Continued from >>2013380
http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=165
Mangagamer also announced that they will translate the drama CDs.
>OST
http://pastebin.com/YN35LL1A
>A.A.Ai
https://mega.nz/#!1gZhjJiA!tnrWe9kh_p5yse-8T1X5V5m9UjKRiS_XsmwU1loJME0
>Drama CD
1-3: https://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=726922
4: https://mega.nz/#!yBl2wKqa!C3r0iUIwWOIl9yG2kLVZ16O2FIKRPDgElLnXuO0QW40
>Official Manga Spinoff RAW - Side A by Itou Hachi
http://www.mediafire.com/download/odn2vq8nizt6ju2
>Official Manga Spinoff RAW - Side B by Fumio Aya
http://www.mediafire.com/download/x7bnfdgwmxxn488
>Character Sprites complete set
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/r8y8flwj2j2a0/Kindred_Spirits
>Sasa/Umi doujin RAW: [YAMAGIRL] friendsick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pzxm6tnn4piadbx/friendsickjpg%28ĆČ%29.rar
>starting thread with the worst girl
>>2024945
>Having such terrible tastes
i've got some stuff from baidu:
>>[ライアーソフト][120330]Yurirei_MedioDrama
bonus drama cd. seems about miki & seina. pic related
>>[ライアーソフト][120330]Yurirei_MaxiCD
op, ed, and insert song( a a ai) but this one ripped in WAV
grab it here
https://mega.nz/#F!4QdEVZwI!No2VzFJ5dut8TSEi777VHg
also bgm
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?shareid=59595770&uk=1628075341
pass:dxid
credits to original uploader
>>2025068
oops, forgot pic
>>2025070
They have good drama CD art.
>>2024863
I need to know, can you actually get this girl together with the MC?
>>2025105
this one is the bonus
good thing we can found clean cover arts on peg's website & pixiv
>>2025110
>Nope.
Fuck, really? That was all I wanted from this game.
>>2025138
I dropped it the second i found out i had no choice other then autistic mute tomboy loli. Still a nice read up to that point.
>>2025142
Same. I haven't been able to play it since I found out, feel like ending myself honestly.
>You will never get to romance Ano
>>2025170
You depressed, anon?
>>2025142
She's not mute, she just doesn't talk much. And you could still play it to see what happens with the other couples.
>>2025142
That's what I did years ago when Yurirei came out in Japan. When the English version was released, I decided to give it another try. Still can't like YunaHina at all, but the other couples are good.
>>2025197
I really liked Miyu/Matsuri at first, but them pulling Hina into their argument really made me annoyed with them, they got better for me after they made up though.
I thought Aki/Youka and Sasa/Umi were the most likable and interesting couples.
>>2024863
>no Fuji route
>no Nena/Fuji route
>>2025208
I love Nena and Ano, but they don't appeal as a couple to me. At all. Too much of the same air makes it feel more like bros than anything.
In the same vein, I like Hina but can't stand YunaHina at all. Literally felt annoyed at the romance and disgusted at the sex, because I can't see Hina as anything other than Yuna's little sister.
>>2025200
I didn't mind them doing that too much, of course it didn't make them very sympathetic but it seemed like something that might actually happen and everything about their arc was a situation that I haven't often seen depicted so I was engaged and interested. Did you guys often find yourselves supporting one side of their argument?
Aki and Youka was the highlight of the game for me.
The climax of the Maki and Miki arc was great too, it was obvious what issues were going to be addressed but how they addressed them was both well foreshadowed and different enough to be unexpected.
Sasa and Umi were great at most times and I liked the themes they were covering but there were a few points that were silly enough to pull me out of it a bit. Still loved them.
>>2025194
Rude and uncouth.
>>2025231
>I can't see Hina as anything other than Yuna's little sister.
Doesn't that make it even better?
Problem with the game not having a shitty faceless protagonist is that they made her the best (and hottest) character. Now I can't have a Yuna route.
And Hina is shit as a romance option, which doesn't help matters.
>>2025330
I like having the hottest character as the MC, because it feels great letting her fuck all the girls. But yeah, Hina is the shittiest possible option (not counting Matsuri) for Yuna.
What a colossal waste. I would have enjoyed Yuna ending up with any other girl. Even Nena.
>>2025356
agreed on both counts.
I also wish Hina would have said Yuna's name directly rather than Yuna-nee at least once.
>>2025345
I thought Yuna and Nena had good chemistry. They got along really well and Yuna let her sleep.
Youka also had an interesting relationship with Yuna, looking up to her and relying on her love and lyric advice. She praised Yuna alot too. That could've easily turned into a case of a matchmaker crush.
if one of you want to crash this thread, you didn't get to bring friends
>>2025448
>She feels far too "young"
wut?
that's like saying tsukuyo is too young for kiri
>>2025460
It sounds weird to say it but the age gap between Yuna and Hina feels more pronounced than between Kiri and Tsukuyo. Hina just reminds me of a puppy given a voice more than anything else.
