Learn Japanese with Visual Novels
Welcome to the club. Everything you need to start reading visual novels in Japanese.
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Great visual novels to start your journey
Master Your Setup
Step-by-step tutorials for text hookers, dictionaries, OCR, and everything you need to start reading visual novels in Japanese.
Anki
Flashcard setup and vocabulary mining
JL
Popup dictionary for visual novels
Yomitan
Browser dictionary extension
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
Bottles (Linux)
Running VNs on Linux
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
The Curse of Kudan
クダンノフォークロア
Gossips around town spoke of a Folklore (urban legend) called 'Kudan' It is said that 'Kudan' takes the form of a woman wearing Western mourning dress. She lacks a right wrist, and her face is hidden behind a black veil. It is predicted that those who lay eyes on 'Kudan', within 7 days calamity will befall them. Through strange coincidence, 16 years old Kudan Sakuya meets cooking class instructor Shima Touko. ---As they come in contact with each other, faint feelings grow between the...
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