It's coming to the end of June. It's the time to hit up the big titles in terms of VN Read. Some of the releases are, OreTsuba, 電激ストライカー, すきま桜とうその都会, Rewrite, 雪鬼屋温泉記. Which are copy pasted from Ecael's recommendation so even if you ask me what the Japanese titles are I have no idea... Many VN readers and Anime watchers have heard of [KEY] studio before. or atleast have seen one or two of their works. Which includes but are not limited to: Clannad Kanon Air Little Busters Planetarian
And now finally the (not so new anymore) title has been released. Which is Rewrite.
Here's the vndb premise
Description
Rewrite is set in the fictional city Kazamatsuri where treeplanting and afforestation have caused the city to become overgrown with trees and flowers in much the same way that other cities are filled by buildings. However, while most of the city appears to be rural, there are many traditional city elements as well. While set in a modern setting, the city also gives off a strange sense of nostalgia. The basis of the story is set in a high school setting. The first half of Rewrite primarily consists of the characters interacting in many everyday, enjoyable scenes. The latter half, however, is more serious, emotional, and carries a sense of mystery to the plot.
As indicated by the title, rewriting is the theme of the game's scenario. The tagline for the game is, "Could it possibly be rewritten, that fate of her's?".
[From Wikipedia]
Like other [Key} games Rewrite is a (this one is for all ages, no H and the like) Romance type VN with a hint of supernatural stuff in it. As far as the other Key games have went. Even though I heard Maeda didn't do much on this one project, the game look so Jun Maeda like, I can almost expect Key to pull a Jun Maeda on me. So I am some what prepared for what may be thrown at me haha.... Will up the OP as I start reading more into it
[21:51] <Seki> i think i'm at the final showdown in the second route hon' [21:51] <Blasty_Rewrite> lol [21:52] <Seki> man [21:52] <Seki> this character [21:52] <Seki> is so dead [21:52] <Seki> and i'm gonna shed [21:52] <Seki> manly tears [21:52] <Seki> i did NOT like this char at the start [21:52] <Seki> but... [21:52] <Seki> too good [21:52] <Blasty_Rewrite> I feel like i am getting spoilered up the ass [21:52] <Seki> you have no idea [21:52] <Seki> lol [21:53] <Wala> lol [21:53] <Seki> that is also [21:53] <Seki> one of the most wicked awesome screenstills so far [21:53] <Seki> in this VN
Seems it was released 2011-06-24. Are you reading it in Japanese, using a tool to get the text extracted and translated on the fly or is it full audio so you just listen to the dialogue? Since vndb doesn't list an English version (yet).
On June 26 2011 23:33 Yurie wrote: Seems it was released 2011-06-24. Are you reading it in Japanese, using a tool to get the text extracted and translated on the fly or is it full audio so you just listen to the dialogue? Since vndb doesn't list an English version (yet).
On June 26 2011 23:43 EchOne wrote: o.O is it fully voiced, every line? I have yet to encounter a VN with such thorough voicing.
The fully animated VNs don't have text. Excluding the ones the characters themselves see, such as school names or traffic signs. School Days is the most famous of these ones. It didn't even have subtitles at release, that was patched in afterwards. I played that listening to the audio since I can't read Japanese (not even romanji).
I checked out the two OPs and they are pretty nice. A shame that it will probably take less time for someone to learn japanese than for the current translation community to translate 3MB full of text into english.
On June 27 2011 08:16 Hikari wrote: I checked out the two OPs and they are pretty nice. A shame that it will probably take less time for someone to learn japanese than for the current translation community to translate 3MB full of text into english.
If you study full time and do more at home. Then that might be true. Otherwise the opposite will be true due to the difference in alphabets between English and Japanese. It also depends on who picks the project, if anybody.
An easy way to see how different things are would be to check the various baka-tsuki projects. One might take one month for a novel, another might get halfway in a year. I admire those that have the drive to spend so large portion of their free time on unpaid work for others benefit. I've tried translating anime and don't have the dedication (only finished 4 episodes in total of various series).
