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Visual Novel Translation Status (21/08/2015)

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Well, I’m back. It’s been a busy week in the VN translation world. We’ve got 3 Fan TL releases plus Nekopara Vol. 0 this week. Do you feel spoiled? Well, you probably should.

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. Any new updates are marked by orange text.

The Short Version:
Only the New Stuff

  • AstralAir – More solid progress! TL: 24,536/63,940 (38.37%)
  • Brother Conflict PSP – August update explains that despite Japanese PS Vita release, the team isn’t stopping their work. No word on a possible localization. Link.
  • Haruko Maniax – RELEASED. Get the patch here. (VNDB)
  • Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki (Koisaku) – TL: 45160/49257 (92%)
  • Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort – Steady progress continues! Way to go! First-Pass Edit: 91.00%
  • Lamento (VNDB) – RELEASED! Get the patch here. (You’ll need an Aarin account)
  • Lilium x Triangle (VNDB) – RELEASED! You can find the patch here, be sure to thank the team. Congrats to Nosebleed, rainsismyfav, binaryfail, Ryechu, qt panzer!
  • Lovely x Cation – Overall: 21%
  • Majikoi A-1 – Overall: 11.4%. Updated website. New link: Progress Page.
  • Muv-Luv Alternative – Total Eclipse – 25% (August TL Updates Link)
  • Noble Works – Marches on! TL: 91.7%% ( 52,926 / 57,690)
  • Rance 5D – TL: 100% (Edit: 80%)
  • Rance Quest Magnum – TL: 39%
  • White Album 2 – Yay! Progress! Congrats! TL: 28.03%
  • Witch’s Garden – TL: 54.62% (36704/67201);
  • NOTE: Please see the note in my (Tay’s) commentary at the end for a few notes about two projects which will likely be added to the list next week:  ‘Hoka no Onna no Ko to H wo Shiteiru Ore wo Mite Koufun Suru Kanojo’ and the PSP version of ‘Utawarerumono’ . VNDB and TL groups are provided there.
Releases
  • Haruko Maniax (VNDB) – RELEASED. It’s “a spin-off Visual Novel featuring Muv-Luv heroine Kashiwagi Haruko!” Get the patch here.
  • Lamento (VNDB) – RELEASED! Get the patch here. (You’ll need an Aarin account)
  • Lilium x Triangle (VNDB) – RELEASED! You can find the patch here, be sure to thank the team. Congrats to Nosebleed, rainsismyfav, binaryfail, Ryechu, qt panzer!
  • Nekopara vol.0 – Released on 17 August.
Recruiting
  • Golden Spirit (Black Wolves Saga, Ken ga Kimi, Starry☆Sky ~In Summer~) really needs TLC help. Applications and more info here.
  • Nursery Rhyme – Needs a hacker! Otherwise progress will stall. Link.
  • To Heart 2 – “I could still use a TLC and more editors.” Link.
  • Please note: I did add a bunch of entries to the “recruiting” section. I don’t always scour project websites for this info, though, so if you’re a project leader and are recruiting, please send me an email/PM/leave a comment!

