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Anime Central (2016) Announcements
VisualArts
Official Release Planned (!): Angel Beats
(UPDATE 05/21/2016 06:15 PM EST) Official Release Planned: Rewrite+ (Remember: Rewrite+ also contains harvest festa!)
MangaGamer
New Project: Funbag Fantasy
New Project: The House in Fata Morgana – A Requiem for Innocence (Releasing later this year.)
Hardcopy: Kara no Shojo – The Second Episode (releasing July 1st, pre-order here)
Hardcopy: euphoria (releasing July 1st, pre-order here)
Hardcopy and WallScroll: euphoria (releasing July 1st, pre-order here)
Hardcopy: Kindred Spirits on the Roof (releasing July 1st, pre-order here)
Hardcopy: Beat Blades Haruka (releasing July 1st, pre-order here)
Sekai Project
New Project: 2236 A.D. (Both adult and all-ages versions are planned.)
New Project: MAGICAL×SPIRAL, a doujin platformer, announced
Also, since I’m the guy writing the post (my words, my rules!), I’m going to shamelessly plug The House in Fata Morgana, again. It’s so good. Really worth considering. (Links: Game-only, and Game + Soundtrack)
I will continue to post beautiful game art until you click this link. You have been warned.
Anyway! Welcome to our weekly VNTS (Visual Novel Translation Status) series, in which we track visual novel translation updates in-house (we don’t rely on /jp/ posts on 4ch, for example) and post it for your enlightenment and enjoyment each Saturday. If you find any errors, or you think a project is missing from this list, please let me know in the comments.
The Short Version: Only the New Stuff
2236 A.D. (Sekai Project) – Announced! Both adult and all-ages versions are planned.
Angel Beats (VisualArts/Key) – Official English release planned
AstralAir – TL: 77.16% > 78.76%; and Edit: 77.16% > 78.76%
Dare ka ga Koi Shita Hankagai (Sekai Project) – TL: 67.04% > 74.02%
Dracu-Riot! – Tldr: Still roughly on track to meet the 2 month estimate, though likely to be at the end of that timetable. You should read the full update, here.
Eden of Grisaia (Sekai Project) – TL: 35%
Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Voice Porting Project – Rough ETA of weeks to months (link).
Free Friends (MangaGamer) – Hardcopy version released!
Funbag Fantasy (MangaGamer) – Announced!
Highway Blossoms (Sekai Project) – Releasing June 24th!
Higurashi (Retranslation) (MangaGamer) – Chapter 3: Releasing June 24th!
Homeless School Girl – Added to the list this week. TL: 100%; TLC:50%; QC:30%; Partial Patch (30%) released! Get the link here.
The House in Fata Morgana – A Requiem for Innocence (MangaGamer) – Announced! Releasing later this year.
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien – Evan’s Kimi Nozo Side-Projects Site: http://kiminozo.life/. He’s got interesting stuff, such as an audio drama CD, translated there
Koiken Otome – Edit: 88.90% > 100%; QC: 86.39% > 86.71%
The Leisure of Grisaia (Front Wing) – Released! Get it on Steam.
Maitetsu (Sekai Project) – TL: 12.96% > 12.98%
Majo Koi Nikki – Added to the list this week. Scenario texts have been extracted; English translation demo has been posted on YouTube
Memory’s Dogma (Sekai Project) – TL: 15.54% > 29.15%
Muv-Luv Series – Muv-Luv Extra beta may or may not be happening anymore (link). Muv-Luv Extra and Unlimited are releasing some time next month!
Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto (Sekai Project) – IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign launching on May 25th.
Shin Koihime Musou – Character Events TL: 96.5% > 100%; Battle: 34%; Total TL: 73% > 75%
Still, I Missed Her (Sekai Project) – TL: 1.41% > 1.58%
To Heart 2 – Menus and icons translated and re-inserted
Tsui Yuri – Total TL: 13% > 22%
Umineko When They Cry (MangaGamer) – Chapters 1 – 4: Releasing July 8th!
