This year at Anime Expo, we at MangaGamer are proud to announce the addition of three new brands, three new titles, and three new genres for our company!

First off, we’re proud to announce our new partnership with Liarsoft! With the help of this new partnership, we’re proud to announce the first ever officially licensed steampunk visual novel–Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning! The latest entry in liarsoft’s famous steampunk series of games, this title is one fans both new and old can enjoy.

Set in an alternate universe where Earth is connected to Kadath, an alien planet reminiscent of Lovecraft’s Dreamworld, Engine technology from this alien world has rapidly advanced civilization at the cost of horribly polluting Earth.

In Gahkthun, join Nikola Tesla, an electrified, super-heroic detective as he travels to an independent scholastic city on an artificial island off the coast of Marseilles, The Academia, in order to investigate the mysterious intrigues plaguing the school and its students.

Fight alongside Tesla and his electrical brilliance as he faces mysteries, secret societies, and mecha!

Next up, we’re proud to announce our very first otome game license!

We’ve partnered up with Poni-Patchet to bring OZMAFIA to the western audience!

OZMAFIA follows the tale of Fuuka, a girl with amnesia who doesn’t remember her own name, once she’s rescued from the streets by members of the Oz family mafia. She begins trying to do her best in this dangerous city where several different rival mafia gangs are constantly at war for control and territory.

As Fuuka tries to make do for herself amidst this danger, what fate lies in store for her? Will she grow close to one of the members of another faction? Will she fall in love with a member of the Oz family and face a love-triangle over her affections? The choice is yours!

Furthermore, we’re proud to announce MangaGamer’s breakthrough into another new genre BL (Or Yaoi) games!

We’re partnering up with pa-rade to bring the brand new BL-game, No, Thank You!! – a BL-game both women and men can enjoy!

When the protagonist saves a man from an out-of-control car, he loses his memories in the accident. With no means of identification on him, the man he rescued takes responsibility for him and brings him to a little bar on the outskirts of downtown call ‘sotano’.

Here at this cozy-looking jazz bar, the newly named Haru begins working as an apprentice bartender while hitting on his male coworkers and thrusting his way deeper into the dark side of their business–serving as detectives who take on cases even the police and legitimate agencies won’t touch.

And lastly, we’re proud to announce our special surprise–Higurashi will be getting updated sprites for its upcoming Steam release! The new sprites are being illustrated by Kurosaki from Caramelbox, who previously worked on Uhou Renka. We will be releasing Higurashi by the chapter, so we hope to have the first chapter of the updated release out by the end of year! We’ll also be selling the new version on our website as well. Those who buy the new version from our website will also receive Steam keys for the game. The old version with the original sprites will continue to be sold on our website as well, and all current and future owners of this version will also receive the updated translation at no additional cost.

We’re proud to announce that Sakura Spirit is now on sale and available for download! Order from us at MangaGamer to receive both a DRM free version, as well as a steam key!

Today I am here to share with you the various sexual encounters that Armored Warrior Iris offers. The h-scenes are split into three categories: humanoid sex, alien sex, and body modification. Each of these categories, however, boasts a number of different situations.

While I can’t show you every scene the game has to offer, I can describe some of them. The humanoid scenes are the most tame of the bunch, but they still are quite deviant in some instances. The very first scene is as vanilla as it gets, though, with Iris having sex with a fellow human (or Earthling, in this instance). There’s also a scene involving Iris being gang-raped by a group of humanoids known as “Bitlings”. The alien scenes, in comparison, are far more out there.

Moving on, we have a number of unique species in the alien scenes, or whatever you want to call them. Also, tentacles. And bugs. And giant sperma.

So, the body modification are the most interesting of the bunch. One even involves a loli-fied Iris. There’s also futa, more tentacles, and giant sex here.

Isn’t she cute?

There are a number of h-scenes that don’t fall under any of these categories. They are more tied to the actual scenario and are not really dependent on which choices you make. The choice system essentially has you choose one of the three categories when you are given the chance to choose a guest to sleep with.

Today we’re proud to announce our release of Armored Warrior Iris by Lilith!

Today we’re proud to present the first Tester’s Corner for Armored Warrior Iris from Lilith!

Join the dark side of space; I welcome you to Armored Warrior Iris, a Sci-fi themed dark erotic VN.

Iris is the member of a 101 special unit of Armored troops, belonging to the federal army SSF. Along with her partner Mei Li they form a powerful team in the fight against a galaxy-wide human trafficking ring. They share a strong bond, but after things turn bad during a mission for Iris and her partner, Iris ends up captured by an Orc then taken to be sold at auction in Dark Town. Bought by the criminal leader of this town, Bozuk, to serve as a prostitute at his mansion for a host of different species, she soon has to please criminals she once pursued.

