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Hey, is there anything close to what I like about the grisaia series(specifically the first game, but I've played several routes from the second). Here's what I liked about it:
Strong/Confident protagonist that can talk to people - Yuuji has a good head on his shoulders, could talk to girls no problems and communicate, and wasn't the typical insecure MC so often seen in japanese VNs and manga/anime. He wasn't at all about saving the world or jumping at 15m monsters that he sees for the first time and being unable to think of anything but fighting opponents and bringing justice to the world. This is important as I'm kinda tired on boring, generic self-insert protagonists with nothing going for them except a power they randomly got or plot armor making girls fall for them just for existing. Cool overall story - I very much liked the stories/backstories of the different heroines and how Yuuji helped them out. From what I saw in the anime, Yuuji has an interesting but tragic backstory as well. It seemed fresh to me compared to the contrived petty drama and boring stalling I've seen in other VNs. While the routes were often extreme and basically impossible to happen IRL they made sense to me and the drama at least was real in the sense I wasn't rolling my eyes. Just something that is enjoyable to read and follow along. Feeling modern/novel - This is subjective and perhaps because the building they were in for most of the VN was mostly empty except for the MC and heroines or because I remember one of the characters driving a lambo, the game felt "modern" to me if I had describe it. The graphics were sharp, the art style was to my liking (which I usually prefer newer-ish style art in stead of the 90s or early 2000s art style). What I've played before and enjoyed, although not saying it's what I'm looking for now: Steins;Gate, G-Senjou no Maou, Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai, Saya no Uta, Fureraba, Katawa shoujo, Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-.
These I've also played and were okay but nothing special or not what I'm looking for right now: Chrono Clock, Kin'iro Loveriche, Sorcery Jokers, KukkoroDays, Nanairo Reincarnation, Sanoba Witch, Senren * Banka, Tropical Liquor, Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort, Making lovers, Dies Irae, Doki Doki Literature Club, Sengoku Rance.
Here's suggestions I've researched myself but have not played:
Soukou Akki Muramasa, Ourai no Gahkthun ~What a Shining Braves~, Phantom -PHANTOM OF INFERNO-, Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Of these I'd most likely play Sharin no Kuni but I'm waiting for the official translation for that. On Ourai no Gahkthun I'm not sold on the premise and same goes for phantom. Soukou Akki Muramasa is perhaps something I will check out in the future but since I was reading shounen manga recently I'm not in the mood for a VN with many battles.
If you could write a short write up about the VN you're suggesting that would be great. Sadly I don't know japanese so translated VN's only please. Feel free to suggest anything you think I'd like or read in the future.

Hello, Lady- Narita Shinri is nothing if not confident, though he is more than a bit of a pervert.  His other side is that of a ruthless avenger.
Tokyo Babel- Written by Higashide Yuuichirou, it is one of the few high-quality VNs of the type that have been translated.  It is all-ages (no ero content) and heavy on the action.  Protagonist is the type that punishes himself constantly for his past.  Basic story is that God started squishing all the parallel worlds, closed off Hell and Heaven, and a portion of the angels and demons got together to guide humans through Purgatory (that is combined with a fake version of Tokyo) to Jacob's Ladder.
Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori- Also from Front Wing, just like Grisaia.  Protagonist is a WWII Zero pilot who is doing a kamikaze attack on a US ship when he suddenly finds himself in another world.  Generally good story with Grisaia-style comedy, though it is heavier on the violence.

I still think this project is gonna get finished. There definitely is progress on the tracker. It doesn't even matter that it's slow too because there's little left.

All the positive guys need to understand the other perspective as well. Many many projects have failed as can be seen on this forum. You need to understand that a public announcement like this carries consequences and some responsibility (if you don't wanna get criticized) - people can get mad even if it is a passion project, after all something has been announced and in a way promised. Keep in mind this has been in translation since 2017 and is still not out. OP hadn't posted in the thread for a full year. New people can come in and see that seemingly nothing has been happening recently and ask questions. There is nothing wrong with some argumented criticism and some people are more pessimistic which in my opinion is fine. Coupled that there was no communication for a while and suddenly very slow progress + the reddit comment I think it was not too far fetched to cast some doubt at the time.
 
To the negative guys: Now is it somewhat of an jerk thing to come in and declare the project dead and spread panic so to say after not too much time has passed since the last progress update, yeah it might be. And after all it is a passion project - we are not owed anything and as pessimists you should understand that this TL patch might never come out at all considering all the abandoned projects. Considering we've already gotten a partial patch and progress has been ongoing for years, a sudden cancellation seems somewhat unlikely. Considering his years long engagement I think the main translator would tell us if he suddenly decided to stop the project if he had the opportunity to. Also progress never truly stopped, it just became very slow.
 
