Visual Novel translation status
Amagami - 1st day patch Released for PS2/PSP, "1637/2308 original edition scenario scripts translated (74.8%)"
>AstralAir - prologue patch released, 51713/64880 (79.71%) lines translated
Ayakashi Gohan - 49% complete
Clover Day's - Common + 2 routes done, other routes + 348/711 KB, 390/764, and 74/722 KB translated
Haruka Na Sora - Sora 11.29% translated, Kozue 23.73% translated
Harumade Kururu - 100% of the initial harem route + 25% common route translated
Hoka no Onna - 84.88% translated
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
Irotoridori no Sekai - 4301/50663 (8%) lines translated
Junketsu Megami-Sama - prologue patch released
Kiminozo - Common route translation complete, Haruka route 1st pass complete
>Koiken Otome - 100% translated and edited, 87.51% QC, prologue patch released
>Koiseyo Imouto Banchou - 9% (3657/42627) lines translated
Kurukuru Fanatic - 100% translated
Lovely Cation- 31.6% of lines completed
>Majikoi A-1 - 86.6%
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - Commie project actively in editing
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - 2nd project with 2.2 scripts translated
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - 3rd project released ch 1-5
Monster girl quest paradox - Being translated, new partial patch released
Muv Luv Total Eclipse - 25% translated
Oreimo Tsuzuku - All scripts translated, 212/268 through TLC+Editing, 154/268 scripts finalized
SakuSaku - 100% through TLC
Sanarara - Project resuming
>Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - 9,926 / 30,513 Lines (32.5%) translated, partial patch released
Tokyo Necro - 1010/39657 lines translated
>Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou - 9329/31248 (29%) translated
Witch's Garden - 47555/67201 (70.77%) lines translated, 2496/67201 (3.71%) edited, prologue patch released
Yosuga no Sora - Translation status is Common route 100%, Sora route 100%, Nao 100%, Kazuha 100%, Akira 89.73%, Motoka 32.17%, Common and Kazuha fully edited
Official work
MangaGamer
My Boss Wife is My Ex - 5/31 release
Higurashi Hou -Tatarigoroshi: 6/24 release
Umineko - Ch 1-4 July 8th release
Bokuten - 100% translated, 73.5% edited
>Da Capo 3 - 94.7% translated, 91.3% edited
Myth - in scripting
>Kuroinu - Being released as 3 seperate chapters, CH1 70% TL 18.13% edited
Supipara - Ch 1 in testing
Himawari - TL and editing finished, in scripting
>Negai no Kakera - 100% translated
Princess Evangile W Happiness - 50% translated, 22.2% edited
>Imouto Paradise 2 - 46% translated, 14.4% edited
>Kyonyuu Fantasy - 100% TL+Edited, in scripting
>Fata morgana fan disc - 10% translated
JAST
Flowers - Re-write/editing 25%
Sumeragi Ryoko - Beta, in preorder
Sonicomi - debugging
Sweet Home - 100% translated, debugging script
Sumaga- Fully translated, in editing
Trample on Schatten- Translation 86%
Django - Waiting on translation.
Sekai/Denpa
Fault Milestone 2 - Side Above released, GE still to come
Grisaia trilogy - 2nd title 100% translated, 3rd 35% translated
Narcissu 3rd - TL+Editing done
Narcissu 0 - in TLC
>WEE 3 - 87.02% translated
>Nenokami - 99.79% translated, Indiegogo started
Mayoi Hitsuji no Kajuen - 100% translated
>Darekoi - 78.75% translated
>Maitetsu - 15.68% translated
>Memory's Dogma - 42.15% translated
>2236 A.D. - 50.11% translated
>Koi to, Guitar to, Aoi Sora. - 47.08% translated
>Kokonoe Kokoro - 100% translated, engine work
>Creature to Koi Shiyo - 100% translated, engine work
Chrono Clock - 10%
Tenshin Ranman - 16%
Wagamama High Spec - 2016 release
Hoshizora no Memoria - picked up
Ley Line - picked up
Frontwing
>Corona Blossom - IGG project started
Sharin no Kuni - Kickstarter planned
Visual Arts
Tomoyo After - Through Steam GL
Little Busters - Picked up
Harmonia - Through Steam GL
Rewrite+ - Picked up
>Angel Beats - 50% translated
Other
Zero Time Dilemma - Jun 28th release
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness - 9/13 release
Muv Luv Trilogy - Extra+Unlimited this Summer
Schwarzesmarken - on Greenlight
SubaHibi - Official release planned
Lucky Dog - Possible iOS released based on the ongoing text only fanTL
Work being done on a fanTL of Shin Koihime with hopes of getting it licensed
Wish Tale of the Sixteenth Night - 8981/10293 (87.25%) lines translated
Kyuuketsu Hime no Libra - Common + 25% of Mari route translated
Sora wo Aogite Kumo Takaku - Through Greenlight
ChuSinGura 46+1 - 2nd Kickstarter up
>Steins;Gate 0 - 2016 release
>Taisho Alice - Picked up
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>Stuff like this has been either added or updated since the last thread
So how fucked is Corona Blossom Indiegogo?
Mangagamer has 3 new partners.
Guess what they are.
It's obviously not kamige so don't say something stupid like Light or Giga or August or Makura.
>>15308796
Whirlpool, ASA Project, Saga Planets.
Or something similar.