>>2025462
her apple scenes help alleviate that feeling. Though I definitely didn't feel it as strongly as you seem to be. All the characters felt like highschoolers to me.
>>2025464
I'll see, I guess. Maki used to feel to me to be the most immature but then I realised she is actually an angry middle aged plumber in the body of a tiny girl
>>2025448
To me Kiri was the "uncomfortably young" one. Like, she's shocked that her twenty-something partner would do such scandalous things as masturbate or watch porn.
>>2025200
Are you me?!
>>2025411
>matchmaker crush
I was really hoping to see Aki get jealous in that scene after they got a warning and Youka was basically all praise for Yuna. Opportunity missed!
>>2025537
Another opportunity missed is Yuna thinking Youka's song was for her.
>>2025541
I actually expected that to happen.
>>2025537
Yeah, that would've been good, though the drama CD has Aki reveal to Youka that she's jealous of everyone that Youka is close to (Kiri, Yuna, Strange Magnet members).
I wonder how Aki felt when she found out that Yuna's opinion was so important to Youka, and that Yuna got to see the love song before anyone else did, including herself.
>>2025573
harem route
>>2025573
Aki's too jealous to share. I think the staff doujin revealed that she's jealous of Nini (Strange Magnet lead singer and guitarist) specifically.
>>2025528
But at least Kiri knows that porn exists. I seriously have a hard time thinking Hina knows anything but food, field and Yuna exist.
>>2025646
she might not know about pr0n
but she didn't know about lesbo porn
i don't even know about yuri until 2nd grade of high school
>>2025658
ah got high, i mean hina might know about normal pr0n
>>2025658
Nah, Kiri seems the type to know of that stuff, always on the internet. If she wasn't a lesbian she'd be full fujo looking at BL every free second she had.
>>2025661
she's friend with ano and equally geeky, i wouldn't surprised if she had r18 yuri before
>>2025663
Why would she? Kiri wasn't gay until game events
>>2025715
because yuri is cute?
also there are straight girls who likes yuri
>>2025715
Liking yuri and realizing yourself is actually also gay are two very different things. I have straight friends who like yuri, gay friends who never cared for yuri, and friends who only realized they're gay/bi after 4+ years of being a yurifag.
>>2025881
>1_ Yuri is cute
>2_ I like cute things
>3_ Yuri is female
>4_ I am female
>5_ I would like Yuri even if she wasn't cute
Does that make me gay?
>>2025913
I am gay and yet I wouldn't like yuri if it isn't cute.
>>2025913
Can't tell if you're asking a serious question or making Kiri's "am I gay" moment reference
>>2025913
Is Yuri a person in this scenario?
>>2025182
>DLC
Source?
>>2025941
>That image
Oh baby
>>2025941
http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/03/26/2016-anime-boston-announcements/
>>2025943
The Drama CDs are just an expansion in what they're selling, I'm fairly certain, not a game expansion.
>>2025947
On Steam you have to own the game in order to get the DLC content for it. Art books and soundtracks are released as DLC as well. On MangaGamer's site, the drama CDs will most likely be listed as stand alone products.
>>2024863
I don't have anything against Ano but isn't it odd to select the image of one of the only two (presumably) straight girls in the whole VN for the cover of the thread?
>>2025577
>Aki's too jealous to share.
VN seriously lacked jealous Aki moments. I was holding on for that possibly until the very end.
I also wanted Miyu as a authoritative/commanding top so bad that I actually wrote my own story for it before their makeup scene (which wasn't as I expected).
>>2026154
pic.
>>2026154
Get it from mangagamer?
>>2026154
It is almost certainly not going to be dlc as in an add on to the game, instead it will be like a downloadable soundtrack since it is an audio cd. Probably.
Usually you can find some way to add dlc to pirated games anyway.
>>2026153
Straight or not, at the very least she is a fan of yuri, and considering her personality she may not come out just because of the attention it would put on her. If we didn't get to hear her thoughts in the apple scenes I would wonder if she was attracted to Yuna (who wouldn't be?) but too shy to ever let any of it show.
>>2026153
>Any of Yurirei characters
>Straight
Oh anon.
All of them are gay until proven otherwise. And there is literally zero evidence of Ano being straight.
>>2026156
Besides being jealous of Youka's bandmates during their love scene and Megumi saying that Aki was selfish and jealous like her, I really wished they had done more with it as well, since it's supposed to be such an important part of her character. From what I've heard, their drama CD and the Aki Recipe staff doujin get more into Aki's jealousy issues. Though they come across as pretty irrational, since none of the parties seems legitimately interested in Youka that way. Plus, Youka's bandmates are in their 20s.
