgrace of women whose souls are pure and untainted. Doujin Nukige  
    11. Surikomi Shoujo ~Hontou ni Kimi wa Boku no Kanojo Nandayo~ 擦り込み少女~本当に君はボクの彼女なんだよ~ [080606] Heat-Soft After an accident in school, the heroine suffer from amnesia, and the main character pretend to be her boyfriend at that time.
    Superposing lies, fighting against contradictions, he's trying to force her into believing his lie, both in mind and body. Nukige  
    12. Yuki Sensei no Jissen Sex Jugyou ~Minna Oshiete Ageru~ 優希先生の実践セックス授業~みーんな教えてあげる~ [080606] Under Lip Yuki likes handsome boys and starts working as a teacher. She enjoys her school life, but one day, Taiki, her student, confides his concerns to her.... That is about sex. Her pent-up sexual desire finally explodes and says to him showing her breasts, "Well, it's normal, right?" Taiki gently touches them.... This is just the beginning of her sex lessons.... Nukige  
    13. Only You [080607] Soft Circle Courreges "I don't want to end up with you like this"
    My girlfriend revealed that she had been cheating on me.
    "Because you have been cold to me lately..."
    "So if nothing changes then there's a good chance you'll cheat on me again?"
    She wouldn't state that she wouldn't.
    Fine then, but I won't break up with her yet. First I'll totally break her in, giving her the ultimate pleasure. Soon she won't be able to think of anything other than having sex with me. Doujin Nukige  
    14. Windy Capital [080607] Router-Jax You play as the character Merlandi Hertova, a war relief raised in another country. Now she's finished high school and is thinking about doing something for her war torn homeland. Consequences has lead her to hosting a docudrama series intended for studying the human nature, the Windy Capital. English Doujin  
    15. Yarisugi! Sekuhara Nurse ヤりすぎ!セクハラナース [080607] Dieselmine An experienced nurse, who despite her age is somewhat strict, and a new nurse who has come to the hospital as an intern.
    Our main character is under these two completely different girls' care, and every visit sets his heart racing.
    One day, the experienced nurse asks a favor of our main character when the two are alone...
    "I want you to sexually harass our new nurse..." Doujin Nukige  
    16. Yuukuri Panic Escalation ゆーくりパニック エスカレーション [080607] Rolling Star 1 2 3 4 Rie Komatsuzaki has just transferred to the prestigious St. Yale Academy, a Catholic school for girls, but it's not her choice. After finding her mother's romancing her private home tutor, she is now forced to attend this boarding school to keep the incident secret. Sad and confused, she finds herself alone and without friends. Looking for some peace from all her troubles, she she enters the school chapel. Within the holy sanctuary she encounters Naomi and Midori making love. She's immediately taken aback -- “What are they doing? Girls aren't supposed to touch each other like that!” Yet, she can't find the willpower to look away, and a warmth fills her panties as they grow increasingly wet. Before she knows what's happening, she's becomes the new plaything for the two girls as they teach her about the wonders of sex. Nukige  
    17. FighTension School ファイテンションスクール [080608] master K Tsubasa Chronicle fan game taking place at high school. Doujin  
    18. Breath: Toiki wa Akaneiro Breath 吐息は茜色 [080612] Beyond Interactive 1 The protagonist of the story is a 21-year old Hibiki Akimine who, after finishing high-school, didn't have any plans for the future which resulted in him doing various depressing part-time jobs. But the luck was smiling down on him and something new was about to enter his life. One day, while walking through town, he noticed a girl in trouble and saved her from an unknown man. Her name was Akane Nagumo, and she is a number one idol. He didn't know anything about her, but reluctantly, offered to help hide her at his place for the moment. Thus, the strange new cohabitation of Hibiki and Akane began... something that could turn his life upside down and pull him out of his brooding and lack of optimism. Console Exclusive  
    19. Magus Tale Infinity [080613] Whirlpool In this Fandisc for the Magus Tale players are able to play new stories with the games characters as well as a full story for a previously sub character. Also included are various fan materials such as wallpapers, musics etc. Fandisc  
    20. Mimikko Yomekko ミミっこ ヨメっこ [080613] Applemint He woke up and the puppies he had picked up off the street turned into dog-eared girls!? Common sense doesn't apply to girls who used to be puppies!
    This is the strange but sweet story of two cute loving puppy girls with dog ears who are all over you as they do whatever they like with you, just lapping you up. Doujin Nukige  
    21. Oppai Hitozuma ~Binkan J-Cup Minase Miyuki~ オッパイ人妻 ~敏感Jカップ・水無瀬美雪~ [080613] MorningStar Main character starts to work at female underwear company with the help of his uncle after graduation. Aunt asks protagonist to have sex with her friend living in the same women dormitory, but there is a secret in her rocket tits. Nukige  
    22. Seima no Tenbin 聖魔の天秤 [080613] Erotica Black The holy war between the Kingdom of Eltoria and exotic Mughals has been lasting for many yeas exhausting both populations.
    Saint girl Riviera could not sit still and went to the battlefield to pray for the dead, but she did not notice an ugly shadow creeping behind her back. Nukige  
    23. Yokubou no Rougoku 欲望の牢獄 [080613] Puzzlebox Main character was a salary-man but got fired after revealing machinations of his boss and could not find a new job in his mid-30s. He is thinking of committing suicide, but since he does not value his life anymore he decides to take revenge on his offenders instead. President's wife, daughter and co-worker who directly betrayed him are chosen as victims. Nukige  
    24. Oyako Ryoujoku Maid Kissa 母娘陵辱メイド喫茶 [080614] Mischievous There is a small cafe. One day, the cafe is renovated and opened. As a matter of fact, Kenji, the main character, planned to change the cafe and collect customers by giving physical services without telling Ryoko, an owner of the cafe, and Megumi, Ryoko's daughter, about it. Just one day before its opening, he tells them about it and they agree to it. Like this, the cafe opens.... Nukige  
    25. Takuhai Maid Shiiko & Nono 宅配メイド椎子&のの [080614] Terios Another round of otaku celebrity lottery is held with the winner getting authentic maid experience provided by Shiiko and new intern maid Nono. Fandisc  
    26. TrickCall [080614] RUCCA* A wolf man and a vampire enter the human realm from the realm of demons to play around.
    After arriving at a school they meet one of the students.
    This is a story about the three, and their slightly erotic and sorrowful meeting and farewell... Doujin Nukige  
    27. Aoiro no Epitaph 青色のエピタフ [080615] Nyaa Nyaa Koushinjo This world is full of pain. 
    Marika was always bullied at school. To break from that past she passes Kunihiko to the ruler of the class. From this moment Kunihiko gets caught in a distorted vortex that overturns the world... Doujin Nukige  
    28. Junsei Tenshi Primity☆Noel ~Chijoku ni Ochita Shoujo~ 純聖天使プリミティ☆ノエル ~恥辱に堕ちた少女~ [080615] Magical Girl Kamina Shiori is a reserved and shy girl with a kind heart and empathy for others.
    Awakened to her true identity as the Pure and Holy Angel, Primity Noel, she purifies and saves the hearts of humans who have become demons through the forces of evil.
    Having experienced many battles, and just when her holy power was at its height...
    Azazel senses that the time to strike is now, and binds Noel.
    An unwanted deflowering, anal violation by demons, and exploitation by tentacles...
    In an unending parade of lust and desires, what is it that resides within her womb...? Doujin Nukige  
    29. Otakiba! オタキバ! [080615] The Flyers Main character is a member of the Otaku family. One day he falls in love with an ordinary girl and tries to get over this feeling, but his family support him and push him towards pursuing these relations. Doujin  
    30. Days of Memories ~Kaze Mau Miyako de Tsukamaete!~ Days of Memories 〜風舞う都でつかまえて!〜 [080616] SNK Playmore 1 This game concludes the previous two titles and is staged at a place similar to the last two entries. The protagonist is a third year kendo student who is energetic and reckless. He has to decide who he wants to spend his Christmas party with this year. Console Exclusive  
    31. Futago + Kango ふたご+かんご [080616] Kidnap Company A hot midsummer day. Main character gets taken to Enoki Clinic by an accident. Lovely twin nurse sisters greet him and promise to take good care of onii-chan. Doujin Nukige  
    32. Juukan Ace No.07-2 獣姦ACE NO.07-2 [080617] yosino Main character enjoys a sweet cohabitation with his lover, but she gets kidnapped by a mysterious secret society, so protagonist goes to a hidden priest village to gain power and recover his love. Doujin Nukige  
    33. Wings II: Fragments of You [080618] Green Fairy Games  This is a short-story narrated by an unnamed protagonist, a mysterious journalist with an ambiguous age who wanders about a fictional town called Pairizia in search of information about a girl who died four years ago named Eri. The story uses other mini-stories written by the unnamed hero which subtly reveal tiny details about the true identity of the main character and Eri. Since the hero is a journalist, this story also uses interviews from the point of view of people who had known Eri in Pairizia to reveal more about her personality in contrast to the protagonist’s vision in the mini-stories. English Doujin  
    34. Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 4 遙かなる時空の中で4 [080619] Koei The heroine Ashihara Chihiro is a normal high school girl until one day a mysterious man informed her that she is a princess from Toyoashira. Following this alarming piece of news, a battle with a monster ensues where she discovers her powers as well as that of her teacher and best friend.
    More discoveries about her past and her fallen country are made when she wakes up in the world she fled from when she was a child. After battles against monsters she realized her role in this calamity as "Ryuujin no Miko" and that to revive her country, she has to go to war with the enemy nation that has invaded hers in the first place.
    During her adventures, she met up with a number of charismatic men, starting with her teacher and her best friend. But as a princess, falling for these men is prohibited. Together with the troubles that romance brings, Chihiro has to face the final battle with her bow and arrow as her only true ally. Otomege  
    35. Sorayume ソラ*ユメ [080619] Takuyo Morinaga Satsuki is the only daughter of a family that owns an antique store, with no special redeeming features she is an extremely normal 2nd year high school student.
    It's the 24th of August, with one week left in her summer vacation.
    On the day that her parents leave for a business trip she spontaneously finds a sparkling yellow ring, the "Chrysoberyl".
    When Satsuki took that ring and put it on, the man sealed inside was summoned into this world.
    He called himself a demon called "Ruen Egrandin".
    He semi-forcefully asked her to help him find the "Thing he was looking for", and as a reward he would grant her a "wish that wasn't particularly a wish".
    The thing the demon was looking for was the demon stone "Heliotrope" which was set in another ring.
    "That is a ring of destruction. Right after you put it on, no matter how much you struggle, you will easily lose your mind and go insane."
    It's that kind of frightening ring.
    However as long as you don't put it on, nothing bad will happen.
    Under pressure from Ruen, Satsuki took on the request to find the Heliotrope ring without taking it too seriously.
    From that day the demon and human would start working together.
    Since meeting Ruen,
    No, More like since finding that ring, It seems like the world has been swallowed by a dream. Otomege  
    36. Bokura no Himitsu Kichi ボクらの秘密基地 [080620] Harinezumi Koubou Room 202 of Apartment complex is used my Miki and main character as a secret base for sex experiments.
    Doujin Nukige  
    37. Elf Hime Nina ~Jutai Juurin~ エルフ姫ニィーナ~受胎蹂躙~ [080620] Black Lilith Kyle, the protagonist of this story, is one of the 7 heroes who defeated the evil overlord. After that battle he starts a conquest of the continent in order to unite the humans who live on it.
    Standing against Kyle is only his younger brother Syll, who is also one of the seven heroes. Kyle stole his throne, but failed to kill him.
    One day, another of the 7 heroes appears before Kyle. She is Nina, an elven princess. Kyle knows that Nina and Syll are lovers, and a dark desire begins to burn inside of him... Nukige  
    38. Hakudaku Miko ~Miko Inma Sou Joku Gishiki~ 白濁巫女~巫女淫魔双辱儀式~ [080620] MorningStar Village where a powerful monster is sealed gets on the verge of collapsing. Shrine maiden volunteers to reforge the ritual to keep the barrier, but for that she has to spend two nights with village men. On the other hand, there is a succubus who starts and obscene performance to obstruct the ritual. The tensions rises... Nukige  
    39. Heroines Nightmare Vol.1 ヒロインズナイトメア Vol.1 [080620] Mille Feuille An omnibus story where three different fighting transformation heroines are violated by tentacle monsters. Nukige  
    40. Hiru wa Idol, Yoru wa Ai Dorei! ~Konya no Maiku wa Anata no Seiki~ 昼はアイドル、夜は愛奴隷!~今夜のマイクはあなたの性器~ [080620] Softhouse-Seal An idol singer... I close my eyes and look back the day I first met her. She was singing on TV. Her name is Kurumi. Since then, I've been always thinking about her. She just grabbed my heart. I fell in love with her at first sight. I don't need to be her boyfriend, just wanna stay with her... Nukige  
    41. Innyuu Famiresu ~Shinya no Bounyu Service wa Ikaga? 淫乳ファミレス~深夜の母乳サービスはいかが? [080620] Erotica Peach Family restaurant "Flowers" values service quality above all. Only cute big breasted girls in mini-skirts can become waitresses there. But one store of the chain hits all records with its sales, and the secret lies in midnight menu. A vast list of sexual services are presented in the menu for a substantially higher price. Nukige  
    42. Kusaka Soujirou no Yabou 草冠宗次郎の野望 [080620] PROJECT.S A short "Bleach" quiz game with comedy scenes with kisses as awards. Doujin  
    43. Back to the Daily Life [080621] Project Lips An online visual novel by Project Lips. Doujin  
    44. Anecos あねこす [080622] Neko Bokujou Company While our parents are abroad, I'm house sitting with my easygoing and huge racked older sister.
    After discovering her weak point I'm able to make my fantasy in to reality as I force her to cosplay for me.
    Seeing her dressed up like that... makes me wanna do such bad things to her! Doujin Nukige  
    45. Konna Watashi o Yurushite こんな私を許して [080622] Meiousei Presents Lately the protagonist's wife Kanako has not been herself so he asks his childhood friend Misaki who is a detective to spy on her.
    Turns out she is having an affair!
    The protagonist cannot believe this. What will he do? Doujin Nukige  