[02:33] <ecael> you should blog it again [02:33] <ecael> this time [02:33] <blasty> and Kotori has some of the most awesomest line ever [02:33] <ecael> it won't just be me [02:33] <blasty> lol [02:33] <ecael> this time you'll have uta to rip on you too~ [02:33] <blasty> gah... [02:33] <ecael> I am like [02:33] <ecael> 2.5 routes away from finishing this romcom [02:33] <ecael> then [02:33] <ecael> rewriteeee [02:34] <blasty> I downloaded KuroKin today lol [02:34] <Seki> what the fuck [02:34] <Seki> hack [02:34] <Seki> it's almost over tho [02:34] <Seki> this [02:34] <Seki> fucking [02:34] <Seki> route [02:34] <Seki> is almost [02:34] <blasty> since I remember the last time you streamed it [02:34] <Seki> fucking [02:34] <Seki> over [02:34] <Seki> I CAN FEEL IT [02:34] <blasty> lol [02:34] <Ferrose> oh shit [02:34] <Ferrose> music change [02:34] <blasty> Uta can see the ending [02:34] <Ferrose> shit just got real [02:34] <ecael> hahahaha [02:34] <ecael> imo !blasty almost [02:35] <Ferrose> there doesn't seem to be many kanjis in this so far [02:35] <Ferrose> mostly kana [02:36] <Wala> beta patch for koitate [02:36] <Wala> =( [02:36] <Seki> holy FUCK [02:36] <Seki> AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH [02:37] <Seki> holy mother of god lol i didn't need that at the end [02:37] <ecael> lol [02:38] <ecael> been a while since I saw you spam this much [02:38] <ecael> while reading something [02:38] <Wala> wtf [02:38] <Wala> chairman ray's blog [02:38] <Wala> ahahah [02:39] <Seki> WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT [02:39] <Seki> NO [02:39] <Seki> AFAS*IDHASFAUFAGAGJASGJAg [02:39] <Seki> THAT IS SUCH A FLAG [02:40] <@Kaal|Koitate> wala: I'm pretty sure all the text is translated [02:40] <ecael> lol [02:40] <ecael> long as setsuko route is translate [02:40] <ecael> all is well [02:41] <@Kaal|Koitate> I like her least of everyone so far >_> [02:42] <Wala> " This patch contains the English translation of Yukino’s route in the game. " [02:43] <Ferrose> I'm going to bed, good night [02:43] == Ferrose [~Ferrose@Rizon-19AC9E05.lightspeed.livnmi.sbcglobal.net] has quit [] [02:43] <ecael> weakkk [02:44] <Seki> what [02:44] <Seki> a flag [02:44] <Seki> holy [02:44] <Seki> fuck [02:45] <Seki> btw blast sorry for taking over your blawg [02:45] <Seki> http://i.imgur.com/beA5L.jpg [02:45] <Seki> flag of flags [02:45] <blasty> np you are bumping it i like it [02:46] <Seki> god damnit [02:47] <Seki> THIS ROUTE MUST END [02:47] <Seki> PLEASE [02:47] <Seki> END IT [02:47] <Wala> lol [02:47] <Seki> WHY MUST YOU DRAG IT OUT [02:48] <blasty> because it is key-ish to do so?
Edit: [02:49] <Seki> yes [02:49] <Seki> the question [02:49] <Seki> he asked it [02:49] <Seki> YES [02:49] <Seki> IS IT GOING T OEND [02:50] <MichaelEU> Of course not [02:50] <Seki> the whole point of this route [02:50] <Seki> summed up in one question [02:51] <blasty> lol [02:52] <Seki> fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck [02:52] <Seki> fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck [02:52] <Seki> thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis [02:52] <Seki> gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
Edit2: [02:56] <ecael> lol [02:56] <ecael> as I debate [02:56] <ecael> how much I value sleep [02:56] <Seki> what do you call it [02:56] <Seki> those little boxes [02:56] <Seki> that play music [02:56] <Seki> that sort of music is playing -_- [02:56] <ecael> orgel [02:56] <Seki> yeah that [02:57] <Seki> I KNWE IT [02:58] <Seki> I FUCKING KNEW IT [02:58] <Seki> FUCK [02:58] <Seki> FUCK [02:59] <ecael> don't we all rather enjoy this [02:59] <ecael> lol [02:59] <blasty> lol [03:00] <Seki> fuck you key [03:00] <Wala> lol [03:00] <Seki> remember when i said [03:00] <Seki> that i knew how things were gonna turn out? [03:00] <Seki> exactly what i thought would happen happened [03:00] <Seki> and i don't mean the end of this route [03:00] <ecael> lol [03:00] <Seki> i mean the direction of the story [03:00] <Seki> fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck [03:00] <Seki> blast [03:00] <Seki> once you hit [03:00] <Seki> the 13th of november-ish [03:00] <Seki> you'll understand [03:00] <Seki> fuuuuuuuuuuuck [03:00] <blasty> on Kotori? [03:00] <Seki> kyoutsuu [03:00] <Seki> kotori is after the 13th [03:00] <blasty> ah [03:01] <ecael> guess I should step it up on my end [03:01] <Seki> that 13th [03:01] <Seki> is terrible [03:01] <Seki> TERRIBLE [03:01] <Seki> fucking [03:01] <Seki> key
Edit 3: [03:06] <Seki> JIIIIIIIIIII [03:06] <Seki> ENDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO [03:06] <Seki> !? [03:07] <Seki> STAFF ROLL [03:07] <Seki> YES [03:07] <Seki> THANK YOU [03:07] <Seki> THANK YOU THERE IS KIND OF A GOD
On June 26 2011 23:43 EchOne wrote: o.O is it fully voiced, every line? I have yet to encounter a VN with such thorough voicing.
