Anime Central is upon us and so are a bunch of announcements from the different Visual Novel localizers.
I figured we might as well have a thread about this because >>15234587 has hit bump limit.
The schedules as anon >>15261695 said (Central US time):
Visual Arts - 4:00-5:30pm
Sekai Project - 5:30-7:00pm
MangaGamer - 9:00-10:30pm
MangaGamer has teased six announcements and Sekai Project two. One of MangaGamer announcements is Fatamorgana fandisc as they stealth-announced on the game itself.
Remember to not expect great things. Even if the companies say they have big announcements, at best be cautiously optimistic.The pic was the best I could find
Template if you want to write your predictions.
>>15262532
>Fatamorgana fandisc
Dude, I'm already hyped
Visual Arts panel ongoing, from twitter thus far
>VisualArts panel: announced that Clannad side-story will be out on Steam in a couple weeks.
>VisualArts panel: "Jun Maeda said there's more he wants to do with Charlotte, so there's going to be more."
>>15263367
Who is tweeting it?
>>15263367
>"Jun Maeda said there's more he wants to do with Charlotte, so there's going to be more."
I hope he will announce a visual novel this time. The anime was really bad because Maeda can't into anime but i felt that Charlotte can be a nice read in visual novel format.
>>15263371
https://twitter.com/invalidname
Those are from him, though unfortunately he isn't posting much.
>>15263372
Like Angel Beats, right?Beat 2 never ever.
vntls hit the bump limit but isn't the last thread on page ten, so it would probably have been fine.
I suppose it doesn't really matter too much though
>>15263371
https://twitter.com/invalidname/
>>15263378
Angel Beats anime wasn't as bad as Charlotte though.
>>15263367
As they're taking questions now, the answer to "Will Visual Arts announce anything?" seems to be a No.
>>15263407
yes it was. angel beats was a fucking disaster. If it just stayed as a comedy it would have been fine but the final episode ruined the pacing and show entirely.
Atleast with charolette there was buildup to what was happening in the real world with the main plot. The ending was rushed and really out of place but atleast it made sense.
>>15263434
I wouldn't say "ruined the show" but yeah i never really liked Kanade so the romance was pretty boring. Yurippe was much more interesting.
The buildup was too rushed, 1-cour is not enough to build a huge setting like Maeda wanted to. Not only the ending, everything felt really out of place.
>>15263407
Angel beats was good until they killed best girl in episode 6. It could be a good goofy anime but Maeda killed it with the Key's Feels Train.
Charlotte at least make sense in the world and with the things that happen until the "big twist" with the 10th episode.
pizza imouto was pretty good in charlotte. I really don't want more of the series unless its in a different perspective with all new characters. We all know that if the series kept going it would have had NTR with the protags older brother and Nao.
>>15263480
It could be interesting if it just explores what Yuu does after he gains all the powers, there's definitely potential for some really solid stories there.
I don't think the overall narrative really needs to be stretched or that other routes need to exist, either. The anime wasn't great but it seemed to explore most of what it wanted to, unlike Angel Beats which had a large cast and seemed like it could really do with being expanded. Charlotte was really strangely paced where it felt way too slow in the middle in spite of it having so few episodes. Angel Beats always felt rushed and like it was moving at a pace faster than the story could keep up with.
Well, I don't really hate Charlotte but I am pretty indifferent towards seeing it get new media.
>VisualArts panel: re: Angel Beats VN in English: "it's planned."
>>15263523
I can see them taking the fan translation.
SP panel is currently on.
>>15263555
Anyone twitting it? I don't see any.
>>15263581
Bet no one has showed up.
>>15263589
With all the redditards backing up SP on the internet ? Don't worry they will show up.
>>15263581
@invalidname
>>15263555
Looks like it is running late, the guy from the Key panel is there so we should get announcements at least.
>>15263589
It's SP, their panel is probably going to start 30 minutes late.
>>15263555
Technical difficulties
>>15263581
They are 30 minute late!
Any announcements at the Visual Arts panel?
>>15263614
Funny when you know that they can't manage their projects and are always late for the deadlines.
>>15263620
Angel Beats localization is planned.
>>15263620
Maeda wants to do more with Charlotte so maybe we'll see something with that in a couple of years.
They intend to release AB! which means they probably contacted the fan translator already.
>>15263623
It's obviously one of their Japanese partners fucking things up.
