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So, something very interesting happened today. There is a creative, multi-talented indie solo developer called Mado who had recently been publishing their first big game. It's a dark and suspenseful tale about a lot of girls that are in something akin to a Promised Neverland setting where they cannot leave from a paradisical location called the Haven. The game is called Bad Faith and it's very high quality. Bad Faith by Mado (itch.io) Well, surprisingly this developer just got hired as a PR staff at VNStudioÈlan. They are known to have created mostly Yuri-oriented games such as Heart of the Woods, Highway Blossoms and their newest title Please be Happy! (Demo) These are some of the few EVNs that even the most boneheaded JVN-only players can agree on that they have plenty of quality. Congratz to Mado for her achievement!

Dear God, since we have a severe lack of Otomaidens here until we snack ourselves a cool partnership with the passionately anime men worshipping mostly female userbase of some Otome community, I have to be handling this summary. This is interesting, because besides being interested in all kinds of visual novels I have not touched that many Otome before. I can pinpoint my first otome experience with Amnesia: Memories, because of an ex-girlfriend almost a decade ago who told me to leave her life and instead regressed to 2D-worship of Toma for that game. Other than that I have played Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds & Edo Blossoms, 7Scarlet (Review), BURIED STARS, Fxxx me Royally, Nameless and some Taisho x Alice Ep. 1- this is not the most wealthy collection of Otome, so I'm not the biggest expert for them, so bear with me. I definitely would look forward to a true expert to show up and take over this kind of post, especially when it comes to exploring voice actors, staff and legacy of particular brands! The publisher Idea Factory held the Otomate Party 2022 Event where they presented in total 8! new Otome titles for Nintendo Switch. This lineup consists of four completely new games and two ports of older platforms. Additionally, there's a sequel and a fandisc, too. Let's get right ahead with the announcements, shall we? New Announcements Shuuen no Virche -EpiC:lycoris- Here we have a fandisc of the game Shuuen no Virche -ErroR:salvation-. The game will release in 2023 via Aksys Games. It was announced just a short while ago. Spade no Kuni no Alice (Alice in the Country of Spades) ~Wonderful Black World~ This is the sequel of Spade no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful White World~ which released in September 2021. Temirana-koku no Tsuiteru Hime to Tsuitenai Kishi-dan (The Princess with Good Luck and the Knights with Bad Luck from the Temirana Kingdom) In this game we are thrown into a country where ones birthmonth decides over a person's livelyhood. The protagonist girl is the third princess of the country who is blessed with extreme luck while her subordinates, the knights, are pursued by misfortune. 9 R.I.P The more monstrous, the better. While this trailer does not show a lot it is clear that this is a ghost story of sorts. Apparently, there are multiple world's that play in the Beyond? My9Swallows Topstars League This is a collaboration game between Otomate and the japanese baseball team "Tokyo Yakult Swallows". In this romance-story you become a manager of said team and you're instructed to take care of the members there and keep their sprits high. A new project by Yuki Iwai & Daisuke Namikawa Nothing else is known. Console Ports Senjou no Waltz The game released initially for PlayStation Vita in 2014. We're becoming a member of the Nirvana Military Academy and our female protagonist is equipped with a cursed, magical blade. Princess Arthur The game first released for PlayStation Portable in 2013. It's an adaption of Arturian Legend, but instead of Saber King Arthur being the King that you imagine, they are an ordinary girl. This game got a port on mobile by NTT Solmare in 2016. Spade no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Black World~, Senjou no Waltz and Princess Arthur will release in 2023. Shuuen no Virche -EpiC:lycoris-, Temirana-koku no Tsuiteru Hime to Tsuitenai Kishidan, 9 R.I.P. and My9Swallows Topstars League did not have their dates announced yet. Everything listed here will be available on Nintendo Switch in Japan.