Can she escape Bozuk’s mansion? Will she ever find her partner who went MIA?

Bozuk, Jabba’s long lost relative and the king-pin of Dark Town.

This is a brief intro to the story, but you are likely here for the sex and this game serves that with a variety of flavor and is one of the key components into my enjoyment of this game, along with the lovely uncensored art work and character design from the artist ZOL. The game has sexy voice acting and a total of five different endings based on your choices. This being a Black Lilith title, you can expect very extreme, dark, and disturbing sex scenes and I would not want it any other way.

Armored Warrior partners in training.

Iris gets to choose who she wants to serve as a prostitute at each choice, and you have three main options: Humans, Aliens, and body modified. With the humans you get your standard cosplay sex to gang bangs, as expected of any ero game. The aliens route is dependent on species, where stuff gets unique and very perverted from weird double dick monsters to strange giant sperm species and tentacle welding life-forms. I loved the variety of sex presented from these out-of-this-world creatures and their unique sexual methods. Finally the body modifying route is also another reason I enjoyed the erotic scenes in this game. Iris’ body gets transformed to suit the customer’s request–from big boobs one scene to a lolicon the next to even my personal favorite fetish, pregnancy. Her body gets manipulated for the customer’s desire. This variety made the game very appealing as I could pick and choose a scene to suit a mood I was in, giving the erotic scenes and bit more replay value due to the variety. I only found one or two scenes not to my enjoyment.

This Dyfo could possibly be related to me due to its disturbed interest for pregnancy. ;)

The story had enough intriguing elements to keep me interested in how Iris would fare, while pushing the erotic content along nicely. Iris hates being forced into prostitution and slavery at first, but her perverted inner desire awakens throughout the story. This plot device, while very typical of these sort of games, is well crafted into the story, and the concept of Iris escaping Bozuk’s mansion, all while trying to find her partner Mei Li without giving in to her slowly overwhelming sexual desire felt intriguing to read. I also really enjoyed the voice actress, Kasuga Anne (春日アン), and felt she added extra depth to Iris. How she could portray Iris as a strong-willed, determined character to a lust-filled slut or unwilling partner came across well in the various scenes throughout the game.

Overall I enjoyed this game for its high amount of dark erotic content and sexual variety while keeping an intriguing story. I would obviously recommend this for fans of darker erotic content who enjoy a varied variety of fetishes. Hopefully we will see some more Lilith games announced later this year. I know I can think of another sci-fi themed trilogy of games I would love to see MangaGamer announce.

This is Aya, the oldest of the (100% blood-related) sisters in Imouto Paradise. She is in many ways the perfect imouto. She cooks, cleans, and is receptive to her brother’s (your) lechery. As the maternal figure of the household, the other sisters look up to her to do all the daily chores that they can’t be arsed to do because they’re too busy trying to win their brother’s (perverted) attention.

Normally I’d expect the heroine-type to be a pure and virtuous maiden. However, I believe the naked apron proves she is anything but.

In fact, she is surprisingly lusty. She might not be as kinky as Michika, but she’s definitely eager to please beloved Nii-san.

But she also knows that sharing is caring. She would not be so rude as to deny her sisters their fair share of Nii-san. She understands that sexy time can be, and indeed SHOULD BE, fun for the whole family.

Today we’re proud to present our second tester’s corner for Armored Warrior Iris!

Overview

When I first got a hold of this game for testing, I must admit that I was quite scared of it. I’d heard tales of Black Lilith titles before, what with their terrifying bad ends and all. I always feel quite bad for the heroines during those sorts of mind-break (or worse) endings, and it ruins my ability to enjoy the game.

However, I took the plunge anyway and was happy to discover that Armored Warrior Iris was not as disturbing as I originally thought. Yes, there are bad ends and other strange things in the game, but they hardly detract from the experience. Rather, if you’re into this sort of hardcore stuff, this game is going to be a great time. Let me get into some specifics.

Art

The art in Armored Warrior Iris is excellent, to say the least. There are a lot of different fetishes, aliens, and things to represent in the game, and all of them are drawn quite nicely. Big breasts, small breasts, dozens of strange dicks, tentacles, machinery; it’s all here and more, and it looks good. None of the proportions feel off (except, of course, for when that’s part of the sex), and shading is nice, and the female bodies look very pretty. The aliens themselves have an interesting amount of creativity put into them, and you can really tell that the original artist came up with a lot of new alien ideas. I must also pay special note to the good work of Mangagamer’s decensoring team, as the genitals look great as well. The penises and vaginas all look nice even with their variety.

