cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/4589839

~~Kathryn's alright as second best girl, though.~~

When you've gotten cut by too many "tsuns" in life without a hint of "dere", you start to appreciate characters that are less of a pain in the ass.

Sources:

1. Top from left: Taiga from Toradora (came across this posted by u/Holofan4life, amusingly enough), Eris from Mushoku Tensei, and Mikoto Misaka from Toaru
2. Bottom from left: Kathryn and Gurigura (best girl) from Evenicle
3. I can't believe I managed to find scans of the Evenicle manual... and inside them was this FAQing cute art of Gurigura (NSFW for other artworks on same page)

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/4570568

get bamboozled, get bamboozled, get bamboozled, get bamboozled...

She comes from the "plap plap" school of baking.

Sources:

1. VN: Sauce/Sorce from Drapeko (yes, the precursor to the famous Evenicle)
2. Art by Centurii-chan

This was one of my favourite dos games.

It's a life sim story game with RPG mechanics.

VNDB

It will be released on September 6th, 2024, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam

Official Website

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3737893

Everyone says you can keep going on, but nobody asks ~~if you want to keep going on...~~

Inspired by a quote on u/Mayczal's recent KS Alphabeth to update a reaction image made for this meme.

Then again, "He who has a Why..."

Source: Katawa Shoujo, Emi's Route, Act 2 Scene 4

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3262588

spoiler

"At least our free countries don't have morality police controlling what people can wear" - "Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they don't exist... maybe they're just better dressed and better hidden... they don't have to control what you wear if they can control what you see..."

A quick and dirty meme after seeing the latest updates. Saimin? Really? But 50SOG with its dubcon (at best) is fine? Hmm.... I wonder why. u/kaigyuu2016 would probably have a field day with this.

I mean, I'm no fan of ryona/guro myself, but I don't go around telling others they can't access it (even if they might need a bit of Touhou Jesus after that).

Then again, I guess when you have money and monopolistic/duopolistic power in a market/industry, you'll try to reshape what society can see according to what you think is right... just like Steam.

I wrote some time ago that "this isn't stopping at looks = age, but going beyond that. It's anyone's guess where it'll stop."

If they don't stop at saimin... what's next, timestop?

u/Jaggedmallard26 nailed it pretty well... "You can launder money from drug cartels so they can buy heavy weaponry with a bank but god forbid you use their service to see a titty."

Fortunately, it seems like some in Japan are taking notice of this "make Japan and Japanese media conform to Western standards" and trying to stand up.

My condolences to our German weebs, though.

Sources:

1. Pixiv Announces Transaction Restrictions For 'Unethical' Content
2. DLsite March 2024 Tag changes for Japanese and English after the Mastercard and Visa credit card incident
3. Dl Getchu bended knee to credit card companies.
4. Movie: Star Wars The Phantom Menace

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3230085

Those that want to know.

Those that want to know why.

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2865309

Hayami out there with the armor-piercing questions.

Reading that post triggered a memory about there being a similar line in this game... went digging for it... and found it.

"Why do you lie...? Why do you lie to your own heart...?"

"...this way, no one would be hurt..."I'd rather lie than hurt others."...that's what I thought."

"Your feelings would hurt others... is that what you're saying?"

"...my feelings... or... my existence, maybe..."

Translations improved from whatever Google Translate + DeepL gave.

Sources:

1. Oof 1
2. Oof 2
3. VN name in title

Where would I need to go to acquire legal copies of Append 01 and Version 2.00 patch, preferably as a downloadable? I would rather not have to wait weeks for physical disks to get shipped internationally if at all possible

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2575309

The last game-based meme made in support of the game/dev. Do note that at the time these memes were made, I didn't receive anything and it was done purely to support the dev's unfortunate situation. The dev has recently reached out to me and provided me a key out of their own goodwill, so going forward, I'll make memes about the game as I've done so for other VNs if I get around to playing it someday.

That's a shit-eating grin if I've ever seen one.

Peaches, probably: "No, I don't think I will."

Source: "Order Us!" VN by u/Argent_OU, free demo here

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2529953

Another game-based meme made in support of the game/dev.

Expectation

Reality

First the man drinks a drink.

Then the drink drinks a drink.

Then the drink drinks the man.

Stay sober, weebs. Many things can be a coping mechanism, but some are healthier (and lighter on your wallet/waistline) than others...

Source: "Order Us!" VN (link NSFW) by u/Argent_OU

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2385805

"Ah, yes, I'm familiar with this string of characters. It appears frequently when the male and female characters are entwined in the heat of passion. Strangely, she keeps saying "Go!" "Go!" even though the dictionary indicates that she should be saying something like "I'm arriving!" "I'm arriving!" instead..."

Sentence taken from a random Japanese article on a website I saw recommended at r/LearnJapanese, NHK's Easy Japanese News service. It's pretty good as reading practice, but the slow reading speed (even with Yomitan) makes me feel like a Stellaris researcher trying to decipher the stories of a long-lost civilization... and getting it wrong 90% of the time.

But 10% of the time, it works, and you feel pretty good about that. Hopefully it gets easier and better the more reading is done...

Source: "Kyoto Prefecture, Uji City: Mimurodoji's Plum Blossoms Bloom Prettily."

GOG, the DRM-free game store, is having a new year sale until February 5th. It includes discounts up to 90% off, and encompasses over 4600 games and 386 visual novels.