After the relative success of Princess Evangile, these seem like possible choices. Of course the only reason why Princess Evangile succeeded as much as it did is because most English readers never played a prototypical moege/storyge mix eroge before, so it seemed fresh to them. Once Mangagamer floods the market with such titles, sales will be much lower.
>>15308696
It's a flexible funding project made to get some extra income in addition to what they get through their Japanese+Steam releases, so not at all.
>>15308833
Ah shit, I missed that. So yeah, then it's just some extra money to get from suckers faster.
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
Is this Disney shit or real deal? Don't want to waste my time with any disney shit.
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
>Fuwanovel
>Translator asking for help in their shitty Japanese help thread over and over
>Posted a guide about how to machine translate games back in November
>'I need some help with something I'm doing the problem is my english sucks'
>QC'd by the illiterate guy translating Bishoujo Mangekyou from Finnish to English
Great
>>15308819
sagaplanets is under visualarts.................................
so they'll likely release shit themselves but the west is so obsessed with key because of muh feels so only key is going to come out for a while.
japanese is so easy to learn and readwhat the fuck.
why is everybody saying its so hard?
you guys lied
>>15308895
Don't forget that he warned people not to bitch about it reading badly because that was a translation choice.
>>15308796
1. ChuableSoft's SukiSuki.
2. August's Eustia.
3. Leaf's White Album 2.
>>15309095
>2. August's Eustia.
I wonder how would people react to it. Because before I read it in Japanese, I saw some of the Western reviews and they crazily overhype it.
Don't get me wrong, I liked a lot about it, but at the same time it's flawed to the very core. For example the route structure ultimately leads to unsatisfying endings for pretty much every heroine, maybe except for Licia and debatably Eustia.
And English readers were likely memed by those English reviews and Reddit posts even more than me, so they backlash could be stronger.
>>15304573
Because the MangaGamer version came with both. It's good for me since it'll help me learn Japanese (in 10 years).
>>15304778
Thank you. The problem was actually the save folder. The files became screwed up somehow. The MangaGamer uninstaller left the folder intact so the error kept happening even if you reinstalled Fata. Who do I blame for this oversight? Doddler?
>>15308796
>>15308819
I reckon Softhouse Chara is plausible.
http://blog.fuwanovel.net/2016/05/interview-with-sekai-project/
Decay: An 18+ release of Maitetsu is something there seems to be a lot of demand for, is that something you’d be interested in providing?
Audi: Well there certainly is a loud crowd of people, don’t know about their numbers but I hear their voices even in my sleep. Again, it’s something we have to look into and figure out because the subject matter is not just controversial but can be detrimental to many of our partners. We work very closely with companies like Sony and such, and their cool with us working the Denpa 18+ stuff separate from them, but one false move and suddenly the VN market is gonna hurt from it. It’s one of those situations where we have to pick our battles and figure out the best course of action.
>>15308856
>A lone girl, wearing a tattered school uniform, lives on a dry river bed. She can't go to school, has no house, not even a tent... just a helpless, lonely girl. She searches garbage cans for food to survive every day. And whenever she is found by vagrants or delinquents, she becomes their plaything. Gang-raped, disgraced, forced to drink semen, dirtied, abused, scorned...
This is a visual poem about her everyday life.
Clearly its Disney as all heck.
>>15309344
I still remember this http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13372053120A68660100&page=8
>>15308796
After the recent MG releases my expectations are pretty low; I can see more nukiges and cheap doujins.
>>15309105
Was going just for Eustia and never bothered with others, so the ultimate ending was very sweet and well-rounded for me. Some cgs were pretty much doodled, but that's all.
>>15309372
Is this your first experience with MangaGamer's announcements? It's always cheap doujins and nukiges for every minor con in the first half of the year and the big stuff for AX and Otacon.
Personally expecting something from minori and Clock-Up in addition to the three, with the guests and all.
>>15309105
>August
Holy shit. Just realized that to this day there still has not been 1 finished August release.
The Yoake, Fortune Arterial, Eustia, and Daitoshokan translations all died out.
Mangagamer release bokuten will be huge succss, people always love dem feels. So utsuges will be popular again.
>>15309416
Isn't the one working on Yoake a MangaGamer staff now? Or is that some other really long and dead translation?
>>15309433
If you are talking about Edgar he got married and fucked off to god knows where
>>15309406
It's not but I can't see anything interesting for this year except maybe DC3 and most likely the new announcements for AX (except short nukiges) will be released in 2017.
>>15309435
What qualifies as "interesting" to you?
>>15309416
The Daitoshokan one was bad. Even the parts they supposedly edited.
>>15309438
Games like Kara no Shoujo, EF, Eden, Suika, Himawari... Something with story, romance, mystery, comedy and some action.
Euphoria was a bit to extreme for my and FM (besides the awful like3D art) wasn't my cup of tea.
>>15308587
I give you credit for not using Funbags, made it still sound like a good game nearing finish.
>>15308819
I think moege is just natural to sell. 99% of the manga out there is moege, and if you want to capture that crowd of readers to VNs all you need is moege games. What is weird is that they license so few of the obviously most popular genre.
>>15309344
Are Sekai still dumber than JAST and can't figure out the concept of unofficial patches? Oh wait, it is Sekai, they want to sell the patch and it would be money that upset their partners AND customers, and suddenly they care.
>>15309449
Not sure why you think this year looks so dire then. Himawari should be out this year. Didn't like Gahkthun?
