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Way to necropost  Oh well, I guess I'll try to get it back on track then. 
There are two kinds of h-scenes I can potentially enjoy. The first one is very funny, comedy-focused scenes. Makina from Grisaia comes to mind. I laughed way too hard. Plus it was on character on top of it! 
The other h-scenes I'd love to see would be those that felt more romantic rather than cheap porn. I don't know about you guys, but hentai tropes do nothing for me. I'd never get off to that. I don't know if can say the same for more intimate and realistic scenes with a heroine I came to love though  
For this latter type, Chihiro's h-scene from ef comes to mind. It still had plenty of hentai clichés, but the essence and atmosphere was different. It was adorable and actually brought out some aspects of Chihiro's personality that I didn't notice until then, without complety breaking the character like most VNs tend to do in their h-scenes. 

Refloating a thread that hasn't had activity in like 2 years 

Striking while the iron is frozen solid. And it's not even on-topic  

Right now we're in the nomination phase, so if there's anyone in the current nomination bracket you don't see, feel free to nominate as many as you want.
There is a separate bracket for characters that are only in untranslated visual novels. Nominations will last about 3-5 days. Rest of the rules are in the reddit topic.

If you can afford it and it makes you happy, then I'd go for it. Feelings > logic for all human beings, and you only live once  And if you are gonna regret whatever choice you make, if you go for the thing that holds sentimental value for you then you'd have at least that.
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So some days ago I placed an order on Amazon for some items I wanted to buy. The international shipping was fast and that same day at night, according to their page, my package was already ready to be delivered and was expected to arrive to my place the next day. Yeah it didn't, and it must be the local shipping company's fault. It's been 3 days since the expected arrival date, so I phoned them to ask what was going on. That was more than two hours ago, at 7 pm. According to them, "there was no reported incident and I should receive my package before 8 pm, hour when their delivery service ends for the day". 9:30 pm right now. Yeah go figure, it didn't.
*sigh* It really pisses me off this kind of inconvenience for a paid service. And I'm not an unreasonable person, if they contacted me and told me that they had some kind of problem, OK, I could understand that. But nope, not a call, not even an e-mail. Fan-freaking-tastic. 10/10 would use again.
EDIT: Ok, so after the phone call and an e-mail they updated the info on their tracking page. Do you see anything off?

Let me translate for you: Your shipment couldn't be delivered due to a logistic incident in our delivery. We've already handled your shipment and you'll receive it on the expected date.
Expected date: November 6th, 2018
Welp, now we only need a phone microwave. Let's hope it doesn't turn into jelly.

If you can afford it and it makes you happy, then I'd go for it. Feelings > logic for all human beings, and you only live once  And if you are gonna regret whatever choice you make, if you go for the thing that holds sentimental value for you then you'd have at least that.
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So some days ago I placed an order on Amazon for some items I wanted to buy. The international shipping was fast and that same day at night, according to their page, my package was already ready to be delivered and was expected to arrive to my place the next day. Yeah it didn't, and it must be the local shipping company's fault. It's been 3 days since the expected arrival date, so I phoned them to ask what was going on. That was more than two hours ago, at 7 pm. According to them, "there was no reported incident and I should receive my package before 8 pm, hour when their delivery service ends for the day". 9:30 pm right now. Yeah go figure, it didn't.
*sigh* It really pisses me off this kind of inconvenience for a paid service. And I'm not an unreasonable person, if they contacted me and told me that they had some kind of problem, OK, I could understand that. But nope, not a call, not even an e-mail. Fan-freaking-tastic. 10/10 would use again.
EDIT: Ok, so after the phone call and an e-mail they updated the info on their tracking page. Do you see anything off?

Let me translate for you: Your shipment couldn't be delivered due to a logistic incident in our delivery. We've already handled your shipment and you'll receive it on the expected date.
Expected date: November 6th, 2018
Welp, now we only need a phone microwave. Let's hope it doesn't turn into jelly.