Greetings! The next Episode is coming and here you can see what it’s going to contain. Follow us on Patreon to not miss anything: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers Episode 13: Deep down In the new chapter, our heroes will have to figure out how to defeat a new dangerous enemy. Meet an old acquaintance and uncover the secrets of the mermaid prisons. They need to get to the secret levels of the prison known as laboratories and figure out what is going on there and why there are so many different rumors about this place. This time, our heroes will approach their most important goal as never before. What’s new: - More than 14000 words of new exciting plot; - 5 new sex scenes; - Over 60 new animations; - New mini games; - More dungeon exploring: - Improved localization; - Bug fixes. ~ We’ve thoroughly checked all of the versions of Forbidden Fruit to get rid of the serious bugs that could prevent you from completing the game! Something huge is coming! For 12$ Patrons: - New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. Thank you for supporting us. Your patience will be rewarded.

Fushigi no Kuni na Alice, the classic tale by Lewis Carroll has been imitated since the beginning of time (ok, not that long) and I can personally remember quite a few games that had done it. They are always odd and mysterious, so I like them a lot. Yugami no Kuni no Alice ~REcollection~ seems to be another one of these odd games. It is published by Nightmare Studio, INC. who release this as their first title, it seems. The Switch version came out on the 25th of August 2022 in Japanese, Chinese and English. Unfortunately, if one takes a look at the steam description all hopes for an attractive English translation leave the body. See it for yourself. https://vndb.org/v38033 But hey, it has my boy Steiner.

Disclaimer: I am not personally involved in this project. I am just posting this progress update to inform the masses and get the project the acknowledgement and recognition it deserves, since this project has been flying under the radar for such a long time. The Translation phase of the Ciel Nosurge Offline fan translation patch project is now finally 100% complete (as of last week)! Sooooo if you guys haven't known by now, there has been a fan translation project underway for Ciel Nosurge Offline during the past several years, with significant progress on it being made during 2020-2021. For context, Ciel Nosurge takes place in the same universe as the Ar tonelico series but is not considered a sequel to it since it takes place way before the events of the series. Though Ciel Nosurge ended up not being officially released in the West, however, for some reason, its sequel, Ar Nosurge, did. I am aware of Surge Concerto DX, which released in Japan earlier this year, though unfortunately, I have little to no confidence we will get any Western localizations of it so this is probably the best bet for playing a fully translated version of Ciel Nosurge. Anyway, I am hopeful we can get the patch release within the next year if not in the next few months, depending on how the editing and testing phases progresses. Source: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/revatail_hymmne/ciel-nosurge-offline-translation-patch-project-t1044.html VNDB: https://vndb.org/v15061 P.S. For anyone interested in the Ar tonelico series, the Ar tonelico II fan retranslation patch is a thing, if you guys want to check it out!

This is pretty cool to see a new publishing house taking stage. This does not exactly mean they will be a VN publisher, but the promises they make are surely not bad. They are fulfilling basic and advanced publishing needs and even look into releasing games with additional language options, how convenient.

I just found this guide, what do you think? https://visual-novel.info/guide-higurashi-when-they-cry/#

Greetings! The next Episode is coming and here you can see what it’s going to contain. Episode 12: Behind the bars Our heroes almost achieved their goal. They made it to the prisons, but now they need to find Lacky and find a way to free him. The mermaid prisons hide their secrets. There are many prisoners who have been suffering behind bars for a long time. Can you help these unfortunates and finally save your friend? What’s new: - More than 14500 words of new awesome plot; - 5 new scenes; - Over 65 new animations; - 2 new dungeons; - More interesting battles; - Improved localization; - Bug fixes. ~ Even more animations in this Episode were completely made using the new software called Spine which is going to make them much better! Do you see the improvements? For 20$ Patrons: - New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. Thank you for supporting us. The Episode is worth your anticipation. For more please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers

Hello! Here’s the teaser of the next Episode for Forbidden Fruit “Light and Shadow”. Episode 11: Light and Shadow Maya and Leo are very close to their goal. But the passage through the darkness is a difficult task, so the guide brothers will come to help our friends. The siblings will also learn new tricks. New dangers and a battle with a very strong enemy are ahead. Will our brave team be able to cope with everything and get to the prisons to save Lucky? In this Episode you’ll see: - 14000 words of new exciting plot; - 5 new scenes; - Over 50 new animations; - A new dungeon; - New mini games; - New mechanic - boss fights; - Improved localization; - Bug fixes. ~ The several animations in this Episode were completely made using the new software called Spine which is going to make them much better! Thanks to you we’re able to make Forbidden Fruit a more exciting game from update to update. For 20$ Patrons: - New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. The update is coming! Be prepared! And great appreciation from our team for you staying with us! For more please visit our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers

