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Symphonic Rain completed.
Had a really, really slow build up, but I'm glad I kept at it. Had some interesting characters (compared to standard moege chars, Symphonic Rain's chars were more realistic, and had more depth).
The music was good too.
 
Wonder what I'll read next...

NEKOPARA: The lighthearted tale of sex-slavery and underage cat harems.

* Either stirs the emotions, or is thought provoking. Maybe both.
* Nice writing.
* Great music that really nails whatever atmosphere the VN is going for. This I find really important...
Anything other that that depends on the genre or the target audience of the VN itself. Not all VN's are fanservice or sexy, or are thrillers, or have gripping plot, or have warm fuzzy feelings, or will tug on your heartstrings relentlessly, etc.

I present to you .... Michiru Matsushima (nicknamed ChiruChiru, also nicknamed Bottle Blonde). The chronically unlucky, dimwitted, fake Tsundere.
From the Grisaia series (she also has her own spinoff Idol game).
Reasons why I love her (let me count the ways)
* Before I even played the game, and knew the first thing about the characters, she stood out to me, on looks alone.
* Her voice is AMAZING! It's hilarious when she flips out (which tends to be often). And she has the girliest, most adorable giggles I've ever heard....
* Love her facial expressions, which are over the top...
* Pretty much the funniest character ever. Her antics had me in stitches. Helped in part by having nice chemistry with the rest of the cast.
* Her unlucky buttmonkey status, and her general dimwittedness, combined with the fact she throws her heart and soul into everything, just makes you want to cheer her on.
* Peel back her Tsundere act, and she's a total sweetheart. She's there to put smiles on everyone's faces.
* Always manages to have accidental fanservice moments at the beach (the first one got me pretty aroused as I remember).
* Actually more then just the token comedic character. Her backstory reveals quite a lot of depth to her character (that goes for the whole Grisaia cast though).
* She wears a cat on her head sometimes! Which she called KittyMeow...
 
Artwork...
 

Vote: Kotori Kanbe from Rewrite
Kotori is one of the more memorable main heroines I've seen in fiction. She's cute, has an incredibly great sense of humor,  but she also has a great amount of depth and character development.
Her character design is pretty and simple. I like the mix of braids, the flower decs, and the long brown hair. It's probably a bitch to take care of though. While I think Akane has the best rack (which Oppai Route agrees with) Kotori's is also nice and once I would prefer in real life, not too big, not too small. I also really like her casual clothes a lot. She has a simple pink sweater and checkered red skirt which fits well with her personality and overall design.

She has some of the best sprites and quotes in the game. There's a reason people still reference and screencap Shake It Now and the handy small butt quotes. It's heavily agreed Chiwa Saito did an amazing job voicing Kotori and shows her super good range. I can't imagine Kotori's goofiness and emotional scenes being so good if it wasn't Ms. Saito voicing them.

She breaks the mold of the typical hyperactive girl by actually being really smart and perceptive and has interesting character depth related to her guilt complex and dealing with emotions that she tries to write off.

As far as VN main heroines go there aren't many I can think of where they elaborate in great deal of how they were as a kid and how they showed how and why developed into the person they were besides just one simple flashback. 

She's definitely no Mary Sue. She has flaws related to avoiding people and hiding her emotions when under deep stress that could definitely use some improving which she can in time.

She's great when you take her on the surface as a really fun and charming person. She's still great when you look past that and see what she's really like and has to go through. These combined makes an amazing character and I really wish more fictional characters had both of these traits without big flaws holding them back.

Best girl ever!

Still playing Symphonic Rain. Game seemed uneventful for the longest time ..... but WTF just happened there!?
Not used to having strangely realistic (two faced) characters like that. Quite a surprise.

Welcome to Fuwa.  I too aspire to be a procrastinator extraordinaire, but I keep putting it off.

Just picked up Little Busters in that sale. Obviously I'll have to shed many more manly tears when I do play it....