Fan Translation

Fan TL Project Team Brief Status Summary
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
(VNDB)
AkaAka TL
(Updates)
TL: 98%;
Editing: 15%; 2/3 of common proofread; Demo being tested
Amagami
(VNDB)
Ni Shi Shi TL
(Progress)
TL: 60.2% (1391/2308); latest updates will be found on the project’s IRC channel (#[email protected])
Amairo Islenauts
(VNDB)
Sakura Subs
(Progress)
Prologue TL: 100%; Edit: 100%
Common TL: 100%; Edit: 99%
Airi: TL: 0%; Edit: 0%
Masaki TL: 40%; TLC: 25%
Shirley TL: 20%; TLC: 10%
Yune TL: 0%; Edit: 0%
Konoka TL: 40%; TLC: 20%
Bonus TL: 20%; Edit: 0%
Anniversary no Kuni no Alice
(VNDB)
Märchen TL (Progress) TL: 51%; Edit: 31%; Proofread: 27%
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Aokana)
(VNDB)
OriginalRen
(Progress)
“The common route is now finished, in addition to Asuka and Misaki’s routes. This includes editing.”
AstralAir
(VNDB)
AstralAir TL
(Progress)
TL: 24,536/63,940 (38.37%)
Ayakashi Gohan!
(VNDB)
Hanataba TL
(Progress)
Ayakashi common route: 100%
Asagi: 1146/5631 lines (20%)
Haginosuke: 3597/4634 lines (77%)
Manatsu: 2041/4358 lines (47%)
Suou: 2221/5246 lines (42%)
Uta: 3914/5661 lines (69%)
Yomi: 1429/5349 lines (27%)
Trial is translated and patch is available! (link)
Black Wolves Saga -Bloody Nightmare-
(VNDB)
Golden Spirit
(Progress)
48/65 scripts translated
Brother Conflict PSP
(VNDB)
PassionAndBrilliance
(Progress)
PASSION PINK: 84%
BRILLIANT BLUE: 5%Note: Despite JP Vita release, the team is continuing the project (link)
Bunny Black 2
(VNDB)
Seiha TL
(Progress)
Aroduc put together the to-do list and project plan. (Update topic)
Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
(VNDB)
Unknown Fan Group
(Site)
Countdown timer on their site (~51 days away)
Clover Day’s
(VNDB)
Yakusoku TL
(Progress)
Common TL: 100%;
Anzu TL: 49%;
Anri TL: 16%;
Hekiru TL: 10.25%;
Tsubame TL: 0%;
Izumi: 12%;
DSP #3
(Denwatls’ Secret Project)
Denwatls
(Progress)
Very surprising reveal: link.
Gore Screaming Show
(VNDB)
Crying TL
(Progress)
TL – 29%
TLC- 0%
Editing – 12% (Re-editing)
Image Editing – 11% NEEDS TL HELP
HaraKano
(VNDB)
Loe Quality
(Progress)
Patch Released: “Common route, Marina’s route, and Marina’s epilogue 100% in English, and has been read and revised for better flow of English.” (link)
Haruka Na Sora
(VNDB)
trjr
(Progress)
The team is currently focusing on Yosuga no Sora before working on this one.
Haruko Maniax
(VNDB)
Alternative Projects
(Progress)
RELEASED. Get the patch here.
Hatsukoi 1/1
(VNDB)
Kousetsu Translations
(Progress)
TL: 11409 lines
Edit: ~10200 lines
Hiiro no Kakera
(VNDB)
Otome Game TL
(Progress)
Being translated, see site. Latest post: [HnK] Chapter 1 – Day 2 – Part 3
Holy Breaker
(VNDB)
Skyspear TL
(Website Coming Soon) (Thread)
Picked up. Looking for TLC.
Imouto Paradise 2
(VNDB)
Regulator Software
(Progress)
Added to the list. NSFW. 63/298
Irotoridori no Sekai
(VNDB)
SakuSaku TL
(Progress)
PICKED UP.Some progress already reported (link). Needs 1 Editor (critical) and 1 translator.
Ken ga Kimi
(VNDB)
Golden Spirit
(Progress)
TL: 100/122 scripts
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki (Koisaku)
(VNDB)
SakuSaku TL
(Progress)
TL: 45160/49257 (92%)
Edit:31858/49257 (65%);
QC: 31858/49257 (65%);
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (Koichoco)
(VNDB)
Basic TL
(Progress)
TL: 100%
Edit: 100%
QC: 74%% (294/397)
Koiken Otome
(VNDB)
Flying Pantsu
(Progress)
TL: 96% (39,093 lines);
TLC: 87.99% (35,819 lines);
Edit: 83% (33,824 lines);
QC: 81.53% (33192/ 40710 lines); Prologue patch released.
Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort
(VNDB)
MDZ
(Updates: Page, Doc)
TL: 100%;
First-Pass Edit: 91.00%
KoiTate
(VNDB)
Magicflier
(Progress)
