Visual Novel translation status12RIVEN -the Ψcliminal of integral- - 50% translatedAiyoku No Eustia - In progress 100% TL patch leaked, project to continue, 100% Translated/edited/TLCAkatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~ - 100% translated/edited/QAAkatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~ - 100% translated and edited, 12,862 (21.16%) through QAAxanael - "Overwhelming majority" of the text translated, including the main story, some side content remains, in need of editingCHAOS;HEAD Love Chu Chu! - 70.54% translated, 22.70% editedCHAOS;CHILD Love Chu Chu!! - 100% translated, 55.30% editedChusingura 46+1 - 39617/82770 (47.86%) lines translated, Kuranosuke route partial patch releasedDaiakuji - Ongoing projectDiabolik Lovers Dark Fate - Being patchedDiabolik Lovers Lost Eden - Being patchedDragon Knight 4 - 60% translated, playtesting also ongoingFate/Stay Night - Partial patch released with a new translation for Fate/UBW/9 days of HFGo-toubun no Hanayome ~Kanojo to Kawasu Itsutsu no Yakusoku~ - 100% translated, 1 route 100% editedHaruka na Sora - 100% translated, TLC and editing work leftHonoo no Haramase Oppai Nyuu Doukyuusei ~Oppai mo Haramase! New Class Zen'in Harama-sensation!~ - Picked up, porting to Ren'PyIf My Heart Had Wings: Snow Presents - 100% translated, 100% editedJunketsu Megami-Sama - 2nd Alpha patch released, Astarotte route finishing upKaseki no Uta - 100% translated and edited, in testingKen ga Kimi - 60% translatedKud Wafter - AA Version 25,065 / 31,579 (79.4%) Lines translated, 18+ Version 19,240 / 33,113 (58.1%) lines translatedKusarihime ~Euthanasia~ - Translation finished, fully editedLover Able - 100% translated and edited, 10940/32258 lines approved (34.23%)Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A Plus Disk - 1,470 (15.60%) lines translated, 251 (2.66%) lines editedManakashi no Yuri wa Akaku Somaru - 66% translatedMiagete Goran, Yozora no Hoshi o - 1 of 4 routes translation finished for the restoration patch, Houkiboshi Hika 2 of 4 H-scenes translatedSakura no Uta ~Haru no Yuki~ - 100% translated, 80% edited, image work finished>Sakura no Uta - Chapter I 100% translated, Chapter II TL: 75% translated, overall 26% translated, 3% editedSousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki - 41% translated, 2% editedSakura Wars 2 - Demo patch released, ADV, Battle, and "Long Day in the Theater" mode fully translated, disc 1 text insertedSayonara o Oshiete - 67% translatedSecret Game ~Killer Queen~ - 25% translated, 10% editedShuffle! Essence+ - Project startingShizuku - Shizuku - 143/197 script files translated, 20/197 editedTaima Seiko Alice - 70% translated, 70% edited, 70% proofread, 2nd partial patch outTo Heart - 725/993 scripts translated, 400/993 editedTokimeki Memorial 2 - Being translatedTokimeki Memorial Girls Side 4 - 80% translated>Tsui no Sora - 80% translatedUmi kara Kuru Mono - 91/138 scripts translatedUshinawareta Mirai o Motomete - 100% translated, 9912/35416 (28.0%) editedYosuga no Sora - Translation finished, editing and TLC ongoing, Total: TL 100% TLC 71% ED 55%, Common/Kazuha/Motoka/Sora routes fully editedOfficial workMangaGamerDEAD DAYS - October 31st releaseThe Pillagers of Raillore - Out of BetaCiconia - Phase 1 ReleasedHadaka Shitsuji fandisc - Picked upRance 03 - 88% translated, 79% editedRance X - 100% translated, 5% editedLuckydog1 - 100% translated and editedFunbag Fantasy 4 - 89% translated, 80% editedEve of the 12th Month - 100% translated and 88% editedBeat Valkyrie Ixseal - 100% translated and editedWelcome to a Sexy, Open World - 100% translated and edited, in beta testingRose Gun Days - 100% translated, 70% editedThe