MG tends to cheat, so I expect them to go "Yurin Yurin is totally different from St. Michael Girls' School, they are our new partners!".
They have done it before with Noesis ≠IG.
>>15263648
I thought Lilith cut ties with MG because their titles didn't sell enough in the west to be interesting.
>>15263681
That's just /jp/ speculation.
>>15263681
Nothing's been confirmed, that's just a guess on why nothing else has been licensed from them.
I questioned Liquid's status until they announced Kuroinu.
>>15263691
/jp/ comes up with the stupidest shit except when they're right.
>unironically playing """translated""" novels
Kill yourselves.
>>15263648
I wouldn't expect a Kindred Spirits hardcopy to be announced until the drama CDs have all been released, that way they can include them with a limited edition.
>>15263648
I hope you're right with that 6th MG's annoucement
>>15263706
>unironically using greentext
Kill youself.
>>15263708
They can do that anyway. They won't be shipping any LEs for a while even if they announce now.
>>15263648
I doubt they'd count the SonoHana games as a new partnership. It would make them look really dumb if they did that.
Innocent Grey makes story vns and Noesis nukige, so it makes sense to make them different brands like they are in Japan.
>>15263739
It would kill the digital sales of the upcoming drama CDs, so they'd wait until they're all released.
The new partner is obviously Makura.
Just deal with it.
Man, there's a lot of twitterfolk apparently at the SP panel but none of them are doing the proper thing and filling their feeds with what's happening. It's almost startlingly quiet.
>>15263744
You're making it sound like MG haven't done dumb announcements before
Sekai Project Q & A session
>>15263763
Pretty sure that it was too boring to update people with
>>15263826
So far as I can tell they started a half hour late 45 minutes ago. If they're keeping their original timeslot they have to be getting to the announcements soon. You'd think someone would be twitting those atleast.
>>15263841
They'll just delay their announcements until next month with Dovac's stupid fucking stream. Not like any titles they announce will release this year anyway.
Can SP do anything right? How do you even screw up a panel?
>>15262532
>Remember to not expect great things. Even if the companies say they have big announcements, at best be cautiously optimistic.
Glad to hear this. I don't want anything good to be ruined by EOPs.
>>15263876
Convention panels are delayed all the time. This time it seems like some acen staffers forgot to provide some of the necessary tech for it.
>>15263876
Seems like that's literally the case. Panel's over and it was fucking nothing.
https://sekaiproject.com/2016/05/20/anime-central-2016-announcements/
>>15263918
西暦2236年 was pretty hyped Twitter brigade.
>>15263918
Just doujin stuff huh?
>>15263918
>Note: An all-ages version and adult version will be scheduled for release on Steam and Denpasoft respectively.
I'm surprised they mentioned Denpasoft by name on their main website.
>>15263918
https://vndb.org/v17588
Another crownfunding. Yay.
>>15262565
>We previously announced this game last year, but now we’re moving forward with having an IndieGoGo campaign page for the game starting on May 25th!
Gah, I was sure there wasn't going to be any crowdfunding for either of their announcements, but dovac still managed to sneak some in. Now I'm two for two on being wrong.
>>15263918
They note they will have announcements at both Anime North and Animazement. Throw in AX and Otakon and they probably are sitting on a lot of licenses, though of course a lot of it is sure to be crap.
>>15263918
AiD will be there. Neat.
does anybody have pictures of sayori at the event? I want to see if shes still a cutey.
>>15263954
>they probably are sitting on a lot of licenses
Good thing they only have 30 unreleased (with 95% of them being "release date TBA") titles so far. Sure could have 20-30 more to the list.
>>15263980
forgot picture
>>15263980
She wasn't there? She's supposed to be at AX
>>15263980
Was she there? I thought they just announced she would be at AX.
>>15263918
What a fucking waste. Why would 2236 developer go with Sekai? Poor translation quality, and the game has toms scientific terms. Fucking ruined.
>>15264079
Because nobody buys things from MG and JAST
>>15264099
Dovac isn't expecting anything out of it either.
>>15264079
Sekai Project does a better job selling titles on Steam even if they have quality issues. Besides MG probably doesn't need another sales disaster.
>>15264129
Gotta wonder why they would even bother with it if they think it's gonna bomb.
>>15264129
Does he ever not complain. I hope 2236 doesn't see this tweets.