Yuna is 2handsome4me
>>2026168
Hinanon, any news on chapter 3?
>>2026169
Are you working on this, anon?
I'm a lazy fuck so I didn't do anything till today, sorry.
Debating if I should bother cleaning the decorations on the wall or not, not really any reason to do it.
I didn't have to do much but I'm not really 100% on the sky, got lazy and just smudges some rectangles. Pls no bully.
>>2026183
Pretty soon now!
While I'm here though, I'm still up for working on the official doujins after the manga! Did that person who was thinking about scanning them ever scan them...?
>>2026194
Alright slightly less shitty sky I think.
How do i get hina extra?
Does pressing ctrl to fast forward affect things?
>>2026488
press ctrl doesn't affect anything.
please check this guide http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=625501488
>>2026363
>guy
We're all girls here, stop kidding yourself, nee-san.
>>2026168
I was honestly blown away by Yuna, Sasa and Aki character design. Mostly Yuna. Too handsome.
I'm sure it's not just their looks alone, but a combination of pretty face, tall and lean body, their specific facial expressions and reactions to certain things, that gives me such an intense "handsome" impression at every angle. Some of my friends never understand me why I only ever call certain feminine girls that, instead of obviously boyish characters like Matsuri/Youka/Hina. I'm not sure I could put it into words well, but I never think of the latter type as handsome.
Uzuki (Akaiito), Fate (Nanoha), Hazuki (Yamibou) Mirei (VDM), Sachiko (Marimite) are other examples that I'd call handsome.
>>2026991
Handsome, princely girls are the best.
>>2026997
I think the important thing here is to have the distinct handsome look without resorting to the turbo dyke short hair style.
>>2027002
>handsome looks without losing feminine aspect
as a fellow yunafag, i agree
and that voice tho,
>>2026997
>pic
Wow. I like all of that.
>>2026991
Kuudere are pretty handsome in general.
>>2026997
>>2027002
Yeah, the most important thing is not looking like a stereotypical butch. A combination of feminine looks and detached-yet-competent personality is what strikes me as handsome the most.
Not all short hairstyles makes a girl look like a bulldyke though. The first time I saw Aki, I got the same impression as the other long hair characters. And her neutral faces and that big ass sport wristwatch made her look badass.
Nena is another character that I would call handsome. From appearance alone, I initially categorized her into Matsuri et all. type, until her drowsy demeanor, silent competence, cool interactions with Yuna, the calm yet harsh talk she gave Umi/Sasa onthe roof,... changed my whole impression. All of that fit so well that I wouldn't want her to look any other way.
The sprite designs are great, but there's an excess 10-20cm of lower torso length on pretty much every sprite. It's hidden a bit by the fact most characters have overly long sweaters, and the sprites don't show the knees. Pretty much my only gripe with the whole game. It's not prominent in the CG, fortunately.
When you see it..
>>2027019
Aki's hair is kind of long though, she just keeps it tied up. You see her hair down during their sex scene.
>>2027045
Not sure what you're talking about. I love Peg's artstyle, which intentionally has shoujo long legs. Western cartoon brand of proportions just look lame.
>>2027049
It's not exactly long. Barely longer than Miyu. We see that both in the sex scene and in how tiny her usual bun is.
And yet even when we only mostly see her from the front, with the bun out of sight, she looks nothing like a tomboy.
Did anyone listen to the 4th drama CD yet? How was it?
>>2027051
I love really Peg's art style too, particularly the simplicity of the colours. There is a bit of extra length in the upper legs, but that isn't what I'm talking about.
If you trace out outline of a body, or overlay the sprites with a skeletal form, it doesn't quite add up, and the shirts and skirts are a very long, like there's extra lengths between the top of the pelvis and the bottom of the ribs. It's most pronounced on Umi and Nena. It's quite subtle, and doesn't really matter. It sort of bugged me a little because the characters looked a bit vertically stretched. I think if they did nude sprites they would have had to adjust the proportions.
>>2027048
Stoner comedy yuri should definitely be a thing.
posting glasses yuna because i want to
>>2027056
I don't think you understand what I mean when I mentioned shoujo artstyle. Much like chibi, shounen, or Tim Burton style, it's a whole genre of style that exaggerates certain features on purpose. Shoujo styles such as Glass Mask, Sailor Moon, Full Moon wo Sagashite, etc. can have characters with legs 3 times their torso length.
pool scene when?
it's funny to see yuna worrying abouther breast
>>2027083
I really wish that this game had a sequel. One Year Later, or their college years would be great. And the manga characters could even show up in it.
>>2026162
It'll probably be available on Steam too, since Steam lets you sell "DLC" that isn't in-game files (soundtracks, art books, etc.).
