Nanairo Reincarnation is VN of the month. Other masterpieces are Minamijuujisei Renka and Sekai o Sukuu Dake no Kantan na Oshigoto . Yet again I get to follow Clephas choices and fail to find anything else worthwhile. Micchi with his seven picks likes pretty much everything else as well - Yakimochi Stream , Onii-chan, Migite no Shiyou o Kinshi Shimasu, plus delayed titles
1. Ano Harewataru Sora yori Takaku あの晴れわたる空より高く [140926] ChuableSoft 1 2 3
There were just five of us when we first started developing rockets. We didn't have enough money, equipment, or knowledge. Everyone told us we would fail, but I...
We... didn't give up. None of us.
We lived on Amanoshima, an island far to the south of mainland Japan and the location of a large aerospace program. Our school, Amanoshima Academy, had a prestigious aerospace curriculum and students from all over the nation attended it, eyes set on being a part of the next generation of rocket scientists.
"Hey. Want to make rockets with us?"
That was why I was so surprised when asked me to join her. I was enrolled in the normal curriculum, not aerospace, and nobody ever doubted the fact that I was an idiot. But when I looked into her eyes, I saw how sincere she was... and it shook me.
Finally, I decided to join the small rocket club she was the president of: Byakko.
"You won't make rockets at Byakko."
The one who told me that was Reimei Kaho, vice-president of the largest and most illustrious rocket club of the many at our school: the ARC. She had come to notify us that we had been dissolved.
There was only one way to stave off our own abolition. We had to win a rocket competition before the beginning of the second term. There were five of us. Arisa. Me.
"We can make rockets at Byakko too."
Ibuki Nazuna, who loved rockets like nobody else.
"I want to be in your club."
Michibiki Honoka, my childhood friend who loved to play tricks on others.
And, finally, Kaho, who had made so much trouble for us initially. Together we tackled rocket science.
We had to win a competition if we wanted our club to endure. And, even more than that, we wanted to launch a rocket that our own hands had built and see it soar toward space.
The Karman line: 100km of altitude.
Higher than the clear sky.
We worked hard and chased our dreams to the edge of space.
There are English reviews
2. Minamijuujisei Renka 南十字星恋歌 [140926] Studio Ryokucha 1 2 3 4
Ryousuke’s twin imoutos Rena and Rina are geniuses who had already finished all their university courses and now work at the research facility at the southern island nation of Guinberne. He was worried about them, wondering if they would overwork themselves and fall down. So, he decided to transfer to a school in Guinberne, where he was put into the ‘special treatment’ class full of peculiar students.
There are English reviews
3. Nanairo Reincarnation なないろリンカネーション [140926] Silky's Plus 1 2 3 4 5 6
Kagami Makoto is in his 3rd year of college when he inherits the estate of his late grandfather and starts planning out what he's going to do with his newfound home. However, his plans are foiled when his childhood friend Iyo, who turns out to be a zashiki-warashi, introduces herself, looking exactly the same as he remembers her from over a decade ago. Then, a woman named Kikyou, who claims to be a demon, also appears before him. After that, it isn't long before a pretty detective at the police department comes knocking on his door, imploring him to take up his family's duty of helping wandering spirits pass on to the afterlife and assist the police with any and all supernatural crimes reported in town. But when a case that's bigger than any of them ever imagined comes his way, will he be able to handle it? With the power of clairvoyance, an ability passed down through his family that allows him to see spirits, maybe he and his demon familiars can pull through, and he can be a proper successor to his family's legacy.
Game is localized and has English reviews
4. Passage! ~Passage of Life~ パサージュ！～passage of life～ [140926] Giga 1
Yuuya grew up on the Myoujin shopping arcade alongside his four childhood friends, Nana, Risa, Mio and Ayako. One day, he joined the graduation album production committee. He felt growing uneasiness as the preparations made him think of his future. What dream does he wish to pursue? What will happen to his unchanging days with his osananajimis? He wasn’t the only one who fretted about this.
The future is still a long ways away. They look to make memories at the school festivals and other events during the last year before their graduation. Along the way, their relationship begins to change: from childhood friends to lovers. This is their own special story for something that could happen to anyone in any place.
There is an English impression
5. Sekai o Sukuu Dake no Kantan na Oshigoto 世界を救うだけの簡単なお仕事 [140926] Rosebleu 1
Arata is a hot-blooded guy who aims to become a hero and runs about every day helping others along with his osananajimi Akari. One day, he received a mail looking for heroes to save the world. He thought it was just spam, but it was actually a genuine contract mail. His room became a gate to another world Ragnagia and an epic adventure full of laughs and tears awaited them… or so he thought.
It took a mere day for him to defeat the maou and save the world. After hearing the ending theme play, seeing the credits roll by and a short epilogue, the gate to the other world shut and it was the end of this story.
However, when he returned to his room he received the same mail as before and the gates to Ragnagia opened once more. It seemed that the maou would reappear after a set period. When he arrived at the maou’s castle, he discovered that the new maou Ciel was useless. He helped her instead of attacking her and she fell in love with him at first sight.
When he and Akari returned victorious, they found out that they couldn’t return back to their original world. So, they continued their hero duties while looking for a way home. Will they be able to do so? And what is the meaning behind the respawning maou?
There is an English review
6. Tengoku Hime ~Shinsei Tairan Soukai no Hasha-tachi~ 天極姫 ～新世大乱・双界の覇者達～ [140926] Gesen 18
A crossover work featuring heroines from Gesen18’s previous games Sengokuhime (set in the Sengoku period) and Sangokuhime (based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
The main change is that the battle system is now real-time. As a result, you’ll have to note the movement speed of armies, in addition to their attack powers. This allows more strategies to be implemented by the player on the battlefield.
RTS
7. Yakimochi Stream ヤキモチストリーム [140926] Madosoft 1 2 3
Takumi had been studying abroad in England for a year when he received a telegram from home: “Imouto, serious condition, come back immediately”. He didn’t know what happened, but he rushed home to find his imouto Sana in a hikikomori state. She was also singing a song bashing England and streaming it online. How did his cute and pleasant imouto, who loved him so much, become like this?
He couldn’t leave her like this and decided to stop his studies abroad and transfer into the same school as her, Seishin Gakuen. However, he was soon reunited with other girls who loved him just as much. His new school life full of jealousy and icharabu has just begun!
There are English reviews
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1. Kanojo ga Ore ni Kureta Mono. Ore ga Kanojo ni Ageru Mono. ~KISS My Darling:Mecha-con case3~ 彼女が俺にくれたもの。俺が彼女にあげるもの。～KISS My Darling:めちゃ婚case3～ [140926] Onomatope* 1 2
Mikado is a normal guy who longs for a harem and bringing happiness to all the girls in the world. Since this requires lots of money, he spends every day and night doing part-time jobs. His mad scientist and hikikomori imouto Tsubasa was worried about her dear brother neglecting his studies. So, she created the ultimate sleep-studying device Pandora to help him, resulting in him having lots of information from the net downloaded into his brain.
At that time, a beautiful girl Carrot transferred into his class. After hearing her refined greeting, he knew from her name that she was the princess of a certain country. With her true identity suddenly made public, she became really close to him and his surroundings began to change.
This is the third game in onomatope*’s harem-centric Mecha-kon! series. The concept is split into two parts: lovers and bride (family). It has a ‘family chat system’ WIRED, as well as a ‘girls talk scene’. Not only are the heroines available, but there’s routes for sub heroines as well.
Nukige has English reviews
2. Onii-chan, Migite no Shiyou o Kinshi Shimasu! お兄ちゃん、右手の使用を禁止します！ [140926] Galette 1 2 3
Hiroto is a student who lives by himself. One day, he injured his right hand while protecting his younger sisters. Luckily it was not serious, but they mistakenly thought it was the opposite?! He was excused from school until it healed, and his imoutos forbade him from using it. Of course, it would be quite inconvenient, so they suggested that they will always be by his side, as his ‘right hand’. From that day on, everything that he did with his right hand was left to his younger sisters: eating, taking a bath, doing groceries, going to the washroom, masturbating… “Leave everything to us, onii-chan!” Nukige has English reviews
3. Walkure Romanze Re:tell ワルキューレロマンツェRe:tell [140926] Ricotta Announced as a series of append stories. The first installment focuses on Noel and Ayako. The second installment focuses on Celia and Akane. Fandisc
It's August, so many doujins sneaked into my list surpassing 10 titles mark for a change. Yet again there is only just one masterpiece - Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~ . There are couple others that are nice within their genres, but outside my favorite genres games need to be at least decent to attract my attention. Clephas had a clear image of the same favorite. Micchi brings along a lot of cuteness with Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu , Himawari!! -Anata Dake o Mitsumeteru- , Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru☆Michiru and Hare Nochi Kitto Nanohana Biyori .
1. Shin Hayarigami 真 流行り神 [140807] Nippon Ichi 1 2
The game takes place in a fictional, but unnamed prefecture (Known as Prefecture S) and village (Known as Village C) where players take on the role of Saki Hojo, a female police officer who has been with the force for a few months after graduating from the local police academy. Blind Man, a Serial Killer from urban myth, has been deemed a suspect for killing people in the prefecture by taking their eyes and tongues out. Due to this problem, the National Police Agency has brought in Sojiro Sekimoto, an ex-university occultist professor who was arrested in 2012 for being involved in the death of a university student under his watch. Thanks to a distant relative in the Public Prosecutor's Office note , he was placed in the custody of the S Prefectural Police. Sekimoto and Saki team up, relying on the former's expertise to determine if Blind Man is someone trying to take advantage of the urban myth or if the paranormal really is starting to get involved. But the Blind Man case isn't the only one Saki and the police need to investigate.
From there on, the duo would need to investigate other cases that may or may not tie to various urban legends.
Detective
2. Ame Koi 雨恋 [140808] Noesis 1
Nozomu is a novelist who returned to his hometown of Katsumi for inspiration for his next work. He arrived in a downpour and took cover in an abandoned shed, where he met a young girl. They stayed close to one another to stay warm, which soon resulted in their passions taking over.
Afterwards, he ended up staying at her house and she introduced herself as Isshi Mizuki. That’s when he realized from her name and her smile that Mizuki was the daughter of his first love, Mizuho, who he wasn’t able to confess to at that time due to his timidity. But he has once again fallen in love. He planned to do what he couldn’t do back then, say what he couldn’t say back then. It is a continuation of the youth which he had let slip away.
There is an English review
3. CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare- CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare- [140814] E.N.Nach 1
There once was a legendary hacker named "Warlock".
Hiro, who lives his life in a net cafe, is inspired to look into that hacker.
However, as he continues his investigation, a fatal fire accident breaks out at an editorial company -- his source of information.
As he probes further, he finds logs that show that the company's systems were hacked into.
He decides to team up with Misa, another hacker with the same skills as Warlock, as they delve deeper into the incident.
Game is localized and has English reviews
4. WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~ WAS ～レピドプテラの砂時計～ [140817] S.R.L. 1 2
The keyword for this game is dystopia. The game is set in Post-War Japan, yet this Japan is unfamiliar and strange compared to the one we know from history. Journey with the characters as they meet new people and encounter high drama that will forever change them and uncover the mysteries of the world they inhabit.
In this dystopian world, nothing is what it seems. Though the character seem to be in a land of peace and plenty, we quickly discover that nothing could be further away from the truth. Though WAS might appear to be a bishoujo game, we wish to present a brand-new interpretation of the concept.
Game is localized and has English reviews
5. Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティマックス ウルトラス―プレックスホールド [140828] Arc System Works
Continuing on from where Persona 4 Arena left, the Midnight Channel is back on air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog. Furthermore, figures that look suspiciously like Mitsuru Kirijo, Aigis and Akihiko Sanada being crucified are shown on TV. While the Investigation Team attempts to figure out what's going on, Junpei Iori and Rise Kujikawa becomes trapped in the red fog, while Labrys, Ken Amada, Koromaru and Yukari Takeba ride on a helicopter to see the fog engulf Inaba.
With the playable characters' number raised up to 21, the story is split between two campaigns: "Episode P4" focuses on the Persona 4 characters, while "Episode P3" follows those from Persona 3. Completing both campaigns unlocks the game's true ending as part of "Episode P4".
Fighting is localized and has tons of reviews that are easy to find
6. Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu. できない私が、くり返す。 [140829] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3 4 5 6
“Just like how you can’t change my heart, you won’t be able to change the future”
That phrase is what Ren said to Riku, as she handed him a clock that can turn back time. That was five years ago, and Riku is now a full-fledged adult who is traveling all over Japan to “help” the people in need with this strange artifact. Despite Ren’s words that he cannot “change what has already happened”, Riku was determined to prove her wrong, and used the power of the clock for years… with no success.
As he arrived in another town looking for a place to stay while he works to “help others”, an apple rolls down from the hill. He is only able to catch one as many others passes him by, and even if he uses the clock to wind back time to see if he can catch any more than one, the apples defy physics and he ends up only being able to catch just one apple.
The owner of the apples, Shino, then comes to thank him for his help. To Riku’s surprise, the girl is stunningly similar to the person who once Riku loved, and hiding his surprise, he somehow receives the girl’s help to get used to the new town.
Riku will never be able to guess that this encounter will change his viewpoint of everything
And thus starts the story of Riku in this small town with a strange girl named Shino.
There are English reviews
7. Hanayome to Maou ~Oushitsu no Harem wa Gekokujou~ 花嫁と魔王 ～王室のハーレムは下克上～ [140829] Escu:de
The era of fighting ended, and the demon realm came to be ruled by its queen.
"The seat of the Queen is succeeded by receiving the seed of the one who is summoned from the human world and holds the demon king's power ."
Under this absolute law, to the demon realm that has undergone advancement not unlike the human realm's, one man, Shinkurou Mikami, is once again summoned.
Thrown into the school to ingrain a culture suited for the queen's husband, the curtains rise for days of erotism and anguish from being milked dry for children by the heroines!
Raising SIM/Card Battle/Nukige something
8. Hare Nochi Kitto Nanohana Biyori 晴のちきっと菜の花びより [140829] Parasol 1 2 3 4
Haruma was about to enter his second year at Kaminagi Gakuen when he came down with a fever over the spring vacation and was hospitalized for a month. When he returned to school in May, he didn’t know his new classmates and couldn’t fit in his class. However, he wasn’t the only one who had the same problem. Nanoka, who transferred in a couple days before he arrived, also wasn’t able to make any friends. Since he sat quite close to her, they exchanged greetings and talked about their lives, getting along quite well.
Haruma found out that Nanoka wanted to join the gardening club. But the gardening club at Kaminagi Gakuen disbanded a year ago. He promised to help reform the club in order to grant her wish. This enabled him to met lots of friends and regain the ‘one month’s time’ which he had lost.
There are English reviews
9. Himawari!! -Anata Dake o Mitsumeteru- ひまわり!! -あなただけを見つめてる- [140829] Sweetlight 1
You could spend your summer vacation only sleeping and doing your homework, but don’t you want to do something more? How about a boisterous time in swimsuits or throwing a pajama party? We could gaze at the full moon and make the sweetest love. Let’s have the best summer vacation ever!
Sweet light is again using the E-mote system to add more animation to the game, and it looks quite good and feels natural! It really makes you feel like you’re enjoying the summer with the girls (or spanking your imouto). Even the H-scenes are fully animated, with lots of facial expression changes. This chara-ge is set in the small rural town of Himukai-chou where Ryouta is part of the "Himawari Club". While "himawari" means "sunflower", it might as well the "Hima-ari (have free time) cCub" as they just do random stuff.
There is an English review
10. Primal x Hearts [140829] Marmalade 1 2 3 4 5 6
Spring is the season of first meetings. That’s what Kazuma thought when he transferred into Ainoshima Academy in the middle of the spring term. Indeed, the moment he passed through the school gates, he was accosted by two girls asking him to join their respective student councils. There are two student councils at the school, the traditional Gekka-kai and the avant-garde Tendou-kai. They are always competing against each other and their support is split dead even. It is up to the lucky boy "Three Seven" Kazuma to cast the last vote to break the tie and that’s why they covet him so much. Which side will he choose?
There are English reviews
11. Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~ サツコイ～悠久なる恋の歌～ [140829] Alcot Honey Comb 1 2 3 4 5 6
One snowy night, the protagonist, Kanou Izumi, kicked out of his house under some circumstances, lay dying in front of the train station. Unable to move from hunger, his five senses frozen from the cold, he was about to lose consciousness. His feelings were already past despair; he was void of all emotions.
Then, a girl, Shirahase Yuu, a classmate who often skips school, appears. As if picking up an abandoned kitten, she takes him to her apartment.
"Kanou-kun, you are my meal so I'm going to feed you to fatten you up." She smiles faintly as she voices those words.
"This girl is messed up."
Even while thinking that, Izumi had nowhere else to go, and so stays in her apartment. However, Izumi eventually realizes... Yuu is a descendant of the immortal man-eating mermaids.
Would you die for the sake of the one you love?
The predator and the prey.
A love story that no one will ever understand.
There are English reviews
12. Sougeki no Jaeger 蒼撃のイェーガー [140829] Propeller 1 2
At some point in the past, creatures began to appear in this world. Youkai, monsters, demons. The creatures that ate children and reduced men to silent chunks of meat were called 'oni'.
Those that squared off against them in secret were called 'exorcists'. The organization that supported them was called 'the Guild'. Their existence will never be made open to the public, but at times they have been known to possess influence sufficient make the representatives of the time move like dolls at will.
The time is the present. A young man who lives as a normal student, Sakagami Homura. He was kidnapped by someone and when he came to he was riding on a giant ferry. Those who appeared before him were a man with a poor attitude, Kajimae; three girls who named themselves 'exorcists': Mai, Anya, and Kaho; as well as the talking sword, Onitorimaru.
'You are the same as us, so take up the sword that kills oni, Onitorimaru, and kill oni.'
A bewildered Homura gains the aid of the pure-hearted girl, Chizuru and attempts to escape, but he fails. What appeared before him at that time was a real 'oni'. The battle in which he was dragged into, and the sword 'Onitorimaru' which resonated with him. By the time the oni hunt was over, Homura realized that his fate was in the midst of changing.
At the coastal island he arrived at, Homura ends up living in the same dorm, as well as going to the same school as the three exorcist girls. Chizuru, who had become his classmate as well, was good medicine for Homura, whose life had been changed beyond recognition. While awkward at first, Homura and the others begin to understand one another amidst living their daily lives.
Just when they are becoming accustomed to their peaceful daily lives, Chizuru is attacked by an oni. The fleeing students, a classmate who was a friend only moments before is killed and eaten by an oni. In order to survive, to protect people and his friends, and to save his beloved, Homura and the others' fight begins.
There are English reviews
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1. Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ Mini Fandisk フレラバ 〜Friend to Lover〜 ミニファンディスク [140815] Smee 1 2 This short game contains an “afterstory” for each of the heroines which involves an approximately 10 minutes worth of story and an H-scene. Fandisc
2. Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru アイドル魔法少女ちるちる☆みちる [140815] Frontwing 1 2 3 4
Matsushima Michiru is an unpopular Idol whose dream is to someday become as famous as the admired idol, Kazami Kazuki.
One night, while looking up to the sky, she saw a falling star and wished upon it to quickly become a top idol. However, the falling star turned out to be the familiar cat Nyanmel, who came from a magical world, and in order to save the world, he told Michiru that she would have to become a magical girl.
The game will have an anime-alike format in 13 episodes, divided into two games: first part contains 7 episodes and the second part contains 6 episodes. Each game will cost about 2000 yen. One episode will also be included with the PS Vita version of Grisaia no Meikyuu.
Fandisc
3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou ひぐらしのなく頃に奉 [140817] 07th Expansion 1 2
Although the release for this visual novel also contains all the Higurashi sound novels 07th Expansion previously released, this entry is only concerned with the completely new content featured in the release:
• Higurashi Outbreak
• Higurashi Outbreak ~Kami Kashimashi-hen~
• Hinamizawa Bus Stop
Fandisc
4. Sayonara, Utsutsu. さよなら、うつつ。 [140817] Hitsuji Ojisan Club 1
"You have to save this world. That's not my whim, the world itself desires it."
The transfer student by the name Minayo said that and gave Kadzuki a syringe. By using it he traveled to a different world "Mundos" that, in some ways, resembles reality. There he fought, as a savior, against monsters called "Mortalis" that destroy the very fabric of the reality he knows. That brought an end to his "role" and "everyday life" he was so fed up with. Like mad he spent his time as a hero fighting for the world's salvation. A true story that from a first glance resembles drug-induced hallucinations.
Doujin has an English review
5. Muv-Luv Photonmelodies♮ マブラヴ photonmelodies♮ [140828] Age 1
Muv-Luv fandisc consisting of:
"Adoration", a prequel to the story Duty ~Lost Arcadia~, which depicts Europe in the world of Muv-Luv Alternative (from Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles Vol.2)
"Resurrection", a story about a European spy who’s also featured in Total Eclipse (from Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles Vol.3)
"A Shimmering Shard of Spacetime", the official epilogue to Muv-Luv Alternative (from Muv-Luv Altered Fable)
Fandisc
There aren't masterpieces in October. If I had to choose one, I'd say Mayoeru Futari to Sekai no Subete . Clephas decided to skip nomination entirely. Micchi adds to the already mentioned title Hanokiwa Logic and Unmei Senjou no φ .
1. Mayoi Hitsuji no Kajuen マヨイヒツジの果樹園 [141007] Namaage 1 2
A small, garden-like Academy stands alone on a secluded island.
Ichirou Yamada has been transferred there to work as a teacher.
He is put in charge of Casserole, a beautiful, young girl who entered the school at the same time.
A little Eden.
The days roll by at the Academy.
Days that are boring but full of happiness.
However, things are not what they seem at this "academy"...
Has Ichiro finally found the peaceful days he's always longed for, as well as that someone he wants to protect?
He is still trying to overcome the loss and regret of his past amidst the warmth and tranquility of these days.
"Stray Sheep."
All the while trapped by the words of the girl he lost so long ago.
Game is localized and has English reviews
2. Busou Shoujotai Blade☆Briders 武想少女隊ぶれいど☆ブライダーズ [141024] Alice Soft 1
In the late 21st century, humankind came under a fierce attack from aliens who suddenly appeared via wormholes. They were helpless to fight against them and resigned themselves to imminent death. At that time, an ultimate weapon which could create items out of imagination was discovered in a expansive cave under Japan, along with its young master Ryuusei who was in cryostasis. The indiscriminate alien attacks awoke him and he led the humans to a decisive victory.
One year later, while the areas which had been destroyed by the aliens were still being rebuilt, Ryuusei was appointed as the commander of the newly-formed Defence Force of Earth, which was created to fight against space invaders. However, he was the only person who could use the ‘imagination embodiment device’. If something was to happen to him, then calamity would befall the world. So the Defence Force of Earth decided to recruit girls with potential to fight alongside him. Even though they hesitated at first, they each had their own reasons to join Ryuusei. Thus, the special force ‘Blade Briders’ was formed, to protect the Earth against the aliens who have returned.
SRPG
3. Starlight ☆ Idol -Colorful Top Stage!- すたーらいと☆アイドル -COLORFUL TOP STAGE!- [141024] FOUNDATION 1
Yuuichi is a producer-in-training who is entering his third year at Mion Gakuen, a school created to find and develop talent for arts and entertainment. As is the custom, he was put in charge of an idol group: the prominent 5-person idol unit CRESCENT. However, the members are all peculiar in their own ways. Even though they each have great individual ability, there was no group unity. He seeked to solve their worries with the help of his best friend Kazutoshi and Katou-sensei, so that the girls can both mature individually and develop together as a group. Their goal is to perform on the biggest final stage ‘live alive’.
There is an English impression
4. Doushite, Sonna ni Kuroi Kami ga Suki na no? どうして、そんなに黒い髪が好きなの？ [141031] Fire Works 1 2 3 4 5
Why does the protagonist like black hair so much? Well, there’s no need to have a reason, but it might have had something to do with his surroundings during childhood. As the heir to a shrine, he had been surrounded by black-haired women for as long as he could remember. You could say it was in his blood.
Thus, it’s only natural that a beautiful black-haired girl would appear before him when he was about to freeze to death. He was captivated by her beauty and thought to himself that if he was going to die, he would marry a black-haired bishoujo like her. So, he proposed to her on the spot.
Many months later after he had miraculously survived, the girl Ichou, who was one of the gods of marriage, returned to become his bride. His miko osananajimi Urara would not accept their relationship, but he could not turn down a request from a black-haired lady, especially one who had saved his life. Afterwards, they were joined by Ichou’s imouto Sakuya and the self-proclaimed shinigami-possessed (chuuni) Mizuha. Surrounded by black-haired girls, the odds of his wish being fulfilled look bright.
There are English reviews
5. Hakoniwa Logic 箱庭ロジック [141031] Cabbit 1 2 3 4 5
Arata is a student at Senba’s Tsurubane Gakuen. Modelled after the capital, the recently-built city of Senba is commonly referred to as the ‘miniature garden city’. Even though it is still small, the facilities are quite similar to what you find in downtown Tokyo and the population density is also quite high.
One day in October, he was summoned to the student council, Benizuru-kai. The student council president Shizuku asked him to investigate a string of mysterious incidents which have taken place in the city. There had been six students who have disappeared since April. With no eyewitness accounts, she suspected that it was a very widespread case. There was no link among the disappeared students and the school thought that it was strange as well and wanted an investigation into it. She told him that it would be enough if he would just pretend to do something about it.
He thought it was a bothersome task and was planning to turn her down, but for some reason she knew everything about the embarrassing chuuni novel which he had written before he moved to the city. Faced with blackmail, he had no choice but to accept her request.
He began the investigation with his only friend, extremely perverted kouhai Koko, whose best friend was among the six girls who disappeared. Then a mysterious girl Kirika suddenly appeared, all dressed like a detective (complete with cape), proclaiming that the incident was not a simple disappearance case and it was closely related to the city itself. She then asked him to unravel the city’s secrets with her.
There are English reviews
6. Koiharu Adolescence 恋春アドレセンス [141031] Eclair Soft 1
Spring has come once again for Kazuharu and he thoroughly enjoys his school life at Ouka Gakuen. However, he had once promised his osananajimi and older sister that he would ‘fall in love’. For many years now, he’d been called a good-for-nothing and chicken by girls around him. His freedom disappeared with the start of the new school year. He was surrounded by girls who tempt him at the school and at the worn-down dormitory Azuma-sou: his glutton osananajimi Kanae, miko senpai Matsuri, lewd imouto Chifuyu, self-proclaimed ‘good girl’ kouhai Miyu, and the stupid ghost Hiiragi who for some reason won’t go to heaven. It’s a daily life unlike any other. Let’s have an exceptional youth!
There is an English impression
7. Mayoeru Futari to Sekai no Subete 迷える2人とセカイのすべて [141031] Lass 1 2 3 4
For the last ten-plus years, Kazuma has been seeing a repeated dream. In this dream, his younger self met a beautiful elf in the forest, who put the pendant that she was wearing in his hand and wished for him to save her daughter in the future. Even though it felt like just a dream, the pendant which he held was indeed real. However, he had never met the elf nor her daughter, and now continues to spend his days as a normal student in the boarding school Kuondai Gakuen.
One time, he noticed a blonde girl staggering about at the top of the stairs. She fainted, but he was able to catch her in the nick of time. It appeared that he was the only one who could see her. Then, he remembered one of the school’s seven mysteries: “There is an invisible girl wandering about the school.”
There are English reviews
8. Tropical Vacation トロピカルVACATION [141031] Twinkle
The giant spa resort ALOHA has been a popular spot ever since its opening, with an endless line of customers. Then an even bigger spa resort COCKTAIL OCEAN opened up next door, with better facilities than ALOHA. However, it was not able to attract people away from the established ALOHA. In order to turn the tide and beat ALOHA, they asked the service-oriented Yakumo to help rebuild C.O..
Nothing that needs to apply brain to. Has some value only to those who liked previous Tropical Kiss.
9. Unmei Senjou no Phi 運命線上のφ [141031] Lump of Sugar 1 2 3
The solitary island of Shintenjima is said to be an island of illusion, only mentioned in occult-like rumours. It does not fall under Japanese territory, nor is it owned by anyone else. No one knows who lives there, nor what lives they lead. It is an island shrouded completely in mystery.
Iori is a young man who doesn’t remember anything more than five years ago, but he has a link to the island. He received a letter summoning him to Shintenjima. He was greeted by the maid Linja and brought to the mansion Hourinkan. There he met the owner Karin, as well as the fellow guests, many of whom were around his age.
Surrounded by bishoujos in a suspicious mansion on a secluded island… He had a feeling that something was going to happen.
The game is compatible with tablets running Windows 8. It features two new systems: the ‘Fortune Divide System’ where you could use a sword in the interface to ‘cut’ the screen and reveal new choices (swipe the screen for tablets), and the ‘Detective Mode’ where you search for clues to solve a task (although you could always right click for the answers). There’s also a ‘touching mode’ where you touch girls and you can hear their reactions. At first, it feels that this gameplay is a throwaway, but the use of the sword is actually vital to the progress of the story. There’s also a secret notebook and flowchart to help you along the way.
There are English reviews
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1. Kanojo to Ore to, Koisuru Resort ~Kanojo to Ore to Koibito to. & Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort W F... 彼女と俺と、恋するリゾート ～彼女と俺と恋人と。＆恋する夏のラストリゾートWファンディスク～ [141031] Pulltop Latte 1 This is the double fandisc for Tototo and Koirizo, taking place a year after Koirizo with the Tototo cast visiting Rosemary Island Resort. There are after stories for all the characters, five 3P scenes (Ayano/Susuki, Tsukushi/Konoka, Yuuko/Chikage, Sango/Konami, Yuuhi/Nagisa) and routes for subcharas Yuuhi and Konami. There’s also a sun-tanned swimsuit patch. Enjoy your summer! Fandisc
Zannen na Ore-tachi no Seishun Jijou. is VN of the Month. Clephas had to agree on Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm , but I hate sports even more and sampling anime based on the game only worsened aggravated bias. Micchi likes both and also Kimi no Tonari de Koi Shiteru , Otome ga Kanaderu Koi no Aria and a fandisc.
1. Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! ハナヤマタ よさこいLIVE！ [141113] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Naru Sekiya is an ordinary 14-year-old middle school girl who likes fairy tales, but is worried about her lack of other interests. She has a chance encounter with a "fairy", a foreign girl practicing dance at night. On a spur of the moment, Naru asks to join her and is introduced to the world of yosakoi dancing. The series' title is a portmanteau (combination) of the first two letters of the girls' first names: HAna, NAru, YAya, MAchi, and TAmi.
Anime Spin-Off
2. Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? ニセコイ ヨメイリ!? [141127] Konami 1 2
This romance/adventure game allows the player to interact with the Nisekoi series' heroines, and features a main story route and after stories for Chitoge, Kosaki, Tsugumi, Marika and Ruri. Anime Spin-Off
3. Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm 蒼の彼方のフォーリズム [141128] sprite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called “Flying Circus.”
The protagonist once had a bright future ahead of him in that field of sports but due to an overwhelming defeat in addition to a certain other reason, he has left that field.
However, he meets the transfer student Kurashina Asuka and regains his passion as he teaches her how to fly.
With his situation changed, he participates once again in the Flying Circus. Just how high will he be able to fly this time with Asuka at his side?