Well, it wouldn't be truly me without some properly terrible or confusing grammar, would it? Sadly, this was meant to be a short post, so it would've been hard to fit some absurdly long sentences with multiple hyphens.  And thank you, I'm also pretty happy with this little niche I carved for myself - hopefully I did at least a little bit to make people more interested in this side of VNs. :3
I was planning to write this post for some time already, but would most likely miss the actual date if your thread didn't remind me about it, so I owe you some thanks anyways.
My activity was pretty crazy in the first few months, I'm not even sure how I've managed it TBH. At least I'm still very much enjoying myself here, so the stream should never dry up completely - hopefully I still have a few decent recommendations to make and some potentially sensible things to say.
Looking forward to your posts too!

Happy fuwanniversary mate! May have I started a trend with this? 
We are both from nearly the same period but look at you, you've been twice as active! 
Even though I'm not a frequent EVN reader (fortuitously, as I have no prejudices concerning origin nor genre) I do read your posts and have some recommendations of yours in my wishlist  So yeah, you've definitely been a very helpful user and one of the most recognizable public fronts of this year. 
I look forward to keep reading your posts next year. 

...the Era of Obnoxious Shilling for EVNs!
It's been exactly a year since I wrote my first post around here and God damn it, it's hard to believe it has only been that long. This site seriously rearranged the way I'm spending my free time and provided me with tons of fun and a satisfying outlet to channel my questionable writing. I won't be doing shoutouts this time, because there are just too many people to list and I would most likely miss someone that deserves being mentioned, so I just want to thank all of you for putting up with me, and simply being awesome in this awesome little community. :3
My only regret is that in all this time I didn't find a way to contribute to the main site and help with the permanent crisis there... But, hell, I'm not going anywhere, so there's a good chance opportunities will still show themselves eventually. One can dream, at least...
And, however things go, I hope I'll be able to do a few more of these Fuwanniversaries in the future.

You know, as I said, it's not like I'm a big fan of that scene as it's written either... though I do like the concept. You see, the thing with the deconstructions is that you need to first incorporate the thing you want to deconstruct. Instead of focusing on what makes it similar, think about what makes it different. Why is it different the harem setting in Muv Luv to other settings seen in so many other works? Why are the transparent suits suddenly acceptable? I believe it's the new implications they have. 
 

Okay, that's the explanation I was looking for. lol I would react with the "Like" button, but I've hit my reaction quotas for today.
Yeah, okay, when you put it that way, it does make the scene a bit more tasteful. Buuuuut yeah, I'd still say the execution is poor because
But yeah, you're right, other hentai titles wouldn't even bother to include such meaningful context in their sex scenes, so it does elevate Muv-Luv above them. You're right. It's kinda like what Saya no Uta did for the gore scenes, or what Spec Ops: The Line did for the FPS element. In fact, it's a lot more like what School Days did with the harem setting. Thanks for the explanation.

You see, the problem is... the scene with the BETA right there was a cliche itself, a cliche of ALL hentai that involves monsters in general. That's not a clever subversion at all! And unless there's a clever subversion down the line I'm not made aware of yet, then I don't think it's the same thing as what subversion they did for the transparent suits and harem setting. This is like the opposite of those subversions.
Again, it's really just one scene, so it's not like I'm THAT affected by it. I just wanted to point it out, that's all. It's a small peeve, but it's honestly not that big of a deal.
Honestly, this felt like that scene with Nae in Steins;Gate (that they cut out in the anime), the one that was so over-the-top that it felt like it was made for shock factor. It was an annoying flaw in an otherwise perfect VN, but that didn't mean I hated Steins;Gate for it. I still love it.

You are just too negative my dude. I think Muv Luv is simply brilliant for being able to deconstruct the genre like that, while still exploiting all its commercial benefits. Plus, really, you'd be hard-pressed to find stronger female characters than the ones in MLA. If one thing is left very clear is that those girls are first and foremost warriors, the bravest you'll come across. And they are still young girls deep inside who due to the unfortunate circumstances don't get to experience a normal life like the one they had in the world Takeru came from.
While it uses the same formula, the message it tries to convey holds so much more meaning. I can't see anything wrong with that.

