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Hello, I'm ziege. My actual name is of course not ziege, but my username, it means goat in German. I don't know if you wanted any of this info, but now to the actual issue: In short, VNR translates visual novels, that's why it's called Visual Novel Reader. It has a database with user submitted subtitles for visual novels. The machine translators are garbage and VNR is so old that I never except for one visual novel got it working as it should. Regardless is it the only text hooker that has user submitted subtitles. So I think it's worth preserving. Also, even after I close the application, the cursor stays blue, why is that? Now to a project idea for all developers out there: Take the user subtitles from VNR and make an application that's similar to VNR (and actually works) and runs them. I'm not yet there myself (as a dev), and therefore I allow you to steal my idea (, because I want to play Shinigami to Shoujo so bad). But if no one implements this idea, I will and that's my announcement. PS: I will call this off if you tell me how to start VNR without it crashing. The website where you can download VNR: vnr.aniclan.com You have you make an account. The language options are in russian for some reason. I used a machine translator to make an account. ...

Yesterday I downloaded Cartagra «Rebirth FHD Size Edition» (Innocent Grey / Gungnir), mostly because of the remastered character sprites and backgrounds, but I've come across a wall at the moment of extracting them. Unlike previous games, this one has the images in a .cz file format, and so I can't view them or convert them to PNG. I've noticed that GarBro is able to view some of these .cz files, so I did some digging and it seems it's because of this: The files with CZ1 work fine. The ones I'm interested in have this and GarBro can't view them. If I manually change it to CZ0, CZ1 or CZ3, it does "work" and GarBro can view them, but the image ends up being really, really distorted. I'm not sure if this is some kind of compression or encryption thing, but this is where I'm at right now, so any help would be highly appreciated. I'm not sure where to go from here, I just want to be able to convert them to PNG, at least. If there are any tools or scripts that may be able to help, please let me know!

Giga was very popular and a staple of the Japanese visual novel/eroge industry, but the west barely got any of their first-party titles. We might onlym know them through Baldr Sky actually. Any other giga titles you have played? Which have you looked forward to to eventually get localized?

Did you have a nice Halloween Day? Today on the 1st of November, Iinari Tsumairo ~Tomaranai Koshizukai~ (rough TL: Obedient Sexy wives ~Can't stop thrusting~) was released by artlink. I personally can't access it since they only publish via Steam, but this seems to be a nukige with a lot of heroines. When we take a look at the release history, the game was first published in its package version in Japan with all of its content intact and then on 5th of April 2019 they released every single route/perspective of the game (12 in total) as a separate Android DLC while also offering the download edition on that day. Now, the game released on Steam in (for now questionable) English. Artlink wasn't exactly known for top-notch translations of their titles yet. You might still remember the readable, but not yet good title "HarmoneY" and "Knot Fiction" that they did. The version of Iinari Tsumairo they released now has a new name, it's called "Iinari Sugiru Onnatachi" (Obedient Women). Also, it seems like you have to buy every single route as a DLC, like it was the case for android. All the routes don't have the standard names of [Heroine]-Hen/Story, instead they actually gave these routes some topical names about what happens in them. Looking at the screenshots available, there is not really anything that stands out negatively. They do use a lot of simple sentences in the screenshots (a tactic that might try to conceal smth), but the character descriptions that are available don't look MTL'd so far. It's pretty solid, but obviously my quick observations should be treated with caution.

The Publisher MangaGamer had a booth and panel at AnimeNYC (a huge convention in New York) and during this time they announced two new titles. The first game is Guilty's "Nightmare x Onmyoji ~Kindan no Paradox~" and Minori's "12 Tsuki no Eve". People expected some darker titles, but it is nice they were able to bring Minori back. Apparently, Bamboo and the Minori CEO still go out for drinks frequently, so their games aren't off the table! Official Posts: Nightmare x Onmyoji 12 Tsuki no Eve Here you also have some attendee's perspectives by @Deluneko.