This is a love story about the two who met while soaring in the skies, and the friends surrounding them.
There are English reviews
4. Harukaze Sensation! 春風センセーション！ [141128] Windmill Oasis
The human world has friendly relations with both the barren demon world and the lushly-forested spirit world. This spring, the demon king’s third son, Touma, came to study abroad at Shikikaze Gakuen in the human world. It was his first time in another world and he was excited to gain more experience for the future. Shortly thereafter, a student from the spirit world, Haruka, asked him to be her husband. Now, a spring breeze is blowing through the human world.
It's a moege under disguise of a charage.
5. Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi 変恋≒黒歴史 [141128] Akane Soft
There has always been a great rivalry between the manga research club and the literature club at Oujou Gakuen. No one knows how long this rivalry has lasted, but their quarrels are famous at the school, especially during the culture festival. However, there was a shocking incident this year. The manga research club’s secret journal which is always hidden from view and never leaves the club room somehow ended up in the hands of the literature club! If this became public, then they might have to close their booth at the culture festival, or even worse, the club might be disbanded.
Hiroyuki heard about this incident from his friend Satoshi from the manga research club, but he did not think it concerned him. That was until he learned that it contained the delusional writings (black history) which they had written together in the past. He would do anything to get it back. If the contents became known, then his school life will be ruined!
He was sent to infiltrate the literature club. Even though he didn’t see eye-to-eye with the literature club’s deputy leader Juri due to a previous accident, he was somehow able to join the club. He found it in total disarray since they were finalizing the preparations for the culture festival on a short notice. They probably would have normally been a bit more guarded, but now wasn’t the time to worry about such small things. He helped the members with their preparations to get closer to them, as he investigated the whereabouts of the journal.
If you wondered why this game has no English reviews, it's because of the Hen word in the title, sadly in its worst meaning. With weak text, scenario and individual routes only H emphasis remains.
6. Kimi no Tonari de Koishiteru! キミのとなりで恋してる！ [141128] Alcot Honey Comb 1 2 3
Akito’s parents wed late in life after repeated failed marriage meetings. They both passed away a few years ago due to illness. In their last words, they lamented not having found their love while they were young. Now the track and field club’s manager at Keisen Academy, a sudden decision was forced upon him. His grandmother Chiyo was worried about her grandson’s future after his parent’s failed marriage and tearfully appealed to him to find a bride while she’s still alive. If he was unable to do so within a week, then he would be forced to marry whomever she chooses.
There are English reviews
7. Koi Suru Kanojo no Bukiyou na Butai 恋する彼女の不器用な舞台 [141128] CUBE 1 2
The students at Hayakubo Academy are all excited about the upcoming culture festival. However, the clubs with not many members have a problem on their hands: if they don’t complete the task that the student council assigned them for the festival, then their club will be disbanded.
For the literary club which Ichigo was part of, they must prove that they deserve a club room and funds by selling 100 copies of their latest work. His childhood friend Mayuu, who used to be a famous actress, was worried about losing a place to call her own, while his underclassmen and writer Sena had no desire to join another club. However, they had only sold 35 copies at the last festival and they couldn’t see how they could meet their goal with only the three of them in the club.
The leader of the 2-member drama club, Momoka, came to them and offered them with a solution. Their club would be disbanded if they didn’t put on a great play at the culture festival, so she asked them to write a script for them and also to take part in the play. She also wanted Mayuu to return to the stage. Will the literature club and drama club successfully complete their tasks?
There are English reviews
8. Otome ga Kanaderu Koi no Aria 乙女が奏でる恋のアリア [141128] ensemble 1
Tsukasa is a sopranista-in-training, a male who can sing in the same vocal range as a female soprano. He had been studying overseas for the past year and came back to Japan a month early for vacation to surprise his parents. However, they were gone for a trip and were having the house fully renovated while away, so he ended up without a place to stay. After deciding to live alone for the month, he met a girl named Ayaka by chance when she heard him sing at the park. She told him that she had been looking for someone who could sing like him and wanted him to come to her school to sing at the upcoming festival. Even though he was troubled at the sudden request, he wasn’t able to turn her down and ended up at Shinou Academy, a European-style girls’ school.
“W-Wait! D-Didn’t I tell you I’m a boy?”
“But with your looks and voice…”
His complaints fell on deaf ears and after being dressed up in girls’ clothes, he was surprised when he looked in the mirror. Tsukasa agreed to attend Miou Academy for the month as a girl, Izumi, and star as a ‘diva’ at the Shinou Festival one month later.
There is an English review
9. Venus Blood -Hypno- VenusBlood -HYPNO- [141128] Dual Tail 1 2 3 4 5
Back in ancient times, the Holy Land of Helvetia flourished as the throne of the goddess Elnath. However, the land is now ruled by the demons who had conspired against and successfully defeated the goddess.
The 4 queens who rule over their respective domains have long maintained a pact of non-intervention. However, one day, after receiving reports that the Dark Empress Karvia was engaging in suspicious activity, the other 3 queens simultaneously declared war on her.
Despite being surrounded on all sides by enemies, the Demon Empress Karvia was confident that she would prevail. After all, she had under her command a secret task force unit, one that served her well during the battle for Helvetia against the goddess, and is also the unit that she considers to have been the deciding factor in the war...The 'Black Arme Vapula'.
The unit shrouded in darkness and stricken from history, led by the war hero and our protagonist, Leonhardt...Setting foot onto the stage known as the battlefield once again, the flames of ambition burn brightly within him.
RPG
10. Zannen na Ore-tachi no Seishun Jijou. 残念な俺達の青春事情。 [141128] ChuableSoft 1 2
“Greetings, plebs.”
Those poison-laced words said with a sneering smile were transfer student Rinne’s first words… and she immediately regretted saying them. That’s because Yutaka took an immediate interest in her and it was the first step in his quest to make her join the unofficial student council. From that day on, her life changed, for better or for worse.
There is no one in this world who is perfect as we all have our own deficiencies. That’s why it’s important for us to join hands and be together with others.
There are English reviews
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1. Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A-4 真剣で私に恋しなさい！A-4 [141121] Minato Soft 1 2 3 A fandisc featuring routes for Homura and Lin. Fandisc
2. Bunny Paradise Bani Para ~Koibito Zenin Bani-ka Keikaku~ Bunny Paradise ばにぱら ～恋人全員バニー化計画～ [141128] SkyFish poco The prestigious girls’ school Usagino Private School is rumoured to be full of cute girls. Shinsuke graduated from a top-tier university and was expected to be the heir of his father’s zaibatsu, which is one of the directors of the school. However, he loves bunny girls more than anyone should. The school’s prestige has taken a hit in recent times and he decided to become a teacher there to help rebuild it and prove his worthiness as the zaibatsu’s successor at the same time. He proclaimed that the cause was a lack of etiquette, shyness and desire to serve among the girls. His perfect plan was to create a "bunny club" at the school and train all the students as bunny girls, who exemplify all these positive traits.
Nukige listed for the sake of an opening
3. ChuSinGura 46+1 Bushi no Kodou ChuSingura 46+1 武士の鼓動 [141128] inre 1 2 3
This is the fandisk for ChuSinGura46+1. Suguha and the 47 ronin were able to thwart the massive plot. However, now he was faced with a new problem: due to a certain event, they all began vying for his love! What will become of him when he’s tempted by all the brave and beautiful ladies across the land?
In addition, there’ll be a shocking revelation about the unexplained ‘empty time’ from the original game. Waiting for them was the Shinsengumi ‘Mibu no Ookami’ (wolves of Mibu)! It seems that they have time-slipped to the late Tokugawa period!
Fandisc
4. Cocoro＠Function! NEO ココロ＠ファンクション！ NEO（Network Enhanced Operation） [141128] Pulltop 1 This is the fandisk for Cocoro@Function!. It includes an after story for Mina and Hijiri, an ‘if’ story for subheroine Chie where Taiyou did not create the CFC, and a full story with Asagao and Bell which follows Asagao’s route in the original game. Some H scenes will also use the motion event movie system from Konosora SP. Fandisc
5. Dasaku 駄作 [141128] Cyclet 1 2 3 4 5 High school student Haiki Yuuki lives a happy life. Eating lunch on the rooftop, visiting amusement parks, and watching the stars, all with his friends by his side. But when his good friend Alice starts to miss school, she reveals a secret that could change everything... Nukige has English reviews
6. Hani Tsuma はにつま [141128] Boot Up!
The executive position of Kirishima heavy industries has been passed down through the Akatsuki household for generations. As the only son of the Akatsuki household, Hibiki was obligated to inherit the position under the strict guidance of his father Raiden. Even though there was great hope placed upon his shoulders, he felt that it was only a burden. While he dutifully followed orders as a kid, he grew more rebellious against his father as the years passed. When it was time for him to change schools, he left his home in Tokyo for the far-away city of Nishiro to attend Narumi Gakuen and live at the Akatsuki household’s villa Kagura-tei there.
With the residence’s manager Misato helping him, he spent peaceful days free from interference from his father. However, these peaceful days which he had long yearned for were ruined with the visit of his fiancée Aoi. She decided to come live with him at Kagura-tei so that she can get to know him better before their marriage. He had never heard about having a fiancée and had strong feelings against it. However, he couldn’t just slam the door in her face, so he agreed to live together with her for a little while. In the end, he wasn’t able to escape his father even after leaving far away from home.
However, after meeting Aoi and living together with her, there was a great change in his heart. No longer was he running away every day from his father’s pressure; he had finally found a life where he felt comfortable. Now having understood how he could not escape reality, he resolved to face it head on.
Nukige listed for the sake of an opening
7. Hotarubi no Shoujo 螢火ノ少女 [141128] Jirai Soft
The solitary island of Kyuubi-jima lies in the Sea of Japan. It was named after the legendary nine-tailed fox after a shard of the sesshouseki (killing stone) had reached the island when it died. However, many people left the island to escape from the inauspicious name, and before long the island had its name changed to Hotarubi-jima (light of the fireflies). However, even with its new beautiful name, an ominous shadow still casts over the island.
Natsuki lost his mother when he was born and moved at a young age to Hotarubi-jima when his father remarried, along with his two new imoutos. But his surroundings changed completely after the accidental death of his father. Taking care of three kids was deemed too much for his sickly mother-in-law Kaede, so Natsuki and his youngest sister Tsugumi were taken in by relatives outside of the island, while his other sister Madoka remained on the island as the successor of the Tsukumo household.
Many years later, Madoka suddenly vanished and there were whispers among the islanders that she was spirited away. No one could find her, so she was considered as dead by an accident. News of Madoka’s death reached Natsuki and Tsugumi on the mainland. However, Kaede prohibited their return to the island and they were unable to attend her funeral. A few years after that, Tsugumi suddenly received a letter from Madoka, simply telling them to come to the island. After discussing it with Natsuki, they decided to return to Hotarubi-jima to find out the truth behind the letter. They soon learned about the sad truth and cruel past of their family clan, as well as the secret of the island.
Nukige, but after Tsuisou no Augment curiosity persists. Production team has changed, so it's best not to have any Tsuisou no Augment allusions. Basically, it's a denpa with a lot of fixed bad endings. There's a lot of unexplained mystery everywhere for a short and fragmented story, but nothing worthile for the tremendous amount of effort and endurance needed to reach the True End.
Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Asagiri ni Chiru Hana- is VN of the Month. Kurogane Kaikitan -Senya Ichiya- is another curious species. Clephas did not choose anything due to nature of trilogy and absence of PC release for the mentioned games. Micchi emphasizes Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia and Haru Kiss
1. Kimihane: Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi Suru Ikkagetsu きみはね 彼女と彼女の恋する１ヶ月 [150123] BaseSon Light 1 2
Hina, Rin and Fumi are new roommates at Seiba Girls’ School. Even though they had different personalities and upbringings, they had one thing in common: they recall seeing an angel when they were small. They each suspected that one of the other girls was actually an angel.
There are English reviews
2. Kurogane Kaikitan -Senya Ichiya- クロガネ回姫譚－閃夜一夜－ [150129] Minato Station 1
The topic of the day is anti-terrorism. The story takes place in an alternate history where Japan is the economic center of the world in 2015, where they face threats of terror every day. On February 4, 70 years ago (1945), major cities of the Allied countries all went up in flames at around the same time, bringing Japan to victory. The atomic bombs never dropped, and history basically went the way of an conservative old Japanese man’s wet dream. Fast forward to 2015, and the culture isn’t all that different from the real world aside from the fact that Japan is an economic center that constantly faces terrorist attacks. There’s a bit of the Showa period feeling (high economic growth) to the modern setting.
The political side of things isn’t as important as the supernatural setting. There are rare objects with special powers, called Kurogane, that are used in anti-terrorism measures. Kurogane have a variety of useful powers, but they’re tools that choose their owners and few people have an affinity with them. In a high school-level police academy (which behaves more like a somewhat specialized high school than an actual police academy), there exists a top-secret team of Kurogane users called the Kurogane Team that takes on various missions to eradicate terrorists. The protagonist and heroines are all a part of this team, and the story revolves around their missions.
There is an English review
3. Durarara!! Relay デュラララ!! Relay [150129] Kadokawa Games
It is January in Ikebukuro. Mikado Ryuugamine, Masaomi Kida, and Anri Sonohara are at the opening ceremony of the third quarter of school. In the city, Simon Brezhnev continues handing out leaflets outside Russia Sushi, and Shizuo Heiwajima continues throwing vending machines; nothing out of the ordinary in their daily lives. Yuuhei Hanejima and Ruri Hijiribe star in the movie Case Bodyguard 2: Salaryman Ninja Gu, and like every day, Celty Sturluson completes her deliveries.
Anime Spin-Off
4. 1/7 no Mahoutsukai 1/7の魔法使い [150130] Regulus 1 2 3
When he was very small, Yuuji made a promise with a girl to become a magician and save the world. They parted ways soon after and the promise also gradually changed its meaning until all that remained was a ring which they had exchanged at that time.
Many years later, with the world trembling at the impending return of the “witch”, he decided to enrol in a magic school to fulfill his promise. However, even though he had top grades in the written and practical exams, he was failed for the simple reason that he had no training as a magician. He was recognized as a special case in a follow-up exam and entered Maialens Magic Academy half a year later. It is where youths with excellent magic ability train in anticipation of the witch’s revival.
While he was touring the school, he suddenly heard a familiar sound and was witness to a battle. In front of him stood a girl in colourful clothing, wielding a giant weapon that’s too big for her and with a shimmering ring on her right hand. She was the girl who he had made the promise with, Ema. She looked at the ring on his hand and declared that he wasn’t the Yuuji that she had hoped for. He didn’t understand what she meant, but she continued: “I will be waiting ahead for you.”
Afterwards, he discovered that he had been placed into a class of students with low grades. Unless all of them show qualities of a magician within a month, then they will be forced to drop out. So, Yuuji still had not been recognized as a proper student at the school. This is the first step in fulfilling his promise and to save the world.
There are English reviews
5. Gakuen Butou no Folklore 学園舞闘のフォークロア [150130] Chien 1
This is another Japan in a world supported by people with powers that derivate from fairy tales. Kouji was born with the power (‘cast’) “roi jewel”, which appoints the next King. He transferred into Gokyou Gakuen with his attendant Tsubomi, but due to living a secluded life because the country was raising him to be the next king, he and Tsubomi get lost and get to the school really late. When they arrive there's no one around, the go out looking for someone to help them and arrive in a arena where Kouji is attacked by three girls with powerful casts.
After the schools principal arrives and stops the fight she explains the Schools rules. The girl who defeat him in the Butoukai tournament and remain undefeated will marry him at his graduation, but Kouji and Tsubomi didn't know that and he will do his best to not lose to anyone and marry whoever he choses. They all ended up sharing a dormitory and he gradually began to know them better.
At that time, there was sequence of attacks on girls at the school almost every night. As they investigated the truth, they unexpectedly revealed the presence of a mastermind behind the incidents.
Ridiculous synopsis leads to even more ridiculous development and finalizes with harem.
6. Haru Kiss ハルキス [150130] Giga
Shuuji’s grades have taken a hit since he played around too much, so his cousin Tsubame decides to take him in to keep an eye on him. But since she’s usually busy with work, he ends up taking care of the house along with younger cousin Aoi. He wishes to become independent soon. At this time, he helped his classmate Itsuki and became pretend lovers with her. Then his younger sister Konomi came to see him, along with the daughter of his judo teacher and his childhood friend, Amane. What kind of a future awaits him?
Giga moege
7. Lautes Alltags -Herrenlose Katze und Teehaus- ラウテスアルタクス -Herrenlose Katze und Teehaus- [150130] Hexenhaus
Kisaragi was not able to find a job after graduation, so he has been reluctantly helping out his older sister Mutsuki at her café Kirschtorte since spring while continuing his job search. Located near the train station in a residential neighbourhood, it was often visited by students returning home. He did his shift every day with veteran part-timer Himari and osananajimi Sana, and business was generally quite good.
Summer soon turned to fall, and his employment situation didn’t change. One day, the manager Torie brought in a girl who had looked troubled on the street. They gathered to ask her questions, but she seemed hesitant in answering them. Himari remarked that it must be because she lost her memories. So, Mutsuki suggested that she live and work part-time at the café while regaining her memories. The girl, Nanase, reluctantly agreed and the everyday at Kirschtorte gradually changes.
Another light coffee shop thing
8. Magical Kanan 2 ~Hiiro no Bergamot~ まじかるカナン2 ～緋色のベルガモット～ [150130] Terios
One year after the Dark Materia incident, contact was lost with the unit monitoring the human world. Natsuki once again headed to the human world on the orders of Tsuyuha, the Queen of the magic world Evergreen. He immediately went to meet up with Chihaya, but he was attacked by a black magic warrior named Crimson. However, he can’t fight by himself; he only had the power to bestow magical powers to his partner, transforming her into a magic warrior.
He ran around looking for Chihaya and bumped into Misaki, kissing her on the lips and turning her into Magical Warrior Machalite. They were able to fight off Crimson, but Natsuki was perplexed at how he was able to give his powers to someone other than Chihaya. After he found Chihaya, he discovered that she could no longer turn into Magic Warrior Carmein. Will he be able to overcome the dangers and bring back peace to the human world?
Retro feeling sequel of an ancient game
9. Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia 夏の色のノスタルジア [150130] Moonstone 1 2 3 4 5 6
When Ryouto awoke from his coma, the world around him seemed to have changed colour. This is because he gained a special ability which allowed him to see the people’s emotions as colours. For example, happiness shows as amber, sadness as sapphire, anger as ruby, and desire as emerald. Aside from that, he was like any other normal boy.
He returned to his hometown Kaido-chou with his imouto Miu for the first time in three years and transferred into Himawari Garden. They were surprised to see a field of large blossoming sunflowers for which the school was named after, even though it was only May. It was said that sunflowers which bloom outside of their normal periods are supposed to bring good luck to the students. However, there was not much excitement in the quiet classroom and he was also unable to notice any colour in his classmates.
He reunited with three girls whom he was friends with in the past. Their friendship which was thought to last forever had been shattered during that summer three years ago. As he picked up the broken fragments one by one, he felt both the darkness and love which they held in their hearts.
There are English reviews
10. Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Asagiri ni Chiru Hana- 時計仕掛けのレイライン －朝霧に散る花－ [150130] Unison Shift: Blossom 1 2 3 4 5
The ‘night world’ crumbled and their students vanished. Mitsuyoshi thought that the cause might have been a fire that happened at the school 20 years ago, and began to investigate this incident in order to reunite with his friend Kotarou who had disappeared as a ‘night school student’. Meanwhile, the school principal who had also vanished secretly planned to bring back the night world from the other side. All of the remaining mysteries of the school will finally be brought to light.
There are English reviews
Silverio Vendetta is a natural choice for VN of the Month. But I also consider all of Boku no Hitori Sensou , Rakuen no Shugosha , Sanoba Witch and Soreyori no Prologue masterpieces. Clephas has the same favorite with Sanoba Witch given special mention. Micchi in addition to Soreyori no Prologue looks forward to Kujiragami no Tearstilla and Ama Koi Syrups, and even Zer has his picks of Akuma Musume no Kanban Ryouri and Sakura Synchronicity .
1. Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai ゾンビのあふれた世界で俺だけが襲われない [150220] 1 2
Based on the popular web novel of the same title. The story covers the first two volumes of the web novel.
Yuusuke is an office worker with a dislike for people, preferring to do his job alone and in silence. When the company he works for suddenly goes bankrupt, he loses his job, and with that, all his motivation disappears, and he becomes a complete shut-in. On one of the rare days he decides to leave his apartment after a week-long video game binge, a mysterious man attacks him and bites his arm. Though Yuusuke manages to escape back to his room, he comes down with a fever and becomes bedridden for several days.
When Yuusuke wakes up, recovered, he goes to resume his normal life, but he soon finds that in the short time he was asleep the world has completely changed. Zombies have emerged in every corner of the world simultaneously, and the few human survivors are now in hiding. However... “Why am I the only one the zombies don’t attack?”
How will Yuusuke take advantage of his new situation, and what will he discover?
Game is localized and has English reviews
2. Captain Earth: Mind Labyrinth キャプテン・アース Mind Labyrinth [150226] 1
The game is placed on an alternate universe based on the dream world from episode 23: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Anime Spin-Off
3. Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru - Jukai no Kioku 結城友奈は勇者である 樹海の記憶 [150226] FuRyu Corporation 1
Sanshuu Middle School 2nd year, Yuuki Yuuna.
Cheerful, energetic and always optimistic, she's a normal girl that is a member of the "Hero Club", a club that does anything it can to help people out.
With the 3rd year Inubouzaki Fuu at its center, the Hero Club's activities include all sorts of things that benefit the public, from "finding foster parents for kittens" to "helping out at the kindergarten".
However, the girls of the Hero Club have a true, secret duty:
To fight mankind's natural enemy, the "Vertex", in a different dimension that regular people don't know about, the "Jukai".
Only chosen Heroes have what it takes to fight the enemies that invade the Jukai to bring an end to the human world.
...Or that's how it's supposed to be, but the Jukai seems to be a bit off lately...?
Who is the mysterious figure they encounter within this space where only Heroes and Vertex should be able to move...?
Anime Spin-Off
4. Akuma Musume no Kanban Ryouri 悪魔娘の看板料理 [150227] SofthouseChara 1 2
Located at the main crossroads, the town of Kaste is known for being a border town with monsters appearing nearby. Gin decides to start his second life by opening a shop in a corner of this town. However, things don’t go smoothly for a newcomer to the business: there’s problems with the locals, roaming monsters and brawling adventurers. Lucky for him, he has his trustworthy allies at his side! With their help (and troubles), will his shop become prosperous?
Economic SIM
5. Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~ あま恋シロップス ～恥じらう恋心でシたくなる甘神様の恋祭り～ [150227] MintCUBE 1 2
Sachikazu lives in Hoshikago city which holds a festival called Hoshiai (Meeting of the Stars) every Tanabata. One early summer day, he went with his childhood friend Tsuyuri to a small shrine on the rocky shore to make an offering of handmade sweets. There they met the strange round being Manjuu-sama. After being embraced by it, Tsuyuri’s face turned increasingly red and her breathing became heavier. He was about to help her, but was instead pushed down. It looked like she was sexually excited. She turned back to normal after he sprayed his semen on her. Then, a girl in a miko outfit, Hozumi, appeared before them and proclaimed that since Manjuu-sama had awakened, she will help make sure the “Hoshiai Ritual” is performed accordingly.
The only way to combat the sexual urges that are caused by Manjuu-sama’s mysterious ability is his semen! With his younger sister Rin and English transfer student Anastesia also dragged in, the festival of love has begun!
There are English reviews
6. Boku no Hitori Sensou ぼくの一人戦争 [150227] Akabei Soft2 1 2 3 4 5 6
The world that Eiji knew changed completely one calm spring day. The school which he attended was attacked by evil enemies which cannot be seen. The students all took up arms to protect the things which they treasured the most. It was a battle which would not end until there was only one left standing.
There are English reviews
7. Kamitsure ~7 no Nijou Fushigi~ カミツレ ～7の二乗不思議～ [150227] Libre
Mutsuki is very much a girl. However, she knew ever since she was a child that a ‘boy’ existed inside of her. Sometimes he would appear to help her, sometimes to trouble her. Her parents soon divorced because of this and she was separated from her dear twin little sister Nanami.
The years passed and there was a new transfer student to Mutsuki’s all girls school at the end of the summer vacation of her first year. It was her long-separated twin Nanami. However, her personality had changed from doting to cool. Mutsuki was worried that Nanami would become outcasted in the class, but she was particularly cold to her.
She heard from her roommate about one of the school’s seven mysteries, the large mirror in the concert hall. She went there and asked the mirror what she should do. At that moment, she was swallowed up by an ‘alternate time’, then reappeared in front of the mirror. There was a bright light and she heard a voice say to her: “I will grant your wish”.
When she came to, she was in her own room. Was it a dream or was it real? She was holding a small mirror in her hand. From that moment on, the relationships between Mutsuki and Nanami, as well as with the girls around them, began to change greatly.
Yuri game that tries to bring in seriousness to the genre
8. Kujiragami no Tearstilla 鯨神のティアスティラ [150227] Whirlpool 1 2 3
The water capital, Amanoshima Island, brings in many tourists with its network of canals. It became prosperous due to its ‘energy water’ industry which can be used for everything from consumption to energy, and a school was built to do further research on it. It is on this mysterious island that there is a folklore about a water god who can grant wishes.
One day, Yuuma drifted ashore in a suitcase. He met a young girl Riru, who was the kujiragami (whale god) in the legend. However, for some reason she had lost her ability to grant wishes. She asked for his help to regain her powers and thus, he became her messenger. This is the beginning of the story about the return of the legend of the water of wishes.
There are English reviews
9. Marrybell wa Shinda to Papa ni Tsutaete マリーベルは死んだとパパに伝えて [150227] NostalgicChord 1 2
The story is told from the points of view of the six 'family members', who are all people who were dropped into this new world when their section of Tokyo 'fell'. They are also the only survivors... and they find themselves indebted deeply to the indigenous city that manage to reach and the merchant guild that sells them their house. A great deal of the story is about a combination of simple financial struggles to make ends meet and pay off more of their debt... and of how the various characters adapt - or don't.
There are English reviews
10. Rakuen no Shugosha 楽園の守護者 [150227] NostalgicChord 1 2
Rakuen no Shugosha taking place in future where a small percentage of the population - both animal and human - have gained supernatural abilities that make them so dangerous that they rendered most modern weapons obsolete. When the story begins, you are thrown into action with a small unit of United Nations soldiers who are sneaking through the ruins of a dead city for the purpose of killing the 'most powerful human in existence'.
There are English reviews
11. Sakura Synchronicity さくらシンクロニシティ [150227] Whitesoft 1 2
It was April and the first year for Haruka and his younger sister Rise at Sotoorihime Academy, which is surrounded by beautiful cherry blossoms. First meetings with new friends awaited them, as well as reunions with childhood friends. And, as if it was waiting for this exact moment to come, the synchronicity of love begins.
There is an English review
12. Sanoba Witch サノバウィッチ [150227] Yuzusoft 1 2 3 4 5
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others.
One of Shuuji’s classmates, Ayachi Nene, likewise has her own grave secret: She will randomly experience periods of strong arousal, something which she has no control over. The two of them had nothing to do with one another beyond just being classmates, until one day, when Shuuji stumbled upon a scene that defied his wildest imaginations. Ayachi Nene, THAT Ayachi Nene is pressing her crotch against the corner of a library table… using it to MASTURBATE?!
Following that one accident, two strangers became friends. They bonded with one another through their shared secrets, and from this, Shuuji came to learn about certain things. That is, not only about the reason for Nene’s random ‘fits’ where she gets uncontrollably aroused, but also about the existence of people called ‘witches’—-Nene’s secret actions as a ‘witch’, and the ‘fits’ she goes through because of that serving as the magnet, a junior, an upperclassman, and a transfer student all congregate together.
Shuuji’s once normal life is thrown into chaos, and with that, a certain faint hope wells up inside of him:
“Maybe this will be the start of something new.”
There are English reviews
13. Silverio Vendetta シルヴァリオ ヴェンデッタ [150227] light 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In the near future, fossil fuel deposits have dried up and nations have begun scrambling to secure the few resources which remained. It was at this time that Japan successfully discovered the previously unknown “Astral” particle, which would have solved the world’s energy problems. However, the other nations would not recognize Japan’s superiority and sought to take the new technology by force, sparking the Fifth World War.
As the entire world descended into a fierce war, no one had realised the greatest danger to humankind. The new Astral nuclear power reactors malfunctioned, causing a seismic space-time earthquake which wiped out Japan and most of eastern Eurasia.
With the birth of the second sun, Amaterasu, came a drastic change in the world situation. As it was impossible to maintain the current culture with the lack of electronic circuits, the war ended without any victor, leaving behind only a deep scar.
It took a thousand years before humankind recovered from this catastrophe. It was then that another unprecedented calamity occurred in the capital of Adler, a military nation located in what was formerly Western Europe. Blood and screams filled the burning streets as the city descended into bottomless despair. Two strange beings appeared, challenging the hero and the fate of mankind.
Zephyr did not believe that this fierce heroic battle suited him and decided to run away instead. He did not care about winning the battle; he just wished to live a normal life. For the only girl he had saved, he promised to turn his back on everything. This is not a story about heroes; it is a tale about those who have lost.
There are English reviews
14. Soreyori no Prologue ソレヨリノ前奏詩 [150227] minori 1 2 3 4 5
Shuu is able to read the feelings of others. However, it only brings him pain, especially in places with many people, like a full train. One day, he noticed that he was not able to feel the emotions of a girl on the train, even when he focused his ability on her. Before he knew it, he was completely fixated on her and wanted to know more about her heart although he didn’t even know her name. He only knew that she was a student at his school.
One summer day, the girl went to the school’s roof instead of the classroom. He curiously followed her and when he reached the top, he was greeted by her cold gaze.
“There is a wall surrounding my heart. You cannot pass through it.”
For some reason, the girl knows his "power".
A boy who can read people's feelings. A girl who has sealed her heart/feelings with a wall.
The story of these two, starts at that summer ~
There are English reviews
Clephas chose Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no as VN of the Month and I comply with that as I have zero interest in playing or exploring any of this month's charage. With this kind of overdose lack of darker serious sophisticated titles is seen vividly as there used to be some kind of fragile balance before. Micchi applauds the simple joys of Hanasaki Work Spring , Panical Confusion and Yuki Koi Melt while Zen is curious about Anekouji Naoko to Gin'iro no Shinigami from Minato Carnival and Bishoujo Mangekyou nukige .
1. 11gatsu no Arcadia 11月のアルカディア [150327] LevoL 1 2 3 4 5
Ruiseitou is a solitary island in the southern sea far away from the main island. The beautiful ocean which surrounds the island and the charm of its historic Western-style streets draw in many visitors. In October, the streets are decorated in Halloween decorations in preparation for Kidai Gakuen’s founding festival.
There is a jewel kept at the school which can grant any wish. Every year at the festival when the ‘orb’ is displayed to the general public, there are many plans to steal it. However, all attempts have been thwarted by voluntary security groups of townspeople and students. Takuto is the leader of one of these groups, who all have special powers bestowed upon them by the jewel’s magic. Together with his trusted friends, he protects the jewel and the festival.