>>2027097
Don't you still have to own the game on Steam though? And the soundtrack files usually get saved to the game's folder in the Steam folder.
>>2027103
I've never seen a soundtrack listed on steam that didn't say "This content requires the base game on Steam in order to play."
But like others have said MangaGamer will sell it separately on their site even if Steam doesn't.
what's this, /u/?
>>2024863
Hmm, so far the translated doujin is the only one up at dynastyscans?
2 chpter of Spinoff Side A and 1 witi yunahina and 1 anoyuna?
Anyone that has more translated doujin pls share, it'll b much appreciated
>>2024863
WHERE'S THIS FROM WHAT IS AKI WEARING IS SHE WORKING BUT SHE'S IN HER UNIFORM IS THIS HER ON HER 3RD YEAR IS THAT IT
HELP SHE'S SO PRETTY
>>2027176
She's got her usual cardigan underneath, so I think it's just the same school uniform but with blazer on.
It's the pic Peg drew to commemorate Yurirei's first anniversary, so yeah most likely Aki is in her third year there. Which explained the slightly longer hair.
>>2027183
thanks dude, i swear i can't get enough of aki.
do any of you guys have more collection of drawings from yurirei anniversary?
the drama CD cant come out fast enough
>>2027207
The rest of the anniversary arts from Pegs: http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=34654946
If you want more of her art, explore her pixiv and homepage.
>>2024863
Can someone put all the sprite sets into one single zip please? I can't download Mediafire folders.
>>2027229
What you want is already in that folder.
>>2027176
She became the Disciplinary Committee President in her third year. I think the school festival kiss made her really popular among the students, since they disliked her before for being the Demon Gate Guard.
>>2027309
I think there was a tweet or something, along with the extra info on Youka's band, that mentioned some unexpected poll results, which is why I assumed that her popularity shot up after the stage incident.
>>2027312
oh well, didn't know that, i really wish i know japanese
>>2027312
Imagine all the unseen couples at Shirojo who kissed the girls they liked after being inspired by Youka and Aki's first kiss.I'd vote for that.
>>2027323
Maybe that's what inspired the girl to write her letter to the broadcasting club asking for advice.
Fu~!
Fu~!
Ha~a~a~!
>>2027317
The kindred spirits urging Yuna to eat more was adorable.
Chapter 3! It's a good 'un.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/fm09mwvty8tgql5/Another+Yuritopia-3.rar
>>2027949
Thanks. There's only one more chapter in this volume left, right?
>>2027965
Yep.
>>2027949
Nice, thanks
Will you translate side B?
>>2027980
I've already translated it, actually...!
>>2027984
Has staff doujin provider ever come through? I really want to see Youka's bandmates.
>>2027986
I actually have a copy of them, so I'll probably start translating them soon, but I don't really want to scan them, so if I don't get scans I guess I'll just post the text and maybe take pictures of the... pictures (they're mostly text anyway so).
But yeah if we do get scans, we'll do a proper job of them like with the manga. Just waiting to see if any show up.
>>2027988
Thank you for your hard work. What recipe would you start with? I'd like to see Aki the most, because of Strange Magnet, but I'm not sure if there's any particular timeline of the volumes.
>>2027991
I'll just go in order starting with summer.
>>2027992
Sweet and fitting, since summer will soon be upon us. Summer vacation ho!
>>2027949
Thank you!
>>2027949
Thank you!
>>2027988
Awww, just having text is good enough for me. I'm starving for more stories, I tried read those director's tweets with heavily usage of rikai-kun but still can't squeeze much out of them.
>>2027219
Thank you, one of my fave couples!
>>2025231
I felt the same way, anon. It honestly felt a bit forced seeing as we got like, none of Hina's side of the story in the main game.
>>2025466
This is perfect. I love Maki so much, but yeah agreed. I felt like Hina was just so... young comparatively to the rest of the cast.
Guys where can I get this game in english? For free pliz I habe no mony
>>2028236
Tsukuyo is easily the most problematic character in game, but what other Yurireis are problematic faves?
>>2027949
pg 85
>second half of break
shouldn't that be "of the break"?
Tried watching part of a playthrough on youtube, jesus christ that first couple Yuna hooks up is boring as shit. Please tell me one of them turns out to be crazy or something, reading this is painfully slow.
>>2028248
I'm sure you could pirate it, if you don't mind being a criminal.
>>2028384
They get more interesting later on. I thought the other couples were more interesting though.
>>2028384
Just play the demo. Youtube is a terrible way to try the game.
>>2027986
how many staff doujin are there?
>>2026198
I have them, haven't had the time to scan them.
If you or someone else can give instructions I think I can give it a go.