Music

There aren’t many tracks at all, and the ones that are there feel a bit repetitive. This doesn’t tend to be much of an issue during the sex scenes, as the moans of the characters often eclipse the music, but during the quieter story sequences it can get a bit grating. The tracks are well placed sometimes, but overall it’s just a bit below average.

Story

The story was actually much better than I was expecting from Black Lilith. This game is about Iris, a member of the elite Armored Warriors who pilots a mech. She and her partner, Mei Li, crash during battle, and Iris awakens a few days later only to be captured and sold to a brothel. Uncertain about her partner’s fate or her own, Iris tries to make the best of her circumstances while searching for a way to escape. Whether or not she does I won’t spoil, but the game’s ending is heavily dependent on your choices as a player, which are always about which customer Iris will have sex with on a given evening. The arcs are all satisfying, and the True End/Good End are especially great to read. The story arc is very present in between the sex scenes, and it’s a fun ride.

Sexual Content

This is where this game really shines through with splendid colors. No matter what sort of fetish you’re into, it’s here. Futanari? Check. Huge tits with lactating nipples? Check. Tentacles? Check. Wriggling insect-things finding their way around a woman’s body? Check. I could sit here all day and list off all the fetishes this game caters to, but I can safely say there’s something here for everyone. If you’re into any sort of hardcore hentai fetishes, you will no doubt be pleased by this game, and maybe you’ll even discover a couple of new fetishes while you’re at it since there are so many. Of course, this game is not for the faint of heart. If you’re only looking for vanilla sex, this is not the place to be. The sex scenes in this game are intense, and very fetishized. Sometimes the scenes can be especially messed up, and if you’re not expecting it you may be a bit jarred. I won’t spoil anything, but just know that you might come across something in this game that can push your limits.

Voice Acting

I really hope the voice actors/actresses who worked on this game manage to break into the mainstream voice over industry, because damn are they good. Iris (An Kasuga) especially sounds great, and can be convincing in both the confident Armored Warrior role and the submissive sex slave role. Her cries sound actually anguished and/or aroused, and she does a great job of getting us into the character.

Final Remarks

This is a great eroge, and one that you should definitely check out if you’re into the hardcore stuff. It’s not for vanilla players at all, but almost every other fetish is covered here. The art and voice acting are great as well, and the story is a good read in between sex scenes. The music is the only thing that holds this game back from being an altogether awesome entry. But seriously, body-modifying alien sex? Go have a good time, readers.

This is Rio. Soccer? I barely knew her! Dohohoho. Rio is the resident tsundere. And j-just so you know, she’s n-not doing this because she l-likes you or anything. Stupid Aniki. I think it’s mandatory that all tsundere-types have twin-tails.

Rio is very concerned about keeping up appearances. She’s very proper and sensible. But a tad sheltered. So if you tell her that back-of-the-knee jobs…

or hair jobs…

or armpit jobs are totally normal things that normal siblings do over the course of a normal day, she’ll believe you. Probably. She won’t put on a red and white shrine maiden costume for said armpit job, but hey, a man can dream.

(On a side-note, as a back-of-the-knee job enthusiast, this was the best back-of-the-knee job scene I’ve ever seen. I hope this will awaken a deeper appreciation for the backs of girls’ knees in players. Imoutos are a precious resource, and every part of them should be properly loved. Go green by fully utilizing your imouto, and don’t let any part of her go to waste. -Tim)

Today we at MangaGamer are proud to announce that we will be offering The Menagerie by Lupiesoft on our website!

This OEL VN developed by Lupiesoft, an English developer founded in December 2011, is the groups very first venture in 18+ territory! Thanks to the success of their kickstarter project, Dizzy Hearts (a project still in development and due to be released on steam by Sekai Project), Lupiesoft garnered enough funding to develop Vagabond as well, a game set in the same world and time period (The Radiant Period) as Dizzy Hearts.

While Vagabond will tell its own tale about common life in the desert city of Alabast, The Menagerie turns inward to take a close look at the decadence inside the city’s most prominent landmark–The Sail, a section of the city in which wealthy high-class nobles live in utter extravagance.

In The Menagerie, you’ll get to follow Rao-ji, a fiore (aka a hermaphrodite or futanari) and a Drachene, in her sexy tale of personal discovery amid a menagerie of beings collected for the entertainment of  Alabast’s lewd and opulent desert nobles!