However, this year is different. His role as the leader is only a façade; he is only awaiting his chance to steal the jewel for himself. He had planned for this moment for three years, in order to resurrect his late imouto.
There are English reviews
2. Anekouji Naoko to Gin'iro no Shinigami 姉小路直子と銀色の死神 [150327] Minato Carnival 1 2
The baby-faced Shinkurou is loved by those who are older than him. His older sister Naoko says that she doesn’t want to spoil him, but that’s basically what she does. She was determined to make him a proper adult. However, the Finnish transfer student Kirsti, also known as the “Silver God of Death”, took an interest in him, which further worried Naoko. His surroundings quickly descended into a riot…
There is an English review
3. DS9 Debate School Nine DS9 ディベートスクールナイン [150327] Ja no Michi wa Hebi Soft 1
As a part of class studies home teacher chose 9th Ammendment to the constitution as a debate topic. The classroom is going to become the battlefield between supporters of 9th Ammendment and revisionists. Naoki did not have particular interest for the agenda and kept neutral position.
"Please stand up with the Guardians !!"
"Please enter the constitutional reform faction !!"
Bribe? Intimidation? Venus trap? All means are good to bring Naoki to one's camp.
Shall Naoki give in to pressure or be able to find his own answer on the matter?
There is an English review
4. Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no 花の野に咲くうたかたの [150327] Applique 1 2 3
Michitaka is able to see the marks left by others. The paths they’ve followed and the objects they’ve touched are all tinged with colours that are unique to each individual. Even though it is useful at times, it is mostly a troublesome ability.
Before his second year, his father asked him if he wished to live by himself at the old-fashioned Ouka-sou, which was managed by his cousins. Since he had always wanted to live alone, he jumped at the chance. However, when he arrived with great excitement, he was welcomed by the silver-haired Ouka. He did not notice any colours emanating from her.
“I am what you call… a ghost.”
Together with his cousins, childhood friends and various upperclassmen and underclassmen from his school, the most unforgettable days have begun this spring.
There are English reviews
5. Hanasaki Work Spring! 花咲ワークスプリング！ [150327] Saga Planets 1 2 3
In the midst of spring, the season of first encounters and love, Yuuma was content to waste his time away. However, these dog days began to change with his chance meeting with the mysterious Inori, the Yuki-onna of Suzugaoka Gakuen. Soon after, he was invited by Ayano to the ‘ghost club’, which is actually not related to the occult, but rather a gathering place for people with regrets. He was made the new leader of the club despite his reluctance.
Before long, he was surrounded by peculiar girls left and right: cool lone wolf Inori, carefree repeater Ayano, smitten kouhai Hikari, and pushy ‘bro’ Wakaba. Who will he end up in this irreplaceable youth story?
There are English reviews
6. Mirai Kanojo ミライカノジョ [150327] Pulltop Latte
Takaya had started going out with a girl who he had been interested in for quite some time and was looking forward to enjoying a lovey-dovey relationship. But then another girl showed up, who was the same girl from another time (whether it be from the future, past or as another form in the present)!?
“Which of us do you like!?”
How could he choose between them? They were both his dearest lover and possessed different charms. But of course there’s only one answer…
“I’ll go out with both of you!”
This was the beginning of a strange love triangle.
It's not the case of romance triangle, more of constant 3P threesomes.
7. Panical Confusion パニカル・コンフュージョン [150327] Escu:de
Magic has been passed down for generations in the Magicians’ Village, where it has remained closely guarded. However, one day, a girl Honoka who yearned for the outside world ran away. The village elders feared that the existence of magic would be made public, so they ordered fellow magic disciple Kenji to bring her back, by force if necessary.
He found her at Kimishiro Gakuen in Takagahara, happily living the normal school life which she had wanted. Even though he was hesitant upon seeing her happy for once, he decided to take her home in the interests of the village and confronted her on the school’s rooftop. However, his classmates Ayame and Nanaho were caught in the magic barrier that they put up. When Kenji tried to protect them from Honoka’s attacks, there was a sudden explosion. It appeared that a spell was cast upon them all, making them get into all sorts of naughty situations! Honoka and Kenji agreed to remain until they figure out how to lift the spell.
Moege from multiple authors which fails to stand out anywhere but the picture.
8. Sengoku Hime 6 ~Tenka Kakusei, Shingetsu no Kirameki~ 戦極姫6 ～天下覚醒、新月の煌き～ [150327] Gesen 18
Oda Nobunaga headed to the capital to fight against the Azai and Asakura clans. Houjou Ujiyasu planned to take down the forces led by the Yamanouchi Uesugi clan and claim all of Kantou. Takeda Shingen decided to exile his father Nobutora and take over control of the Takeda clan for himself. Masamune Date set forth to unite the Hokuriku region which had grown increasingly discordant. These famous warriors, along with other clan heads, were supported by two men: the wise strategist Amagi Souma, and the master swordsman Sakaki Tsukasa.
TBS
9. Shirogane x Spirits! シロガネ×スピリッツ！ [150327] Giga 1 2 3
Touji came to Kamishiro upon the last request of his late grandfather and iaido master. When he exited the station, he saw a single schoolgirl with a sword amidst a defeated mob of opponents. This was part of “Kamishiro Battle Live”, an annual media-sponsored battle event between the eight schools with the victor gaining control of the city. Setsuna brought him to Oubu Gakuen and recommended him to the student council. Impressed with his iaido technique, the student council leader invited him to join, but he had no desire to fight. However, when she told him that he would be able to live in the student council’s exclusive dormitory, he immediately changed his mind. Thus, the curtain has lifted on this fierce and fun battle stage with unique allies and opponents.
There are English reviews
10. Valkyrie Runabout! 戦乙女らんなばうとっ！ [150327] Rosebleu 1
Three years ago, Yuuki was summoned to another world, Dinia, which was being attacked by the forces of the demon lord. Even though he was merely a normal student, he gained great powers and they soon called him the ‘great wise man’. After helping the hero Scana take down the demon lord, he was been unable to return to his own world. They had fallen in love during the difficult journey and promised to marry each other, but they were separated due to the underhanded scheme of some corrupt nobles. For his great achievement, he was ultimately rewarded with only disappointment and despair.
After getting revenge against the nobles, he longed for the lost school days as a normal student. He wanted to just spend relaxing days with his friends. If he couldn’t return to Japan, then at least he wanted to experience it here. With that wish, he found himself standing in front of the school gates.
He was excited to start his new school life, but his homeroom teacher was the kingdom’s second price Hylen, while the first princess who had summoned him to this world, Flowra, was one of his classmates. One by one, people who he partied with or met along his journey appeared by his side once more. Then, Scana re-appeared before him, declaring that she would give everything to him while kissing him in front of everyone.
There is an English review
11. Yuki Koi Melt ゆきこいめると [150327] Frontwing 1 2 3
It’s been only three months since Miharu moved to the snowy town of Yubane, where he was greeted with first true taste of winter. Since he’s sensitive to cold, he greatly hates winter and patiently waits for spring like a hibernating bear. However, he was unfortunately targeted by the school’s top weirdo Usagi. She wanted him to join the mysterious ‘Winter Club’. It was a club to enjoy and love winter.
There were four members: his classmate Taruhi who’s also not good with the cold weather, the ultimate trouble maker ‘Hurricane’ Kanon, everyone’s onee-san (and heater) Shizuri, and the winter-loving aptly-named Yuki. They invited him to join them at the club’s exclusive dormitory, the former ryokan Tougenkyou. They continued to invite him no matter how many times he refused, so he asked them why they wanted him to join so much.
“Because it’ll be much more fun with you.”
There are English reviews
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1. Enigma: ENIGMA: [150315] Uzumeya 1 2 3
The world is afflicted with a mysterious disease known as "The Enigma."
Chester, infected with this disease, finds himself washed onto a lonely island, Carlyle.
As he is being given a tour of the island by the girl who nursed him back to health, Chester finds himself feeling that something is off.
There are no doctors from the mainland. Not only is there no information of the outside world, but the inhabitants seem entirely oblivious of the worldwide epidemic.
---It's as if this place has been completely removed from the rest of the world.
After a while, Chester finds a conspicuous white forest in the middle of a green expanse.
"That forest devours people. That's what I believe."
The forest's name is Enigma.
The same as the disease consuming his body.
Doujin is localized and has English reviews
2. Golden Marriage -Jewel Days- Golden Marriage -Jewel Days- [150327] ensemble 1 This is the fandisc for Golden Marriage, featuring after stories for all six heroines (Marika included). There’s also two extra episodes, including one with alcohol. There’s plenty of new situations, in wedding dresses, swimsuits or yukata. Marriage isn’t your life’s goal; it’s a new beginning! Enjoy your sweet honeymoon! Fandisc
There are very few normal titles this month, but enough of gameplay ones. Two sequels weren't good enough for a masterpiece, so Chrono Clock becomes VN of the Month by default. Clephas was of the similar opinion. Micchi and Zen cheer up for gameplay titles like Evenicle and Kami no Rhapsody, but also comedy Puramai Wars and Eiyuutan fandisc.
1. XBlaze Lost:Memories [150409] Arc System Works 1 2 3
Magister's City Ishana—
The protagonist "Me" lives on the outskirts of the city of Ishana with her little sister in idyllic peace. However, that peace is shattered when "Me's" sister disappears without a trace.
As panic begins to take a hold, "Me" starts running through increasingly more horrible scenarios in her mind. Was she kidnapped? Or is "that man" somehow behind it all? "That man" being their father, who performed dangerous experiments on his wife and eldest daughter without any explanation of his actions. Rushing to her father's workshop only served to confirm her fears as the same strange azure light that appeared when her mother died once again was leaking through the cracks of the door…
After a single deep breath, "Me" opens the door and then–
–wakes up without her memories in the "Phantom Field", a strange parallel world inhabited by a single person, the mysterious girl "Nobody". It is from this point that the protagonist begins her quest to find her sister, her memories, and uncover the origin of the Phantom Field.
Who is "Nobody"?
What is the "Phantom Field"?
A new story of the "Azure" will be uncovered…
There are English reviews
2. Flowers -Le Volume sur Été- FLOWERS - Le volume sur été - [150417] Innocent Grey 1 2
Erika/Chidori: "Have you ever thought of wanting to do something for the one you love?"
This is the all-age sequel to FLOWERS -Le volume sur printemps-. In the season of first meetings, a girl with a wounded heart, Suou, found a friend and lover who would accept her. However, this friend and lover left the school without telling her the reason at the end of spring. Suou was in denial about her loss, and fellow bookworm Erika was gravely worried and looked for a way to heal Suou’s broken heart.
With the early arrival of summer, a girl named Chidori transferred into the school. She met Erika by accident when Erika was coming back to the dorm and told Erika that she was a coward for stalking her. It was the worst first meeting for the two who would end up becoming each other's "Amitié."
There are English reviews
3. Chrono Clock クロノクロック [150424] Purple Software 1 2 3 4
Next in line to manage a large corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important item from his grandfather, the pocket watch. A mysterious power lurks within that pocket watch.
'The power to go back in time five minutes.’
It's a power that he can use as many times as he wants, but it's somewhat difficult to make use of.
If he uses it well, then there's no telling what he could accomplish. He could even save the world... but he shouldn't need to do anything amazing like that.
Our protagonist is just a boy who became a time traveller in order to have fun adventures every day.
Rei Sawatari created a list of cute girls, who he confesses his feelings to one after another, then he uses the power of the pocket watch to turn back time, investigating the girls who might be interested in him without any risk.
After school, on a day just like that. A girl falls from the roof of the school building, splattering against the ground.
When he turned back time to find out what on Earth happened, he found the first year girl, Suzuki Miu, who was right in the middle of confessing her feelings to his best friend when Rei walked in at the worst moment.
Miu was an extremely shy, brilliant, and unlucky girl, And all her courage just to tell someone her true feelings.
Our protagonist; Who could only tell someone his feelings with the help of the pocket watch, was deeply impressed by the girl's determination and decided to help her so that her second confession would succeed.
That was the beginning of their bizarre three-way relationship.
At the same time, the protagonist must gather up the courage to confess his feelings to one of the other heroines.
This is only the prologue to Rei Sawatari's story.
There are English reviews
4. Evenicle イブニクル [150424] Alice Soft 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The creator of the world, the Holy Mother Eve, gave two commandments: one must not kill another human, and one must only have one partner for life. However, knights are exempted from the latter divine rule, so that they can produce powerful offspring to fight against monsters. Somewhere in the land, there was a young man Asterisk who wished to marry the beautiful twin sisters who raised him. He decided that he will become a knight and get lots of wives! Thus, he set out on his journey with great enthusiasm and ambition.
RPG is localized and has English reviews
5. Kagura Kaentan 神楽花莚譚 [150424] Debo no Su Seisakusho
This world is different from the the human world. There are youkai who normally hide in the shadows or sunlight, but can harm humans. Mikoto and Ryouka are two mikos under the tutelage of the goddess Sakatome-sama, and they are tasked with exterminating the youkai. They travel across the land as part of their training. One day, they arrived at a history-laden old town upon the request of Satsuki and Takayo, who informed them of strange events occurring around the town. That evening, Takayo was kidnapped by the youkai and the mikos headed to the land of the youkai to save her.
RPG
6. Kami no Rhapsody 神のラプソディ [150424] Eushully 1 2
The great plains of Kvarna spreads out from the border between the western part and the central plains of the Raulbash continent. This was the territory of the demi-humans who have resided here peacefully for thousands of years.
One time, the ‘Kami no Kaido’, the ruler of the southeastern plains who is close to God, declared that he would train a successor to inherit his immense power and knowledge. With those words, he opened the gates to the holy land, ‘Shrine of the End’ (Tsui no Goshi). The successor candidates were bestowed the privilege to explore the previously-sealed area and various abilities by the Kami no Kaido, to overcome the severe trials that lay before them.
Youths from all races and religions heeded this call and gathered together, including the young researcher Erballade who left his hometown to seek wisdom and the unknown. There will only be one successor. With honour, wisdom, power and wealth, along with the expectations of their hometowns, a fierce competition is about to begin.
SRPG
7. Pretty x Cation 2 [150424] Hibiki Works 1 2 3
Your life is changed up by suddenly having to move to a new town due to your parent's work circumstances. Surrounded by lakes and mountains, a town in the middle of nature-- what's more, you're striking it solo.
While strolling through town, you come across a woman fishing who strikes up a conversation with you: "Have you ever been in love?"
No, no you haven't-- But wouldn't that be nice?
"With you moving to a new place, isn't this the perfect chance for you to change yourself and live a new life?"
With the pushy words of a stranger, your Spring is finally set in motion...
There are English reviews
8. Puramai Wars プラマイウォーズ [150424] ASa Project 1 2 3
“Modesty, fairness and grace”: That’s the motto by which Chihaya and his sisters Kyouko and Mei were brought up with by their strict father. Their family was well-respected in the neighbourhood; You could say they’re the ideal family. Due to an unexpected event, they ended up sharing a house with the family of one of their parents’ co-workers. Chihaya heard that there were three beautiful sisters and was looking forward to living together with them, but it turns out that their nature is totally opposite of their family!
There are English reviews
9. Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen Bansenjin 相州戦神館學園 万仙陣 [150424] light 1 2 3 4 5 6
This follows the grand ending in Hachimyoujin, where Yoshiya doesn’t confess to anyone. Yoshiya’s group are now in their second year at Senshinkan Gakuen, joined by new students Nobuaki and Shizuno. There were a few more hiccups along the way, but every day is full of laughs and smiles. No one thought that it would change, but while devoting all their time preparing for the culture festival, they happened upon a secret of the school and were confronted with a nightmare which eroded reality. They didn’t have any special abilities to combat these strange occurrences, but then their inner elements awakened and the wheel of dreams begin to turn once more.
There are English reviews
10. Verethragna ~Seisen no Duelist~ ウルスラグナ～征戦のデュエリスト～ [150424] Astronauts: Sirius 1 2
The trading card game Verethragna is a game created by the world’s largest game company Link World. Players summon and fight with gods and demons, heroes and monsters summoned from other worlds. It has become extremely popular, with people of all ages addicted to it.
Tatsumi, the head of a zaibatsu, was trapped by the Kokuryou Gakuen’s chairwoman Metsheila into a hidden duel tournament. He suffered a horrible defeat and was bounded from leaving. She sent a challenge to his son, Akira, telling him to fight to the top of the duelist ladder at the school if he wished to exact revenge for his father. Accepting her challenge, he enrolled as a student at the school.
One day, when he accidentally wandered into the woods behind the school, he encountered unidentifiable monsters. However, he was saved by a card of Kiskill, the dark armor-wearing goddess of darkness. He fought up the ranks with her by his side, was selected as one of the 21 knights (ritter) and aimed to become the ‘duel kaizer’. What is the Metsheila’s intention and what is the truth behind Verethragna and the other worlds?
Card RPG
11. Hakuisei Aijou Izonshou 白衣性愛情依存症 [150430] Kogado Studio 1 2 3
"The bitter-sweet love story of the white robe angels."
Oosachi Asuka was a high school girl who lived life in a carefree, easygoing way while holding the nickname "Jellyfish Club Leader." But as graduation approaches, her classmates started to seriously think about college and their futures, which made Asuka feel uneasy.
The self you want to become...
Dreams of the future...
Unable to answer those two thoughts, Asuka wandered in her closet for a change of pace and discovered an old picture book. The writing was faded, but enough to make out the meanings behind the words.
"I will become a nurse."
Without a doubt, those were her letters she herself wrote down inside that favorite picture book of hers growing up. That wasn't the only source for her resolve as she has her younger sister "Oosachi Nao": Younger by one year, same grade level, adores her older sis, and is the self-proclaimed "Responsible Imouto" and "Onee-chan's Special Medicine." Thanks to Nao who's looked after her and encouraged her to work hard, Asuka didn't have a lot of obstacles in her way. After taking the first steps to becoming a splendid nurse, they both succeeded in entering "The Imperial Capital Nursing Technical School" based in the holy site of Yurigahama.
——Spring.
Upon entering, Asuka encounters two classmates: "Amatou Itsuki" and "Takeda Sakuya."
Both are attractive, in-shape, excel in school, and possess many other things... none of which she has. Asuka, who tries to get along with them, gets treated coldly by Sakuya for really no apparent reason...
Along with the guidance of their instructor "Oohara Kaede", the white robe angel (as Asuka puts it), Asuka and Nao spend their busy days as nursing students.
From classroom lectures and nurse basics to on-the-site training.
In hospitals where the death of people exist close by, Asuka and friends grow together as people, and then as nurses. They also experience many things not often encountered:
Words of gratitude and words of abuse...
Lives that are saved and lives that are not saved...
The meanings behind life and death...
The meanings behind the entirety of a person—— the truth of a person.
What fate awaits Asuka and everyone else within these three years?
The answer can only be...
There are English reviews
12. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata -Blessing Flowers- 冴えない彼女の育てかた -blessing flowers- [150430] guyzware 1
Adapted from light novel written by Maruto Fumiaki and art by Misaki Kurehito, Aki Tomoya is a male otaku who works part-time to earn money to buy anime. One day during spring vacation, he meets a beautiful girl. A month later, he finds out that the girl is his classmate, Megumi, who is hardly noticed by the other classmates. Tomoya, who also has no special skills or abilities, goes to Sawamura Spencer Eriri, a well-known member of the Art Club, to provide the art for a game the club is developing, and to Kasumigoaka Utaha to write the game scenario. The three subsequently form Blessing Software, which they plan to sell at the next Comiket.
Anime Spin-Off
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1. D.C. II ~Da Capo II~ Dearest Marriage D.C.II Dearest Marriage ～ダ・カーポII～ ディアレストマリッジ [150424] Circus 1
Fandisc of D.C.II featuring Otome and Yoshiyuki's marriage life. Features 3 chapters continuing Otome's Route.
“Graduation days” takes place during Yoshiyuki’s final year at Kazami Academy and shows the last fun-filled days for their close circle of friends, culminating with the graduation party. “Married life” details Yoshiyuki and Otome’s daily lovey-dovey lives after his proposal on his graduation day.
Fandisc
2. Shin Koihime † Eiyuutan 真・恋姫†英雄譚 [150424] BaseSon 1 2 3
A collection of three low-priced sequels to the Koihime series, focusing on the Shoku generals. It is only available via download (DMM). It appears to occur in an alternate timeline from Shin Koihime Musou or Moeshouden.
In the first release, the main heroines are Aisha, Sei and Sui, although there are also new characters, such as Sui’s younger sisters Ruo and Sou. With a NEXTON-PASSPORT, you can also enjoy an H-scene append for Touka and Renka.
Fandisc
Ayakashi Contract is VN of the Month with Sumire being another masterpiece. Clephas came to this conclusion after exploring all the worthy candidates, and nothing else really strikes the eye. Micchi also feels for lighter titles like PURE×CONNECT and Chuunibyou na Kanojo no Love Equation
1. Hyakugojuunenme no Mahoutsukai 百五十年目の魔法使い [150502] Pink Chuchu 1
The 150 year old northern capital of Lilac City is home to over 1.9 million people. Katsura returned to this city with his mother Midori after many years and reunited with the three Hoshioki sisters: the dependable Rira, the cool Nadeshiko, and the doting Marika. He transferred into their school, Lilybell Gakuen, then his father explained that their family are magicians who protect Lilac City. However, he must choose one of the Hoshioki girls to serve as an ‘intermediary’ who bestows magic upon him.
There is an English review
2. Cross Ange - Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo tr. クロスアンジュ 天使と竜の輪舞tr. [150528] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
An original story of the series with a new protagonist called Naomi and which is divided into 10 chapters. The game follows the beginning of the anime but then drifts into an alternative story. The game consists of two parts: Drama and Action. In Drama, you watch the story and events unfold while pursuing one of the heroines, and in Action, you fight against the DRAGONs and other enemies who come in the way. There is also a mode where you can touch the heroines.
Anime Spin-Off
3. Psycho-Pass Sentaku Naki Koufuku Psycho-Pass サイコパス 選択なき幸福 [150528] UNICO Inc. 1 2 3 4
In the near future technology is developed that allows ones state of mind and personality traits to be quickly quantified and profiled.
All emotion, desire, and social disease are documented and managed by the government for the public good. The quality of each person's life is measured by a single number. That number, which represents how close the mind and soul are to perfection, is known as the Psycho-Pass. The system also calculates a number that represents criminal capacity, known as the Crime Coefficients. This number is the basis of the justice dispensed by the police force. Officers are divided into two groups: Enforcers, who are tasked with the investigation of crimes and the capture of criminals, and Inspectors, who are charged with managing the Enforcers. Enforcers with high Crime Coefficients have proven more effective at understanding the criminal mind. This ability is used by the police department to solve complex and difficult cases. Because they have such high Crime Coefficients, however, they must be monitored all time by the Inspectors, to ensure that none of them actually become criminals. Though each member of the Public Safety Bureau carries their own burdens, they must see that justice is served - in a society where everything is quantified, they have to make sure it all adds up.
What's waiting for them out there..?
Anime Spin-Off
4. Alia's Carnival! Flowering Sky [150529] NanaWind
This is the sequel to Alia's Carnival!. Spring turned to summer at Sakumodai Gakuen, which is home to the future science curriculum and self-governed by students who possess ‘arcane’ abilities. As usual, Ren is giving it his all in his quest for ALIA, enjoying his school life with his group of friends.
One day, a strange girl Inori appeared, proclaiming that she is a messenger from the student council. After that, his surroundings began to gradually change. What kind of story awaits him?
Prequel was not really impressive, so no luck
5. Ayakashi Contract あやかしコントラクト [150529] AXL 1 2
Due to his parents’ constant work transfers, Yukiya hasn’t been able to make any close friends. This time, he opposed following his parents overseas and decided to live with his uncle’s family in the rural Housenshu-chou and transfer into the school there. After a long train ride, he lost his way in the forest and was helped by a great spirit called the Guardian of the Forest. The next morning, he found the tanuki youkai Shouji by his side, pressing him to fulfill his promised contract of helping solve the spirits’ worries.
Yukiya could see the spirits from then on, causing his first impressions at his new school to be failures. He was viewed as a weird guy who talked with himself, and pushed down the class rep Midori when trying to prevent the spirits’ pranks. As time passed, he adapted to the rural life and gained the friends whom he had wished for: powerless miko Tsumugi, supernatural-sensing Minagi, youkai hunter Haruka, doting cousin Anna, and even the highly responsible Midori.
However, the recent redevelopment in the area have endangered the forest where the spirits are living. Will they be able to protect the forest? This is a heartwarming story about a town where humans and spirits co-exist.
There are English reviews
6. Chuunibyou na Kanojo no Love Equation 中二病な彼女の恋愛方程式 [150529] PeasSoft 1
One day in June nearing the arrival of summer, Ryuuichi transferred into Seishin Gakuen and moved into the former girls’ dormitory Fushigi-sou. He heard that he would be the first male to live there and imagined a new life full of girls. However, when he opened the door, he was greeted with a line-up of peculiar individuals: the complete chuuni Aoi and her self-proclaimed sidekick Momo, the dark witch Mion, and Spica who supposedly came from space. The only normal one out of the bunch was Chisato, but it’s not as if their oddities didn’t have their own charms.
However, his room was unfortunately flooded and he was forced to temporarily sleep on a sofa in the common area. Combined with his aptitude for walking in on girls changing or in the washroom, it seemed that his time there wouldn’t last for long. What will be his destiny living under the same roof with chuuni girls?
There is an English review
7. Koitama 恋魂 [150529] GLace 1
“Be pure, honest, strong-willed and wise!”
Those are the ideals that Aika forced upon the students at the special correctional institute Shindou Gakuen, forbidding love and depriving their freedom in the name of justice. While the ideal sounds great, in reality, the students are completely enslaved by the superhuman-like elite group, “Love Pentagon”.
Ren is flawlessly handsome, extremely sharp and remarkably strong. However, he has one vital flaw: he is weak to girls. He would fall to their charms, be swayed by their tears, and tricked by their lies. The Kedouin family head ordered him to attend Shindou Gakuen to overcome this problem. Will he be able to pass the correctional curriculum and be rewarded with his destined partner, Aika?
There is an English review
8. Love, Vampire Flowers [150529] Cosmic Cute 1 2 3
Nagami Gakuen is a former girls-only boarding school in the outskirts of Nagasaki. Hart is the only boy in the gardening club, joining the flower-loving Kureha, reliable leader Rie and tomboyish Christina. They water the flowers, take care of the greenhouse, transplant the flowers every now and then, and bring flowers and fruits as presents to the adjacent hospital.
The chapel that they call the club room, the gardens and greenhouse, and pretty uniforms were not all that they had inherited from the horticultural classes which were abolished with the introduction of co-education. They also carried on their volunteer activities at the school. Recently, there are rumours of a suspicious person in the school grounds, so they have been tasked with finding and expelling them.
However, Kureha, who had known Hart since she was a small child, asked him if that suspicious person is actually him. That’s because he is secretly a ‘vampire’.
There are English reviews
9. Mousou Complete! 妄想コンプリート！ [150529] Insync 1 2
Seiji sees precognitive dreams from time to time. However, since it’s usually only fragments, he doesn’t pay much attention to them and just lives a normal life. One day, he saw a strange dream in which he was very intimate with a girl who he had never seen before. They were both naked and doing what lovers do. When he awoke the next morning, he was puzzled and wondered if it was a sign from the future. He had never dreamt about someone he had not seen before, so he dismissed it as only a delusion to avoid any weird expectations.
He got dressed, walked to school with his imouto Mari, entered his classroom and greeted his classmates. It was the start to another normal day at school… or so he thought. There was a new transfer student in his class, Erika, and she was the girl in his dreams. While he was still stunned, her gaze fell upon him.
“Ahhhh!!! N-No way… You must be joking…!?”
It seems that a strange love story has suddenly begun, with Seiji squarely in the middle of it.
There are English reviews
10. Natsuiro Recipe なついろレシピ [150529] Pulltop Air 1 2 3
Takefumi lost his mother when he was small, and he hasn’t kept in touch with his father who lives abroad. Unlike his peers, he’s a simple and honest fellow who lives true to himself.
One day, he received a letter addressed to his father from a girl Yuzu who called herself his daughter. Her grandmother had passed away a month ago. She didn’t know how to live by herself and thus, pleaded for his help. Takefumi thought that if he became her guardian, then it would solve many of her problems. Even though he was perplexed at the sudden appearance of an imouto, he did not hesitate a second in helping her.
He headed to the mountain village Shiratama-mura where he was greeted by Yuzu. Just like that, they became siblings. Even though it was awkward at first, their sibling bond gradually deepened as they lived under one roof. Yuzu wished to re-open her grandmother’s restaurant, and together they develop their own true ‘home cooking’.
There are English reviews
11. Pure x Connect ピュア×コネクト [150529] Smee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hayato has yearned for a heart-throbbing romance for a long time, but instead is bored wasting away time every day. He wishes to fall in love like in an eroge, but everyone around him just makes fun of him for it. But that’s what every guy wants, right? Is it really so wrong to want such a relationship?
In the middle of November, a small chance appeared when he was asked to work part-time at the popular bakery restaurant, La Pivoine. Finding himself in a situation he never imagined being in, he thought to break free of his current norm. He agreed to work there and acquainted himself with the staff: Sora, his childhood friend who has no interest in falling in love; Shiho, the store manager whose lover is her job; Moemi, the moodmaker part-timer who treasures her family over all; Arisa, his underclassman who hasn’t found her ideal partner; and, Ayumi, his cousin who is still early for love.
There are English reviews
12. Re;Lord Dai Ni Shou ~Cologne no Majo to Kuroneko~ Re;Lord 第二章 ～ケルンの魔女と黒猫～ [150529] Escu:de 1
This is the second episode in the Re;Lord series. After freeing Helfault from the witch Erika, Wilfred continued his quest to reclaim Groeson by attacking Cologne, held by the witch Iris. It is a vast tranquil grassy plain with the country’s fifth-largest body of water, the popular tourist spot Bebra Lake, and has a flourishing fishing industry. However, the residents had all been turned into crow familiars, spirits and imps. He didn’t know the motive behind the witch’s actions, but he attacked nevertheless in order to take back his land. At the same time, the military received news of Erika’s defeat to a mere student and dispatched a hunting unit to suppress the witch in Cologne.
RPG
13. Rensou Relation 恋想リレーション [150529] Lump of Sugar 1 2 3
"Don't worry, I'll get in somewhere."
That was what I, Sakurazaka Shinnosuke, answered to worriedly asking Ryou.
Results for various entrance examinations were being published. My first choice had ended in an unfortunate result, but I didn't mind that much. Parting with my best friend does feel a bit lonely, but it's not like we'd be parting for good. Instead, let's get our hopes up on making some new acquaintances.
Spring, in other words, the season of love! I'm sure there's a super-cute girl just waiting for my arrival somewhere - probably.
As usual, my positivity knew no bounds.
Despite my positive expectations, the impossible happened. Even after all of the results were published, no letter of admission had found it's way to my hands. Lets see... Could it actually be that...?
"What are you going to do now, onii-chan?" asks my cousin, Yuuko, worriedly. Jjjj, just wa-wait a second. T-th-there's no need to pa-panic. Thinking after relaxing a bit and I'm sure there's some way to somewhere...