    46. Battle of Love [080622] +tics "I’m kinda reluctant about the idea, but I like you. I’m kinda reluctant, but please go out with me"
    The heroine,Maiko, was suddenly confessed to by her glasses-wearing classmate, Shimizu Junya. Since she had never thought about any stuff involving that when it comes to him, she rejects him with a "No, I refuse". Junya, who didn’t like the reply, asks her out on a day long date with "I demand a one day long date from you, who responded like that!"
    "Hmmm, well, if it’s just one day…" The irresponsible heroine accepts that date, but…
    This is the story of that date, that was done while having an unclear relationship. Doujin Otomege  
    47. Secret Home 2 -Kare no Na wa Tsundere- Secret Home 2-カレノナハつんでれ- [080623] Kihara Corp Secret Home 2 is a BL-style produced visual novel.
    It is a story of a young boy who is taken in by a strange home and have various things happen to him.
    Includes 60 pieces of CG and 25 insert illustrations including content cuts and backgrounds.
    Juices and wetness are featured predominantly. Also includes many images featuring nude and muscular characters. Doujin Boys Love  
    48. Tantei Jinguuji Saburou Series No.17: Akenai Yoru ni 探偵 神宮寺三郎 Series No.17 明けない夜に [080625] WorkJam Investigation of client brother's disappearance leads to the shady business conducted by a big company. Console Exclusive  
    49. Konboku Mahjong ~Konna Mahjong ga Attara Boku wa Ron!~ こんぼく麻雀~こんな麻雀があったら僕はロン!~ [080626] Akabei Soft2 You can enjoy mahjong with Konnako ga Itara Boku wa Mou!! characters! There are the Story Mode, the Battle Mode, the Beginners Mode, and Omake Mode. Cards  
    50. Ookami to Koushinryou - Boku to Horo no Ichinen 狼と香辛料 ボクとホロの一年 [080626] Netchubiyori Ltd. The player assumes the role of an unnamed young man as he travels around with Holo for a period of one year in the game. The story differs from that of the original novels or anime and is presented as an additional Spice and Wolf world. Console Exclusive  
    51. Apathy Rental Kazoku アパシー レンタル家族 [080627] Nanakorobi Hachikorogari A man who seeks a family.
    A girl who remembers father only in her memories.
    A young man who is entangled in lies.
    A child who has no place to return to.
    This is a story where these people meet and find happiness in each other. And thus a small miracle is born. Doujin  
    52. Biniku no Kaori Bangai Hen 媚肉の香り 番外編 [080627] Elf In side story protagonist gets a bully personality, so girls reactions change drastically for 28 sex scenes. There are also two extra stories - "Ritsuko's sigh" and "Yuki's scent". Fandisc Nukige  
    53. Haramasete Valkyrie ハラマセテ戦乙女 [080627] Matsuri Kikaku  The main character is a low-class male angel. But one day, he is expelled from heaven. He meets Eleanor, a valkyrie, and begins to serve under her. A while later, he hears a rumor that one can get power by learning a special magic. However, he isn't strong enough to learn it.... So he decides to make Eleanor his sex slave and uses her as his tool. To do that, he thinks of confining Sigurd, Eleanor's ex-boyfriend. He successfully catches and confines Sigurd and calls Eleanor, Iris, and Eunice, Eleanor's daughter, to his fastness.... Nukige  
    54. Jingi Naki Otome Koikoi Zanmai 仁義なき乙女 恋恋三昧 [080627] Mirai This is a fan disc of Jingi Naki Otome, featuring Another Story, After Story, Drama CD, and Desktop Accessories. Fandisc Otomege  
    55. Leotard Fairy ~Shoujo-tachi no Himitsu no Lesson~ レオタードフェアリー ~少女たちの秘密のレッスン~ [080627] Shining Star The male protagonist, Yahagi (a teacher of MEN's rhythmic gymnastics), is hired to help two troublesome FEMALE students who suddenly dropped a promising career in rhythmic gymnastics.
    But this is an erogame, and therefore the only effective solution to the girls' problems is... Doujin Nukige  
    56. Majo Shinpan -Injoku no Judgment- 魔女侵犯 -淫辱のジャッジメント- [080627] Blue Topaz Lawrence has an inferiority complex over his face. But one day, a turning point of his life happens and he starts working at a church. And he is ordered to interrogate a girl, Alicia. "Make her admit that she is a witch...." Nukige  
    57. Makai Tenshi Djibril -Episode 3- 魔界天使ジブリール-episode3- [080627] Frontwing Naoto lives a peaceful life after he saved Rika. But one day, Misty May suddenly appears and Hikari is abducted by her. They are depressed because they can do nothing... When he has a bath at night, a girl, Nagi, suddenly appears in front of him. Actually, Nagi is an android. The next day, Misty May appears again. Rika has a battle against her and Naoto has to make up his mind to have sex with Nagi to save Hikari..? Or is it already too late? Lolicon  
    58. Naze ka?! Sweet Home なぜか?! すぃ~とほ~む [080627] Tryset Kazuya starts living at his brother's house. His brother, Tatsuya, is busy with working and always comes home late. Kazuya gradually gets close to Tatsuya's wife, Minami. As a result, Kazuya sleeps with Minami.... But it is Tatsuya's trap. He wants Kazuya to lose virginity early. And one day, Miyuki, Minami's mother, comes to his house and it does not take long before Kazuya has sex with Miyuki.... Also, his aunt, Kasumi, joins them... Nukige  
    59. Oppai Teacher ~Muchimuchi Seikyouiku~ おっぱいティーチャー ~むちムチ性教育~ [080627] Swan The main character is a bad student and is about to get kicked out of school. To stop it, two female teachers decide to discipline him, but... Nukige  
    60. Shakkin Shimai 2 借金姉妹2 [080627] Selen Hiroyuki is a high school student. He happens to know that Kaho, his classmate, and Kasumi, Kaho's sister and his classroom teacher, have a lot of outstanding debt their deceased father left. He feels sorry and offers Kasumi to lend some money, but she refuses it. He negotiates with a creditor about it, but their debt is bigger than he expected. To pay off their debt, he starts day trading.... Nukige  
    61. Unity Marriage ~Futari no Hanayome~ ユニティマリアージュ~ふたりの花嫁~ [080627] Unison Shift Yuutarou Tachibana was an ordinary highschool student.
    Except that when he was little, he made a promise with two of his childhood friends, Yuno and Marie that he will make them his bride.
    One day, an organization who distrupts peace makes an appearance.
    They are the Army of Darknesss, Machine Empire.
    Lead by the evil leader, Machine President.
    “My objective is to find a bride! An bigamous marriage obviously!”
    In order to protect Yuutarou’s peaceful daily life, the girls transform using the mystical power of the rings!
    They fight as the Bishojo Bridal Warriors!
    “I will never become Mr. President’s bride. I’m gonna be Yu-chan’s bride!”
    “Uh, I’ll be Yuutarou’s bride too!”
    “Transform! Unity Marriage!”
    And so the two brides crashes into Yuutarou’s house.
    School life in the afternoon, and a very sweet time together during the night.
    Surrounded by two brides, a newly married life begins. Nukige  
    62. Wana II ~Gang Rape~ 輪罠II~Gang Rape~ [080627] Guilty Kanade has a brother, Hibiki. One day, she accidentally finds a picture of Hibiki raping a girl. "What is it...?" She doesn't want to believe it, but it is obviously Hibiki. "What should I do...?" She decides to go to his school in the disguise of Hibiki and investigate the facts. However, it is just a trap.... Nukige  
    63. Xalynne's Twins [080627] ParsonSyunOwen I used to know a woman named Xalynne, would you like to know her story? Xalynne is a short novel told in a unusual way, in a medieval setting with a pregnancy fetish. Characters and 3D graphics by Mark Volk. English Doujin  
    64. Blumen Kranz [080628] Satoutosio Main heroine gets married to lord Jeed. She sees a nightmare about a disastrous result of her pregnancy, so she goes to the forest to prevent the crisis. There she meets a nobleman who calls her princess and says strange words. Heroine starts to have a mysterious dream from that night... Doujin Otomege  
    65. Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~ 俺たちに翼はない ~Prelude~ [080628] Navel 1 Prelude to the main game released on January 30th 2009 by Navel!
    - Three short scenarios with Watarai Asuka, Yamashina Miyako, and Hayashida Misaki as the protagonists
    - Prologue of the chapters starring Shuusuke Chitose and Hayato Narita as the main characters.
    - A bonus scenario featuring Karube Karuo as the main character.
    The story takes place in the urban city of Yanagihara full of weird and unique people. The tale of the young boys and girls who each have worries on their mind under the colorless white sky of winter. Anthology  
    66. Ayu Mayu Alternative アユマユ オルタネイティヴ [080630] Age 1 Ayu Mayu Alternative is a fandisc for Muv-Luv Alternative, which consists of two halves.
    The first half, titled "Ayu Mayu Alternative", is mainly about the events taking place around Ayu and Mayu (characters who first appeared in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien), the two waitresses from Sky Temple.
    It is inspired by the anime Ayu Mayu Gekijou which had its fourth episode as a parody of Muv-Luv Alternative.
    The second half, titled "Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles", consists of two side stories of Muv-Luv Alternative: "Atonement" which tells Sgt. Marimo Jinguuji's past, and "Succession", about three sisters in the aftermath of a major event in Muv-Luv Alternative. Fandisc  
    67. Niizuma wa Mahou Shoujo 新妻は魔法少女 [080630] Terios Mai comes to the human world to make 100 people happy and thus become a full-fledged witch. She only has 5 people left! One day she gets spotted and prepares to erase memories as usual, but Koutarou sincerely encourages her instead of behaving creepy, so she does no such thing. Mai helps to solve Koutarou's problems with classmates and teachers, but eventually the bond intensifies, and they start to live as a couple. Fandisc
  21. kivandopulus
    Another sucky month. I recordered couple routes of Fake Azure Arcology by the time my second youtube channel got hammered, so let's call Fake Azure Arcology VN of the month since too many releases this month are gameplay ones. Yes, I know I promised to review Atori no Sora to Shinchuu no Tsuki , but for the same reason don't want to pull it out without video. It was a heavy and not interesting game, anyway. Micchi is fascinated about fandiscs, as usual. And there won't be usual end of the year poll next time - rather there will be poll about direction of this blog.  
    1. Tokimeki Memorial 4 ときめきメモリアル4 [091203] Konami 1  Developed and published by Konami, Tokimeki Memorial 4 is the fourth flagship release in the Tokimeki Memorial series. In Tokimeki Memorial 4, the player assumes the role of a charismatic student who attends three years at the fictional Kirameki Academy. Within the setting there is a legend told, that when two people in love confess their feelings to each other beneath the blossoming cherry tree of Kirameki, their devotion shall be everlasting. SIM has an English review  
    2. School Love! 3 ~Mirai e no Allegretto~すくぅ~るらぶっ!3~未来へのアレグレット~ [091204] DisAbel One day, Arisu, a new student, joins Haruka's class. She suddenly says, "It's you. You're the culprit. Come with me now!" Haruka is surrounded by a strange whirl and sent to... When he regains his consciousness, he finds himself being in his town. But it looks somewhat different. Yes, he time slipped back to 20 years ago! According to Arisu, she is now investigating some mysterious phenomenon. If she can't solve it soon, it will cause a devastating damage to the world... Like this, Arisu and Haruka start investigating the cause of the phenomenon together...
    Prequels did not catch stars from the sky, so let's introduce time travel to spice things up. With year 1988 some things look funny, but nostalgic atmosphere is conveyed poorly. The whole fuss is to introduce heroines from the prequels here. Small volume and inconsistent development don't add it points.  
    3. Soukai no Valkyria ~Kokou no Oujo Lutia~ 蒼海のヴァルキュリア ~孤高の皇女ルツィア~ [091204] Anastasia A long lasting war.... There is a submarine that only female soldiers are on board. However, the ship is captured by an enemy country and the war finally ends.... The soldiers are still kept hostage, but they believe in the return to their homeland....
    Anastasia already did submarine escape game previously, but this time captain is a woman. Now it's a single road with the aim to trigger all the crazy events. From the middle development becomes dark with spies uncovered amidst the crew, and main heroine getting violated.  
    4. Kyokugen Dasshutsu 9-Jikan 9-Nin 9 no Tobira 極限脱出 9時間9人9の扉 [091210] Chunsoft 1 2 3 4 5  Nine people have been kidnapped by a mysterious person called Zero and are forced to participate in a survival game called the "Nonary Game". Each player has a bracelet numbered 1–9, which they must use to pass through doors numbered 1–9 to reach the exit before 9 hours run out and the ship in which they are in sinks. Various puzzles must be solved in order to advance through the ship and reach the exit, while uncovering the mysteries behind the Nonary Game.
    Game is localized and has English reviews  
    5. Caucasus ~Nanatsuki no Nie~ クロウカシス ~七憑キノ贄~ [091211] Innocent Grey 1 2 3 4  There is a small village. One day, two university students visit the village to do research about a local legend handed down from generation to generation. However, they are struck by snowstorm and saved by Venio. They are invited to her mansion and a strange wedding ceremony is held there... If a bride can spend one night in a coffin safely, their marriage will be completed. However, it is all destroyed by someone unknown...
    There are English reviews  
    6. Hidamari Basket ひだまりバスケット [091211] Eufonie 1 2  Keito is an average student. He lives a peaceful life with his mother, Haruhi, and his younger sister, Kasuga. However, Kasuga secretly loves Keito. One day, she tells him that she loves him and they accidentally kiss each other.... To make matters worse, Haruhi finds out and Keito is ordered to move to a school dormitory. But Kasuga never gives up! Keito meets various girls at the dormitory and his school life gradually gets busy...
    There are English reviews  
    7. Kurogane no Tsubasa ~The Alchemist's Story~ クロガネの翼~THE ALCHEMIST’S STORY~ [091211] White Cyc 1 2  Natsuki has a special power. One day, his father gets remarried and he starts living with his new mother and younger sister, Haruna. He also has an old friend, Nanami. Nadia and Lilith suddenly join his class as well. Natsuki is cautious at first, but he gradually becomes friends with them. Haruna, Nanami, Lilith and Nadia.... He lives peacefully with them, but this is just the beginning of his extraordinary life....
    There are English reviews.  
    8. Shirokuma Bell Stars♪ しろくまベルスターズ♪ [091211] Pulltop 1 2 3 4  When Touma was a kid, he met a Santa Claus. He is now a full-fledged reindeer and works with Nanami, a Santa Claus. But Nanami is always easygoing. They now visit Shirokuma Town, where something mysterious often happens. Driving for fairy tale, this is a story of happiness. There are English reviews  