>>2028523
I never did it myself, but there're some guidelines I could find
http://www.insidescanlation.com/backgrounds/guides.html
https://shiropi.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/scanlation-basics-scanning-manga/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJpzqQd4Ro
>>2028248
If you do decide to pirate it be aware that the cracked version on most torrent sites is broken and you need to go to the link in the error message that pops up to actually play it. Also play it in a VM, the crack also seems to have a cryptolocker set to pop when you 100% the game
>>2028680
>>2028512
Four, one for each season. I think that each one also takes place during the season it's titled for.
Have a pic of Aki feeding Youka ice cream.
>>2028680
I can believe in the first but the 100% thing i'm not so sure.
For a the Sachi/Yuna shippers.
What are these bonus drama CDs?
https://www.liar.co.jp/yuri_tokuten.htm
古場&有遊ドラマCD「ファースト電話」<試聴>
恋する相手への初電話。大緊張の中、古場は有遊に電話出来るのか?
古場&有遊ドラマCD「ライブの心得」<試聴>
ライブを見たことがないという有遊をライブハウスに誘った古場。ロックを楽しむコツを伝授だぜ!
i love this panel
1.cute hina expression
2.good for reaction pic
3.it has yuna
4.epic shiori expression5.did i mention this pic has yuna?
Besides the too much dragging/lack of Hina's perspective before the apples/Hina feels too much like a little sister, I think one of the main reasons people are disappointed in YunaHina is because of the character design.
I'm sure there are people who aren't bothered by or even actively like Hina's tomboy look. But let's be real here: that's not something that is deemed attractive by the majority of players. Adding in Ano, whose looks are universally agreed to be hot, Hina will look especially bad in comparison. Without Ano, YunaHina will only be meh. With Ano in the picture, people rage because it's a reminder of what they could have had instead.
It's an unfortunate combinations of factors. Although I maintain that Yuna's romance arc would be more interesting if it's with someone a bit livelier (Megumi, Ano, or even Seina) to balance her out, instead of Hina's half-mute nature.
>>2028769
twas my favorite page to nee-sama
>>2028769
Love the matter-of-fact way Hina says "Yuna is my girlfriend"
>>2028384
I felt the same way. Maki gets more interesting though. Also I don't know what kind of couple dynamics you're into but I found once they introduced Umi/Sasa I was enjoying it more.
>>2028811
Maki's a foul-mouthed construction worker in the body of a young girl.
>>2028783
I don't give a fuck what you think. Your taste is western and casual and shit. Write your review on your blog, elsewhere.
>>2028858
As opposed to your refined Japanese taste?
>>2028858
I hate Anofags too, but you seriously need to shut the fuck up you sperg.
Alright, here's UNCLEANED scans of the first Yurirei doujin: http://www.mediafire.com/download/y1tafgaejnddehh/Yurirei_Doujin_1.zip
For anyone who wants to clean them: Let me know if these are decent enough to work with and I'll have volume 2 scanned later today.
>>2028783
I don't give a single shit about Ano and still actively dislike Hina, or rather, that she becomes the love-interest as the "least important character". That's just now how you write a heroine. You don't do "oh by the way, this girl that had 5 lines 5 hours into the game? She's the main-heroine!".
Basically anyone of the characters you got to know would be a better love-interest fo Yuna based on that. I'm sure Hina gets more important later on, but I sure enough dropped it after summercamp, because I simply don't want her as a love-interest. (And the main-story was the only interesting part for me, which got kinda killed during the camp)
I'm sure there are some who simply like Ano more or whatever as well. But I think the main-reason why Hina isn't liked that much as a love interest is simply, because she wasn't written as one at first. Not even close. So people started assuming something else. Be it Ano or whatever. So it all ends up rather badly. If you just coincidentally like how Hina looks and her basic archtype, you may be fine with this. But the author sure doesn't even TRY to make the reader like her before Yuna gets set up with her.
>>2028869
Typesetter says that looks good!
Thanks!
Hina is good.
>>2028870
I knew several people who dropped the game before even playing it, because they saw the CG gallery with only Hina as the route for MC. I myself was disappointed, but tried to be openminded and played it anyway (and glad I did), but yeah, the summer camp scene where Yuna fell for Hina completely killed the main storyline for me. After that point, all I'm interested in were the other couples. A shame since Yuna is so great both in looks and in character.
I hate the Hina route so much I wish Yuna doesn't have any romance herself.
>>2028880
Ano is better though.
>>2028783
Anofags need to go back to /a/ where they belong.
>>2028896
Ano is an autistic fujo who acts retarded because she wants to be a kawaii anime. There is literally not one thing to like about her.
During first part of the game, Hina took 25~30% of Yuna's inner thoughts
After summer event it was around 60%
After confession it was fucking 98~99,9%
You actually need to be retarded to think that Hina came from nowhere, she was always portrayed as the most important person for Yuna
>>2028897
What does this have to do with /a/?