As I was about to run for the hills leaving reality behind, there was a call from my homeroom teacher.
"Go take an interview at Amami Gakuin and you might just get lucky."
Amami Gakuin. A popular new school in my hometown Shiroha-chou and one known for being very hard to get in due to countless applicants. Of course with my mental prowess getting in would be hard, to put it mildly. Nonetheless, a special opening for one local of the area seems yet to be filled due to an unexpected vacancy.
Feeling as if the heavens had bestowed a miracle upon him, what will be waiting to come?
Countless imaginations have been set free and know no bounds!
There are English reviews
14. Sumire すみれ [150529] NekoNeko Soft 1 2 3 4 5
There is a mock school on the Internet for those who love galge and eroge, nicknamed “Galge Gakuen”. The protagonist used to be really into it, but now he only logs in as “Ken-chan” to be with his two friends, the self-proclaimed girls’ school student “Pink” and the indecent talk-loving “Tae”. They used to be no more than friends who loved galge, but now their hobbies and conversations extend beyond just that.
One day, a new student entered the school. Since her actions and speech was like a moe character, they gave her the nickname “Moe”. With the cheerful Moe in the mix, their circle of friends had grown to four. However, they were still only online friends. It was frowned upon to ask about their real lives and it was an unspoken rule to not touch this subject.
Then, Ken-chan happened to meet Moe by chance in real life. He pretended that nothing happened in order to protect the relationship that their group had online. But he met her again once more soon thereafter: this time as her home tutor, and she as his new imouto from his father’s remarriage.
This is NekoNekoSoft’s 15th anniversary work, using characters from all their past games as avatars in this game blending reality and imagination. “Ken-chan” is the protagonist from Mizuiro.
There are English reviews
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1. Ayakami Shizume ~Shoujo no Ketsudan, Miko no Ketsui~ 妖神鎮め ～少女の決断、御子の決意～ [150529] Cyclet 1
Midori spots her boyfriend with another woman at the station and follows them to the hill where she gets lost. There she witnesses fight of a huge lizard with a super strong human with the latter taking over. When Midori opens her eyes, she sees her boyfriend Minato and a strange naked woman.
Nukige, but with a curious review saying that game can be played normally
2. Futanari Elf Kairaku Choukyou "Dame! Deruuu! Kore Ijou Dashitakunaiiiiii" ふたなりエルフ快楽調教 「だめっ でるううぅっ これ以上出したくないいいぃぃ」 [150529] Clock Up 1 Dangerous beast appears on the outskirts of the kingdom. Skillful hunter Frena tries to defeat it and disappears herself. Then princess knight Cecil goes to subdue the monster. Cecil and Frena return to the capital city with their bodies and personalities morphed. Nukige, but with funny reviews
3. Kouyoku Senki ExS-Tia 光翼戦姫エクスティア [150529] Lusterise 1
One night, Shihou Souma and his childhood friend Katsuragi Marina are walking in a park after school, when human-like monsters suddenly appear. These monsters, seeming to come from another world, start attacking and raping people, to absorb magical power from them. In this chaotic situation, Amakubo Yuri, Souma's school infirmary doctor, shows up and givs ExS-Device to Marina. Using the device Marina transforms into Exstia and fights the monsters. Nukige with an English review
4. Taimanin Yukikaze 2 対魔忍ユキカゼ2 [150529] Black Lilith 1 2
20XX A.D. Japan is plagued by evil spirits that dwell in the shadows.
The only thing preventing chaos between spirits and humans
is an implicit agreement to "live and let live", but corrupt organisations
make deals with the demons. Crime syndicates go supernatural.
The nation is in decline, and those who walk the path of goodness
don't last long in a society of rampant heresy and sin.
Thus, the government empowers certain individuals to fight fire with fire.
Agents may do evil... against evil... in the name of good. Exorcists with a license to kill.
They are called the Taimanin.
Nukige with English reviews
Just 6 normal releases... I checked back and it looks like it's the driest June since 1992 for visual novels.
Love Rec. is basically the winner by default due to incomplete/gameplay/nukige/trap nature of the remaining games. Clephas chose it and gave extended reasoning for particular releases. Micchi also does not mind incomplete Angel Beats! -1st beat- and a fandisc.
1. Maboroshi no Dystopia 幻のディストピア [150603] Tigre Soft 1
In the far future, the world’s population had grown to an unsustainable amount. The country descended into chaos and the government built a special protection area with high walls as the final paradise: Utopia. Ryouta comes from a noble family and was promised a life in peace, but he hides a certain ambition in his heart. It is a secret which cannot be told to anyone.
A certain tragic event in Ryouta’s past caused his life to ‘end’ and that something happened in his previous school prior to his transfer. Utopia is not quite the paradise that is envisioned, with different castes occupying different areas of the city. The lowest tiers in this city of over 200,000 are about to fall into ‘dystopia’.
There is an English review
2. Persona 4 Dancing All Night ペルソナ4 ダンシング・オールナイト [150625] DINGO Inc. 1 2 3 4
The story is retold to the player by Margaret, and takes place roughly a month after the epilogue of Persona 4 Golden. Since then, Rise Kujikawa has returned to the world of entertainment, and is teaching her friends from Inaba how to dance so they can act as her backup dancers in a live performance at the Love Meets Bonds Festival. Yu Narukami, now living in the city, meets up with Rise and Naoto Shirogane to practice, but they are informed by festival producer Kyoka Uchimizu that Rise's friends will no longer be performing and that Rise will instead be singing alongside her junior idol Kanami Mashita. Kanami arrives shortly thereafter, and they deduce that the change is due to the sudden disappearance of Kanami's idol group "Kanamin Kitchen," whom Ochimizu produces. This reminds Naoto of a recent rumor she had heard, stating "at midnight, if you see a video of a deceased idol playing on the LMB site, you are transported to the 'other side' and will never wake up again." The three view the website to test the rumor, and they are pulled into the world of the "Midnight Stage," a realm in the collective unconsciousness isolated from the TV World, where the Shadows are being bound and controlled by an unknown entity's song under the guise of forming a “bond” with them.
Rhythm game is localized and has many English reviews
3. Angel Beats! [150626] Key 1 2 3
The story of the visual novel is to be based on the Angel Beats! anime series. The player takes on the role of Otonashi, a newcomer to the Afterlife who finds himself in the middle of a struggle between a group of students who call themselves the Shinda Sekai Sensen ("Afterlife Battlefront"), or SSS for short, and a mysterious girl who is known under the alias of Tenshi (Angel). The story will undergo changes from the original anime and will include story routes with each of the characters. It also stated that Otonashi will be very different than his original personality in the anime, and will change according to the choices made by the player.
Anime Spin-Off is localized and has English reviews
4. Love Rec. ＬＯＶＥＲＥＣ． [150626] ALcot 1 2 3
The story takes place at the end of April in a small school in Funakura, a quiet town close to the sea. Akira is a shutterbug who loves taking videos even during meals. He left the film research club to start a videography club with his childhood friend Chiho. He wished to create a work which will make people smile. However, the film research club’s young prodigy director Miyuki strongly opposed it. It was decided at the school’s information session that if they can defeat the film research club at a competition, then they would be recognized as a proper club.
He ran around finding members for the new club, but they still did not have enough members as the deadline approached. Just as their future looked bleak, there was a strange flash from his cherished video camera that he’s had for the past 10 years and a small girl appeared before him.
“I am the camera spirit. Let me protect you, Master”
After meeting the easygoing camera spirit Hitomi and the pro video editor Nori who doesn’t attend school, his surroundings began to greatly change.
Why do we create things? Why do we fall in love? Why are we there?
They experience the emotions of youth – anxiety, anger, laughter, sadness – as they gradually move forward together true to their own feelings.
There are English reviews
5. Neyuki no Gen'ei -Shirahanasou no Hitobito- 根雪の幻影 -白花荘の人々- [150626] Silky's Plus 1 2 3 4 5
Shigeaki used to be a carefree womanizer until he met Kaho, whom he immediately felt destined to be with. It took over a year to convince her to be his girlfriend, so he has grown to love her above any other girl. He is certain that he would not meet another girl better than her.
To celebrate their beginning as a couple, they visited the Western-style boarding house Shirohana-sou in the mountains. They were greeted by the beautiful Touko, who used to be the dorm mother when the building was a dormitory of the missionary girls’ school that Kaho graduated from. After some pleasant chatter, they were led by Touko’s daughter Kikyou to their room. The guest room was quite well made and felt almost luxurious. He had planned to just spend a relaxing time with Kaho in the mountains, but it seems like he would be able to enjoy this vacation more than he had envisioned.
That was what he innocently thought at that time. He could not have imagined that they would soon be caught in a world far away from their normal days.
There are English reviews
6. Ojou-sama to Himitsu no Otome お嬢様と秘密の乙女 [150626] Moonstone Honey 1 2 3
Yuuri looks like a cute girl, but he’s actually the son of the world-famous women’s fashion brand Shinohara family. He is in line to take over as the president of the giant corporate group in the future, but he is quite uncomfortable around girls. He would blush just standing in front of them and of course, he couldn’t talk properly with them either. Because of this, he can’t get a girlfriend nor even any female friends.
Since he doesn’t understand girls’ feelings, it would be impossible for him to lead a fashion brand for women. So, his family recommended (forced) him to attend the prominent Magnolia Girls’ Academy. As a normal girl, he should be able to quietly get through this unfamiliar school life, but why are the prettiest girls at the school flocking to his side…?
There are English reviews
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1. Maple Colors HHH Class Zenin Ore no Yome! メイプルカラーズHHH クラス全員俺の嫁！ [150626] Apricot Shinji transferred into the special class at Kouka Academy, where he was the only male student. He was forced to do so by his mother, the school’s board chairwoman, who wanted him to find a bride so she can have a grandchild as soon as possible. All 14 of the girls in his class were gathered there as his potential brides, and he was given a permit which allowed him to have sex with any of them. While he was met with cold stares at first, they soon warmed up to him as they worked together preparing for the school festival. And so begins his harem-like school life with his classmates full of individuality. Nukige for the sake of opening
2. Otome ga Kanaderu Koi no Aria ~Kimi ni Sasageru Encore~ 乙女が奏でる恋のアリア ～君に捧げるアンコール～ [150626] ensemble This is the fan disc for Otome ga Kanaderu Koi no Aria, featuring after stories for each of the 5 heroines and added heroine Kanade, while chara poll winner Kei will get a route as well. Two additional patches (for Mikoto and Kotori/Yuuhi) will also be available for download from their website for a month after the release. Fandisc
Two-digit number of games for a change! Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau- is VN of the Month. Kyuuketsuki no Libra is another worthy masterpiece. Clephas also evaluates Primal x Hearts 2 high within its genre. Micchi basically likes everything else - Ama no Sora Retrospect , Cocoro Rista , Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo
1. Tokyo Ghoul: Jail 東京喰種 JAIL [151001] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
The Jail incident - once, the ghoul Jail committed the crime of mass-killing investigators. But there were few eye witnesses, and no one knew his true appearance. The ghoul youth Rio, as one of the suspects of the Jail incident, was falsely charged with the crime and imprisoned in Cochlea.
Kaneki was abducted by Aogiri Tree. While being subjected to severe torture in their 11th Ward Base, Kaneki finally accepts that he is a ghoul, seeking strength.
At the same time, Anteiku, Aogiri Tree and CCG are fighting a three-way battle. Kaneki evades Aogiri together with his comrades from Anteiku, and at last CCG eradicate Aogiri's 11th ward base.
After the battle ends, Kaneki leaves Anteiku, and follows the trail of what caused him to turn into a ghoul together with Tsukiyama, Banjou and co.
Meanwhile, Cochlea is being attacked by ghouls who seem to be Aogiri's elite forces under the cover of the fight in the 11th ward. Villainous ghoul prisoners are released into the world again. Taking advantage of the commotion, Rio successfully breaks out of Cochlea. Even though he's worn out, he wanders around the town, and is given a warm welcome at Anteiku. In order to prove his innocence, Rio is searching for clues on Jail, who was the cause for his imprisonment.
Rio catches hold of some information on Jail, and decides to approach the ward that he assumes to be Jail's turf. There, he meets Kaneki, who is eating powerful ghouls and seeking to become stronger. Because they share the goal of chasing Jail, they decide to act together. Who on earth is Jail?
The fates of the ghouls Rio and Kaneki, who encountered tragedy, cross towards a new end.
Anime Spin-Off
2. Kenseiki Alpha Ride 剣聖機 アルファライド [151023] Eternal 1 2 3
Kai leads a normal student’s life with a nagging father, boring school and inseparable friends. One day, he started seeing a strange dream in which he was a wielding a sword in a strange land. His dirtied hand and the smell lingering smell of iron troubled him every day like a recurring nightmare. When he noticed that his body also began to change, his father revealed that those in their bloodline would be summoned one day to a war-torn world and his dream would become reality. His chance meeting with siblings Shino and Shizuma taught him the preciousness of their everyday lives. As his father repressed his sorrows, Kai faced down a destiny from which he could not escape.
Determined to bring back his older sister Shino, Shizuma headed into the heart of darkness. Arriving at the corrupt country of Rujiwada, he was taken prisoner and sent to the capital. There he met the doll Stigma, who looked just like his sister. This was a world where one must kill to stay alive. He would dirty his hand with blood to find and rescue her. He would risk his life in this battlefield hell to gain freedom. He was caught in the unavoidable gears of destiny, with the strongest enemy standing in his path.
RPG
3. Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau- サクラノ詩－櫻の森の上を舞う－ [151023] Makura 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Spring. After the death of his father - a world-famous artist - left him without any living relatives, protagonist Kusanagi Naoya is put under the care of his friend Natsume Kei's family. There, his homeroom teacher Natsume Ai, and Kei's younger sister - the actress Natsume Shizuku - await him in turn. And with the arrival of the new school term, Misakura Rin - Naoya's childhood friend who transferred long ago - reappears right before him.
Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion --
Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?
There are English reviews
4. Ama no Sora Retrospect 天ノ空レトロスペクト [151030] GLace 1
Amanosora is a small town of around 60,000 people, formed ten years ago from the merger of the villages of Tensei and Sorami. Shikimi attends the local school with the cleaning club leader Himari and his lively kouhai Shinon. There’s a rumour at the school that the door to another world would be opened by pressing a certain sequence of buttons in the elevator at the lighthouse in the Stargazing Commemorative Hall.
One day, the school committee asked the cleaning club to tidy up the interior of the lighthouse. Together with his mysterious book-reading classmate Misumi, they solved the elevator riddle while doing the cleaning. It led to the top floor of the lighthouse, which was a huge fairytale-like library. This was the other world: Remembrance. A small girl named Amahoshi awoke from her slumber and asked for their help in gathering the town’s scattered memories.
There is an English impression
5. Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo 恋×シンアイ彼女 [151030] Us:Track 1 2 3 4 5
Kunimi Koutarou is a second-year student at Mikagegaoka Gakuen who is part of the literature club. He dreams of becoming a novelist, but he is unable to write a romance novel because of a first love trauma when he was small.
This spring, Mikagegaoka Gakuen was merged with two other schools, Sakuradai Gakuen and Mikagegaoka Nishi Gakuen. Koutarou found himself sitting in between Sena, his former love who had moved away, and Ayane, his best friend a few years ago who hadn’t talked to him since a certain incident.
Now his regular days suddenly turn into those like you would only see in romance novels...
There are English reviews
6. Kokoro Rista! こころリスタ！ [151030] Q-X 1
This is the sequel to Q-X’s 2003 title Kokoro Navi. In the near future, the otaku world which had been somewhat accepted into society returned underground as a result of large-scale regulations. The regulations then began to spill over to the Internet and even the once popular communication tool IRIS showed signs of decline with the departure of many occasional users.
The shy Yuuto has no confidence in communicating with others and lives an uneasy life while keeping his 2D passion a secret. For him, who avoids others in real life and would only talk with strangers online, IRIS’s decline was a huge problem. However, he did nothing but lament at his situation. Then suddenly he discovered that ‘Cocoro Rista’, the next-generation version of the rumored magic browser ‘Cocoro Navi’, was force-installed on his smartphone! He was pulled into a virtual, where he met a mysterious young girl, Alpha. She was a ’rounder’ who lives in the online world and she had been waiting for him.
There is an English review
7. Kyuuketsuki no Libra 吸血姫のリブラ [151030] Onomatope* 1 2 3
Kusanagi Shuuma was living a life of an ordinary boy until one day he got suddenly abducted by one of the three vampire ringleaders - Iris Pumila. She revealed to him the secret of his ancestors - that he has vampire progenitor's blood coursing through his veins and that it is her destiny to awaken his true nature. Fortunately, Shuuma was able to escape from Pumila at that time and return to his ordinary daily life, but as a consequence of his encounter with her - his body has radically changed and he became a half-vampire. As a side effect of his sudden change, Shuuma obtained superhuman strenght and vampire's vitality but he also started having spontaneous vampiric impulses that are calling for him to suck blood of living creatures.
On top of all of that, Shuuma made a bunch of new bizarre acquaintances with random women from both human and vampire side:
- Maritima Malcolmia, the cute werewolf maid who was tasked by Shuuma's deceased father to restore the family she served to its former glory;
- Calendula Officinalis, a daughter of one of the three progenitor's families, who declared herself as a Shuuma's fiancee;
- Aoi Kamishiro, a tsundere vampire hunter sent from the Holy See's secret anti-vampire organization - the Rubina;
- Lycoris Radiata, an airheaded subordinate assassin sent by Pumila to abduct and capture Shuuma.
While dealing with all these women as well as his old female friends, Shuuma is trying to live not as a vampire, but as a human. Tangled in the midst of this web of conflicting intentions, Shuuma will have to use his vampiric powers despite his aversion to them to oppose the rising forces of evil. His ordinary everyday life of a simple boy is no more.
Game is localized and has English reviews
8. Primal x Hearts 2 [151030] Marmalade 1 2 3 4
On the advice of his older sister, Daichi transferred into Ainoshima Gakuen in the second term. His heart was full of expectation for a new life, at least until he crossed the school gates where he was accosted by the two student council leaders. There are two student councils: the noble Gekka-kai and the fashionable Tendou-kai. They regularly compete against one another and their support is evenly split. As such, he held the sway vote and everyone greatly anticipated his arrival, much like what happened at the school 6 years ago. They say 777 is lucky, but to Daichi, who had planned to spend a quiet school life, it was extremely unlucky.
There are English reviews
9. Royal Garden ~Otome ni Koi Suru Ouji no Gikyoku~ ロイヤルガーデン～乙女に恋する皇子の戯曲～ [151030] Azarashi Soft
Life is a series of choices; one must make important decisions at various points in one’s life. Shinkurou is a poor guy barely getting by every day while troubled by debts. Yue is a dark-skinned maid who was tasked with a secret mission from her mother country Elgandia. They came together on the main street in the resort town Oumisaka, and she asked him to enrol for a year at Oumisaka Girl’s Private School as Yang, the Crown Prince of Elgandia.
Thus, he ended up in the midst of a maiden’s garden with only the daughters of the elite. He must abide by two rules: he must not reveal to anyone that he is a fake, and he must capture the heart of a princess. A tragic end would await them if he was unable to keep this oath. How will he act along with the princesses? Will he be able to ad lib through the entire year?
Moege
10. Unlucky Re:Birth/Reverse アンラッキーリバース [151030] Windmill 1
Spring is the bright season of new exciting beginnings. However, the unlucky Yuuto felt in the dumps after having failed to find a job. Ever positive, he looked at the silver lining and felt that everyone has these kind of days in their life and tomorrow would be a brand new day. That’s when he suddenly fell into a hole and the self-proclaimed goddess Urushu took him to another world, Alternia. He ended up on top of Eris, the girl who had summoned him, and was promptly labelled as a pervert. It was the worst first impression, but he didn’t know that his unluckiness will soon be completely reversed!
There is an English review
11. Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte! 私が好きなら「好き」って言って！ [151030] ChuableSoft 1 2 3
"I love you."
Under the tree in the garden behind the school, I confessed my love to 'Her'...
My up-to-then ordinary school life took a turn after a chance encounter with QP, a fairy that was born from an apple. I met Ayame, the air-headed rich girl, my relationship with my childhood friend Yuuki has changed, and my ex-girlfriend Mahiru showed up in my life again.
One budding relationship blooms after the next, and then...
...After the longest seconds of my life pass, 'She' blushes as she responds.
What will her answer be?
Game is localized and has English reviews
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1. Maro no Kanja wa Gatenkei 3 Kanketsuhen 麻呂の患者はガテン系3 完結編 [151015] Elf 1 Maro 3: The End of Marogelion begins by backtracking slightly to replay the ending scene of the second game, which is for a reason and the scene, seemingly abrupt and random in 2, eventually takes on meaning but still feels random at the start of this game too. Randomness, disjointedness are themes of note throughout the third and final Maro. Nukige has an English review
2. Grisaia no Yuukan グリザイアの有閑 [151023] Frontwing 1 This game was released with the third DVD and Blu-ray Disc volume for the Grisaia no Rakuen anime.
This side story is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. She tries to decide on a new club activity with the help of Sachi and her other friends, but it's harder than it sounds... Fandisc
3. Seven Piece! ~Ochiteyuku Shoujo-tachi~ せぶんぴ～す！ ～淫ちてゆく少女たち～ [151023] Abogado Powers
Main character moves to a school in a rural town and starts to live at Pension Lupine run by his uncle. There he communicates with girls who have supernatural witch powers. But he has demon king's ability to absorb powers of others. As he loses control to the darkness within, he starts to subjugate girls around him.
Nukige listed for the sake of opening
Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori is VN of the Month for me. Clephas apparently (as it's the only one directly proclaimed VN of the Month material) chose Koko kara Natsu no Innocence! which is another masterpiece. Micchi interests cover a lot of remaining titles including Yomesagashi ga Hakadorisugite Yabai , Naderebo , Koi Suru Kimochi no Kasanekata and nukige Tincle ★ Twinkle Festival while Zen also appreciates Haru Uso -Passing Memories-
1. To Love-Ru Trouble Darkness: True Princess To LOVEる-とらぶる- ダークネス トゥループリンセス [151105] FuRyu Corporation 1 2
Time has passed since the Yami incident. As Rito spends his time lounging, he was presented with an unusual energy drink. Upon drinking it, Rito suddenly fainted. Everyone in the house later discovered that Rito has lost his memories. To get them back, he will need to reconcile with his friend's relationships...
Anime Spin-Off
2. Girlfriend (Kari) - Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi ガールフレンド(仮) きみと過ごす夏休み [151119] Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. 1
A spin-off game based on Ameba's game apps "Girlfriend (Kari)". In the visual novel game, player takes the role of a male sophomore at Seiou Academy, where the event is currently set on a summer vacation.
Anime Spin-Off
3. Net High ネットハイ [151126] Marvelous Interactive 1 2 3 4 5 6
In the near future, to help raise birth rates and encourage NEETs, hikkis and other abnormal "hiria" to become well-adjusted, socially active "riaju," the Japanese government passes the "Neo Communications Act" which compels citizens to use the social networking service "Tweeeter." The more followers a citizen has, the more rights and privileges they get, like being able to use public transportation. However, if a citizen ends up with no followers, their account will be frozen and they'll be an invisible zombie to the rest of the world.
The protagonist, who only calls himself Ore, wakes up on a dazzling stage. MC, the eccentric woman who presides over this stage tells Ore that he in a "Flame Battle," where the winner can take all of the losers' followers. Armed with orange sunglasses that comes a quirky AI called Shiru and a system called PAS (Positive Active System) that turns him from a nervous freeter to a boisterous representative of all "hiria," Ore takes on one "riaju" after another to climb the ranks of Tweeeter, defeat the King of "riaju" and rescue the girl who had once saved him.
There are English reviews
4. Haru Uso -Passing Memories- ハルウソ -Passing Memories- [151127] Campus 1 2 3 4
There’s a reason that people lie to each other. They can lie to protect themselves, to deny themselves, to deceive themselves, or to be able to move on. There are all kinds of lies and everyone has their own reasons for using them.
Protagonist Souichirou has the strange ability to see through those lies, though he can’t see the reason behind it. Naturally this power comes at a cost and he even comes to be known as the number one problem child at his school.
Souichirou’s story takes a turn when a new spring arrives and he is called out by one of the most popular girls in school, Himeno Satsuki. The difference between them is immense and yet she timidly tells him that she likes him, raising the curtain for a love story between the school’s number one problem child and the school’s most beautiful girl.
There are English reviews
5. Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori 果つることなき未来ヨリ [151127] Frontwing 1 2 3
Just as Mimori Ichirou, a non-commissioned officer serving as a Zero fighter pilot during the Pacific War, was about to launch a kamikaze attack against an enemy warship, he instead found himself crash-landing in the middle of an unfamiliar desert. However, before he could perish from aimlessly wandering the sand-covered wastes, he was saved by a princess capable of transforming into a dragon.
As a stranger in an even stranger land with no directions to guide him, Ichirou – driven by a promise once made – nonetheless resolved himself to find his way back home to Japan, even if all that awaited him was certain death.
There are English reviews
6. Kimi to Koi Suru Gakuen Kissa 君と恋する学園喫茶 [151127] Reon
One day, it was made mandatory that all students at Seikanen Academy be part of a club. Akira was among the majority of students whose school lives changed with that declaration. He was forced by his homeroom teacher to join the Café Club. However, the club would be disbanded unless there was at least five members! They were able to find enough members, but they were all extremely eccentric. The student council leader once again threatened them with dissolution… this time if their café isn’t a resounding success.
An average quality collection of cliche
7. Kodomo no Asobi コドモノアソビ [151127] Lump of Sugar 1 2
The protagonist in Kodomo no Asobi has been suffering from a weak constitution ever since childhood. The cause of this is a strange curse that was placed upon him. Then when a new spring arrives he is just about ready to accept his fate of living with it for the rest of his life, unable to see a way out of this. It’s at that time that he meet “that person”. Even though she seems to know about him, he doesn’t remember meeting her before.
She tells him that even after so many years, the feelings inside of her haven’t changed at all. She still loves him so much that she can no longer bear it. However, she says all of this with a disappointed look on her face. What’s going on here?
There are English reviews
8. Koi Suru Kimochi no Kasanekata 恋する気持ちのかさねかた [151127] ensemble 1
Starting next spring, adjacent schools Seiou Gakuen and Shiraba Gakuen will merge at the same time of the marriage between their respective chairmen. One day, Seiou student Ren and the student council leader Saori were asked by the chairman Rin to find out any worries that the students have about the merger. They immediately enlisted the help of the Shiraba student council leader Yukie and began to ask the students of both schools.
They each had their own worries: the closure of the student dormitory, the elimination of smaller clubs, an emotional attachment to their school, no longer able to chase after their dreams, family matters, and much more. Ren offers his hand in helping the girls with their worries and they happen to end up living together as ‘lovers’.
There is an English review
9. Koko kara Natsu no Innocence! ここから夏のイノセンス！ [151127] Clochette 1 2
Not so long ago, as the urban areas progressed in their development towards being an information society, there were many places in the mountainous area which kept the same olden feeling. Yoshitsugu was a visitor from 100 years in the future who came to the mountain village Akio-mura. He had been labelled as a failure in the ultra-competitive society in the future, so it was unknown how he was able to travel to the past, an opportunity open only to those with high social positions.
Yoshitsugu, a "naturally born child" in age of artificial birth, wandered about in the mountains in the dark in confusion. He followed a firefly, which led him to a young girl in a small lake. The girl Iroha took him into her home for the night. Afterwards, he was granted special permission to stay in the village and enjoy life in the village for a little while. He got to know Iroha better, along with the actual visitors from the future, sisters Arika and Yuno, as well as the village chief’s daughter, Kotobuki. It was much different than the time he lived in: he felt soothed by the slow and carefree days.
Was it luck that brought him to the past? He thought that even he would be able to accomplish something here, like maybe fall in love with a girl. Their summer love story begins here.
There is an English review
10. Magical ☆ Dears マジカル☆ディアーズ [151127] Navel honeybell 1
During the current age of science, magicians don’t exist except in fairy tales. It is not for another 20 plus years before their existence became known. No one believed in them at first, then when it was shown that magic does actually exist, magicians were viewed with disdain from the public. However, it was thought that no one could defeat them. The general public surrendered to the magicians, but all the magicians wanted was to have a place of their own to govern. Thus, the magic school city Arcadia 5 was founded.
Currently, the gender ratio of magicians has reached 10000:1 with male magicians nearing extinction. Tomohiro is one such male magician, raised under close watch apart from the outside world. However one day, the chairwoman of Arcadia 5 sent him an invitation to attend the magic school. So, he decided to go with his imouto Minazuki in order to see the outside world.
But he was the only boy at the school and curious eyes followed him whenever he went. Amidst this situation, he had two goals to achieve: to fall in love with someone and to become a great magician.
There is an English review
11. Naderebo! ナデレボ！ [151127] Jitaku Studio
Itsuki is a kind person who would not be able to turn down a request for help. One day, he found out about his classmate Rushia’s secret. She is called the most refined, beautiful and intelligent Yamato Nadeshiko in the school, but she is actually a foreigner with exactly the opposite personality!? Her brother Isaac asked him to advise her on how to become the Yamato Nadeshiko that she aspires to be. He agreed not because he was asked, but because he wanted to do it for her. Later, the other girls around him all saw the mysterious blonde-haired foreigner clinging so closely to him and began to make their moves as well with the threat of a new rival.
Boring SOL buries this game
12. Samidare Growing Up! さみだれグローインアップ！ [151127] Samoyed Smile
Hinata was like everyone at Yadachigawa Academy who recognized Kiriha as the perfect student who is both smart and beautiful. However, his childhood friend Makoto said that her appearance is merely a façade. He would later find out about her hidden true side by chance. Accepted into his group of friends, Kiriha found out how good it felt to be able to be herself without having to put on a fake exterior. Along with his classmate and childhood friend Haneru and his younger sister Hiyori, who looks up to her, they enjoy their days together while causing mischief. However, the student council was not happy with their carefree group, especially the vice-president Yaeka, who was jealous of Kiriha and vowed to expose her true side.
Friendship common route is short followed by same short individual routes. An ok charage, but not beyond that
13. Schwarzesmarken シュヴァルツェスマーケン [151127] Age 1 2
The story follows the East German Army's 666th TSF Squadron in its battles and political conflicts during the BETA's westward push in 1983.
The East German Army 666th TSF Squadron "Schwarzesmarken" (Black Marks) are a special-forces unit tasked with assaulting BETA forces through unconventional tactics; specifically, they target Lux and Magnus Lux to deny the BETA the advantage of ranged firepower. Their orders are given the topmost priority, such that it is common practice for the 666th to ignore allied distress calls that will result in deviation from their original mission, even if only for a short moment.
There are English reviews
14. Yome Sagashi ga Hakadori Sugite Yabai. 嫁探しが捗りすぎてヤバい。 [151127] Hulotte 1 2
Daiki lives in an isolated village far from the city where the only other person around his age is his imouto Kirino. There is blood of the gods in his lineage and thus, he possesses a mysterious divine power. It is the family law that no one must know about this immense power.
One day using this power, he saw a dream where he was having the most passionate sex with his beloved. He remembered that he promised that he will make her his wife. It felt so real and he wished to meet the girl and make the dream come true. However, he must not use his ability outside; if someone found out, they would immediately have their memories erased.
