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I will definitely make a Let's play of it once I'm done with two other fangames. I hope more chapter will be out by then~
I did hear that this game had quite a troubled time behind the scenes. So I'm curious how it will end up in the writing department. There were major disagreements over direction of the characters, the director being hard to work with etc. There was an entire big document full of discord messages about the drama.
I don't remember the resolution of the drama, but I guess it must have worked out. At least one of the writers I follow who posted the document is still in the project.

I will definitely make a Let's play of it once I'm done with two other fangames. I hope more chapter will be out by then~
I did hear that this game had quite a troubled time behind the scenes. So I'm curious how it will end up in the writing department. There were major disagreements over direction of the characters, the director being hard to work with etc. There was an entire big document full of discord messages about the drama.
I don't remember the resolution of the drama, but I guess it must have worked out. At least one of the writers I follow who posted the document is still in the project.

I don't think I can decide on one, but the top 3 for this year are probably Kakei Kyoutarou from Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai, Niimi Kakeru from 9-nine, or Narita Shinri from Hello Lady (whenever he's not sexually harrassing people out of nowhere).

Might as well list the worst protagonist while I'm at it, and there's no competition whatsoever there. It's Kitahara Haruki from White Album 2. I think the only VN protagonist I dislike more is Itou Makoto from School Days, but he's in a league of his own and I haven't read that VN in years now so it doesn't qualify here.

I didn't read many VNs in 2022, but my favourite protagonist was Haku, the lovable lazy bum from Utawarerumono.
Also, great choice.

For me it would probably be Blackiris from True Remembrance. He was an excellent representation of grief, trauma, and repressed emotions and I think his arc was spectacular.
 
Honorable mention for the unnamed protagonist of Dra+Koi. The fact that he's an asshole of a tsundere in a story that's designed to be a love letter to the classic European epic folk fantasy stories was very amusing to me. He's probably the only MC I've seen who tells the heroine that she should kill herself while in the middle of an H scene.

For a moment I thought - "How could I forget about that great protag?", but then I remembered, that I read 9-nine in 2021
Damn, makes me hesitant to play WA2
Perhaps it's time for me to read it? It's sitting on the shelf and on the backlog, and I'm currently "free" VN-wise

I haven't played many VNs this year but probably my fav MC is Tyler from Loopers. Energetic and never give up vibes from start to end which is cool for me.
 
Just saw adamstan's post, we are in the same page XD

Well, the VN itself is great, but it hits hard and most of the bad stuff happening is because of Haruki's inability to commit to one girl for most of the VN. He seems a lot more human than your average VN protagonist, which is probably the main reason why his actions throughout the story made me start to dislike him so much. Makoto from School Days is, as I've already mentioned, a whole lot worse, but he's such un unbearable bastard all the time that you can't even take him seriously.
 
It had been sitting in my backlog for ages by the time I finally got started on it. I knew it was supposed to be good, but I was under the impression that this was just comedy/romance through and through, so it kinda hit me out of left field when I realized there's actually some drama and serious topics here as well.
It turned out to be one of my best reads of the year, so I highly recommend you give it a go!

Great question! The first one that came to mind is a spoiler in itself, so let's just say it's the protagonist for The House in Fata Morgana

Ruka Hiryuu (日流 ルカ) from Ryuusei World Actor 1 & 2. Not everyday you get to play as a complete dumbass who nevertheless has a charming side. He actually feels and comes across like an adult , though a severely a maladjusted one. A pity the VNs let a great setting and setup go to waste.
 
 
 

Shiranui Yoshikazu of Evolimit (I play this every two years, lol).  A brave pervert incapable of feeling sorrow who pushes on through even the worst of situations.

Haha, I was just about to ping you about this this noon.

I've read only 9 VNs in 2022, and there weren't many outstanding protagonists in them If I had to choose, then perhaps it would be Tyler from LOOPERS.

We've just posted our annual Top Visual Novels Of 2022 / Upcoming Visual Novels Of 2023 list
As always, we're curious what everyone else thinks.
What did you think of our choices? Keeping in mind the proviso: the list is subjective and based on the games that we have personally played. There's also potential for recent releases to be added in later, like Witch on the Holy Night, which we haven't played yet.
What would your choices be for the top visual novels of 2022? It's not been an amazing year, but there have been some great titles.
Which visual novels are you looking forward to in 2023?