TL: 89% (34139/38001);
Edit: 58% (22248/38001)
Kono Oozora H-Scenes Porting Project
(VNDB)
(Progress in this thread) Progress and waiting on QC catch-up
Kud Wafter
(VNDB)
Project Wafuu
(Progress)
TL: 39.18%
Kurukuru Fanatic
(VNDB)
Dark Eye
(Progress)
TL: 74.79%
Lamento
(VNDB)
Aarin Community
(Progress)
RELEASED! Get it here.
Lilium x Triangle
(VNDB)
Tiny Lily
(Progress)
RELEASED! Get it here.
Little Busters EX/ME
(VNDB)
Doki & Fuzzy
(Updates: Page, Doc)
Total TL: 98.5% (29712);
Total Edit: 58.27% (17576)
Total QC: 0%
Lovely x Cation
(VNDB)
Elevator TL
(Progress)
Overall: 21%. New website is up!
Magical Marriage Lunatics!!
(VNDB)
(Progress) Common: TL 74.4%, TLC 8.99%, Edit 8.99%All Routes: TL 18.51%Note: Decay reports the project is at 13,534 lines. I’m going by their website, here, however so that’s why my numbers are lower.
Majikoi A-1
(VNDB)
Maji TL
(Progress)
Overall: 11.4%
Monster Girl Quest Paradox
(VNDB)
DargothTL
(Progress)
“Temporarily on hold: No, it’s definitely not dead!”
Muv-Luv Altered Fable
(VNDB)
Jutsuki Sen
(Progress)
3rd patch released in 2014: with Sumika, Meiya, Kashiwagi routes
Muv-Luv Alternative – Total Eclipse
(VNDB)
Alternative Projects
(Progress)
25% (Link)
Noble Works
(VNDB)
Oxford Comma
(Progress)
TL: 91.7%% ( 52,926 / 57,690)
Nursery Rhyme
(VNDB)
Kururu
(Progress)
Needs a hacker! TL: 25.9% (8543/32977)
Edit: 2% (805 / 32977)
Oreimo Tsuzuku (Disc 2)
(VNDB)
Rinjinbu
(Progress)
TL:: 91.8%;
TLC: 78.4%;
Edit: 67.5%
PersonA
(VNDB)
(Progress) TL: 43%Edit: 33%NOT DEAD! Dealing with lots of errors. “So far I have all of Raoul’s and Fantome’s routes translated. I am working on Philip sand would say I’m about half done with them.”
Princess Maker 5
(VNDB)
(Updates: Page, Doc) TL (100 – unTLd): 86.06%;
Finalized TL: 32.91%
Rance 5D
(VNDB)
2.0 TL
(Progress)
TL: 100%, Edit: 80%
Rance Quest Magnum
(VNDB)
2.0 TL
(Progress)
TL: 39%
Rance VI
(VNDB)
Arunaru
(Progress)
TL: 88.4% (on hold. See this post)
Re:Birthday Song
(VNDB)
Otome Adventures
(Progress)
TL: 16%
Rewrite Harvest Festa
(VNDB)
Amaterasu
(Progress)
Total progress: 18647/30040 (62.07%) lines. Needs hackers (link)!
Sanarara R
(VNDB)
Gao Gao
(Progress)
TL: 14.5% (15/103 parts). TL on hold awaiting new tools.
Sayonara wo Oshiete
(VNDB)
TLWiki
(Progress)
TL: 29.8% (4269/14309);
Edit: 0%
SonoHana 10
(VNDB)
Yuri Project
(Progress)
Some TL , some editing and QC done
SonoHana 11
(VNDB)
Yuri Project
(Progress)
Some TL done
Starry Sky ~in Summer~
(VNDB)
Golden Spirit
(Progress)
TL: 172/177 scripts
Subarashiki Hibi (SubaHibi)
(VNDB)
TLWiki
(Progress)
TL: 100%;
Edit: 98.4%;
Supreme Candy
(VNDB)
(Progress) TL: ~33.7% (~14573/43261)
Sweet Pool
(VNDB)
Aarin Community
(Progress)
Translation: 100%
Translation checking: 100%
Editing: 100%
Proofreading: 96%
Insertion: 96%
Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen
(VNDB)
Kohaku
(Progress)
TL, Edit & TLC : 100%;To do:
1) Fix technical stuff (95% done);
2) Image Editing;
2) QC
To Heart 2
(VNDB)
(Progress) TL: 100%; Edit: 15%; Follow here for the latest.
Tsujidou-san no Jun’ai Road
(VNDB)
(Progress) (Repository Link) Translated: 4.02%
Quality Checked: 2.17%
Play Tested: 2.17%
Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete
(VNDB)
Sharin-Sub
(Progress)
TL: 15.7%. Looking for TLCers, and editors (link). Opened a Rizon group #WareMete
Wand of Fortune
(VNDB)
Otome Game TL
(Progress)
Being translated; see site.Latest post: Week 1 – Day 1 {Part 9}
White Album 2
(VNDB)
Baka-Tsuki
(Updates: Page, Stats)
TL: 28.03%; Rough patch released
Witch’s Garden
(VNDB)
WG TL
(Progress)
TL: 54.62% (36704/67201);
TLC: 4.63%; (3113/67201)
Edit: 3.31% (2221/67201);
QC: 3.11% (2089/67201);
Yosuga no Sora
(VNDB)
trjr
(Progress)
Overall TL: 82.92% (32655/39383)