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03 (Sekai Project) – TL: 78.83% > 82.49%
New Releases
The Leisure of Grisaia (Front Wing) – Released! Get it on Steam.
All the Game Updates:
Fan Translation Projects
Fan Translation Projects
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
Group & Progress
New Update?
Notes
1
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
AkaAka TL
TL: 100%
Edit: 100%
The patch is now currently being tested and proofread. (Link)
2
Amagami
Amagami
Ni Shi Shi TL
TL: 74.8%; three routes complete (link)
Edit: 20.6%
3
Angel Beats! -1st beat-
Angel Beats! -1st beat-
jis33785
TL: 43.5% > 43.79%
4
Anniversary no Kuni no Alice
Anniversary no Kuni no Alice
Märchen TL
TL: 59%;
Edit: 42%;
Proofread: 29%
5
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana)
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana)
OriginalRen
Team has been selected
Currently forming plans/workflow
6
AstralAir
AstralAir
AstralAir TL
New!
TL: 77.16% > 78.76%
Edit: 77.16% > 78.76%
QC: 0%
7
Ayakashi Gohan!
Ayakashi Gohan!
Hanataba TL
Asagi’s route: TL: 83%; Edit: 46%
Haginosuke’s route: TL: 90%
Manatsu’s route: TL: 100%; Edit: 65%
Suou’s route: TL: 100%; Edit: 90%
Yomi’s route: TL: 32%; Edit: 23%
Uta's Route: Edit: 90%
Omake: TL: 52%; Edit: 52%
8
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Euphemic Translation
TL: 7/8 script files
Edit: 9.2%
QC: 0%
Proofreading: 0%
Prologue patch released which "covers the short prologue of Bishoujo Mangekyou, and it translates all the menus in the game". Get it here.
9
Black Wolves Saga -Bloody Nightmare-
Black Wolves Saga -Bloody Nightmare-
Golden Spirit
1/8/2016 - Potential legal trouble with their Starry Sky In Summer has put Black Wolves Saga and Ken ga Kimi on semi-hiatus status. (Link)
1/29/2016 - Slator wrote an article about the group's predicament.
3/11/2016 - Trying to get in touch with her team members to finish BWS and KgK. (Link)
10
Brother Conflict PSP
Brother Conflict PSP
Passion And Brilliance
Passion Pink: TL – 100%; Still needs formatting and inserting (link)
Brilliant Blue: TL – : 5%
Note: Despite JP Vita release, the team is continuing the project (link)
JAST USA Projects
JAST USA (Updates; Archive)
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
New Update?
Notes
1
Django
Django
Waiting on TL
2
Eien no Aselia
Eien no Aselia
Steam version released! Get it here.
Steam version contains extra content the original translated versions did not possess.
Will remain on the list until 5/30
18+ version is "possible." (link)
3
Flowers
Flowers
Game is delayed, release date unknown. Read their statement here.
Re-write/editing 25%
Pre-order now available.
4
Nympho Sensei Ryoko
Nympho Sensei Ryoko
Pre-order here!
Done: TL, Editing, Mosaic removal, Interface translation
(02/20/2016) Now: Beta testing, QA
5
Sonicomi
Sonicomi
Pre-Orders are now live! (Link)
Game site is up
English voice acting coming to the game (link)
Debugging, Dub option recording/programing
6
Sumaga
Sumaga
TL is done
Editing in prog
7
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
TL: 100%
Debugging script
8
Trample on Schatten
Trample on Schatten
TL: 94%
Other
Starless – Script check 10%, added new mosaic to fix list.
MangaGamer Projects
MangaGamer (Updates)
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
New Update?
Notes
1
Bokuten
Bokuten
Translation: 100%
Editing: 73.5%
2
Da Capo 3
Da Capo 3
TL: 92.5%
Edit: 87.5
3
Funbag Fantasy
Funbag Fantasy
New!
Announced!
4
Higurashi (Retranslation)
Higurashi (Retranslation)
New!
Chapter 3: Releasing June 24th!
Chapter 1 - Released!
