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Anonymous 07/10/26 (Fri) 18:35:42 No.14396

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>FAKKU acquires Fairytale’s classic PC-98 catalog, plans English releases on Steam
https://nichegamer.com/fakku-acquires-fairytales-classic-pc-98-catalog-plans-english-releases-on-steam/

Anonymous 07/11/26 (Sat) 07:53:25 No.14400

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>>14396
I started looking through Fairytale's catalogue and got surprised by the one tiny instance of BL in an ocean of het.

Anonymous 07/11/26 (Sat) 08:53:44 No.14401

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>>14400
It seems more like a threesome with the sissification fetish. Perhaps the BL route is the joke one?

Anonymous 07/14/26 (Tue) 11:27:01 No.14424

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https://vndb.org/v16096
>somebody took the effort to make something like this
>and it got a sequel

Anonymous 07/15/26 (Wed) 23:47:14 No.14443

>>14401
>>14400

from what I remember the protagonist steals the heroines boyfriend

Anonymous 07/16/26 (Thu) 01:59:38 No.14444

>>14443
That actually sounds pretty interesting

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 00:09:40 No.14449

>>14444
it was ok but it was real short

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 00:26:52 No.14451

>>14443
Can I get a name please… I've been looking for stuff where a gf/wife gets cucked, and no don't say The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese & it's sequel because I've already read them.

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 02:28:10 No.14452

>>14451
melancholy of the sheep

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 02:37:38 No.14453

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>>14452
Thank you! You are now my favorite nonny, I shall defend you in any thread simply call for my presence and I am there.

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 07:01:50 No.14456

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>>14451
The title was in the filename.

Anonymous 07/17/26 (Fri) 07:23:51 No.14458

>>14456
Sorry anon, Upon further inspection I didn't realize this site gives the file two names, one for this website (just numbers) and the user's personal one, I just looked at the top one.

Anonymous 07/20/26 (Mon) 08:48:43 No.14474

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The Steam page is up.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4871590/Dengeki_Nurse/

Anonymous 07/25/26 (Sat) 10:22:31 No.14532

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I keep finding weird doujin games on VNDB. Was 2012 such a golden year for VN makers?
https://vndb.org/v11552

Anonymous 07/25/26 (Sat) 10:36:13 No.14533

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I'm surprised the Eva VN never got officially translated into English. https://vndb.org/v556

And Hideo Kojima was the producer for Tokimeki Memorial games??? https://vndb.org/v21129

Anonymous 07/27/26 (Mon) 08:08:13 No.14539

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What's with 10-year old visual novels getting anime works all of a sudden?
>Visual Novel 'Senren＊Banka' Gets Anime Adaptation in 2027
>Developed and published by Yuzusoft, the romance visual novel was originally released on Windows in Japan in July 2016 to commemorate the studio's 10th anniversary. The game was released globally on Steam in February 2020 by Hikari Field and Neko Nyan with English and Chinese text support, followed by a Nintendo Switch release in May 2022.
https://myanimelist.net/news/74525196

Anonymous 07/27/26 (Mon) 14:35:02 No.14543

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>>14532
Lel, this reminds me of my teenage when I was a massive fan of Vincent Price, Roger Corman and b-movies from the 60s and 70s in general. I still love them, actually.

Now thinking about it, if these were modern anime or cartoons I believe that they would have a fujo fanbase. It's always movies that are either about a bunch of super quirky half-backed dude villains (usually involving Price, Lorre and Karloff) that try and fail to do evil stuff together or it's a character story about a lonely, broken man who gets insane because he cannot bear with his misfortune and mental issues any longer and eventually dies a lonely, tragic death (the Poe adaptions of Corman). Also, vampires. Vampires are gay on principle.

Anonymous 07/28/26 (Tue) 07:03:58 No.14544

>>14543
Are there any fujo into shipping these characters other than you?

Anonymous 07/28/26 (Tue) 10:47:43 No.14546

>>14544
Here! I hardcore ship Dracula and Renfield! And Cushing's Helsing and Lee's Dracula have some excellent foeyay going on

Anonymous 07/30/26 (Thu) 19:22:47 No.14560

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Today I learnt that Gainax made a couple of R18 games in their early days:
https://vndb.org/p292

Anonymous 08/07/26 (Fri) 12:18:29 No.14604

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Phantom of Inferno is coming to Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639590/Phantom_PHANTOM_OF_INFERNO_NITRO_ARCHIVE/

Anonymous 08/09/26 (Sun) 23:26:09 No.14620

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I started playing Saya no uta recently because Ive seen a lot of people both here and elsewhere praise it, however not a single person mentioned it was an eroge. I had to discover that myself after I got flashbanged with loli hentai. I should’ve known though, the fact it’s a nitroplus game should have made it obvious so I guess that’s on me.
The story and concept are very fascinating to me so I just mute and skip the sex scenes.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 00:45:32 No.14622

>>14620
The H-scenes aren't pointless since they show Fuminori's mental deterioration, but the reason they're never mentioned is because I don't think anyone likes it for the porn. Kinda like how F/SN' sex scenes are only brought up when people mock them. It's kind of a shame, I love Saya no Uta but those scenes do prevent me from recommending it to people.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 05:16:00 No.14626

>>14620
Where are you playing it? Steam?