Can we kill this retard yet?
>>15309465
how about learning to do proper screenshots? it's not a fucking rocket science
>>15309457
>Didn't like Gahkthun
No, I played half of it and wasn't any good, one of the worst Liar-Soft tittles.
I know that Himawary and DC3 "maybe" will be released this year, but still this a dire list.
>>15309477
Supipara, Bokuten? They also look poised to come out this year as well.
W Happiness looks more likely to be next year.
>>15309477
*is
Sorry, I was writing with swiftkey in automode...
>>15309493
Bokuten; it's a utsuge -> out of my list.
Supipara: it's a paid demo -> doesn't seems interesting.
W Happiness: I doubt that it will be released this year -> the main game wasn't that great but maybe I'll purchase it for the Ruriko route.
>>15309507
>utsuge
Picked up
>>15309477
DC3 will be out this year unless something horrible happens to Doddler or Kouryuu dies before finishing the last 5%.
The way things are going we should have all the older stuff and all or nearly all the 2015 stuff done this year (well, at least the first chapters of the multi-part releases), and some of the 2016 announcements too. Er, that's not some kind of official promise or anything, but if you've been keeping up with progress updates and stuff it should be pretty obvious.
>>15309548
Does that mean that MangaGamer's monthly release schedule will finally come to an end, or do you guys still have enough things in the pipeline to keep that going?
>>15309567
Not sure what you mean. We've been releasing more than one game nearly every month for the past half year or so.
>>15309095
>>15309105
Its likely not august. Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
Chuablesoft is 100% at this point by someone, if not MG since one of the workers is a guest at AX guaranteed but the hints have pointed to MG.
WA2 is also unlikely because Aquaplus, not Leaf have released TTT before without going through MG.
>>15309372
>>15309406
I'm fine with cheap doujins as long as they have the quality of Fata Morgana desu
>>15309578
> Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
That was before big kickstarters and nekopara.
>>15308796
1. Sprite.
2. Sumikko Soft.
3. Pulltop.
>>15309590
While Eustia was hyped enough to be an actual success on KS even nowadays, I don't think August needs it.
>>15309629
They should go after Eushully. They'll desperately need cash soon
Fata Morgana seems to be out of the top 5 for good. RIP.
Top 5 Ranking: http://pastebin.com/M4deTZP1
Popularity Sort: http://pastebin.com/tXeuw9mL
Full Data Point List: http://pastebin.com/DbCWavmw
As always, this tracker is powered by anonymous like you, so post order numbers if you've got em'.
>>15308796
https://vndb.org/v17376 arunaru's project
https://vndb.org/v7769 one of haro's projects
https://vndb.org/v16337 I originally thought conjueror would be doing it but now I'm not so sure
I don't think those 3 are the only announcements either. There's still a bunch of people unaccounted for.
>>15308796
ChuableSoft
Ensemble
Palette
>>15309698
This girl is so cute.
If you haven't read Fata Morgana, do it now.
>>15309733
What a ugly pseudo-3D art.
![maxresdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/oj7wtXE.jpg "maxresdefault[1].jpg")
>>15309773
Consider suicide?!?!
>>15309776
No, but I you need to commit seppuku I can assist you.
>>15309698
>https://vndb.org/v17376 arunaru's project
Can confirm. Arunaru himself said something about the title he's translating using the word love a lot so it makes perfect sense.
>https://vndb.org/v7769 one of haro's projects
Haro some weeks ago said something about being excited to translate a sex scene in a long time so I'm unsure about that. That is, unless she was talking about other VN like a short nukige between large projects.
>https://vndb.org/v16337 I originally thought conjueror would be doing it but now I'm not so sure
Interesting. What makes you think that?
>>15309372
>After the recent MG releases my expectations are pretty low; I can see more nukiges and cheap doujins.
MG announcements on AX and Otakon are on a completely different level than other cons so don't use MG announcements so far in this year as representative of what they'll announce.
But be free to have very low expectations. That way you'll be happier with what MG announces.
>>15309896
>you'll be happier with what MG announces
He will make another rant that MG licenses no-name loliges while Sekai gets some BEST STUFF EVER like Chrono Clock.
>>15309908
>BEST STUFF EVER like Chrono Clock
:-)
>>15309896
To be fair, last year annoncments at AX and Otakon weren't precisely spectacular; all ages games, chuni and yuri.
>>15309877
Haro's got two projects.
http://progress.19.04se.cc/
My money would be on the other one being hamashima related
>Interesting. What makes you think that?
The title itself? Their hints
>a moderate preference for HD graphics (one of our unannounced projects might particularly enticing to this crowd, no joke)
Why it'd be conjueror? It just seems like his type of game, and he's read it. But given how much he's been complaining as of late, I'm starting to doubt it a bit.
>>15309944
>weren't precisely spectacular
>MG and Alicesoft
But yeah, it shoulded be Rance instead of Haruka.
>>15309877
Maybe MG's breaking into the ero-Otomege market.
>>15309931
I'm pretty worried about how SP will handle the translation and the honorific. Rood Double was pretty bad with all this Mr, Mrs, Bro, etc..
>>15309908
I think we've got a pretty good spread for AX and Ota, but someone will always complain if every single announcement isn't a game they personally want (there are other people out there, you know!).
>>15309980
If I bomb Frontwing will it make them hurry the fuck up with Himawari
>>15310045
I can safely say no it won't.
