Lexyvil Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I am currently learning Japanese (Beginner courses), and I started learning a bit of the first grade Kanjis. With so many VNs out there, can someone recommend me one that is both an easy/moderate read in Japanese (in terms of reading difficulty) and still quite interesting in terms of story? I'm into anything related to science fiction, mystery, dramatic sequences/drama, horror, suspense. I'm hoping to benefit from what any VN can offer when it comes to learning Japanese on the side with my courses. All the Visual Novels I've been playing beforehand had English texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'd say that since they include a lot of terminology, fantasy/sci-fi and such would be too difficult for a beginner. Think of a person learning basic English trying to read Lord Of The Rings. Paging Clephas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexyvil Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'd say that since they include a lot of terminology, fantasy/sci-fi and such would be too difficult for a beginner. Think of a person learning basic English trying to read Lord Of The Rings. Paging Clephas. Good point, I guess anything that contains simple conversations between a few individuals would probably work, regardless of how the story goes would probably do~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolverk Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Beep boop, I'll just link you this marvelous list for beginners and this for everything lol. melo4496 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulless Watcher Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 http://blog.fuwanovel.net/2013/02/how-to-read-visual-novels-in-japanese-in-2-years-time-or-1-year-if-you-are-fast-%E2%80%95-learn-to-read-through-vn-or-anime/ Something you might wanta check out, step 4 gives a few examples of visual novels with simple Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinovaA Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I recommend Akatsuki no Goei. You don't understand how much you need Asagiri Kaito in your life. xD Mind you, I don't know exactly where you are in your learning, so best to check the lists provided above as well~ Vokoca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XReaper Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 when i started learning jp i first tried playing some untranslated games like atelier, tales of ...& such stuff, anything with not so much text in it is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Blue Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm reading StarTRain and seems easy enough, I'm at a very low level too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrillej1 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You could try what I'm reading right now 夏空カナタ (Natsuzora Kanata)...it looks even easier than StarTrain. Someone recommended it to me as a beginner level VN to practice reading on. It's easy^^ but the story seems very simple as well so far... summer romance kind (3 female routes). The author uses the same vocabulary and way of writing over and over a lot, so it's nice practice and memorization from seeing it constantly. Deep Blue and Zalor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 If you want fantasy that is doable or a beginner, I'd suggest Draculius, first and foremost. If you can't handle Draculius, you should probably stick to charage until you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowtsuku Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I remember Clephas making a list. I thought I bookmarked it but it seems that I did not : ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelebek1 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Anything by light. GLHF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XReaper Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 go for "Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no" or maybee "Concerto note" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanahtlig Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lolicon VNs typically have low reading levels. Try this one: Please teach me ABCs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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