This week’s header image comes from Kyoto Colorful Days, which released just this week and is available on Steam here. As usual with me, I suck at photoshop, so excuse the lack of fanciness.
Remember the days when four releases in a week was some crazy rare event that we celebrated and Tay went crazy making special banners for? Now I’m thinking “huh, just four?” Boy, how I’ve been spoiled. Anywho, I’m filling in for Tay this week who is unavailable due to some real life circumstances. It’s been a while since I’ve soloed an entire one of these anyway, it’s about time Tay gets a break.
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.
The Short Version: Only the New Stuff
- 2236 A.D. (Sekai Project) – TL: 57.66% > 62.77%
- AstralAir – TL and Edit: 84.95% > 88.83%. Amazing progress. You’re almost done, keep it up!
- Bishoujo Mangekyou – TL: Final script is 81% completed, overall editing 9.9% > 18%.
- Chrono Clock (Sekai Project) – TL: 17.22% > 19.19%
- Darekoi (Sekai Project) – TL: 79% > 90.01%
- Hoshizora no Memoria (Sekai Project) – TL: 11.76% > 13.86%
- Japanese School Life (Sekai Project) – TL: 40.42% > 56.57%
- Koiken Otome – QC: 90.2% > 92.38%
- Labyrinth of Grisaia (Sekai Project) – Steam release planned for next week! (link) 18+ version is still expected to trail a month or longer
- Love, Guitars, and the Nashville Skyline (Sekai Project) – TL: 62.37% > 77.7%
- Maitetsu (Sekai Project) – TL: 15.68% > 12.9%. Err, yeah, that’s backwards progress. We’re not entirely sure what happened, but it seems like there was some kind of error with SP’s tracker.
- Majo Koi Nikki – TL: 7% > 12% (5014/40394)
- Musumaker – Team merged with the Majo Koi Nikki team, TL on hold until MKN’s release.
- Muv-Luv – Muv-Luv Extra and Unlimited releasing in July 14th! Pre-order here.
- Nurse Love Addiction (Degica) – Delayed until July 7th due to quality concerns.
- Nursery Rhyme – TL: 36.5% > 56% (18120/32977)
- Nympho Sensei Ryoko (JAST) – “Nypho sensei is having some problems in QA, no eta yet. Looks like it may take a while (late fall)” (link)
- Rewrite+ (VisualArts USA) – Added to the list this week. Whoops, this was actually announced a few weeks ago. But due to miscommunication, we forgot to add it to the list. My bad. Anyway, for those who don’t know, Rewrite+ is a compilation of Rewrite and Harvest Festa with bonus content including a new route and is being translated officially.
- Still, I Missed Her (Sekai Project) – TL: 2.29% > 2.54%
- Tenshin Ranman (Sekai Project) – TL: 25.38% > 29.99%
- The Orchard of Stray Sheep (Sekai Project) – Steam page is up here.
- To Heart 2 – Finished proofreading Tamaki route, now proofreading Karin route.
- Trample on Schatten (JAST) – Translation supposedly complete, standing by for more details. (link)
- Tsui Yuri – Edit: 8% > 29%
- Wish Tale of the Sixteenth Night (Culture Select) – Editing done, in QA.
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03 (Sekai Project) – 94.67% > 97.15%
New Releases
- Hara Kano – Kanna route fully translated, new partial patch featuring the Ayana, Ren, Marina, and Kanna routes available here. Kaho route planned next.
- Higurashi Ch.3 (MangaGamer) – Released! Buy it here.
- Kimomen demo Harem Guild – Full translation released! Get the patch here (NSFW). You can buy it on DLSite English here (Also NSFW).
- Kyoto Colorful Days (Dogenzaka Lab) – Released! Buy it here.
- Highway Blossoms (Sekai Project) – Released! Buy it on Steam here!
Removed This Week
- Homeless School Girl – Released. Get the patch here.
- Muv-Luv Altered Fable – This is actually a part of Photonflowers, a fandisc that is being officially brought over by Degica with the rest of the Muv Luv stuff. So I guess that means we’ve had it on the Fan TL list for a solid nine months after the plans for a fan patch have been canned, oops.
- Muv-Luv Alternative – Total Eclipse – I’m actually not 100% sure what’s happening with this. But there has been no signs of activity for a very long time and I suspect if it comes out, it will again be by Degica’s hands.
- The House in Fata Morgana – Released. Buy it on MangaGamer here. This is what happens when you take a week off, Tay. :^)
- Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete – The TL is just dead. No sign of activity for a very long time.
All the Game Updates:
Fan Translation Projects
[wpdatatable id=152]MangaGamer (Updates)
[wpdatatable id=154]Other
- Rance 5D, Rance VI, and Rance Quest fan translations on hold in anticipation of potential official release by MangaGamer.
Sekai Project (Update Page)
These percentages should be seen as vague indicators of progress, and are not entirely accurate due to a variety of reasons.
[wpdatatable id=155]Other
- Here’s a handy link to sort Sekai Project’s Steam releases by release date: link
Other Projects
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— Commentary Section —
Zakabox™ Commentary
「 … 」[Zaka will probably edit this space to include his commentary later. Come back later for some Swedish deliciousness. – Decay]
Decay’s Musings
Whew, doing this on your own is kinda exhausting! I have been helping out every week, usually completing a few tables to speed things along, but it’s been a while since I’ve done the whole thing by myself. I feel like I lost my groove. Hopefully I didn’t screw anything up too badly. Oh, the header image? You try opening the PSD Tay gave me. I still have nightmares from what I witnessed that day.