>>15310045
I imagine that would probably have a detrimental effect on release speed.
>>15309967
I believe it's fair to say that because it was Haruka instead of Rance, and because it killed the nearly complete Rance VI project, that announcement didn't exactly go over well last year, especially to the crowd who would be most interested in Alicesoft. The rest of their announcements were Yuri (though Kindred Spirits was a rather good pick up), good titles with somewhat limited appeal (Propeller titles, Himawari), or expected pickups. I thought their AX/Otakon lineup was strong enough, but one can certainty see how people might have been disappointed by their announcements last year, especially for people who saw Haruka as a negative.
>>15310058
>>15310064
That's a shame.
You forgot about Bishoujo Mangekyou, mate.
>>15308796
It just be 2 new partners, since both Propeller games were counted as "New Partner" last year.
>>15310078
This is list for JP->EN translations done by humans. Machine Finnish->EN translation is not appropriate for this thread.
>>15310090
>This is list for JP->EN translations done by humans
And CN->EN translations.
>>15309344
Basically, don't hold your breath. They kept making excuses even in the answer on why it'd be a bad idea to do it. And the "we have to pick our battles" line just makes it sound like they won't bother.
>>15309428
It tanked in Japan, so that will keep alot of people away from it.
>>15310123
Like the English market or Steam has any awareness of that.
>>15309698
I doubt they got a Spray title since that's Visual Arts territory.
>>15309949
If it ends up being Iwaihime, don't be disappointed.
>>15310065
I think the people complaining the most about last year's announcements are the ones that wanted ero, and thought most of the announcements were a let down in that regard.
>>15310148
The English market outside of Steam, knows that the game basically killed OVERDRIVE, so they don't expect it to be good. It's also alot different than OVERDRIVE's other titles, so it might not even appeal to the usual OVERDRIVE fans.
>>15310196
Okay, but it's still a story title and even with ero those don't sell well.
>>15310152
Given that they haven't shown any interest in putting out BL, I don't think it's too farfetched that they'd let another company do it. Though I wouldn't be surprised if, after it possibly ends up a success, they suddenly start to take in interest themselves.
>>15310210
Part of the appeal of BL titles, or so I've heard, is the ero, so an all-ages only title doesn't seem likely. It would also most likely be a very expensive license, given that it's all ages and a well-known series.
>>15310226
>or so I've heard, is the ero
maybe for people with taste, most of the english audience is straight up underage though
>>15308819
I'd be so fucking hyped if they partnered with Saga Planets. They have so many good moege/plotge hybrids.
Hatsuyuki Sakura when?
>>15310240
Not Hanasaki Cuck Spring?
>>15310234
Didn't stop them from playing No, Thank You. Though it does raise the question of how many of the underage fans just pirated it, because they don't have credit cards to purchase it with, or the money to do so anyway. It is possible they bought it with paypal, because even kids have those nowadays, but I kind of doubt that.
On average, how many copies does a VN have to sell to break even? I mean in Japan, not western localizations.
>>15310288
Depends on the budget. Think thousands, since the industry follows the same trends as the anime industry in that everything is ridiculously expensive. Low volume high price.
Hundreds for doujin work at a far cheaper pricepoint like Seacats/Higurashi, just to pay for expenses rendered by one or two people over that period..
>https://twitter.com/Conjueror/status/736935373482250242
What did he mean by this?
>>15310476
It's the number "five". It comes after four and before six.
>>15310476
The secret project he's working on was actually Steins;Gate 0 by 5pb..
>>15310526
More likely Chaos;Child since anime + PC version are coming out soon. It couldn't get more publicity than that, making it an almost guaranteed hit
Is pm5 tl project dead? ;_;
You know what they should prioritize translating? Eroge with windowed (fullscreen) mode. Fuck all the recent TLs which force me to play on 1 monitor otherwise the whole thing shits itself.
>>15310832
What?
>>15310875
I think I was being pretty clear. I downloaded Homeless School Girl and I can't go to my second screen without the game minimalizing if it's in fullscreen.
>>15310173
My complaints is that it was too much rape/scat/all-ages. I don't know how it even sold with that content, but it seems like people want literal shit products.
>>15310929
Please stay on /vg/
>>15310929
People like euphoria because it has a decent story for a nukige and people see it as Saw with ero. Underrepresented fetishes can also be really popular because people interested are basically starved for content.
I'm feeling conflicted, because I'm not into guro, yet Maggot Baits is very intriguing to me.
>>15311067
It has a guro censor mode and most of the guro scenes are pretty skippable anyway.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-28/sekai-project-to-publish-creature-romances-~for-the-ladies~-otome-visual-novel/.102574
Where are you when sekai is saving visual novels?
>>15310476
Clearly it means he's working on https://vndb.org/v834 .
>>15309578
>Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
JAST also tried to contact Steam to put Eien no Aselia on there, but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in VNs.
JAST also tried to contact Key for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the West.
When it's JAST asking, the result means nothing.
>>15311218
Can't be, not long enough and it's not widely known and wanted by the fanbase.
>>15309370
TV Tropes' policy on visual novels is weird as fuck, it seems to be "if there's story outside of the sex and no pedoshit it's k" but they have Harem Party still.
>pedoshit
One of these days I'll get around to make the pedotest project I have planned, and everyone who try it will find out they are closet pedos.
>>15311567
But do it, faggot. I wanna see how pedo can you be.
>>15311735
Oh janny.