We’re proud to help support the development and sale of more Adult Visual Novels here in the west, by western developers, and we hope all our fans will come take a look and share some of our excitement in adding this great game to our catalog!

After all, what’s not to love about hot and sexy yuri, futanari, and bondage action between some monster-girls, elves, and more?!

(For more information about Lupiesoft, check out their Steam group page and their blog. You can also check out their Patreon page to see the design and creativity behind the games they make and offer some support to help keep them going.)

Today we’re proud to present another Tester’s Corner for Lilith‘s Armored Warrior Iris!

When I first heard that this game was called Armored Warrior Iris, I’ll admit; I kind of expected it to be about giant Gundam style mechs that engage in some sort of sex combat arena. Although that sounds like an awesome game, sadly it’s not this one. Here the title of Armored Warrior refers to a group of female only mech pilots tasked with handling the kinds of missions that normal soldiers just can’t do.

The main protagonist of the story is Armored Warrior Iris, one of the top two Armored Warriors; who gets separated from her partner and captured while on a mission. From here she is sold into the prostitution ring, and… I think we see where this is going. I’m sure you’ve guessed, but the story is slightly less complex than “Citizen Kane”, however in terms of a framing device for the sex scenes it works perfectly.

The human trafficking game at its finest.

Thankfully the two lead characters are generally fun to listen to, and were able to keep me entertained until I reached the end. The first is Iris; a proud member of the Armored Warriors, who throws herself into her job rather than any kind of social or sex life. However once she is sold into slavery she begins to notice, and for that matter enjoy her change from a proud Armored Warrior, to an insatiable sex slave.

The second is Riruru, an elven woman who is the number two at the brothel Iris works at. She also becomes the closest thing Iris has to a friend while she’s trapped. She’s a bit of a sex maniac and sadist who treats Iris well enough, but still often leads Iris into traps that usually end in her getting raped. Strangely enough Riruru both looks and acts very similarly to Iris’ partner Mei Li, who was also captured during the same mission as Iris, but whom she hasn’t seen since.

Yep… the closest thing to a friend she’s got.

When it comes down to the H-scenes, the brothel setup gives plenty of opportunities to introduce variety; which thankfully the game capitalizes on. You see there are three main routes that you can advance down, the humanoid, alien, and body modification route. The humanoid route is about as close to vanilla sex as you can get, introducing a string of simple H-scenes that don’t really cater to any particular fetish outside of normal sex.

As I said; it’s probably the most ‘vanilla’ of the routes.

The Alien route was where things started to get slightly more interesting, bringing in tentacles, insects, fish, and some other things for good measure. Though I have to say this was probably my least favorite route to play through. It just felt like there should have been more kinds of aliens and the ones, who are there, just seem so standard and slightly repetitive as well. In the end, I was a bit let down. Not to say it was a bad experience or anything, I was just more disappointed than anything else.

For me the Body Modification route was probably the most fun to play through. This revolves around Iris herself being modified to suit the needs of each customer. Resulting in situations such as having her tits enlarged, having her body reverted to a younger age, or even having Iris impregnated. To me it felt like Black Lilith had the most fun coming up with this route, and I definitely had the most fun reading through it.

Armored Warrior Iris has a little something for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re into tentacles, futanrai, huge breasts, huge dongs, or a lot of other things. I’m not saying that every kind of fetish is represented here, but for the most part Armored Warrior Iris has most of its bases covered. To properly describe how I felt about Armored Warrior Iris as a whole after playing it; I leave you with this quote.

“It’s a fascinating voyage of pain and despair that leaves you emotionally drained and satisfied, like fucking a burning dolphin.”
–Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw

This year at Otakon, we are proud to announce three new titles and special plans leading to a fourth and beyond!

Chou Dengeki Stryker for Steam

First of all, we’re proud to announce that we’re planning to adapt Chou Dengeki Stryker for release on steam!

Chou Dengeki Stryker for Steam differs from the original version in only that all erotic content is removed, so those of you who already own Chou Dengeki Stryker won’t need to buy it again. Likewise, the hard-copy version of Chou Dengeki Stryker still slated for release in September will be the original, adult version of the game. We’re currently looking into options for a potential Limited Edition release, so follow us on twitter to stay up to date on news!

Euphoria

Next, we are proud to announce Euphoria from CLOCK-UP! We’ve already received a lot of interest from our fans in this psychological thriller, and we’re proud to bring it to you! Waking up in a stark white room, with nothing but your clothes and collar around your neck. The door beeps, opens, and you have seconds to decide whether to move on or not.

