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This is a very special week. And, no, I’m not just talking about how I finally added a third column to the official licensed games sections to appease all you fans with obsessive compulsive tendencies. I speak, of course, about the long-awaited release of Clannad (via Sekai Project on Steam). This is a very special game, and its re-release is kind of poignant in its own way. Our hobby has really grown over the last few years, and picked up some long-awaited momentum. That said — don’t forget about the other big release this week, Euphoria, which comes out on Friday:
Monday (11/23): Clannad (Sekai Project) – Link
Friday (11/27): Euphoria (MangaGamer) – Link
Anyway! Welcome to our weekly VNTS (Visual Novel Translation Status) series, in which we track visual novel translation updates in-house (we don’t rely on /jp/ posts on 4ch, for example) and post it for your enlightenment and enjoyment each Saturday. If you find any errors, or you think a project is missing from this list, please let me know in the comments. Any new updates are marked by orange text.
The Short Version:
Only the New Stuff
- Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino – Wow, we actually heard from the team! (The last update was in July) 11/15/15 Update – Work still ongoing, but some of the team are unresponsive. You can see everything completed here.
- Amagami – What’s going on this week? Amagami update, too! Total scripts translated: 1495/2308 (+85 since last time). That puts TL at 64.7%. The post gives a detailed breakdown of the routes here.
- AstralAir – TL bump up to 57.93%! Way to go, team!
- Beat Blades Haruka (MangaGamer) – TL: 95%; Edit: 90%; Interface localization complete
- Bokuten (MangaGamer) – TL: 69%; Edit: 32.66%
- CLANNAD (Sekai Project) – Release Date: This coming Monday,November 23! Steam page: Link
- Da Capo 3 – TL: 65.8%; Edit: 44.6%
- DSP #3 (Denwatls’ Secret Project No. 3) – TL bump up to 25.08% (Link)
- Euphoria (MangaGamer) – Release date is now 11/27/2015. Check out the game/pre-order (Link).
- House in Fata Morgana (MangaGamer) – TL: 92%;
- Kindred Spirits On The Roof (MangaGamer) – TL: 89%; Edit: 79%
- Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (Koichoco) – 11/18/15 – We’re getting really close (Link).
- Koiken Otome – A small TL bump up to 96.81% (39,413 lines)
- Little Busters EX/ME – Moved to its new, correct section. In case you haven’t heard, the project has been “Licensed by Fruitbat Factory, which is staffed by several members of the original LB translation team. They’ll work in conjunction with Doki Fansubs to finish translation.” See Doki’s post here.
- Majikoi A-1 – Substantial bump up to TL: 64%
- Myth (MangaGamer) – TL: 75%; Edit: 72%
- Narcissu Trilogy Remake (Sekai Project) – Narcissu 0 TL: 43.41%; Narcissu 3rd TL: 88.44%
- OZMAFIA!! (MangaGamer) – TL: 90%
- Ressette’s Prescription (Sekai Project) -Woah! Zero to sixy! TL is already 100%!
- Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi onlyMyRailgun & Team – TL bump up to 15.5%
- Tokyo Babel (MangaGamer) – TL: 84%; Edit: 19%
- White Album 2 – TL bump to 41.33%;
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03 (Sekai Project) -TL: 7.40%
Fan Translation
| Fan TL Project | Team | Brief Status Summary |
| Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino (VNDB) | AkaAka TL (Updates) |
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| Amagami (VNDB) | Ni Shi Shi TL (Progress) |
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| Amairo Islenauts (VNDB) | Sakura Subs (Progress) |
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| Anniversary no Kuni no Alice (VNDB) | Märchen TL (Progress) |
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| Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana) (VNDB) | OriginalRen (Progress) |
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| AstralAir (VNDB) | AstralAir TL (Progress) |
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| Ayakashi Gohan! (VNDB) | Hanataba TL (Progress) |
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| Black Wolves Saga -Bloody Nightmare- (VNDB) | Golden Spirit (Progress) |
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| Brother Conflict PSP (VNDB) | PassionAndBrilliance (Progress) | |
| Bunny Black 2 (VNDB) | Seiha TL (Progress) |
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| Clover Day’s (VNDB) | Yakusoku TL (Progress) |
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| Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (VNDB) | Hysteric 4 U |
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| DSP #3 (Denwatls’ Secret Project) | Denwatls (Progress) |
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| Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Voice Porting Project | Progress |
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| Gore Screaming Show (VNDB) | Crying TL (Progress) |
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| HaraKano (VNDB) | Loe Quality TL (Progress) (Twitter) |
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| Haruka Na Sora (VNDB) | trjr (Progress) |
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| Hatsukoi 1/1 (VNDB) | Kousetsu Translations (Progress) |
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| Hiiro no Kakera (VNDB) | Otome Game TL (Progress) |
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| Hoka no Onna no Ko to H wo Shiteiru Ore wo Mite Koufun Suru Kanojo (VNDB) | Washi TL (Progress) NSFW |
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| Iinazuke wa Imouto-sama! (VNDB) | Imouto TL (Progress) |
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| Immoral Little (VNDB) | Tiny Lily (Progress) |
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| Irotoridori no Sekai (VNDB) | SakuSaku TL (Progress) |
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| Ken ga Kimi (VNDB) | Golden Spirit (Progress) |
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| Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (VNDB) | Alternative Projects (Progress) | |
| Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki (Koisaku) (VNDB) | SakuSaku TL (Progress) |
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| Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (Koichoco) (VNDB) | Basic TL (Progress) | |
| Koiken Otome (VNDB) | Flying Pantsu (Progress) |
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| KoiTate (VNDB) | Magicflier (Progress) |
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| Kono Oozora Retranslation Project (VNDB) | (Progress in this thread) |
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| Kud Wafter (VNDB) | Project Wafuu (Progress) |
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| Kurukuru Fanatic (VNDB) | Dark Eye (Progress) |
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| Lovely x Cation (VNDB) | Elevator TL (Progress) |
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| Lover Able (VNDB) | EvilObject (Progress) |
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| Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (VNDB) | Commie Fansubs (Progress – outdated) |
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| Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (VNDB) | Loe Quality (Progress) |
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| Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (VNDB) | nrvnqsr Team (Progress) |
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| Majikoi A-1 (VNDB) | Maji TL (Progress) |
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| Monster Girl Quest Paradox (VNDB) | DargothTL (Blog) (MGQP-Related Posts) |
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| Muv-Luv Altered Fable (VNDB) | Jutsuki Sen (Progress) |
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| Muv-Luv Alternative – Total Eclipse (VNDB) | Alternative Projects (Progress) |
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| Noble Works (VNDB) | Oxford Comma (Progress) |
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| Nursery Rhyme (VNDB) | Kururu (Progress) |
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| Oreimo Tsuzuku (Disc 2) (VNDB) | Rinjinbu (Progress) |
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| PersonA (VNDB) | (Progress) |
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| Princess Maker 5 (VNDB) | (Updates: Page, Doc) |
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| Rance 5D (VNDB) | 2.0 TL (Progress) |
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| Rance Quest Magnum (VNDB) | 2.0 TL (Progress) |
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| Rance VI (VNDB) | Arunaru (Progress) |
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| Re:Birthday Song (VNDB) | Otome Adventures (Progress) |
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| Rewrite Harvest Festa (VNDB) | Amaterasu (Progress) |
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| Sanarara R (VNDB) | Gao Gao (Progress) |
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| Sayonara wo Oshiete (VNDB) | TLWiki (Progress) |
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| Shin Koihime Musou (VNDB) | SKM Team (Progress) |
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| SonoHana 10 (VNDB) | Yuri Project (Progress) |
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| SonoHana 11 (VNDB) | Yuri Project (Progress) |
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| Starry Sky ~in Summer~ (VNDB) | Golden Spirit (Progress) |
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| Subarashiki Hibi (SubaHibi) (VNDB) | TLWiki (Progress) |
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| Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi | onlyMyRailgun & Team (Progress) |
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| Supreme Candy (VNDB) | Habluka (Progress) |
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| Sweet Pool (VNDB) | Aarin Community (Progress) |
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| Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen (VNDB) | Kohaku (Progress) |
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| To Heart 2 (VNDB) | Ittaku Subs (Progress) |
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| Tsujidou-san no Jun’ai Road (VNDB) | (Progress) (Repository Link) |
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| Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete (VNDB) | Sharin-Sub (Progress) |
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| Utawarerumono Portable (VNDB) | BLACKlabel translations (Progress) |
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| Wand of Fortune (VNDB) | Otome Game TL (Progress) |
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| White Album 2 (VNDB) | Baka-Tsuki (Updates: Page, Stats) |
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| Witch’s Garden (VNDB) | WG TL (Progress) |
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| Yosuga no Sora (VNDB) | trjr (Progress) |
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JAST USA (Updates; Archive)
| Game | Database Entry | Summary of the Current Status |
| Bitch na Ichinichi | VNDB |
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| Django | VNDB |
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| Flowers | VNDB |
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| Seinarukana | VNDB |
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| Sonicomi | VNDB |
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| Sumaga | VNDB |
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| Sweet Home | VNDB |
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| Trample on Schatten | VNDB |
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Other
- Shiny Days (JAST) –Testing newest beta patch
- Starless – Script check 8%, added new mosaic to fix list.