>>15308996
shut the fuck up and go translate things for me for free
Will Princess Maker beyond Princess Maker 2 ever be seen in English?
>>15312294
I ask the same question about Tokimeki Memorial.
>>15312294
Littlewitch Romanesque is a better Princess Maker anyway.
>>15309877
Gakuen Heaven 2 is under Spray, Key/Visual Arts' BL branch, which I doubt would want to release through Mangagamer when they're independently releasing titles now. Not that Visual Arts would ever bring BL to the west any time soon.
Apparently Aroduc's translating Dies Irae.
>>15313591
One day, it will become a reality and you will be fucked.
I think Sekai Project is planning to do a kickstarter on an ever17 re-release, and give more information on it when Zero Time Dilemma gets released.
Also, Lemnisca will be heading the editing/re-translation.
Screenshot this
>>15314067
Ever17 was on Sekai's list of "probably impossible" to license before their forums got revamped.
>>15314117
Same with Key/Clannad
>>15314128
No, that wasn't. They had things like the Baldr games, Majikoi, and White Album 2 listed.
>>15312294
tea time is the worst part of pm5. its a great way to get rid of stress, but drinking tea over and over each weekend really ruins the experiance.
I know that due to technical difficulties and general disorder the project is stuck. I tried using google translate on the scripts myself, but it's more than just translation- it's about char space, it's about connection between stats and certain choices (like zodiac sign) and actions that are ingrained in the game code and not just script.
I think that I understand why pm5 got dropped, and im happy that pm6 (aka the evangelion princess maker) is translated but i want pm4 or 3 to see english iteration...
>>15312725
at least tokimeki have girl's side
>>15312794
it's more of a witch maker (acolyte) than a princess maker (daughter)
>>15309776
Umineko preorder doesn't seem to be doing well...
>>15314067
I'm pretty sure Lemnisca doesn't like the new Ever17 enough to translate it.
>Also, Lemnisca will be heading the editing/re-translation.
It's not 'editing' or 're-translation'. It's a brand new script, written by people entirely unrelated to the original Ever17. There is no choice but to translate it from scratch if you want it in English.
>>15314526
Holy shit. That's ugly as fug. Everything looks so flat.
>>15314526
Is that 3D?
>>15314572
Indeed it is. New Ever17's graphics were universally ridiculed, and they serve as a good example showing that you shouldn't do 3D without sufficient budget. (Reminder: This is on the Xbox 360, not the DS or anything like that.)
>>15314526
Do the people making it simply not realize it's ugly like a bad cooking childhood friend? Or do they simply not give a fuck?
>>15314526
And do you really think that the SP "quality re-translation" will be better than the original one?
Because i doubt it.
Most likely it will be a heavy edited version with a few extra memes and some "Bro" "Mr" "Sr" for honorifics.
>>15314386
It doesn't come out until July and most people will likely buy it on Steam anyway.
>>15314386
I'll get it when it comes out on steam, I guess most people are the same.
Does anyone know if the PS3 graphics patch will be available for the new Umineko release?
I love the PS3 sprites and backgrounds, the new ones look awful.
>>15315696
That will have to be fan made some point after release, because MG can't provide it for legal reasons. It happened a short time after Higurashi's rerelease, so I'd expect the same thing to happen here.
>>15309416
The guy who was editing yoake continues to promise he'll finish it every summer but never does
>>15315037
They think FF7 got away with batshit ugly 3D, so why not every other company.
>>15314386
For myself I'm hoping it sells enough to get a physical release. I don't really have any intention of re-reading Umineko any time soon so I don't really want to buy it just to get a digital release on Steam.
If nothing comes I'll grab it near the end of the year or off of a sale down the line.
>>15309642
Order Number - 200811
Order Date - 2016-05-31
>>15314279
>pm6
Isn't that a mobile game?
3
>>15309428
I hope it bombed hard in the west too so Bamboo can post something funny again.
>>15314067
stupid dumb frogposter
>>15317081
i was talking about the nds game for raising rei
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2212/
was there apm6 for the ios or something?
>>15313649
How will I be fucked?
Test
I think I found a new job, people actually paying for mtl novels.
>>15309949
>The title itself?
Well spotted anon. I actually didn't make that connection. Now let's see if that was a ruse on MG part...
>>15312725
>>15312294
>Tokimeki Memorial
>Princess Maker
You guys have at least one game in the series in English.
Memories Off, on another hand...
>>15320591
>Memories Off
just play some other tragedy VN. Those are aplenty.
>>15320610
I'm already substituting Myself;Yourself with Memories Off, not sure if I want to make this suffering even more meta.
>>15320632
What makes this game so unique
>>15320666
Other than the fact that I like it, it's a combination of
>Takumi Nakazawa, the main scenario writer for the infinity series (Ever17, Remember11), is the principal writer for Myself ; Yourself. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki, who also did the original character design for Memories Off, Happy Lesson, and Futakoi.
and the fact that MO, which is available on a PC, will simply never get translated while M;Y, being PS2 exclusive, will never ever get translated.
I should probably stop with the off topic already though.
Where does one go to discuss translated VN? the people in /vn/ are absolute garbage.
>>15320825
Such a place no longer exists, Fuwa and Reddit are also garbage and VNDB is full of retards.
The new JAST forum is dead so maybe we could use that and make it a proper place for discussing VNs, what do you think /jp/ ?