The fully animated VNs don't have text. Excluding the ones the characters themselves see, such as school names or traffic signs. School Days is the most famous of these ones. It didn't even have subtitles at release, that was patched in afterwards. I played that listening to the audio since I can't read Japanese (not even romanji).
School Days had 'gana subs in original release, they were just really buggy and mis-timed, and they tended to linesplit so they had to patch it to correct that, but it was like a week after release iirc. As did Sisters~ and several other fully animated VNs.
On July 03 2011 12:45 Southlight wrote: [12:03:17] <Blasty_Rewrite> ok [12:03:20] <Blasty_Rewrite> Body armor? [12:03:34] <Blasty_Rewrite> Shizuru brought interesting stuff. [12:06:11] <Blasty_Rewrite> wtf? [12:06:18] <Blasty_Rewrite> Kotori disappeared? [12:07:17] <Blasty_Rewrite> dramatic music [12:07:45] <Blasty_Rewrite> A wild hooded person has appeared\ [12:07:54] <Blasty_Rewrite> A wild dog has appeared! [12:08:30] <Blasty_Rewrite> he's fighting with the dog? [12:08:53] <Blasty_Rewrite> Dial is glowing!!! [12:09:23] <Blasty_Rewrite> the dial position changed [12:09:27] <Blasty_Rewrite> omg glowing arm [12:10:27] <Blasty_Rewrite> lol Aura claw? [12:11:41] <Blasty_Rewrite> ph there is Shizuru and Lutia [12:12:27] <Blasty_Rewrite> kotori! [12:15:41] <Blasty_Rewrite> wtf... [12:21:03] <Blasty_Rewrite> oh wtf [12:21:06] <Blasty_Rewrite> I am dying [12:21:09] <Blasty_Rewrite> NUUUU [12:21:21] <Blasty_Rewrite> Run away w/o me! [12:22:06] <Blasty_Rewrite> alright Aura claw on! [12:22:40] <Blasty_Rewrite> Kotori is like wtf [12:24:06] <Blasty_Rewrite> silence.... [12:24:57] <Blasty_Rewrite> oooo pretty full moon [12:25:26] <Blasty_Rewrite> Kagari?
i'll never be able to look at 11/13 the same again
[15:48:11] <Blasty_Rewrite> WTF is this shit [15:48:14] <Blasty_Rewrite> WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF [15:48:17] <Blasty_Rewrite> FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
[15:55:12] <Blasty_Rewrite> omg you fucken route end already [15:55:20] <Blasty_Rewrite> WHERE IS THE CREDIT ROLL [15:55:42] <Blasty_Rewrite> and why the fuck am I dying
[15:56:19] <Blasty_Rewrite> Dammit I am dying [15:56:20] <Blasty_Rewrite> fuck
[15:56:27] <Blasty_Rewrite> Don't end it like this man [15:56:31] <Blasty_Rewrite> KEY DON'T DO THIS
[15:56:38] <Blasty_Rewrite> DOn'T DO THIS KEY [15:56:42] <Blasty_Rewrite> KEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY [15:56:49] <Blasty_Rewrite> KEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
[15:57:34] <Blasty_Rewrite> THAT DOESn'T MAKE NO FUCKEN SENSE [15:57:38] <Blasty_Rewrite> KEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
[18:05:52] <ecael> wtf w/ shizuluchia [18:06:00] <ecael> are they [18:06:01] <ecael> rangers
[18:07:38] <ecael> aw [18:07:39] <ecael> come on [18:07:41] <ecael> 4 people [18:07:45] <ecael> wait not 4 [18:07:48] <ecael> 5 [18:07:53] <ecael> just drop off the face of the earth [18:07:56] <ecael> and now creepy bgm [18:07:57] <Seki> lol [18:08:02] <ecael> what did I do to deserve doing this at 5am [18:08:03] <Wala> so the plot thickens...