Welcome to Fuwa dude.
VN's are "read" (though some VN's have gameplay mechanics). It doesn't really matter though xD
Some suggestions....
 
Grisaia no Kajitsu https://vndb.org/v5154 . Looks like a standard Slice of Life comedy. But the humor is ramped upto 11. And the edgy backstories for each girl are ramped upto 11 (you may have to shed some manly tears occasionally). Some routes has some political type intrigue as well.
CLANNAD https://vndb.org/v4 . Another Slice of Life affair, with themes about life and family. Oh, and this VN is really adept at punching you in the feels ..... a lot. Prepare to shed manly tears.... and I mean a lot of manly tears. Also, the music is awesome!
If my Heart had Wings https://vndb.org/v9093 . For more laid back Romance Slice of Life Comedy. Some scenes and music are breathtaking too...
Lucy, the Eternity she Wished for https://vndb.org/v16743 . If you're interested in androids or AI, check this out. Even if you're not, check it out anyways (it's a pretty short VN).
Steins Gate https://vndb.org/v2002 . If you want a thrilling Sci-Fi plot.
Nekopara https://vndb.org/v15538 , and Wagamama High Spec https://vndb.org/v17823 . For shameless sexy action

Got 100% on Lucy. Short VN, but I won't forget it.
 
Just started Symphonic Rain. This seems different from all the VN's I've played so far. Non japanese setting (apparently, it's italian). The hand drawn illustrations makes it look like a fairy tale. That opening song was pretty good too.
This should be unique....

Got 100% on Lucy. Short VN, but I won't forget it.
 
Just started Symphonic Rain. This seems different from all the VN's I've played so far. Non japanese setting (apparently, it's italian). The hand drawn illustrations makes it look like a fairy tale. That opening song was pretty good too.
This should be unique....

She's probably my 2nd most hated. At least her actual scenes didn't tick me off. Besides (Grisaia no Meiyuu spoilers below)....
 

As someone who's still new in the VN scene, I haven't came across much characters in other VNs I would legitimately hate for moral reasons other than just simple annoyance.  However, there is one character that I utterly despise from Grisaia no Kajitsu.
 

I have a new contender for character who I hate. And it's not even close.
The Father from Lucy, the Eternity she wished for. Every single scene with him seriously upset me. An absolutely miserable person who is so quick to anger. And he was already my most hated, before....
 
And for the record, I try my hardest not to hate anyone, and to forgive any character (even some of the Grisaia villains).

I havn't played many visual novels ....... but some characters in the Grisaia trilogy can be unbelievable jerkholes (especially some of them related to the backstories of the heroines and the protag).
 

Grisaia no Rakuen https://vndb.org/v7724 had it's unrated version released recently.
For something with a huge emotional wallop, try Clannad (it's a massive timesink though).
Maybe check out Lucy - The Eternity she wished for https://vndb.org/v16743 . It's pretty short apparently, I just started playing it myself.

Still playing Lucy ...... and that ..... I don't even have words....
That packed as much punch as almost any scene from Clannad. While being a bit more horrifying....

Overly childish heroines tend to irritate me very much. Also, I tend to be irritated by dumb characters in general, but if they are funny, I might actually end up liking them.

Took me long enough to make a VNDB account

Took me long enough to make a VNDB account

Took me long enough to make a VNDB account

You never confess about being a tsundere, or else you become a not-tsundere.

Imma gonna bump this thread with new favorites I've found since...
* Sakaguchi Daisuke (Sunohara Youhei from CLANNAD). Sunohara's unmanly screams are EPIC!
* Tezuka Ryouko (Coconut from Nekopara). She sounds so sweet, especially her giggles...
* Maihara Yume (Lucy from Lucy, the eternity she wished for). The whole reason I necro'd this thread. Her voice is so .... I don't even have words. And I'm astonished she's only voiced this one character...

4 months after buying it, and shelving it twice (to play other VN's) ...... finally got the True End in Clannad.
And now I can stop crying all the time! Think I cried upwards of 25 times....