At the end of the day what we need is communication between the TL team and the forum here so stuff like this doesn't happen. When progress almost crawls to a halt and nothing has been posted it's obvious some people will feel uneasy after checking the thread for a few years now. I feel like both sides had something to say but neither is completely right. Just blindly believing it will come out no matter what(this seems to me naive or at least too positive, after all people have expectations and projects often fail, and this is a discussion board + the happy-go-lucky attitude doesn't go with a lot of people) or declaring the project dead(which I wasn't convinced at all at the time - there was progress made, just very slow so it was an active project and just sayings it's dead is false and can confuse new people) is no good.

All the positive guys need to understand the other perspective as well. Many many projects have failed as can be seen on this forum. You need to understand that a public announcement like this carries consequences and some responsibility (if you don't wanna get criticized) - people can get mad even if it is a passion project, after all something has been announced and in a way promised. Keep in mind this has been in translation since 2017 and is still not out. OP hadn't posted in the thread for a full year. New people can come in and see that seemingly nothing has been happening recently and ask questions. There is nothing wrong with some argumented criticism and some people are more pessimistic which in my opinion is fine. Coupled that there was no communication for a while and suddenly very slow progress + the reddit comment I think it was not too far fetched to cast some doubt at the time.
 
To the negative guys: Now is it somewhat of an jerk thing to come in and declare the project dead and spread panic so to say after not too much time has passed since the last progress update, yeah it might be. And after all it is a passion project - we are not owed anything and as pessimists you should understand that this TL patch might never come out at all considering all the abandoned projects. Considering we've already gotten a partial patch and progress has been ongoing for years, a sudden cancellation seems somewhat unlikely. Considering his years long engagement I think the main translator would tell us if he suddenly decided to stop the project if he had the opportunity to. Also progress never truly stopped, it just became very slow.
 
At the end of the day what we need is communication between the TL team and the forum here so stuff like this doesn't happen. When progress almost crawls to a halt and nothing has been posted it's obvious some people will feel uneasy after checking the thread for a few years now. I feel like both sides had something to say but neither is completely right. Just blindly believing it will come out no matter what(this seems to me naive or at least too positive, after all people have expectations and projects often fail, and this is a discussion board + the happy-go-lucky attitude doesn't go with a lot of people) or declaring the project dead(which I wasn't convinced at all at the time - there was progress made, just very slow so it was an active project and just sayings it's dead is false and can confuse new people) is no good.

All the positive guys need to understand the other perspective as well. Many many projects have failed as can be seen on this forum. You need to understand that a public announcement like this carries consequences and some responsibility (if you don't wanna get criticized) - people can get mad even if it is a passion project, after all something has been announced and in a way promised. Keep in mind this has been in translation since 2017 and is still not out. OP hadn't posted in the thread for a full year. New people can come in and see that seemingly nothing has been happening recently and ask questions. There is nothing wrong with some argumented criticism and some people are more pessimistic which in my opinion is fine. Coupled that there was no communication for a while and suddenly very slow progress + the reddit comment I think it was not too far fetched to cast some doubt at the time.
 
To the negative guys: Now is it somewhat of an jerk thing to come in and declare the project dead and spread panic so to say after not too much time has passed since the last progress update, yeah it might be. And after all it is a passion project - we are not owed anything and as pessimists you should understand that this TL patch might never come out at all considering all the abandoned projects. Considering we've already gotten a partial patch and progress has been ongoing for years, a sudden cancellation seems somewhat unlikely. Considering his years long engagement I think the main translator would tell us if he suddenly decided to stop the project if he had the opportunity to. Also progress never truly stopped, it just became very slow.
 
At the end of the day what we need is communication between the TL team and the forum here so stuff like this doesn't happen. When progress almost crawls to a halt and nothing has been posted it's obvious some people will feel uneasy after checking the thread for a few years now. I feel like both sides had something to say but neither is completely right. Just blindly believing it will come out no matter what(this seems to me naive or at least too positive, after all people have expectations and projects often fail, and this is a discussion board + the happy-go-lucky attitude doesn't go with a lot of people) or declaring the project dead(which I wasn't convinced at all at the time - there was progress made, just very slow so it was an active project and just sayings it's dead is false and can confuse new people) is no good.

What is Coda supposed to be on vndb? I can't seem to find the page. Does coda refer to the mini-after stories?

Six, plus 23 side stories. If you look at the progress tracker, you'll see that Chapter 1 makes up about 17% of the script. Getting the patch by the end of the year will probably depend on how fast QC goes. I'd say it's possible, but I can't speak for everyone's schedule. I imagine it'll probably be done by the end of January at the latest, though.