    9. Fake Azure Arcology フェイクアズール・アーコロジー [091217] Applique -Imouto- 1 2  The Earth was hit by 5 meteors 500 years, sending humans underground, underwater or in buildings called “arcology”. However, humans soon forgot how things were like outside of the utopia they lived in. Chihiro lives in Amahara, an arcology built on the land previously known as Japan. He had a passion for ‘flight’ motorsports and trained hard to be like his idol. But his idol died in an accident, and he lost his goal in life. Then one day, a ‘flight’ broke the walls surrounding Amahara, crashed to the ground in front of him and out stepped a golden-haired girl.
    There are English reviews.  
    10. Eternal Sky ~Yuukyuu no Sora no Kanata~ Eternal Sky~悠久の空の彼方~ [091218] Tsukasa Kei is just an average student. One day, he sees numerous paper planes flying all over the sky. He wants know who flies these paper planes and rushes out of his classroom. When he gets to the rooftop of the school building, there is a girl with long and black hair. She looks at him and says, "Do you believe in a legend that paper planes deliver your love?" Super boring reading with uselessly long descriptions and very short important pieces. There are two endings prepared for each heroine - sad one with low favorability and happy one with high favorability. Low quality disappointing work.  
    11. Icha Pri! ~Ojou-sama to Icha Love Ecchi na Mainichi~ いちゃぷり! ~お嬢様とイチャラブえっちな毎日~ [091218] Moonstone Cherry Masaki was told by his grandfather that he must marry one of the Tenjouin sisters who are also his cousins: tsundere Yuzuna, tennen Sakura or pettanko Koyuri. And there’s also a maid who’s his osananajimi, a brocon imouto and a loli nurse.
    Banal moege.  
    12. Kachou Fuugetsu ~Koi ni Ochitaru Hanazono no Hime~ 花鳥風月 ~恋ニヲチタル花園ノ姫~ [091218] Silver Bullet 1  Issei lost his mother.... He was supposed to join an ordinary school, but he is forced to join Hanamiya School, a girls' school, as a female student. On his first day at school, he meets Anzu, the captain of the student council. Lucky or unlucky, Anzu likes Issei and she appoints him as the executive of the next year's student council.... Well, will he be able to live a peaceful school life? Like this, his strange school life starts....
    There is an English review  
    13. Rance 02 Kai - Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi -ランス02改 反逆の少女たち [091218] Alice Soft 1 2   Ten years ago in the town of Custom, four young girls were appointed as disciples to the old mage Ragithis. They were to be raised as mages and then to work as town's guardians. But after the ten years of training due to unknown reason girls rebelled against Ragithis and killed him. During the harsh magic battle a whole town were entombed in the underground and a barrier spell was put on town preventing everyone from going out. This is when Rance appears with Sill on his side, and taking a job of defeating magician maidens and saving the town. But after some research he finds out that actual evil guy was Ragithis himself, who put four magical rings on four maidens. That rings are giving a great boost of magical power to it's bearers, but also able to steal magic power from virgin sorceresses and after collecting magic power of 40 maidens anyone could use these rings to obtain unlimited power. The leader of girls, Masou Shizuka, figured out Ragithis's plan and rebelled against him but it was too late - cursed rings could not be removed and the curse started to dive maidens crazy. Now they are sheltered in the labirinth beneath the town abducting young girls from the town and killing everyone who tried to go into the labirinth and stop them. It seems that the only way to release them from the curse of the rings is to steal a virginity from them, and the only man up to this job is Rance. RPG with an English review.  
    14. Shinobi Ryuu 忍流 [091218] SofthouseChara 1  The setting is Sengoku era. In the east island country constantly stricken with wars, multiple ninja clans maneuvering in the background exists. One of them, the Suigen clan, started to weaken and its collapse is imminent. Leading that clan is the protagonist. Although his skill as a ninja is practically nothing, his management abilities and his capability to make enemy women betray their clan is top-notch. With him at the helm, he plans to revive the clan and makes strenuous effort to subdue the wars. Strategy  
    15. Shutsugeki!! Otome-tachi no Senjou ~Yami o Kirisaku, Nibiiro no Tekkoudan~ 出撃!!乙女たちの戦場~闇を切り裂く、にび色の徹甲弾~ [091218] Gesen 18 One day, Shoichi is mistakenly arrested for attempted coup d'etat. He loses his future, family and friends.... "I can't believe anything anymore...." After he is released, he is sent to a private military company called Sage. But Sage is far from just a military company because there are a lot of pretty girls. He enjoys his life there with them and works hard as a soldier. Through two different daily lives, what will Shoichi learn...?
    Strategy  
    16. Usodere! 嘘デレ! [091218] 1 2  Since the main character lost his parents when he was a kid, he now lives alone. One day, his grand-father, a man of property, tells him to move to his house. He is confused at first, but he decides to start his new life. He also transfers to a new school, but he is actually one and only male student. Every girl is interested in him because they think he will inherit his grand-father's property sooner or later... Like this, a battle for him starts...
    There are English reviews  
    17. Lucky☆Star - Net Idol Meister らき☆すた ネットアイドル・マイスター [091223] Vridge Inc. A training simulation game of Lucky Star where Konata has suddenly decided to become a net idol, and in order to stay popular, she needs a manager, who happens to be you, the protagonist. You can also manage other Lucky Star characters.
    Anime spin-off  
    18. Dungeon Breaker ダンジョンブレイカー [091225] Tamamo Studio Main character is studying to become monster trainer. But he fails to master this job in his village, so he goes to the capital city. RPG    
    19. Gengetsu no Pandora 幻月のパンドオラ [091225] Q-X 1  One day, Fumiki joins the game research club. When he goes to the club room, hot water suddenly comes out from the ground! Also, a girl appears in front of him and plugs a cable into his chest. When he regains his consciousness, he finds himself being in a digital world. There, a girl suddenly appears and says to him, "Collect some data of human desire..." When he comes back to his world, his portable game console changes into something different... The console is called "Pandora" that makes human desire something like a game. With this strange game console, what kind of games will be created...? There is an English review.  
    20. Master by Maid [091225] Moviendo The protagonist is a detective with a former coffee shop for a detective agency. One day, a self-styled maid named Nami recruits herself as the protagonist's assistant while diligently tending to his sexual desires. With a former cafe and maid, the detective agency starts getitng mistaken for an actual cofee shop; a messy story kicks off from the Detective Maid Coffee Shop~ Heartwarming bakage about Nami passionate about maids , but working as detective assistant. Short low quality fetish work, but a funny one.  
    21. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 4 Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!4 [091225] Cocktail Soft It’s the last summer vacation in Taichi’s school life. He got a call from his older sister Akemi inviting him to come to his hometown to play. She works at the Pia Carrot cafe and after being introduced to the manager Sayuri, he ended up helping out at the cafe. This will be an unforgettable summer vacation.
    SIM  
    22. Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica - After School 神曲奏界ポリフォニカ AFTER SCHOOL [091225] Ocelot The third installment of studio Ocelot's Polyphonica Crimson series, releasing as an all-ages kinetic novel. The story is set between game episodes 3&4, and the light novels.
    Very short work about 10 hours total. For those who liked world in prequel Crimson Polyphonica.  
    23. Zettai★Maou ~Boku no Mune-kyun Gakuen Saga~絶対★魔王 ~ボクの胸キュン学園サーガ~ [091225] Score 1  One morning, protagonist's parents suddenly informs him that they are actually an ex-king of demons (maou) and a heroine. As a candidate for the next demon king, protagonist gets transferred into another school... located in the demon world. Except for him, all of the students in his new class are girls. His new school life as a demon king candidate begins... There is an English review for this RPG  
    24. Signal Heart Plus Signal Heartぷらす [091227] Purple Software Prologue is the same as in Signal Heart, but now hero can choose between Mayuki, Eiko and Tsurugi instead of four main heroines.
    Remake  
    25. Natsuiro Kami Hikouki 夏色紙ヒコーキ [091229] Circus 1 This VN is a story about some people, some paper airplanes, and 2 summers shared between them that they will never forget. Unlike just about every other VN out there, this story doesn’t involve romance between the hero and heroines. Instead, it focuses on weaving a beautiful environment and touching interactions between characters.
    There is an English review.  
    26. Totsugeki! Ningen Sensha Limited Operations とつげき!人間戦車 LIMITED OPERATIONS [091230] Yakiniku Banzai! 1 2   The land of Japon has been split in two and thrown into war by two nations, the Empire of Japon and the Kingdom of Japon, who use biological weapons known as "Human Tanks" to fight their war. But now the war between these two has turned into a proxy war between the Human Tanks themselves. The stage is a land not unlike modern day Japan - the land of Japon. The Empire of Japon and the Kingdom of Japon, two nations locked in war for an age, have finally agreed to a ceasefire to end the bloodshed. To improve relations between the two countries, and due to the decrease of the radiotoxic particles that the Human Tanks use as fuel, the tanks themselves are about to disappear from all of Japon. Fifty years since Human Tanks were first developed... Our hero, Yatarou Shirahase, acting as an officer in the Imperial army, is dispatched on a mission to subjugate the Human Tanks. He must now battle an enemy of the same make as his own beloved company of Human Tanks. There are English reviews.  
    27. Kehen 3 - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS 刻痕Ⅲ - The Innocent LunA:Eclipsed SinnerS [0912] Angels Blue Digital Entertainment 1 2 3 4 The third title in the Notch Series, although it is a standalone story. A faraway island that has been forgotten by the rest of the world for decades had itself turned upside down, and peaceful life on it came to and end because of a series of brutal murders that had happened, getting even the protagonist, Asakawa Yuhito's childhood sweetheart killed. Can he find the real killer, and the deep dark secret behind the most powerful two families which governed the small island for times since immemorial? There are English reviews.  
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    1. Again AGAIN FBI 超心理捜査官 [091210] Cing 1 2 3 
    In Again, an interactive crime novel developed by Cing, we play as FBI Agent J, the sole survivor of a string of murder cases that took place 19 years ago, who must use his special "past vision" skill (it allows the player to see locations in different times in order to notice the differences and solve puzzles) to investigate a new series of homicides linked to the past ones and to the mysterious serial killer Providence.
    Console exclusive, only including it because of missable reviews.  
    2. D.C.II Fall in Love D.C.II Fall in Love ~ダ・カーポII~フォーリンラブ [091218] Circus
    This compilation includes three sets of stories: ---> "After Stories" Various after-stories focused on relationships with six heroines, added in D.C.II P.C. Sexual scenes are included. ---> "Kazami Educational Institution Drama Club -Autumn Premiere-" Movies created by school drama club with Anzu Yukimura as a scenarist/director and her classmates as actors. Some horror, drama and frags are guaranteed. ---> "Ultimate Battle!" Internecine wars between classmates of the protagonist, which occur during the school cultural and sports festivals. You can even hear the singing of some heroines here. And there is also the story about sexual harassment of Yoshiyuki's sisters.
    Fandisc  
    3. Manaka de Iku no!! ~Leaf Amusement Soft Vol.5~ 愛佳でいくの!! ~Leaf Amusement Soft Vol.5~ [091218] Leaf
    From visual novel maker Leaf, creators of To Heart, Comic Part and Utawarerumono, comes a new Fan Disc focusing on the adorable Komaki sisters from To Heart 2 and To Heart 2 Another Days! Manaka and Ikuno (put together in the title as a pun that also means "I'll go with Manaka!") star in a series of minigames and stories put together by the entertainment geniuses at Leaf. From Mananatsu, a 3D adventure game telling the after story of a day in Manaka's summer, to MAJIKARU Fight!, an action game where you pick from one of six characters and clear stages, beating your rivals to get the high score, to Princess Collection, a card battle game featuring characters from around the Leaf universe of games, and last but not least, Final Dragon Chronicle Guilty Requiem, a 3D dungeon RPG featuring all your favorite To Heart 2 characters in new costumes and roles. If you've wondered where the super hot fantasy version 2H2 characters are from that you've seen, this is it!
    Fandisc  
    4. Hoshiuta ~Starlight Serenade~ ほしうた~Starlight Serenade~ [091225] Frontwing 1 2 
    It is autumn... A boyfriend and a girlfriend get closer little by little... But one day, their relationship suddenly changes after some accident...
    Fandisc  
    5. Ice no! あいすのっ! [091225] Artemis. 1 
    Tomokazu is living alone in his house. It is winter, and just as usual, it is cold and everything around is covered with snow. What is unusual is the girl named Saki that he met in the snowy field. The girl claims to be his childhood friend whom he promised to marry once they grow up. He does not have any memory about childhood promise nor he even recall that he has a childhood friend. Yet the girl payed no heed and decided to live together with him in his house on the very same day they met.
    Nukige, only including it because of missable review.   6. Baldr Sky Core Defender [091229] Giga
    Baldr Sky Dive2 “Recordare” fandisc
    Fandisc   7. Anaheim Girl's Love Story アナハイム・ガールズ・ラブストーリー [091230] Fan-na 1 2 A girls' love story between two Anaheim Electronics engineers. It also chronicles the development and construction of the fourth unit in the Gundam Development Project (GP-04 Gerbera), and its subsequent alteration into the Gerbera Tetra as seen in the "Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories" anime. Doujin girls love, but including it since I kinda managed to write a review for it some years ago
  22. kivandopulus
    Foreword: I see girls crying as disgusting, so I'm ill-suited for reviewing nakige - checking out different reviews might be a better idea (1 2 3 4 5 6). However, Dear My Friend by the same scenario writer and artist left a lasting impression on me, so I don't mind checking their new work that even contains fantasy elements. There are several heroines who don't cry all the time, anyway.