As you enter the new room, you six other girls–girls you know–and a computerized voice begins to explain the little ‘game’ you’re all about to be forced to play. When one girl refuses to comply, you all reawaken just in time to watch her be murdered before your eyes.

“Withdrawal from the game will result in death,” the electronic voice states, coldly, mechanically, with no hint of emotion. Your only choice in order to survive is to choose from the girls presented before you–and violate them. Failure means death. Forfeit means death.

Can you escape this torturous ‘game’ with your sanity intact? What awaits after this torturous trial?

Euphoria will be releasing the HD remastered version of the game, which ups the resolution from its original 800 x 600 to 1024 x 768. We will also be releasing Euphoria fully uncensored: no cut scenes or mosaics covering the goods here! The game will, of course, retain its original Japanese voice acting, but all text and in-game menus will be in English.

The House in Fata Morgana

Next up, we’re proud to announce our acquisition of The House in Fata Morgana by Novectacle!

The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel involving tragedy, human nature, and insanity. Since it was released in 2012, news of the game has gradually spread by word of mouth─it has even been featured in a range of overseas media.

The further you progress through the story, the more unpredictable it becomes. Beautiful artwork and a dark atmosphere accompanies 65 music tracks by five energetic composers to draw you even further into the game’s gothic world.

We hope this is a game all of our fans will be able to enjoy, especially those who loved Animamundi! This game will be all-ages, and we’ll also be attempting to release it on Steam as well.

eden*

Last but not least, we’re proud to announce a renewed partnership with minori! The first part of our partnership will be the release of eden* in English!

eden* is a tale set just before the apocalypse, after most of humanity has been evacuated to outer space. One of the few soldiers left on Earth, the expert sniper Ryou is assigned to a remote research facility to guard the most important person on a dying Earth. She is the engineer behind the spaceships that saved humanity, a genetically modified breed of human that possesses incredible intelligence: The supreme felix, Sion.

At this odd research facility, Ryou will encounter a polite, if at times suggestive maid, an outspoken and beautiful partner who -loves- using knives, and a major who he would just as soon kill due to their tragic past. What awaits Ryou in this place?

eden* will be released as it was in Japan as two separate versions: eden*, which contains the base game and will be available on Steam, and eden*: plus mosaic which contains more graphic violence and the addition of adult scenes.

Minori / Supipara Development Plan

Our renewed partnership with minori extends beyond just localizing eden* however; the end goal is nothing short of funding the localization and development of future minori titles.

So what does that mean? MangaGamer and minori are partnering up to further expand the English visual novel market. After eden*, our goal is to fund the localization of their most ambitious title, Supipara. Devoted minori fans may recall that Supipara was to be released as an episodic visual novel, but for various reasons, the series never ran beyond the initial episode release.  That’s where we come in!

Through the sales of eden* and Supipara, our goal is to self-fund the development of the remaining chapters of Supipara. Our wish to make the western market an equal in the visual novel industry, and we need your support to make it happen. Should we be successful, we may be able to see simultaneous English/Japanese releases of future minori titles, or even English-first releases!

‘Supipara – Alice the Magical Conductor’ is an interactive novel themed around “dynamicism” depicted by rallying all of the production techniques minori has accumulated to date. Character portraits have expressions and hair that move, show gestures such as turning around, and even display subtle changes in emotion, making it feel like you’re actually talking to the characters!

The protagonist, Yukinari Sanada, has returned to his hometown in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kamakura City, for the first time in seven years, and is greeted by his older cousin, Sakura Narumi (complete with maid outfit). He wanted to live in peace, but his life at the academy placed on the coastlands becomes bustling and brilliant while surrounded by the a lineup of members with booming personalities like Hotaru Amano, the sharp tongued, half-Japanese beauty, and Alice Kamishiro, the lazy witch who loves modern-science and mail-orders.

Eventually, our protagonist is coaxed into joining the action committee for the academy’s traditional beauty contest by his close friend. He interacts with the heroines participating in this contest who are cute but each have an idiocyncrasy or two. Fun events (with their own difficulties) pop up again and again. Your story with “her” about smiles, peace, passion, and love, all while borrowing the power of a witch, is about to begin!

We are tremendously excited for what the future has in store, and we hope you share in that excitement. Between our existing titles in the works, our Anime Expo announcements, and now these new projects, we believe we have a something that will satisfy just about any Visual Novel fan. As we continue to expand, we aim to bring visual novels to an even greater audience and, through endeavors such as new art and funding of new projects, make them even better than ever before.

