This week’s header image comes from our two releases: Memory’s Dogma (Sekai Project) – CODE:01 Released! Get it on Steam here; and Sakura Maid 3 (Sekai Project) – Released for free on Denpasoft here.
Hey everybody. Having a good week? Check out all the updates below, and holler in the comments section if we missed anything!
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
- A Kiss From the Petals – The New Generation (MangaGamer) – Demo now available (link). Release date set to November 25th. Pre-order it here! The graphics engine will be enhanced to 1600×1200 (comparison screenshots here)
- Apathy – Midnight Collection Vol. 1 – Hashira no Kizu – (Translation) 20~%, and Okuri Inu is 100% translated
- Boku to Koisuru Ponkotsu Akuma (Sekai Project) – TL: 12.01% > 13.11%
- Chrono Clock (Sekai Project) – TL: 43.98% > 58.99%
- Clover Day’s – Hekiru/Hikaru TL: 75% > 80% according to conman on IRC.
- Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai – TL: 89.82% > 100%; Edit: 77.07% > 100%;
- 11/04/16 Note: “There are still a load of images, some engine tweaking, and a long QC phase to go through, so don’t expect a release anytime soon – at the very least, not likely by this year.” (Link)
- Labyrinth of Grisaia (Sekai Project) – Unrated (18+) Version: Translation and editing complete, entering technical work phase.
- Libra of the Vampire Princess (MiKandi Japan) – Lycoris’ Route TL: 15% > 30%
- Lover Able – TL: 22.61% > 24.41%; TLC: 6.8% > 6.93%; QC: 0.83% > 0.88%
- Maitetsu (Sekai Project) – TL: 47.77% > 50.51%
- Majo Koi Nikki – TL: 52.5% > 54.3%; Edit: 38.7% > 40.2%
- Memory’s Dogma (Sekai Project) – CODE:01 Released! Get it on Steam here. See our review here.
- Miniature Garden (Fruitbat Factory) – TL: 15 > 50%; Preorder it on Fruitbat Factory’s store here.
- Monster Girl Quest Paradox – Patch v1.21.50 released (see this post)
- Current patch Notes: This patch is still missing translations in a few random places that really should be done by now, but it’s in a state I’d consider playable. We’ll continue to fill in missing parts, revise what’s already there, and crank out translations for the H-scenes and other content that’s been a lower priority lately. Sorry for all the delays….” (Link)
- Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto (Sekai Project) – Part 2: TL: 81.3% > 82.23%
- Next MoeNovel Project (MoeNovel) – MoeNovel is teasing their next new localization on Twitter: Link
- Nocturnal Illusion Renewal (retranslation) – Second pass edit: 3.9% > 4.6%
- Sakura Maid 3 (Sekai Project) – Released for free on Denpasoft here.
- Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi – TL: 38.7% > 39.4%
- Tenshin Ranman (Sekai Project) – TL: 61.54% > 63.24%
- Tsui Yuri – Total TL: 97% > 100%; See this post for a solid update on the project! Patch will be delayed to 2017. Do read the post — lots of good info.
New Releases!
- Memory’s Dogma (Sekai Project) – CODE:01 Released! Get it on Steam here. See our review here.
- Sakura Maid 3 (Sekai Project) – Released for free on Denpasoft here.
Removed from the List This Week
- Guilty Crown Lost Christmas (lolgc, Aiden K., Crysis99, Andrew Siu) – Patch released! Get it, and more info, in this post on the Fuwa forums
- Sakura Maid 2 (Sekai Project) – Get it over on Denpasoft
- Sakura Space (Sekai Project) – Buy the 18+ version on Nutaku here. All-ages steam release available here.