>>15264144
Not necessarily for titles such as this. Root Double, Sound of Drop, and the like didn't exactly light Steam on fire. Selling Nekopara and big name titles with anime adaptations isn't the same.
>>15264163
As oppose to his normal rants, all three statements there happen to be true.
>>15264177
Yeah but instead of whining about people not being excited, he could have praised his new partner and attempted to get people excited instead.
People don't seem too excited but we're looking forward to bringing something over that people will love if they give it a chance.
Or something. Anything but this woe-is-me bullshit.
>>15264156
With some of their other doujin games, they were the ones approached and asked to localize it.
Might be the case with this one as well.
>>15264129
Are we posting twitter shit? Cause moogy-tenka-heika-dono has opinions on this subject too
>>15264216
>yeah, they pretty much just tweeted about it some and called it a day. I think it could have taken off with proper marketing
>>15264254
>spic
>>15264254
Everyone always talks about "proper marketing" without a single fucking clue on what that actually is, how much it costs, and how much return on that you can expect.
>>15264265
or what marketing efforts are actually being done. MG did more than "just tweet" about it (now how effective those efforts were is questionable but it's not like they didn't do things)
>>15264254
>Oaxaxa
I'm sorry for you.Espero que no este tan feo como he visto en las noticias.
>>15264254
Its getting more marketing by being on erogedownload front page then anything MG has done so far.
>>15264254
I don't think marketing would have particularly helped. Especially if said marketing was aimed at the tumblr crowd.
>>15264286
This is actually true, god.
>>15264286
When said marketing is mostly done to people that don't see any value in buying VNs, I have to question if this marketing you're speaking of is good or bad to this limited fanbase.
Having a site that completely supports piracy and having people actively telling others they can get VNs for free on said site, simply encourages the thought that getting translated and even untranslated VNs are a given and they're not worth anything.
It's true this happens with video games in general in a much larger scale however, it's exactly because of this difference in scale that in smaller fanbases this hurts so much more.
>>15263459
>1-cour is not enough to build a huge setting like Maeda wanted to
It would have been if it hadn't spent 8 episodes fucking around.
10 minutes till mangagamer panel. Rev up that twitter stalking.
>>15264389
While many people do pirate others use it to check what is new, and if you look at the forum you see that many people from there actually do buy.
>>15264389
Even some developers post there like the people who did The Menagerie.
>>15264415
I just checked the last mangagamer title that was uploaded(tokyo babel), and literally not a single person mentioned buying.
One guy said " I don't particularly want to burn around $30 for this title so I deeply thank you for doing this" though.
Where's that fuwa stream?
>>15264435
Not the comments section, I mean the actual forum for the site. Like this guy jut now even asked where to buy VNs http://erogegames.com/eroge-visual-novels/eroge-tech-support/4368-help-any-game-support-mac/#post77688
>>15264461
> This one guy even asked how to maybe possibly eventually buy one game!
> #NotAllPirates
>>15264461
That place has like 10 active members.
>>15264459
http://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/14283-anime-central-speculation-and-announcement-thread/?page=4#comment-398240
>Sorry, had to get food before manga gamer. I'll post everything tonight
It's nowhere
>>15264459
It was never going to be a stream, but posted recordings.
>>15264478
Maybe but according to tracking sites it got around 500k visitors monthly and the main site around 1M.
https://twitter.com/haertsisnoob/with_replies
>>15264519
>QA person for @Sekaiproject.
Why only coverage for MG stream is some sekai guy?
They need to hurry up, its 4 am in Europe -_-
>>15264552
MG always spend the first half of their panel doing recap, then makes new announcements then Q&A.
>>15264297
>Especially if said marketing was aimed at the tumblr crowd.
MG made a blog post outlining all the offensive and potentially triggering content in Fata Morgana, explicitly spoiling several major plot elements, particularly that ofMichel's past.I'm most disgusted by that than anything that was in the game.
>>15264563
Probably not too much QA, not really anyone knowledgeable there.
>>15264568
They warned for spoilers and put the actual content under a cut, what are you so mad for?
New title time!
Haruka Limited Edition
>>15264580
July 1st release, getting it out for AX.
>>15264580
Wallscrolls too. Looks like mangagamer's also livetweeting their own announcements.
https://twitter.com/MangaGamer/with_replies
KnS2 hardcopy? I guess it finally sold enough
More than 2 hardcopies. Yurirei hardcopy
>>15264599
KnS2 hardcopy was really the unexpected one.