>>15320937
But sahathlig or whatever he is called is the mod there.
>>15320825
/a/ had the occasionally decent VN threads every so often back in the day. Sadly I don't think that's been the case for a long time.
>>15320718
>What i like about it are the people behind it
well, princess maker is a rare child raising simulator. I want princess maker because i want princess maker games. you are interested in takumi's games, and there are more than just one game around from his works. so THERE.
>'who's more miserable' contest
>>15320946
Ye but its just one retard so he can be ignored, its not like he can delete threads or ban people just because we ignore him.
>>15320953
New mods delete them on sight.
>>15320966
I think he can. Mods can delete threads, lock them, and ban people.
>>15320972
What about /vg/?
>>15320966
The guy hates Sekai Project forever because they didn't save him a special seat at last year's AX panel. Clearly you underestimate his narcissism.
>>15320978
I doubt JAST would let him do that for nor reason, I think it could work out but anyway if you guys got something better I'm all for it.
>>15320979
/vg/ is practically /b/. There's a million of stable threads so your thread will be lost and will fall off. Threads on /vg/ fall off really really quickly, I think an hour without bump means death. The only thing you can get on /vg/ is a circlejerk.
>>15321001
>>>/vg/143878893
try posting/lurking a bit and see if you have fun.
>>15321013
Trust me, I've been there before. I posted in /vn/ for a few months a couple years back. Several independent topics which only last a few minutes to hours bunched together in one thread is very bad.
>>15321025
than the problem is the broadness of the topic. there are hundreds of vns, if you want to discuss specifics ones you should have a thread just for that. on /jp/ is a safe bet, but depending on the game you might be able to shoehorn it into other boards, like /u/, /mu/ or even /his/.
>>15320972
>New mods delete them on sight.
Figures. Last time I was on /a/ I got hit with a ban for posting that lucky star x deer gif. It's lewd, yes, but there isn't any nudity in it. And to me that gif and the pasta response is a part, or at least was, a part of /a/ history and culture. So it's not too surprising for things to have gotten worse, at leas in my point of view.
>>15321047
if you post nsfw image in a sfw board you get banned, weather or not there are actual nipples involved. nudity isn't all there is to the adult world.
Speaking of JAST they seem to be really understaffed http://discuss.jastusa.com/discussion/254320/backlog-titles#latest
>>15320958
>What i like about it are the people behind it
I didn't say that and I didn't even mean that. The combination of the writer, illustrator and the platform makes the game unique regardless of what I like about it. It's not even that obscure of a series (an anime adaptation, drama CDs and LN exist) yet it will never get translated. Moreover, even way more well-known MO series is not translated at all, while Tokimemo barely is. Princess Maker doesn't look that bad in comparison to them.
Anyway, what I'm saying is that there's no point in complaining, because there's always someone somewhere who's in a worse situation.
>>15321107
>people in worse situations
sure there are. so instead of saying 'you think pm not getting translated is bad? mo should totally get english!' you could have said 'yeah man, i feel ya' or something, and post your own lementations in a different post
but its fun being misrable because self pity does wonders for the morals. your ilustrator and illustrator got animes and games in english aplenty. pm got pm2 and the anime 'petite princess yucie'. thats really not alot.
>>15321061
Not much difference between the Lucky Star gif and this SYD cap. But the point I was making was that the moderation would lean in differing ways on many grey issues. Obvious NSFW on a blue board is an obvious banhammer. But to use your own words, "nudity isn't all there is to the adult world." becomes a grey area and the resulting disciplinary response, if any, ends up coming down to whatever janny or mod is looking at it. I've even screen capped moderator posts on /a/ concerning the matter of VNs. The biggest problem I had overall was more that it seemed, from my perspective, that moderation was starting to lean more towards a "ban first, ask questions never" mentality.
Although I do miss the days of morning loli manga/doujin dumps.
>>15321122
I would summarize that as "Be glad that you got that much because others deserving better didn't" though. Maybe it's not much of a compassion, but it isn't a self pity for sure.
>>15321154
i don't get how vns fit into /a/ without an anime adaptation.
>>15321160
I'm happy; i'm still compalining because bad sitation is still bad even if others have it worse.
Anyone here know what I can use to extract the script for PS2 games ?
>>15321198
Notepad. You can emulate all PS2 games.
>>15321198
thank you for doing god work
does anything here helps?
http://www.romhacking.net/?page=utilities&category=&platform=18&game=&author=&os=&level=&perpage=20&title=&desc=&utilsearch=Go
>>15321168
If they had, have, or are confirmed for having one, it's supposed to be ok. Those that don't fall specifically into that criteria would presumably go here. But there's just as much argument for them to have a limited presence in /v/, since it's still technically a game, some with more traditional gaming elements than others. And there's just as much an argument for them having a limited presence on /a/ since it's not exactly a terrible leap of logic. Anime, manga, light novels, and visual novels, all are Japanese narratives that make use of Japanese art styles. The largest difference being the medium and I guess you could say a limited "choose your own adventure" type or progression.
So again it ends up falling to the moderator or janitor in questions views on the matter.
>>15321209
That is not really what I had in mind :)
>>15321211
Don't see anything that would work for this or other stuff. Also sorry for getting your hopes up but I'm not a translator, just wanted to take a look at the Galaxy Angel 2 script.