All the Game Updates:
Fan Translation Projects
[wpdatatable id=223]MangaGamer (Updates)
[wpdatatable id=225]Sekai Project (Update Page)
[wpdatatable id=226]Other
- Here’s a handy link to sort Sekai Project’s Steam releases by release date: link
Other Projects
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— Commentary Section —
Zakabox™ Commentary
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Decay’s Musings
Hello all. Super short commentary section this week, sorry. I’ll just leave you with some quick thoughts:
- I don’t think anyone is expecting anything of decent quality from Moenovel’s next project, me included. However, I’d like to point out that it seems very unlikely the same people will be doing the actual translation, based on how these companies hire for these kinds of things combined with it having been over three years since IMHHW. Maybe this time it will be better? Don’t hold your breath, they’ll still probably go with the cheapest possible option. But you never know with these things.
- I’m getting pretty tired of adding a new Sakura game every single week…
- Daito is a real fun moege so I’m glad things are back on track for it.
- The upcoming Hearthstone expansion looks like it has some cool and inventive new cards and I’m looking forward to it.
- Watch Westworld.
TAYsteful™ Thoughts
Have a good week, everybody!
Wow, chrono clock got a huge jump. I wonder how SP manages to get that absurdly fast TL speed.
It’s safe to assume that all of that progress wasn’t made in the span of a single week, but instead was untracked for a length of time, for whatever reason.
I vote that the sakura releases don’t get as much real estate in the weekly banner as other releases.
As much as I think the Sakura games are trash, the art is pretty enough that I’d keep them on the banners.
Lol i didnt expect a TL for Daitoshokan i’m really surprised and excited at the same time, because of how good the anime adaptation especially story-wise in just 12 episode you can expect a complete story out of it. Its not just your average anime that is for advertisement sake only.
This week VNTS Review from mine. Hope you enjoy this, and I agree that Winged Cloud release Sakura games too quickly here.
http://forums.fuwanovel.net/blogs/entry/1506-reminisce-of-the-maid-review/
How’s memory’s dogma age rating? VNDB didn’t specify and I’m trying not to spoil myself opening some random google link. @_@a
Seeing that there was no steam age restriction, it should be all ages yeah?
It is all-ages.
Finally a real Kiss From the Petals game. I hope it does well so MangaGamer releases more of them.
Another sakura game *facepalm* I wish these ‘things’ wouldnt be included on vndb or any other site. We shouldnt even acknowledge their existence… these fake eroge made by English companies lack the quality and flair of the real thing and are an insult to the community.
I accept that they have a niche as cheap nukige since the newer titles at least have 18+ material. Though the Sakura Maid subseries in particular needs to be burned at the stake for being freenium.
Sakura series: officially the Call of Duty of visual novels.
Ugh… I’m glad that’s not my money, but clearly consumers have poor taste. Yay free market~
moenovel is butchering another game? there are enough twelve years old french girls buying that ‘thing’ after all if they menage to license another one lol
You missed Princess Evangile w Happiness. 66.2% Translated, 42% Edited.
https://visualnoveler.com/translations
august title reach 100% translation? it’s the first right? ohhh wait there is the one from published by aria which doesn’t use august name to break the curse
No, there is an august title reached both %100 translation and %100 edit and… died. Then 2 years and half later former member from translation team fed up with that situation released an incomplete patch which was even more incomplete because he didn’t have %100 edited scripts. Guess what it is?
But its really spectacular. I man a project dies after reaching %100 translation and edit. I didn’t saw any other vn in same situation. A project dies from very start feels very luck compared to this one.
truly a curse
wait is it fortune arterial? my first VN that got me attracted to japanese entertainment and literature?
It’s not technically a VN, but it is VN-related, and translation is involved, so you might want to include our upcoming Time Leap Paradise SUPER LIVE! on future entries!
https://twitter.com/FrontwingInt/status/793467798940811265
E2 update on Taisho x Alice “We are continuing our efforts to bring this completed game out by the end of the year. A lot of time and hard work is being done behind the scenes to make this English & Spanish release up to everyones expectations, and to continue working on additional titles immediately following the release.” ( https://www.facebook.com/e2gaming/ )