 

 

JAST USA (Updates)

Game Brief Status Summary
Trample on Schatten Main scenario 100% translated and edited. Extra content 33% done.
Flowers In progress. Fall release planned.
Seinarukana Translation is done. Game’s engine is being localized and tested.
Shiny Days Release Date: August 25, 2015. (note: could be delayed!)  Preorders up on J-List.
Sonicomi Status: In progress. Winter release planned.

 

 

MangaGamer (Updates)

Mangagamer Brief Status Summary
A Kiss for the Petals – Remembering How We Met TL: 100%; Edit: 100%
Asuka Final Chapter Preorders open! August 28th release. (VNDB)
Beat Blades Haruka TL: 25.1%

Edit: 25.1%

Bokuten TL: 66.5% Edit: 30.05%
Da Capo 3 TL: 52.9%
Euphoria In Beta. Pre-Order here!
Free Friends 2 TL and Editing Complete
Gahkthun TL: 100%;
Edit: 36%
Go Go Nippon 2015 TL and Editing Complete
Higurashi (Retranslation) TL: 85%; Edit: 57%
Himawari -a pebble in the sky-! TL: 100%; Edit: 35%; Side Stories: In-progress
House in Fata Morgana TL: 68.59%;
Edit: 1.3%
Kara no Shoujo 2 Pre-order here. Demo is up (link).
Kindred Spirits On The Roof TL: 32%; Edit: 17%;
Kuroinu TL: 18.13%;Edit: 18.13%
Myth TL: 8%
My Boss’ Wife is My Ex! TL: 42.47%; Edit: 30.9%
OZMAFIA!! TL: 58.76%
Princess Evangile W Happiness Announced at Otakon
The Shadows of Pygmalion Announced at Otakon
Supipara (Ch 1) TL: 69.64%;
Edit: 54.45%
Sweet Sweat in Summer Released! Link Will be removed from the list next week.
Tokyo Babel TL: ~15%
Umineko When They Cry. Announced

Other pre-orders on MangaGamer:

  • The Menagerie (Lupiesoft) – Link
  • No One But You – Link
  • Sekaiju – Yggdrasil – Link
  • Warrior Princess Asuka: The Final Chapter – Link

 

 

Sekai Project (Release Cal)

Game Release Date / Status
Asphyxia Released (Buy here)
Atom Grrrl Picked up (VNDB)
CLANNAD Q4 2015 (TL is done, First edit almost done). Side stories fully translated.
Chrono Clock TBD
Dizzy Hearts TBD
fault -milestone two- side:above Demo released, full version slated for Q4 2015
G-Senjou no Maou Picked up! Coming this summer!
Human Reignition Project TBD
Koenchu! TBD
Kokonoe Kokoro Engine Integration/QA
Memory’s Dogma TBD
MMD TBD
Moonshot TBD
Narcissu Trilogy Remake TBD
Nekopara vol.0 August 17 release. (Link)
No One But You Steam Page (Link); Pre-order on MangaGamer (Link)
November Boy TBD
PacaPlus TBD
Planet Ruler Engine debug + QA
RaidersSphere4th Steam Early Access Link
Resette TBD
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition TBD
Rising Angels: Fates TBD
Sacrament Sheep Engine debug and QA
Sakura Beach TBD
Shizuku no Oto TL: 25% + Edit: 20%; Demo Released
Sierra Ops Released – Link
Starlight Vega TBD
Sunrider: Liberation Day AX PV released
WAS -The Hourglass of Lepidoptera- Backers have access to private alpha

 

 

Other

Stuff from me/Decay/Zaka/helpful friends:

  • Angel Beats! visual novel has released in Japan (VNDB). If you’re playing this and want to write something for the blog, let me know!
  • Many of you don’t know about the project to add to the Miu-path of “Dracu-Riot!” going on here.
  • Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Hits PS Vita This Fall (link).
  • Norn9: Var Commons Coming to PS Vita This Fall (link).
  • Wish Tale of the Sixteenth Night – Kickstarter successfully funded.

Stuff from /jp/ poster VNTS (thank her/him, not me, if you find this helpful!):

  • Eiyuu Senki – Summer release
  • Moenovel is working on another title
  • Lucky Dog – Possible iOS released based on the ongoing text only fanTL
  • Work being done on a fanTL of Shin Koihime with hopes of getting it licensed (Note: Update posted here)
  • Harvest December – 3DS ports being released
  • Amnesia – August release planned

 

The Zakabox

Zakabox™ Commentary

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 Is Zaka ded?