Accepting the conditions, Daiki set out to find the girl, but… there were three girls who resembled her!? Moreover, he saw another dream where he was having sex with a different girl. Could his future be changing? Will he be able to meet the ‘promised girl’?
There are English reviews
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1. Teisoukannen ZERO ~Yariman Kazoku to Hame Kurui Natsuyasumi~ 貞操観念ZERO ～ヤリマン家族とハメ狂い夏休み～ [151113] Dwarfsoft 1 Heroines from his comic "ZERO Sense of Chastity" assault a virgin boy during his summer vacation in this adventure game! What will happen to the protagonist who stays in a house with a slutty woman and her three naughty daughters!? Nukige has an English review
2. Kimi no Tonari de Koishiteru! ~The Respective Happiness~ キミのとなりで恋してる！ 〜 The Respective Happiness 〜 [151127] Alcot Honey Comb This is the fandisc for Kimi no Tonari de Koi Shiteru!, featuring after stories for each of the three heroines, Nagisa, Rina and Ryouka. It also includes several side stories. Fandisc
3. Maggot Baits [151127] Clock Up 1 2 3
Kantou, Pandemonium—
Formerly known as Kajou City, a central metropolis of the Kantou region, it was transformed overnight into a demonic city where the supernatural runs rampant after it was linked to the swirling power of chaos from the Abyss several years ago.
When immortal, unidentified beings called “Witches” began to appear, the government responded by quarantining the metropolitan area, and ceding the land from their sovereign borders.
Though old Kajou City became a ghost town for a time, criminals, illegal immigrants, and defaulting debtors who couldn’t make a living in this corrupt world sought refuge in the city, followed by an influx of prostitutes, black market dealers, and yakuza seeking to take advantage of them.
After growing to a population of 150,000 over several years, the curtain rises on this tale when a certain man encounters a lone “Witch” here in this unrecognized free city known as Pandemonium.
The wheel of destiny begins to turn for one man and the “Witches”, here in this dangerous, evil city beyond the reach of law.
Nukige is localized and has many English reviews, only including pre-translation ones
4. Tokage no Shippo Kiri 蜥蜴の尻尾切り [151127] Cyclet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Despite popular belief, there are lizards in this world that cannot regenerate their tails.
Does that mean humans are the same? Are there humans out there who can actually regenerate entire limbs, even though such a feat should be impossible?
Shuu whispered quietly to himself, While everyone else on the train platform were screaming and running away in a panic.
On the train tracks before him lay the shredded remnants of a young girl's body. She had been squished by a train just moments ago.
After that day, Shuu's experiments began...
Nukige has English reviews
5. Tincle ★ Twinkle Festival! ちんくる★ツインクル フェスティバル！ [151127] Digital Cute
The St. Maradonna Girls’ School has a long unbroken tradition that originates from early back in the Showa Era. Once a year they hold a festival in school, one that should never be made public to the outside world. The festival is all about a secret ritual to bless the students with many children in their futures.
The one with the best grades would be revered as the male god of the festival, responsible for granting everyone superior genes. Our protagonist’s sister however, does not want to be an object of worship and forces Seiji to take her place in school. And so, armed with make-up and a wig, he ends up crossdressing to attending an all-girls school.
Seiji gets exposed almost immediately and before long the entire school knows about his secret (And incidentally, about the “thing” down there). Expecting his life to be over, he is surprised when their teacher announces "It's a miracle from the Goddess!" and everyone believes he's his twin sister Sena who grew a penis by divine power from the Goddess Maradonna. His classmates are now interested in "her" new penis! Wait, this can’t be happening right? Right!?
Nukige listed for the sake of opening
Tokyo Necro is beyond reach this month. Hataraku Otona no Ren'ai Jijou is another masterpiece. Clephas also underlines these two. Zen thinks the same while Micchi prefers Hanikami CLOVER, fandisc and one delayed title
1. SeaBed [160125] paleontology 1 2 3 4 5
I saw a ghost in the living room.
But as I was already used to the phenomenon, I did not let it interfere with the preparation of my evening meal.
The ghost ate my fried egg and commended its taste.
As I listened to her talk, my memories drifted back to the days we were still together.
Back when we were in school, she asked me what was necessary for the two of us to be together.
A small workplace that we could make a living from without relying on anyone.
A silent apartment where we would have the freedom to do what our hearts desired.
I told her that.
In the late eighties – during the economic boom – the small design company we founded was doing surprisingly well.
We visited all the places we talked about when we were in school – the southern islands, the old European cities, the West Coast. We went wherever we wanted, seeing whatever we sought.
Alone in that spacious living room, I attempted to figure out why it all ended this way. Why those days when nothing could stand in our way faded into the past.
I no longer felt like I could do everything.
The world had grown complicated. Even simple matters became difficult.
The rules we had established in the past no longer seemed to apply, and the castle we built for ourselves crumbled to dust.
"What is necessary for us to be together?" – the ghost asked me.
We need a make a new place for ourselves.
A place no one can destroy.
Let's make it a place that no one else can reach.
And so, I inconspicuously proceeded with the plan.
In a place so deep below the surface that no one else can find it.
Game is localized and has English reviews
2. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Festa Houka Kenran 学戦都市アスタリスクフェスタ 鳳華絢爛 [160128] APLUS Co., Ltd. 1
In this action RPG game, play the events of The Asterisk War animation series! Live the life of hero Ayato Amagiri and experience Rikka Academy and the Phoenix Festa storyline. Players will go through simulated high school experiences while fighting in over the top tournaments.
Anime Spin-Off RPG
3. Angenehm Platz -Kleiner Garten Sie Erstellen- アンゲネームプラッツ-Kleiner Garten Sie Erstellen- [160129] Hexenhaus 1
Protagonist Rio’s childhood friend Yuuna likes cosplay, though she tries to keep it as hidden as possible. One day she makes him cosplay as a girl, forcing a girl’s school uniform and a wig onto him. She even makes him wear some make-up. After that she forces him to go home like that without being found out, under the guise that she wants to proof that it’s the perfect crossdressing cosplay.
However, Rio’s true identify is discovered right away by his classmate Nene, a selfish rich girl. Nene then uses this opportunity to turn the 2 of them into her “servants”, telling them that if they won’t do it she would reveal Rio’s “secret” about crossdressing. Leaving Rio and Yuuna no other choice but to accept.
Nene wants to start a cafe club in school and forces them to become club members. She also tells them to find more members. And so it marks the birth of a strange club with an even stranger backstory…
There is an English review
4. Gears of Dragoon 2 ~Reimei no Fragments~ GEARS of DRAGOON 2 ～黎明のフラグメンツ～ [160129] Ninetail 1 2
This dungeon exploration RPG is ninetail’s 10th anniversary title. The city-state Carnas flourishes thanks to its prominent magical culture. However, underneath it lies the ruins of a fallen machine civilization.
One time, a machine was excavated from the labyrinth and once it was restored, its power and convenience sparked great interest. This led to a delicate tension between the contrasting civilizations and the gears of fate began to turn.
Heeding his father’s last words to find the truth of history and obtain the great power hidden deep within the ruins, as well as following his innate inquisitiveness, the young ‘undergrounder’ Rosta sets out to challenge the labyrinth.
RPG
5. Hanikami Clover はにかみ CLOVER [160129] Studio Ryokucha 1
Yamato was transferred to a new school due to his personality as a kind but meddling troublemaker. He joined the former girls’ school Seirinkan Academy, which recently became co-ed during reorganization. His classmates were at first perplexed by his transfer midway through the term, but they gradually accepted him after getting to know his good points.
However, there was someone who would not approve of him: the student council president Rio, who greatly hates men. There was a great commotion as many eccentric girls flocked to his side. It also seems that Rio holds a secret which she cannot tell others…
There is an English review
6. Hataraku Otona no Ren'ai Jijou 働くオトナの恋愛事情 [160129] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3
The life of an ordinary salary-man. Early mornings, occasional overtime, eat, sleep, repeat. A normal life without any inconveniences or surprises. But one day, you feel compelled to take the casual words of your superior to heart:
"Change is good, even if it's just a little."
Some change would be good-- just challenge yourself a little. Broaden your horizons, meet new people here and there.
However, to your surprise. Immediately that night, you spontaneously find yourself in bed with a woman. A situation that the old you could have never even imagined happening.
And just like that, your mundane days of a salary-man would begin to change with each encounter...
There are English reviews
7. Iwaihime 祝姫 [160129] Regista 1 2 3
Each generation, the sons of the Susuhara family strike out on their own when they reach the right age.
Self-reliantly they refine their minds and their bodies, until at last they become men.
Suzumu has prepared for this day for a long time, learning the skills that he will need.
Living alone, he attends Susuda Prefectural High School.
He should have joined as a freshman, and not as a transfer—but he was delayed.
His days are not only easy but pleasant.
In his Class 2-A, everyone is having fun.
But there's her. Toé Kurokami.
She's... certainly a wonder. How else to describe her?
She never lets go of the Japanese doll that she hugs constantly to her chest.
There are whispers that its hair grows when nobody is looking. That it's cursed.
It's no wonder they whisper. That's one creepy doll.
That Suzumu's path crosses hers could be fate...
Could be? Not “could be.” It's fate.
Game is localized and has English reviews
8. Koi no Honey Trap ~Ecchi de Amai Honey Trap~ 恋のハニトー ～えっちで甘いハニートラップ～ [160129] Whitesoft Albino
For many years, Koikawa was known as the village where love was born. There was once a festival Rentansai where lovers would promise on the riverbank to be with each other for eternity while the fireflies danced at night. However, things have long since changed.
There was a rumour that the village would be amalgamated with other towns nearby. Ryou and his friends at school loved the village dearly and planned to revive the legendary Rentansai to showcase the best of Koikawa to the world. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the girls who all greatly loved him began to boldly tempt him with their charms. Will they be able to successfully revive the festival? And will he fall into their honey trap?
Surreal, comedy, but still a moege
9. Sengo Muramasa -Ken no Gaika- 戦御村正 -剣の凱歌- [160129] Gesen 18
In 1939, the entire world was plunged back into war even while it hasn’t fully recovered from the wounds of the last one. It was not long before the wartime fire reached the Pacific. The power of the Tokugawa shogunate had not yet weakened, and Japan began to attack its neighbor. It was at this time that one Sanada Yukiaki appeared, the descendent of Sanada Yukimura who had bared his fangs at Tokugawa Ieyasu.
TBS
10. Tokyo Necro 凍京NECRO 〈トウキョウ・ネクロ〉 [160129] Nitroplus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The protagonists, Kibanohara Ethica and Nagaoka Souun, are young "Private Special Living Dead Stalkers". By practicing a special kind of martial art called "Close Quarter Armed Martial Arts", both of them have achieved great heights in their career.
Out on a mission one day, Souun becomes involved in a fierce battle and meets a young girl. Remembering nothing but her name, "Hougyou Ilia", she has become the target of a mysterious group of necromancers.
The ice-cold Tokyo of gunpowder smoke, living dead, crime and cybernetics. Now begins the battle of the living dead stalkers and the heroine with their lives at stake.
There are English reviews
World Election , Tsumi no Hikari Rendezvous and Wagamama High Spec are all masterpieces with first one being more to my taste, but Clephas opted out for the second one. Micchi chooses Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou , Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart and Nekopara nukige.
1. Wagamama High Spec ワガママハイスペック [160204] Madosoft 1 2 3
The story revolves around Narumi Kouki, a high school student who also draws a manga serialized in a weekly magazine. Because the manga he draws is a risqué romantic comedy, he keeps this fact a secret from everyone around him, with his younger sister Toa and his sister's best friend Mihiro being the only ones who know.
But one day, as the student council president Rokuonji Kaoruko is searching for male members for the student council, she finds out that Kouki is the manga's author. Kouki joins the student council in exchange for Kaoruko not revealing his secret. However, the vice president, Sakuragi R. Ashe, strongly opposes him joining, and in the midst of all this, various requests and troubles of students begin to pile up.
There are English reviews
2. Amaekata wa Kanojo Nari ni. 甘えかたは彼女なりに。 [160226] Giga 1 2 3
“It’s not like I can’t make friends. I just don’t want to.”
That’s what Hiroto says as he pretends that it was his own choice to be alone, but it would have been rather difficult for others to approach him with his slightly frightening looks and general surliness. His classmates also kept their distance from the strikingly beautiful Tomomi, who would chide anyone who bothered her.
One day, Tomomi came up to Hiroto in the courtyard while he was enjoying lunch by himself. He thought she was going to confess to him, prompting a stern rebuke from her, as she was flabbergasted at his unexpected misunderstanding. Actually, she wanted him to come with her after school to the ‘assistance committee’, which is committee under the control of the student council for helping troubled students. However, he hadn’t heard anyone say goods things about it; in fact, it was dreaded to the extent that it is nicknamed the ‘meddling committee’.
There are English reviews
3. Happening Love!! ハプニングLOVE!! [160226] Tsumiki Soft
Due to their parent’s transfer abroad for work, Shun returned with his younger sister Miku to live in their hometown. The town had changed slightly from what he had remembered. He reunited with his energetic childhood friend Haruka, and met Sanae, the smart and beautiful granddaughter of the school chairman, and the mischievous and voluptuous senpai Misaki. The days he spends with them shouldn’t be that unusual, but since they are overly unskilled at love, they are lively and full of exciting happenings.
Scenario is bad, and abundance of H scenes does not leave this game a single chance.
4. Koi Suru Otome to Shugo no Tate ~Bara no Seibo~ 恋する乙女と守護の楯 ～薔薇の聖母～ [160226] AXL 1 2 3
Because of his success in the events at St. Theresia Academy, Kisaragi Shuuji (Shield 9) has obtained a firm position within Aegis. That is, as the one in charge of “Crossdress infiltration”. Since the previous events he has successfully completed several more assignments, and currently considers stepping down from the position. Unfortunately for him however, he has been tasked with just 1 more assignment. This time, his task involves another all-girls school similar to St. Theresia Academy. He has to run in the elections for student council president and success in obtaining the position.
Shuuji himself considers the operation to be impossible. To infiltrate the school alone, and run in the elections that take place within just 2 months from now? There’s no way that he can do it. Especially since apparently there are many dangers involved with the run for student council president. And who knows what other traps lurk within the shadows of the Academy? Will he manage to find his way through?
There are English reviews
5. Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou 間宮くんちの五つ子事情 [160226] CUBE 1
The Mamiya household that runs the seaside cafe Seamore is comprised of a set of quintuplets and their parents.
Cheerful, active and positive eldest daughter Yakumo, who is bright and excels at sports, even if she is sometimes quite clumsy.
Kind second daughter Moeri has the most common sense and is good at looking after others, but she can’t be honest with her feelings with the one she loves.
Oldest son Ryouta helps resolve any problems among the sisters, who greatly love and rely on him.
Third daughter Tamane is a domestic girl who takes care of most of the housework. She is a bit concerned about her weight lately.
Cat-like youngest daughter Nekoto doesn’t speak much and is a bit strange, but she makes friends very easily.
Even though they’re sometimes worried about their father’s tendency to wander, life in the Mamiya household is relatively peaceful.
However, one day just before summer vacation, the wealthy Ririka who had fallen in love with Ryouta at first sight, transferred into their school. She declared that she will take Ryouta to be her husband under the pretext that her family had lent their family money to start up the cafe and that she would erase their debt. His sisters sensed a strong danger that their dear brother would be taken away by a total stranger, so they decided to work hard to pay off the debt before the summer ends.
There is an English impression
6. Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart ノラと皇女と野良猫ハート [160226] Harukaze 1 2 3
Nora lives together in Sakuragabuchi with Shachi, a girl younger than him whom his mother had adopted. After his mother’s passing, they were able to grow up just fine with the support of those around them. Shachi loves Nora very much, and wakes up him every day while straddling him in bed. Then they head to school and enjoy their time with their friends, including their childhood friend and discipline committee head Michi, and his cheerful gyaru-like kouhai Yuuki.
One day, Nora came upon a girl named Patricia in a park on his way to school. She was a Princess of the Underworld and she came to the world of the living on her mother’s orders to destroy everything and remind humans of death. However, the life energies were too strong for her and she was overwhelmed by it. Nora took care of her while she was feeling ill, and she fell in love with him as a result. She asked him to explain the ‘mysteries of life’, but why does that include reading porn books...!?
There are English reviews
7. Tsumi no Hikari Rendezvous 罪ノ光ランデヴー [160226] minori 1 2 3
In front of the lone tunnel leading out from the small village of Tamasato, Yuuto draws a picture of a mermaid living in the deep ocean where light does not reach. One day, he looked up from his drawing and there was a girl in front of him who looked just like the one on his canvas. She called herself a ‘sinner’ who came to this town to repent for her sins. Yuuto and the townspeople welcomed the girl, Ai, to their town.
Come spring, the entrance ceremony was underway. The new students took pictures and videos in front of the school with their parents to commemorate this special day. However, it was a depressing event for Yuuto, who lives alone after the death of his father and the abandonment by his mother and older sister. While he had gotten used to it, this time he suddenly felt very lonely due to the recent passing of grandmother, the sole close relative he had left.
Upon finding out about Yuuto’s loneliness, Ai confided that she was abandoned by her parents. She searched for a reason for living, whereas he ran away from reality through his imaginative drawings. Even though they were polar opposites, their backgrounds also made them quite similar. Gradually, they became closer to each other, while harbouring secrets of their own.
There are English reviews
8. World Election ワールド・エレクション [160226] Whirlpool 1 2 3
World Election is the 10th anniversary game for Whirlpool.
The world was split up amongst 5 different factions, the dark world of hell, an advanced technical world, the peaceful land of God and Angels, the primitive beast world, and the human world.
As our story begins, it’s already been about 20 years since all of these worlds have been unified and are ruled in peace by the World Government. The protagonist is a type of person that people call a “Neo”, a human of the new generation who has been born with a special power. He currently attends an international school in the special region, but otherwise lives a very ordinary life.
One day a meteorite crashes down nearby, and a single girl appears out of the rubble. She says her name is Kururu and that she is the God of destruction, though the rest of her memory seems to be lost.
Her arrival happens just as the school is preparing for the new student council elections and due to circumstances our protagonist ends up running in them as well.
Other famous students follow his example and also nominate themselves as candidates in the elections, not to mention the dangerous ones as well. All of this marks the starts of the greatest student council elections in history, opening the door for a new chapter in the history of the world…
There are English reviews
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1. Neko Para Vol.2 Shimai Neko no Sucre ネコぱら vol.2 姉妹ネコのシュクレ [160226] NEKO WORKs 1 2 3 4 5
Business is booming for La Soleil, the patissiere run by Minazuki Kashou with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minazuki family's four catgirl sisters.
Among them are the sarcastic oldest sister who hides behind a facade of toughness, Azuki, and the clumsy youngest sister who always tries her best even if she ends up doing more harm than good, Coconut. No one got along better than these two catgirls when they were younger, but lately, they've been fighting all the time.
Despite their sisterly love, a small misunderstanding ends up driving a wedge between them. As the story of these catgirl sisters unfolds, they'll grow to understand each other and strengthen their familial bonds in this heartfelt catgirl comedy, which is only a little lewd. Now open for business!
Nukige listed for opening's sake
Akeiro Kaikitan is VN of the month with Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu and Toki o Tsumugu Yakusoku as other masterpieces. Clephas thought alike. Micchi in naturally chooses Maitetsu and tome ga Irodoru Koi no Essence in addition
1. Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?? Wonderful Party! ご注文はうさぎですか?? Wonderful party! [160303] MAGES. GAME 1 2
Gameplay of Wonderful Party is divided into 2 parts that illustrating the daily life of Rabbit House Cafe. In the first one, player need to enliven the shop in order to prepare Chino's birthday party. The main focus in this part is to set up the shop and dialogue between characters. While the second part, player must set up the shop for a Christmas party. In this part, player will play as Cocoa and story will focuses on which character Cocoa developing a relationship the highest with.
Anime Spin-Off
2. Akeiro Kaikitan あけいろ怪奇譚 [160325] Silky's Plus 1 2 3 4 5
Four girls committed suicide one after another. It was rumoured that their deaths were caused by the "spirit of the old school building". For most, this was just a silly rumour, but Yashiro could not just ignore it. This was because he had been troubled by a strange dream ever since the shocking incidents, which caused him to get weaker day by day due to not being able to sleep soundly. One day, he saw a black-haired girl beckoning him in the hallway, but he was pulled back by a strange girl named Velvet. She told him to be careful because he was cursed.
There are English reviews
3. Dungeon of Regalias ~Haitoku no Miyako Ishgalia~ ダンジョン オブ レガリアス ～背徳の都イシュガリア～ [160325] Astronauts: Sirius 1 2 3 4 5 6
The floating city of Windal was full of prosperity due to its advanced magic culture. However, an unexplained massive magic explosion sent the city crashing to the ground, killing almost all of its citizens. Only a huge crater and the ruins of the city underneath it remained.
Nomads built many villages and over time, the area turned into the large metropolis Ishgalia. Reckless adventurers came to the city to challenge the demon-infested labyrinths under the city in the hopes of striking it rich. The battle-seasoned Orias, who has no memories before becoming a mercenary, arrived at Ishgalia in search of his forgotten past. What awaits him in the depths of the labyrinth and the ruins of the floating city?
RPG
4. Otome ga Irodoru Koi no Essence 乙女が彩る恋のエッセンス [160325] ensemble 1
Naoto worked as the sous-chef at the mansion of the Amagi family, who owns the leading zaibatsu in Japan. One day, he was asked by the madame to assume the chef position at her daughter Sakuya’s school because she thought that she was acting strangely and she wanted him to report back on her.
Even though he felt overwhelmed being at the famous Maishiro girls’ school, he was still full of expectation for his new job. Then, his boss Yakumo gave him some shocking news: he will have to dress as a girl and attend school with Sakuya, since it was easier to keep an eye on her that way. Despite his resistance, he was introduced as the new student and cook, Chihiro. If his true gender is found out, then he might lose his job and be reported as a pervert. Will he be able to fulfill his duties as a cook and a student at the school?
There is an English review
5. Rep Kiss リプキス [160325] Giga
Souji moved back to his hometown and was excited at starting a new life there, even though he was a bit saddened that it wasn’t the same as before. He went out to the convenience store to do some shopping after moving in and met a pretty girl at the entrance. She called him ‘Sou-kun’, a nickname which he hadn’t heard in a long time, and he realized that she was his childhood friend Kanade. He was surprised by how beautifully she had grown up. Their chance meeting spurred the revival of half-forgotten feelings.
Giga Kiss series is a long-standing frontrunner of moege genre
6. School of Fantasia スクールオブファンタジア [160325] Tamamo Soft
All of a sudden, there were children who were born in Japan with special abilities. They were segregated to a school located on Tendoujima, an island in the southern sea. Meanwhile, the relatively normal Yorito drifted on to the island after being swept by the waves from his adventurer father’s raft. After Himeno saved his life with artificial respiration, he ended up transferring into the Tendoujima Gakuen. Since he was suspected of being a spy, he accepted a request to explore the dungeon where monsters dwelled in order to establish his innocence. He enjoyed a pleasant life with the girls at the school, getting to know them better and solving their worries, but soon he became involved in various events while investigating the dungeon.
RPG
7. Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu 少女たちは荒野を目指す [160325] Minato Soft 1 2 3
Buntarou doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future, he does not have any kind of dream that he wants to pursue. So currently he just spends his days hanging around with his friends. When one day his classmate Sayuki asks him if he wants to help with development of a galge. She says that she had become interested in his help after she read one his works intended for the drama club.
Buntarou doesn’t know anything about gal games but Sayuki claims that she has the ability to make it a success. Can they make the game and will it be a success like she claims it will be? This is the story of youths taking a daring step into the unknown…
There are English reviews
8. Tengoku Hime 2 ~Haken Soudatsu, Gen'you no Shousei~ 天極姫2~覇権争奪, 幻妖の将星~ [160325] Gesen 18
Another crossover work featuring heroines from Sengoku Hime VI and Sangoku Hime IV with original story and new heroes.
Everyone lives happily in the paradise Venard, where there is no fighting nor starvation. Generation after generation, the king governs the paradise by following the divine messages in the ‘Book of Prophecies’. However, one day these messages stopped appearing and strange beings appeared from a distortion in the space-time continuum. With strife breaking out in various areas, the king decided to use a secret art which had been passed down the Imperial family. In exchange for his life, the new rulers would be summoned to govern Venard. With that, he disappeared without a trace. What will become of this world?
RPG
9. Tokeidai no Jeanne ~Jeanne a la tour d'horloge~ 時計台のジャンヌ ～Jeanne à la tour d'horloge～ [160325] Liar-soft 1 2 3
The story opens in the final days of World War II, on the shoreline of northwestern France. A young soldier of the Free French Forces, Roland, and his sworn friend Olivier participate in the invasion of Normandy to free their motherland. But as they descend to raid the enemy position at the break of dawn, their aircraft is exposed to enemy fire, forcing them to land.
Isolated from their unit, the two wander through a forest blanketed by night, where they unexpectedly encounter a group of cavaliers. These ghastly, medieval knights are led by a Edwalda, a female knight in a flowing black dress. Roland swiftly dives to cover Olivier and is fatally injured, losing consciousness──
Upon returning to his senses, he finds himself near a calm forest spring, a single lovely girl having nursed him back to health. Roland's life threatening injury was healed, as if it was never there to begin with, causing him to wonder if the knights' attack was merely a dream… but he is mistaken.
Roland has awakened in another world entirely, shrouded by endless fog - a grotesque realm caught in the midst of eternal conflict and endless bloodshed. And the girl who saved him was the maiden trapped at the center of this history of war- the “captive of time”, the fated girl - Jeanne.
The moment this young man and the maiden meet, the clock tower breaks its long lasting silence, and once again begins to mark the passage of time. Its tolling lures Roland the young soldier and Jeanne the Maiden to set out on their journey of penance, in a strange and distorted world──
Game is localized and has English reviews
10. Toki o Tsumugu Yakusoku 時を紡ぐ約束 [160325] Applique 1 2 3
It was late spring when Hayato arrived at the remote hot spring town of Yunohara with his daughter Miria to start a new job at the traditional inn Kusakabe-an. Hayato has a special magic ability, but since it can only be used within 10 seconds, it’s not really useful to him. Freed from a rough upbringing in an orphanage, he was glad to finally start a new life, working at the inn while attending school. He met many supportive people in the school and town, including the daughter of the inn owner, Misaki. However, these halcyon days would soon be shattered when the orphanage director came to take Miria away.
There are English reviews
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1. Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~ Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~ [160325] light 1 2 3
"My mother was my sister."
Brooklyn, New York - The man who sat across the interviewer at the vampire bar known as the "Borges House" began his story with those odd words.
Following the end World War II, the pallid SS officer traversed the globe to many a raging battlefield, leaving carnage unforeseen in his wake.
The vampire of the battlefield. The wandering Hakenkreuz.
Though his saga was passed down as naught but a stale ghost story, it was no mere urban legend.
For he was Wilhelm Ehrenburg - hunted in absolute secrecy by the UN as a remnant of the Third Reich, enemy of the world, and one of the infamous members of the demonic Longinus Dreizehn Orden.
And after over half a century, the time had finally come for him to depart for Japan in order to fulfill his most ardent desire.
Humoring this interviewer he would have ignored or slain any other day was merely a whim birthed from the exaltation of the promised time drawing ever closer.
That was the only reason our intrepid interviewer found him in a talkative mood.
Thus, as he reflected on his life, Wilhelm grew nostalgic - sentimental, even - for the path he had walked.
And when asked, he unveiled his past piece by piece.
From the accursed blood that poisoned his very soul, to the blight wrought by the works of Mercury.
He spun a tale of the day he awakened to the truth of his being, and of the woman who had the nature of Wilhelm's existence engraved upon her very being.
"Don't you worry, I'm gonna tell you everything. From the first moment I met her, to the very end of our story."
Fandisc
2. Grimo ☆ Love ~Houkago no Witch~ グリモ☆ラヴ ～放課後のウィッチ～ [160325] Shiroi Pantsu 1 2
Yuuma had his future all planned out: he would join the literature club, fall in love with his senpai, and become a best-selling light novel writer. However, it all came apart when his homeroom teacher informed him that the literature club had been disbanded many years ago. He couldn’t find another club where he would be able to write novels, so he ended up finding a nice place in the library to focus on his writing. Then, he was forcefully recruited to the student council as the secretary, mainly to take care of the mounds of paperwork which had piled up.
After some incident, he ended up as a member of the second literature club, which was actually the occult club and the Grimoire ended up in his hands. According to club leader Yuzuna, if one makes a contract with the book, then they will become popular with the opposite sex. She was really eager to try it, and he became her test subject. However, it actually possessed magic which made others sexually excited, causing all types of ecchi events to occur around him!
Nukige listed for the sake of an English review
3. Maitetsu まいてつ [160325] Lose 1 2 3 4 5
Set in Hinomoto, a fictional version of Japan, where railway travel served as the primary form of transport for a long time. Each locomotive was paired with a humanoid control module, so-called RailRoad, that aided the train operator. However, many rail lines had been discontinued due to the rising popularity of ‘aerocrafts,’ a safe and convenient aerial mode of transport. As such, their accompanying railroads also went into a deep sleep.
Soutetsu had lost his entire family in a rail accident and was adopted into the Migita household, which runs a shochu brewery in Ohitoyo city. He returned to his hometown to save it from the potential water pollution if they accepted the proposal to build an aerocraft factory nearby. He woke up the RailRoad Hachiroku by accident and became her owner. They agreed to help find her lost locomotive for different purposes, with the help of his stepsister Hibiki, the town’s mayor and local railway chief, Paulette, and others.
Nukige listed for the sake of English reviews
4. Natsu no Kusari 夏ノ鎖 [160325] Clock Up 1 2 3
It's the beginning of summer. I moved up a class but nothing changed. This year is the same as last and the next, nothing will ever change. A dreary every day life. If only I knew why I'm so depressed. My relentlessly boring life won't reveal the cause or name of this feeling. Therefore, I will change this bleak world by myself.
I will now carry out what I've always imagined. My plan is perfect. Now I just have to choose a girl to entrap in my scheme. Anyone will do, as long as she's not boring. For example, the girl walking in front of me with the long black hair. I don't desire a brightly shining summer. What I crave are days filled with a girl's screams and despair.
Nukige listed for the sake of English reviews
Clephas did not choose anything out of June, but I have to, so it's Lamunation! since it's slightly better than everything else.. Micchi has a better selection - Otome*Domain , KARAKARA and a fandisc.
1. Kyoto Colorful Days [160615] InterOne Inc. 1 2 3 4
"Kyoto Colorful Days" is a Visual Novel, set in the sightseeing hotspot of Kyoto.
This visual novel is populated by various different characters and the story can be enjoyed like a TV drama.
The story centers around the protagonist, a young man who is drifting by aimlessly in life, unable to commit to a job.
With no particular goal in sight, he visits Kyoto, a city to which his grandfather has connections.
In his meetings with the local people there, and two girls in particular, he will discover his own path in life.
Game released in multiple languages, so there is no lack of English reviews around
2. √Letter √Letter ルートレター [160616] Kadokawa Games 1 2 3 4
√Letter is the first entry in the publisher’s new series of mystery games. It’s a youth mystery adventure set in Shimane Prefecture and features both adventure and simulation parts. Minoboshi Tarou, Love Plus' character designer that left Konami in March, is handling character designs and planning. The scenario is being handled by Fuji Dario, and the music is by Nitta Takashi.