Alchemist & His Battle-Scarred Homunculus - Through beta testingSleepless: A Midsummer Night's Dream - 77% translated, 75% editedSleepless - Nocturne - Picked upJASTMojika: Truth Rears Its Ugly Head - February releaseSumaga- Slow progress ongoingKatahane - Progress being made againDjango - Not actively making progressTokyo Hero Project - Translation finished, dealing with bugsMachine Child - Still being developedYomegami: My Sweet Goddess - 100% translatedYamizome Liberator - Picked upDjibril - 100% translated, in editingMasquerade: Hell Academy - Through QA, finalizing assetsHanamaru! 2 - AnnouncedCornelica - AnnouncedDead Aegis - Another Record - AnnouncedDaiteikoku - Announced, early in productionHoukago=>Education! ~Sensei to Hajimeru Miwaku no Lesson~ - AnnouncedMinagoroshi No Otome - AnnouncedPQubeSINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky - October 23rd releaseGenso Manege - Demo released, January 31st releaseBustafellows Season 2 - 2025 release
Sekai/DenpaHarumade Kururu - In QARewrite+ Harvest Festa - 100% translated, 40% edited, Steam page up, 2024 releaseSubete no Koi ni, Hanabata o. - 50% translatedSumire - Picked upSanarara R - 100% translated and edited, waiting on buildGlass - Picked upNew Glass - Picked upKarakara 3 - 100% translated and edited, 70% engine workYume to Iro de Dekiteiru - 100% translated, 35% editedZutto Mae Kara Joshi Deshita - 100% translated, in editingA Maiden's Serenade - 100% translated, 65% editedHoshizora e Kakaru Hashi 10% translatedHoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA - AnnouncedAkaneiro ni Somaru Saka - In programming, Steam page up, 2024 releaseHamidashi Creative - AnnouncedInupara - In DevelopmentNekopara After La Vraie Familie - 2025 releaseRaspberry Cube - AnnouncedWagamama High Spec OC - 25% translatedAmairo Chocolate 3 - 100% translated, 15% edited, 2024 releaseKuri Kuri Click ~My Favorite Boobs - Q3 2024 releaseMiko no Kanata Zero - 100% translated, in editing, engine work mostly doneNekonyan>Kakenuke Forward: To Our Sparking Youth - ReleasedHappiness! Sakura Celebration! - Delayed to fix some bugsDracu Riot - Summer or Fall releaseAngel Chaos RE-BOOT!- Rejected by Steam for a second time, early 2025 releaseMelty Moment - 80% translatedFureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc releaseFloral Flowlove - 100% translated, 75% edited, enging port ongoingLove, Elections, & Chocolate - 100% translated and edited, in QALove Love Love, Burning in my Heart! - 100% translated and 74% editedReady or Not: The Deadline is Coming! - 100% translated, 75% edited, QA in progressMysteries of the Heart: The Psychic Detective Case Files - 100% translated and edited, engine work in progressHatsuyuki Sakura: White Graduation - 100% translated and edited, engine work queuedFutamata Ren'ai: Two Times the Trouble - Steam page upHold Me Tight All Night Onii-chan! - 65% translated, 50% edited, Steam page upMaking*Lovers: First Blush - AnnouncedHacking the Moon to Find My Goddess - 100% translated and edited, engine and image editing in progress, Steam page upKoikari: Love for Hire - After Hours - In translationRenai:Royale: Love’s a Battle- "Victory Parade" - AnnouncedVisualArtsSummer Pockets Reflection Blue - 2024 releaseDualtailVenus Blood Ragnarok - Kickstarter succeeded, November 2025 release date listedFrontwingKANADE - 2025 releaseSharin no Kuni - Working to resolve remaining issuesAksysVirche Evermore -EpiC: Lycoris- - November 7th releaseDespera Drops - 2025 releaseUtakata no Uchronia - 2025 releaseMistonia no Kibou -The Lost Delight- - 2025 releaseAge titles>Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Enhanced Edition~ - Delayed