>>15264591
i'm happy it will match with my KnS LE I picked up at ax last year
>>15264600
I certainly didn't see it coming.
All these physical goods manufactured for AX and they got walled out into adult ghetto wwwww
euphoria hardcopy fucking confirmed
All the hard copies.
It's just hardcopies all the way down
>>15264591
Great. I have to buy it again.
Why doesn't MG just sell physical copies at launch for games that they think will be popular. Jeez this is dumb to expect people to buy the game a second time.
>>15264617
Risk management.
>>15264617
>they think will be popular
they have a poor track record of predicting that is why
>>15264617
Higher margins if people buy a download.
Does euphoria hardcopy include discount coupon for experienced lawyer?
Fata Morgana fandisk
>Six announcements
>Four hard copies
They shouldn't count these as separate announcements.
4 harcopies, 1 fandisc, 1 new license.
Far less nukiges than I thought.
>>15264628
What MG calls an announcement, Jast does as a matter of course.
Stayed up for nothing -_-
MG is lucky that Sekai Project didn't announce anything big this time because they've been getting BTFO lately in terms of big license acquisitions.
>>15264630
At least MG don't censor their shit.
Seeing that euphoria wallscroll makes me wish KnS2 would include one too.
Hmm, I don't want to spend another 45 bucks + postage for something I bought before but I do want to support Innocent-Grey. I do like physical copies and I guess it'll look nice next to my KnS1 copy though.
ahahahahahaha
Kyonyuu Fantasy
YESSSSSSS
BASED MG BASED MG BASED MG
Oh wow, MG got Waffle with KF. Genuinely best nukige series ever, get hyped.
Kyonyuu fantasy as funbag fantasy
into the trash it goes
>Funbag Fantasy
>Funbag
Really MG, Really!?
>people were expecting anything
Mangagamer's big announcements don't come until Otakon and that other big anime con.
>tfw no ponkotsu
Kyonyuu are fucking gross and so is Kyonyuu Fantasy. What a garbage fucking nukige series.
Seems like a good choice for EOPs.
Enjoy.
>>15264650
Fucking hilarious.
>>15264650
Boob Wars sold a shit ton of copies entirely because it was called "Boob Wars", I don't blame them
>>15264650
Really, Really!
>>15264655
KF is very Big. F+ size.
Called Waffle from a mile away. Still, a lot less nukiges than I thought.
>SP gives us Maitetsu
>MG gives us cowtits: the game
I think it's clear who the true saviour of the western VN market is. Don't reply to this post
They'll announce Henshin next, right?
>Kyonyuu Fantasy is 8.0 on vndb
G-guess it's not that bad of a nukige then
http://www.strawpoll.me/10267560
>>15264663
Steam release when?
>>15264685
Its one of rare nukige which have great story and could be enjoyed even if you don't want to fap at the moment.
>>15264685
Hmm, for nukige VNDB might be somewhat relevant. It's full of EOPs voting based on HCG sets, but in the end HCG set is what matters for nukige.
>>15264684
I completely forgot this even exists
>Tfw MG guests are Hamashima Shigeo and nbkz
Hamashima is cute.
Shigeo Hamashima and nbkz are the AX guests.
>>15264692
It has very high EGS score too.
80 average at 674 votes is insanely high for nukige.
>>15264692
Most nukige are like a 6.0 on vndb though, so something going for 8.0 is a rare exception
Also, was browsing some of Waffle's other stuff and saw this https://vndb.org/v18742
>>15264707
>>15264685
The OVAs were terrible, though.
>>15264714
OVAs for eroge are never good. When you need to fit 2 h-scenes and some story in 30 minutes, you are doomed.
>>15264710
Oh anon, you're turning me on
>>15264684
I sure hope they do. Fantastic series. It's a shame they're getting old...
And that's a wrap. How well did you score /jp/? I ended up with a mere two points.
>>15264714
YU-NO and Cartagra had some of the worst OVAs too. The adaption quality really doesn't have anything to do with original.
>>15264718
I watched the OVA for Kara no Shoujo out of curiosity. Yeah it wasn't very good
>>15264718
Yeah. It's like the idea of making a proper ero series like the Doukyuusei 2 one is completely out of the question nowadays.
>>15264679
Sometimes I think Dovac is retarded. Why did he think it was a good idea to localise Maitetsu instead of Monobeno?