√Letter is set in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, where the protagonist arrives in search of Fumino Aya, a pen pal friend from high school who had disappeared for 15 years. After he finds a letter dedicated to him from her that was never sent, he sets out to interrogate her classmates as he wonders if everything Aya had told him had been a lie. The game contains multiple endings based on the player's choices throughout the game.
Detective is localized and has English reviews
3. Koi to Koi Suru Utopia 恋と恋するユートピア [160624] LoveMatic 1
Kureha Gakuen, also known as the ‘outdoor baths school’, was formed just last year by the merger of a boys’ school and a girls’ school. The school administration was concerned that the boys and girls were not getting along well, so they decided to create the ‘intergender relations normalization committee’. Kazuya was enlisted into the committee, along with his osananajimi Kaho, class rep Yukina and enthusiastic classmate Nanao, each of whom had a different view on the matter. He figured that since he didn’t have any experience with love relationships himself, it would be best to get closer to the girls.
There is an English review
4. Lamunation! [160624] White Powder 1 2
Luna used to lounge on the sofa watching pre-recorded cupcake documentaries or spend time chatting with his BFF (rubber ducky) in the jacuzzi. But ever since he agreed to his twin imouto Corona’s request to make everyone happy, he has no time for that! He’s been busy selling homemade ramune with his osananajimi Lamune, hanging out at the Cherry Crown Diner run by his friends Rayla and Iris, and going out on road trips over the weekends (with Corona and him taking turns at the wheel). Together with his friends and lover, this isn’t just happiness… it’s perfection!
There are English reviews
5. Otome ＊ Domain オトメ＊ドメイン [160624] Palette Qualia 1 2 3
Minato’s last blood-relative, his grandmother, passed away and now he is all alone in this world. He thinks about how he was blessed to have family, but dryly laughs about how he’ll need to take care of himself now.
However, during the funeral of his grandmother, someone named Kazari approaches him and offers to admit him into a prestigious school, in addition to providing him a place to reside. Minato immediately and thankfully takes up on this offer, but soon realizes that the Suzu Academy is an all-girl’s school, and the "ojou-sama" that he’ll be residing with has flaws of their own which really shattered his expectation for a high-class lady.
There are English reviews
6. Planet Dragon プラネット ドラゴン [160624] SofthouseChara
When Yoshitsune awoke from cryosleep, he found himself in space. Mankind had flown out to space and inhabited many planets. After many twists and turns, he acquired a cargo ship (and the excellent accompanying navigation support doll Sakura) and started a shipping company. However, it is now an era of lowered sexual desire where holding hands was akin to kissing. Labelled as a ‘lewd beast’ for following the customs from the past era, Yoshitsune awakened the sexual desires of the women around him, causing trouble non-stop.
Trade SIM
7. Karakara カラカラ [160627] calme 1 2 3 4
"Let us live on this land so arid."
KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.
The "Age of Dusk." It is a time of senescence for the human species, during which hybrids known as the "Others"—those who are human, yet not—exist in great numbers. On the windswept barrens of a land without moisture, a small gathering of people make their living in a world they no longer know. Down a stretch of highway and far from the heart of the town are two such people who run a small diner. To them, the circumstances that reshaped their world is of far less concern than the number of lunch boxes they can load into their delivery vehicle. After all, leaving customers hungry is not good for business, and business keeps them fed. Day after day, they occupy themselves with the endless work of their store. However, the comfortable monotony of their daily lives is turned on its head when they discover a large suitcase by the roadside on their way home from deliveries. Lying on the suitcase, unmoving, is a young girl with pink hair...
Though parched, they keep each other company, and while hollow, they fill each other's voids.
So shall they live on this land so arid.
Game released in multiple languages, so there is no lack of English reviews around
All of Amatsutsumi , Floral Flowlove and Senren ＊ Banka make a fine choice this month. I choose the first one and Clephas made the second one winner. Micchi actually agrees with all three titles, and Zen adds Aristear Remain to his sphere of interest.
1. Shin Hayarigami 2 真 流行り神2 [160707] Nippon Ichi Software 1 2
Two years after the horrifying incident involving the serial killer Blindman from urban myths in the village of C in S Prefecture, police detective Houjou Maki is promoted and transferred to the police headquarters of G Prefecture in return for her silence on the case. She is teamed up with a new partner Sena, a former biker delinquent, self-proclaimed 'fastest guy in the world' and lover of urban legends. The new duo is put on a curious series of murders and assaults committed by a woman dressed in a trenchcoat: a kid was killed and dragged across the street, a couple was suddenly attacked by a woman hiding beneath a park bench, a high school student had her ear bitten off and another woman had her leg chopped off on the street. Sena believes there is a pattern: all these attacks remind of famous urban legends involving female assailants, like that of Hikiko (who dragged her victims across the road) and that of the murderer hiding beneath the bed. As they investigate the case further, Saki has to decide whether there's a scientific, rational explanation to these events or that she should accept that there are occult powers at play here.
There is an English review
2. Corona Blossom コロナ・ブロッサム [160727] Frontwing 1 2 3
Meet Keiji Osaki: a young man who hates dealing with machines, despite being very skilled at working with them. That's just the kind of guy he is.
After failing his college entrance exams, he begins helping out at his grandfather's workshop, which specializes in repairing VORKS, heavy-duty industrial robots. For a while, he enjoyed a quiet life in the countryside, doted on by the workshop's regular patrons.
One day, however, his life suddenly takes a turn for the strange, when he encounters a metallic lifeform attached to a meteorite that fell from the sky.
To make things even more complicated, the organism he rescues takes the form of a forgotten girl from his past.
This is how his life with the metallic organism known as R-ne begins. But after a while, R-ne learns how to speak, and tells Keiji that she wants to go back to her home planet. Moved by her words, he sets his mind on sending her back into space, no matter what.
This may prove difficult, though, when a female space pirate - also known as a rare metal hunter - appears out of nowhere, and gets in his way.
Caught up in this whirlwind, will Keiji and his friends be able to send R-ne safely back to her homeland?
Game has English release and reviews
3. Amatsutsumi アマツツミ [160729] Purple Software 1 2 3
Our hero, Makoto, possesses the power of "kotodama" which allows one to control people with the power of one’s voice.
Having an interest in the outside world, he leaves the hidden village he has lived in all his life. However, he found himself woefully unprepared and collapses on the side of the road in a small town almost as remote as his village. Just as he's resigned himself to death, he's saved by Oribe Kokoro, a girl whose family runs a cafe in that town.
Using his kotodama powers, Makoto becomes a part of the Oribe family and begins attending school with Kokoro. He soon meets several girls who each have their own special circumstances. Will Makoto be able to use kotodama to help these girls? And what is the true nature of kotodama?
This is a story of the words that weave the ties that bind...
There are English reviews
4. Aristear Remain アリスティア・リメイン [160729] Astronauts: Comet 1
In a different world that’s similar to modern-day Japan, ‘magic’ exists alongside science and technology. It may seem like a peaceful world, but there are many irregular happenings which commonly occur out of sight. They are the work of the ‘handymen’, individuals who work for the ‘Underground Society’, doing any job so long as it doesn’t break the law.
Seigi is a young man who is true to his name: a strong-willed believer of justice. While he is part of a special police force, he currently disguises himself as a handyman. One day, he was assigned the job of protecting a mysterious girl Ruru who lost her memories. Their accidental meeting would set a small gear in motion, which would gradually roll in those closest to him.
There is an English review
5. Floral Flowlove フローラル・フローラブ [160729] Saga Planets 1 2 3
On that day, I saw an angel.
"If you become a lover with a person who is like an angel, you will definitely enjoy your daily life like you were in heaven."
Originally, Saisu Masataka did not believe in things like angels or fate.
But, he got locked on completely by one of the "angels".
Mihato Kano is his childhood friend, and one of the top ojousamas at their school.
Even though he gets showered by her love every day, it still feels like they're on a completely different level.
Kano's best friend, Tokisaka Nanao, is a black-haired girl with a model's appearance.
Because of her indifferent and feisty personality, she is called a tsundere angel.
Adelheid von Bergstrasse is an actual princess.
Her singing voice is so good that it's compared to an angel's, but she needs to be taken care of and is naturally a sleepyhead.
Tsubaki Kohane is a Christian, and is called an angel because of her kind personality.
"Hmm... on a second thought, don't I have some kind of a relationship with them all?"
But it seems to be fate, that he has a small secret.
By looking at a person, he can see wings on them.
When they are good, an angel's wings will show, and when they are bad, a devil's will show.
That had started in his childhood
When he saw the wings of angel for the first time ever.
There are English reviews
6. Kagura Houshinka 神楽訪神歌 [160729] Debo no Su Seisakusho
The Suwa temple has continually fought evil Youkai from ancient times. Even today, two exorcist mikos stand against these Youkai.
The princess Miko, Suwa Mikoto and her attendant, Takei Ryouka.
Under the guidance of the temple deity Tome-sama, they resolve countless Youkai incidents at various historical cities. The girls overcome difficult battles and develop their skills whilst gaining allies...
But even the duty of exorcism has its great impasse, for the two mikos are now pursued by a Youkai responsible for a certain incident!
Reunions, new encounters and an unforgettable past.
Are Youkai crawling in the darkness the future lying in wait for the pair, or something else?
RPG
7. Kimi to Yumemishi キミトユメミシ [160729] Laplacian 1 2
Ever since an accident when he was a child, Kimito has been able to peep into the dreams of others. While his ability enabled him to see a person’s true self, he often became entangled in their nightmares as well. Gradually, he came to unconsciously avoid being too close with others.
Instead of helping others, he would rather pass his time peeping into girls’ unladylike dreams. He targeted the comprehensive school Shuuei Gakuen, which included a large hospital and an university. Not only would there be girls around his age, but he could also snoop in the dreams of sexually-frustrated nurses!
However, there he met four girls with wishes that they couldn’t tell others due to varying circumstances. He decided to enrol in the school to truly understand them. Before he knew it, he fell in love with one of them. For the first time, he felt a strong desire to help someone else.
There are English reviews
8. Senren ＊ Banka 千恋＊万花 [160729] Yuzusoft 1 2 3 4 5
The village of Hoori lies deep in the middle of the mountains, inaccessible by rail. Since there isn’t much interaction with its surroundings, the town seems like it is stuck in the past. However, it is because of this exact olden feel and subsequent development that it has turned into a nice hot-springs town for tourists.
One of the popular sightseeing spots is the legendary katana Murasamemaru, embedded in stone. No one has been able to pull it out… until Masaomi somehow broke it in half. He has to take responsibility for his actions: “Marriage” with ‘shrine maiden princess’ Yoshino!? He was perplexed at the unexpected turn of events, but this is only just the beginning. What lies ahead for him is a much more peculiar and mysterious life, including his new fiancée, a mysterious girl who only he could touch, and the secret behind the curse that remains on the town.
What will become of Masaomi’s love amidst his rapidly changing life? The answer lies within the Murasamemaru in his hands.
Game is localized and has English reviews
9. Tsumi Koi x 2/3 罪恋×2/3 [160729] Campus
Kouichi was walking home one rainy day with his imouto Meguri under the same umbrella when he suddenly heard a loud thud behind him. It was not the rain, but the sound of something heavy falling from above. Even though he sensed that he shouldn’t look back, his curiosity got the better of him. What he saw was his osananajimi Reina, with a pool of blood spreading out from her body.
Reina remained in critical condition over the next few days, with no sign of waking up. Was it a suicide or murder attempt, or simply an accident? Kouichi and Meguri fretted over their childhood friend’s sudden predicament. However, Reina then suddenly appeared in front of them, even though she should still be sleeping in the hospital. She had returned as an apparition, with no recollection of the day of the incident. If they could recover her memories, then she might regain her consciousness. The three of them search for the cause of Reina’s fall, as their feelings entangle like a spider’s web.
Short cheap romance series with not enough impact
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1. Shiniyuku Kimi, Yakata ni Mebuku Zouo 死に逝く君、館に芽吹く憎悪 [160729] Bug System 1 2 3
It happened without any warning.
In a world that was peaceful superior beings suddenly appeared.
They one-sidedly massacred humans and the world was swallowed by a whirlpool of chaos.
While our heroine Mia was shopping with her family, she also fell victim.
With her father, mother, and older sister dead, she desperately tried to escape, but before she could a different superior man appeared before her.
Falling into desperation and prepared to die Mia took up a knife and stabbed the man.
The next second, she lost consciousness.
Not knowing what had happened to her, she felt a great pain on her stomach.
"You hurt my body, now I can't allow you to die easily. Your sin... deserves ten thousand deaths..."
And so when she recovered her consciousness, Mia was on a bed in a mansion.
She didn't have a single wound on her body, and she was wearing a dress that didn't belong to her.
In that mansion she re-encountered that superior man.
He ordered Mia to live in the villa, where he repeatedly did inhumane acts towards her.
Being crushed, stabbed, shot, spilling blood, being decapitated, being eaten, being dismantled...
And every time she woke up she was on a bed in that mansion.
Without a single wound on her body, and wearing a dress that didn't belong to her.
At that mansion---
Nukige listed for the sake of English reviews
2. Soukou Akki Muramasa: Shokuzai Hen 装甲悪鬼村正 贖罪編 [160729] Nitroplus 1 2
Short, free story that continues after the true end.
Kikuchi Akitaka, guilt-ridden for forcing the responsibility of hunting Silver Star onto his foster son Kageaki, sets off to confront him after hearing about his mercenary activity.
Fandisc
3. Yuusei Tenshi Primaveil Drei 遊聖天使プリマヴェールDrei [160729] Escu:de
The evil organization Marc Gene is plotting world conquest. But the twin "Primaveil" magical girls Selene and Plage are standing in their way. The story begins with Prince Folkhart's ignominious defeat at the hands of the Primaveil duo. The task of defeating them is handed over to his younger brother, Prince Lambert, who quickly meets the same fate.
Yet Lambert develops a mysterious power after his narrow brush with death: resistance to Selene's moon energy attacks. He confronts the Primaveil duo once more and uses his newfound power to defeat and capture Selene. For this unprecedented achievement, Lambert is promoted to operational commander of Marc Gene's forces. Become Lambert and command your own band of power rangers, develop Mystery Men and advanced items, confront Primaveil, corrupt them into faithful servants of Evil through sexual training sessions, and ultimately conquer the world.
Nukige listed for the sake of an opening
Inochi no Spare is VN of the Month although Clephas also bothered with Gin'iro, Haruka for some reason. Micchi in addition favored Triangle Love -Apricot Fizz and Hanahime＊Absolute!
1. Chuusotsu! 1st graduation ちゅーそつ! 1st graduation [160814] Studio Beast 1 2 3 4 5
Under the P3 law enacted under the Global People's Federation, citizens are ranked according to the Authorization Seals issued by the world government.
As spring arrives, the manga lover Marisugawa Arue, set back by a long-lasting illness, finds herself having to live her life as a "chuusotsu" - a person with no education beyond middle school.
The chuusotsu are not in possession of any Seals, and are considered to be failures at life. As such, their Authorized Power level is only 5 - young Arue's future is already looking mighty bleak.
"How will I be able to accomplish my goals now..."
In order to break free of her grim situation, and reach her true goal in life, Arue applies for a government relief program where she will...
Share a room with other chuusotsu!?
Her two roommates are overwhelmingly unique: a taciturn girl in a souvenir jacket and a crazy otaku girl.
And then the three girls are given group challenges to clear.
What makes a wonderful life?
Synchronize your minds and philosophize on this proposition.
"There's no way incompetents like us can do philosophy..."
Their time is limited, and failure means that they will immediately get kicked out of the apartment!
Will Arue manage to successfully complete the philosophical challenges and achieve a happy, steady-going life...!?
This is a philosophical story of how the three girls considered lame ducks by the society spend their unusual youth in a world where Authorization Seals decide the lives of all people.
Game is localized and has English reviews
2. Nanairo Script なないろスクリプト [160814] Timenauts
Haruki worked as an illustrator for the large bishoujo game company Disir. He was a much talked-about newcomer with a name sounding like a famous writer’s and whose drawing ability was popular among social networks. Soon, he became the company’s main illustrator, producing games in tandem with fellow writer Ayano over the span of four years.
However, instead of good sales and great reviews, Haruki had lately become the target of some nasty criticism. He was then abandoned by his partner and left adrift on a sentimental journey. He ended up in the far-away countryside where the villagers were quite enamored with him. Will he be able to regain his past brilliance as an illustrator and return to work?
Basically, only one route got released as a professional work, and it failed to present heroines properly, failed to set stage properly with protagonist circumstances, failed to raise emotions. Was a kusoge in that shape.
3. Baldr Heart [160826] Team Baldrhead 1 2 3 4
Due to a certain incident, the Simulacrum-piloting mercenary Sou lost his fighting ability and as a result, his job as well. He returned to his foster father’s home on the island of Wadatsumi, followed by his former partner Yuuri for some reason. Soon after his arrival, he saved a girl who had lost her memories, Tsukuyomi, and she ended up staying at his home.
Although there were no decent jobs on the depopulated island, he readily received a work request from a mysterious individual. It was to transfer into the island’s only school Kouka Academy and investigate if its students were involved in the terrorism that has besieged the island. Standing in his way as he set forth to infiltrate the school was the student council president Mao and her Simulacrum. At that moment, a girl who called herself a fairy appeared before him and began to assimilate with his Simulacrum...
Action has English reviews
4. Gin'iro, Haruka 銀色、遥か [160826] tone work's 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Snow is not an uncommon sight in April in one of the northernmost towns of the country. Yukito is a well-known honor student at the local school, unable to leave those alone that need his help. As a second year student the new spring will bring him new feelings in his teenage life. Feelings that will soon turn into beautiful realisation.
In this game there are five heroines, first there’s the transfer student from Canada, Bethly. She loves to paint but only knew the very basics of Japanese before she came to Japan. Next up there’s Hinata, a junior at school who also can’t leave someone alone when they need help. Momiji is Yukito’s classmate and sits next to him in class. She wants to make it onto the big stage of theater plays.
Also aiming for the top is figure skater Mizuha, Yukito’s childhood friend. He gets to meet her again after 2 years abroad. Last of the heroines is his step sister Yuzuki, who somehow feels far away. But maybe that’s because it’s only been one year since she and her mother moved in with them.
From here the story will only have one goal. After so many years, Yukito’s life will take a big turn in just 3 seasons. This is a story of love–
There are English reviews
5. Ichibun no Ni Koigokoro 1分の2恋ゴコロ [160826] 1 2
Aoi doesn’t go to school; instead he works hard every day on part-time jobs to care for his two imoutos, Hina and Runa. While he does have some regrets about not attending school, he is satisfied and motivated by the sight of his imoutos’ smiles.
One winter day, Aoi was working harder than usual in order to celebrate his imoutos’ birthday, which was fast approaching. Then he reunited with his former kouhai Minori and met his shy neighbour Koyuki. These encounters brought about changes in Aoi’s relationship with his imoutos.
There are English reviews
6. Inochi no Spare 生命のスペア [160826] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Shukugawa Meguri is afflicted with an illness called the “Oumon” disease. At this point in time, nobody knows its cause, and there’s no real treatment for it yet. The only option with a slight chance of success, is to undergo a heart transplant. But finding a compatible heart is something that can be compared with a miracle. For that purpose Meguri’s sister, Ria, was actually born as a designer baby. So that her heart could be used “like a spare”.
This is the story about two sisters, the youngest born for the sake of the eldest. Other than their family, only Meguri's best friend Ryuuji knows about their secret. Her resolve wavers during the little time they have left. What will be the conclusion at the end of these emotional moments?
There are English reviews
7. Triangle Love -Apricot Fizz- Triangle Love -アプリコットフィズ- [160826] Campus 1 2
Mitsuru gets along quite well with Karin since they both enjoy going to the game center, bowling, playing darts and doing karaoke, among other things. Since Karin has a best friend in Ayame, it was inevitable that she would join them when they hung out. Even though it was one guy with two girls, they got along quite well and they spent most of their time together.
Soon, Mitsuru began to have feelings for the outspoken Karin, who looks like she’s always playing around but actually has strong conviction, and the shy yet kind and considerate Ayame. Since they shared so many hobbies, Karin and Mitsuru gradually became attracted to each other and started going out. While Ayame had feelings for him as well, she was content to stay one step back and watch them while they continued to hang out as a group.
Just before their second year, Karin suddenly transferred schools. Since her new school was quite far away and they wouldn’t be able to meet casually any more, she decided to cut ties with him. Even after Karin’s departure, Ayame was unable to convey her own feelings to Mitsuru since she didn’t want to betray Karin.
Their ‘more than friends, less than lovers’ relationship continued for a year, until Ayame finally decided to confess to him at the beginning of their third year. However, Karin returned on that very day. What will become of their triangle relationship?
There is an English impression
8. Hana Hime * Absolute! ハナヒメ＊アブソリュート！ [160826] Mirai
In 2025, the social game Crown Hearts about the battle between the princes' country ‘Stella Crown’ and the princesses’ country ‘Floris Hearts’ was a smash hit, and pro gamers have become as popular as star athletes. Koharu attends Luminus Academy with his pure osananajimi and hopeful new pro gamer Maher, kind and slightly brocon imouto Hiyoko, and Hiyoko’s friend and extremely popular net idol Ayane.
One day, they attended the opening ceremony of the annual Crown Hearts event “Divine Crown Battle”. However, this year, they announced the new “Crown Hearts VR”, where one may battle others in the real world using the latest in virtual reality technology. Sixteen entrants were chosen for the “Divine Crown Battle VR” tournament: a ‘king’ and his seven ‘flower princesses’, and a ‘queen’ and her seven ‘star princes’.
Koharu was chosen as the king by the AI girl Polina, who appeared out from the Crown Hearts world. He must battle in the tournament alongside the sword princess Maher, love princess Hinako and many others. It was rumoured that the winner would have his or her wish granted. Are you ready for this new generation battle royale!?
Strategy
9. Hoshizora Tea Party 星空TeaParty [160831] SkyFish poco
Spring, the cherry blossom season... A warm day continued in Hoshirai academy, when the incident occured. The protagonist was driven out of the apartment where he was going to live, and now he is staying at the school's dinner room. Alice, a girl, which was created from the protagonist's delusions and has an ability to dive into the people's dreams. Kokoro, a mysterious woman with an unknown ability. Teru, an honor student with an ability to materialize photos, which she made. Umi, a girl with an ability to make the people's dreams come true. And Nemu, a girl with ability to bring a stuffed toys to life. And so their days began...
Very short game split in episodes and not bearing any serious meaning. More like visuals only game.
10. Trianthology ~Sanmenkyou no Kuni no Alice~ トライアンソロジー ~三面鏡の国のアリス~ [160831] 07th Expansion 1 2
When three worlds become one, Alice will awaken.
Once you have cycled through the three completely different worlds until the very end, you will find out "Alice's Truth."
07th Expansion presents you with an all-fresh visual novel.
There are English reviews
Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki is the winner this month, but Dungeons & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss- can also fascinate. Clephas did not see worthy candidates this month. Micchi is captivated by Tayutama 2 and D.C. fandisc.
1. Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro うたわれるもの 二人の白皇 [160921] Aquaplus 1 2 3 4 5
Continues from directly after the events at the end of Itsuwari no Kamen/Mask of Deception.
"...I leave Her Highness... in your hands."
"Nekone, live on... and find happiness."
RPG is localized and has English reviews
2. Harmonia Harmonia -ハルモニア- [160923] Key 1 2 3 4
his is a story from a very, very distant era. The world has suffered from a great war. The contaminated atmosphere is turning ash gray, life on Earth almost came to a stop and water started vanishing. The world population has declined remarkably compared to the Golden Age. The people joined together to live in this world.
It was in these times that a "Phiroid", a robot that can feel, woke up in a decayed facility. The fruit of science before the war: a humanoid, feeling robot. They were promised a new partner, one that could make their life easier. However, the awakened Phiroid finds out very quickly that he is emotionless. Perhaps he was not finished during the manufacturing process since his right hand is not covered with artificial skin, his mechanical parts visible. The Phiroid wanted to get closer to humans. He continued to wander through this devastated world, looking for the emotions he was missing. One day, a girl takes him in. She thinks of him as human and kindly looks after him. A little but warm town.
The Phiroid boy began learning what feelings are while living together with this girl.
Game is released in English and has English reviews
3. Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki 千の刃濤、桃花染の皇姫 [160923] August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The ruins of the people's tranquility lie smoldering――
Two thousand years of prosperity have come to an end, the Empire conquered at the hands of degenerate invaders.
As what they once took for granted crumbles around them, its citizens nevertheless continue to strive for a better tomorrow, even as they are swept up in the tides of history.
Miyaguni Akari, the final heir to the imperial throne, seeks *power*――for it is her absolute *duty* to eradicate her sworn foes and reclaim her empire.
Tokita Sojin, a proud warrior without a past, seeks a *lord*――for the noble blade must be wielded in the name of *fealty*.
Fate shall see to it that their paths will cross――and it is not the domain of man to know whether their journey shall end in despair or in triumph.
There are English reviews
4. Tayutama 2 -You're the Only One- タユタマ 2 -you're the only one- [160923] Lump of Sugar 1 2 3 4 5
It has been 50 years since the release of the Tayutai which had been sealed in Ashihara-chou. Humans have since acknowledged their existence and the Tayutai have also moved towards living in harmony with humans. The town of Yakotami-chou where Sora lives was blessed with the country’s most favourable spiritual energies. As such, it was promoted as a place where humans and Tayutai can coexist, and underwent rapid development as it took in many humans and Tayutai.
One day, Sora happened to settle a trivial fight between a child and a Tayutai. It’s not uncommon to see such occurrences in this town. However, he was surprised when a girl with cute ears on her head appeared before him claiming that he was the one she had been looking for. She led him to the Tayutai shrine, Yachimata Shrine, and turned towards him with sparkling innocent eyes.
“I want you to be my husband!”
He couldn’t understand the girl Kohaku’s true intention, but after hearing an explanation from her mother Mashiro and deeply impressed with her enthusiasm, he agreed to help her realize her goal of forming the ‘Human and Tayutai Coexistence Society’.
There are English reviews
5. Dungeons & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss- 大迷宮＆大迷惑 -GREAT EDGES IN THE ABYSS- [160930] Liar-soft 1
In the world of sword of magic, expert miners discovered an underground labyrinth in a remote area of the continent. “The Abyss” is very huge inside, full of monsters and traps. However, it was rumoured that ancient treasures lie deep inside its depths and adventurers from all over came to challenge the dungeon. Among them is the young and foolish samurai Shouran, and his party consisting of the sexy but problematic alchemist Nicolite, the aggressive M ninja Hakumeimaru and the expressionless mysterious archer Kurozuka.
There is an English impression. Our usual Mareni with absurd surreal comedy and lewdness, but this time even more appealing due to fantasy setting.
6. Kanojo ＊ Step カノジョ＊ステップ [160930] Smee 1 2 3
The protagonist has moved too many times to count and this time, he has ended up in his grandmother’s minshuku located in Shirasagi, a rural town situated near the mountains. His sister told him that this was their last move, and after he graduates from school, he will be free to do as he wishes. After suppressing his feelings of love until now, he sets out to pursue his first love.
There are English reviews
7. Natsu no Majo no Parade 夏の魔女のパレード [160930] Wonder Fool 1
In a slightly different world, girls called ‘witches’ who are born with a rare mysterious ability are required to use their powers to help people. Living in the rural village of Kanahara-mura, Yukito is the son of the great witch Yuris. However, he has no magic ability whatsoever and lives a normal life like any other young boy. He thought his days would continue like this, until three witches-in-training appeared before him. The girls, Arisa, Carol and Topia, came to complete their graduation training “Witches’ Parade” in order to become a full-fledged witch. They ended up freeloading at his house, and he was asked to watch over them. He couldn’t just leave these eccentric girls who are new to the area alone, so he agreed to the request. However, that wasn’t the end of his suffering.
On that first night together, Arisa and Carol both proclaimed that he was their fiancé. He didn’t remember having ever made such a promise, but when he asked Yuris, she told him that he had promised to marry them when they became a witch. He couldn’t back out from a witch’s promise, so he must choose one of them before they complete their training, that is unless he already has a girlfriend. With his senpai Azuki aggressively going after him and his bracon imouto Saya returning from witch’s school, he senses that this will be the most boisterous summer of his life.
There is an English review
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1. D.C. III ~Da Capo III~ With You D.C.III With You ～ダ・カーポIII～ ウィズユー [160930] Circus This is the fandisc for D.C.III R X-rated and D.C.III P.P., with stories in both Kazamidori and Hatsunejima. There are after stories for the five heroines from Kazamidori and an if story in Hatsunejima where Kiyotaka could see the girls’ dreams, there’s also 3 new scenarios for Shiki, Sumomo and Mikoto. Fandisc
Sora no Tsukurikata -Under the Same Sky, Over the Rainbow- and Signalist Stars!! are the candidates. Clephas nominates the first one. Micchi also underlines Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- .
1. Hi no Nai Tokoro ni Kemuri wa Tatanai 緋のない所に烟は立たない [161001] Akatsuki Works 1
Aside from his usual business as a consultant in Okushima, Shuuri is actually a ‘katariya’ who can get himself out of any problems with words alone. Every day is different from the one before it, and this time was no different. He found the granddaughter of the most prominent family in the town, Tsuki, lying on the street and took her in. When she came to, she requested that she find her grandfather. But how can you find someone who is already dead?
There is an English review
2. Tsukikage no Simulacre 月影のシミュラクル [161001] Applique 1 2 3
Seiichi received an invitation letter from his dear cousin Rei who he hadn’t seen since he moved. She asked for his presence at the family’s mysterious ceremony which is held once every few years. He decided to return to the town of Izawa where he had once lived, and was reunited with his childhood friends. There is a legend of a living doll at the large mansion in the forest, and it always takes the form of a girl from the Kisaragi family.
There is an English review
3. BlazBlue: Centralfiction ブレイブルー セントラルフィクション [161006] Arc System Works 1 2
Ragna and the others were in the Union of Hierarchical Cities, called "Ikaruga". They were rebelling against the ruler "Imperator" by their own reason.
As an answer for the consequences, the mankind all over the world were decomposed into "Seithr". While the power inside Ragna was forcibly provoked to be out of control by the Imperator.
Thereafter, the Imperator has vanished somewhere, leaving the huge black sphere called the "Embryo". And Ragna was lost, after he transformed into his internal existence, the "Black Beast".
However... Ragna is still alive. When he gained consciousness at the 13th Hierarchical City "Kagutsuchi", the power of the Black Beast was sedated. Moreover, he was still himself though, he lost all of his memory.
"Now time to rebel against the end."
Action is localized and has English reviews
4. Kangokutou Mary Skelter 神獄塔 メアリスケルター [161013] Compile Heart 1 2
Kangokutou Mary Skelter is set in a universe where 1999's Japan is home to cities such as 'Jail,' a living prison that was birthed and then subsequently swallowed by the earth and buried 666 meters below ground. As a result of this cataclysmic event hostile monsters known a "Marchen" began to appear, threatening the safety of humans.