until October 22nd to make changes after Steam reviewFakkuTwo Beasts Or Not To Beast!! - 2.0 version, editing in progressSt. Yariman's Former Sluts: Mega MILF Edition - Winter 2024 releaseSaikey Studios (mix of official/unofficial)The Reason For Your Smile - Steam page up, Happy and NTR routes translatedHyoukanOperaKnight Case Files - Trial released, 2025 releaseMAGES. GAMECorpse Party II - Darkness Distortion - 2024 releaseVoltage Inc.Project Code Kaleido Tower - 2025 releaseProject Code Neon Mafia - 2025 releaseProject Code Vampire Hunter - 2025 releaseB-clusterRe;quartz Raid - November releaseMediBang Inc.Cocktail Magic - Upcoming releaseMoonFire: A Seeker's Saga - AnnouncedKamitsubaki StudioKAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE - February 20th release
ShiravuneDestiny Star Girlfriend 2 - October 29th releaseDestiny Star Girlfriend 3 - October 29th releaseSacrifice Villains - Q4 2024 releaseThe Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers- - 2024 releaseCriminal Border 3rd Offence - 2024 releaseKara no Shoujo III - AnnouncedGeminism - AnnouncedThe Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -Woolly Eyes GAIDEN- - AnnouncedReal Hentai Situation! DT - AnnouncedBeastkin Training ~The Trials of a Beastkin Noblewoman~ - AnnouncedAnother Way of Gettin' Paid - Announced>Night Shift Nurses - AnnouncedFG RemakeDoukyuusei 2 Remake - AnnouncedYakin Byoutou Remake - AnnouncedDramatic CreateSteam Prison Beyond the Steam - November 28th releaseNie no Machi -Iro Musubi- - 2025 releaseKagura GamesYoru ga Kuru! -Square of the Moon- Remastered - 2024 releasePure Pure Pero Pero Princess - AnnouncedAniplexSeedsow Lullaby - Demo released, December 13th releaseFate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED - AnnouncedTsukihime -The other side of red garden- - UpcomingLove LabEver Maiden - 2024 releaseDLsiteFriendly lab - unlock(); - Upcoming releaseClub Suicide - Picked upSennagi Kegareta Chigiri to Kami Koromo - AnnouncedIdea Factory>9 R.I.P. - ReleasedDeath end re;Quest Code Z - 2025 releaseTemirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights - 2025 releaseBattlefield Waltz - 2025 releaseHarukazeMonkeys! - English release plannedMoonchimeHaunted Obachestra Vol.1 Awaking - Upcoming releaseAlice In DissonanceFault Milestone 2 - Side Below - Upcoming releaseMiKandi Japan Libra of the Vampire Princess - All versions of the patches in testingPRODUCTION PENCILParadise Cleaning! -Tutor X Hypnosis- - Upcoming release072 ProjectPrincess Paradise - September 27th releaseF&CNTR with hypnosis application - Upcoming releaseCharonLost Paradise of Karuta - AnnouncedSister PositionEcchi de Ichizu na Doinaka Nii-sama to, Koshikiyukashii Byoujaku Imouto - Announced simultaneous releaseGamera GamesHomicipher - November 1st releaseKemco CorporationDecollate Decoration - Trial releasedAlliance Arts>All in Abyss: Judge the Fake - Demo releasedAlterciws>Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angel - Labyrinth of Time and World - Re:light - Demo released, Q4 2024 release--->Stuff like this has been either added or updated since the last thread
>>48043756The last thing that I expected for Halloween is another moege.
Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - Translation 100% dropped, TLC, editing, QA, image editing not happening
Damn I didn't expect it to be that popular. I guess oldies are still into VNs.
Probably going to read Kiminozo. It sucks that it's censored but I can almost never fap to eroge anymore -- the H-scenes just put me to sleep and I often wish they weren't there since they're so boring -- so whatever. Also I read the all-ages version of Muv-Luv some years ago.