Tobisawa Misaki's fans may finally rejoice, because Aokana Four Rhythm Across the Blue - Extra2 is finally out! It's a tad bit more expensive than Extra1 it seems. asasasas

Publisher MangaGamer just released the sequel title to "How to live a Healthy Hentai lifestyle" on their store. The game is called "How a Healthy Hentai Administers Public Service" and it's the second game in the Kenzen series. In the first game we already got to know parts of an in-universe hentai health administry and its public servants, but in this game we delve deeper into these characters. The artwork is once again made by Butcha-U, who is known for his mature looking women characters in top-rated doujinshi like DELIGHTFULLY FUCKABLE AND UNREFINED or other works under label EROQUIS. He will actually be the artist/character designer for the upcoming SACRIFICE VILLAINS, too. Synopsis MangaGamer Website MangaGamer Shop (44.95$) VNDB

If you follow the VNTS you will have noticed that one of the projects on there was inching closer and closer to completion. This title was Eushully's Soukoku no Arterial, another high quality gameplay eroge. This game contains a full card game of which you have to learn the rules of and it is quite fun to play. Requires a lot of strategy actually, or maybe I just suck at card games. Either way, after investigating the google drive files we could determine that the one releasing the patch is called RedBeard and he frequents the Eushully Crew Discord. Unfortunately, this project is confirmed edited MTL, so there might be oddities and a degree of scepticism is healthy. Report sections that are completely off in the #tl-feedback channel on the Eushully Crew Discord to help them fix it up. Amayui Castle Meister was also EMTL, but people said it read well... hmmm.... who knows! The game does require more than a simple patch, instead you need to install a lot of files that are all collated in a google drive. They laid out the order in which stuff needs to be installed, so this is not quite as easy as other game patches. The translation work apparently began two years ago and finished today, quite the pace. We'll see if this game can gain some popularity despite being edited machine translation. Google Drive Screenshots

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It has been so long, bros...

Since @Robert Kis an extremely busy man, I'll announce it for him. Just this night, Shiravune released their newest title Alpha-Nighthawk in the Steam & Johren-Store. The game on Steam is an all-ages version that needs to be patched with a Johren-Patch, so it becomes complete .https://www.johren.games/games/download/alphanighthawk-en/ The game is also translated by Lemnisca'a John Hooper, other members haven't spoken up yet. Alpha Nighthawk is a Science Fiction setting game by Dentou Nanahoshi, one of Liarsofts newer writers. In Japan the game already has a sequel with Beta-Sixdouze. Both games feature human as well as antropomorphic characters, some call them furrys. The game calls them Neofennecs. Let's get to the story:

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Slow Damage will be released on November 14th, and is now available for pre-order as a digital and physical release! Digital: https://jastusa.com/games/blue004/slow-damage-pre-order Physical: https://jlist.com/blue004le Edit: It's out now!

There are lots of video creators on YouTube and among them there are obviously some who cover visual novel content. Bowl of Lentils is one of the best VN documentary creators out there together with people like @AmelieDoree and their newest video which informs you about the History of LEAF, a very influential (if not most influential) company that paved the way for what we understand as "Visual Novels" nowadays. The term "visual novel" itself is based on the marketing that Leaf did for three of their games: Shizuku, Kizuato and To Heart. More in the video: Check out their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY22VVoFxKRQa2eWgWeznLQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bowloflentils Tumblr:https://bowloflentils.tumblr.com/

Full interview: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2022-11-02/kazutaka-kodaka-talks-about-his-new-game-his-writing-process-and-danganronpa/.190461 A ton of good questions right here. It is also written by Richard Eisenbeiß, someone who is known for his indepth research and prowess when it comes to anime analysis and especially music analysis.