    Synopsis: To Hatoba Kazuki, Nonosaki Akiho had been an irreplaceable being. For as far as when she and her sister, after the loss of their parents, were taken in long ago, she had taken the role of his big sister, his mother, his sweetheart. To him, the loss of her figure meant the world had crumbled down, for him who had managed to gather up courage and confess, days before summer break.
    A couple of months later, as the pain of parting still remained vivid, the ghost of Akiho appears before his eyes, save little for warning. "I still had memories left here", she said softly, a soft smile attached to her face.
    Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZdNlAFmms&list=PLs4Gp5VU4Fv8GVE5uGaaga-vYlwP48xxP
    Game type: Nakige
    Character Design rating: 8/10
    Protagonist rating: 7/10
    Story rating: 6/10
    Game quality: 8/10
    Overall rating: 7/10

    Whys is it evaluated lower than Dear My Friend? Exactly because of nakige nature of the game. Every time Tsubasa shows up, I just have to skip some time because Tsubasa either cries already or will cry in couple minutes. Mukatsku... Introduction with Chihaya also occurs under girl's heavy cry, initial impression is spoiled already and I'm kinda skipping these two routes for evaluation completely if I'm going to get any positive emotions out of this game at all.
    Compared to Dear My Friend quality and great SOL scenes remain same exciting. But score for heroines and protagonist is lower. Story was never much of a thing, but this time development is very slow, and common route occupies five of six chapters. On one hand it allows to introduce a lot of funny SOL and zapping scenes to show girls' point of view, but on the other hand leaves only a single chapter to actually fall in love with a heroine and date her. Some words about heroines.