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 06:01:18 No.14627

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>>14620
You never check the VNs you read on VNDB?

>>14626
The Steam version doesn't have the sex scenes.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 14:19:34 No.14629

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>>14626
I pirated it.
>>14627
No I rawdog most games I play. It’s (usually) not a problem.
>>14622
I finished it and it’s such a good concept but the sex scenes absolutely add nothing to the experience anon. There were any number of ways to show Fuminori’s slipping sanity. In fact, I don’t think Saya had to be a loli either, she could’ve been a grown woman and that wouldn’t have changed the story at all. It’s just Gen Urobuchi being a weirdo. I was talking to my sister about it and she was looking up his work history and the moment she saw Madoka Magica on the list she said “oh so that’s why that anime looks like *that*” kek.
But I really did enjoy this vn and I kind of wish it was longer. Do you have any recs for similar stories? I’ve already read Sweet Pool and I need more.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 14:57:37 No.14630

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>>14629
>weirdo
This isn't tiktok you can say pedophile, lolicon or outright a pervert.

Alternatively, he made kinobolt fantasy which doesn't have a single underage character so I'm betting on shock value.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 15:43:49 No.14631

>>14630
Well I’m a shotacon myself so I’m not going to accuse every single weirdo out there of being a pedophile anon.
I had no idea he made Thunderbolt Fantasy though. It must be shock value as you said then.

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 15:57:01 No.14632

>>14627
She's depicted as an adult in the western comic adaptation but it's not exactly faithful to the source material

Anonymous 08/10/26 (Mon) 16:30:12 No.14633

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A VN officially released by Bandai. Another reason why I despise idolshit. This feels so gross, actually sleazier than any 2D eroge with tentacle rape.
>The ban on romance is lifted once again. And this time, the stakes are higher than ever, all the pretty girls in Japan are vying for your attention. Choose your girl from 149, they come from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48. Find 1 and reject all the other 148. May the goddess of romance smile on you.
https://vndb.org/v11971

Anonymous 08/11/26 (Tue) 04:48:42 No.14636

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>>14629
>similiar to Saya no uta
Sayonara o Oshiete is basically the first schizo ( called denpa genre) vn and it's where the whole non-reliable main character vns took inspiration from, Saya no Uta especially.
But if you had a problem with the loli scenes in Saya no Uta, ohh boy, you're not going to enjoy Sayooshi.
There is also Subahibi which is very good imo, kimi to kanojo and Chaos head but it's scifi and a bit convoluted.
If you enjoy this kind of stories I would recommend Omori also, it's a rpgmaker with a very different tone but it has the trope of descent into the main character's psyche, obviously in a much less graphical way.
I honestly think Saya no Sloppa is just a worse version of Sweet pool.
Sweet pool had better characters, better pacing, multiple better endings and hot looking studs, what more do we need?

Anonymous 08/11/26 (Tue) 06:04:00 No.14637

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>>14630
I haven't played the games but looking at the covers and screenshots of Phantom of inferno, Kikokugai - The Cyber Slayer and Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia make me think he just likes lolis. Though that being said I am now distracted by the knowledge that pic related exists.

Anonymous 08/11/26 (Tue) 14:08:44 No.14641

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I see MangaGamer has started offering games that have English translations on DLsite, but are blocked outside of Japan.
https://blog.mangagamer.org/2026/08/11/battle-skin-panic-now-available-on-mangagamer/
https://vndb.org/v9361
Giving payment processors the finger. Good.

>>14630
>>14631
There is a Thunderbolt Fantasy thread on /f/ >>>/f/3176 but it's dead. Sad.

Anonymous 08/11/26 (Tue) 14:56:53 No.14642

>>14631
>>14637
I think it's a bit of shock value with a genuine fondness for the loli aesthetic. Kind of like Yoko Taro adding incest and shota specifically to fuck with people who will go in for the brother and sister fluff or cute little boys.

But considering how he keeps doing it- I think there is a genuine attraction to the concept not so much to be into it. Because fucking with expectations and pulling it off is genuinely always funny

Anonymous 08/17/26 (Mon) 03:05:14 No.14706

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Lol at everyone realizing Nyalra is a misogynist from his new game

Anonymous 08/17/26 (Mon) 06:48:49 No.14708

>>14706
I bought Needy streamer overload cause I'm into the game's aesthetic and jirai kei fashion without any knowledge of the person who wrote it and I'm probably not the only one. This sure puts the game into a new perspective, though.