Chapter 2 - Released!
5
Himawari -a pebble in the sky-!
Himawari -a pebble in the sky-!
TL: 100%;
Edit: 100%;
Side Stories: done!
In Scripting
6
The House in Fata Morgana
The House in Fata Morgana
Released! Buy it on MangaGamer here, or the Steam version here!
Demo now available, get it here!
7
The House in Fata Morgana - A Requiem for Innocence
The House in Fata Morgana - A Requiem for Innocence
New!
Announced! Releasing later this year.
8
Imouto Paradise! 2
Imouto Paradise! 2
TL: 44%
Edit: 14.4%
9
Kuroinu
Kuroinu
Chapter 1 TL: 63%
Edit: 18.13%
10
MYTH
MYTH
TL: 100%
Edit: 100%
In Scripting
Other
Rance 5D, Rance VI, and Rance Quest fan translations on hold in anticipation of potential official release by MangaGamer.
Free Friends hardcopy has been put up for pre-order and is releasing May 20th!
Sekai Project Projects
Sekai Project (Update Page)
These percentages should be seen as vague indicators of progress, and are not entirely accurate due to a variety of reasons.
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
New Update?
Notes
1
2236 A.D.
2236 A.D.
New!
Announced!
Both adult and all-ages versions are planned.
2
A Clockwork Ley-Line:
The Borderline of Dusk
A Clockwork Ley-Line:
The Borderline of Dusk
Sekai Project announced they've aquired the license for this game and will be releasing it sometime in 2016.
Link: Official Game page
The Kohaku team's patch is being used for the official TL. Congrats to them for all their hard work! (Link)
3
Chrono Clock
Chrono Clock
TL: 10% (from their Q&A livestream, may not be up-to-date)
4
Companion
Companion
Picked up
Official site here.
5
Dare ka ga Koi Shita Hankagai
Dare ka ga Koi Shita Hankagai
New!
TL: 67.04% > 74.02%
6
Dizzy Hearts
Dizzy Hearts
TBD
7
Eden of Grisaia
Eden of Grisaia
New!
TL: 35%
8
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
Picked up
Will be a new translation, not the Fan TL
9
Highway Blossoms
Highway Blossoms
New!
Releasing June 24th!
10
Human Reignition Project
Human Reignition Project
TBD
Other
Here’s a handy link to sort Sekai Project’s Steam releases by release date: link
Misc. Projects
Other Projects
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
Group & Progress
New Update?
Notes
1
Angel Beats!
Angel Beats
VisualArts/Key
New!
Official English release planned
2
Corona Blossom
Corona Blossom
Front Wing
Game site is now live! English version here. Lots of new game info/assets to check out.
Releasing Summer 2016
Brand-spanking-new VN developed by Front Wing, to be released in English first (Link).
Will be translated by Front Wing's internal translation team, staffed by native english speakers.
3
Corpse Party BloodCovered
Corpse Party BloodCovered
XSEED Games
RELEASED on PC! Get it via GOG (DRM-free) or on Steam
3DS version coming Summer 2016
Will remain on the list until 3DS version is released + 3-4 weeks
4
Harmonia
Harmonia
Visual Arts/Key
Release Date: Spring 2016 (Link)
Steam Greenlight: Link
5
The Leisure of Grisaia
The Leisure of Grisaia
Front Wing
New!
Released! Get it on Steam.
The Leisure of Grisaia is one of two short mini-VNs released with the Grisaia anime Blu Ray in Japan. It will be just $3.
6
Libra of the Vampire Princess
Libra of the Vampire Princess
MiKandi Japan
Main Route TL: 100%
Mari's Route TL: 25%
Kickstarter updates can be read here
7
Little Busters Perfect Edition
Little Busters Perfect Edition
Fruitbat Factory
Licensed by Fruitbat Factory
Working with Doki Fansubs to finish TL
8
Malus Code
Malus Code
Dogenzaka Lab
RELEASED! Get it on Steam right now for 24% off!
9
Muv-Luv Series
Muv-Luv Series
Degica
New!