    The problem with Akiho is that she is quite light-minded and that she is everywhere (not just because she is a ghost). She is girlfriend from the start, and after her death no other romantic interest is found by Kazuki. So when she shows up again as a ghost, Kazuki suggests dating again, and it continues the whole common route. Her route is definitely main one due to her special status and miracle happening to her. But it poses problems for other heroines. It does not really look convincing how Kazuki can shift to another heroine after loving Akiho all his conscious life and 5 of the 6 chapters of the game. Of course, other heroines are humans, but it does not make it much easier. So Akiho route should probably be played last as True one.
    As for exorcist miko tsundere Tamami, she is really nice, but sort of simplistic. I favor more complex and mature archetypes.

    It was pretty strange for me to discover that many Japanese reviews find a lot of elements to criticize. I find treating death lightly as a good thing here. It provides a generally funny atmosphere and deserves praise for not trying to squeeze a tear everywhere possible. Nakige is built upon heroines' complexes and relations mostly, so different readers may choose which heroines to prioritize and thus focus on comedy or nakige.
    Overall, a great game. My seemingly low score only follows from nakige nature of the game and direct comparison with Dear My Friend. Every fan of the genre should definitely try it, but even haters like me can find elements to appreciate.

  23. kivandopulus
    Boku ga Sadame Kimi ni wa Tsubasa o. is VN of the Month. I'm reviewing it as well as Xvain ~Devil Out~. There is another masterpiece this month - Happy Margaret!
    1. Ar Tonelico II ~Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujo-tachi no Metafalica~ アルトネリコ2 世界に響く少女たちの創造詩(メタファリカ) [071010] Gust 1 2 3

    Taking place in the desolate land of Metafalss, a tiny continent built upon the rim of a tower much like the first game's Ar tonelico, it revolves around two opposed factions: the ruling Grand Bell, which has recently declared war against the Goddess Frelia; and the Sacred Army, who believe that the Goddess enables Metafalss to exist. This ire against the Goddess stems from a failure centuries past at creating Metafalica, a paradise-like land spoken of in legend, which was interrupted by a vicious attack by her defenders. In addition to civil war, Metafalss is ravaged by outbreaks of I.P.D, a Reyvateil-specific disease which causes the victim to execute song magic uncontrollably and do much damage to herself and her surroundings. Protagonist Croix Bartel, a knight of the Grand Bell, is regularly tasked with stopping the harm done by those afflicted. It is while on a mission to contain one such outbreak that Croix, together with his adopted sister Cocona, is put in quite a different situation. The Holy Maiden Cloche, the Reyvateil who leads the Grand Bell in the war, has come under attack by the Sacred Army. He is soon entrusted with protecting her while they escape. While attempting to hide from the Sacred Army, they encounter Luca, another Reyvateil who has known Croix since childhood.
    Croix is soon to discover that neither the Grand Bell nor the Sacred Army are what they seem- and nor are Cloche or Luca. Unable to trust anyone except each other (and sometimes not even that), he and his companions struggle along their own path to thwart those who would manipulate them, discover the truth about the Goddess Frelia, and achieve the seven hundred year old dream of Metafalica. Game is localized and has English reviews.  
    2. Alice♥Parade ~Futari no Alice to Fushigi no Otome-tachi~ ALICE♥ぱれーど~ふたりのアリスと不思議の乙女たち~ [071012] Unison Shift: Blossom

    The Sweet Wonderland... Peaceful forest, beautiful castle, colorful flowers and fine water fountains, as if you were in a picture book. One of the most unique features is there are only girls living, no boys. You are luckily allowed to enter the wonderland, and everyone awaits you. Welcome to the Sweet Wonderland! Bakage with very serious H tilt. Basically, protagonist molests all the cute stuff he sees in the wonderland. But there are many gags scattered around, so can't really just block it.  
    3. Oshiete Miko Sensei Ni おしえて巫女先生弐 [071012] Anesen

    Main character is dragged into the "Shrine Maiden Promotion Committee" aiming at reconstruction of a devastated shrine. One day two shrine maidens - mother and daughter - come to the committee as advisors and start to live with the protagonist. Again, a close nukige call. I could not guess mother from the looks of four heroines - everyone is same big breasted style. Story is of moege level.  
    4. Galaxy Angel II Mugen Kairou no Kagi ギャラクシーエンジェルII 無限回廊の鍵 [071018] Broccoli 1 2 3

    It's been six months since the events in Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira. Since then, several worlds with live civilizations besides EDEN and NEUE have been discovered, and the UPW (United Parallel Worlds) has been established. The Luxiole, with the Rune Angel Troupe, Coco as the acting captain in Tact's absence, and Tapio Ca, the new Chief Operator, has been transfered to the UPW, and to them joins Roselle Mateus, the pilot of the prototype of a mass production Emblem Frame. However, when the Arms Alliance, commanded by the Three Marquises, declares war on Seldor and the allied NEUE worlds and damages the gate, the stranded Luxiole must face them alone. There are English reviews.  
    5. Kannabi かんなび-神奈備- [071019] Sunlite

    One day, when Sayoko is practicing Japanese archery, a girl suddenly comes down in front of her. She looks like an anime heroine. "Where am I? Who are you? Anyway, I like you. Be my follower." Sayoko doesn't know what's going on...? Ordinary pure love scenario. There's very little enjoyment for the amount of effort involved.  
    6. Imabikisou 忌火起草 [071023] Chunsoft

    A new and mysterious drug known as "Vision" has been hitting the streets of Japan, being a hit to the young people, especially to those studying in university. The drug, if and when taken, allows the users to see visions from a user's perspective while being high, created from a mysterious flower called Imabikisou. Players play a university student named Hiroki Makimura, who gets together with fellow student Manami Hayase and a few other students when they heard news reports of students being mysteriously killed with horrific burns on their bodies. The two later investigate a mansion that's believed to be linked to the drug's creation and to Imabikisou after some of their classmates in university begin to die after taking Vision. Detective game.  
    7. Nettai Teikiatsu Shoujo 熱帯低気圧少女 [071025] H-do-C 1

    Takashi is a high school student, who wants to become a weather forecaster. He enjoys his school life surrounded by unique friends and classmates. But one day, a girl, Tomoe, transfers to his class and various troubles happen after she comes. Takashi thinks Tomoe is concerned with these phenomena. A while later, a big typhoon appears and comes closer to his town. Will they be able to survive...? An ordinary pure love comedy game with SOL scenes, some seriousness with three main heroines and happiness.
    There are some paranormal phenomena. There are no fillers, but the number of events is also small, so heroines personalities remain subtly developed. Nothing outstanding.  
    8. Boku ga Sadame Kimi ni wa Tsubasa o. 僕がサダメ 君には翼を。 [071026] Akatsuki Works 1

    The main character is Touya. He works for a big company, and belongs to a special mission section. Through his missions, he meets various girls and gradually gets to know the secrets of the world. The boy who didn't know anything learns the facts, falls in love and grows up through tough experiences... What will he get when he learns all the secrets...? There is an English review, but I don't mind joining.  
    9. Happy Margaret! はっぴぃ☆マーガレット! [071026] Favorite

    Chiaki and his old friend Inaho were ordinary high school students. They lived an ordinary and peaceful life until they meet with a maid on their way from school. "I'm Sakura. Nice to meet you." She said and somehow they lost consciousness. When Chiaki woke up, he found himself in a strange place, alone. Soon he learned that this place was an academy of sorts and he was accepted as a student. What will become of him in this strange place and what happened to his childhood friend Inaho? Cute drawing and nice atmosphere give a positive impression. Gags are good in this game. Ordinary school setting with seven heroines. Common route takes 8 chapters while individual routes only 1-2 chapters. There are four writers, so there is variety. I'd say it's masterpiece material for its genre.  
    10. Harukazedori ni, Tomarigi o. はるかぜどりに、とまりぎを。 [071026] SkyFish

    The main character is a high school student. One year ago, he fell in love with a female teacher. But, they were forced to break up, and he moved to a new high school. He now lives a peaceful life, gradually forgetting his past memories...
    One day, Harune, his cousin, tells him, "I love you. I can't stop thinking about you..."
    His stopped clock begins to run again... Main heroine Harune is our pure love interest, but other heroines greatly deviate from that. Motive is losing something important, routes vary greatly. There are as many as 25 H events, although it's mostly about Harune.  
    11. Tsunagaru★Bangle ツナガル★バングル [071026]  Windmill 1

    Kouta lives in a fantastic town, which is full of vestiges of magicians. One day, a girl, Yuka, transfers to his school. They immediately become friends with each other and begin to hang around together. A while later, they plan a treasure hunting with Maho, Juri, Shizuku, and Itsuki. Nothing can stop their excited hearts! There is an English review.  
    12. Xvain ~Devil Out~ エクスヴァイン [071026] Studio e.go!