>>48044017i can get past h-scene removal but didn't they cull an entire route?
>>48044021The loli nurse is ugly and a stealth hag anyway. Ayu and Mayu are cuter.
>>48044021As far as I know, they cut out the Mitsuki bad ending, the original Manami ending, and Hotaru's route.
Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - Translation 100% complete TLC, editing, QA, image editing left
>>48044060>Mitsuki bad endingI would have liked this if I could still fap to VNs but currently I don't care.>the original Manami endingI don't know if I'd even want to read this>Hotaru's route.Sucks but what can you do. I don't know that I'd even like it and I'm not going to skip the rest of the game because of that.
>>48044017I’m not reading that Woke trash.
>>48041090I think we will see Remakes but not as many as in Video Games. Video Games do this because they are bankrupt on creativity and trying to squeeze as much out of consumers as possible. VN's do this to celebrate tradition and history.
>>48044094>>48044017>Sucks but what can you doPirate and not buy it. Censorship is never worth a purchase especially when it's that badly done.
>>48044410This. I don't support companies that port to the west inferior versions of their games with censorship, less content and worse quality overall. They already gifted us with that badly compressed MLA Total Eclipse and the side story. Kiminozo will suffer of the same if Anchor doesn't fix their newly updated shitty engine.
>>48044094Sounds lik a lot of cope.
>>48044094>Sucks but what can you do.Legitimately the best mindset to adopt in the current day. There are things you can affect and things you cannot affect and the death of eroge and otaku culture is set in stone and beyond the scope that any consumer can really affect. Historians will look back and understand that it ended along with the Heisei era.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2947250/Select_Oblige/Hikari Field ditched NN and are using MTL now.
>>48049264what happened to tsumire-san, i dont like this new artist. also how do you even know it's mtl? it sounds like a nekonigger megacope.
>>48049311?
>>48049387unironically better than your average nn translation.
>>48049387not reading all that shit, qrd
>>48049264Guessing this would be more along the lines of Madosoft dropping Sekai Project but still wanting English translations.
>>48049211Nah. That's a minded of a lessor. "I'm getting a worse product but either way I'll pay for it. / I don't care, a modder will fix it" The right mindset would be; "Let them die, they're bringing me crap so I'll got to support another company who treat me better."
If the guy who said he was going to do a saint sheol patch is here, I'm curious if it's been abandoned or progress is still being made.
>>48049387grammar needs work and there seems to be a lack of honorifics, but reads alright
>>48049264>>48049387Interesting. It reads well despite some small grammatical issues.
>>48051214The problem, unfortunately, is that VNs are not like other products. If I like a brand of beer and it turns to shit, I can drink a different beer, you know? But I want to read specific VNs, and they're either going to get translated or they aren't, they're going to get good releases or they aren't. I can't just say, "Well damn I'll just read different games," because there may not be other games releasing that I care about. Of course you can just pirate things and not support them, but that's the only thing you can do and it isn't necessarily going to have any effect.
>>48053390>It is not going to have an effectNTA but that is just retarded thinking. They lose money. You can read the thing and not try to be a weak minded person when it comes to this deep cut of censorship. Have some self respect.
>>48053551They don't "lose" money from pirating, they just make less money. That being said, I don't think anyone in this thread has advocated for purchasing the game so I don't know who is being "weak-minded."
Did the back-only version of Kiminozo ever get uploaded anywhere? I looked around and couldn't find it. Looks like whatever is going on Steam will be even more censored since they keep delaying it for "adjustments and modifications for the rating review"
>>48054323backer-only* I mean
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1950570/Tales_from_Toyotoki_Arrival_of_the_Witch_The_witch_of_the_Ihanashi/out
Is Chicchakunai Mon dead?
>>48054486There was a post from someone in august that was either him or someone pretending to be him, you can choose to believe either one.
>>48054530This one >>>/vg/488664206? Real or not, with such slow progress in the last ~4 years it's pretty much dead. OT: it's weird to see the same schizos, ritualposts and images still posted on /vn/. Guess it was the right move to abandon them. Others told me the discordfags would get bored and leave lolnope.The state of lolige translations is worse than ever. Even that lazy NTRlawyer doesn't release shit anymore.