MangaGamer (Updates)
| Mangagamer | Database Entry | Brief Status Summary |
| Beat Blades Haruka | VNDB |
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| Bokuten | VNDB |
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| Da Capo 3 | VNDB |
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| Euphoria | VNDB |
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| Free Friends 2 | VNDB |
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| Gahkthun | VNDB |
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| Higurashi (Retranslation) | VNDB |
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| Himawari -a pebble in the sky-! | VNDB |
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| House in Fata Morgana | VNDB |
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| Kara no Shoujo 2 | VNDB |
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| Kindred Spirits On The Roof | VNDB |
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| Kuroinu | VNDB |
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| Myth | VNDB |
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| My Boss’ Wife is My Ex! | VNDB |
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| OZMAFIA!! | VNDB |
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| Princess Evangile W Happiness | VNDB |
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| The Shadows of Pygmalion | VNDB |
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| Supipara (Ch 1) | VNDB |
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| Tokyo Babel | VNDB |
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| Umineko When They Cry | VNDB |
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Other orders on MangaGamer:
Sekai Project (Release Call, Update Page)
| Game | Database Entry | Release Date / Status |
| Atom Grrrl | VNDB |
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| CLANNAD | VNDB |
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| Chrono Clock | VNDB |
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| Dizzy Hearts | VNDB |
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| G-Senjou no Maou | VNDB |
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| Human Reignition Project | VNDB |
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| Koenchu! | VNDB |
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| Kokonoe Kokoro | VNDB |
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| Labyrinth of Grisaia | VNDB |
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| Memory’s Dogma | VNDB |
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| MMD | ? |
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| Moonshot | VNDB |
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| Narcissu Trilogy Remake | VNDB |
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| Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto | VNDB |
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| No One But You | VNDB | |
| November Boy | VNDB |
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| PacaPlus | VNDB |
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| Planet Ruler | ? |
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| RaidersSphere4th | ? |
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| Ressette’s Prescription | ? |
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| Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition | VNDB |
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| Rising Angels: Fates | VNDB |
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| Sacrament Sheep | ? |
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| Sierra Ops | VNDB |
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| Starlight Vega | VNDB |
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| Sunrider: Liberation Day | VNDB |
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| WAS -The Hourglass of Lepidoptera- | VNDB |
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| Witch boy Magical piece | VNDB |
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| WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03 | VNDB |
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Here’s a handy link to sort Sekai Project’s Steam releases by release date: link
Other Licensed Translations
| Game | Company, Progress | Notes |
| Eiyuu Senki (VNDB) |
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| Libra of the Vampire Princess (VNDB) |
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| Little Busters Perfect Edition (VNDB) |
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| Harvest December |
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| Magical Eyes – Red is for Anguish (VNDB) |
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| Tomoyo After (VNDB) |
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| Wish Tale of the Sixteenth Night (VNDB) |
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— Commentary Section —
Zakabox™ Commentary
[I felt… no particular disturbance in the Force. As if Zaka looked up from Hearthstone long enough to remember VNTS, then went back to it, anyway – Tay]
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Decay’s Musings
[Decay didn’t have anything to say this week]
TAYsteful™ Thoughts
This week’s upgrade: 3 column-format in the JAST, MangaGamer and Sekai Project sections, which now include VNDB links. I dedicate this change (which did actually take quite a while to do) to the legions of OCD fans who bug me each week about inconsistencies in the post formatting. Sometime in the near future, I’m going to standardize the column widths, too, but today is simply not that day.