    There is a city filled with crime. The police can do nothing, and a big conspiracy is now being planned. To protect his beloved, Rex rises up... He has a secret that he is actually a battle hero, Xvain. His decision to use his power is triggered by meeting with Fiart, his childhood friend. Since the day he swears to protect her, his endless battle starts... Going to review it myself blindly.  
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    1. Futanari Fukushuu Ryoujokuki ~Takabisha Ojou-sama ni Hayashite Odose~ ふたなり復讐陵辱記~高飛車お嬢様に生やして脅せ~ [071001] elle-murakami Takemuchi Monako is a timid and cowardly girl, bullied by the queen of all school bullies, Fujimori Misaki.
    Hers was a life of unreasonable ill-treatment without end until she, having lost everything dear to her, obtained a mysterious medicine which opened the way to an anything-goes revenge session of coercion, brutal sex, and kinky passion! Doujin Nukige  
    2. Sorcier ~Rokujin no Majutsushi~ Sorcier~ソルスィエ~ 6人の魔術師 [071003] Circle Al dEnte I was awakened by the same voice as always, but I was no longer the same me that I had been. It was like any other day... except I had turned into a cat! Doujin  
    3. Bakumatsu Renka: Karyuu Kenshiden 幕末恋華・花柳剣士伝 [071004] Vridge Inc. Bakumatsu Renka Karyuu Kenshiden takes place in the first year of Tokugawa when the Shogunate and the emperor's supporters fight for supremacy. Shizuki Rin is a girl growing up in a Dojo who lost her memory of the past. Secretly the dojo deals with information. Including the violent Shinsengumi, some bishies and children who aim to get stronger. Otomege  
    4. Bishoujo Koumonka ~Onna no Ko no Onna no Ko ni yoru Onna no Ko no Tame no Oshiri no Oisha-san~ 美少女肛門科 ~女のコの女のコによる女のコのためのオシリのお医者さん~ [071005] Varieta Main character is a doctor with a childish face. His specialization is girls buttocks, but girls don't want to be examined my male doctor. So he writes a sign that clinic is run by female doctor, and first girl shyly opens the door. Doujin Nukige  
    5. Dorei Koujo Ria 奴隷皇女リーア [071005] Will Tame A great power Faeolen sits in the center of Allegra continent. Its military power and leadership of prince Alex made this country prosperous. But no one could guess what happened in palace dungeons. Princess and successor to the throne is confined and tampered with. Her fate depends only on one person. Doujin Nukige  
    6. Konoe Kishi Lattice 近衛騎士ラティス [071005] Erotica Black Devil King Harnet destroys the kingdom. He thinks how to cook the princess so starts with violating female knight Lattice in princess presence. But this is only the beginning... Nukige  
    7. Magical Arms Angel Nana 魔法戦姫〈Magical Arms〉エンジェル☆ナナ [071005] Trust One day, two magician girls are transferred to a high school. The purpose of their transfer is to make black art magicians who are lurking in school powerless. And their target black magician is Shusuke. But, he notices their secret plan, and he immediately takes an action to make them his sex slaves... Nukige  
    8. Ojou-sama o Iinari ni Suru Game お嬢様をいいなりにするゲーム [071005] Alice Soft Kazuya is a high school student. But, Emiri, his classmate, uses him as a "tool" because when his parents passed away three years ago, Emiri's parents offered to take care of Kazuya and Chika, his younger sister, and Kazuya gratefully accepted it. His life is now full of chores. One day, he finds her secret by chance. "Emiri....it's my turn to give you orders...." Nukige  
    9. Soumubu Shomuka Seishori Gakari ~Shinjin OL Kankin Rape~ 総務部庶務課性処理係 ~新人OL監禁レイプ~ [071005] Finish! Mari and Yuki join a big advertising agency, and they are assigned to the same department. But, their office is a men's toilet, and their job is to give male workers blow job... Nukige  
    10. Mushi Kegare 蟲穢れ [071006] ZIGZAG The time is fifteen years ago
    A man, wandering the boundary of death, exchanged his child's life for a heteromorphic life of his own
    "Eyes which can see everything" received from the heteromorphy were the proof of the contract
    And in return, the contract must be repealed
    Otherwise, in fifteen years, his skin will be ripped of and he will be killed
    His mother killed his father before he could say where his eyes were
    All around the protagonist, an infinite number of atypicalities gathered
    The grotesque girl with the intimate smile. He whom the crows called brother. The little girl in the crimson kimono.
    Something sinister, wearing a fox mask. A deformed shape that should be called deformed.
    And the insects continued to cry
    As expected, he found that his eyes were coming out
    And... was it a mission assigned by fate?
    In the end, a visit was arranged on the fifteenth day...
    You... are the child born for the sole purpose of having your skin torn off and being killed Doujin  
    11. Utsushimi Yotsuru うつしみよつる [071007] Osunoha A priest and a prostitute, fallen in love.
    Will this love work out? Doujin  
    12. Shuukaku no Juunigatsu ~Natsu~ 収穫の十二月~夏~ [071008] Talestune 1 Tagami village, in summer. The guardian god Shiro finds herself without her godly powers.
    Shiro's position of unlimited luxury is in danger. Konno Masaki sets out to retrieve the godly power for Shiro's sake.
    The earth spirits that were under Shiro's control are running wild, throwing the village of Tagami into a panic.
    Shiro realizes she is responsible for the chaos and sinks into depression. Masaki decides to take her into his home.
    Just as the distance between the two begins to disappear, a crisis befalls the village. Doujin  
    13. WilL! [071008] Maple Box Upon death people don't disappear. They turn into stars. So pass them with a smile.
    Main character lives happily with his sister. This is a kind and slightly sad story about him starting a new part-time job. Doujin  
    14. Tappun Beach たっぷん☆ビーチ [071009] Momo Hina Miki takes part in a beach flags competition held on the southern island. Shuichi accompanies her as her personal manager. Anna takes part in the competition as well. Miki plans to become closer to Shuichi during their stay on the island. Anna also tries to get him. Asuka, a princess of the island, falls in love with Shuichi. A battle for Shuichi now begins.... Nukige  
    15. Utsusemi ni Fureru Mono 空蝉に触れるもの [071009] Carmine Kanata is an ordinary university student. He lives a peaceful life in a small town. But, everything in this world has two different sides like day and night, front and back, and light and darkness. The monsters in the darkness and the monster busters, Yoshino and Sherlot. Kanata gets involved in their battle by chance, and he is captured by the queen of the darkness, Beatrice. She tells him, "I need your power." What will happen to Kanata in the end...? Nukige  
    16. Yugami Kairou 歪ミ回廊 [071009] Pancake 1 Several similar incidents occur in the city. Main character conducts investigation of these crimes. A lot of people think that it does not concern them or that criminal already escaped from the city. But is it really true? Doujin  
    17. Dokidoki Oyakodon ~Mama mo Issho ni Obenkyoukai~ どきどき親子丼~ママも一緒にお勉強会~ [071012] Rolling Star Hiromu lives next door to Kinuka, a young mother and her young daughter Sayaka. One day the daughter has her panties off and her legs spread while sitting in his apartment! She asks Hiromu to explain what her clitoris is and where her hymen is located. He decides to teach her all about sex.
    As Hiromu has sexual relationship with Sayaka he rescues her mother from a burglar. She asks to repay him with her body. If he chooses correctly Hiromu can have sex with both mother and daughter at once! Nukige  
    18. Gohoushi Shimasu! Cosroid ご奉仕します!コスロイド [071012] Moe Hina Souichiro has finally invented three androids, called "Cosroid". They are maid androids with different features. But, they begin to fight for their master and their services gradually become more erotic. Nukige  
    19. Seifuku Gekisha 制服激射 [071012] School Love A girl named Takao was caught shoplifting at a bookstore.
    The title of the book she had stolen? "Spermania JK Bukkake Special Issue".
    She doesn't seem to be sorry about it at all, so what will her "punishment" be...?
    Let go of your restraints in this fully animated game!
    Semen animated more faithfully than you've ever seen before! Doujin Nukige  
    20. Shirudaku Settai Okawari Ippaime ~Kako no Mitsu wa Donna Aji? Hen~ 汁だく接待おかわり一杯目 ~過去の蜜はどんな味?編~ [071012] Waffle Nero, who has been a wanted for several years, visits his hometown, and sees his ex-girlfriend, Ikumi, by chance. She is already married and lives a happy life. "What? Is she married?" He decides to take revenge on her.... Nukige  
    21. Zenryoku de! Kankin & Ryoujoku 全力で! 監禁&陵辱 [071012] SisterBreak A CODE GEASS 2 reaction which of course features our favorite heroines!
    The target is the character who loves pizza and the character who can perfectly imitate a cat's meow.
    As you progress, you have more and more options to choose from. Doujin Nukige  
    22. Sei Dorei Miboujin ~Mechiku to Natta Shimai / Miharu to Miku no Dorei Nikki~ 性・奴隷未亡人~牝畜となった姉妹/美春と美来の奴隷日記~ [071013] Crepe Miharu Sawaguchi is an energetic, healthy girl who has been brought up in a very privileged household. She's a very beautiful, charming young girl who men cannot help but be attracted to. Miharu has been blessed from all around, and she finally finds the one man she should love, ties the knot with him and becomes his wife.
    However, her happiness is brittle and it soon crumbles away into nothing.
    Tragedy strikes the newly-weds and the new husband Yosuke quickly passes away.
    The youthful and spirited Miharu becomes a widow at the tender age of 23 years old.
    Having lost her beloved husband, Miharu passes through the days vacantly, with no sense of meaning.
    One day a man named Akihito Suyama comes to visit Miharu.
    He informs Miharu that her deceased husband actually left behind some debts... Doujin Nukige  
    23. DAYs  [071013] Green Tea Milk In a zombie apocalypse world main character barricades in the apartment with a lot of cereal and keeps watching out for help through the telescope. One day he sees a girl attacked by zombies, and he decides to go out for the first time to rescue her. Doujin  
    24. Moshimo no Kimi to Boku もしものキミとボク [071014] DIGICLA Schwartland is a country surrounded by lakes and forests.
    It is said that it is a country where wizards lived long ago. Descendants are normal people except for the royal family who keep their blood pure and inherit power.
    Main heroine gets an order to make a dress for princess' birthday party. She visits the castle for the first time and meets princes, priests and young knights. She is allowed by the princess to come freely during 30 days before the birthday. Will that dress be ready in time? Doujin Otomege  
    25. A Missing Memoir [071015] M12 A man wakes up in a hospital with a gunshot wound and no memory of his life, or even who he is. With no past and no future his only companion is a kind and cheerful nurse. But the past cannot be ignored and it returns to haunt the nameless man once more. EVN  
    26. LIEBENDER [071016] S Style A Gothic romance adventure that can be played from both female sacrifice Marie and male vampire perspectives. Is there any other outcome than sacrifice be killed by vampire? Who is Marie's loved one Heinrich's loved one? Doujin  
    27. Strange! [071016] BabyClan Hinata is you average schoolgirl. One day while dozing off in the middle of class…she wakes up to a strange unfamiliar man standing in front of her, referring to her as his ‘wife’. Sufficiently freaked, she runs away only to soon realize she’s traveled to some parallel universe!
    What now…? Doujin Otomege  
    28. Goukan-juu ~Nerawareta 11.1 Gakusei~ 強姦獣 ~狙われた11.1学生~ [071017] Bakery Take on the role of a beast hunting down the 12 main heroines.
    Turn into a dog, a dolphin, a horse, a spider and more to catch your prey! Doujin Nukige  
    29. White Night Ignite [071018] Hanjuku Nora 21st century. To prevent molesting an article is added to subject to changes any adult boys who suppress excessive libido. Main heroine head special police department consisting only of female staff with specialized training. Where this unit comes, no excessive sperm remains. Doujin Nukige  
    30. Bukkake!! ~Senpai wa Milk Mamire~ ぶっかけ!! ~先輩はミルクまみれ~ [071019] Morning Taro is an accountant of the student council. He is now in trouble since he is in charge of budget compilation. The bosses of school clubs come to him for more allotments every day, especially Kusuko and Midori. One day, Kusuko gives him a blowjob for more allotments. But, Midori has sex with him on the next day. Their battle never seems to end.... Nukige  
    31. Eternal Fantasy Episode Zero エターナルファンタジー エピソードゼロ [071019] Circus Several short stories, preceding the events of Eternal Fantasy, as well as the introduction into the EF RPG system. Fandisc  
    32. Inraku no Kusari ~Chat Lady Kanraku~ 淫落の鎖~チャットレディ姦落~ [071019] Plum Zero Main character is a temporary teacher at a private school. He infiltrates "Strawberry Girls" live chat and gets acquainted with Nanami. She does not know identity of her new friend and exposes herself to blackmail. Nukige  
    33. Reijou Trader Past ~A Green Mail~ 令嬢トレーダー・Past ~A Green Mail~ [071019] Plum Zero Three years before the main story investor Himeo notices signs of bankruptcy in the company and teaches her daughter Mika to entertain with her body. Will "trade" be a success? Nukige  
    34. Se~eki Shunkan! Idou?! ~Enkaku Sousa Mahou de, Itsudemo Dokodemo Nakadashi!~ せーえき瞬間っ!移動?!~遠隔操作魔法で、いつでもどこでも膣内射精(なかだし)!~ [071019] MBS Truth -Deep Blue- The main character has been transferred to a high school. But, girls soon find out that he is a cherry boy, and they tease him. One day, a fairy suddenly appears in front of him, and gives him magic power. His revenge now begins.... Nukige  
    35. "Watashi no Iu Koto Kikinasai!" Onee-chan-tachi to Josou Otouto Shin-kun ~Case 1 Shin-kun no Jijou~ 「私の言うこと聞きなさい!」義姉ちゃん達と女装弟新くん ケース1 新くんの事情 [071019] MorningStar Main character lives with three sisters-in-law - eldest sister Shizuna with great body, cute Otaku and cosplay lover Momone. He is constantly dressed as a girl by his abusive sisters, and gradually more fetishes get revealed. Nukige  
    36. Yarukibako 2 - Episode V: ~Yarukineko no Gyakushuu~ やるきばこ2 エピソードV:~やるきねこの逆襲~ [071019] Caramel Box Contains some omake content to some of Caramel Box's other visual novels and a minigame.
    - Caramelic Bout Stadium
    - Original story "Shinku no Chocolate" (lit. "The Scarlet Chocolate") Fandisc  
    37. Sono Eki o Orite Noudou ni その駅をおりて農道に [071020] Awatake Takahiro On a summer day, two girls are exposed to outdoor training in the countryside. Doujin Nukige  
    38. Sailor Moon Dating Simulator 3 [071022] Anton-P The goal of the game is to win love of Aino Minako by asking her out on dates, giving her gifts or playing mini-games. EVN  
    39. Apathy ~Narugami Gakuen Toshi Densetsu Tanteikyoku~ アパシー 〜鳴神学園都市伝説探偵局〜 [071025] Del Saiga Ryuusuke is asked to join a group of people interested in the occult, after which after which a number of legends concerning the town present themselves. Console Exclusive  
    40. Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu II イリヤの空、UFOの夏2 [071025] Netchubiyori Ltd. Contains volumes 3 and 4 of the original light novel. Console Exclusive  
    41. The Koushounin THE 交渉人 [071025] D3 Publisher The player steps in the shoes of a negotiator working with the police corps. Console Exclusive  
    42. Asu Kano! ~Asu mo Kanojo to Issho!~ あす・かの!~明日も彼女といっしょ!~ [071025] PinballMap Half-german tsundere girl discovers early what erection means. She can't get enough of playing with Shiji pants. Doujin Nukige  
    43. Clock Up Fan Disc 4GHz くろふぁん4GHz [071026] Clock Up team Dyo This is a fan disc of Zwei Worter, featuring two side stories, new opening movie, wallpapers, system voice collection, desktop accessories and mini games. Fandisc  
    44. Inraku no Miko 淫烙の巫女 [071026] Nomad Byakkimaru used to rule the world, having sex with various girls every day. But, a miko sealed him off into a rock.... Several hundred years later, a bulldozer breaks the rock without knowing the fact, and Byakkimaru gets out of the rock.... "Great! I'll rape all miko girls in revenge, and soil their souls!" Nukige  
    45. Koukakurou ~Ikkai Gojou Michiru~ Ou●san no made Sarechaimashita! 肛拡樓 ~壱階 五條みちる~ おウ●さんのまで挿れちゃいました! [071026] MorningStar Main heroine loves ass more than anything. She spends days inserting various objects in her ass, and finally... Nukige  
    46. Kounai Ecchi Imouto Haramase Tokubetsu Jugyou 校内えっち 妹孕ませ特別授業 [071026] Rose Tiara Shinya starts working at a high school as a training teacher. And there, he meets his younger sister, long separated after the divorce of their parents. She is so pretty and very popular among male students. After school, they secretly have sex at school.... Nukige  
    47. Nozokima III ~Haitoku Mansion 24 H~ NOZOKI魔III~背徳マンション24H~ [071026] Maika The main character is from a rich family. He has no job and just hangs around every day. One day, he receives a mysterious email. It offers him to take part in a clinical experiment on a secret medicine... He immediately accepts the offer... Nukige  
    48. Oyako Neburi ~Sasou Hitozuma Dakaretai Oyako~ 母娘ねぶり~誘う人妻・抱かれたい母娘~ [071026] Under Lip Akira's mother Misato and elder sister Ryouko tease him about when he'll get himself a girlfriend. But why would he want a girlfriend when he already lives with two beauties?
    His childhood friend Ren; her mother Yuri, the beautiful housewife next door; his own sister and mother; he will make his house into his own personal harem. Nukige  
    49. Rinkai Gasshuku 臨海合宿 [071026] B-pink Naoto has just moved to a new school. He has no friend yet, but they set out on a school trip. He reluctantly joins them, but he gets involved in a terrible trouble.... Boys Love  
    50. Root after and another √after and another [071026] Makura 1 2 This game contains new after stories for the original heroines, Yui's and Maki's routes and several short stories. Fandisc  
    51. Ryoujoku Gakuenchou / Dorei Club ~Dokushin Choukyouroku~ 凌辱学園長/奴隷倶楽部~読心調教録~ [071026] Clock Up team Anise The main character is a sex slave trainer. One day, he receives an offer from someone he doesn't know. That is to train all female students at a high school located in the suburb. He accepts the offer, and visits the school... Nukige  
    52. Shimasho! ~H to Koi no Obenkyou~ シましょっ!~Hと恋のお勉強~ [071026] Swanmania You're a shy college student with no sexual experience.
    One day, making up your mind and waking up early was fortunate.
    When you take your train, you fell in love at the first sight.
    ''What a cute girl''
    And she was also attending the same university as you.
    Similarly, she also don't have sexual experience.
    Is it put in your hands to have chance with her?..are you two going to help each other out with your non sexual experience? Nukige  
    53. Shin Ringetsu 真・燐月 [071026] Selen A long time ago a certain region was plagued by monsters. Lord of the land exterminated youkai every day, but a powerful youkai put a curse on his family. The curse is to never bear males again. To prevent the effects of the curse every three generation a bride must be taken from Hizuki clan known for spiritual power.
    Modern times. Naoto Rindo is a new successor to the powerful Rindo conglomerate. Unfortunately, his bride and childhood friend from Hizuki clan suddenly dies, so he needs to find a new Hizuki bride really fast. He starts to live in Hizuki family to get to know four sisters there. Remake  
    54. Shin Seiki Evangelion ~Jinrui Hokan Keikaku (Kari)~ 新性器エヴァ○ゲリオン ~人類補姦計画(仮)~ [071026] SABER FISH A Rei, Asuka and Misato (NGE) erotic spermtacular ADV.
    The protagonist, a pilot who spews his gooey LCL (liquid cock love)
    all over the creamy skin of Nerv's hottest female members. Doujin Nukige  
    55. Taiiku Souko Monogatari ~Yousei no Natsuyasumi~ 体育倉庫物語~幼性の夏休み~ [071026] West Vision Main character has teacher license, but can't find a job. His uncle works as janitor at a private school, and he asks protagonist to substitute for him during summer vacations. School undergoes renovation, and there is hardly any personnel except for the janitor. Protagonist meets two girls who sneak into the school in search of a playground during summer vacations. Nukige  
    57. Uchi no Imouto no Baai Pure Love Edition うちの妹のばあい 純愛版 [071026] E.G.O. This version of Uchi no Imouto no Baai removes the "bad route" from the original game, making this game into a "pure love" story that everyone can enjoy.
    Includes two new heroines and more CG events. There is also the new "harem mode" featured. Fandisc  
    58. Ma Maison ~Sunao ni Narenai Juunin-tachi~ マ・メゾン~素直になれない住人たち~ [071026] Ulala
    Serene spring.... The main character has moved to an apartment. On his first day there, he meets a landlady, Kyoko. She is very beautiful, and he falls in love with her at once.... He gradually becomes friends with his neighbors as well, and.... Nukige  
    59. Futanari Yuugi ~Kindan no Rondo~ ふたなり遊戯 ~禁断の輪舞曲~ [071027] Gyuunyuu Soft Beautiful girls speaking in sexy voices would drive any man crazy with lust!! This is a love adventure game with a futanari girl and a virgin in love!
    My name is Morizono Hijiri. I'm a real girl, but I have a secret that I can never tell anyone. That secret is that I was born with a penis. I go to school like normal, but if a boy ever found out about me... Doujin Nukige  
    60. Hitotsu Yane no Shita de... ひとつ屋根の下で・・・ [071028] VENUS "Under One Roof..." took me all of last night to finish yesterday.
    A naive girl living an impure life day after day... Her first kiss, losing her virginity...
    everything is attacking her from all sides. And all while you don't have a clue...
    Will you be able to stand watching someone whom you care for bear the pain of these events? Doujin Nukige  
    61. Triangle [071029] Soft Circle Courreges Satsuki is a bright and lively girl that always shines like the sun.
    Yukari is a introverted girl who is as obedient as a doll.
    They're so different that it wasn't until I was dating Satsuki in college that I realized that they were twin sisters.
    I never disliked Satsuki. It's hard to explain it, but it seemed like she was just always nearby, and she just became like air in the way I took her for granted.
    Right during that time Yukari showed up in my life and she was fresh and new in every sense of the word.
    It never seemed like I was really lovers with Yukari or anything, she just happened to be a girl of convenience who would come every time I called.
    Naturally I tried to be careful to make sure Satsuki didn't find out, but now I think it's turning into an even more interesting relationship. Doujin Nukige
  24. kivandopulus
    Don't want to call anything a masterpiece this month, but Fortune Arterial fits the best to be VN of the Month
    1. Lucky Star ~Ryouou Gakuen Outousai~ らき☆すた~陵桜学園桜藤祭~ [080124] Vridge Inc. 1