Come and see the new update: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers/posts Episode 10 is coming soon! Hopefully you’re ready for the new adventures! Inside the darkness In this update, friends will meet another entertaining dungeon dweller. And they will help them cope with difficulties awaiting them along the way, and overcome dangers lurking in the caves. Meanwhile, Victoria successfully looks after the ship in the company of two cheerful crabs. Everything goes as usual, is it possible this is the calm before the storm? What to expect from this update: - 14000 words of exciting new plot; - 5 new scenes including revamped ones; - New backgrounds; - Over 50 different types of new animations; - Over 50 minor additions and fixes for the dungeon system; - Resolved translation issues for all previous versions; - Bug fixes; ~ A more convenient way of enjoying Forbidden Fruit. We’ve made a very important QoL change. Now you’re able to download next updates through the game menu. From now on it’s going to be much easier for you to play new episodes. For 20$ Patrons: - New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. Thank you for the continuous support. We hope you like the new version of the game.

Greetings! Finally, it is time to try out the newest update for Forbidden Fruit! Everything about the update you can find right here. Have a great play and don’t forget to visit our Patreon for more! Links: PC: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OjvrfQu_8jSUedGJQCJ8SCj1x8iIV9XF?usp=sharing https://mega.nz/folder/Qu5CRRIB#fDIyK_GjS_sxLaUk6MlZgg MAC: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q-mNyAQsPW_qwnhrKS9YbDhXOpTjC1jD?usp=sharing https://mega.nz/folder/NvhG0b6J#UpREurrpMEzvyNol4PKgbQ Android: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W2mB_x-pZcLRp0ehQDBV7-KhFsXPuEcj?usp=sharing https://mega.nz/folder/djgXgLyA#9PF5WtOOoEPdCVvROWOZFQ

Hello! Finally, the time has come. These are the things you should expect from this update. The way through caves In this episode, before going to explore the coral caves, Maya decides to give her brother a test. Leo will have to show his skills to his sister and Shark. The team decides to split into groups in order not to leave the ship without a guard and at the same time explore the caves. Victoria and the crabs remain to watch over the ship while Leo, Maya, Shark, and Shana go to explore the caves. They have to fight enemies, get acquainted with the inhabitants of the caves, and find many useful secrets. The jellyfish also prepared some kind of gift for the team. Can't wait to find out what is it? In this episode you will see: - 16000 words of new intriguing plot; - 3 new scenes and 3 revamped scenes; - Over 55 animations; - New features in the battle system; - New interactions with the world; - Improved the translations quality by the new proofreader; - Several bug fixes. For 20$ Patrons: ⁃ New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. We appreciate your support. The update is coming so be prepared! Don’t forget to visit our Patreon for more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/teaser-of-next-65884648

Greetings to all! The wait is over, everyone can now try out the latest update for Forbidden Fruit! Masters of disguise In the new episode, our friends will get one step closer to the rescue plan. Maya will have a risky journey, And Leo will meet some one new. Also, our party will finally get to the coral cave. What is hiding inside? In this episode you will see: ⁃ 16000 words of the main plot; ⁃ Fully revamped combat system; ⁃ 5 new scenes; ⁃ 2 new costumes; ⁃ 55 animations for the scenes; ⁃ Costume and weapon shops; ⁃ Improved English and Russian translation; For 20$ Patrons: ⁃ New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. Thank you and stay tuned for more! Have a nice play! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers/posts