>>15264728
He didn't think anything, it was Lose who was pushing Maitetsu license and they contacted several localization companies at once, dovac was only one who agreed with their terms.
>>15264728
Why not? Newer stuff is always more relevant and will sell more than trying to sell something that's 5+ years old. It's also harder to justify removing the H-scenes from Monobeno when it's such a big chunk of its content and post-release freebies than it is from Maitetsu.
Umineko Question arcs will be out on July 8
https://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=177
Fucking finally. Good idea releasing all of these together, unlike Higurashi.
And Question arcs are actually good, so people might still want more after them.
>>15264720
six points, not bad.
I don't think anyone anticipated four fucking hard copies.
>>15264718
Taimanin Asagi, though. The original four episodes, of course.
>>15264739
>those pachinko sprites
Jesus.
>>15264738
I wonder what took them so long? They had the art inserted like five months ago.
>>15264728
It's easier to make an all ages version of the one they picked up.
>>15264733
What were their terms?
>>15264741
Shoulda lowered those expectations.
>>15264753
Very short release deadline was biggest problem, they want title out ASAP.
>>15264757
Has SP actually released anything of note other than Nekopara? How soon could they release Maitetsu, in 1-2 years judging by their progress?
>>15264746
Maybe they actually fixed the translation?
>>15264738
Higurashi episode 3 got a date too. I wonder if that satoko sprite faggot will pop up against for a last stand?
>>15264761
They'll do what JAST did with flowers but then not delay it to fix it.
>>15264761
> How soon could they release Maitetsu, in 1-2 years judging by their progress?
They are aiming to release at the end of this year as far as I know.
>>15264773
"aiming"
>>15264768
This sprite censorship thing will be higu's last opportunity for some publicity, at least up until they start TLing the extra chapters in 2019.
>>15264761
SP has a longer list of upcoming stuff than MangaGamer ever had. And they still want to announce more stuff.
>>15264761
The only thing I can actually think of that wasn't an adopted fan translation was World End Economica and the English script for that was an obvious ESL work that read terribly.
>>15264781
Sekai Project is barely more reliable than JAST to actually release much of it.
>>15264782
Sekai Project has managed to release one episode of WEE in two years. Great job there.
>>15264796
There's two episodes out, though.
>>15264802
The first episode wasn't translated by Sekai Project and was already released in the West before they had anything to do with the series.
>>15264739
That new art though, everyone looks like they are a druggy and just moved out of their trailer homes when they won the lottery.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just port the ps2 sprites for umineko and higurashi instead pulling these sprites out? Its annoying to have to grab a mod/patch everytime.
>>15264702
>>15264705
I'm expecting CLOCKUP and minori announcements at AX.
>>15264952
>Wouldn't it be cheaper to just port the ps2 sprites for umineko and higurashi instead pulling these sprites out? Its annoying to have to grab a mod/patch everytime.
I'm pretty sure they would have, if it were. They're pretty aware that everyone prefers the ps2 art(instead of the the original art like they should). Tumblr was especially angry about the new higurashi art. Maybe they'll like the pachinko art though. Battler got made mexican, which is pretty diverse
>>15264741
>I don't think anyone anticipated four fucking hard copies.
It makes sense in retrospect, not much point in releasing hard copies after AX so best to load up on them now. I do wonder though if Euphoria will end up on J-List like other MG Hard Copies or if that one will end up being omitted.
>>15264952
>Wouldn't it be cheaper to just port the ps2 sprites for umineko and higurashi
No, Alchemist owns the console assets and they want a fortune for them. That's why MG had to resort to commissioned sprites for Higurashi and Pachinko artwork for Umineko.
>>15264952
No. Alchemist is either non-cooperative, or is charging an arm and a leg.
>>15264974
Tumblr barely noticed or cared. I actually saw way more pushback here over the new Higurashi sprites, before they got revised to be a little less ero moege style. It's just not a style that fits the tone of the work well.
>>15264957
Besides anything Supipara related, no reason for them not to bring over minori's recent titles, as they seem to be the kind of titles that would do well in the current market.
>>15264985
>I actually saw way more pushback here over the new Higurashi sprites
That's... what I said.
>Tumblr was especially angry about the new higurashi art
I like Umineko's Pachinko artwork, I always thought its console art looked dull.