The bad girl receiving a hearty dose of justice here is Hiyori. She’s the youngest of your loving imoutos, but Koharu only has her beat by a few minutes. She is on a quest to become an adult, and today she is learning that sometimes adults spank each other for fun. Being an adult sure is hard.

The best part of waking up is Hiyori in your cup.

An important part of being an adult is getting up early and drinking lots of coffee. Onii-chan is demonstrating this by filling his mug with a fresh cup of cafe au loli. Hang in there, Hiyori-chan! You can do it!

Pomf =3

Looks like Hiyori is ready to climb the final steps of adulthood. Time for Onii-chan’s ultimate lesson. Congratulations, Hiyori!

Hmm, what’s this long, slender thing growing out of you, Hiyori? Well, I guess this is also part of being an adult. This harem route sure has taken an unexpected turn. Umm, good job, Hiyori, I think. Aim for the top!

We here at MangaGamer have already received a few questions about how we came about licensing The House in Fata Morgana after Novectacle and Playism’s initial attempt to translate it into English. Recently though, Novectacle decided to explain the situation in a recent post on their own staff blog, so we’ve taken the liberty to translate their message into English for all of our English fans.

There have been some big developments in the House in Fata Morgana localization project! Which is to say, it’s started back up again!

At the big anime convention Otakon in Baltimore, Maryland, MangaGamer announced their plans to release an English translation of The House in Fata Morgana. If you aren’t familiar with them, MangaGamer is a company that localizes and distributes a wide variety of Japanese visual novels to the rest of the world. We have entrusted The House in Fata Morgana to them, and they are currently working on the localization, with plans to distribute it via their own website and Steam sometime in 2015. Based on their extensive background and experience in the visual novel industry, we are confident that they will get the job done.

We have received a great deal of support from our fans regarding the localization of Fata Morgana, so we would like to be up front and explain how the project went from being handled by Playism to MangaGamer.

First, we would like to make it clear that we did not have a dispute with Playism… Haha.
They will still be distributing the Japanese edition of Fata Morgana, and we would like to maintain a healthy relationship with them.

The change took place after much consideration as to the best way to make the localization project happen. For a game with as much text as Fata Morgana, the costs of localization are quite high, and based on the sales we were making on Playism, it didn’t seem like it was going to be feasible. The cost of localization alone would be enough to make roughly one-and-a-half Fata Morganas, so we were at a loss as to whether to continue the project or put that money toward making new games.

We also considered using Kickstarter or another crowdfunding platform to cover the expenses. But crowdfunding is a lot of work! And with us already rather busy with the novel and manga publications, adding a crowdfunding project to the chaos would put us even further from working on something new… and we didn’t want that. Also, we’re deathly shy, so putting ourselves in the spotlight with something like Kickstarter would be pretty rough… ;_;

Obviously there are ways to gather funding where we wouldn’t have to make personal appearances, but the way it works overseas encourages creators to really be there on the front lines, pushing their product.

Next is the translation process. We would be given translated text to implement into the game ourselves, but making it work for different systems is surprisingly difficult (say a bug appears in their environment, but because our systems are different, we can’t figure out how to reproduce or fix it). So this was going to take a lot of time too. In addition, they had different translators on each chapter, so the final translation check was looking to be quite an ordeal.

So with all that in mind, we weren’t sure whether we should put our other work on hold to focus on the localization or not. But we were already receiving a lot of encouraging mail from fans overseas, and it seemed like people were looking forward to it – we were torn.

And that was when we were unexpectedly introduced to MangaGamer. As talks with them proceeded, we were surprised at how little work we would be required to do, so we spoke with Playism and decided to move the project over to MangaGamer.

Instead of having to pay localization costs up front, the agreement was that we would split profits made after the game went on sale, which took care of our financial concerns. Second, as we mentioned above, MangaGamer specializes in the localization of visual novels, so they have the technical skills to work on games themselves. All we had to do was give them the data, and they would be able to make it run on English systems. Furthermore, they said they could get it on Steam without having to go through Greenlight. What they were saying almost seemed too good to be true, but they appeared to be serious, so we’re entrusting them with it.

So the Fata Morgana localization project looks like it will be able to proceed without issue, and it looks like we’ll have time to work on something new. We wrote a lot about how we got here, but we’re very happy with how everything ended up, so we hope everyone giving us their support will be able to rest easy. The funds we gave to Playism went into the translation of [the BitSummit demo]. And while progress will be slower now, we can finally see the project coming to completion, so we hope you’ll all keep following the developments.