[18:09:05] <ecael> and now he loses compass and map in a frenzy [18:09:09] <ecael> brilliant
[18:10:03] <ecael> that dogggg
[18:10:40] <ecael> hm that dial [18:10:45] <ecael> responding to him drawing power
[18:15:18] <ecael> hmm [18:15:20] <ecael> wtf
[18:19:09] <ecael> ... [18:19:10] <ecael> what [18:19:28] <ecael> 何だこりゃ
[18:25:37] <ecael> curious [18:25:39] <ecael> and 13 ends
also as a bonus
[18:25:38] <Seki> say you're playing amnesia [18:25:46] <Seki> and you encouter a couple having sex [18:25:47] <Wala> I haven't [18:25:49] <Wala> oh [18:25:49] <Wala> lol [18:25:50] <Wala> ;; [18:25:51] <Seki> you wouldn't get turned on [18:25:53] <Seki> you'd be like [18:25:54] <Seki> WTF [18:25:54] <Wala> yeah I can kinda imagine [18:25:54] <Seki> WTF [18:25:54] <spazer> loool [18:25:57] <spazer> ahahahaha
<@Kaal|KnS> I have a feeling my favorite character is going to die because she just got a cute cg T_T <spazer> lol * shreepy (~shreepy@god.damnit.bobby) Quit (Quit: quit) <@Kaal|KnS> YEP <@Kaal|KnS> SHE GONNA DIE <spazer> LOL <@Kaal|KnS> I JUST KNOW IT <@Kaal|KnS> T_T <spazer> LOOOOOL <spazer> LOLOLOL <@Kaal|KnS> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <@Kaal|KnS> FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu <@Kaal|KnS> GDO <@Kaal|KnS> DAMNIT <@Kaal|KnS> FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu
Spazer or Wala should have most of my reactions to the rest of Kotori route logged so poke them if you want a transcript. Not nearly as entertaining as you two's though.
On July 03 2011 23:56 Ecael wrote: Spazer or Wala should have most of my reactions to the rest of Kotori route logged so poke them if you want a transcript. Not nearly as entertaining as you two's though.
[08:15:13] <Seki> shizuru touches pc -> doesn't know how to use -> arbitrarily fiddles around with explorer -> finds d drive -> finds secret folder [08:15:21] <Seki> -> my soul is destroyed [08:15:26] <ecael> natural skills [08:16:20] <Seki> 神霊エル・ガゾゥ様（神霊エロホム様と双璧を成す月の神） [08:17:11] <Seki> 心配するな。えろがぞーをいっぱい保存しているのは思春期の男子として普通な事ととーかに聞いた [08:17:18] <Seki> 聞くなあぁぁぁあぁーーーっ！
[08:32:43] <Seki> ざっけんなああああああああああ [08:32:48] <Seki> WHY YOU SO STUPID MAIN CHAR
[08:46:09] <Seki> 7:50 uta hopes this is the end of this route, but deep down knows it's just started
[09:15:55] <Seki> hahahahahah [09:15:56] <Seki> ahahahahahahah [09:16:01] <Seki> hahahahahahahahahah [09:16:06] <Seki> yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [09:16:07] <Seki> ppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [09:16:09] <Seki> riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii [09:16:20] <Seki> it's a bit like higurashi, eca [09:16:29] <ecael> in what aspect [09:16:31] <Seki> kotori -> shizuru (aka kotori kai) [09:16:36] <ecael> k [09:16:37] <ecael> yeah [09:16:41] <ecael> I figured [09:16:47] <Seki> zzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [09:16:50] <ecael> long as it isn't umineko style [09:16:51] <ecael> chiru [09:16:52] <ecael> = [09:16:54] <Seki> the theme they glossed over [09:16:55] <ecael> ain't explaining shit [09:17:00] <Seki> in chihaya route because it's simultaneous to kotori route [09:17:05] <Seki> they just touched on again in shizu [09:17:07] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [09:17:23] <Seki> ahahahahahahahah [09:17:27] * Seki sighs [09:18:00] <ecael> うたが壊れた [09:20:24] <Seki> this is also a bit like [09:20:25] <Seki> fate/stay night [09:20:28] <Seki> well you can figure [09:20:30] <Seki> from those choices really [09:30:55] <Seki> bahahahahahahahahahahahahah [09:30:57] <Seki> R U SRSLY [09:31:11] <Seki> AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH [09:31:28] <Seki> LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL [09:31:51] <Seki> LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO
[09:36:24] <Seki> 盛者必衰、諸行無常。。。
[09:38:56] <Seki> this is [09:39:00] <Seki> the most key-like route so far [09:39:04] <ecael> I can never look at anpanman the same way again [09:39:04] <ecael> QQ [09:39:05] <Seki> and new voiced BGM [09:39:25] <Seki> la la la la la la la la la la~ [09:39:31] <ecael> LB LB LB [09:39:33] <Seki> la la~ la~ la la la la la~ la la la~ [09:40:20] <Seki> 俺、物語だったら、主人公っぽいかな。。。？ [09:40:42] <ecael> ｗ [09:49:10] <Seki> god this is cruel [09:50:02] <Seki> stop thissssssssssssssssssssssssss [09:50:03] <Seki> holy god
[09:52:16] <Seki> that [09:52:22] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
[10:59:26] <Seki> WOOOOOOOOOAH [10:59:28] <Seki> DONT DO THAT [10:59:37] <Seki> AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH [11:00:35] <Wala> daaaaaameeeeee [11:00:39] <ecael> and 11/6 again [11:00:44] <ecael> the rush to 11/13 [11:00:46] <@Kaal> I just woke up~ [11:00:47] <ecael> then bam [11:02:11] <Seki> uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh [11:02:16] <Seki> i'm confused by this route [11:02:25] <Seki> it doesn't make any sense
[15:44:58] <Seki> it was [15:45:01] <Seki> the most irritating route [15:45:04] <Seki> but in the end [15:45:11] <Seki> rather good [15:45:13] <Seki> surprisingly [15:45:19] <Seki> considering how far off it strayed from the original plot [15:45:21] <Seki> looooooooooooooool [15:45:36] <Seki> but yea [15:45:43] <Seki> it pissed me off but i kinda liked it at the end [15:45:59] <Seki> the only "complete" route so far [15:46:05] <Seki> despite being what i perceive as a sidestory [15:46:08] <Seki> llol
[19:01:23] <Seki> did NOT see that trick coming [19:01:24] <Seki> god [19:01:30] <Seki> so many important lines [19:01:35] <Seki> were said nonchalantly
[19:21:25] <Seki> voiced BGM... [19:21:29] <Seki> if i get a staff roll here [19:21:33] <Seki> i will have to murder someone [19:21:41] <Wala> staff roll means good end? [19:21:41] <@Kaal> vn trololol [19:21:44] <Wala> or proper end? [19:21:51] <Seki> i've gone through 5 staff rolls so far [19:22:00] <Seki> just means route end [19:22:07] <Wala> so it should be a good end [19:22:18] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [19:22:59] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [19:23:28] <Seki> this is super duper pretty [19:23:33] <Seki> but i'm still numb with shock [19:23:35] <Wala> lol [19:23:45] <Seki> YOU WILL NOT FOOL ME WITH YOUR PRETTY COLORS KEY [19:24:15] <Seki> this VN is too long for an anime i think [19:24:42] <Wala> =( [19:25:25] <Seki> that was [19:25:26] <Seki> probably [19:25:30] <Seki> one of the prettiest minute [19:26:11] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [19:26:44] <Seki> title screen changed again [19:26:49] <Seki> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [19:26:59] <Seki> that was one of the prettiest minutes of my life [19:27:06] <Seki> but hell if it wasn't rage-inducing
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