This week’s header image comes from this week’s three releases: Tomoyo After (VNDB) (Steam); KARAKARA (VNDB) (All Ages: Steam) (18+: Denpasoft); and Sonicomi (VNDB) (Physical: J-List) (Digital: JAST)
How are you guys enjoying AX? The VNTS team stayed up late to watch the MangaGamer panel last night, and we were blown away by the sheer number of naked butlers. For more about AX, check out Decay’s commentary this week.
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) – TL: 68.94% > 86.81%
AstralAir – TL: 92.50% > 100%; Edit: 92.50% > 100%
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo – Edit: 20.3% > 22.9%
Chrono Clock (Sekai Project) – TL: 20.95% > 23.43%
Corona Blossom (Front Wing) – IndieGoGo campaign (Link) finished with over $40,000 raised
Corpse Party BloodCovered (XSEED) – 3DS version coming August 30th, pre-order here.
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai – Added to the list this week. Project resumed after a stretch of inactivity (link); TL: 89.82%; Edit: 77.07%
Dal Segno (MangaGamer) – Announced at AnimeExpo! Will be releasing both 18+ and all-ages versions. Official site here.
Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome (MangaGamer) – Announced at AnimeExpo!; Will be releasing both 18+ and all-ages versions; Official site here.
Hadaka Shitsuji (MangaGamer) – Announced at AnimeExpo!; Fandisc is also in translation but will come after the main game’s release; Official site here. (NSFW)
Hanasaki Work Spring – Hikari Route: 16% > 20%
Hara Kano – Finished Kaho’s Route; All routes except Haruka’s route are now done, with a combined patch available on Loe’s blog (Link)
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- (Sekai Project) – TL: 16.83% > 18.38%%
If You Love Me, Then Say So! (MangaGamer) – Announced at AnimeExpo!; Official site here. (NSFW)
Irotoridori no Sekai – Edit: 8% > 13%
Japanese School Life (Sekai Project) – TL: 62.72% > 74.61%
KARAKARA (Sekai Project) – Released! Buy the game on Steam here, or the 18+ version on Denpasoft here.
Koiken Otome – QC: 92.38% > 96.77%
Maggot Baits (MangaGamer) – Announced at AnimeExpo!; Official site here. (Not safe for work OR your Mind)
Maitetsu (Sekai Project) – TL: 12.98% > 13.55%
Majo Koi Nikki – TL: 17% > 21%; Edit: 10.68% > 11%
Memory’s Dogma (Sekai Project) – TL: 54.48% > 66.33%
Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (Front Wing) – Kickstarter launched! (link)
Still, I Missed Her (Sekai Project) – TL: 2.85% > 3.24%
Sonicomi (JAST) – Released! Get the physical version on J-List here, and the download version on either JAST’s site here or on Steam here.
Supipara (Ch 1) (MangaGamer) – Releasing July 29th! Pre-order here.
Tomoyo After (VisualArts USA) – Released! Get it on Steam here
Tsui Yuri – Total TL: 40% > 43%; Total Edit: 30% > 40%
Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou – Overall: 31%; Added to the list this week!
Utawarerumono Portable – Graphics: 99.9% > 99.99+; TL: [ 158 > 206 / 616 files* ]; Script Check: [ 106 > 110 / 616 files ]; Misc. hacking: 99% > 99.99+
Witch’s Garden – Team merged with Luna TL (Link1, Link2); TL: 62%; Edit: 4%; TLC: 5%
New Releases
KARAKARA (Sekai Project) – Released! Buy the game on Steam here, or the 18+ version on Denpasoft here.
Sonicomi (JAST) – Released! Get the physical version on J-List here, and the download version on either JAST’s site here or on Steam here.
Tomoyo After (VisualArts USA) – Released! Get it on Steam here
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%
Testing/Proof: 10%
2
Amagami
Amagami
Ni Shi Shi TL
TL: 74.8%; three routes complete (link)
Edit: 20.6%
3
Anniversary no Kuni no Alice
Anniversary no Kuni no Alice
Märchen TL
TL: 59%;
Edit: 42%;
Proofread: 29%
4
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana)
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana)
OriginalRen
Team has been selected
Currently forming plans/workflow
5
AstralAir
AstralAir
AstralAir TL
New!
TL: 92.50% > 100%
Edit: 92.50% > 100%
QC: 0%
6
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%
(6/4/16) Looking for translators, TLCers, proofreaders, and re-inserters. Lots of open spots. See this post for more info.
