Articles like this push me closer and closer to buying a book to learn Japanese and signing up for classes. My niece speaks Japanese and she suggested if I help her learn Spanish she can help with Japanese. I may take her up on that
Doesn't really help, considering new series just get censored during development. Most big games get the English teams "consulting" to remove things that are "insensitive" and promote the parts that are "diverse" instead.
If you really want a head start on series that are untainted you probably need to learn Korean or Chinese, but of course smaller works are good anywhere, as long as they have enough reach to sustain an audience.
There's more than 30 years worth of Japanese videogames to play, and the older titles have their own charm. If you're looking for untainted new stuff, many eroge makers are still releasing games that have avoided lolcowlizers and ESG. I don't know if that will last for long as the industry has been in decline for over a decade, but it has enough soul for its heart to keep beating.
I don't know if that will last for long as the industry has been in decline for over a decade, but it has enough soul for its heart to keep beating.
Worthwhile japanese entertainment doesn't decline, it simply returns to its doujin roots after it had it time in spotlight.
Take Touhou for example, it's nowhere near as relevant as it used to be. ZUN doesn't care, he still churns out 6 new lolis every 2 years or so and let music doujin groups write entire albums around them.
The heart will continue to beat in its own little corner of the internet just like Newgrounds.
Take Touhou for example, it's nowhere near as relevant as it used to be. ZUN doesn't care, he still churns out 6 new lolis every 2 years or so and let music doujin groups write entire albums around them.
Had the privilege to shake this man's hand at Summer Comiket last year while buying his newest game and it might be sad but it's one of the highlights of last year for me.
Articles like this push me closer and closer to buying a book to learn Japanese and signing up for classes. My niece speaks Japanese and she suggested if I help her learn Spanish she can help with Japanese. I may take her up on that
Doesn't really help, considering new series just get censored during development. Most big games get the English teams "consulting" to remove things that are "insensitive" and promote the parts that are "diverse" instead.
If you really want a head start on series that are untainted you probably need to learn Korean or Chinese, but of course smaller works are good anywhere, as long as they have enough reach to sustain an audience.
There's more than 30 years worth of Japanese videogames to play, and the older titles have their own charm. If you're looking for untainted new stuff, many eroge makers are still releasing games that have avoided lolcowlizers and ESG. I don't know if that will last for long as the industry has been in decline for over a decade, but it has enough soul for its heart to keep beating.
Worthwhile japanese entertainment doesn't decline, it simply returns to its doujin roots after it had it time in spotlight.
Take Touhou for example, it's nowhere near as relevant as it used to be. ZUN doesn't care, he still churns out 6 new lolis every 2 years or so and let music doujin groups write entire albums around them.
The heart will continue to beat in its own little corner of the internet just like Newgrounds.
Had the privilege to shake this man's hand at Summer Comiket last year while buying his newest game and it might be sad but it's one of the highlights of last year for me.
Good point