Wanting more yuri (i.e. another route) and arguing over which ship is best ship is /u/ mentality.
>>2028901
And Hina is an ugly pipsqueak with an annoying voice who likes running and eating Yuna's food. That's all.
Fuck Hina.
>>2028904
Yeah, pretty much. From the opening, I figured that either Ano or Hina was going to be the Yuna's LI.
After that scene where Yuna literally gets jealous of her classmates because they get to feed Hina their lunches, it was obvious that it was gonna be Hina.
>>2028909
She's cute, actually.
And yeah, Yuna's gonna fuck her. A lot.
Anofags truly are the new Tamaofags, except at least Tamao was romantically interested in Nagisa.
What's wrong with you guys? Every couple is just fine. Don't be so upset about it; just be happy that Yuna is happy.
This is from one disappointed by no Ano/Nena, but it's all good in the end. No need to be sad.
Off of that subject, I just want to say that I always thought it was really endearing the way that Hina says "Yuna-nee" like a braying goat. It sounds so cute.
It dosent matter anyway. Canonically, Yuna is fucking Hina. Anofags tears wont change that.
>>2028919
>>2028916
>>2028914
Fuck you all. Ano deserves justice.
>>2028918
I don't understand how you can be such a defeatist. "Every couple is just fine", "Be happy Yuna is happy" is something I simply cannot accept. Will you be saying that when Kumino and Reina get boyfriends in S2 or S3 of Hibikek? "Be happy they are happy,"Seriously?
Why should Anofags be forced to suffer while Hinafags can rub it in at every opportunity? My ship, and yours, will never become canon. We will never have official content, the satisfaction of a drama CD or a doujin. We were denied everything, a game misled us into believing we had a chance. This is all bullshit.
>>2028931
Ano isn't gay. She made this very clear at many points.
>>2028931
"Hina sent us to hell...but were going even deeper, take back everything we lost!"
>>2028931
Well, your boyfriend argument isn't relevant because everything in Kindred Spirits is yuri, so I'm not complaining because there's no hetshit at all, and the VN is a finished product that the creators put their love and effort into to make a really nice story.
Ano and Nena are an unfulfilled opportunity, but Yuna is already in love with and is having delicious size-difference sex with Hina.
>>2028934
"I'm not gay" is exactly the kind of thing someone in denial would say.
>>2028934
Ano doesn't do IRL. That's very different from "not gay," unless you're going to say she's not straight either.
And I wouldn't take her 2D-only comment serious, seeing how she does have her preference if she's forced to do 3D >>2024863. But that's another topic.
>>2028916
Not all the Hima haters are Anofags, did you even read the thread, or just like to force meme?
>>2028934
She never said that she isn't gay, only that she's not into RL relationships.
>>2028942
>Not all the Hima haters are Anofags, did you even read the thread, or just like to force meme?
So you wanted Yuna to end up alone? That's cruel, anon.
>>2028942
Why would you take "Yuna is cool" more seriously than her repeated comments about not being interested in romance?
>>2028931
>Why should Anofags be forced to suffer while Hinafags can rub it in at every opportunity?
Because you invite it. You revel in it. You are egging us on, begging us to debase you, right now. You enjoy this, don't you?
>>2028958
No and you're gross. Pervert.
>>2028951
Having to end up with Hina is more cruel.
>>2028961
This. Hina is objectively dull and boring.
>>2028951
Or maybe with a boyfriend. Anon is shameful
I'm mad about fucking whatever too, but could we tone it down before these threads become cancer?
>>2028931
At this point, I'm not even sure what fills me with more joy, the fact that Yuna ended up with Hina, or the fact that it makes both of you nerds so upset.
>>2028947
>They hint Ano/Yuna often and they they just pretend nothing ever happened, not even giving us a chance.
Take your goggles off for one second jfc.
>>2028971
You would be upset too if someone ruined your OTP and rubbed it in.
>>2028973
Never.
>>2028957
Because one is spoken in a light-hearted tone that has 50% chance to be a jest, while the other is an embarrassed self-admission thought that is 100% true.
Seriously guys, it's just a VN. You don't need to work yourself into a frenzy over the writers not catering to your specific tastes.
Now repeat after me: "It's just a game; I should really just relax."
"It's just a game; I should really just relax."
"It's just a game; I should really just relax."
>>2028977
Your OTP never existed...your seeing phantoms.
Yuna and Hina are going to have passionate sex in the next official product and theres nothing you can do. Ano is going to have a miserable life with a bad marriage , with a bad husband and children
>2028986
I'm not even going to give you the satisfaction of getting a (you).
Work on your bait, this is beyond pathetic.
>>2028971
Does the fact that this VN lost many potential customers due to having no choice for Yuna other than Hina make you happy? It's your answer.
