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omg this new logo is smexy

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gz to the winners!

Congratulations everyone! Actually no, congratulations to the winners. Especially numer 8!

I'm not dreaming, am I...... What a surprise; I was not expecting to win at all.
 
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!

Snow just stopped falling and some are left on "Fuwanovel" and some on top of the girl's head. There's also a floating snowflake on top of the girl's hand. Snow, therefore winter.

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to vote in only one part or all of them... but anyway.
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso definitely wins it for me.
It has been a LONG LONG while since I've been able to truly identify myself with the main character. And my arch nemesis called "cliche" is not present in the very least in this masterpiece.
And the fact that it is about classical music, also a plus. The characters development (well, until now, for Kousei and Tsubaki) is excellent. I guess in the next episodes they'll be developing Kaori or Watari a bit more, looking forward to that.
Thankfully, it has a whole 22 episodes so it won't be ending in Fall yet~~

Snow just stopped falling and some are left on "Fuwanovel" and some on top of the girl's head. There's also a floating snowflake on top of the girl's hand. Snow, therefore winter.

Snow just stopped falling and some are left on "Fuwanovel" and some on top of the girl's head. There's also a floating snowflake on top of the girl's hand. Snow, therefore winter.

Snow just stopped falling and some are left on "Fuwanovel" and some on top of the girl's head. There's also a floating snowflake on top of the girl's hand. Snow, therefore winter.

I know i can't participate but I'm getting my arsenal ready for the next edition and I don't want to brag but I think i've got a good chance.
 

 
 

 

*takes a deep breath* (oh kami help please ) 
 
......
 
Hello everyone. 
 
I'm... Shortarch, Shorty, uhh... Short?
 
Sorry for the weird post this could be a long one. I know it's best to write something introductory. Soooo..... please see below
 
I'm a complete newbie to forums... and probably needlessly nervous, Litterally never really been on one much before as anything other than a guest to look up answers to questions i have. (kinda the reason I was here in the first place.) And after reading a ton of posts I just thought... Ah just go try it! ... So here I am, . It's something I've always wanted to try yet never really had a great reason to do so. 'Till now.
 
I do enjoy my games, anime, and ... uh manga (every now and again) not going to lie about the games part! But recently picked up a visual novel ... and damn, this is something I need more of. 
 
I'm interested in... learning; Japanese, Dutch, Code (of various types), meeting new people... AND FINDING SOME MORE AWESOME VN's!
 
If you want to know more about the stuff I've already tried... Just ask! I'm probably going to learn a lot from you!
 
(sorry the name is misleading... I am actualy 172cm tall    so not actually too short... kinda?  ) 
 
I look forward to talking to you all! (unless you like *nomming* on short people D:) 

Uhh... let's see... there's some snowflakes (and one giant one), and a girl wearing a scarf because it's cold outside. And that's supposed to be a visible puff of breath (not cigarette smoke). It's kind of plain and simple, but I like the feel of it. It's not too distracting or anything.

Welcome to the forums. Nice avatar~
 
 
Same here (I'm learning japanese as well). Let's do our best!
 
So, where are you from? Cartagra's pretty cool right?

Gomen, here you go.

NOTE: A little while ago I finished editing and just as I was about to post it here, I noticed that I put in the birthday wrong. I'd already closed my photoshop and when I opened it back the save state was after everything was rasterized. I had to improvise and overlap some things to correct that since it was basically non-editable. It may not look that good, I'm really sorry! Baka baka shi...
 
Here's the wrong one that I almost posted earlier on;

My my, how sophisticated. 
I'll be filling in for slamerz since I have nothing else to do.
 

...May have gotten a bit too overboard with the grunge. Soredewa douzo.

Welcome to the Forum kabayan.!!
BTW from what part of the Phil do you live?? I'm from Cebu!!
 
Enjoy you stay and I hope we will get along

Don't worry, I'll make it easier to choose.
 

Dragonball: Destroying mountains is a healthy hobby

The world god only knows: Reality is SHIIIT!
Gundam Seed: Surviving close deaths like a boss.
Free!(not that I watch it): Let's swim and be gay! (Jkjk)

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
AniDB | ANN | Official
Fanservice Spoilers




Release: October of 2014
Description: Kōsei Arima is a former child prodigy who lost his ability to play the piano when his mother died. His daily life is monochrome, but it begins to gain color when he meets a female violinist by chance. Kaori Miyazono is an audacious go-getter who is overflowing with personality. Enchanted by the girl, Kōsei starts to move forward with his own legs at the age of 14.

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You guys ought to watch the PV inside the link! Holy shit how amazing the art and graphics are! Tatsu approves! Goddamn shit the art style is breath taking. Chief Animation Artist and Designer is a female named Aikyou Yukiko. A-1 Pictures will produce the animation.

I have added some pictures from the manga. Some are spoilers so you have been warned.

You're going to need few boxes of tissues for this series. I do recommend reading the manga. It's really good.

Cast, info, 3rd PV. All main characters are listed in the link with their descriptions.

Prepare for a grand epic drama ... and it's a sad one. The anime will follow the manga adaption faithfully. The manga will conclude the last chapter in Spring of 2015.

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How it (should) looks like on the site:



 
There's snowflakes, therefore winter. Oh and the girl is wearing a scarf too, therefore winter.
Will edit it later when I am not lazy busy. Or maybe I will make a new one since I just realized that her hair got cut.

My vote is this from Your Lie in April
 

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ︵ ┻━┻ ︵ ┬──┬
 

It's that time of the year again, time to come up with new logos for the forum!
 
I'm thinking that the best decision from now on is just to have different logos for each season so 4 contests total per year so that's something you can expect.
 