And if, at some point, we make a game other than a visual novel without as much text, we would certainly like to work with Playism again.

On the subject of visual novel translation, Sekai Project is very friendly, so if any developers are considering expanding their market overseas, we also recommend talking to them. They are working with ALICE IN DISSONANCE on Fault (a game we are very fond of!).

That about covers it for localization talk!

On a different subject, we were thinking about doing a live stream on Niconico on August 13th at 8 PM JST (7 AM EDT). We don’t have any important announcements or anything, we’re just planning on having a relaxed get-together. We’ll chat some, and demonstrate the upcoming Rose & Camellia & Fata Morgana, so if you have some free time, please drop by. We’re planning on having Hanada, Moyataro, Gao, and Mellok’n be there – a rare gathering of the entire team. In fact, this will be Mellok’n’s first public appearance, so maybe it is important. We’ll announce more information about the stream closer to when it begins!

Take care not to say anything that might get you banned!

Today we’re proud to announce that pre-orders for Demon Master Chris hard-copies are now live on our website here! We’ll be shipping copies out on September 1st, so order your copy now! (NSFW after the cut)

This panchira character is Koharu, Hiyori’s older twin. She’s the tomboy of the group. That mostly means she’s good at sports and has no compunctions talking about franks and beans. As indicated by her fang, she also likes to tease you relentlessly.

Speak of the devil. She needs to learn to extend her pinky like a proper lady when teasing you. Being a tomboy is no excuse for poor manners.

Koharu is in the tennis club and swimming club. And probably also the kendou club, considering how well she handles a pork sword. Dohohoho. This is just like those special training camps in sports manga. Except instead of a tough but loving coach who can make Koushien more than just a dream, Koharu is relying on a useless, perverted siscon of an older brother. Oh well, maybe next year, Koharu. Aim for the ace!

All that training has made Koharu highly dexterous and coordinated. Not only can she walk and chew gum, she can eat rice and give foot jobs. This is an advanced skill that only high level imoutos can master after meditating for many hours under a waterfall. If she keeps this up, she could even become the Undefeated of the East.

Today, one of our translators for Imouto Paradise is proud to introduce and discuss your little sister, Michika!

Ahh… Michika. Through her route I feel like I’ve learned so much more about myself. The many facets of love one can experience and the many facets they can lead down. Let’s start with her personality. The kuudere is a very underplayed character type in recent years. I’ve seen a plenty of moe-archetypes and Onee-san roles deployed in various games which is all good in on itself, but I still have a soft spot for the calm and collected honest type. By no means am I saying that Michika is perfect, but the subtle changes in attitude are probably what I find most charming. Her being well read adds much flavor to her already well rounded personality and accentuates her story quite well.

I said I’ve learned much about myself through her route and honestly I am afraid of what I’ve become. She… opens new doors and teaches. Some of these doors I feel I may not have wanted open but I am a stronger human being by now seeing what’s behind them. I have verily enjoyed her route and the progression of her own feelings and boundaries.

Compared to the other imouto she may seem cold and caring little about them but is probably the second most considerate of the imouto. (Can’t compare to Aya since she cooks every meal.) I digress though, she understands each of their little quirks the best. In her route she uses this to her advantage more than once. I do hope you enjoy this route as much as it gave me joy to translate 

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Some parts may cause a few players to feel “uncomfortable” but I do feel that’s all part of the fun. Sit tight with an open mind and open heart and you too may experience the same feelings I had reading this piece.

Today we at MangaGamer are proud to announce the release of Imouto Paradise! Come get your little sisters now, Onii-chan!

It’s fine time we had another Translator’s Corner article. This time around, we’ll be talking about the translation of Imouto Paradise! and all the fun that entailed.

The first thing that really crossed my mind about working on Imouto Paradise! was the matter of Japanese honorifics. Some people may know that I am a fairly strong proponent of translating as much of the text as possible. Now, this isn’t the place to debate the merits of doing that but despite my stance I decided that to not leave in the honorifics in Imouto Paradise! would be impossible. No way around it.

For those that aren’t familiar with the game, Imouto Paradise! features five girls who are the little sisters of you, the protagonist and each have a way of addressing you. The English language really makes it hard to find translating equivalents of these variations so it made sense to just leave them in. You have the oldest of the girls, Aya who uses Nii-san which is workable but then you have one of the twins, Koharu, who uses Onii. All the bro-bro, big bro etc. just doesn’t seem to have the same nuance so what can you do?