Muv-Luv series
- Generally considered one of the best VN series around, mainly for Alternative, but Extra and Unlimited are pre-requisites. Revolves around a post-apoclayptic world where humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction due to a alien species known as BETA (Beings of Extra-Terrestrial origin and Adversary of the human race). Humans have developed Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) which are basically giant robots which are the only weapon effective against the BETA. The series revolves around a guy named Takeru who is somehow able to cross worlds and his attempt to save the human race. This is the most understated explanation of the game, but if you read any reviews, this VN series is almost universally praised.
Aokana - Four Rhythms Across The Blue
- A world where humans discovered an anti-gravity particle that allows them to fly. They develop a game/sport called Flying Circus (FC) where they fly around to touch buoys to score points. The story revolves around a guy who was once an up-and-coming star in FC, but gave up his dreams for some reason. Considered one of the best character-driven game of all time and one of Sprite's best works. There's an all-age version available.
Planetarian
- Short (About 5-10 hours) story about a human and an female android in a post-apocalyptic world. It is considered one of Key's better works and is all-ages.
*eden
- Short (5-10 hours) story about humanity's decision to leave Earth due to a comet which would hit Earth in a couple of years. Resolves around a hyper-intelligent bio-engineered girl who decides to remain on this planet and the guy who decides to stay with her until the end. Base version is all-ages.
Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo, and its sequel, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
- Revolves around a group of elites called Special High-Class Individual who are tasked with re-educating and reforming criminals. The main character is on his final exam to be a Special High-Class Individual and his final test is to reform 4 girls. One of the best character-driven VNs ever.
G-senjou no Maou
- Revolves around the brain of a yakuza enterprise, an extremely intelligent girl and a mysterious hyper-intelligent criminal called Maou. A cat and mouse game between the girl and Maou ensues. If you like wit battles, this game will be a god-send.

Editing on Chapter 1's portion of the script is now complete! We still have some other work to do before we can put it through QC, but this is a major milestone. Get hyped!
Also, if you're wondering about the title change, that's an editorial decision we made a while ago that I may or may not have forgotten to change here on Fuwanovel all this time. Teehee.

Check out the usual big names:
Clannad
Grisaia no Kajitsu and the sequels Grisaia no Meikyuu, Grisaia no Rakuen
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
G-senjou no Maou
Fate/Stay Night
Little Busters!
Steins;Gate
Saya no Uta
Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative
ef - A Fairy Tale of the Two
These are all translated and acclaimed VNs so you should find something that you like. They are not very new (I think all are >5 years old) but they are staples of the genre.
I also recommend checking the two pinned threads which includes some of the suggestions I've listed here.
 
 

Check out the usual big names:
Clannad
Grisaia no Kajitsu and the sequels Grisaia no Meikyuu, Grisaia no Rakuen
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
G-senjou no Maou
Fate/Stay Night
Little Busters!
Steins;Gate
Saya no Uta
Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative
ef - A Fairy Tale of the Two
These are all translated and acclaimed VNs so you should find something that you like. They are not very new (I think all are >5 years old) but they are staples of the genre.
I also recommend checking the two pinned threads which includes some of the suggestions I've listed here.
 
 

Check out the usual big names:
Clannad
Grisaia no Kajitsu and the sequels Grisaia no Meikyuu, Grisaia no Rakuen
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
G-senjou no Maou
Fate/Stay Night
Little Busters!
Steins;Gate
Saya no Uta
Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative
ef - A Fairy Tale of the Two
These are all translated and acclaimed VNs so you should find something that you like. They are not very new (I think all are >5 years old) but they are staples of the genre.
I also recommend checking the two pinned threads which includes some of the suggestions I've listed here.
 
 

There's Erina from Dracu Riot, although she's a little more perverted out there. If you prefer the exact same character down to the hair and the VA, perhaps you may be interested with Kana from Daitoshokan. Other than that, well I guess Honoka from Haretaka can also qualify here although she might be a bit extreme compared to what you think. Lastly there's Hazuki from Study Steady. I hope that my recommendations here can be helpful to you.

Suki to Suki: nanaru

If everything goes well, I do plan on translating Biman 3 as well. Biman 4 will be left to Euphemic and we will see for Biman 5.

Kousaki Fiona Annabel in Sorcery Jokers

I've finished the basic info images.  I'm starting work on the menu images and I'll try to do them till the end of the month.

I've finished the basic info images.  I'm starting work on the menu images and I'll try to do them till the end of the month.

I've finished the basic info images.  I'm starting work on the menu images and I'll try to do them till the end of the month.

If you are on chapter 9 and there are 11 chapters then maybe you can finish the patch untill the end of the year? Also thanks for translating I've played one other eushully game and it wasn't bad(lost my save file tho). I'd help with the images if it's simple work - I can't redraw stuff or do any complex stuff in PS.

Guys, I managed to get a confirmation that the Making Lovers fan-disc will get translated as well.

Guys, I managed to get a confirmation that the Making Lovers fan-disc will get translated as well.

Guys, I managed to get a confirmation that the Making Lovers fan-disc will get translated as well.

Looking at it's VNDB page, it fills that criteria. Initial game is a just a romance with the heroine of your choosing. The fandisc is just extra content for each heroine. No harem endings as far as the tags go.