One thing I hear pretty often is that these VNTS posts are a big step up from the VNTS updates of yesteryear. I think the /jp/ poster, as well as demeteloaf over on reddit (who is a really nice guy), do a pretty good job, but I’m always happy to hear that readers are enjoying our posts. There are a lot of improvements I want to make in the next few months, and I’m really interested in hearing from all of you about what you’d like to see.
So! Today I’m confirming that at the end of December, I’m going to be launching a feedback survey about VNTS as part of our annual user feedback drive. As part of my push to increase site transparency, I’ll also be publishing concrete statistics about these posts (and the site in general) at the end of the year. So… yeah. If you’re a numbers nerd like me, look forward to that, I guess!
I finished the campaign (and epilogues) of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, and I can’t say I was impressed with how the story was wrapped up. I don’t want to spoil the ending for anyone, but if any of you readers played and finished the game and want to chat about it, please let me know! I’ve got all sorts of mixed feelings.
Did any of you pick up High School Romance when it came out this week? (Link) What did you think of it? I’ve only heard two people’s impressions (one gave it a 4, the other a 7), and I think we’d all like to hear more.
This week’s header image comes from CLANNAD to celebrate its release this coming week! Get the game here. Have a nice week, everybody!
im scared of reading euphoria…..
first comment
The new 3-column layout is… LRN2HTML
Actually the “Database” column is too wide (it should be the smallest one) and it makes hard to read the Status column.
So many releases, so little time, so null monies… and the size of my backlog is still sky-high anyway :/
Yeah, I know. It’ll be fixed next week or the week after. Promise!
I don’t have a great suggestion on how to list it differently, but I think something in the Higurashi listing needs to reflect two different things:
1) The chapter that MangaGamer releases (which should correctly be removed from the listing a short time after it is out, like you’re doing)
2) All the other chapters that are currently out with a lesser translation and will be re-translated in the future
Why MikuMikuDance (MMD) is in the list? It doesn’t look like a visual novel:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=355869341
Whoo!!! euphoria!!! I’m so excitedly to playing this eroge!!!
*breath in out*
So you know how with Bunny Black 2 Aroduc, the translator, is working on a secret project beforehand? Well, a month ago he posted an update about his secret project and his plans for BB2. Sorry for not bringing it to you sooner! http://tenka.seiha.org/2015/10/assorted-tits-and-asses/#more-28647
“Speaking of which, while I doubt I’ll finish [the secret project main scripts] this week (they’re mostly large scripts), I’m going to be doing my damnedest to finish them up by the end of next week. And that’ll only be a mere ~4 months after when I had originally hoped to be done. *sigh* Who could’ve possibly known that having a job and being responsible for the life of a feral poop-machine could take so much time? The porn game coverage eats a few hours away from it a week too though [decay note – Aroduc blogs about untranslated eroge as he plays them, check it out!]. Not that this means any kind of release is imminent. That’s just the main scripts. There’s a ludicrous amount of other work to be done, including simply more porn that’s just… there. Not even fun porn at that. Oh, and it still has a number of technical problems, so… yay for that. Maybe this time next year, it’ll actually be in a decent condition to release. Or maybe I’ll sit on it as part of my inscrutable designs (and/or all the additional/related/supplemental material is done).
The plans for now though, are to take a short (hopefully) 1-2 month break from all the extra headaches to come with doing the rest of that, and rip through Bunny Black 2, hopefully this time doing as little of the interface work myself as possible. My plan is to translate a chunk through the initial dungeon, up to the first boss, and then get the interface put together and throw it into the ravening masses ASAP to find problems to avoid the same kind of fiasco that was BB1’s initial patch release. It’s still not a tremendously long game though, particularly by script length, and doesn’t have quite as many gigantic (and error-prone) lists of random stuff as BB1, so hopefully it should be a bit smoother all around. Famous last words, I’m aware.”
I so want to read Himawari, hope it will come out as soon as possible.
You didn’t know I had a review copy of Highschool Romance that’ll be coming out next week?
For shame, Tay.
Any news on Subahibi? I’m praying that it isn’t dead, because it’s a top tier game. <3