 

TAYsteful™ Thoughts

Well, I’m back. And tired. But mostly I’m just back. Decay did a phenomenal job last week. Not only did he step up to the plate when I needed some help, but Zaka threw my VNTS post formatting at him and he figured it out all on his own without any Jedi guidance. Well done, sir.

Speaking of Decay, he found two games which I intended to add to the list this week but which — for various reasons — I held off on until I could get a bit more info. The first one is the nukige ‘Hoka no Onna no Ko to H wo Shiteiru Ore wo Mite Koufun Suru Kanojo’ (VNTS) (link to TL page). Second is the PSP version of ‘Utawarerumono’ (VNDB) (TL group’s site).

There’s a lot I want to say about the projects, but I’m really worn out. I’ve been doing Fuwa-work for the past 5 hours and I haven’t even caught-up on my PMs. Apologies to everyone waiting on me.

This week’s header image comes from Haruko Maniax, one of the three games which released today! Just in case you’re too lazy to scroll up to the top, here are links to all three, again:

  • Haruko Maniax (VNDB) It’s “a spin-off Visual Novel featuring Muv-Luv heroine Kashiwagi Haruko!” Get the patch here.
  • Lamento (VNDB) – Get the patch here. (You’ll need an Aarin account)
  • Lilium x Triangle (VNDB) – You can find the patch here, be sure to thank the team. Congrats to Nosebleed, rainsismyfav, binaryfail, Ryechu, qt panzer!

Have a nice week, everybody : )

Tay

I'm the Fuwanovel community admin and a big fan of Visual Novels. The easiest way to get a hold of me is via a PM on the Fuwanovel Forums, by twitter (@ArchmageTay), or by email.

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lounubou
lounubou
8 years ago

One thing to add/note regarding White Album 2:
The Introductory Chapter (IC) has received a TLC/update, so it’s come a long way from the awkward and maligned rough translation it had before.

Decay
Reply to  lounubou
8 years ago

I was looking at the scripts and their editor, NaokiP, has been touching them up. A lot of them have indeed gotten quite a bit better, but only one so far is “finalized” according to their chart. WA2 seems like it deserves a really high quality translation so I hope that this disaster can eventually be salvaged.

evan
8 years ago

thanks so much for including us and using HM as your image for this week!
unfortunately we were a little late on this, but we’ve also just posted our English teaser for KimiNozo, so feel free to check it out here:
https://alternativeprojects.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/kimi-ga-nozomu-eien-project-teaser/

Lord Kurama
Lord Kurama
8 years ago

Yosuga no Sora had some small amount of progress, I was looking through the comments of their last post to make sure they were still alive, and they posted they are now 84.07% finished on August 19.

Kud
Kud
Reply to  Lord Kurama
8 years ago

goddamnit!
kimi nozo has always been at the top of my wishlist vns to read!
please make it happen!
I’m cheering you

Kud
Kud
Reply to  Kud
8 years ago

replied at the wrong post…sorry

Mahadev_Shiki
Mahadev_Shiki
8 years ago

Thanks again

Ryechu
8 years ago

WE DID IT REDDIT!

Now we’re working on another title, because we like nukige. And stuff.

Kud
Kud
8 years ago

pretty sad that koinatsu is gonna come out a the end of these vacation.
anyway what’s the deal with subahibi and koichoco?

Decay
Reply to  Kud
8 years ago

Subahibi is in another TLC/editing phase for one or two of its chapters, and we don’t have an estimate from the project leader on how long this is going to take. I initially thought it wouldn’t take long but with no sign of progress yet maybe it will? It will *probably* be out before the end of the year, hopefully much sooner.

Koichoco is business as usual. Check their site for their monthly updates, another one should hit in a week or so. At their current pace, it should actually finish in a month or two. Assuming that pace holds, of course, we’ll see what it looks like with their next update.

Kud
Kud
Reply to  Decay
8 years ago

thanks for the reply,so sad that there are way too many LB Ex/Me cases out here

wyldstrykr
wyldstrykr
8 years ago

what happen to the translation of fortune no arterial?

Decay
Reply to  wyldstrykr
8 years ago

https://cryingtranslation.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/update-for-august/

“I’m at a loss for fortune Arterial, no idea what’s going on at this point… i’ve kinda given up at this point… but I’ll accept help for it.”

random
random
Reply to  Decay
8 years ago

Ah, the August curse strikes again. This is from someone who was on the original team with Frank. At least we (might) see Brighter Than Dawning Blue out soon.