    Have you ever wanted to play one of those games that Konata plays? Well now you can! Take control of a transfer student and join Konata and the others. Anime Spin-Off  
    2. Fortune Arterial [080125] August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    Hasekura Kouhei transfers into Shuchikan Academy, a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school is on an island named Tamatsu Island off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that Sendou Erika, one of the students in the class next to his, is in fact a type of vampire. There are English reviews.  
    3. Garden [080125] CUFFS

    When I regained consciousness, I was lying on the bed. I didn't know what happened to me, but I felt terrible. "Are you alright?" There was a girl in front of me.... After one week, I've been transferred to a new high school. Due to some certain events, I started to distance myself from everyone. I just wanted to be left alone in peace until the graduation. But two girls laid waste to all my plans... I decided to take it up for review.  
    4. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P. Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!G.P. [080125]

    There is a restaurant, Pia Carrot. Hiroto starts working there as a part-timer, but a big gas explosion occurs on his first day there. He is badly injured and loses his job. A masked girl suddenly appears in front of him and gives him some advice. By following her advice, he becomes a boss of a newly opened restaurant, a branch restaurant of Pia Carrot. He meets his classmates and old friends there and they start working at the restaurant. His life gradually gets busy... So tired of this franchise that can only put a moege label and go on.  
    5. Sakura Strasse さくらシュトラッセ [080125] Palette 1

    There is a restaurant in a small town where Harumi was born and grown up. But he now lives alone far from his hometown. One day, he is informed that his mother gets ill. He immediately comes back to his hometown and visits the hospital. Her condition is not that bad, but she will need to close the restaurant. He decides to take over the restaurant from her despite being a terrible cook. When he is at a loss what to do, a girl named Marie suddenly appears in front of him... She is pretty, hardworking, and good at cooking.
    But there is one problem: she is actually a witch... There is an English review.  
    6. Trouble Twins -My Sweet Brothers- とらぶるツインズ -MY SWEET BROTHERS- [080125] TeraBytes Records

    Main character is a mischievous student who has a calm twin sister  studying in the same school. Personalities are very different, so siblings fight all the time. But one day parents go overseas for two weeks, so young people need to cooperate. Every day is a big fuss at home, and school bullies add to the chaos. All ages half price comedy. But main character draws to the limit of all ages by flipping skirts and doing chest massage. Three heroines can be captured, but story is centered around sister. There is also bonus harem part when protagonist gets all three confessions. Scenario is short.  
    7. Wondering Repair! ワンダリング・リペア! [080125] Escu:de

    Shusuke is a high school student living with his grandfather, who runs a watch/clock repair shop. He wants to be like his grandfather, but instead, he just lives a lazy life. One day, a little girl comes to the shop. "Repair this watch." He tries to repair it by himself and makes it. Just when she puts it on, she transforms into a girl of his age. It seems her time goes wrong. To fix it, they will need to make good memories together. Like this, he and the girl, Amiri, start making good memories... System with the clock repaired with memories is difficult to cope and needs getting used to, walkthrough is also recommended due to complexity and long period - one month. Game is built around heroine Amilias with fighting capabilities, and she absolutely dominates in common scenes. Basically, it's a game about Amilias, and she is lovely drawn. Text tries to be erotic, but it does not live up to nukige having only one 3P and one pseudo humiliation scene.  
    8. Maken Shoujo Envy ~Blade of Latens · Honoo no Keishousha~ 魔剣少女エンヴィー~Blade of Latens・炎の継承者~ [080131] ZyX

    Chronicles the events surrounding the girl named Envy, enrolled into Rittenburg magical academy. Story begins with Envy, together with four other students, forming "extracurricular training group" to explore nearby ruins. RPG  
    9. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi 涼宮ハルヒの戸惑 [080131] Banpresto 1

    This time Haruhi is a super-game-producer. She forces the SOS brigade to make the best game in the world. What kind of game will it be? The player takes the role of Kyon, and will have four weeks to make a game worthy of Haruhi's tastes. But beware, because if she isn't pleased, she may change reality or even close you inside a time loop... Anime Spin-Off  
    10. Tsuki to Mahou to Taiyo to 月と魔法と太陽と [080131] Silver Bullet

