Welcome to the Visual Novel Book Club Meta(Council) thread!
This is a club for those who would like to read visual novels in a group setting.
Once a month we pick a visual novel, read it and comment about it in a new thread. It is an informal book club, so there is no fixed schedule; you simply read the novel at your own pace and share your thoughts along the way. Latecomers are encouraged to ask questions and share their thoughts in old threads.
If you have suggestions about the next visual novel(s) to read, then this is the place to share them. The current schedule is based on my own ideas and suggestions by participants, and the goal is to alternate between longer and shorter visual novels, so that participants have have an opportunity to catch up should they fall behind.
Rules
- Please use spoiler-tags and take care to not spoil other members when answering questions.
- Please keep the threads safe for work, even if you are reading a VN that is not safe for work.
The current book club
Book club schedule
The book-club is currently on hiatus.
Previous book clubs
| Date | Title | Blurb |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12 | Raging Loop | A heavy mist surrounds the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The feast has begun. |
| 2020-11 | Jack-In-A-Castle | Search for the missing king, while dealing with the most troublesome king's hand, and some other jerks. You can kiss dudes. |
| 2020-10 | The Letter | When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. |
| 2020-09 | Coffee Talk | A coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two. |
| 2020-08 | The Silver Case | In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals; a visual novel by Suda51. |
| 2020-07 | CUPID | Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy. |
| 2020-06 | G-senjou no Maou | Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster, knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. |
| 2020-05 | Enigma: | Discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name. |
| 2020-04 | Seabed | Seabed is a yuri mystery VN told from three perspectives; three live in different worlds, that seek the same goal. To separate truth from illusion. To make sense of their own lives. |
| 2020-03 | Eliza | Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. |
| 2020-02 | Kara no Shojo | Play as a detective in the post-war reconstruction period of Japan. Uncover the mystery behind a series of bizarre murders in an interactive and complicated human drama. The trail of clues unfolds, one-by-one... |
| 2020-01 | Narcissu 1st & 2nd (free), plus side stories (non-free) | |
| 2019-12 | Hatoful Boyfriend and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star | |
| 2019-10 | Spooktober 2019: Read a spooky/horror visual novel of your choice! | |
| 2019-09 | Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus | |
| 2019-08 | 428: Shibuya Scramble |
Other visual novel book clubs
A number of visual novel book clubs exist, some active and some inactive. These are the ones I am aware of:
| The Visual Novel Bookclub | Hosted by Slowbeef of let's play fame, this book club has covered a wide range of titles, ranging from Analogue: A Hate Story to Steins;Gate |
| Rokkenjima podcasts | The book club of the now defunct Rokkenjima community, dedicated to all things 07th Expansion (Umineko, Higurashi, etc). Highly recommended for fans of 07th Expansion. |
| Kazamatsuri podcasts | The book club of the now defunct Kazamatsuri community, dedicated to all things Visual Arts Key (CLANNAD, Little Busters, etc.). Like it's sister podcast from the Rokkenjima community, it is highly recommended for fans of developer. |
| Novel Not New | A casual bookclub with a queer focus, mostly covering visual novels, but with occasional looks at other types of games. |
| Kinniku Podcast | A more losely run (and occasionally crass) bookclub than the above, Kinniku covers a wide range of popular visual novels. |
| Evaludate | A podcast focused on otome games from a gay perspective. |
| Say It In Red | A podcast with a focus on mystery VNs |
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