7
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Euphemic Translation
New!
TL: 100%
Edit: 20.3% > 22.9%
QC: 3.1%
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.
8
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)
9
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)
10
Clover Day’s
Clover Day’s
Yakusoku TL
Common TL: 100%;
Anzu TL: 49%;
Anri TL: 100%;
Hekiru TL: 10.25%;
Tsubame TL: 100%;
Izumi: 100%
DMM Download version of the Japanese version available (more info here)
JAST USA Projects
JAST USA (Updates; Archive)
wdt_ID
(Hidden) Title
Game
New Update?
Notes
1
Django
Django
Waiting on TL
2
Flowers
Flowers
Game is delayed, release date unknown. Read their statement here.
Re-write/editing: 40%
Beta Testing: 10%
Pre-order now available.
3
Nympho Sensei Ryoko
Nympho Sensei Ryoko
Pre-order here! Game page here.
Done: TL, Mosaic removal, Interface translation
Script Editing: 20%
"Nypho sensei is having some problems in QA, no eta yet. Looks like it may take a while (late fall)" (link)
4
Sonicomi
Sonicomi
New!
Released! Get the physical version on J-List here, and the download version on either JAST's site here or on Steam here.
English voice acting coming to the game (link)
5
Sumaga
Sumaga
TL is done
Editing in prog
6
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
TL: 100%
Debugging script
7
Trample on Schatten
Trample on Schatten
TL: 100%? (link)
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: 95%
2
Da Capo 3
Da Capo 3
TL: 100%
Edit 98%
3
Dal Segno
Dal Segno
New!
Announced at AnimeExpo!
Will be releasing both 18+ and all-ages versions.
Official site here.
4
Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome
Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome
New!
Announced at AnimeExpo!
Will be releasing both 18+ and all-ages versions.
Official site here.
5
Funbag Fantasy
Funbag Fantasy
Fully translated and edited
In scripting
6
Hadaka Shitsuji
Hadaka Shitsuji
New!
Announced at AnimeExpo!
Fandisc is also in translation but will come after the main game's release
Official site here. (NSFW)
7
Higurashi (Retranslation)
Higurashi (Retranslation)
Chapter 3: Released! Buy it here.
Chapter 1 - Released!
Chapter 2 - Released!
We'll keep these games on the list until 7/16
8
Himawari -a pebble in the sky-!
Himawari -a pebble in the sky-!
TL: 100%;
Edit: 100%;
Side Stories: done!
In Scripting
9
The House in Fata Morgana - A Requiem for Innocence
The House in Fata Morgana - A Requiem for Innocence
TL: 18%
Releasing later this year
10
If You Love Me, Then Say So!
If You Love Me, Then Say So!
New!
Announced at AnimeExpo!
Official site here. (NSFW)
Other
Rance 5D, Rance VI, and Rance Quest fan translations on hold in anticipation of potential official release by MangaGamer.
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!
TL: 68.94% > 86.81%%
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
Creature Romances -Kokonoe Kokoro-
Creature Romances -Kokonoe Kokoro-
TL: 100%
Engine work in progress
Renamed, new site here.
4
Creature Romances -for the Ladies-
Creature Romances -for the Ladies-
Announced! Official site here.
TL: 100%
Engine work in progress
5
Chrono Clock
Chrono Clock
New!
TL: 20.95% > 23.43%
6
Companion
Companion
100% Translated
Official site here.
7
Dare ka ga Koi Shita Hankagai
Dare ka ga Koi Shita Hankagai
TL: 100%
8
Dizzy Hearts
Dizzy Hearts
TBD
9
Eden of Grisaia
Eden of Grisaia
TL: 35%
10
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
New!
TL: 16.83% > 18.38%%
Will be a new translation, not the Fan TL
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
Official English release planned
Half translated as of 5/21 (link)
2
Corona Blossom
Corona Blossom
Front Wing
New!
IndieGoGo campaign (Link) finished with over $40,000 raised!
Releasing this Fall
Game site is now live! English version here. Lots of new game info/assets to check out.
3
Corpse Party BloodCovered
Corpse Party BloodCovered
XSEED Games
New!
RELEASED on PC! Get it via GOG (DRM-free) or on Steam
3DS version coming August 30th, pre-order here.
Will remain on the list until 3DS version is released + 3-4 weeks
4
ChuSingura 46+1
ChuSingura 46+1
NextNinja
Chapter 1 of 5 released, for free! Get it here.