Greetings! The next update is coming. We present to you what exciting things you should expect from it! Masters of disguise In the new episode, our friends will get one step closer to the rescue plan. Maya will have a risky journey, And Leo will meet someone new. Also, our party will finally get to the coral cave. What is hiding inside? In this episode you will see: ⁃ 16000 words of the main plot; ⁃ Fully revamped combat system; ⁃ 5 new scenes; ⁃ 2 new costumes; ⁃ 55 animations for the scenes; ⁃ Costume and weapon shops; ⁃ Improved English and Russian translation; For 20$ Patrons: ⁃ New additional high-quality scenes and dialogues that make the feel of the plot and gameplay better. Thank you and stay tuned for more! The update is going to be released really soon! Don’t forget to visit our Patreon for more: https://www.patreon.com/Magic_fingers/posts

Void & Nothingness Void & Nothingness is a story where we explore people’s deepest fears, where we talk about their dreams and analyze nostalgia. It’s a visual novel for mature audiences. It is set in Manhattan and the main character of the story is a young lady named Alice who’s doing anything she can to come by. It’s her dreams and fears that materialize into a world around her in which she gets immersed in. The illustrations are done by Ludmila Sosa who’s great work can be found at https://www.behance.net/KamuiHand The story is by Milan Kazarka who’s also the producer of the Invisible Apartment series. The umbrella is provided by Vysoko Anime Production. - Here is some more artwork from the upcoming visual novel http://vysoko.com/voidandnothingness Vysoko Anime Production

I notice a certain operation changes of FuwaNovel. Is been quite a while since i take a look on this site, therefore i did like to ask a few question that will likely be very familiar with all the people who always keep up with FuwaNovel updates or operations. Question: before this, i used to downlaod English - VN here. the format is a torrent file. It appear that now; Fuwanovel have change over to become a center of "Information to introduce and selling VN". I am not sure about whether i am correct in my assumption, so I decide to post here to get some guidance from you.Thank you.

Kenseiki Alpha Ride (VNDB, Getchu, Official site) Genre: SRPG This game is by Eternal-Will, the makers of Yumina the Ethereal. There's a fair chance this game could see an English release if people pester JAST USA for it.

http://blog.mangagamer.org/2015/09/01/kindred-spirits-on-the-roof-is-coming-to-steam/ MangaGamer's release of Kindred Spirits on the Roof will be released on Steam uncensored. According to several people in the industry, Valve has acknowledged the potential for adult titles on the platform and some people within the company are pushing to make that happen. Kindred Spirits will be the first uncensored VN release with sex scenes on the platform, which is pretty exciting. But why the "kind of" in the thread title? Well,Kindred Spirits isn't a full-blown eroge, it's kind of softcore. There are sex scenes, but the genitalia are obscured and it's like Skinemax-levels of porniness. That's still way more erotic content than any game on the platform, but it's not on the level of a standard bishoujo eroge. I see this as a start of a trend, though. If this doesn't go over too poorly among the userbase, perhaps Valve will be persuaded to release even more pornographic titles on the platform. What do you guys think? I think that MangaGamer stands to sell a lot of copies due to having the only actual pornographic title on the platform, even if it's softcore porn. Good on them for pushing boundaries. edit: Doddler claims there are other games already on the service that are more erotic but I can't really think of any off the top of my head.

Hipp Hurra finnaly are Anmesia out for PS Vita and I have waited longgggggggggg time for to play this game. I'm super double happy for at Anmesia are finnaly out for PS Vita. I have just buy it and download it on my PS Vita and I have already play litter bit Of the game. I enjoy play Anmesia very much. Who Else have buy Anmesia?

LewdGamer article [NSFW] SFW mirror (on my personal blog) The AGTH Code Database, a major Japanese text-hooking resource, has vanished from the Internet and no one even noticed.