Anonymous 08/17/26 (Mon) 07:31:23 No.14709

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>>14708
I bought it expecting something a little more… idk deep, contemplative, a game with something to say about mental illness. Unfortunately found it super shallow and it seemed like it was just using it as an aesthetic and nothing more. Very disappointing, I love the Internet Yamero PV though.

Anonymous 08/17/26 (Mon) 07:38:26 No.14710

>>14706
These are posts from 2013.

Anonymous 08/17/26 (Mon) 19:39:46 No.14714

>>14710
And the game he released two days ago where most of these thoughts were cemented

Literally every female character who isn't the little sister is a whore who has no real interests or hobbies other than getting male attention and every hobby she pretends to have is actually a ploy to get more male attention.

Anonymous 08/18/26 (Tue) 08:25:46 No.14729

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>>14706
>>14714
As expected of an idolfag. Such a trashbag.

Anonymous 08/18/26 (Tue) 14:55:24 No.14732

>>14729
Despite it all I lol'd. This would be such a good character in a VN or something.

Anonymous 08/18/26 (Tue) 15:34:27 No.14733

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>>14732
It sounds like that is pretty much what happened when he released a new VN.
https://bsky.app/profile/henemimi.bsky.social/post/3mt6qdwqj6225

Anonymous 08/18/26 (Tue) 15:40:33 No.14734

>>14733
Ooooh. Sounds funny, although if it's just an author mouthpiece I should probably pass.

Anonymous 08/21/26 (Fri) 07:41:27 No.14763

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Rakuen Tsuihou – The Stellar Angel https://vndb.org/v65042 is coming to Steam in November.

Anonymous 08/22/26 (Sat) 12:52:56 No.14778

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What a find.
>historical
>eroge
>from Taiwan
>released in 1998
>literary adaptation of The Dream of the Red Chamber (supposedly)
https://vndb.org/v31760

Anonymous 08/22/26 (Sat) 19:17:30 No.14782

>>14729
>>14733
I hated Needy Girl Overdose, so I'm in no rush to expose myself to this, but for anyone who did play it, is the protagonist supposed to be unsympathetic? Or is it played completely straight? I'm a huge fan of Dostoevsky, and I heard this VN references him a lot. I'm wondering if it's an Underground Man situation where you're supposed to hate the MC or not. I'm guessing not because of how much nasty shit he's posted, but I also don't see how you base your VN off of Dostoevsky's work, and allow the fact that his misanthropic protagonists are not supposed to be seen favorably to go over your head.

Anonymous 08/23/26 (Sun) 06:02:50 No.14792

>>14641
>picrel
>more malegaze shit
I think I'll pass

Anonymous 08/23/26 (Sun) 19:32:06 No.14797

I've fallen of VNs so hard this year, started Yearning: A Gay Story and I'm absolutely not the target audience, but I feel like I need to finish at least a route since I'm too autistic to just quit games outright. This is fucking Echo all over again, ugh.

How long is the Needy Girl Overdose guys new game? Is the 4 hours on VNDB accurate? Maybe I'll take a break and try that.

>>14792
Why would you reply to a 12 day old post for this?

The art kind of reminds me of Dragon Half not sure if anyone has read that.

Anonymous 08/24/26 (Mon) 23:19:53 No.14806

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Anonymous 08/26/26 (Wed) 03:53:01 No.14824

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Finished Sister Other Paranoia and it low-key sucks but I like it more than Needy Girl.

>>14782
It's very much Notes from Underground inspired with a bit of No Longer Human thrown in, the MC is awful and most of it is rambling rants with a paper-thin narrative. While the MC is presented as in the wrong there is a bit of ambiguity over how much of the work is also just the author talking directly to the audience through the character. The MC is a writer who wrote one popular LN and needs to write a sequel which he has hang-ups over the idea that he'll fail at, this of course is exactly Nyalra's situation. The opening with discussions about influencer culture and how people behave online is also obviously something he believes in.

Everyone in the VN is a bad person except for the sister, so while I don't think the intention is to specifically be misogynistic every female character is obviously written by a man and so the idea that Botan uses her feminine graces to get ahead in life with compensated dating, or that his mother and father's relationship has fallen apart largely because his mother is now fat and ugly and therefore no longer sexually desirable is a bit eyerolling. A better written VN could have these same characters and explore them in a way that doesn't come off as gross I think. Also Boton's suicide CG with the piss is just so gratuitously fetish-y feeling it's weird for a game that otherwise has great art and presentation.

Anyway I do think this game commits to it's theme so while it's a bit exhausting to read it does more with it's premise then Needy Girl. I really like the Bat route and Monkey route both those character's contrasted well with the protagonist and I thought they had the most interesting conversations.

True ending is awful and while an optimistic element was probably needed to balance the game it's tonally so detached from the rest it doesn't really work.