Welcome to the Club
This site is a curated hub for learning Japanese through visual novels, eroge, and other video games. Whether you’re new to the medium or already deep into immersion, you’ll find everything you need to get started.
Everything You Need
Comprehensive Guides
Step-by-step tutorials for setting up tools and getting started with Japanese VNs
Essential Tools
Curated collection of tools for text hooking, OCR, dictionaries, and more
Resources
Discover new VNs, find recommendations, and learn where to get them
Active Community
Connect with fellow learners, get help, and share your progress
Explore the Site
Everything you need to start reading visual novels in Japanese
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Resources
Community
Setup Guides
Anki
Flashcard setup and vocabulary mining
JL
Popup dictionary for visual novels
Textractor
Text hooking from VN engines
Agent
Script-based text extraction
OwOCR
Optical character recognition
Meikipop
OCR popup dictionary
Magpie
Window upscaling for VNs
ShaderGlass
CRT shaders and overlays
NP2 (PC-98)
Retro VN emulation
Kirikiroid2
Kirikiri VNs on Android
GameHub Lite
Windows emulation on Android
JDownloader
Download manager setup
VNTimeTracker
Track your reading time
Get Involved
This is an open wiki maintained by the community. Join us on Discord or help improve the site on GitHub.
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