Otakon is coming up and we know at least two of the big visual novel companies are planning to be there. Mangagamer Announcements: The five announcements have been made and info about them can be found below; 1. . Supipara: It is spring time and the main character after returning to his home town now finds himself on the committee for the school beauty contest but the contestants all have their own peculiarities and there is plenty of trouble to go around. This is the first chapter with sales of this doing well eventually getting the second chapter and possibly third chapters translated. This is the next title from Minori and it is all ages. 2. Kindred Spirits: Set in a prestigious all-girls high school, second-year student Yuna mysteriously gains the ability to see and speak with the ghosts of two long-dead former students; spirits which hope to get Yuna's help in setting forth a plan to create a Yuri-topia. This is the next game from Liar-Soft and is an 18+ yuri comedy title. 3. Tokyo Babel: Tokyo Babel begins its tale on the eve of the apocalypse: parallel worlds crumble in succession as the gate of Heaven are closed shut and Hell is irrevocably submerged in water. In a final, desperate attempt to set things right, the surviving angels and demons flock to the soaring purgatory of Tokyo Babel, intent on climbing Jacob's Ladder to reopen the Gate of Heaven and earn divine forgiveness. This is the first Propeller (new partner) title announced at the panel and it is all ages. 4. Pygmalion: There are humanoid 'puppets' in the world who blend into society and manipulate history. However, no one knows where they come from nor who controls them. A game by the famed company Propeller this is an all ages title to be released by Mangagamer in the future. 5. Princess Evangile W Happiness: Fandisc of Princess Evangile composing of 4 after stories for the main heroines and 5 short stories with new heroines. The next game by moonstone this one is apparently in high demand. Sekai Project Announcements 1. Tenshin Ranman: Haruki is a hard-luck guy and trouble seems to always find him. One day he receives a parcel with a creature in it that is to help him remove his misfortune...unfortunately this new housemate may just be another cause of his misfortune. Will he be able to live a fortunate life and exactly what is this she creature's true purpose? Tenshin Ranman is a visual novel by the popular visual novel company Yuzusoft. This is the only all age and 18+ title in Yuzusoft's lineup so we can likely expect both all age and 18+ versions of their future other titles if this sells well. 2. Nenokami: A shoujo ai game by a relatively new amateur studio known as Kuro Irodoru Yomiji. The interesting thing is that this was announced before it was even released in Japan; the release date is Aug 16th 2015 in Japan and will come at a later date by Sekai Project. It seems to be a title with both an all ages version and an 18+ version but Sekai Project have only confirmed the all ages version at this time. 3. Nekopara vol.0: A very short nekopara fandisc released by the visual novel company Neko Soft at the recent comiket this summer. The game is all ages although an artbook bundled with it was 18+. 4. Fault: Silence the Pedant: A prequel visual novel to Fault~Mile Stone One. This visual novel will be about how Ritona became the guardian for Selphine. It is by the company Alice in Dissonance and like other titles in this series is all ages. 5. : 5 Boys with magical powers must transform into womanly witches to fight aliens...this one is going up on Kickstarter in the future. Other Announcements: Magical Girl Chiru Chiru the magical girl spin-off of Grisaia no Kajitsu's trilogy is expected to release next week (end of July/beginning of August). Despite what the image shows the release is not expected to receive a vita release at this time. Caution: There may be some spoilers for the main trilogy (yes all 3 games) so read at your own risk. 2nd Caution: Chiru Chiru was translated by a different translator (not Koestl who is doing the main trilogy) because Frontwing wished to release it a year ahead of time (to coincide with the release of the anime trilogy). G-Senjou no Maou is still planned to be released by the end of Summer. Grisaia no Kajitsu Unrated is expected to be up on Denpasoft by the end of July or August. This next one is not a visual novel but Sekai Project has announced they are getting into the manga market with the Manga of Gate which currently has an anime out right now which is from what people have said inferior to the manga. ~~ Side Note: for those wondering about 18+ versions: Sekai Project has more or less indirectly stated that we can probably expect 18+ versions of most titles with 18+ versions to be released via denpasoft.