>>48054925most lolige are quite simple, you should give a try at japanese. you can also use the help of mtl if you're a dekinai, no point in waiting forever.
>>48054428"Choices: Completely linear novel"yeah, no
>>48056483Bro, 90% of modern VNs have like 1 choice. No one cares about the ADV elements in VNs anymore.
>>48056491might as well read light novel or manga
>>48056491>No one caresmore like no one bothers. i think the average vn fan would appreciate more choices than less, but for the writers it's easier to keep them few as possible.
>>48054323not like it matters when the console version this release is based on already censores the entire fucking script even outside of h-scenes.I think this is actually the first time I see a game have like 4 different layers of censorship stacked on top of each other
>>48056491Not entirely true the Famicom Detective Games did extremely well and that is because it had better production values and ultimately delivered 6-8 hours worth of content without going over budget. It does prove some VN's with gameplay elements can have success in a niche market. Although it's not always easy. >>48056594VN audiences are varied across the spectrum. Some like long scenes with fewer routes, or more routes with less choices. You can not satisfy everyone. But I do get your point. It does need balance because too many choices, you might end up with less satisfying writing in other routes, but if you have less choices, you may end up liking a character who's route you can not get on because they are a side character. Honestly thinking about what VN Audiences would like is a very interesting thing to me, as sometimes I do wonder if we could ever get more premium VN's like Maitetsu, Rance, Memories Off, Steins;Gate could happen ever again. Storytelling is essential in the VN medium as well as the Art itself.
>>48056824>Famicom Detective Gamesnot a vn
>>48056840It's a VN with Gameplay Elements. Do not bring up this old argument again.
>>48056859Yeah, personally pic related is my favorite VN.
>>48056769>I think this is actually the first time I see a game have like 4 different layers of censorship stacked on top of each otherI appreciate this release because it's a microcosm of everything that is wrong with modern publishing standards of Japanese works. It's a perfectly fake and gay facsimile of something that could have been done authentically and meaningfully. You can simply point to it and say "this the best we can get in the current day, quintuple censored, crowdfunded ports on a shitty mobile game engine with compressed assets"
>>48056881Not the same thing. Get off the thread you Tourist.
>>48056769>>48057313I might as well actually count the censorship layers here for future reference>1. layer: 2002 dreamcast release, your standard 2000s all ages console port>2. layer: 2003 ps2 release, much like the dreamcast version but some censorship is stricter/more refined, bestiality joke at the start of the game got replaced entirely instead of being cut short for example>3. layer: in 2023 a crowdfunded all ages version is announced. It will be a fusion of the ps2 version and the 2008 adult release (in bonus content only, no actual adult content). It is quickly announced that endings and a whole route will be cut to get the game onto steam>4. layer: backers get the game early and it turns out they also censored stuff like homo jokes both in Japanese and English, intimacy between the main character and his girlfriend in the prologue chapter is also made shorter because they're still underage during that chapter>5. layer: steam rejects a public release of the game shortly before launch, devs delay the release a few days to make further adjustments to the game>6. layer: The game is delayed again with no new date given this time as the developers realize they will need to spend more time to get a greenlight from steamslop 20 years in the making
>>48057360Jesus. This is just bad and it's all for some 5k sales on Steam that will not change anything where it once was. I wish companies would realize putting it on more platforms helps vs waiting forever and releasing it and everyone forgets about it.
>>48056824>Famicom Detective Games did extremely wellThey're remakes, so that barely counts. That's like saying that Dating Sims are alive and well because Doukyuusei Remake sold well.
>>48057360I can accept layer 4 but I can't find it anywhere
>>48058886part of it is on leddit, part of it is on twitter. the backer build never got cracked.
>>48060152Isn't the new one more offensive by changing it to "uwaaaah"?