Well, we can at least now try this game. Unfortunately, the Shiravune western release is still delayed until mid november or something? There are some tweets about the game's content, characters and mechanics here, though. I'll update this post when more posts are made. (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6)

The console port of Harmonia (Visual Arts/Key) was released on Nintendo Switch recently on Oct 20, 2022. Come to think of it, this was probably the last work from Key where Itaru officially worked as the company illlustrator. She quit the company in Sept 2016 and Harmonia came out literally three days later on Sept 23. ~~~~~ How did you guys like Harmonia? I really liked Itaru's coloring in this game, the skin tone is especially well done, particularly noticable on the thighs pictured above and oppais on the in-game CG. But otherwise I have the impression that the face she draws has gotten more derpy compared to her peak in Clannad. I mean they don't look that bad, but they come off rather flat, in both sense of the word. The voice acting was lovely as well. I associate Mizuhashi Kaori with the violent pettan tsundere from Baka to Test who starts speaking gibberish in German when she's flabbergasted, but Shiona from Harmonia (the blonde girl above for those who haven't played the game) has a diametrically opposite character compared to Minami. A holy sister overflowing with babumi... Not really my fetish but her voice soothes my depraved soul. When it comes to the music, well, you've got Orito Shinji working on most of the music in this agame. I don't have the game installed on my PC right now, so I can't check whether it's him, but I like the BGM embed above the most. I think it captures very well the vibe of the town in the story, an oasis in the middle of a decaying world. A temporary breathing space, but will the peaceful days last forever? This faint trace of wistfulness and unease in an otherwise relaxing piece is something Key does very well, in my opinion. Unfortunately I won't be buying this console port for now, due to the grave reason of... not having a Nintendo Switch at home. This port allows you to switch the language between Japanese, English, and Chinese (probably in-game like the Steam edition of Little Busters), so it's not like I'm not interested in it, since I'd like to try reading it in the original language. Maybe one day I'll get a Switch and the game, when I'm not using my shiokuri for onaholes and onsei sakuhin on DLsite. It's a short kinetic novel, and a very good one at that. Recommended for those with a Nintendo Switch and a penchant for emotional stories. The price goes around 25 USD on the Nintendo E-Shop, which is suprisingly a little bit more expensive than the Japanese price (2,980 Yen, around 20 USD). I guess one could also say that this port is worth three games, so it's not really expensive in the end.

Well, time to start posting in the VTuber-Section! Because the first game starring Minato Aqua's actually got released today. The game is called Aquarium and in the game you play as her employer who falls in love with her dressed as a maid. The game is only in Japanese, but it is sure interesting that VTubers are getting full games made about them. We already had that small VN with Sakura Miko called "Sakurairo Dreamer". Looking forward to the future! I'll probably buy this game on my switch lite

They're not everyone's favourite, but you cannot deny that their output in numbers is quite cool! The publisher Shiravune released two nukige today! These seem to be dedicated to the MILF-Lovers among the VN players for they deal with older women. The games are unfortunately mosaiced, but that's to be expected at this point! 1. Otto yori Takumashii Mono de Tsukaretara… ~Musume ga Tsurete Kita Gaikoku Kareshi wa Haha no Watashi mo Onna ni Saseta~ 2. Bimajo no Yuuwaku ~Kanreki Bijin Mama no Wakasa no Himitsu~ You can get both titles exclusively on Johren's Store 1. Deport This Dick! ~ It's Bigger Than My Husband's ~ 2. Seduced by a Magic MILF!

Find yourself in a land of heavenly bodies and gooey glory holes. What might this land be? HORNY HEAVEN of course!! Bodily pleasures in abundance and a plentiful supply of stacked goddesses to bend to your every whim… it’s HORNY HEAVEN after all! Certainly there is a plethora of pussy to choose from and god tier oppai for days~ Get in early and enjoy 20% OFF HENTAI HEAVEN Oct. 7th - 14th. HOLY HENTAI THAT’S A LOT OF OPPAI! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142780/Hentai_Heavens_Slutty_Salvation/