Anime Expo runs from July 2nd - 5th in Los Angeles, and all three major english VN publishers will be present and announcing new products. This is the biggest convention of the year for VNs, and contains the highest concentration of new announcements, it's pretty exciting! Here's who will be there and what to expect from them: JAST JAST's panel comes first at 10PM PDT on Thursday. Nobody is really sure what to expect from JAST, but they have claimed that they will be announcing some stuff there. The safe guess is a new Alcot game (moege dev, makers of My Girlfriend is the President and Clover Days), which is something they teased around six months ago. The more far-fetched guess is Muramasa by Nitro+. It seems like this is going to happen eventually, but JAST has also said they want to wait until projects are further along before announcing them, to avoid Hanachirasu and Sumaga incidents in the future. If you're attending, JAST's booth is #1319. And it's over! JAST announced Flowers, an all-ages yuri/mystery VN, for fall 2015 which is kind of crazy since everyone thought MangaGamer would be the ones to handle that. Also SoniComi, which was translated and edited by the power duo of Tulip Goddess Maria and Ritobito, so actually look forward to that "soon". Seinarukana will also be out Fall 2015... supposedly. The Alcot game they teased earlier in the year was a no-show, but JAST seemed to imply that they may have more to announce at Comic-con so there is still hope for the moege lovers out there. Sekai Project SP comes second, their panel is at 7PM PDT on Saturday. I know even less of what to expect from SP than JAST. I believe Key is attending AX as well. I would not be surprised by the announcement of another Key game being licensed, be it LB, Rewrite, or maybe even Angel Beats?? They planned to work with Doki on Clannad before that was dashed by the community's desire for a total retranslation, and Doki teased some Little Busters news sometime this summer, so LB may be the most likely suspect. They will also probably announce some doujin games, as is Sekai Project's habit. Interestingly, they just set up a Japanese twitter account and is tweeting about AX in it. It would be a humorous twist if they announce they'll be translating some OELVNs into Japanese. SP's booth is #1720. Panel summary: Sekai Project continues to impress with their ability to license popular titles. They've managed to grab the highly lucrative Akabei Soft partnership, and will start by releasing G-Senjou no Maou this summer. They've licensed Root Double, a popular survival story made by the director of the Infinity games. They've also announced Chrono Clock for release "soon", which establishes a new partnership with the respected eroge developer Purple Software. Additional news: There will be a remake for the entire Narcissu trilogy, including part 3 in english for the first time, World End Economica Ep. 2 is releasing this month, and Clannad is releasing in November. MangaGamer MangaGamer is last, hosting their panel at 9PM PDT on Saturday. Ryukishi07 of Higurashi and Umineko fame is attending the panel with them, likely to talk about Higurashi's western release. It may be too soon to announce another license deal with him, but who knows, it could happen. MangaGamer has teased four announcements, including three whole new partners. They have separately teased an announcement of a yuri game, and have recently conspicuously posted pictures of SonoHana merchandise at their booth (although they're known to sell goods from completely unrelated VNs). My guess: The one announcement from a current partner is going to be Tsuriotsu from Navel, but really, it could be anything. MG's booth is #919. AND THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE! The big announcement of the MangaGamer panel was their partnership with Alice Soft, starting with Beat Blades Haruka. Other announcements included Himawari, a sci-fi work known in Japan for its intricate storytelling, A Kiss For The Petals - Remember How We Met is an all-ages yuri VN coming to Steam from the popular SonoHana yuri series, and MangaGamer will be updating and releasing the Witch Hunt translation of Umineko for sale, with new character sprites. Other news was that Sweet Sweat in Summer will be out this month, Kara no Shoujo 2 will be out this fall, and they're aiming for an end of 2015 release for Gahkthun. Honorable mentions: Degica is attending and talked about their upcoming Muv-Luv kickstarter, which will go live late August or early September. Aksys Games announced that Zero Escape 3 is in the works and will be available in Summer 2016. So what are you guys excited about? What do you think is going to happen? If you're attending, feel free to talk about your experiences on the show floor, although keep in mind this thread is about visual novels. I will be updating this post as new information comes out. Your wildest dreams didn't come true? Remember, Otakon is later this month and MG and others will have more announcements there, too.

Yuri Utsuge aimed at females? Did not expect. I wonder how much interest is there in this, I sure like the idea though. I actually don't know if it's a VN or not, but I am assuming it will likely be. Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-07-25/first-yuri-dating-game-for-women-announced/.90849

More catgirls gaiz. Source: http://nekopara.com/blog/?p=183 This is a fandisk according to the description. But catgirls are catgirls.