Let's keep it brief as I'm sure you're familiar with things by now
 
The theme for the second edition will be Winter
Simple, straightfoward, can't get any easier.
Show that winter and holiday spirit on your logos for a chance to be featured as our forums' logo for the rest of the Winter!
 
Rules (Please read):
How to interpret the theme is entirely up to you.  All entries must explain why they fit the theme (even if it's something obvious like "there's snowflakes therefore winter"). Entries that fail to explain properly why they fit within the theme will be rejected. OriginalRen, Emi and myself are not allowed to participate in this contest due to winning the previous contest. This becomes null in the next contest. Likewise, the winners of this contest will not be able to participate in the contest immediately after. Only one submission is allowed per user. You may change your logo at any time during the submission phase, just make sure to indicate which is your final version (in case you post more than once) so there's no mistakes.  To submit an entry you must post the logo you made in this thread or send it to me via PM if you wish to be anonymous. Entries should be around 354px by 90px and must include the title "Fuwanovel" and the sub-title "Make Visual Novels Popular in the West", but font, styling and design are up to the artist.  The logo should have a transparent background, it also must be visible when being used on the layout (black letters would likely not be visible without a colored stroke for example) No porn, sexual acts, genitals, female nipples, or excessive female cleavage If you wish to add (a) character(s) to the logo there is no restriction as far as whether that character comes from a VN/Anime/Manga/etc. or whether it's Male or Female. As long as you think it looks good and doesn't violate previous rules it can be submitted We'll accept entries for 10 days after this post goes up Once 10 days pass we'll make a poll where users can vote on their favorite logos There will be three winners per contest: The "official" winner will be the logo with the most votes, the second winner will be the runner-up in the poll, and the third winner will be chosen by a secret logo council run by Tay  We encourage people to be creative and have fun making logos, but all logos -- even if they win the popular vote -- have to be approved by Tay before they'll be displayed on the forums We'll cycle through the logos periodically between contests (including the old stock banner and possibly previous contest winners) Submitting a logo gives us the right to use it forever and ever however we feel like it (*evil laughter*) Logo contests will be held semi-regularly If you wish to use the default font template in your submission we have a sample of it here that you may use, there is no penalty for using it.
 
I'll be in charge of handling the contest so any questions you may have can either be sent via PM to me or be posted here and I'll try to answer as fast as possible.
 
I hope you all have fun in this edition of the Fuwanovel Logo contest.
Good luck to all participants 

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome
 
The BETA?
 
 
About Katawa Shoujo I fell in love with Lilly (yeah not joking she is my ideal girl ) that novel got me depressed for a week or so and no I wasn't ready not even Narcissu got me that bad, I'd really like to play it again but I just can't do it anymore, oh and the music!!! It's just a perfect visual novel.

I know that to many Fuwans, the learning of Japanese seems to be a huge hurdle, especially considering how different it is from Western languages.  However, there are a few reasons why it can be easier than you think.
 
The Obvious
 
No other language has so much of its media overseas, except maybe English.  Moreover, the existence of tens of thousands of episodes of subtitled anime gives a near infinite amount of source material to draw from when learning the spoken language.
 
The Less Obvious
Perhaps the biggest hurdle for the average person when learning Japanese is that it is so essentially different from any Western language.  However, this can actually be an advantage.  For one thing, there is little of the confusion you experience when you encounter similar terms in German, Spanish, or French, which can lead to mispronunciations.  Moreover, the fact that the Japanese language is so essentially different from a social linguistics perspective means that if you just take the time to understand why and how the Japanese think differently, the language becomes infinitely easier to grasp.  If anything, the fact that there is almost nothing in the way of similarities between the American mentality and the Japanese mentalities makes it easier to consciously shift one's consciousness.  Too many Americans, when learning Japanese, make the essential mistake of just assuming the Japanese are thinking the same as they are while speaking a different language (this is common to all Western cultures).  Let go of those preconceptions and things will be a lot easier for you. 
 
The existence of Kanji also serves to make understanding easier, for those who choose to attack initially from the written perspective.  By learning kanji and how it is used to form the Japanese language, one can rapidly increase understanding...if and only if this study of kanji is preceded by an intellectual understanding of grammar.
 
A major difficulty for people who can't comprehend context clues
Pseudo-anglicanisms.  Basically, these are katakana terms drawn from English or other languages that are not used in the same way as they are in their original language.  Most katakana terms are essentially the same as their originals, but ones like マンション (which is basically a certain type of rental apartment) really don't mean the same as their original term.  About seventy percent of everyone who tries to learn Japanese never fix their understanding of terms like these, so pay attention to things that you think are used oddly, so you can understand how your initial understanding could be wrong.
 
Internalization
This is the most important step of learning Japanese.  If you are having to logically consider what particles turn a sentence into and transform Japanese into English to understand it, you will never, ever be fluent.  This isn't a joke or an exaggeration.  Even if your speech is halting, if your comprehension is accurate without the need to translate in your head, you can be said to be reasonably fluent.  The best method to reach this stage isn't reading a textbook (in fact textbook learning just gets in the way of this) is immersion, which basically means giving up your original language for a period of one to three months, immersing yourself only in Japanese media.  During this period, you should avoid speaking, thinking, or listening to your native language, if at all possible.  If you are in high school, I'd suggest just using your summer break for this.  If you are an adult, this is harder.  It isn't like you can take a long vacation if you have to work or go to college.  However, this is effectively the only method by which you can internalize Japanese without your original language getting in the way of understanding at some point.  The only other possible method would be to get work in Japan and just live there for a period of time sufficient to create the same effect.
 
Internalization is really a step you need to take to become permanently fluent in any language, not just Japanese.  However, it is particularly effective with Japanese, because the language is so distinct form our own.
 
Note: Basic grammatical understanding must always precede immersion if you want it to be effective.