>>15265000
What? You and I are very clearly saying two different things here. Tumblr didn't give a shit. /jp/ did. Because the art sucked.
>>15265012
I was stalking the recent tumblings and they were pissed because it was "too sexualized". /jp/ paled in comparison with only a handful of people upset at all.
>>15265012
But that single autist who spammed all vn-related forums is totally representative of tumblr as a whole!
>>15264997
They seem to be going in order, so I expect Natsuzora no Perseus.
They're still almost 50k away from announcing Supipara part 2, so I doubt that it'll make it in time for AX.
>>15264957
I'm sure that minori guy is just there to shill for Supipara. Don't get your hopes up.
>>15265036
yeah, but the other minori titles are exactly the kind of shiny mediocre titles that are doing well in the market right now.
In the case of Umineko, I prefer the original sprites the most. As anon said, the ps3 sprites are dull, they lack in personality. Not really sure how I feel about the pachinko sprites, but I'm sure I'll always prefer r07's stuff over any alternatives.
For Higurashi, though, I definitely prefer PS2 over both the original and the commissioned sprites.
>>15265143
Even if you don't like the PS3 sprites for Umineko, there's no denying it's still preferable to get the PS3 patch simply for the backgrounds and the voices.
>>15264790
I'm hoping they implode with all their titles. Continuously acquiring new titles while their backlog grows larger is in bad faith. Yuzusoft and AmuseCraft should be big enough to go the VisualArts/FrontWing route if they so pleased.
Unless they liked the JAST time releases that SP is doing.
Leaked MG got White Album 2 for AX!!!!!!!!!!
>>15265497
Quiet guys, you're gonna get me fired!
>>15265019
It's honestly pretty stupid that some people complained about MG's Higurashi sprites being "too sexual" (I've seen it happen as well) considering Ryukishi's sprites for Higurashi are not exactly.. chaste to begin with. If you really think about it, the MG sprites are more faithful to the original designs than the PS2 sprites ever were. Seriously though, the only thing wrong with MG's sprites is that the anatomy is fucked at times, but the style itself is really nice, the coloring especially. I don't see why people make such a big deal out of it. The PS2 sprites are nice but MG's aren't horrid either, they're both fine.
Now, complaining about Umineko's I can understand since the style is pretty... unique, but I started liking it after a while, and it actually fits some of the characters perfectly, like Bernkastel and Featherine.
>>15265662
I don't feel their too sexual. Moreso than matsuri? Sure. But not to where the sprites are horrid. They're alright, but still can't bring myself to use them when I can use the ps2 ones.
The poses, emotions, and facial features just don't really match the characters all that well and seem off.
They did a good job on Satoko and Rena I feel, though their poses could use work. They just don't feel natural; forced. Also the foreheads really get to me.
>>15264720
3 points, The kindred spirits/euphoria hard copies were easy guesses. So was the crowdfunding SP. Only thing that was surprising was Haruka, I thought it didn't sell that well. I would get the hard copy, but I already bought the game so fuck that
>>15265019
I remember all the butthurt screencaps that got posted here, that's not what it was, it was people getting triggered at naked Satoko
>>15264684
Been wanting this game ever since it was released.
>>15265021
Fun fact. Days before ch2 release he started a thread on Neogaf about it but even there it didn't work out.
>>15264739
Wow. They really did great with this. 4 games for 22 dollars, dual language for learning purposes, dual art for your individual taste.
I guess only drawback is that they couldn't fit in voices. But that will mostly impact new sales and not sales to people who played the original.
>>15264650
>>15264660
>>15264663
>Funbag
Why? The Japanese already have a translated title for the series
>Kyonyuu Fantasy
>KnS2 hardcopy
Holy shit that was unexpected. Thanks BASED MG.
>>15266165
"Gargantuan Breasts" sounds way too sexist for the post-SJW society we live in.
>>15266165
Blame Arunaru
So MG announced
>>15265756
Haruka did sell really well by mangagamer standards.
The only concern is whether or not Alicesoft have the same standards
>>15266345
Some cool stuff.
>>15264985
Alchemist is dead.
http://gematsu.com/2016/04/gal-gun-publisher-alchemist-files-bankruptcy
Lol so many folks at reddit and fuwanovel butt hurt because most of MG announcements were hard-copies. Fucking casuals always expecting big things...