Muv-Luv Extra beta may or may not be happening anymore (link)
Muv-Luv Extra and Unlimited are releasing some time next month!
Muv-Luv CODEX Translation at 75%
Game site is now live: link
10
My Secret Pets!
(Otome!) My Secret Pets!
Dogenzaka Lab
Released! Buy it on Steam here.
Will be removed from this list June 11th.
— Commentary Section —
Zakabox™ Commentary
「
Zaka Zaka. burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry
– William Blake (Songs of Innocence and of Experience)
」
Decay’s Musings
Ahh… convention season. It’s always fun to catch all of the news from the conventions as they happen, even when they aren’t exactly what you expect. MangaGamer teased six announcements, and delivered us four hard copies and one announcement that was already spoiled by them earlier in the week. Funbag Fantasy is interesting, though. Dat title, for real. Known as Kyonyuu Fantasy in Japan (basically, Big Titty Fantasy), it’s actually an extremely popular nukige highly rated by Japanese and western fans alike. I’d say it’s one of the most highly rated nukige ever. I’m not really into the subject matter so I’m definitely giving it a pass, but you can still expect this thing to top the MangaGamer charts just like Boob Wars did. The nukige buyers love their funbags.
I was hoping for a bit more though, to be perfectly honest. MangaGamer has a knack for getting people’s expectations up, then letting them down. I’ve seen a fair amount of negative reaction to the way they hyped up the six announcements and only had one actual new VN announcement and another semi-new VN announcement. There’s something to be said here about fan entitlement and all that, but the fact of the matter is that people are bound to get disappointed when you aren’t giving them what they want, so it’s probably better for everyone involved if you actually set their expectations accordingly. Maybe just say “four hard copies and two new VN announcements!” next time instead of “six new announcements”? Is the hype buildup by keeping everything a super ultra secret really worth it if it only results in disappointment from a large portion of your fan base?
Sekai Project announced the most interesting new VN of the show, I feel. 2236 looks really unique, and although it’s apparently not mind blowing or anything, it seems pretty interesting. It’s not some mindless moe-fest, so I expect it to sell rather poorly, and so does SP boss dovac. But still, color me interested. I’ll definitely be giving it a shot when it comes out.
VisualArts also “announced” Angel Beats. To be clear about this one, they didn’t even announce it during the main panel, but instead their Q&A session after someone asked about it. And they said it was planned. When and how are still mysteries, perhaps even to VA. This feels much more like a “yeah, we’re probably going to do this at some point” than a proper announcement, so take that as you will. That said, I’ve always thought this was inevitable. Some apparently had different feelings about the possible timetable than others, and the current fan translators working on their own patch for it have suddenly been put into a tough spot. My heart goes out to them, but also wasn’t this kind of expected?
To be perfectly frank, I was always skeptical on the usefulness of such a project, and now that’s debate is being brought into the forefront with this news. It’s a tough spot for them, either they abandon the project now and feel that the last few months have been all for naught, or they keep going and risk making their work redundant in very short order, again making it essentially all for naught, just so they can please the especially impatient in the fan community. Or worst case scenario, they risk getting served a Cease and Desist order. I hope those guys can find a solution that everyone on the team is happy with.
In closing, buy The House in Fata Morgana. We at Fuwanovel are going to be hardcore shills for this one for quite a while. It seems everyone on the staff is loving it so far. I’ve only played it for an hour so I can’t make any real judgements, but it ain’t too bad if I say so myself. SolidBatman will be writing a review for it, and according to him it’s basically the best thing ever. You’re about to see the extremely rare sight of a zero-salt SolidBatman in the wild. This kind of thing only happens once in a lifetime, so don’t pass up the chance to witness it when it happens. And buy Fata Morgana, god dangit. It seems to basically be bombing right now, and that’s a crying shame.
That’s all for me, see you again next week!
TAYsteful™ Thoughts
(Paste commentary here). And yes, I did adapt William Blake for Zaka. We’re a classy bunch over here on the VNTS team.
Have a good week, everybody.