Remember that it's not just filthy gaijins being buttmad over this, but the nips themselves too when this game first came out. Sure, it's doing fine in both markets, but imagine a "what-if" it could have been much, much more successful to warrant a sequel/anime/franchise.
Take a step back and actually listen to the protestors, instead of just giving a kneejerk "it must be all Anofags." It might be a good lesson for some future VN makers that lurk in these threads to know why there's such a big backlash against Hina.
>>2028991
>anofag
>calling other people pathetic
>2028986
>a miserable life with a bad marriage , with a bad husband and children
Whoa whoa, let's not get carried away. Ano might become a delicious christmas cake sorceress but there's not need to go that far just to express your dislike.
>>2028992
It also lost many potential customers by not being a het rape nukige.
>>2028993
>still replying with baseless insults
You sure are showing me who's in the right!
>>2028996
I jest. But to be fair, all indications point Ano being straight. Which I dont mind. You cant force someone to like other girls.
She says it herself. She likes Yuri, but dosent like other girls romantically. Yuna ends up with Hina. Therefor ship is dead.
>>2029001
ano is straight :^)
>>2029000
Anon, it's useless. This is a weeaboo board just like all the others, the argument "it's just a game/chinese comic book/cartoon" is not valid here.
>>2028992
Buttmad lunatics like you are surely important opinions leaders who made a big difference to people who didn't buy the game
Fuck OP for using a bait image to start the thread
Anofags just can't shut the fuck up
>>2029002
>all indications point Ano being straight
Please point me any indication she's interested in males. I must have missed it.
....is someone really saying the game lost sales because of Ano not being a path?! Thats some bull...
>>2029020
Yeah it's fucking retarded, just like your post.
>>2029024
please read the thread before posting
>>2029019
Why are we arguing about Ano being straight, anyway? The important thing is that neither she nor Yuna showed any interest in each other romantically. Ano could be gayer than a purse full of rainbows, but it wouldn't change that fact.
>>2028869
Thank you.
>>2029042
>aroace
What the fuck is this bullshit?
Just because the game doesn't pair them up with anyone doesn't mean they are asexual.
>>2029042
Speak in that tongue again and you'll lose yours.
>>2029020
There's obviously no way for us to know what the sales would have looked like if Hina had looked differently, handled differently, or Ano being a route. But here are truth:
1. Not a small number of people complaining about no Ano in both the Japanese and English release. Enough to make the head writer aware AND tweeted a sorry for it.
2. Yuna/Ano is the biggest crackship in the fandom and is one of the top 3 biggest ship (as far as fanarts and doujis go). A strange phenomenon for a yuri series with explicit canon couples. Compare this with, say, Sonohana, or Sakura Trick: little to no crackshipping.
3. Two of my friends didn't bother with this because they saw the CG pack on sadpanda and saw Yuna only end up with Hina. I almost did the same until I was bored enough to force myself to give it a try.
Note that I'm not an Anofag. She's simply a better available option than Hina is all. If it's up to me, the ideal would be an entirely new character that is like Megumi or Aki, since I'm most interested in the chemistry these two have with Yuna.
>>2029042
Nena has a thing for a kouhai in the 4th drama CD.
>>2029049
You've got your direction mixed up there. It's the kouhai with the crush.
>>2029050
Sasa and Umi point out how Nena acts around the kouhai.
>>2029052
Were we listening to the same CD? Sasatells Umi not to assume that things will go the same way for Nena as they did for the two of them, most likely because she doesn't think Nena reciprocates.
>>2029054
I must have misheard that part. My Japanese still needs alot of work.
>>2029050
How do you have a relationship with someone who's asleep most of the time
>>2029062
There's a nice doujin yurige where the heroine is literally narcoleptic that's kind of about that
>>2029066
That sounds amazing, what was the sex like?
>>2029050
Why create a character just for a drama CD just for her to be rejected? They could've just teased more Ano/Nena, like the first drama CD did.
>>2029070
Why tell any story, sometimes in life things don't go the way you want
>>2029069
They dream about it. And when they get frustrated enough, the grope each other in the bath like Nena suggested doing to Ano in the Apple scenes.
>>2029070
Technically she hasn't been rejected yet, so I guess it's in case you want to imagine it working out.
>>2029073
I just feel like this series didn't take full advantage of its setup. How great would it have been if Hina saw Yuna dressed in her stage outfit? etc.
>>2029074
When I finally get good at moon I am going to have so much fun with that.
>>2029069
It's non-ero and goes into no detail about that. It just implies they do have a sex life, like they wake up on xmas day in bed together.
>>2029089
btw this one has designs for Youka's bandmates I think if you want to see those
>>2029089
thanks a lot mate
(waiting for a kind anon to translate all this stuff for us weebs)
This game has been out for a while right, so is there no chance of alternate route dlc?
