Is there a Western Visual Novel with a Black Protagonist ?

[JohnBlanke4TWin]

I've been looking for Visual Novels made in Western countries with a Black Protagonist, so can you guys help me find any that meet my requirement ? I need one like it to sink my teeth into so badly, but it needs to meet the conditions below :

1. The protagonist must be male. Because I'm a guy and besides, if the MC is female then it won't be called a VN but an Otome game instead. I'm sure there are Black girls that'd love that kind of Otome games but I'm not a girl but a guy who doesn't play Otome, so I'd like only Male MCs for VNs.

2. The VN must be like a traditional VN with multiple heroine paths like how the common ones are, regardless of the genre ( whether Isekai, High Fantasy, SF or Modern World SOL ). 

3. There must be multiple romanceable heroines in the story ( minimum I want is 3 ) but the heroines need to be very diverse and not only consist of only Black heroines or from one color or race only. For example, I'd like one where there are at least 2 or more colors and races represented, like one where there are 2 Black heroines but 1 White heroine is included too, or one with 1 Black, 1 White and 1 Asian, or an Isekai genre with 1 Black-looking heroine, 1 Dark-Elf heroine and 2 White heroines from a kingdom. You got my gist.

 

I don't expect this kind of stuff from Japan so I hope the West with its larger Black minorities compared to Japan can make this kind of VN for me to play. Like Japan has less than 1% Black people but USA has 13% so there should be at least 2-3 of these kinds of VNs already made in the traditional format. I really want a VN like this so help me, please. Onegai shimasu.

[HataVNI]

Oh hi, there actually are VNs like this. Quite a few actually.
And welcome to the forums!

Check out these:

https://vndb.org/v33492
https://vndb.org/v36837
https://vndb.org/v27484
https://vndb.org/v12408
https://vndb.org/v12020

There's also the first Black Jam that was recently launched on itch.io. They will probably release titles that fit your criteria there.

https://itch.io/jam/black-visual-novel-jam-

[Satsuki]

Just a quick clarification, but "visual novel" is a collective term, so whether the protagonist is male, female or attack helicopter, it will still be called "visual novel" regardless.

Otome game is just a sub-genre of visual novel. I think you got the term "visual novel" confused with "bishoujo game", which is a sub-genre for male audiences with male protagonist.

Edited December 21, 2022 by Satsuki

[littleshogun]

For the info the OP has a lot of problem that caused by his own complex. That said, even with taking account to the complex, what the OP wish here is simply very demanding, considering that the VN scene in Western is still not as much as in Japan yet, and those kinds of VN is basically need a lot of resources along with time to produce. So yeah, it would be better to not put too much stress on representative and self insert, but instead it would be better to just enjoy the VN as it is. Then again, if the OP able to do that, I doubt that he would post his demand request here.

Edited December 24, 2022 by littleshogun

[Templarseeker]

I hate to say it, but I have to agree with littleshogun this time around. Visual Novels in general might be diverse and has genres that appeals to different kinds of people, however I have yet to see a VN that’s very ultra-specific with its fetishes such as the protagonist necessarily being a Black guy not that I hate those kind of stuffs since I like watching Morgan Freeman and Samuel Jackson related movies/videos

Also the OELVN (Original English Language Visual Novel) Scene hasn’t been evolved to a stage wherein they could cater to your every desires. Although there might be something that could alleviate such a demand like HataVNI has provided, they’re very few in numbers, albeit lacking in content…

Just be content whatever’s available at the VN market for time being or if you hate that idea, why not try making one yourself?

The problem with most people while they’re playing Visual Novels/Eroges is they try to self-insert themselves with the protagonists, falsely believing it’ll help with immersion instead of enjoying a particular VN as it is? No wonder people hate NTRs and the apparent overall toxicity of the VN Community might as well be comparable with the Anime Community or are they one and the same?

The idiots aren’t aware that Japanese Visual Novels are equivalent to Western adventure Point and Click games wherein they present a story for the players to enjoy, without the need for self-insert.