“Bro” is about to get the snot beaten out of him…

Aside from the different ways each girl addresses you, their dialog also have differences as well. It was a bit of a challenge to still maintain the nuances in each of their speech patterns so that you could really appreciate the way they talk. For example, Aya being the most normal of the five has the most standard dialog. On the other hand, you have Rio who talks in a gruff manner, especially when dealing with you. Then you have someone like Michika who uses far more formal dialog than everyone else. Maintaining these differences are important in what makes the game really come to life.

Imouto Paradise! was an interesting project to tackle and although it certainly isn’t deep by any means, I think it’s still a great game. But as I’ve said before, if you love the imouto character-type, this is a must buy. However, if you absolutely hate imouto characters then this is by far the scariest game out there. You were forewarned.

–YukkuriS

Today we’re proud to present a short introduction to Obscene Medical Records of a Married Nurse!

This was a 2010 release by developer Ame no Murakumo. Just as some of our previous titles were specifically themed, like We Love Master!, Obscene Nurse features, can you guess it? Nurses. Specifically one nurse, Inoue Yumi.

Inoue is the unfortunate nurse to be the subject of Dr. Morishima’s twisted lust after a series of foolhardy and misguided attempts at diagnosing and medical treatment. Spanning two routes and featuring 8 erotic scenes, Obscene Nurse follows the fall of Head-Nurse Inoue as she is degraded and disgraced through a variety of sexual play.

With only two endings, Obscene Nurse is similar to other Ame no Murakumo titles and is a great choice for those who seek out the angels of the hospital!

For my first beta test with MangaGamer I was asked whether I wanted to do a moe nukige or a dark nukige, and I think you all can guess which one this is.

Imouto Paradise is exactly what it says on the tin, a game about a bunch of little sisters. The “plot” goes that our protagonist’s parents are out of the country, so he spends summer break alone with his five little sisters. And has sex with them. Fun fact: the full title of the Japanese version, 妹ぱらだいす！～お兄ちゃんと5人の妹のエッチしまくりな毎日, roughly translates to “Big brother and his five little sisters go on a perverted spree every day,” which is not so much a title as a plot summary.

Spoiler: his frustration doesn’t last long.

The structure of the game is pretty simple, as you’d expect from a nukige. The first half of the game alternates between the common route and the character routes. At each switching point you choose a sister. Then the rest of the game focuses purely on the character route, assuming you met the conditions for one. This works pretty well since the common route is mostly comedy scenes and the first half character routes mostly h-scenes, and switching between them helps pace things nicely.

This screen is the only decision in the game other than where to cum.

I really enjoyed the common route scenes, they were quite funny and a nice break from the h-scenes. They also establish everyone’s personalities, even if they don’t stray too far from the usual stereotypes. There were a fair number of puns and anime references, but sadly (as seen from the translator’s notes) a lot of the puns present in the original Japanese didn’t make it into the English version. The second half of the game is where most of the story progression happens, but the story is definitely not the focus of the game. It’s simple, predictable, and driven by hentai logic. Except the harem route, which throws away even hentai logic and kicks reason to the curb, transcending into its own new logic-free plane of existence.

Michika sometimes uses underhanded tactics to get with her brother.

Being a nukige, the h-scenes are the main focus. There are a whopping 77 of them, and they’re each fairly long. They also have quite a lot of variety, with fetishes like bondage, femdom, futa, intercrural sex, paizuri, pegging, public sex, threesomes, watersports (but no scat at least), etc. Aya’s route is fairly vanilla, and everyone else tends to have a recurring fetish or three. Depending on whether or not you like these fetishes, this can be a very good or a very bad thing. Personally, I was a big fan of Michika’s route with harem bringing up a close second. I was very much not a fan of Rio or Hiyori’s routes. This makes me sad because I love Rio for always being the first to call out Onii-chan when he does something stupid or perverted (which is roughly once every three seconds). In general, the art is very pretty and a few scenes in each route even have animations. It’s also uncensored, which is a nice bonus. The voice acting in the h-scenes was okay but nothing special. The voice acting in the rest of the scenes was pretty good, though.

It’s best when the whole family is involved.

As a summary, this game is all about sex and comedy. It does both pretty well and has no pretenses of being anything more than that. Go into it expecting to laugh and fap instead of a deep and complicated story, and you won’t be disappointed.

Thanks everyone for reading this review, and I hope you enjoy the game as much as I did!

I-it’s not like I WANT you to buy the game or anything. Baka.