I started it recently and I'm not really feeling many of the pairings and I thought there'd at least be choice for the main route, should I just drop it?
>>2029400
Been out for 4 years, so yeah.
Do whatever you feel right, if you're curious continue, if you're not drop it.
>>2029400
It's like 5 years old, which you I felt was rather obvious. (not because the art resolution or whatever, but because it heavily relies on clichés and common yuri tropes that are kinda outdated by now, or rather the genre tries to avoid them a bit)
So in that regard, you won't get anything new. Everything that'll be released in the future for us is also old stuff that only builds on the VN, but doesn't change anything. If you don't like any of the pairing and are just bored, then don't bother any further. I feel like this is actually not THAT rare. I've seen a couple of comments like that which go in that direction. Essentially once the romance in the main-story kicks in the reception of the game drastically splits.
>>2029400
Different pairings have different timing for their strongest arc, at least half of which would completely change your understanding of a character/relationship. So that is something you should consider before dropping based on the basis of not feeling the chemistry after seeing the couples for the first time.
Amd yeah there's no selectable romance for Yuna. If that's a deal breaker for you, it's better to drop. But Yuna's romance isn't the main meat of the game or anything. All couples in this games have quite equal focus.
>>2029406
>>2029408
Thanks for the replies and yeah I noticed it did feel kinda dated genre-wise.
I didn't think it was all bad, just not particularly noteworthy.. which is disappointing.
This was the one of the first big yuri VN that was getting push over here in the west. I was just hoping for better.
>>2029408
>(not because the art resolution or whatever, but because it heavily relies on clichés and common yuri tropes that are kinda outdated by now, or rather the genre tries to avoid them a bit)
I don't know what you imagined has changed. Like compared to Tsui Yuri or Rainbow Stage in that respect, I don't think you'd get a lot of agreement on whether it seemed outdated.
>>2029412
You must not have read many VNs, because the writing in Yurirei was indeed noteworthy as far as this genre goes. There are a couple of weak plot elements (operation sparkling sunshine, Sachi's worries, etc), but overall characterization, thought development, proper priorities of concerns, pacing, realism, etc. are not something I typically see in VN, let alone a yuri one. I'd describe its writing as more close to a mainstream novel, and less anime-ish than most.
It's fine if slice of life isn't your thing, but not having a proper idea of what an average VN literary value looks like will just bring you endless disappoinment.
>>2029417
Some characters didn't really get explored that well until the post main story apple scenes. Aki was pretty mysterious up until you learn alot about her thoughts in the apple scenes for example.
>>2029503
I merely said this VN is one of the higher quality VN in existence, as far as literary value is concerned. At no point did I say that it's flawless.
And yes, the apple scenes added a lot to many characters as well as world building. However, I would not rate Yurirei anymore or any less IF those scenes were absent. They are very similar to the drama CDs in this case: of course we get to learn more in details about the characters, their friendship and romance, but the level of writing is already very apparent in the core game, that it doesn't take these extra materials to have an accurate assessment of its quality.
>>2029503
I don't really see how it's a complaint that the extra material contains extra material.
>>2029414
The genre tries to open up. You know that yuri-subtext sells. You know that explicit yuri is in shows that sold very well. So why the hell does the genre suffer so much? What does it lack that subtext shows for example offer?
So, here the "problem" of yurirei comes in. It works like all those "older" manga. Yuri from the get-go, and ONLY yuri as its selling point. It doesn't give a single shit about making you grow with the character and see them growing their feelings for each other which result in love. No, the game slaps that into your face. It's INSANELY superficial in that regard. The way Yuuna falls in love is a sad joke. And let's not talk about "sparkling" shit or "hey I saw this girl at the entrance of the school!!". Sure love is weird, it sometimes happens, but it's pretty easy to see that this VN doesn't care about the "how" or "why" and ignores this rather big part of a relationship. As a result, it heavily relies on you liking the tropes behind the characters. You gotta fill in the holes yourself. If you can do so, it doesn't matter that the couples are so superficial. Most scenes aren't written badly or anything.
Still, this is rather sad to me as yurirei is long enough to offer some more meat and not just "heeey look. Yuri~~~".
As far as Rainbow Stage goes, I've heard that it doesn't immediately start with everyone being in love with each other. Well I'm sure I'll try it at some point myself.
Kindred Spirits is the only Yuri VN i know to use the words, Lesbian, homosexual, and gay, so it's writing is instantly better then most yuri VN'S. Anon your standards are way too fucking high, and unrealistic
>>2029531
I did not feel that way but okay.
>>2029528
If a character is introduced within the main story, then they should be explored in the main story, not just in optional bonus material.
>>2029538
The apples are optional in the same way the entire VN is optional.
Seriously, if the apples didn't explore the characters more thoroughly, what the hell should they be about, then?