Kangokuto Mary Skelter follows male protagonist Jack and heroines belonging to Chishiki Girls' Squad several decades after this massive event as they aim to escape their prison-home. The girls' unique reaction to the Marchen's blood provides them with increased physical abilities that will allow them a chance at freedom.
The primary condition for players to escape is to grow the living Jail 666 meters, raising it from the depths below. The structure possess three great desires by which it grows: appetite, sexual desire, and the desire for sleep.
RPG is localized and has English reviews
5. Plastic Memories プラスティック・メモリーズ [161013] MAGES. GAME
The SAI Corporation has achieved great fame for its human-like androids. Called Giftia, these robots are programmed with a synthetic soul and serve many purposes in society. There’s just one flaw: a Giftia can live only 81,920 hours (about nine years and four months) before their memories and personality fade from existence, and they become potentially violent.
That’s where Mizugaki Tsukasa comes in. After failing his college entrance exams, Tsukasa lands a job at the SAI Corporation’s Terminal Service Department, whose purpose is to reclaim these “expired” Giftia. Surrounded by expired Giftia and assisted by his Giftia work partner, the beautiful, innocent and inexperienced Isla, Tsukasa must come to terms with the short lifespan of these incredibly life-like androids in Plastic Memories.
Anime Spin-Off
6. Idol Death Game TV アイドルデスゲームTV [161020] Witchcraft 1 2
The story focuses on the "Dream of Dream" or D.o.D. competition, which sees potential idols in a contest to take the center position in the Project 47 idol group. However, the 10th D.o.D. competition takes place at Shichibōkan, a mansion nestled deep in the mountains, and will involve the idols fighting for their lives, with the lowest in the popularity rankings executed in a "death game" broadcast on live television.
Detective has English reviews
7. Reco Love Blue Ocean レコラヴ Blue Ocean [161020] DINGO Inc. Enterbrain! 1
The nameable protagonist of Reco Love is a second-year high school student who attends Mitsumi Academy, a school that consists of every grade from elementary to high school. While attending the “Mitsumi Camp” study and exercise training camp for the two months of summer vacation, he will deepen his bonds with the heroines, and aim for success in confessing his love for the girl he showcases on film at the Mitsumi Festival on the final day of camp.
In this version, the protagonist joins the Cute Movie Club, of which student council president Nagisa Misaki is president. While receiving advice from his younger sister, Mana, the protagonist, a story as fresh as a blue summer ocean will develop featuring his classmate, drama club member, and main heroine Miu Sagara, and other characters.
SIM has an English review
8. Reco Love Gold Beach レコラヴ Gold Beach [161020] DINGO Inc. Enterbrain! 1 2
The nameable protagonist of Reco Love is a second-year high school student who attends Mitsumi Academy, a school that consists of every grade from elementary to high school. While attending the “Mitsumi Camp” study and exercise training camp for the two months of summer vacation, he will deepen his bonds with the heroines, and aim for success in confessing his love for the girl he showcases on film at the Mitsumi Festival on the final day of camp.
In this version, the protagonist joins the Ero Film Club of which Seiya Doumoto, who is just barely an erotic knight, is president. While receiving advice from his older sister, Yuina, the protagonist, a story as gorgeous as the evening beach will develop featuring Finnish exchange student and main heroine Mariana Prinsilla, and other characters.
SIM has an English review
9. Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku やはりゲームでも俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。続 [161027] guyzware
Summer vacation has come. Protagonist can spend this time with any of the girls or choose to stay at home.
Anime Spin-Off
10. Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- Deep Love Diary -恋人日記- [161028] Campus
Wataru met his fiancée Chika for the first time at a formal marriage interview. As strangers, they didn’t have any friendship between them, let alone feelings of love. They didn’t want to trouble their parents without any particular objections, but they were at a loss of what to do since they were both earnest students who had no dating experience.
While Wataru had no issues with the beautiful and seemingly flawless Chika, he believed that it was pitiful for a man to have his love chosen for him. He wished to be free to choose his own bride. In return, Chika said that since their marriage had already been decided and she had no issues with his parents, she would be willing to marry him. However, it would be rude to him and their future children if she became his wife without having any feelings for him. So, she suggested that they work hard to become “true lovers” before their marriage date. Swayed by her reasoning, he agreed with her proposition.
They promised to fall in love with each other, in order to ensure that their planned marriage will last. To this end, they created a “love diary” and try out the things which lovers do, like going out for a date, doing shopping while holding hands, cooking dinner and feeding each other, and much more. This is the first page of their true love.
Another cheap short kinetic romance game by Campus
11. Furerute Love Connect: Ore to Kanojo no Aijou Hyougen ふれるてラブコネクト オレとカノジョの愛情表現 [161028] Nephrite
When he was a kid, Makoto was always together with four girls: very shy Manami, who has a fear of strangers; older cousin Reiko, who was his first love; strong-willed and open-hearted Tsukasa; and, his imouto Momo, who seems to always be pouting around him. They had thought that they would always be together forever, but they were all separated after he had to move for his father’s job change.
Ten years later, he finally returned to his hometown of Nagashimo and was happily welcomed back by his childhood friends. However, he noticed that they seemed distant from one another. What had happened between them during the ten years that he was away?
While talking to each of them separately, he learned that the change arose from misunderstandings and insecurity. As he eased their concerns, he realized that he had a deep affection for them.
Nothing really good or special about this VN, kusoge
12. Nanairo＊Clip ~Saigo no Stage~ なないろ＊クリップ ～最後のステージ～ [161028] D.O.
The remote island of Hoshimiga is located far south of the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. It was rich with nature, being protected by the sacred tree, but it was now threatened by redevelopment. To protect the sacred tree and the island, they have to gather 5000 visitors for the sacred tree festival. It was a seemingly impossible task, but Shinji and his osananajimi Hiromi had a plan: they would become idols and attract visitors to the island. Their radiance would brighten their surroundings, while their feelings would spread across the world. With the goal of protecting what meant the most to them, their summer of passion begins now.
Veteran eroge maker creates an outdated nostalgic work of low scenario quality level
13. Re: LieF ~Shin'ainaru Anata e~ Re:LieF ～親愛なるあなたへ～ [161028] RASK 1 2 3 4 5
The isolated Pacific island of Mikumo has no internet nor cell phones, not even any convenience stores or family restaurants. There’s not much to do in terms of entertainment. It is here that Tsukasa begins his new school life, a new beginning, with both hope and unease. He shares a room with a guy who he meets for the first time. How will his relationships with others who have their own goals turn out and what will their "graduation" be like?
There are English reviews
14. Sengoku Hime 7 ~Sen'un Tsuranuku Guren no Ishi~ 戦極姫7～戦雲つらぬく紅蓮の遺志～ [161028] Gesen 18
Re-enacting the events up to the Siege of Osaka in 1615. There are some new commanders among the 110 that you can control, as well as new outfits for some returning heroines, such as Oda Nobunaga. Since this game takes place over 65 years, the commanders’ sprites will change as they grow.
TBS
15. Signalist Stars!! しぐなリストスタ～ズ!! [161028] Ibiza 1
Anyone is welcome to the special island model city of Koumei, so long as you are steadfast to your dreams, no more how big or small. For example, it could be wishing to falling in love like in the movies, or becoming a bride.
Atsushi wishes to become a hero who protects the city. One day, as if by fate, he met the transfer student Kureha who wants to become a prince who protects everyone. Neither wanted to give up on their very similar goals, so the school chairman Isumi announced a competition to determine who will be the hero. They have to help others and the appropriate winner will be chosen based on everyone’s votes. Will they be able to protect the culture festival from aspiring evil-doers and seize the hero title?
There is an English review
16. Sora no Tsukurikata -Under the Same Sky, Over the Rainbow- 空のつくりかた -under the same sky，over the rainbow- [161028] Cosmic Cute 1 2 3 4
Naoka is a city shrouded in a pervasive thick fog. It is known not only for its vampires, but also as the place for people who have lost sight of their goals in life. Ryou is one such individual who lost his purpose and confidence after a past failure. While he works for a detective company, but he’s rather a jack-of-all-trades dealing with minor troubles, like searching for lost belongings or fixing roofs.
One day as he was listlessly passing time, he happened upon a self-proclaimed magician Hal who had come to the city to attend the magic school there. After helping her with some problems, she ended up helping him at the agency. Hal was tough, friendly and positive – all traits which he had lost. Will they fill the voids in each others’ hearts by being together?
There are English reviews
17. Unionism Quartet A3-Days ユニオリズム・カルテット A3-DAYS [161028] Clip☆Craft 1 2 3
This is the sequel for Unionism Quartet. Fehde, a ceremonial duel with its origins in the Middle Ages, has morphed into the wildly popular sport ‘fehda’, with the combatants being called ‘knights’. Akita trained every day with the goal of becoming a knight, and he joined the school’s grand tournament Vartok Fehda with Yurina, Remilia, Amane and Milly. They faced many strong enemies and fought through tough battles, and ultimately won the tournament in spectacular fashion.
Two months later, things have returned to normal. However, even though the intense battles of the Vartok Fehda were long over, the girls all began to show affection to Akito, sparking a new battle: the battle for Akito’s heart!
The changing of the seasons meant that it was time for the advancement exams. Akito planned to participate in the solo tournament to determine the extent of his power. One day, the school’s headmistress called them for a meeting, and they were greeted with two knights-in-training who they have not met before...
There are English reviews
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1. Gusha no Kyouben ~Ima Shika Dekinai Koto ga Takusan Arun Da!~ 愚者ノ教鞭 ～今しかできないことがたくさんあるんだ！～ [161028] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3 4 That summer, Kazuki and his six friends went on a crusade together. They still don’t know if it was the right thing to do, but they gave it their all. There was no theory, reason or sound judgment behind it; it was just based on their own beliefs. This is a story about innocent and reckless kids who rebelled against the ‘foolish’ adults. They strove for their own futures, unchained from this unreasonable world. Nukige listed for the sake of reviews
Clephas was clear about Karenai Sekai to Owaru Hana being the winner , and none of the rivals appeal to me in the slightest, so I concur here. Micchi has a wider selection including Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Ren’ai and Natsuiro Koi Uta
1. Memory's Dogma [161104] LizArts 1 2 3 4
A neuroscience × genetics × near-future sci-fi visual novel adventure game.
In 2030, due to Japan’s advancements in neuroscience, memories can now be saved and recorded. This is called e-Memory.
However, due to the rapid increase in the number of crimes using the e-Memory technology, the government has introduced strict regulations on human memory data.
In essence, the government now holds a monopoly on all human memory data.
The recording of still-living humans was forbidden, and the e-Memory technology was only to be used on the deceased, giving rise to the establishment of "Connect Centers." These state-owned and operated facilities allowed one to call and communicate with the dead.
These "Connect Centers" allowed people who were still in a period of bereavement to cope with their loss by talking with their recently deceased loved ones.
The protagonist, Kusuhara Hiroki, is a college student struggling with suicidal impulses after the sudden passing of his close childhood friend, Mizunashi Sorano.
Her memories were to last only until August 26—a mere four more days. Kusuhara teams up with his friend, Amamiya Kakeru, in an attempt to steal Mizunashi Sorano's memories from the server where they were stored.
In the midst of this, the two discover the secret of the Connect Centers, and are suddenly embroiled in the fight taking place behind the scenes.
Game is released in English and has English reviews
2. Fate/Extella [161110] Type-Moon 1 2 3
The Moon Cell Automaton is a spiritron computer, which exists on the moon and has the power to grant any wish. All across the spiritron-constructed virtual world, SE.RA.PH, Servants and the Masters who control them fight for the right to be the Moon Cell Automaton’s one owner in a ceremonial conflict known as the Holy Grail War.
Now, the Servant Nero Claudius and her Master have won the Holy Grail War and have obtained the universal wishing mechanism, the Holy Grail.
They also obtained the Regalia, a ring that proves their kingship. With it, they rule over their once-enemy Servants and start a new beginning on the moon’s new world.
But a new enemy has appeared before them. And this enemy has something that shouldn’t exist: another Regalia.
Action is released in English and has English reviews
3. Aki Uso -The Only Neat Thing To Do- アキウソ -The only neat thing to do- [161125] Campus 1 2
It follows the scenario of what happens at Mahoshi Gakuen if the magic contract didn’t end up in Satsuki’s hands and if Souichirou had protected Aoi from being taken over by the succubus.
Four years ago, Souichirou came upon a girl under a row of maple trees, with boys twice her size sprawled out the ground around her. She had crimson red eyes and radiant golden hair. He realized via his special ability of detecting lies that she was not human. The girl Eris was in fact a vampire, the only daughter of the famous Cartlet family, who had run away from home to escape her parent’s strict rules and an impending arranged marriage.
Now the two of them are really close, having lived together since that fateful meeting. One day, she did not feel well and he took care of her while she recovered. She asks him out of the blue to have sex with her. What is the true meaning behind her request?!
There is an English review
4. Gakkou no Seiiki 学校のセイイキ [161125] feng 1
This is the third game in feng’s Seiiki series, this time with two heroines instead of just one. Youhei’s older sister Yaeka is his homeroom teacher. She looks dignified as a teacher, and is very popular amongst the students. However, she’s always drunk at home and leads a very loose private life.
His classmate Maika is a transfer student who is into all things Akiba. She always invites him after school to go walk around Akiba. He’s gotten used to seeing her with a grilled squid in one hand and buying up doujinshi and doujin games.
This daily life, which he thought would continue forever, changed completely when rumours spread that Maika would be suddenly called back to her home country. Youhei and Yaeka try their best to help her remain in Japan.
There is an English review
5. Karenai Sekai to Owaru Hana 枯れない世界と終わる花 [161125] Sweet & Tea 1 2 3 4
Shou and Ren arrived at a beautiful town full of colourful flowers. They met the three sisters Haru, Kotose and Yukina, who run the cafe “Famille”, and he starts working there in exchange for a bed to sleep in.
In the middle of the night, Shou follows Haru far away from the town to a hill covered with flowers as far as the eye could see. He watched as a little girl whom Haru was embracing turned into a flower under the large moonlit tree. She noticed his presence and smiled lonesomely while looking fondly at the beautiful flowers in full bloom.
“I have survived up till now in this world by doing this. But I still want to continue living… even if it’s in exchange for other people’s lives.”
Shou looked up at the petals which fluttered down and responded:
“No matter what this world forces upon you, no matter how many people won’t forgive you... I’ll still pray for this world to end.”
There are English reviews
6. Kirigirisou 霧切草 [161125] Spike Chunsoft
The main character is a completely normal student with nothing unusual about them. They get lost one night while returning home, left driving in a dense forest. Vision still obscured, they meet the mysterious beautiful girl Kirigiri Kyouko, and give her a ride.
However, after getting into an accident, the two of them take refuge in a nearby Western-style house. That house is in fact where Kirigiri had been headed, but with a huge tree growing inside, it’s a bizarre place.
The heroes are assaulted by a creepy Western-style suit of armor, a skull buried in the garden, and a girl who’s just like Kirigiri Kyouko…
You are the protagonist. Can you solve the mystery of the house and escape from this strange place?
Detective
7. Natsuiro Koi Uta 夏彩恋唄 [161125] Studio Ryokucha 1 2 3
Kamiki Kazuma was placed under his great-grandfather's control as a young man. However, as a result of his childhood illness, he was labeled as being unworthy and removed from his great-grandfather's oversight. As a result, he was able to return to a normal lifestyle and went back to enjoying a normal life with his childhood friend, Takanashi Hikaru.
After his great-grandfather died several years later, the Kamiki Family stopped its tradition of absolute control. As a result, his little sister Ayaka, who was attending a boarding school, was able to return to a normal life.
He'd finally obtained a normal life. However, a girl naming herself his fiance, Suwa Shion, appears, disrupting his quiet life.
At the same time, Tsukiyono Yuuna, who was being forced to attend marriage interviews with an older man by her father, sought to find some way to get him to give up on her.
As a result, she lies by saying that she was going out with Kazuma, who just happened to be there. Kazuma, wanting to do something about the fiance who had suddenly appeared before him, decides to go along with Yuuna's lie.
And so their life as a false couple begins. What will happen to them from here on?
There are English reviews
8. Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Ren'ai スキとスキとでサンカク恋愛 [161125] ASa Project 1 2 3
Meet Sousuke, our protagonist. He's just your average student, living in a rural town. Ever since his father remarried when he was young, he's been living together with his little sister Nanaru.
Together with his childhood friend Maho and their other friends, they have fun geeking out at school in the Otaku Club (or the "BC," as they like to call it).
Sousuke enjoys those tranquil, peaceful days... But then one day, only one month before summer break, that peace is shattered.
"I've missed you so, so much... Nii-san!!"
It's his blood-related little sister! His beloved little sister, who had gone with their mother after the divorce, and she's back! Suzu silently flaunted her status as the 'real' sister at school, at home, and out around town, while stepsister Nanaru was just left feeling awkward and out of place.
Stepsister Nanaru: "It's too late to come in here claiming to be the 'real' sister, I've already trained him, hohoho."
Real sister Suzu: "Fine! I'll just RE-TRAIN him!!"
"This is bad. This is VERY bad. My sisters are going completely haywire!"
But if that wasn't bad enough for our poor protagonist, now some upperclassman called Shiina, who 'forced herself' to fall in love with Sousuke at first sight, appears! And if you thought the childhood friend Maho was still normal, too bad! She's acting slightly bonkers too. What is our poor protagonist going to DO?!
This is only the beginning of a wacky, zany love triangle fiasco hot enough to cool the summer heat
There are English reviews
9. Yomegami: My Sweet Goddess! よめがみ Ｍｙ Ｓｗｅｅｔ Ｇｏｄｄｅｓｓ！ [161125] ALcot 1 2
In Yomegami the world is at peace, but mankind is unaware of the miracles in this world, as well as the struggle going on in the world of Gods.
We pick up the story in spring in a provincial town called “New Masado City”, when a transfer student named Hayato transfers in at an unusual time. Hayato is the reincarnation of a devil that went on a rampage in the past. His mother, iris, is also a reincarnation of a former power. But in her case it’s a goddess rather than a devil. She told him that if he performs enough good deeds in the human world, he would be able to return to the world of Gods. And so Hayato attempts to live his life as a youth in accordance with her words.
Unfortunately, the devil’s power still hold power over him and it happens that he snatches a kiss from his new classmate Mikoto. If this misunderstanding continues, all of his previously accomplished good deeds will be nullified! He takes on the help of his best friend and class president Mari to find the right way and time to apologize. But then a mysterious and mischievous dog-eared girl appears and events take a turn for the worst.
Why did this have to happen to him!? It seems his life is too deeply connected with his previous existence…
There are English reviews
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1. Otome ga Irodoru Koi no Essence ~Egao de Orinasu Mirai~ 乙女が彩る恋のエッセンス ～笑顔で織りなす未来～ [161125] ensemble This is the fandisc for Otome ga Irodoru Koi no Essence, with after stories for the five heroines and short episodes for sub-heroines Maori and Yakumo. There’s also a secret episode from the perspective of the principal Kotoe. Fandisc
This month comes down to competition between Ou no Mimi ni wa Todokanai! , Akiyume Kukuru and Ryuukishi Bloody † Saga . I'm egoistic when making a choice, so it's the first one. Clephas opted out for the last one as it may have bigger impact for the community that tends to ignore AXL titles that are usually a full head taller than closest rivals within the same month. Micchi also lays hopes on Hatsukoi Sankaime and Shinsou Noise ~Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo~
1. LoveKami -Sweet Stars- [161216] Pulltop 1 2 3 4
The Goddesses Descend!
It was a time when people had forgotten their dreams and lost faith. The silhouettes of goddesses revealed themselves to the people who then could only believe in what they saw right in front of them.
The confusion surrounding the countless goddesses appearing in Japan could be explained due to Amaterasu Okami wanting to teach the goddesses about the human world.
All of this brought about the implementation of the Divine Education Act. A year passed and the numerous goddesses and humans got to learn about each other, got to know one another, and came to a mutual understanding.
The subculture holy land and heart of Divine Idol culture, known as Akihabara, housed the seven lucky goddesses that dominated as idols in L☆SEVEN.
Next Generation Goddess Auditions!
Divine Idol chicks, go on to spread your wings!
A glamorous and splendid contest, what a goddess's dreams are made of, is being held.
Laugh, grow, and even cry with the goddesses who descended from the sky and are aiming to become top level idols.
Game is released in English and has English reviews
2. Akiyume Kukuru あきゆめくくる [161222] Sumikko Soft 1 2 3
In the near future, there are certain people who have special abilities due to the artificial DNA, “XNA”, inside them. The government decided that six of these boys and girls were especially dangerous and transferred them to a newly constructed school where they would remain confined until their graduation.
However, the conditions to graduate from Rururan Gakuen were kept firmly a secret. After sorting through many clues, it seemed to them that ‘love comedy’ was the answer. What does that mean? Is it accidentally seeing a girl’s panties? Bumping into a girl with a piece of bread in her mouth on the way to school? Eating bento together or having an eccentric imouto? Well, they have all the time in world to figure it out as the day will keep repeating until their graduation.
There are English reviews
3. Amenity's Life [161222] Hooksoft 1 2 3
Reiji woke up early in the morning as usual and reached over in bed to check the time on his smartphone. To his surprise, there was a naked girl sleeping next to him instead. She told him that she was his smartphone and he didn’t believe it. His osananajimi Mikuri soon barged in and it took some time to get everything sorted out. Then he realized that the robot vacuum, his headphones and even the kitchen oven had turned into girls. What the hell is going on!?
There are English reviews
4. Hatsukoi Sankaime 初恋サンカイメ [161222] Windmill 1 2
Everyone has experienced first love and it is a truly bittersweet experience. Taichi had also fallen in love once, but it ended very painfully for him. Two years later, he was ready to take a step forward and fall in love again. Just when he was about to begin his new relationship with a girl who he fell in love with at first sight, the ghost Rin descended from the skies. Aside from the colour of her eyes and her hair, she looked exactly like his first love. Will he be able to forget his first love and move on, or will he still yearn for it?
There is an English review
5. Himekoi ＊ Sucreine! 姫恋＊シュクレーヌ！ [161222] Princess Sugar
Ryou entered a rather unusual private boarding school built in the middle of a forest. Even though Takaramori Gakuen had turned co-ed three years ago, there were not many boys possibly due to the school not being well-known and its long history as a girl’s school. He became the focus of attention from all the curious girls since he was the only boy in the class.
Tired from the sudden attention, he was taking a break during lunch in the courtyard when his classmate Chiyuri invited him to join her occult club (which was registered as the literature club). He didn’t have any club in mind, so he agreed to temporarily join as a trial member.
That night, they went to the old school building to investigate one of the seven mysteries in the school: the ‘spell of the large mirror’. It is said that if you touch the antique mirror in the hallway at midnight while strongly wishing for something, it will come true. As he was being hurried by Chiyuri, he wished to fall in love and carelessly tripped while touching the mirror.
When he came to, he found himself back in his own room. He thought nothing of it and headed to school, where he met a girl who he didn’t recognize, Mayuki. She was wearing a beautiful dress, but it matched the surroundings. Mayuki interacted with him like they had always been close friends, and while he felt a bit uncomfortable being suddenly so close to a girl, he was actually quite happy inside. When he arrived at the classroom, everyone wore pretty dresses and quickly became his friends. It was as if it was a dream.
The next day, Mayuki was nowhere to be seen and no one knew of her existence. He thought that it might have been caused by the spell and headed back to the old school building at midnight, but there was no change in the reflection. Thus, he returned home downcast and went to sleep.
However, he saw Mayuki again in his dreams. The magic mirror had created a dream world and he could meet her every night when he slept. So begins his dual life attending both school in the real world and the dream world.
Atmosphere is relaxed and scenario extremely boring. Only good as a healing lightweight game.
6. Honoguraki Toki no Hate Yori 仄暗き時の果てより [161222] Moonstone 1
It was the forbidden summer.
Working as a detective's assistant, Gojou Kouichi returns to his hometown island at the request of a client searching for a friend who has gone missing. His little sister who came to welcome him at the harbor, his parents’ guesthouse and the state of the town all appear to be unchanged. However, rumours of a strange creature are heard within the island, and one night a doubtful Kouichi is assaulted by a monster. Inui Komako, a lone girl who seeks to destroy it unbeknownst to the villagers, saves him from the clutches of death with blade in hand. Kouichi was certain that he saw it. He saw the monster appearing from obscurity, but also the realm spreading out from the ends of darkness. It was a sight that humans must never lay eyes on.
The forbidden domain.
There is an English review
7. Koi wa Yumemiru Mouretsu Girl! 恋は夢見る妄烈ガール！ [161222] Chelsea Soft
"Whatever the heck this is, it's sexy."
That first pang of love in one's heart is ever a sudden thing. That fiery passion I had felt towards my first love as a child, Yuunagi Shizuku, was revitalized as I was suddenly thrust into a vivid erotic fantasy centering around her. And the reason I came back to the city from my childhood only to be suddenly assailed by erotic fantasies about my first love...?
The city Mioka sits below a shrine dedicated to cats. Due to his parents' work situation, a young man, Kujou Ren, who is considerate of others, or, in a word, is kind, ended up moving to this city. He stood, now, as a transfer student facing his new school, Mioka Academy, all the while remembering those two weeks he had spent in this town as a child, and the how he had fallen in the love for the first time in his life during those two weeks.
At it was on that first day, where, after heading home having left his classmates with a rather middling first impression of him, he would be granted a unique power as he was struck by lightning during the onset of a sudden rainstorm.
From henceforth, the moment a girl so happened to merely give him the briefest of touches, or he tripped and bumped into one on his way down, his mind would be forcibly filled with the erotic fantasies from the mind of whomever he touched. Such was the mysterious power he gained.
As a result of this new ability, he ends up becoming acquainted with many of his fellow classmates. He meets the slightly clumsy airhead Mioka Aoi, the daughter of the Shinto Priest of the Mioka Shrine and student council president, Nekojou Erika, as well as the boy-hating and energetic Shiozaki Yuki.
So it was that right after transferring to a new school, he found himself in the midst of an erotic and "fantastical" adolescence.
Creepy pervert protagonist and H tilt don't leave this game a spot among decent games, but if you can enjoy a lewd comedy, it actually fits these shoes perfectly.
8. Liber 7 Eigou no Owari o Matsu Kimi e Liber_7 永劫の終わりを待つ君へ [161222] Lass 1 2
Kouryoukan Academy student Naoto keeps a secret even from his closest friends. It is his ability to read and write into the memories of others by merely touching them. While he could have easily abused this power, he considers it too much of a bother and carries on his life as normal.
However, threatening events began to frequently happen around him as Tanabata approached: the discovery of a mangled corpse of a girl, a large terrorist blast with civilian casualties, and the disappearance of his osananajimi Saaya. He was perplexed at the events which unfolded, but when a girl showed up to kill him, he found out that the town had become a stage for a fight to the death between combatants with superpowers.
He managed to flee just as he was about to be killed. Then, it struck midnight and a blinding light enveloped the area. When he came to his senses, he found himself back three days earlier.
Naoto is one of 7 ‘rebellion’ chosen by some mysterious figure. He must kill the other six, otherwise the world will be destroyed in 3 days. The victor would have the power to grant any wish as the new ‘God’.
There are English reviews
9. Meguru Sekai de Towanaru Chikai o! 廻るセカイで永遠なるチカイを！ [161222] Studio e.go!
The Amazumi Shrine in the mountains had suffered a great fire, but has since recovered. The four sisters who live there, Akiho, Minatsu, Mafuyu and Harune, were battling apparitions for the first time when they met a strange man Nayuta, who did not remember anything but his own name. He joins them in their fight and helps them bring the shrine back to prosperity. But there seems to be someone behind the influx of apparitions...
SRPG
10. Ou no Mimi ni wa Todokanai! 王の耳には届かない！ [161222] AXL 1 2
The village of Baarle is situated in a corner of the Reste Kingdom, near the border. The protagonist Cactus used to be part of the ‘Izayoi Knights’, also known as the ‘Ears of the King’, but he left after a certain incident. He quickly turned into a useless person and roamed across the country until he arrived at Baarle. Now he serves as the self-proclaimed bodyguard for the town while avoiding his actual job of tending the fields. He keeps getting reprimanded by the village elder Nastur, but he has found himself a home thanks to the goodwill of the villagers.
One day, a beautiful pharmacist was dispatched to the town from the capital. He was surprised to find out that it was Peony, his imouto who he used to live with. Then came Coreo, the daughter of the head of the former thief guild, along with the mysterious ojou-sama Thistle and even the princess of the Reste kingdom, Zinnia. The peaceful town had turned suddenly into a very busy one.
Suddenly, a feudal lord came and demanded that they hand over possession of the land. When the villagers understandably refused, he tried to drive them out by applying heavy taxes and asking impossible requests. Cactus could not stand still and decided to confront the lord’s tyranny to protect his precious village. He was able to save the town by using the techniques he had learned as part of the ‘Ears of the King’ and with help from the youths and former thieves.
However, at that time they still didn’t know that their actions would set off a series of events which would shake the nation...
There are English reviews
11. Ryuukishi Bloody † Saga 竜騎士Bloody†Saga [161222] Akabei Soft3 1 2 3 4
Humans are no match for the powerful dragon, who could mow down everything with a swing of its tail or send everything flying with a flap of its wings. Not even an army of the strongest soldiers could stop the dragon. However, there was a hero who was able to accomplish the task. He became the king of a nation surrounding the mountains where the dragon dwelled. Veludylun was a peaceful country since the mere presence of the dragon deterred other countries from attacking it. The only threat to the country was the dragon itself.
The king established the ‘dragon knights’ to fight against the dragon and protect the citizens if it goes on a rampage. Even after the king passed away, they continued to protect the nation. While they could not defeat the dragon, they risk their lives to protect the people. The nation prospered thanks to their actions.
Many years later, a young wandering pharmacist named Roy arrived in Veludylun. He still didn’t know at that time that he would cross paths with the ‘dragon knights’ and how the nation would change when it is menaced by the dragon.
There are English reviews
12. Sailove! さいらぶ！ [161222] Tachikawa Software
Sakura is the brightest kid at school, pretty much the perfect individual. However, he does have one thing that he is bad at: love. His phobia gets tested daily as he constantly gets confessed to by the girls at school. One day, his classmate Aoba, a fellow outstanding student who has no interest in love, suggested that they pretend to be a couple. They agree to act like the most powerful couple that everyone will idealize.
Low-price game with only two heroines. There is some drama, but not nearly enough development or volume.
13. Shinsou Noise ~Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo~ シンソウノイズ ～受信探偵の事件簿～ [161222] Azurite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Shizunomiya is a commuter town located on the outskirts of a big city. It has many urban landmarks, while still being full of nature on the sea side. In the middle of this town is Shizunomiya Gakuen, whose students often flock to the city after school to enjoy the wide assortment of entertainment there.
Kazuma entered the school this spring, but he is no ordinary student. He has the ability to envision the thoughts of others, however he is not able to discern the source. Moreover, these thoughts often overlap one another, creating noise that makes it hard to understand them. While he was born with this ability, he still cannot completely control it and often gets involuntarily exposed to strong thoughts. Nevertheless, he still leads a relatively normal school life.
