Need help making list of websites for buying/downloading VNs

[Ashadow700]

Hi Fuwanovel!

 

So, I make reviews of VNs over at youtube and every now and then people will always ask me one particular question that I have already answered at least ten times before:

 

"Hi, do you know where I can download/buy [insert title here]?"

 

So, I figured I would get that question out of the way once and for all and make a video where I list off all pf the bigger websites where people can download visual novels, both legal for licensed VNs and illegal for unlicensed once, as well as every company who is localizing visual novels and maybe also add some places at which one can import VNs from Japan.

Therefor I would just like your help to tell me the sites you know of which would be worth putting in a video like this

 

The once I intend to include right now are:

-Fuwanovel (surprise!)

-MangaGamer

-MoeNovel

-J-list (or... JAST USA....I guess.... I cannot figure out the relationship between J-list and JAST...)

-YesAsia

 

Hope you can help me out.

[Nosebleed]

Maybe NIS America though they're mostly an RPG licensing company.

For free vns

Anime-sharing and craneanime are good places

[Zakamutt]

If desperate, sometimes the pirate bay actually has decent torrents w.

 

Welp, time to start grabbing retailers from vndb's listings *patselfback*

 

http://www.play-asia.com

http://www.dlsite.com/eng/ (iirc, sold the very first WEE release)

http://www.rightstuf.com (has stuff cheaper than other stores? Fuck if I know. They have /a few/: http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/esLip4CJ7fleTKcc3m/browse/category/4/629/0)

 

alright, maybe this wasn't as good of an idea as I thought.

 

EDIT: I forgot http://www.kawasoft.fr (sells a lot of french tld stuff, but also some english - including a WEE hardcopy)

[CCM]

Everyone here pretty much listed all the website and link that I know. xD

[Ashadow700]

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I'm not sure if I can really put sites that also host torrents for licensed VNs on the list. Erogydownload for example have torrents for Steins;gate and Song of Saya. I feel I can't approve of that. 

 

Also, are the any VN localizing companies that have been missed so far?

[Funnerific]

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I'm not sure if I can really put sites that also host torrents for licensed VNs on the list. Erogydownload for example have torrents for Steins;gate and Song of Saya. I feel I can't approve of that.

Both Saya no Uta and Steins;Gate had fan translations before official EN release.

[Ashadow700]

Both Saya no Uta and Steins;Gate had fan translations before official EN release.

Of course, but now that they have been licensed, shouldn't they be removed torrents?

(By the way, let's not turn this into a piracy discussion, that's a topic for a different thread)

[AqworldThunder]

Of course, but now that they have been licensed, shouldn't they be removed torrents?

(By the way, let's not turn this into a piracy discussion, that's a topic for a different thread)

If you don't want to turn this into a piracy discussion then don't try to edge it on by saying they should remove the torrents. 

[Nyanko]

For buying: I buy at http://www.amazon.co.jp via forwarding service, they have almost everything and for me it is cheaper or as expensive as buying something from J-list or mangagamer (with shipping/import costs).

[latilen]

There's also nicoblog-games.com for psp VN. 

[ken2260]

I'm surprised no one mentioned amiami. It is basically the most reliable one-stop-online shop that sells and ships the newest VNs (and other otaku stuff) around the world in my opinion.