Truth be told everyone had already given up on this anime project actually happening since we heard nothing about it for years. So it was more recent when they first announced it, but they only made it real now.

Truth be told everyone had already given up on this anime project actually happening since we heard nothing about it for years. So it was more recent when they first announced it, but they only made it real now.

Is this really happening? I'm kind of surprised, it has been so long since those original games were released. You would think they would have gone for a more recent title. Not that I am complaining. All aboard the hype train....

Preview of the movies theme song "Ningen×Shikkaku" (No Longer×Human):
An anime project for the otome game Collar x Malice was already announced 2019. This year in September they revealed it as a movie to be aired in 2023.
Today they revealed that the movie will air in two parts under the title "Gekijōban Collar×Malice Deep Cover". The first part will air summer 2023 and will be animated by Studio DEEN.
The key visual suggests that it will be an adaption of Yanagi's route, which is the final route of the game.
Collar x Malice was first released in Japan in 2016 for the PS Vita. In 2017 it was also officially released in English by Aksys Games. In 2020 Switch ports for the original game and its fandisc Collar x Malice Unlimited were released in Japanese and English.
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I'm glad it's a two parter because now I can at least have hope that the pacing won't be a complete disaster. This way they should be able to convey the central plot well enough.
Still a bit miffed about it being Yanagi's route since it was my least favorite. However, for stand-alone movies it is the only sensible choice. It answers the big questions, after all.
I just have to hope for as much Shiraishi screentime as possible. And I demand Ichika to be animated with all the love in the world!

Usually when people talk about their favorite BGM in visual novels they talk about specific songs. However in this video I want to talk about my personal top 10 favorite overall soundtracks in visual novel series.
 
 
 
 
 

I feel the same about this! 
For me Yanagi is in the middle. He's not my favourite, but he's also not my least favourite. But I do recognize that if it's going to be a movie then it's only logical that they will do the "true" route. I'll also have my fingers crossed that we will get scenes with the other LIs though. I'd love to see many Sasazuka and Enomoto moments T_T
And yes, they have to animate my girl Ichika well too, hopefully the movie turns out good (I fear many anime adaptations of otomes only end up in disaster...)

Preview of the movies theme song "Ningen×Shikkaku" (No Longer×Human):
An anime project for the otome game Collar x Malice was already announced 2019. This year in September they revealed it as a movie to be aired in 2023.
Today they revealed that the movie will air in two parts under the title "Gekijōban Collar×Malice Deep Cover". The first part will air summer 2023 and will be animated by Studio DEEN.
The key visual suggests that it will be an adaption of Yanagi's route, which is the final route of the game.
Collar x Malice was first released in Japan in 2016 for the PS Vita. In 2017 it was also officially released in English by Aksys Games. In 2020 Switch ports for the original game and its fandisc Collar x Malice Unlimited were released in Japanese and English.
Description:
 
I'm glad it's a two parter because now I can at least have hope that the pacing won't be a complete disaster. This way they should be able to convey the central plot well enough.
Still a bit miffed about it being Yanagi's route since it was my least favorite. However, for stand-alone movies it is the only sensible choice. It answers the big questions, after all.
I just have to hope for as much Shiraishi screentime as possible. And I demand Ichika to be animated with all the love in the world!

So I went through VNDB and stumbled across this completely new release. It's only for Nintendo Switch for now, but soon there will also follow a Steam version supporting Japanese, Chinese/Taiwanese and English. You can now pre-load the game and it will be playable later. Price is 22,49$
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Website

 

Announcement on Twitter:
Queen Beast was released on December 5th for free on Steam and Itch!
Here is the intoduction:
 
This looks really good and I hope that the devs will get all the support they deserve!

Announcement on Twitter:
Queen Beast was released on December 5th for free on Steam and Itch!
Here is the intoduction:
 
This looks really good and I hope that the devs will get all the support they deserve!

Announcement on Twitter:
Queen Beast was released on December 5th for free on Steam and Itch!
Here is the intoduction:
 
This looks really good and I hope that the devs will get all the support they deserve!