On to the news of the week, I’m not gonna lie, I’m pumped for Labyrinth/Meikyuu. Yeah, I know it ends on a total cliffhanger. I know it’s very different from Fruit/Kajitsu. But I’m way too big of a Grisaia fan to not play this ASAP. I really hope they’re able to release it next week like they’re aiming to. I’m a little disappointed that I never was able to finish the Kajitsu replay I started earlier in the year but shit just kept getting in the way. I think to this day, Kajitsu stands as my second favorite VN of all time. I know it’s the mainstream choice and all, but hey, sometimes things are popular for good reason. So yeah, bring on the next game, finally.
I’m pretty excited for the AstralAir translation. It seems like the translator is really busting their ass to whip out the last parts of the script. And props to Chuee for keeping up on the editing. Granted, the translation won’t be immediately released as soon as the TL and editing are done. It will go through a QC process that could take quite a while. Hopefully not as long as Koisaku’s QC process, but you never know. That team seems dedicated to getting their releases just right, which is a good thing in my book.
If you’re just now reading the Higurashi series as the retranslations release, you’re in for a treat with this one. Chapter 3 is one of my favorite chapters, and also one of the most frustrating, in a way. But the way they utilize that frustration and then vindicate it later on in the series is actually kind of smart. And also, this one may not be one of the goriest or violent chapters, but it’s still one of the most brutal, for its own reasons. Basically, it’s good, read it! It’s the point in the series where Higurashi really started grabbing me.
Highway Blossoms comes out next week and SolidBatman is reviewing that one. He seems to like it so far. I dunno, I’m not super into the premise, I’m more interested in Alienworks’ Human Reignition Project. But perhaps Highway Blossoms will be a good test of their EVN chops. I have high hopes for that team and HRP.
Well, that’s it for me this week. Have a good one, everyone!
Comments (19)
NeoAnkarasays:
June 18, 2016 at 8:59 amAt this rate AstralAir will be finished before KoiSaku.
Kudsays:
June 18, 2016 at 10:56 amAstralAir needs to go through 2nd pass/QC so unless the Koisaku team sleeps on the task or pull off some other “official” release it’s impossible.
By the way I kinda remember you saying something like Subahibi coming out before Koichoco so keep for yourself those predictions of yours…they bring bad luck
Kudsays:
June 18, 2016 at 10:59 amAh no it was Aokana
NeoAnkarasays:
June 18, 2016 at 11:12 pmI blame it to OriRen for being unreliable. Still waiting for the promised May update but still got nothing at this point.
VirginSmashersays:
June 21, 2016 at 12:05 amI’ve seen on the forums that he’s left them completely. I don’t know if he’s actually continuing the translation, but it doesn’t seem likely.
littleshogunsays:
June 18, 2016 at 9:41 amMy VNTS Review for this week. Happy reading.
http://forums.fuwanovel.net/blogs/entry/1277-go-go-nippon-trip-to-kyoto-review/
pioshfdsays:
June 18, 2016 at 9:53 amI apologize, but isn’t Highway Blossoms already out?
Tzusays:
June 18, 2016 at 2:08 pmYeah, I’m pretty sure it’s out already since I own the game. It’s 15% off until the 24th so perhaps it was a misreading?
Decaysays:
June 18, 2016 at 6:20 pmWhoops, I screwed up on that one. My bad, it’s fixed now.
pioshfdsays:
June 18, 2016 at 8:09 pmIt seems like a lot of work to find it all. Thank you for compiling this.
nossays:
June 18, 2016 at 10:06 amReally hype for da capo 3 hope it coming soon
and koi saku will it done this year? i really hype for this game actually but my train already crash once last year but i keep cheking every month until it only qc left and i get my hope up again then i thought proofreading was just reading story once more so i thought it would be released after 2-3 weeks but 2 month still no
Anonymouspostersays:
June 18, 2016 at 10:48 amDoes anyone know if Rewrite+ is getting a physical release? Or is it going straight to steam?
And what is the release date for the English version of this and Planetarian HD?
Decaysays:
June 18, 2016 at 6:20 pmVisualArts has been very tight lipped about this kind of stuff so we have no idea what the release will look like or when it will be. I heavily suspect it will be download-only, though.
Michaelsays:
June 18, 2016 at 8:28 pmGreat to see The Labyrinth of Grisaia is finally coming out! Been waiting so long. I saw the anime of it (which was only a special).
Been playing Kyoto Colorful Days. Its not bad. Quite average in my book, but, the art is nice and I’m glad its voiced.
TrickZZtersays:
June 19, 2016 at 1:58 amOne more release:
War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations
http://store.steampowered.com/app/301930
https://vndb.org/v18563
TRsays:
June 20, 2016 at 5:45 amThere are 3 Mahoyo TL projects in your list. Which of them are alive?
Decaysays:
June 21, 2016 at 8:12 pmNone of them seem active at the moment. I was planning on sorting through that business and seeing which to cut and keep next week.
TRsays:
June 20, 2016 at 5:55 amAlso, why is this project not on your list?
http://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/11423-tsuki-ni-yorisou-otome-no-sahou-translation-common-route-finished-looking-for-tl/?page=1
zaidksays:
November 20, 2016 at 5:30 amwhat about soukoku no arterial translation ?