Here are some interesting picks:

• Eliza (50% off)
• Higurashi Hou Series (50% off), Dual Language; the first game is Free.
• Umineko Series (40% off) Question Arcs | Answer Arcs - this series is slow, but really good, and includes the original Japanese script.
• Baldr Sky (40% off)
• A Tavern For Tea (16% off), Dual Language
• A HERO AND A GARDEN (10% off), Dual Language: This is mostly an idle game, but it has a great story. Be sure to check out other games from npckc that aren't on sale right now too!
• eden * (50% off)

Yuri:

• The Expression Amrilato (50% off), Dual Language
• Flowers Series (40% off)
• The House in Fata Morgana (35% off), Dual Language

And there are plenty more on sale!

Alternate Link: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=K_hHrpAp8rU

cross-posted from: https://burggit.moe/post/5134185

Guys reading eroges: Disgusting, perverts.

Girls reading eroges: Hot, kinky.

Saw this funny comment and was reminded of this little seggs book club. I wonder how it'll go telling a potential date you like reading VNs/eroges?

Animeme version.

Sources:

1. Comment pictured by u/Rox-xe
2. Bottom left: Evenicle II (originally used in this meme)
3. Bottom right: Tsuki no Usagi no Koi Wazurai (383713) Pg. 9, originally used in this meme

MangaGamer is having a sale for many of their games until January 31st, up to 60% off. This sale is also happening on Steam if you prefer to buy your games there.

Some notable dual-language titles:

• When They Cry 5 (Ciconia) Phase 1 is 40% off
• The Expression Amrilato (This game is good! Really good! Only 20% off, though)

Some big sales (these games are English-only):

• Kindred Spirits on the Rooftop Full Chorus is 50% off (Yuri)
• Trinoline is 50% off
• DearDrops is 50% off
• The Shadows of Pygmalion is 50% off (Yuri)
• Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome is 50% off (Otome game)

There are also some Drama CDs for sale.

Alternate links: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183430/My_LoveyDovey_Demon/

Taiki is your average guy. He’s nineteen years old, in his first year of university, and he’s just starting to learn what it means to be an adult.

During the summer vacation, Taiki goes to the countryside to stay with his grandparents alongside his siblings: the haughty, fashionable Chiharu; the tomboyish troublemaker Nene; and the sweet, shy Reza.

Taiki wants to have a relaxing summer, but his hopes are dashed when Nene breaks into their grandfather’s study, which is strictly out of bounds. Inside his study, Nene finds a treasure trove of dusty old books, including a tome full of instructions on how to summon demons.

Nene sets about this demonic summoning ritual at once, and calls upon a fearsome figure from the deepest, darkest depths of Hell…

Who just so happens to be a cute girl with pink hair and an impressive bust?!

Now Taiki’s in a real pinch. Not only does he have to look after his siblings, but he also has his demonic guest, Elisabeth, to worry about – and she’s completely besotted with him! What in the world is Taiki going to do now?!

cross-posted from: https://burggit.moe/post/3280921

Stellar reasoning from QD: "She's legal because she's taller than she looks."

They're so alike... even if they aren't quite the same in other areas...

Sources:

1. Left VN: Meme from Evenicle Apocrypha
2. Right anime: 16bit Sensation E12 8:24

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/Otomegames/t/751085

Coming digitally and physically in 2024 courtesy of Eastasiasoft Limited and Idea Factory

cross-posted from: https://burggit.moe/post/366305

Especially a certain Ranger...

Sources:

1. VN: Evenicle
2. Anime: 16bit Sensation E5 5:19

Subarashiki Hibi (Wonderful Everyday in English) was released by Frontwing in 2017 following a successful Kickstarter campaign. It was released on Steam and JAST.

With one catch: the Steam release only includes the first chapter of seven.

In my experience, it takes about 6 hours to play the first chapter, and the other 6 chapters take another 54 hours to complete. Essentially, 90% of the game is missing. The reason the game was released on Steam in this incomplete state is due to the adult content present in the other chapters. Certain adult content is not allowed on Steam. Not that chapter 1 is free of adult content anyway...

So, Frontwing offers the other 90% of the game as a patch you need to manually apply to the Steam game. You need to find out about this patch's existence from this vague Steam announcement (the store page doesn't mention this at all). If you play through all the routes in chapter 1, there's nothing to suggest you haven't just played the entire game. You get a pretty end credits scene and you're kicked back to the title screen. Because every chapter has its own ending theme.

This announcement links to their Kickstarter Updates page. Because there are 58 updates on the page, you need to click "Load More" 3 times to find this page. It tells you that you then need to go to this special page to download the patch from JAST. If you clicked the link, you'll notice that it doesn't work anymore.

That's because the link was changed a year or so ago and doesn't redirect. The patch is now offered on this page. I did not discover this from any of Frontwing's announcements. I found this out from the comments section of a community guide on the Steam forums.

The instructions on the JAST page are wrong, too. It tells you to "Extract the patch files from the archive and run ".exe" file to install the patch." What you actually need to do is go to the game's Steam folder and replace all the .arc files with the ones from the patch folder.

I wouldn't say this is easy to find. Some people can't find it. It's scary to imagine how many people don't know this patch exists at all...

If you want to play Subahibi (it's a great game, seriously, play it), it makes sense to just buy it from JAST instead. They give you the entire game and it just works, no patching required. Though, fair warning that these releases are only in English (no Japanese option), and there's a lot of disturbing sexual content. The second chapter in particular has various kinds of disturbing sexual content. So much that I can't enumerate it all... The game is also very dark. But hey, it's a kamige, and I thought it was a good read...mostly in spite of that stuff.

This is easily the worst experience I've ever had on Steam. Are there other strange Steam releases like this where you need to scour the web for the rest of the game? I want to know! Or, conversely, has a Steam release actually been better than a GOG/JAST/MangaGamer store release?