First year students are required to form ‘action groups’ which have to do various events throughout the year. The groups are chosen randomly, and the unsocial Kazuma ended up with seven eccentric members. They didn’t bother to meet up, but just to do enough to fulfill their obligations as an ‘action group’. Shortly thereafter, there was a theft in the girl’s changeroom. This would be the first case for the ‘Reception Detective’ Kazuma.
This is a mystery/suspense ADV, so you’ll have to use your detective skills to solve puzzles and crimes. It employs a ‘voices of the heart’ system where you can tell what a character is actually thinking. You’ll have to collect clues to solve the crimes, which quickly escalate from a simple theft.
There are English reviews
14. Venus Blood -Ragnarok- [161222] Dual Tail 1 2 3 4
Prince Vaari is a descendent of Overlord Loki who, 500 years ago (in Venus Blood Frontier), subjugated the 5 warrior goddesses of Yggdrasil and founded the kingdom of Asgard. Under Loki's rule the demon and divine races were united in tenuous peace. But Loki went missing, and for a time the vassal goddess Odin ruled in his stead. Odin finally passed away, and a movement favoring those of divine blood seized power. Vaari, then a child, was driven from the capital due to his strong demonic blood, while his half-sister Brunhilde with strong divine blood was taken under their wing.
Years later, as conflict between the demon and divine races erupts into civil war, Vaari encounters an arrogant young boy who calls himself Loki and bears knowledge and a sharp wit that belie his appearance. The boy promises Vaari great power--the power to subdue and enslave the newly-awakened warrior goddesses--if Vaari can fight his away to the Divine Tree, claim its power, and prove his mettle. Chased by Brunhilde, who now wields the power of the holy relic Nibelung, Vaari sets out to unite the squabbling races of Asgard once again under a new Overlord.
TBS has English reviews
15. Zannen na Ane to no Love Comedy 残念な姉との幸福論 [161222] Libido Soft 1
Miyuki’s father is a gambler, his mother lives apart from them, and he’s close to being kicked out of school if anything goes wrong. However, he’s pretty happy with his life, being surrounded by his two older sisters and noisy friends.
On New Year’s day, when he and his sisters went to the shrine to make their wishes, their father jumped out from the shrine. He gleefully proclaimed that he was now divorced for good and the Yaegashi family is no more. Miyuki was shocked, but his sisters didn’t seem to mind at all. They both wanted him to live with them and he had until March to decide on who he wanted to go with.
There is an English impression
16. Ne no Kami - Kyou no Miyako to Futari no Hime Kishi - Kouhen ねのかみ 京の都とふたりの姫騎士 後編 [161229] Kuro Irodoru Yomiji 1 2
Kyoto is shrouded in silence.
While the Ayakashi change course and prepare themselves for invasion, a sudden turn of events suddenly has Len drawing her sword against Shinonome. Despite her pleas, Len pays no heed to the words of her childhood friend.
"...As soon as I kill you, I'll make sure Ruka joins you."
Behind the scenes, conspiracy and truth swirl together but what will become of the princess knights and their beloved princesses? Find out in the concluding chapter of Ne no Kami - The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto Part 2!
Game is localized and has English reviews
17. Fain Inbuden ~Uruwashiki Onna Bushou-tachi no Tatakai~ 華陰淫武伝～麗しき女武将達の戦い～ [161230] Dieselmine 1 2
One continent. Two major powers.
Empress Cao Li and her women supremacist country Hua yin.
Emperor Xiong Wang and his muscle worshiping country Yang wei.
Cao Li aims to once and for all unite the continent.
Xiong Wang aims to turn all women into sex slaves.
Their ambitions clash head on in a battle to the end.
The beautiful and strong battle commanders, a match for a thousand warriors.
The unique and personality rich muscle commanders with 1,000,000 grunts in tow.
Can our beautiful female commanders survive on the battlefield where
might, intelligence, stratagem and sexual technique flow and intertwine in anarchy?
SRPG is localized and has English reviews
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1. Amakano+ アマカノ+ [161222] Azarashi Soft This is the fandisc for Amakano, with two episodes for each of the three heroines: a summer episode and a future episode culminating in marriage. It also includes other mini bonuses, like special commemorative voices and desktop accessories. Each heroine will get 5 H scenes. Fandisc
2. Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A Plus Disk 真剣で私に恋しなさい！Ａ プラスディスク. [161222] Minato Soft 1
Three mini-scenarios about Mogami Aki, Bushou and the Hound Squad (mainly Thelma). Contains one new h-scene for Benkei and the Student Council President. When all three routes are cleared a new route appears. Fandisc
3. J.Q.V Jinrui Kyuusai-bu ~With Love from Isotope~ Lost Route Eden no Shoumei J.Q.V人類救済部～With love from isotope～ Lost Route エデンの証明 [161229] Studio Beast 1 What if story. Another ending to the original J.Q.V. Fandisc
Can't see anything decent enough except for Silverio Trinity . So did Clephas . Micchi lays hopes on Hoshikoi＊Tinkle , Ninki Seiyuu no Tsukurikata and even Aikagi .
1. New Dangan Ronpa V3 Minna no Koroshiai Shingakki NEWダンガンロンパV3 みんなのコロシアイ新学期 [170112] Spike Chunsoft 1 2 3 4 5
Like the title "New" implies, the game has a completely different storyline, characters and environment than the first three games (the "Hope's Peak Academy" storyline ends with an anime series), with only the series' mascot Monokuma returning. The game features a new killing game called the New Killing School Life. The new setting is called Gifted Inmates Academy or the Prison School for the Gifted. The Academy (and hotel) is in a garden surrounded by a cage. It's implied that the story is set in the future.
The overall theme is mentioned to be "psycho cool", unlike the "psycho pop" and "psycho tropical" themes of the first two games. The visual style will have a "cool adult-like image" and the Class Trials will have "high-speed reasoning action". While the storyline and the sixteen new characters are different, the gameplay is similar to the earlier games, including exploration, talking with other characters and the Class Trials. It will have notable additions and improvements, though, like the possibility to use your own lies to defeat opponents during the trials.
Detective has English reviews
2. New Game! -The Challenge Stage!- [170126] MAGES. GAME 1 2
The Challenge Stage is a training adventure game based on the popular anime. The player is Suzukaze Aoba, who is tasked with creating add-on downloadable content for a hurriedly decided RPG epic.
During Training Parts, your more experienced co-workers teach you and you learn skills. Your training parameters will change depending on which co-workers teach you.
The story will advance during Adventure Parts. You’ll be able to enjoy conversations with your co-workers and friends, and your friendships can change based on your responses. In the second half of the game, you can enjoy the individual episodes of the co-workers you became friends with in the previous parts, as well as trigger character routes.
Anime Spin-Off
3. Aikagi アイカギ [170127] Azarashi Soft 1
It was the last winter of his school life and with entrance exams and graduation edging closer, Nozomu didn’t know what to do. He was told to become independent, but he couldn’t find a suitable place to live by himself. His childhood friend Shiori couldn’t stand watching him in his current state and suggested that he live with her. While he thought that it wouldn’t really make him independent, his parents readily agreed to the idea. Before he knew it, they were living together under the same roof.
Their cohabitation was only to last one month. Since it’s only for a short period and she’s his childhood friend, he thought that nothing wrong will happen. However, living together with Shiori revealed to him a side which he hadn’t seen before, and he began to see her as a woman. Where will their relationship end up now that he had begun to have feelings for her?
There is an English impression
4. Fu'un to Kou'un to Koi Uranai no Tarot 不運と幸運と恋占いのタロット [170127] Campus
Ten years ago, a fortune teller warned Kouta that the month of June ten years later will be unluckiest month of his life. The only way he could avoid the misfortune would be to find a lover who would share her good luck with him. He did not wish to fall in love with a stranger just to escape bad luck, so he entered the fated month and was besieged by numerous misfortunes. His childhood friend Akane, who’s training to be a fortune teller, offered to be his lover since she’s not a stranger. Not even the tarot cards can predict where their complex relationship will go.
Again kinetic single heroine cheap romance series
5. Hoshi Koi ＊ Twinkle 星恋＊ティンクル [170127] Cabbage Soft 1 2
The port town of Nagisa has a nostalgic ambience. It is the only place where the star Nagi can be seen. The townspeople hold the “Starry Sky Festival” every December to worship their guardian star. However, it doesn’t concern Kei, who moved to the town with his sickly imouto Soraha. It was more important to him to get used to his new life.
At first, they faced a series of troubles, but Soraha’s health gradually got better thanks to the clean air in the town. He was able to make friends at his new school and adjusted to living in a rural town with few inconveniences, even without their parents around. However, there was one odd rule that he had to abide by: he must not let the existence of Nagi be known to outsiders.
One day, he has a mysterious encounter with a girl who had the same name as the star, Nagi. This is a love story between humans and the stars.
There are an English reviews
6. Kami-sama no Game -Kankinsareta 6nin no Danjo- 神様のゲーム －監禁された６人の男女－ [170127] Xuse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kazuma suddenly found himself trapped in an unfamiliar room with 5 women: his cousin Kokoro, her classmate Moe, the daughter of a noble family Kotoko, medical school student Mitsuki and the married wife Yuriko. They were all confused as to why they were there, and a light appeared above them and started to sing:
"Who will die and who will live~♪ The dirty humans will survive~♪
Come now, let’s betray one another~♪ God’s game has begun~♪"
The self-proclaimed “God” playfully asked them if they would like to play a game. Of course, they didn’t want any part of it and just wanted to go home. In response to their refusals, “God” sliced off their arms and opened up a large hole in the stomach of those that made a cheeky remark. Panic ensued until everything was reversed in an instant. Having found out first-hand the powers of “God”, they had no choice but to participate. It was a death game with absurd rules that could change at the whim of “God”. Will they kill or help each other in order to survive?
There are English reviews
7. Kanojo to Ore no Lovely Day 彼女と俺の恋愛日常 [170127] Parasol 1
Shou is a talented painter who is a scholarship student at Sakuranomori Gakuen. However, shortly after entering the school, he was fascinated with figures and became addicted to building them. As a result, he didn’t complete any works of art and the school told him that they would revoke his scholarship unless he wins the upcoming competition.
When his parents found out about this, they put him in the dormitory without any figure-building tools to make him concentrate on painting. All he could think about was to hurry home so that he could build a satisfactory creation for Hobby Festival, so he had no choice but to participate in the competition.
Up until now, Shou had painted objects and people as he would see them. While he was very talented in doing so, his way of painting changed after he experienced building figures. The most important thing in any creation is love for the character! There’s no point in having the model just sit there; he must know her personality, her mannerisms, her way of thinking, her secrets…. He couldn’t start painting until he knew everything about her, so he began to observe her and got to know her worries along the way.
Will he be able to win the competition and what will happen with their relationship?
There is an English review
8. Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me キミの瞳にヒットミー [170127] Giga 1
Akira was the only member of the classic literature club, which was in danger of disbanding. As the deadline for recruiting new members approached, the student council president Hotori approached him with a suggestion for how to save the club. She told him that he would get the full details in the club room.
When he entered the room, there were four girls there. However, they were not interested in joining his club, but rather they wanted to create their own! They had gathered there to take over the club room after the literature club folded.
Hotori suggested that he get the girls to join the literature club. Will he be able to convince them or will the club be taken over?
There is an English impression
9. Lamune 2 ラムネ2 [170127] NekoNeko Soft
A summer tale begins in a rural seaside town. The burning sun, the sounds of the cicadas, pure white beaches and the blue sea and skies as far as the eye can see. One would expect that something will happen, but at the same time it feels like surely nothing will. And so this summer begins just like every one before it.
Niche game for nekoneko fans or those who remember atmospheric Lamune from 2004. Volume is rather small, there are a lot of sound problems, and story does not really go anywhere preferring to focus just on atmosphere.
10. Ninki Seiyuu no Tsukurikata 人気声優のつくりかた [170127] MintCUBE 1 2 3
The mid-sized voice actor agency Production Bloom is always short on staff. Keito is an old friend of the manager Kaname, who asked him to help out part-time with the collection of scripts from the sound production company. As he wandered the premises, he met some seiyuus who all had their own worries. This is another side of the voice acting world that is not well known, told from the viewpoint of the seiyuus themselves.
There are English reviews
11. Silverio Trinity シルヴァリオトリニティ [170127] light 1 2 3
Situated on the eastern border of the military nation of Adler is the historic city of Praga. It remains a powderkeg despite the official ceasefire between the three nations fighting over the territory and its resources, each of whom was completely different militarily, economically and religiously. There is a constant hidden power struggle which threatens the temporary balance and peace.
To break the tense and stagnant situation, the leader of Adler’s “Virgo” corps, Gilbert Harves, assembled all the "Esperanto" (Astral users) to create an experimental platoon. Among those chosen was Ashley Horizon, who had once been saved by the hero Christopher Valzelide and who will now be tasked with saving others.
There are English reviews
12. Dear My Abyss [170131] Berial
One day Subaru receive a weird book from an anonymous sender, the book has a putrid smell and is sealed. With it a message stating that she should never read it and that it’s impossible to dispose of it, even by burning or cutting it to bits
Rather than being disgusted or afraid Subaru think of it as a good way to pass time and decide to show it off to Misuka and Kazumi. They decide to try burning it off but not before Subaru read a bit of it.
A few days later strange things start to happen, the nice teacher who was Kazumi’s only ally disappear, strange people appear all around town looking for a book and a transfer student immediately take an interest in Subaru.
Detective
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1. AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume- アストラエアの白き永遠Finale-白き星の夢- [170127] Favorite 1
The town of Tsukigasaki has entered its third year of winter.
Showing the seasons no mind, the snow only continues to fall.
Gently, swaying in the air, as it descends downwards.
That snow, which never had reached the ground, now does.
The cityscape, once bleak, is now a blanket of glistening white.
Just as no single snowflake is identical to another,
each and every set of footprints on this snow-laden path are different from one another.
No path can ever be retraced, for by the time you've looked to your back, those footprints will but all have melted away.
As though a beckoning light, signalling that the road we know of as time is one that goes only forward.
Yet, even from the base of Yggdrasil each branch is visible,
so maybe too, it might be possible to pave new roads, new realities.
Countless snow-laden paths lay stretched out before both human and faerie alike, and among those many happy endings they must choose one which they truly desire.
Now, let us journey forth, in search of those white crystals that bear testament to eternity––––
Fandisc
2. Real Eroge Situation! リアルエロゲシチュエーション！ [170127] Jitaku Studio 1
Shinobu has feelings for his classmate Kanna, but she isn’t good with otaku like him. So he decided to give up his hobby to get closer to her. A year later, he received a letter from her asking him to come to the classroom by himself after school. He was full of both nervousness and anticipation having been suddenly called by a girl who he had feelings for, but when he entered the room, another classmate Ayame was waiting for him there instead. She’s one of the most popular girls in the school, not only for her cheerful and friendly personality, but also for her voluptuous chest. And she was masturbating against his desk.
“Sorry for using Kanna’s name to call you out here.
I didn’t think you’d come otherwise.
I love you! I fell in love with you at first sight...
and I’ll definitely make you crazy for me too!”
After the sudden confession, she went after him daily with extreme and ecchi ways. This triggered a move by his osananajimi Yuri, who was infatuated with him. Furthermore, even Kanna herself declared her love for him. His springtime of youth has come, full of real eroge-like situations and plenty of sex!
Nukige listed for the sake of an opening
A small month that has only one definite winner unless you like detectives - Suisei Ginka . Clephas agreed with such choice. Micchi prefers Ouka Sabaki , Shugaten! -sugarfull tempering- and some imouto nukige.
1. Chou Kagaku Dasshutsu Saihate no Cross Eyes 超科学脱出 最果てのクロスアイズ [170222] Intense 1 2 3
Months after the luxury cruise ship explosion case, the girl with two psychic powers, Hitomi Akeneno, has engaged in saving people with the psychic research facility, ZENA, is struggling to strengthen her abilities.
At the same time, the detective with an artificial arm that has the ability to change the past time, Kyosuke Ayana, has just received the information that, Ritsu Kamiji, the person concerned with the serial killer case in Camellia Hills, would probably make some trouble in the small country of Eastern Europe, Witsarock. To stop the potential disaster, he set out for Witsarock.
Now, the time of crossing the two stories, has arrived.
Detective is localized and has English reviews
2. School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE [170223] MyDearest 1 2
Love.
The "Untalented" one's "Talent", that surpasses all things.
Welcome to Mikage Academy, a famed educational institute that prides itself on being the home school of prime ministers, world-renowned artists, great businessmen, and all sorts of other movers and shakers of society. What's their secret? They accept only students with Talents – special powers that border on magic, granted by the divine, said to only occur in one in every ten thousand people by the time they reach adolescence.
I'm in love with this girl, Yuki Suzu, the dorm leader of the elites on campus, the White Lilies. And you know where I am on the pecking order? The very bottom of the Black Roses, a pack of slackers and rejects. And you guessed it – our dorms get along like cats and dogs.
Game is released in English and has English reviews
3. Ouka Sabaki 桜花裁き [170224] Irodori 1 2
Shimei took up his post as the new administrator at the Nakamachi magistrate’s office, which had been founded to alleviate the burden on the offices to the north and south. He was followed by his cheerful and hard-working childhood friend Rimu and the strong-minded Sakura, who was dispatched from the Kitamachi magistrate’s office to supervise him.
Shortly after his arrival, a young girl Koume was brought before him on a charge of murder. She was to be sentenced the following day, and if she was found guilty of the alleged crime, she would be sentenced to death. Shimei noticed something suspicious in the recounting of the events and along with Koume’s desperation, he was convinced that she was not guilty.
But who is the true culprit? Will he be able to prove her innocence?
Detective is localized and has English reviews
4. Ritaania no Seirei Tsukai -Meikyuu o Yuku Mono- リターニアの精霊使い-迷宮を征く者- [170224] Luna Soft
The stage for this tale is the "Ritaania Kingdom", a kingdom that has enjoyed continuous peace for 500 long years.
One day, a "portal" which linked Ritaania to the demon world wherein dwelled vile monsters appeared.
If the portal was left unchecked, monsters would invade Ritaania and the kingdom would be destroyed.
However, a similar portal appeared 500 years earlier and a certain hero came to the rescue of the beleaguered kingdom.
The one who came to be known as the "Spirit Master of Ritaania" commanded five spirits, "The White Spirit Norn", "The Red Spirit Vesta", "The Blue Spirit Rusalka", "The Green Spirit Melissa" and "The Black Spirit Ellis" and fought bravely against the demons, it was said the Master succeeded in sealing the portal.
The Spirit Master's descendant Leonard is now commanded by Ritaania's Queen Sylvia to enter the portal together with the spirits in order to pass through to the demon realm in order to save the kingdom...
RPG
5. Shugaten! -Sugarfull Tempering- しゅがてん！-sugarfull tempering- [170224] Recette 1 2 3
Fueya is a mysterious town where faeries are said to reside. The ‘night of the fairies’ takes place once a year when diamond dust fills the sky. It is said that happy miracles occur on this night. Even though the townspeople mostly treat the legend as a funny tale, they still look forward to it every year.
There’s a small patisserie named Folkroll on the outskirts of the town. It’s been around for dozens of years and is known for their really delicious cakes. However, the old man who worked as the patisserie was recently injured and had to be hospitalized. Without someone to make the cakes, the shop’s future was in danger.
The girls who worked there, Meru and Koori, didn’t know what to do and decided to make a wish on that special night for someone to come and save the shop. Then, a miracle happened and a mysterious young man Kurou appeared before them when they returned to the shop. He didn’t have any memories, but knew a lot about baking and agreed to work as the shop’s patisserie.
There are English reviews
6. Suisei Ginka スイセイギンカ [170224] Akatsuki Works 1 2
Ten years ago, there was an accident during the transport of chemicals in the port city of Mizuho, as well as a series of murders, but it is now just a part of history. At that time, Izana suddenly became separated from her best friend Tetsuo, and she never could come to terms with his disappearance.
This summer Tetsuo suddenly reappeared before the overjoyed Izana. However, he revealed to her a terrible truth…
There is an English review
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1. Neko-nin exHeart 猫忍えくすはーと [170224] Whirlpool 1 2 3 4
Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.
And so time passes to present day——
"We have come from the Fuuma Village to fulfill an ancient contract. To serve you! Nin♪"
Yura and Tama. These ninja cats made their dynamic entrance. These cats approached our hero with their loving aura in full bloom. Their adorableness and will causes our hero to be taken by them. But how will he support them? How on earth do you use ninja in this day and age? As he ponders this question, the sense of being a master begins to sprout in our hero when he interacts with these lovely cats.
But who is spying on them from the shadows…? A heartfelt tale of cat ninja who won't shut up about loyalty, with a bit of action thrown in the mix!
Nukige has English reviews
Haruru Minamo ni! is VN of the Month, let's also give credit to Hataraku Otaku no Ren'ai Jijou . Clephas has the same winner. Micchi kinda likes everything - Suisou Ginka no Istoria, TRINOLINE, Natsuiro Kokoro Log ~Happy Summer~, Koinosu☆Ichacolize .
1. Amanatsu Adolesence 甘夏アドゥレセンス [170324] Confiture Soft 1
At Kazamitou Gakuen, students are free to do as they choose and the light music club which Akira is part of is actually the most ‘free’ rock band! Following the motto of enjoying everything in the world, he partook in the club activities as a bass player with guitarist Ryou and vocalist Natsu. That was until the club was disbanded after setting the auditorium on fire with a flame-throwing guitar.
Akira was put into the science club and remained melancholic even while being comforted by his classmate Amane. However, when he returned home, he was greeted with the sight of a beautiful and naked silver-haired girl. Sasha is a Russian girl who will be staying at his place due to his parents’ arrangements. Together with the former light music club members, Sasha and Amane, he works towards the upcoming Amanatsu Music Fest and the Russian rock festival Вторжение.
There is an English review
2. Full Kiss フルキス [170324] Giga
Masaharu started at his new school hopeful of getting a girlfriend. A year later, his dream appeared to have been merely a delusion. However, the falling cherry blossoms signal the beginning of a new year and perhaps, a chance for his dream to finally come true.
Another Kiss series moege.
3. Haruru Minamo ni! はるるみなもに! [170324] Clochette 1 2 3
The seaside town of Tamatsue is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Even though it is undergoing modernization via re-development of the coastal area, there is still a feel of a small town in the mountain side. There are two shrines in the town, dedicated to the ‘god of the mountains’ and the ‘god of the sea’, but while the former has a ‘living goddess’ who they are proud of, there is no enshrined deity for the latter. Thus, they invited a new god to take its place. However, the ‘living goddess’ who appeared was rather useless and couldn’t fulfill the roles required of her!
The older brother of the ‘god of the mountains’, Tatsuki, was asked for help by the new goddess, who also became his classmate. While he supported her in her divine training, many other gods descended on the town. It seems that they all had an interest in him...?
There are English reviews
4. Hataraku Otaku no Ren'ai Jijou 働くオタクの恋愛事情 [170324] Akabei Soft3 1
Tetsuya works hard as a taxi driver, and enjoys anime, manga and games during his private time. While he is satisfied with his current situation, he can’t help but feel a bit lonely not having anyone around with whom to share his hobbies.
One day, he picked up a female passenger and noticed that she had a keychain of a character from an old anime he loved. They chatted happily about anime during the ride and she gave him a business card when she got off. She worked at the anime song bar Blue Comet, a place where otaku like him can gather and chat in a relaxed atmosphere. He was somewhat interested and decided to pay it a visit. Meeting others who have the same hobbies as him, his daily life began to gradually change.
There is an English review
5. Kamidanomi Shisugite Ore no Mirai ga Yabai. 神頼みしすぎて俺の未来がヤバい。 [170324] Hulotte 1 2
Hajime is just like any normal guy who wants to fall in love, except that he collects charms from shrines all over the country with the hopes of becoming popular. The self-proclaimed goddess of marriage Urara suddenly appeared before him and told him that if he didn’t find his fated partner within a year, then he will remain a virgin for his entire life! His future had become very unstable because some of the charms which he had collected were actually real. Just like eating too many sweets would lead to a stomachache, his obsession with charms of marriage had resulted in the opposite effect.
He was eager to get a girlfriend and avoid a solitary life, but he didn’t want to put in much effort to do so. Fortunately for him, Urara showed him three girls who were potential partners and also taught him how to tell how close their fate is to him. It is similar to the idea of the red string, except it is displayed as a number instead, and the goal is to reduce the number to zero.
The prime minister’s daughter Nanami, popular idol Suzuna, and Japan’s greatest detective Yukari. All three of them have their own eccentricities. Thus begins his relationship with girls whom he had previously no ties with.
There is an English review
6. Noroi no Maken ni Yamitsuki Otome 呪いの魔剣に闇憑き乙女 [170324] SofthouseChara 1
A long time ago, the continent was peaceful until a black mist enveloped the kingdom, making ill all those who touched it. The citizens believed that it was the work of a demon lord and became scared to leave their own homes. When the beautiful princess also fell ill, the king beseeched someone to defeat the demon lord in exchange for a reward. One young man offered to do it in exchange for the princess’ hand in marriage. Together with his friends, he defeated the demon lord, who vowed to be resurrected one day to get his revenge. The young man returned to the cheers of the people who called him the ‘hero’.
Claire greatly admires the hero who saved the world and thus, started on the path of the adventurer. However, there is not much work available for novices like her, so she does part-time at Len’s magic item shop. One day, she came upon an old magic sword in the shop. When she picked it up out of curiosity and swung it around, a dark glow emanated from it and a demon beast came out! While she was able to stave it off, the beast escaped from the shop. Not only that, but the sword had cast a curse upon her. With the help of the former adventurer Len, Claire embarks on a life-risking journey to drive back the darkness and rid the sword’s curse.
SRPG
7. Omoi o Sasageru Otome no Melody 想いを捧げる乙女のメロディー [170324] ensemble 1
Misaki is an aspiring pianist studying abroad in Germany, with the dream of someday playing the piano that his late father had built. One day, he received a call from his older sister Shiori who was the music teacher at Lilie Girls’ School. She told him that the lone piano that was entrusted to the school would be donated to the museum at the end of the year and asked him if he would take over as the music teacher while she goes on maternity leave. Presented with the opportunity to fulfill his dream, he decided to accept the position and returned to Japan.
When he arrived at the school, he discovered that only students at the school have the chance of playing the piano, and only if they are selected to perform on it during the school festival. Thus, he must attend as a student while serving as a teacher. Of course, that means that he must dress as a girl. While he was afraid of the consequences if his secret got out, his desire to take advantage of this final chance made for an easy decision. And so begins his new life as a cross-dressing teacher and student.
There is an English review
8. Suisou Ginka no Istoria 水葬銀貨のイストリア [170324] Uguisu Kagura 1 2
The “City of Water”, Amemadoi, was built on a man-made island and boasts a beautiful and gorgeous cityscape. The lone wolf Eishi and his bizarre imouto Yuura and polite and kind childhood friend Sayo each have their own problems, as is the case with the hero-admiring kouhai Yurugi and cool Kukuri, who he found stuffed in a trash can in an alleyway. Various events and expectations were waiting ahead for these individuals with wounded hearts, such as playing concentration with the club room on the line, playing old maid with a girl who had been cast off, making up for what has been lost while watching the fireworks with fascination.
Despite his disposition, Eishi vowed to bring a happy end for everyone. One where everyone would be able to smile. He would do it in his own way, working hard to attain an uncertain goal. This is the beginning of a story about growing up in a city where tears have been lost.
There is an English review
9. Office de Sasou Ecchi na Kanojo オフィスで誘うエッチな彼女 [170324] Hearts 1
Touma started his career at the Saint Laird company fresh out of school. There he met the beautiful and caring senpai Mai, who is quick to get jobs done. However, he soon found out that she is actually quite the slacker away from work. Although she warned him to keep it a secret, their relationship soon became one where they would talk about anything.
One day, Mai came over to his room to drink with him, and ended up in just her underwear in a drunken state. Tempted by her words and actions, he ended up having sex with her. The next morning, she bashfully dismissed the events of the previous night and left without saying another word.
Starting from that day, Touma’s life began to change rapidly. His relationship with his stylish boss Shinobu deepened as their workload together increased. When everything was completed, he was assaulted by her and they had intense sex together. Meanwhile, he had caught the attention of a high schooler Mikoto who works at a family-run lunch shop which he favours. What will become of his relationships with these attractive women? There is an English review
10. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -Death or Kiss- Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 -DEATH OR KISS- [170330] MAGES. GAME 1
It follows an original story that differs from the original light novel series and the anime.
In its original story, the Ruler Election has spun off a beauty contest, giving the winner a treasure that promises the recipient great luck and a powerful advantage to achieving the throne.
Except, the prize isn't what it seems, and, taking on its "Death Curse", Subaru must use his power to return from the dead to solve the mystery, build the trusts with the girls, receive the "kiss of a beautiful girl" and break the curse to escape death.
Candidates for a relationship with Subaru are Emilia, Rem, Ram, Felt, Beatrice, Crusch, Priscilla and Anastasia.
Anime Spin-Off
11. Trinoline トリノライン [170331] minori 1 2 3
One hot, midsummer's day, Shun Nanami's sister drowned to death. It's a memory he will never forget, which has become lodged forevermore in his heart. He decides from then on to live in her stead, to make up for the life she never got to lead.
Time passes, his agonizing childhood behind him, and he currently spends his days attending school like always. Then, another sultry summer comes around, reminding him ever-so-slightly of his sister once again...
Just then, he hears a piano's melody far off in the distance--a tune she always adored. He follows this music to its source, only to find his sister standing there.
"Please take care of me from now on, Onii-chan."
His little sister passed away long ago, but now, an android who looks exactly like her has appeared before him, "TRINO."
There are English reviews
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1. Natsuiro Kokoro Log ~Happy Summer~ ナツイロココロログ～Happy Summer～ [170324] Hearts This is the fandisc for Natsuiro Kokoro Log, featuring after stories for each of the four heroines, as well as harem routes for both the real and virtual worlds. It takes place one year after the original game as the computer research club members head to a training camp and end up helping out at a traditional Japanese café. Fandisc
2. Chaos;Child Love Chu☆Chu!! カオスチャイルド らぶchu☆chu!! [170330] MAGES. GAME 1
Love Chu Chu!! is set in October 2015 in Shibuya, Tokyo, and takes place after Chaos;Child's true ending.
Bizarre events referred to as the "Reincarnation of the New Generation of Madness" take place, but do not interest the protagonist Miyashiro Takuru, the president of the school newspaper club; instead, he wants to focus on "real-life activities" and spending time with girls.
In Love Chu Chu!! the story is affected by player choices: by regularly uses the "Yes/No Trigger" system, in which they fill in "yes/no" questionnaires in the in-game magazine Cool Cat Press, which causes the story to branch depending on the player's answers.
Fandisc
3. Koinosu ☆ Ichacolize こいのす☆イチャコライズ [170331] eRONDO 1
Koinosu ☆ Ichacolize is all about building a ‘love nest’ where you can be lovey-dovey with your ideal girlfriend. After choosing your heroine and deciding on your name (default is Masakage) at the beginning, the game branches off into three separate routes which all take place in the same setting (your apartment), although with different story backgrounds. Ichika is a servile waitress who catches your eye at a café that you frequent. Sachi is a petite girl who you used to play with and with whom you were entrusted on days when she attends a cram school nearby. Natsume is the imouto of your next door neighbour who temporarily lives there when her older sister studies abroad.
Nukige has an English impression