The thing is, you bring up the fact that Sumika and not Takeru or other male characters are "sexualized", and while the story might offer you some excuse for it (like the harem setting in MLA, explained by the fact that most men already died when they first went to war), in the end it's plain obvious that the reason is just that the target demographic for most eroges are males, and guess what, a great part of that collective happens to like women  Sex sells, everyone knows that.
So, I wouldn't try to read too deep into it. I don't think it's necessarily sexism, just good ol' sex stuff as a selling point.

Yup, I remember when I got to that part I felt pretty much the same, and wrote a very similar post to yours. I've actually read both the All Ages and the 18+ version of that scene, and yeah, I probably prefer the all ages version not because it shows less, but just because it feels a lot less over the top. 
On a side note, I believe it's probably because we've seen our share of messed up hentai that the scene felt like a parody to us  I've heard that to other people it just felt like a very disgusting scene and didn't break the immersion at all. 

Sigh. Just got to the R18 scene of Muv-Luv Alternative...
Sigh. Sigh. Should really have stuck with the All-Ages version. This is just so damn stupid.
I mean, I've seen my share of hentai, so I'm not squeamish or anything, but it does break the immersion. Makes it all feel like one big parody.
You know, if I didn't know any better, I would've thought Nasu was the one who wrote this, given how Heaven's Feel turned out. Guess the rumor that many Japanese VN writers are closet perverts isn't that far from the truth.
Personally, I hate censorship for the most parts, but in some cases, I would actually favor the All-Ages version when the sexual parts don't add anything to the story (Key's VNs like Clannad comes to mind), or when they even detract from the story. This is definitely one of those cases.

Today my Fuwa account turns exactly 1 year old, and, in catgirl years, that means I'm already legal and ripe for the taking for anyone interested 
It's been a fun time, though it seems like it was yesterday when I sign in. Time sure flies by huh  I still clearly remember when I wrote my introduction post. 
Anyway, I'm glad I entered Fuwa. I've had the chance to discuss the adventures in  VN land with great, super friendly people and that made it all the more enjoyable. 
So, for the year to come, thank you for everything and yoroshiku onegai shimasu ne. 

Today my Fuwa account turns exactly 1 year old, and, in catgirl years, that means I'm already legal and ripe for the taking for anyone interested 
It's been a fun time, though it seems like it was yesterday when I sign in. Time sure flies by huh  I still clearly remember when I wrote my introduction post. 
Anyway, I'm glad I entered Fuwa. I've had the chance to discuss the adventures in  VN land with great, super friendly people and that made it all the more enjoyable. 
So, for the year to come, thank you for everything and yoroshiku onegai shimasu ne. 

Thank you everybody. Such a warm reception, it brings a tear to my eye 
Glad to hear I hold good entertainment value. I hope it doesn't diminish in the future 
betsuni  I'm quite the original one. I don't know, I thought it made much more sense to celebrate an account anniversary than my own, or you know, the 500th post or whatever.
 

Is it a thing to celebrate Fuwanovel's account? If that's the case then happy 1st anniversary to your account there, and I hope that you'll find more inyeresting thing here.
PS - Speaking about anniversary, I'm about to celebrate it at 4th anniversary if you've curious although I'm just started to be more active after more than a year though since I made the account (At 2016). Guess time goes flew past indeed, and sorry for the useless trivia here.

Congrats!
talking about it, my account was so old? Like a ghost. LUL.

It's been a year, huh? Well, congrats! The posts you make are generally interesting (and, I guess, entertaining) to read, so it's really nice to have you here!

Happy Fuwanniversary! I'll have mine in a few days too (counting from the first post, I made an account in October but didn't do anything with it at first), I guess we're from the same "generation" of users. ^^
Glad to have you around.