Future chapters will be released later, presumably for money.
Yes, this means that any plans to crowdfund this are apparently no longer in the works.
5
Harmonia
Harmonia
Visual Arts/Key
Delayed again, "we try to get it released this year." (link)
Steam Greenlight: Link
6
Kyoto Colorful Days
Kyoto Colorful Days
Dogenzaka Lab
Released! Get it on Steam here.
Will be removed from the list 07/09
7
Libra of the Vampire Princess
Libra of the Vampire Princess
MiKandi Japan
Main Route TL: 100%
Mari's Route TL: 50%
Kickstarter updates can be read here
8
Little Busters Perfect Edition
Little Busters Perfect Edition
Fruitbat Factory
Licensed by Fruitbat Factory
Working with Doki Fansubs to finish TL
9
Love Sweets
Love Sweets
Moonstone
English version coming “Soon” (link)
(6/11) New screenshots here (NSFW)
Releasing later this year
10
Muv-Luv Series
Muv-Luv Series
Degica
Muv-Luv Extra and Unlimited releasing in July 14th! Pre-order here.
Muv-Luv CODEX Translation at 75%
Game site is now live: link
— Commentary Section —
Zakabox™ Commentary
「 … 」
Decay’s Musings
Alright, who here loves naked butlers?? Wooo!!! …Woo? Alright, c’mon, I know there are some of you out there jonesing for that naked butler action. It’s okay, we don’t judge here. This year’s AX is off to a pretty exciting start, and not just because of the butlers. MG held their panel last night, and brought with them the announcements you see above. If you don’t like butlers, and if you don’t like gory, bloody tentacle sex, then you better like moe! Personally, I’m interested in playing both SukiSuki (Japanese abbreviation for “If You Love Me, Then Say So!”) and Dal Segno, as I’m generally pretty okay with moege. And the 18+ otome game they announced, Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome, looks like the closest you can get to an otome moege. And it’s apparently pretty dang funny, so yeah, I’m down with that.
Alicesoft was a notable no-show here, but fret not AS fans. Arunaru, the Beat Blades Haruka translator, claims to be working on an unannounced gameplay title, and there’s still one more major convention this year in Otakon. If we don’t hear anything there about Alicesoft, THEN you can get out the pitchforks. You have my permission, it’s okay.
There’s plenty of other interesting things going on at AX. Frontwing supposedly had some “exciting announcements” at their booth, but what these announcements are actually supposed to be beats the hell outta me. And apparently everyone else, since everyone I asked to visit that booth came back clueless. Later tonight JAST will be having their yearly panel, and they actually have a thing or two to announce for us. They’ve been no-shows at all the other cons this year, so I hope this one is a pretty good showing for them, they need it.
Not all of this week’s news is at AX. Tomoyo After was released?? Yeah, apparently that happened, completely out of nowhere. We sometimes complain about sudden releases with no time to prepare for them, which JAST and SP likes to spring on us, but this is on a whole other level. Well, at least it’s finally here, and at a glance it seems to possess a much better translation than before. Please also be aware that this is based off of the Memorial Edition, which contains reworked story elements, some of them are quite major. Apparently it includes extensive changes to the second half as well as a whole new ending. So this isn’t exactly just a re-release of something we already had. New TL + lots of new and improved content = a happy Decay. I can only hope that Rewrite+ gets a similar treatment, although I won’t hold my breath for any major TL improvements there.
SoniComi also was released out of nowhere. But at least they gave us a slight forewarning by stating that the game went golden master a couple weeks ago. I somehow managed to miss that tweet, however, and this release took me completely by surprise as a result. JAST really doesn’t want any last-minute delays anymore it seems, and instead of addressing the core problems that lead to them, they’re making them invisible by never announcing release dates at all. Can’t say I agree much with that strategy.
As of the time of this writing, AX has only really just begun, and our coverage won’t stop here. Sunday evening after Sekai Project’s panel, I plan on publishing an article summarizing everything that happened at AX. And also stay tuned to @Fuwan0vel on Twitter, as we’ll be tweeting and retweeting all the major news from the show as it happens. Until next time, be well my friends.
TAYsteful™ Thoughts
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time lately building the new Fuwanovel site (it’s not online, yet, so don’t go looking for it), so it’s difficult for me to muster a commentary showing this week. Here’s what to expect from me in the soonish future:
New Fuwanovel front site
“A conversation with my otome-hating troll” blog post (title is a WIP)
Have a good week, everybody.