>>15321313
There's no "universal PS2 script extractor" but there's a good chance that unpacked/decrypted/compiled script can be found in the memory dump of the emulator. Save state in PCSX2, find the savestate file and extract it with 7-Zip. The biggest (32MB) extracted part will contain the text line currently shown in a VN's message box at the very least and the whole script of the scene if you're lucky.
>>15321350
I see, thanks for the info.
>>15321405
>biggest (32MB) extracted part
eeMemory.bin
I recommend 010 Editor for checking the memory dump; it supports Shift-JIS Japanese text encoding out of the box, the feature many other hex editors lack.
ArtMoney can be used as a proxy for hooking the text from a PS2 game, if you can find the memory address where the current text string is stored. Monitor that address in ArtMoney and then hook its window (not the emulator's) with AGTH or what have you.
>>15321473
This series is amazing, I wonder why no one ever bothered to official localize it. It would very likely sell well especially on Steam, the gameplay alone is fun enough to make even people who are not into VNs play it.
Anyway got the 010 Editor and it works, thanks for all the info. Seems like starting a real fan translation project for this would be a major pain, no wonder that Aroduc never bothered with it.
>>15321678
It is fun, but I get a bit bored at playing the missions too many times to see all character endings.
>>15321685
I don't know about Galaxy Angel 2, but you could skip the battles in Eternal Lovers. Not sure about Moonlit Lovers.
Only one month left until AX.
>>15320972
I thought they just move them to /jp/ now (I remember that happening to a couple of threads).
>>15321880
Will Kouryuu bring his piss jug?
>>15321097
>Django is dead
I'm sad because i don't give a fuck about Sumaga and Sonico.
>>15320825
>Where does one go to discuss translated VN?
Just use /jp/.
Though it is kind of a dead topic, so invite your (non-retarded) friends and maybe you can get something going.
>>15320999
Sanahtlig "I wrote up a lengthy About Me on my blog. I've become familiar with business aspects of the market that often elude other fans." I m taking it back, no way it could work.
>>15321097
>Django
So in short, they picked up a title with a 0.54MB script in 2011, and yet it's in hiatus in 2016 because they are unable to get the translation done
>>15322383
Aroduc could've been JAST's savior. A shame really.
>>15322392
What actually happened with them ?
>>15322392
>Aroduc could've been JAST's savior.
Going by all the blog posts of him going on how incompetent they were with Seinarukana I am not sure he really could.
>>15322445
>Django - Waiting on translation.
Of course they need editors and beta testers but you can't do shit without a translator first.
>>15322442
Makoto stopped be THE guy and JAST went to shit as a result. Aroduc went to a sausage party and never left.
>>15322475
Though even with Makoto Jast had it's problems, in particular their pipeline got bottled up because everything had to go through him before release.
>>15322482
>it's
its
>>15322482
But at least, when it came out the translation and editing were good. I mean would you rather they release something shitty like that Flowers demo? Of course JAST's main problem is that they have no concept of project management. They need more people for everything and they need QC people to check in inbetween.
>>15322501
Makoto spend almost a year editing Seinarukana and this is the result (aside the no honorifics issue)...
>>15320937
VNDB is actually good for discussing untranslated VNs, the language barrier filters out the morons.
OP said translated VNs though so that's not much help, /jp/ is your best bet.
>>15322557
Aselia had removed ero and terrible art, but had honorifics.
This has ero, but no honorifics.
JAST is shit, basically.
>>15322612
> VNDB is actually good for discussing untranslated VNs
If "good" means "getting 3 replies in the course of 5 years" then yes, its good.
>>15322557
That's Makoto edition for you.
>>15322743
Makoto is gud is silly meme forced by mugi brigades. There's no evidence of him being as good as they claim.
>>15322704
>honorifics
Man, right before the credits in Satsuki's route, she complains about Nozomu never using her name. I was pretty confused for a second since he's not voiced and in the translated text he always calls her Satsuki.
>>15322793
The translators who leave them out don't give a fuck about any scenes where they discuss honorifics. Or they rewrite one scene and ignore any changes which might happen in how characters call each other.
>>15322807
Removing honorifics is stupid, people play and read Japanese games and VNs because they want Japanese stuff and not westernised crap.
>>15322807
SP with Rood Double was similar; without honorifics but when Subject N was talking to Natsuhiko they added "Bro" from nowhere.
>>15322878
*Root
>>15322878
Bro Double.
>>15322954
At least isn't "brosky" like in Akiba's Trip.
Hey Haro, about this E2gaming fiasco did you guys look at their claim to have the rights to Magic Marriage Lunatics and Angel Ring?
>>15322878
Subject N's speech was supposed to be a very radical version of the way each character speaks, and I think it was done quite well.
Is Dies Irae verse as strong as EDG?
>>15320953
Mods are complete fags and delete most VN and LN threads unless there's an anime adaptation. Between that and /vg/ killing most of /jp/'s discussion, there's no good place to talk about such things anymore.
>>15324541
>Between that and /vg/ killing most of /jp/'s discussion
Via shitposting?
Article summarizing the E2Gaming mess.
https://figurativelyspeaking.me/2016/05/31/taisho-x-alice-to-be-localized/
>>15325023
I'm curious about this.
>>15325023
This has to be some of the most baffling drama I've seen in a while. If they somehow manage to be legit they've even surpassed SP in inadequacy.
>>15325175
SP is a real company, which puts it ahead of most of these fucked up publishers trying to get into otome localization this year.
