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An Ode to Tsukihime | A Visual Novel Retrospective

Howard Heyman

Dec 29, 2020 • Subscribe

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Visual Novel Review: Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon-

Arcueid is a strong vampire woman who don’t need no man. dookiehime ~a piece of (shit) fail ass moon~

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An ode to caramelldansen

Old MemoRies Before the days of apartment raves, hearing the muffled nightcore-inspired mix through your walls, or even the Doomer remixes, the internet was a different place. Some…

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An ode to clusterpunk

Clusterpunk was ahead of its time. Only a few years later and one could expressionlessly drop it alongside the handful of over micro-genres of internet fashion without so…

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An Ode to Haikyuu

When this post makes an appearance, it will appear slightly less than two weeks after the manga form of Haikyuu came to an end. While I am not…

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Aug 1, 2020 • Subscribe

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An Ode to Smashing

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Mar 20, 2018 • Subscribe

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An Ode to ‘X’

What started in in May of 1992, has born a legacy now 30 years strong, A story that weaves together three friends, that is sure to lead to…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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An Ode to My Hilarious Hater

Today I want to share with you guys my surprisingly positive experience with hate comments.

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An ode to the otaku room

The otaku room is a nothing more than a microcosm of the otaku identity. A private stand-alone simulation created solely to nurture one’s indulgent hobbies. This is an…

Artificial Night Sky

Feb 11, 2021 • Subscribe

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An Ode to Carol – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

Tomo-chan is a girl! is one of those romance anime I have had my eye on. I like it when the friendship aspect is important and it sure…

I drink and watch anime

Oct 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

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LitaKinoAnimeCorner

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A Romantic Comedy Etc #01 — An Ode to Being a Creep

    Impressions: It's never a good thing when the supposed butt of all the jokes is the only even slightly likeable character in the show. He seems…

Tenka Seiha

Apr 14, 2021 • Subscribe

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I made a visual novel!

If you’re reading this blog, that probably means you’ve at least got a tangential interest in cartoon teenage girls saying things written by grown men who have never…

The Glorio Blog

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Shuffle! – A Visual Novel Review

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Apr 8, 2021 • Subscribe

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An ode to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

Underscores of innocence and melancholy intertwined perfectly with distinctive stylized visuals helped create a sense of identity for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. I’m not sure if it was…

Artificial Night Sky

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Visual Novel Review: Shinigami to Shoujo

Using the PS Vita opening because F Lambsoars shitty cover lmao. I’m 10 years too late, but now that it’s been ported to the switch I finally decided…

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Aug 22, 2022 • Subscribe

One Visual Novel Coming To US Soon?!

So for anyone not familiar with the history of visual novels, one of the pioneering games in the medium, simply titled One , popularized VNs that prioritized storytelling…

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Dec 3, 2023 • Subscribe

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[Review] Dance Dance Danseur – An Ode to First Loves

Dance Dance Danseur is a dramatic display of first loves of multiple types. The love of ballet. The love of family. The love of romance. The love of…

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Jun 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Dance Dance Danseur, First Loves

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An Ode to the Old Man Who Loved Anime

There's no such thing as growing too old to enjoy something.

PicotheSpicyWarlord

May 19, 2023 • Subscribe

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Lucy Got Problems – A Visual Novel Review

While Lucy Got Problems has... some problems, I did end up obsessively playing the novel until I'd 100% completed it.

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So they made a Konosuba visual novel…

So Konosuba is a pretty good series. I have yet to read the light novels, but I love the anime and consider it one of the better comedy…

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Shanghai Summer Demo Review – An Intriguing Mystery Adventure Visual Novel

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game developed by FUTU Studio and published by Astrolabe Games.

Blerdy Otome

Dec 16, 2023 • Subscribe

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Visual Novel: Chaos;Child

Chaos;Child is the sequel to Chaos;Head, with the story dealing with the aftermath of the events in Chaos;Head. It is also part of the SciADV series just like…

Anime Ataraxia

Nov 21, 2016 • Subscribe

Chaos;Child, Robotics;Notes, Steins;Gate

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LoveChoice — Visual Novel Review

If you like romantic stories and can appreciate visual novels with added gameplay elements, then LoveChoice is an option I recommend.

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Mizuchi – Visual Novel Review

Here’s a spoiler-free review on a thought-provoking, multicultural visual novel!

The Lily Garden

Oct 5, 2020 • Subscribe

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Mizuchi – Visual Novel Review

Here’s a spoiler-free review on a thought-provoking, multicultural visual novel!

The Lily Garden

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PockeDate! — Visual Novel Review

It irks me how much more interesting the pitch for PockeDate is compared to the actual visual novel that you get to play.

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S.H.E.L.T.E.R. – Visual Novel Review

While most eroge stick to the anime look and feel, S.H.E.L.T.E.R. settles for a more western look. It's certainly unique, but...

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It doesn't beat a fan translation or official release, but for unlicensed visual novels it's the best you can probably do.

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Developer – Purple Software Publisher – Sekai Project and Denpasoft Length – 10-30 Hours [A Review copy was kindly provided by Sekai Project] [Sekai Project has had no…

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Welcome to Resetion. sorry japan but I’m putting you in time out. no more time loop visual novels. seriously you guys have been doing this since YU-NO. knock…

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