>>15265974
No there were people mad at all the sprites. There was even a short effort to try to "make their own sprites", which produced some terrible terrible abominations
>>15266421
I for one actually love hardcopy announcements. I find it hard to buy a vn if I can't have a physical copy to display.
I'll end up buying the japanese physical copy sometimes and torrent the official translation if there isn't a fan one.
>>15266421
Fuck them. I've been waiting for Euphoria and KnS2 hard-copies so it's all good for me.
>>15266421
Deluded fagboys expecting memekamiges hyped up by muh mogys and conjuerors.
To be honest Kyonyuu Fantasy looks interesting, the only turn off is the overly large breasts.
>>15266684
"Kyonyuu" : It's in the title anon. The focus of this series is big fat tits and how to milk them so it'll be a difficult read for you if you don't like them.
>>15266515
Guys, we're still being "ironic" right? We're just pretending to be meme-spouting retards and to not be disappointed by MangaGamer's increasingly underwhelming announcements, right? Just need to check, because it's getting scarily convincing at this point.
>>15266936
>MangaGamer's increasingly underwhelming announcements
>increasingly underwhelming
Fuck off to whatever shithole you came from.
If you are too stupid to figure "all good stuff is anounced on AX and Otakon" despite it being repeated gazillion times every fucking year, you should not post here.
>>15266936
Kek
Yes anon, I'm being as ironic as possible.
>>15266182
The problem is that funbag sounds like old MG with terrible quality, terrible naming, terrible game. If I didn't know this game was new for MG, I would avoid it due to title alone.
>>15266438
Hard copy is fail as always with MG. I bought the discounted innocent grey bundle because there was no way to buy KnS 1+2 hard copy. Which means MG lost a 85 dollar sale, and got a 42 dollar sale. (Yes, the bundle is cartagra + KnS, but I won't buy KnS2 until it is discounted now)
But yea, there must be cash whales out there willing to buy double of everything that makes these choices worth it.
>>15266954
>every fucking year
This is the first year I've heard it. Hell, until very recently there weren't even any announcements besides AX and Otakon.
And yes, I have been pessimistic about their announcements from the start. But MangaGamer does keep hyping people up with 'six announcements!' and 'new partner!' bullshit, and it seems to work - until the announcements are actually made. In the VNTS thread pretty much everyone was expecting at least something of note would be announced, and people in this thread didn't expect four of the announcements to be hardcopies. The community's expectations were clearly high enough to be disappointed here.
>>15267039
> 'new partner!' bullshit
Waffle is not "bullshit". Its one of most famous and high quality nukige producers, and KF announcement is much more imporant than whatever "plot"ge which was played by 100 people in Japan you retards are drooling about.
>>15267005
In KnS2 case i read the torrent version when it was out and i've been waiting for the hard copy to buy it. I'm a poorfag so it's frustrating to pay 40/50$ for a download version.
But yeah i agree with you that MG policy with hard-copies is fucking dumb.
>>15267058
This. Waffle have a lot of nukige i'm interested in, espically Kyonyuu Fantasy so i'm not disappointed at all. >>15267039 this anon is just butthurt.
Holy fucking shit, Key kids literally can't get a break.
First denka btfo'd you all
http://ask.fm/moogy0/answers/136052402900
and now Conjueror too.
http://ask.fm/Conjueror/answers/136302718683
If you are a Key fan looking forward to Angel Beats, how do you live with yourself?
>>15267100
I had an extremely fucked childhood and heavily relate to the characters in angel beats.
Also the music is nice.
>>15267100
By not really concerning ourselves much over what other people think of us, as most fans of Japanese porn games did before they got popular and you guys came in.
>>15267165
woah there, you should know that we all have to feel superior about our tastes and shit on everyone else right?
>>15264574
Not him, but he said disgusted. Not mad. He's appalled by the SJW pandering.
New Higurashi art isn't that bad, I only dont the new Rika and Rena. Also PS2 art is still the best.
>>15267552
The art is a non-issue anyway, since you can just mod any sprites you want to replace the new stuff.
>>15262532
ah dammit i always forget about the larger cons and just go to my local ones that suck.
>>15267039
>MangaGamer does keep hyping people up with 'six announcements!' and 'new partner!' bullshit
This is what the guys that delude themselves with big announcements usually say
Why do MG and the others keep getting VNs nobody cares about reading while many hyped up games remain Japanese only
>>15267746
because your taste is SHIT and the things you are hype for aren't actually that great!