    Hayato is a high school student, studying magic. He lives a peaceful life with Tsuzuri, his childhood friend, Heineken, his close friend, and other classmates. One day, Hayato and Tsuzuri see aurora on their way home astride a broom, and the broom suddenly starts going down. They can't control it, and just when they hit the ground, they lose consciousness... When they wake up, they find themselves lying in a sick-room. According to Kozue, his friend, when aurora appears, the sun also comes out. There is no sun in their world, so it means a sign of evil. They decide to investigate it, and Hayato reluctantly joins them. Like this, they open a door of a checkered school life... Game is a comedy. The goal is to stop global disasters in the world where magic exists. Heroines are solid and each possesses her share of secrets. But solving their problems is easy and love relation feel rushed. There are some battle scenes with magic usage in individual routes. Game is not boring, but is not exciting either.  
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    1. Cat's Arrest ~In Goumon ni Naku Bishimai~ CAT'S ARREST ~淫拷問に啼く美姉妹~ [080105] Akiyama Production In order to cover up her boyfriend's failed criminal investigation, a woman single-handedly marches into the Department of Defense to overcome all his opponents only to be captured by them. Three sisters are captured one after another and sentenced to perverted and cruel sexual torture only to slowly become their sex slaves. Doujin Nukige  
    2. Trick or Treat [080106] Aozora Youchien One Halloween, the protagonist meets a girl dressed up as a witch. It turns out she wants to have sex with him! Doujin Nukige  
    3. Tying Threads [080106] Summer Snow After leaving behind everyone he had ever known to attend a new middle school, Allen learns the harsh reality that he can never again regain what he has lost. The rift between himself and others has become too large to overcome. And the expanse only widens, day by day. As the years pass by, Allen falls deeper and deeper into isolation. Until one day, a single smile in a sea of faces calls out to him... EVN  
    4. Norukasoruka ノルカソルカ [080107] Kyoushuu Hanaya 1 "I want you to help me find the Oni"
    So tells me the Tengu in the shrine I wandered to.
    December, 22th.
    Winter solstice.
    The day where the shadows are longer.
    The shadow inhabitants start to move.
    A nocturnal game of tag.
    "If you can find the Oni, I'll grant you one wish"
    The main character, Shiawa, who wants to get happiness, starts to run in the long night... Doujin  
    5. G Cup Binkan Seito Kaichou ~Chichi Fetish Chichi Momi Hen~ Gカップ敏感聖徒会長~乳フェチ・乳揉み編~ [080110] Milk Pai Ukyo is a high school student. One day, he meets a girl who looks for him. Her name is Arisa and she is the captain of the student council, having big breasts and wearing glasses. He is asked to be the vice-captain to support her. At first, he refuses her offer, but she doesn't give up. He tells her that if she lets him touch her breasts, he will accept it. She gets mad and leaves as he expected, but... Nukige  
    6. I Cup Bonyuu Kangofu ~Chichi Fetish Chichi Sui Hen~ Iカップ母乳看護婦 ~乳フェチ・乳吸い編~ [080111] Milk Pai Ukyo is temporarily hospitalized as a guinea pig for development of new medicine. There is a nurse who exclusively takes care of him. Her name is Momoka. She is beautiful and has big breasts. When they are in a hospital room, she suddenly says to him, "I've got too much breast milk. Will you drink it?" Ukyo accepts it and sucks her breast milk. And he finally has sex with her.... What a great hospital life! Nukige  
    7. Lilith-Izm01 ~Fera Hen~ LILITH-IZM01~フェラ編~ [080111] Lilith Soft The 2007 Winter Comiket Lilith Participation Memorial Production is now on sale for download!! All our previous productions, previously unseen productions have been turned into an extra erotic short story with references to previous works and new works!!
    The entire subject of the short story is fellatio! Richly obscene, or maybe just disgustingly brute, this CG collection contains 50 pages written by 4 artists, and the visual insert illustrations are not to be missed!!
    This short story takes images from the past 3 productions and...new images from the now in development production to be released in 2008! Female investigator Toko belongs to a special intelligence agency called Shinigami...and she meets again with Shiro, our main character, who is serving time in prison. From that meeting our story begins. But what is the connection between Toko and Shiro, who is serving our a strict sentence for political crimes?? Nukige  
    8. Oba-san wa Mitsu no Aji 叔母さんは蜜の味 [080111] Uresen Noboru is a high school graduate who is preparing for another chance to enter a university. One day, he starts living together with his aunt, Sonoko. He is happy to live with her because she is the one who taught him how to have sex. Sonoko seems cold to him at first, but they gradually... Nukige  
    9. OutRun:R [080111] ONE'S BRAND World Innocentrea, two years before game events. Main character is a magician who meets a knight and another strange fellow on the way. They start travelling together fighting side by side. Doujin  
    10. Shojo-tan Dai 1 Maku Goshujin-sama ni Shojo o Sasageru Kenage na Maid Hen しょじょたん 第1幕 ご主人様に処女を捧げる健気なメイド編 [080111] Nail Maid wants to establish true master-slave relations. For her dedicating virginity to her master is a proof of loyalty, a trial on the way to becoming a full-fledged maid. And the long-awaited day has come. Doujin Nukige  
    11. My Pet Tabitha マイペットタバサ [080112] MOON GODDESS Main character is a talented student who creates a potion that instantly rises estrus. To his surprise, Tabitha volunteers to help with testing this potion. Will libido fully liberalize with erection active all day long? Is there a way back? Doujin Nukige  
    12. Orihime Yuna ~Tsunagareta Futari no Seijo~ 檻姫ユナ ~繋がれた2人の聖女~ [080112] Pumpkin In the large and powerful kingdom of Albus, the hand of a demon draws nearer and nearer to the next successor of the throne, Princess Yuna.
    The tragic tale of the princess and her protector, a holy knight named Tenel who would give her life to protect Yuna, is just beginning, as the demons have made the princess their target... Doujin Nukige  
    13. Inutomo - Aka Inu Kanchi to Nakama-tachi イヌトモ 赤犬カンチと仲間たち [080113] Blue One Kanchi is a very easy-going college student dog-beast. He has lots of fun every day with his childhood friend Higa, bright and cheerful classmate Klobe and energetic sempai Azuma. Doujin Boys Love  
    14. Shokushu Pet ~Fuuki Iinchou wa Shokushu no Toriko~ 触手ペット~風紀委員長は触手の虜~ [080115] Vanradou Max On a campus that was supposed to be dedicated to upholding public morals, perverse tentacle events have occured!
    A hardcore erotic tentacle comedy adventure! Doujin Nukige  
    15. Suzumiya Hachiruhi no Inraku 涼○八ルヒの淫楽 [080115] Pham! A collection of three short erotic stories about Suzumiya Haruhi heroines with animated scenes and optional glasses wearing. Doujin Nukige  
    16. Crying Game [080117] FUNKY☆CANDY Shin majors in piano at a music college. One day he gets acquainted with student who calls himself Sugi. Sugi disappears the next night. And TV news seem to have a clue about this sudden vanishing. Doujin Boys Love  
    17. Bokura no Ikinari Dousei Keikaku! 僕らのいきなり同棲計画! [080118] Honki Shiru Keisuke is a high school student, who has just moved to a new school. Michiko, his new classroom teacher, takes him to his new apartment, but there are also two girls, Ayana and Ruiko, waiting him in front of the apartment. Michiko says to them, "You now start living together here." They are forced to lend Michiko a hand to invent a brain stimulant drugs. No one knows how it works.... But when they take it, Ayana and Ruiko get sexually excited. What will happen to them in the end...? Nukige  
    18. Injoku Studio Take 2 ~Kangoku Kichiku Showtime~ 淫辱スタジオ TAKE2~姦獄鬼畜ショータイム [080118] Kuro Hina At a recording studio for an adult game, Shinobu, a young voice actress, infuriates Saori, an experienced voice actress for adult games. "I don't wanna be an voice actress for adult games anymore!" Saori gets mad and asks Kenichi, a scenario writer for adult games, to rape Shinobu. He accepts her offer for his next game scenario.... Nukige  
    19. Kango Sentai Nurse Ranger 看護戦隊ナースレンジャー [080118] LiLiM "Crazy Doctor Army" suddenly appears in 20XX and threatens to conquer the Earth. Dr. Feelgood acknowledges flaws of this organization and leaves it in order to to oppose it. He drafts five girls to his elite squad "Kango Sentai Nurse Ranger". Girls are weak individually, but together they can exert powerful skills, so doctor trains unity of their spirit. But Crazy Doctor Army creates a "KKK" military organization and abducts civilian main character to remodel him for violating and training female enemies. Nukige  
    20. NEGI ma Mama Mama!? -Osananajimi mo Oshiego mo Minna H na Onna no Ko- NEGIままままま!?-幼なじみも教え子もみんなHな女の子- [080118] H:O:T(Kari) An omnibus adventure in Negima Magister Negi Magi universe. Childhood friends and students gladly offer their virginity eventually participating in violation scenes and 4P. Doujin Nukige  
    21. Boku to Kanojo no Yuganda Kankei 僕と彼女の歪んだ関係 [080121] Limit-Max A shadow stalking the one I love. Play with the girls who inconsistently want to protect themselves, but want to get swept off their feet at the same time. Nukige  
    22. Ikiteiru Niku -Shokushu no Yume- 生きている肉 - 触手の夢 - [080121] Shikibu There was a room.
    This room has only enough space for one person to finally be able to live out their lives.
    But there is no one living there now.
    Living meat was overflowing out of that place.
    Like previously stated, the meat was living.
    That living meat had to violate females in order to make children. That was the only thing that could be done.
    To animals, preservation of their species is the number one concern.
    Therefore if on the verge of death, men's penises would be erect, right?
    So, what of the women? What do the women want?
    They want their warm, ripe flesh holes to be satisfied and filled with a thick cock...
    While they embrace each of their desires and feelings... Doujin Nukige  
    23. Kateinai Koubi 家庭内交尾 [080121] Akatsuki Katsuya no Circle The first game to come from the Pregnancy series!
    A child making full-length novel game that straddles all generations.
    From a peaceful everyday life, slowly reiterating down to hit rock bottom...
    What awaits these girls when they reach the end? Doujin Nukige  
    24. Amazora no Shita de 雨空の下で [080122] Aozora Youchien A five minute story happening during rain. Doujin  
    25. Kokuzai o Ukerubeki Mono 酷罪を受けるべき者 [080122] agony/Kinshiiku 1 Main heroine is a cruel mastermind behind bullying at school. One day she gets thrown from the bridge and next appears into another world. In this unforgiving fantasy world Western country "Sai" confronts Eastern country "Itora", and you either win or lose here. Doujin Nukige  
    26. Zettsuu ~Henmi Taizou no Kioku~ 絶痛~辺見泰造の記憶~ [080122] Yuukan Madame Construction of the underground city, known as Geo-city, has finally been completed.
    During the celebration party of the first phase of the construction project, Geo-city encountered the unprecedented natural disaster. When the evacuation was over after the disaster, the main character found himself all alone in the deserted school. What is he thinking? Doujin Nukige  
    27. The Rutabega [080123] Momocrat Miss Reilly is a new teacher at school. Little does she know she will entangle herself in the greatest mess of political incorrectness in the history of kindergarten. EVN  
    28. Valkrie Erofile ヴァルキリーエロファイル [080124] A2-Wing Castle is attacked by gods and collapses. Royal family gets captured. Princess Aria spends days as sex slave and gets impregnated. A massive search with no forbidden methods begins for the two rebel valkyries.  Doujin Nukige  
    29. Chiralmori キラル盛 [080125] Nitro+Chiral This is a fan disc of the Nitro+ Chiral characters, featuring 3 mini games. Various characters from Togainu no Chi and Lamento -Beyond the Void- are included.
    Play poker against cute chibis of the Togainu cast, or test your typing speed with the furry-eared guys of Lamento. There's even a strange version of the Puyo Puyo falling-block game for you to enjoy. Fandisc  
    30. Denpa no Dorei 電波の奴隷 [080125] Studio Jaren Kazuma works at a tv company. One day, he gets a special power by chance. He can now emit radio waves and people who receive it follow his orders. He doesn't know why, but he enjoys a full of sex life using it. A while later, he hears a rumor that girls often get involved in rape cases. He knows it's not him, so who does it...? Nukige  
    31. Futago Reijou 双子隷嬢 [080125] West Vision The main character works for a big company. But he is actually a spy sent from a rival company. He collects their secrets and almost breaks it down.... There are only twin sisters of the company president left.... And he is allowed to do whatever he wants to them... Nukige  
    32. Goshujin-sama Daisuki ご主人様だーいすき [080125] Score 1 2 3 4 Toshiya is a descendant of a rich family. There is a tradition of his family - the heir must find his wife and marry within two years after receipt of the inheritance. And Toshiya has only a few months left.
    Toshiya is smart and handsome, but he is in fact a pervert, so he wants his wife to meet his sexual demands. Toshiya decided to choose and raise his future wife by himself, and he with his personal maid Ema found 3 suitable candidates - Sakura, Kuu, and Hime. Their families had various financial problems, and he paid off their debts and hired the girls as his maids, without telling them his true purpose... Nukige  
    33. H Cup Namaiki Katei Kyoushi ~Chichi Fetish Paizuri Hen~ Hカップ生意気家庭教師~乳フェチ・パイズリ編~ [080125] Milk Pai Ukyo's father hires a home tutor for him though he doesn't want it. Her name is Yuria. She has big breasts, but very highhanded. She apparently looks down on him. She says, "If you answer this question, I'll do whatever you want." He answers it easily.... Nukige  
    36. Hime Kami 1/2 姫∽神1/2 [080125] Pink Question By the light civilizations bring, the people in shadows are pushed into darker places.... Monsters..., devils..., and humans.... One day, a girl comes to a station. She is a newly employed miko sent to this world. Her name is Kuu.... Nukige  
    37. Joshuu Kangoku ~1go Tou: Aoi Hen~ 女囚姦獄~1号棟:葵編~ [080125] Zero Aoi has been put into a prison for murder. What awaits her there is a variety of sexual insults. Will she be able to reverse a false accusation and find the truth...? Nukige  
    38. Lapis Gunner ラピスガンナー [080125] MorningStar 1 2 3 Lapis Gunner sets out to rescue Ruby Striker from the claws of evil, but gets caught herself instead. Sacrificed to a joyfully wriggling horde of tentacles, Lapis Gunner's reason begins to crumble. And then, before the girl at her limit, Ruby Striker appears, but... Nukige  
    39. Mahou Shoujo Sae Vol.2 魔法少女沙枝 Vol.2 [080125] Mille Feuille There is a country called the Etherland where magicians live. The Etherland and a human world are separated by a barrier. But some magicians break through the barrier and visit the human world illegally. The queen of the Etherland decides to train human girls and get rid of the violators. Like this, Sae starts working as a bouncer. But she is often sexually insulted by the violators. Shoko, her close friend, joins them and they begin to work together.... One day, a powerful violator comes to them... Nukige  
    40. Maria ~Tenshi no Kiss to Akuma no Hanayome~ Maria~天使のキスと悪魔の花嫁~ [080125] Tail Wind Maria comes to the planet in search of Alp, her friend. Maria meets Ren, a devil buster, there and they pursue Alp together. But they accidentally kiss! Ren apologizes her, but she says, "Don't apologize..., my darling." It seems her first kiss means "engagement". He is surprised to know that, but they get married.... Alp also gets shocked to hear that. Actually, Alp loves Maria. That's why he teases her to get her attention. Alp gets mad and sends 4 angels, who used to be Maria's partners. They all wear black armors..., yes, they become succubuses! To save them, Maria needs to become a succubus as well and have sex with them. She hesitates at first, but she decides to become a succubus for Ren and the angels...! What will happen to them in the end...? Nukige  
    41. Natsukami 夏神 [080125] Atelier Kaguya Riku is back to the isolated island where he was born and grown up. His parents passed away in a ferryboat accident when he was a kid and he was put in an orphanage. He meets Nanase and Kazusa, his old friends, and he temporarily stays at Nanase's house. He meets Toko, president of the local history club, and Sayaka, a mysterious girl. He gradually gets to know various secrets of the island as he talks with them.... Nukige  
    42. Nightmare Knight ~Injoku no Resistance~ Nightmare Knight ~淫辱のレジスタンス~ [080125] Trance Soft Nao is a boss of a resistance group. On the other hand, Aisha is a boss of national army. One day, Nao and Sarion, a young soldier, are trapped and captured by Aisha. Endless sexual torture now starts... Nukige  
    43. Niizuma Onna Kyoushi 新妻女教師 [080125] H+ Main character has to marry a childhood friend due to an old promise. But he is a student, and she is a teacher in his class, so their relations must be kept in secret. Female teacher starts to bully protagonist at school and fiercely oppress at home in bed. What will become of their married life? Nukige  
    44. Non-stop Chikan Tokkyuu ~Watashi no Oppai Sawaranaide~ ノンストップ痴漢特急 ~私のオッパイさわらないで~ [080125] ZION The main character is a white-collar worker. One day, when he is on a packed train, his sexual desire suddenly arises.... "Just wanna touch it, lick it, and suck it...." His self-control breaks down now.... Nukige  
    45. Onedari ☆ Princess ~Ecchi no Obenkyou = Sutte Kosutte Kosutte Sutte~ おねだり☆Princess ~Hのお勉強=摩って擦って擦って摩って~ [080125] Softhouse-Seal Several hundred years ago, there was a continent filled with wars and battles. Croviria finally won it and the country powerfully developed. Now, the 13th emperor is Ral Croviria. This is a story of his son's bride search... Nukige  
    46. Prism Ark Lovelove Maximum! プリズム・アーク らぶらぶマキシマム! [080125] Pajamas Soft This item features seven after-stories of the Prism heroines. Each character has her own story. Also, it includes a mini game and a 3D movie. Fandisc  
    47. Reijou Gakuen 2 ~Shigyaku no Hanazono~ 隷嬢学園2~嗜虐の花園~ [080125] Psy-chs Keisuke had a promised future, a well-paid job and a beautiful fiancee.... But he was betrayed by a man and lost everything. He decides to take revenge and starts working at a girls' high school. By taking advantage of his position as a teacher, he rapes female students randomly. As he goes like this, he gets to know a secret about the school. Yes, there was a serial murder case at the school in the past.... Nukige  
    48. Ryoujoku no Mori ~Oyako Kankin Camp~ 凌辱の杜 ~母娘監禁キャンプ~ [080125] Utamaro Soft During summer vacation a quiet family gathering at campsite become a scene of tragic crime after a visit of a heinous bank robbers. Thugs take protagonist hostage and violate his mother and sister in his presence. Nukige  
    49. Saimin Ryoujoku Gakuen 催眠凌辱学園 [080125] Liquid Toshikazu is a guidance counselor. He likes to give hypnotic drugs to female students and have sex with them. "Who will come to me today...? I can't wait it...." His erotic counseling now begins.... Nukige  
    50. Shimaizuma Marriage Disk - Shimaizuma Bubuzuke 仕舞妻マリッジディスク 仕舞妻ぶぶづけ [080125] 13cm Several months have passed since he started living together with Aoi, Miku, and Momoko. He gradually falls in love with... Nukige  
    51. Tsukushite!? My Sisters つくして!? Myシスターズ [080125] Sumomo Haruto is a high school student, living together with his older sister, Kazumi, and younger sister, Megumi. Kazumi is his classroom teacher and he loves her. One day, he tells Kazumi that he loves her, but she refuses it. He is so depressed and comes back home. Megumi consoles him and they sleep together at last.... Kazumi accidentally sees them having sex and she is shocked to know the fact.... A few days later, when Kazumi masturbates in her room, Haruto sees it and they have sex.... Thus, a battle for Haruto breaks out! No one knows what will happen to them in the end...? Nukige  
    52. Yokubou no Oukoku 欲望の王国 [080125] Puzzlebox When Itsuki's parents die he inherits their mansion and business. Shortly after he is reintroduced to his elder sister Yuri Kimishiro and her younger sister Ran. Although they have different mothers their father is the same making them half siblings.
    So Itsuki ties up his sister Yuri and rapes her then moves Yuri and Ran to the basement to live their lives as his sex slaves. There will be no challenge to his fortune. Nukige  
    53. Coupling かっぷりんぐ [080127] Pastelsoft They're just a regular couple in love, but... when sexy play comes into the picture, it's abnormal all the way!
    While the stuff they do is hardcore, it's somewhat soft as well. Doujin Nukige  
    54. Tasogareru Sora, Dake ni Naku. 黄昏る空、だけになく。 [080127] Flora*Float Main character gets invited to a breathtaking school stage performance by childhood friend and becomes fascinated with the actor. Protagonist learns that this play is a joint project with another school, so he hurries to join his school theater club and participate in staging a new play. Doujin  
    55. Ripples [080128] sakevisual Koda is a photographer who dislikes people. But a chance encounter with Kuu may get him thinking otherwise... and it all started with cookies. This is a short voiced kinetic novel made as a family gift. EVN  
    56. Anata no Koto ga Suki na no ni あなたのことが好きなのに [080129] Dieselmine Hasegawa Reina is a female school teacher. Though she only just graduated from junior college, she is already charged with the responsibility for a whole class. She is a classy woman who serves as an adviser for the literary club, but she has a secret.
    One of the members of the school's literary club, Takayama Yuichi, is her lover. And as if that wasn't enough, they live together under the same roof... As long as they are in school, they are forced to act as though there is nothing special between them.
    One day, a female student comes to Reina for advice. It turns out the girl is in love with Yuichi. Her name is Morishita Kano and she is a member of the literary club, like Yuichi.
    Trying to hide her bewilderment, Reina attempts to persuade her to give up on Yuichi. But Kano is determined, and she turns to Kimihara Kyo, who is the grandchild of the board chairman and a doctor.
    Little does she know that as a result, the pair will fall from grace into a world of lust and desire... Doujin Nukige  
    57. EVEning Course [080130] ATP Projects The problem: You are in love with a foreign movie star. The solution: Take an evening course to learn the language, and before you know it, you'll have a date! EVN  
    58. Oneshota DX2 おねショタDX2 [080131] Doujin3aries ~CONCEPT OF ONE SYOTA DX2~ A new set of episodes united by shota heroes:
    1. Reiko. Part one. 「1話・麗子 ~その1~」
    2. Judo story.「2話・柔道物語」
    3. Haruki's Melancholy.「3話・はるき君の憂鬱」
    4. Pong with cards.「4話・カードでポン!」
    5. Reiko. Part two.「5話・麗子 ~その2~」 Doujin Nukige  
    59. Shitsuji Shichaimasu! ~Chijo na Ojou-sama ni Anal de Ecchi na Meirei o Sareteshimau no Maki~     執事しちゃいます! ~痴女なお嬢様にアナルでエッチな命令をされてしまうの巻~ [080131] MorningStar Due to my parents being burdened by debts, I was sold to a very rich family, to work as a butler for their daughter!
    However... the beautiful kimono-clad girl with her long, straight, black hair turned out to be an anal nymphomaniac who had her mind set on pushing me to the very limits of staying alive! Nukige  
    60. Twig Quest -little adventure- [080131] Mix Factor Main heroine joins an adventurer guild that accepts all kinds of requests like monster extermination, ruins treasure hunt or searching for a pet. But in order to become a full-fledged member she needs to pass five trials. She is joined in this quest by a swordsman and a wizard. Doujin Otomege  
    61. Your Memories Off ~Girl's Style~ ユア・メモリーズオフ~Girl's Style~ [080131] 5pb. Games Umi, a high school student, starts working at a coffee shop as a part-timer. She enjoys her life there, being kidded by an owner and talking with co-workers. One day, Umi and Masato, her classmate, go to a concert of the Your. She is impressed by their play and begins to think about her future.... Several days later, the members of the Your come to her coffee shop. They gradually become friends and they invite her to their studio. She is confused at first, but finally decides to visit their studio expecting something.... Otomege
  25. kivandopulus
    Foreword: I guess Concerto Note won the poll for extra review, because of partial English release that turned out to be a total scam covering literally only the first three minutes of the game where absolutely nothing is told, and no introductions are made. A lot of years ago I took this bait as well. Now it's time to satisfy that curiosity.
    Synopsis: Shinya is stuck! He is forced to leave school when he comes back to school after long hospitalization. But one day, he meets his childhood friend, Rito, and she tells him about a new school and an western-style old house. Like this, he comes back to his hometown and meets Wakana, Shirayuki, Seika, and Sayori there. Kind people and new house... One night, a strange girl appears in front of him and says, "You'll die in ten days..." Her name is Tama and she kindly gives him the power to prevent it. However, this means he borrows luck from her in advance. From that day, various mishaps happen to Shinya and his friends. To stop it, they will need to get rid of other people's misfortunes... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4Gp5VU4Fv9VENhmo_xhRdI9BEcFEP8I Game type: Plotge
    Character Design rating: 8/10
    Protagonist rating: 6/10
    Story rating: 6/10
    Game quality: 7/10
    Overall rating: 7/10
    As usual, if game has review coverage, I'm happy to present it (1 2 3 4). I did not pick this game on my free will earlier, because I'm strongly prejudiced against games revolving around luck concept. It's just so unrealistic that it makes me want to facepalm. Concept is rather simple and it's all in the synopsis. Tama prevents death and that eats up all protagonist's luck. Concerto Note is called a game for Rito and Tama for a serious reason. Other four main heroines have rather simple personalities and routes composition. In those routes H events are piled at the end, and luck mystery is resolved half-heartedly or even susbstitured with love, so protagonist can't see Tama anymore. Rito route on the other hand only has short H scenes in the middle, but the focus is on resolving the mystery up to the end of the route. Basically, only Rito route makes Concerto Note a plotge. Rito also has outstanding personality being an excessively rational genius and a childhood friend. But if you think that game revolutionarry breaks with tradition starting from ToHeart to present childhood friends as boring vegetables, you're only half right, because Wakana plays this role here just fine. Don't have much to say about this game, so let's see its downsides. Graphics is rough in many CG. Flowchart is pretty much useless as its only meaning is to present routes in forced order. Game has little humor in it. True End reminds me of Air too much, and I hate Air. Main character produces positive impression in SOL scenes, but suddenly becomes abuser in H events. Other four main heroines did not impress me, even Seika failed to meet expectations. I evaluate the whole luck concept really low. After Rui wa Tomo o Yobu approach to dealing with the curse is much weaker in Concerto Note. Basically, Rito is the only element that makes game memorable and outstanding. Interaction with her is always interesting, so I'll let the game slip as girigiri masterpiece. But there are other good features as well. Three male sub-characters are actually depicted rather well, not like usual placeholders for classmates. But what allows to keep reader's attention is good tempo and absence of forced scenes. Flow feels natural. So I'd say that text is skillfully written as it manages to advance story painlessly without tilt into humor or parody. I'd say that Concerto Note is a good game for beginners or those who can accept such concept. I could not suppress irritation during the read.  
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