>>48057518people who actually sell VNs have said it's pretty much steam or you make nothing though
>>48058809The third one isn't a remake
>>48061062Well even so it's still riding on the coattails of the previous entries, just like Gyakuten Saiban.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2838360/SINce_Memories_Off_The_Starry_Sky/It's out
>>48061577And it's selling like hot cakes!
>>48061577>No Sexual Contentthis is already a bad start. someanon tell me why am i supposed to care about this vn.
>>48061597Takeshi abo music
>>48061628that's a good argument, but if it's the only good thing about it then i would rather listen to the ost on my player.
>>48058809Well, almost 40 years later, it is very long for a remake, and in this environment, it still sold very well with younger audiences.
>>48061818>it still sold very well with younger audienceDo you have a single piece of evidence to back this up?
>>48061597It's one of the best Drama VN series. Memories Off is not porn but it does host great stories that are impactful.
>>48061597https://vndb.org/v?sq=Memories+OffIt's the first English translation of a VN from the long-running (25 years) series, official or not. At the very least it means they're doing something right and you should have a look at it to see what exactly it is.I read what amounts to a common route in Innocent Fille and dropped it because the drama is fucking stupid and everyone is a fucking retard (someone is even a certified clinical retard - and no, that's not me), but evidently someone somewhere likes that stuff enough to pay for it and ask for more (aka DLC). The devs know their target audience and you could possibly be a part of it too, you just don't know it yet.
>>48061825Yes I do. It's called a game made for kids and adults.
>>48062122Kids aren't playing that shit, especially not kids nowadays.
>>48062104so soap opera shit like wa2, I c
>>48062104>the drama is fucking stupid and everyone is a fucking retard>The devs know their target audience and you could possibly be a part of it too
>>48056881Based, I also love VNs like The Witcher and Neptunia. Ton of fun text.
>>48062356Yes it's basically a Drama Soap Opera series like WA2. It's also a well known one in Japan.
>>48061597It means it's not a VN for you if you read the medium for porn.It's fine you're not supposed to care about ever single release.
>>48063487porn filters normies. a game not aimed at your average npc have more chance to be interesting.
>>48063585porn porn porn normies normies normies porn npc npc porn normies
>>48063585>porn filters normiesyeah bro people dont watch porn, they hate it, thats why porn games are so popular and porn in general is uh-huh.kill yourself.>a game not aimed at your average npc have more chance to be interestingyou're the average npc so you wouldnt know about htat, retard.
see, i was right, npc get all mad when someone even mention porn in vn, which is different than 3D porn. they need the safe soulless narration made for soulless people like them.
>>48063585There can be VN's with porn just as there can be good games without it. I would argue there is room for both.
I wonder what "modifications" they're still making to Kiminozo. Hopefully they're not busy gutting Akane's route since she's in high school and MC is an adult. Also if whatever they're dealing with is indeed additional censorship, that's interesting that they get the opportunity to "fix" things whereas other games just get permabanned with no appeal.
Girls Side 4 is 90% translated now. Aiming for a February 2025 release.
>>48064968I hope it gets banned forever and we can all act like this never happened.
>>48064968I'm pretty sure it's the prologue of the game cucking them. It's all about horny highschoolers. They knew this would happen too and had already stealth censored it in the backer build by making the sex replacement scene even shorter than it was in the console port. Seems that wasn't enough.
>>48069991I wish someone had uploaded the backer release so we could at least have that.
According to jast employee it seems that the sales from steam aren't as important as we've been led to believe. They say their games sell fine even without steam.
you didn't beat the game
>>48073689I would say that the sales are getting much better on JAST's store to where they do not need to care about Steam as much as they used to. Steam does help with visibility but because ultimately everyone knows Steam likes to make sure you censor the games everyone eventually just goes to the store and buys the full version. The only thing that I would wish they could do better is pre orders to have it charge upfront rather than the day it comes out or at least to put money on points so that way I can pre order a game without having to worry if my card has money on it that day.
>>48073689jast store is on the rise and will kill the awful steam market.
>>48073689If they can convince Aquaplus to put Dungeon Travelers series on JAST that would be huge.