Moonstone going the way of Frontwing and Visual Arts?
https://twitter.com/moonstone_twitt/status/737856072094908416
>>15325023
Why there are so many dovacs among VN startupers?
>>15325192
If they do, I hope they found a decent translator.
This is what happens when vn devs can get direct access to Steam. They might be planning to still use MG as a storefront though. It could also end up on denpa and Nutaku.
>>15325221
dovac is actually more on the level than this group. He's never stolen translations before.
People see VN translations as easy money, so many people looking to make big bux quick are trying to get in on it. Of course, kickstarters are a matter of trust, so I doubt this group could succeed unless their goal is extremely low. And Steam doesn't mean guaranteed thousands of sales anymore either.
>>15325023
Lets hope it will meet fate of ChuSinGura.
>>15325255
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>>15325228
>Nutaku
Have anyone involved given any indication of how well that new store front is doing? Paying for virtual currency will always be stupid and they still have some payment processor issues, but if the Japanese companies are going to regularly self publish their titles, having another 18+ storefront is a good thing to help avoid Steam only releases.
>>15325397
Dunno how well its doing, but pricing is back to non-discounted, so its 45$ for Princess Evangile and Dengeki Stryker, while its 44.95$ on MG (+ ability to pay exact sum instead 50$). I fail to understand why would anyone use nutaku store to buy anything.
>>15325739
The thing they have going for them is large visibility to the sort of idiot willing to shell out money for virtual currency for "free" to play H-games. If that crowd can be used to help keep 18+ releases coming (along side all ages steam releases) as Japanese companies with no Western storefront enter the market, along with helping Denpasoft, then everyone wins. However it's an open question though how receptive that crowd will be to these VNs though, I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of people were disappointed because they brought Princess Evangile based on the H promo image they are using, and then ended up with something that wasn't a nukige.
Rate Nutaku's current storefront design.
>>15327114
1/5, its even worse than MangaGamer, no character descriptions, no trials, no demo movies.
>>15327145
At least Nutaku's site looks modern and has a better color scheme.
I hate the shitty side banners for the Sakura games though. I've always thought those looked really tacky.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/57909428/chusingura46-1-a-visual-novel-with-moe-samurai-gir-0
Almost funded guys!
>>15327204
I love how they just abandoned KS and disappeared completely midway, no updates, no comments anywhere, nothing. Completely trustworthy company.
>>15327204
Only just under $150,000 to go! I'm sure they can make it!
>>15325023
Confirmed to be legit, welp.
https://twitter.com/taishoalice/status/737948800355028992
Seven Seas picked up the Kindred Spirits manga.
https://www.amazon.com/Kindred-Spirits-Roof-Complete-Collection/dp/1626924686?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The 2 volumes are only 140 pages each though, so where are those other 200 pages coming from?
>>15327243
They still have terrible PR and stole translations, which they thought they were justified in doing. They also plan to use crowdfunding and have shown to be incompetent.
>>15327204
Why would it possibly take $160,000 to localise a VN? Are they just scamming?
>>15327809
It could be possible. If it's a long game, the loc team is being paid well and there are VA licensing costs it could plausibly get that high (well I'd assume a good third or more of that in a well planned campaign would be going to rewards, shipping, KS costs, etc).
But I don't really buy it with these guys.
>>15327809
The Muv Luv team has been quite open with what they need, and they still needed $250k. Granted they also had a ton of expensive physical products, but still. The Libra team has also been quite open about their funding and they had above a 6 figure goal even after they lowered it. If you believe Dovac, the Clannad Kickstarter itself didn't exactly make much either once the costs for all the physical products was factored in (though Steam would have far made up for any shortcomings)
I am assuming the Japan Content's Kickstarter, being by a group looking for quick cash, probably had a goal a good deal higher then their projected costs. Though at the same time, looking at the incompetence of the team involved, they probably underestimated the projected costs that would have been involved in the event they were successfully funded.
>>15327944
I think they mentioned something about voice licensing issues, so maybe E2gaming is planning to kickstart the game without voices to lower their costs.
>>15327944
Well you also have to remember that in addition to the actual costs, the developers took a huge cut of SP's kickstarters.
Seems like SP is going to give out a demosaiced Sacrament of the zodiac. I hope it means more effort put into mosaic free games in the future.
Shame I wasted money on buying it discounted at nutaku prior. Oh well, that just means all my interaction with nutaku has been terrible. Just as expected.
>>15328333
> I wasted money on buying it discounted at nutaku
Oh god, someone actually gave them money. /jp/ never ceases to amaze me.
>>15329409
Worse is that they got a few days exclusivity of the new Sakura game, and apparently it is their current best seller.
One can only hope they won't sell ten thousands of copies, because then Nutaku will just go mainstream.
>>15327204
Wonder how much money they lost on that quick cash grab scheme. Guessing they'll be back under another new name with another title though.
>>15330264
That won't matter unless their behavior changes. If they can't bother putting in the effort like Mikandi Japan, then they should just give up.
http://nisamerica.com/blog/CG2
Feel the cancer
>If you knew this game was going to get censored, why did you bring it over in the first place?
>There is still a demand for the game and its content. Although some players might not be happy about the changes, we expect many will still appreciate the product for what it is and localizing it allows them the chance to enjoy the game's unique story, gameplay, and characters without needing to speak Japanese or deal with the pains of importing.
Fucking ridiculous.
>>15330310
The game is not a VN btw
