/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I want to play devil's advocate and say that people exaggerate it, especially on western channels like 4chan, actually. I read through it myself and while it is true that the prose is nothing to wonder at and it can be sluggish at times, it's also not the abyssal trainwreck people make it to be. Shimokura's critique plastered on the gimmick of the VN is certainly not the first one but the problem lied in that the characters were probably not too endearing and that his attempts at making you feel the emotions he wants you to feel are weakened because of it. Nevertheless I still had fun reading it and got Shimokura's point even though I might not agree with what he is trying to say, or the way he is trying to say it. I think that was one of the most divisive points actually, rather than his "style", in the Japanese community. To be honest I think people in the west elevate VNs too highly and thus end up being disappointed when they don't read actual novel material bound in cover and written in paper. It's probably the reasoning behind why Japanese taste seems to suck compared to western readers.

Certainly not the best Nitroplus has given out but I thought, for example, Axanael's falling action was even worse. There were also some cool characters like Exhibit A here. The topic could have been written leagues better but it certainly wasn't a snorefest.

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Maybe this fits both definitions.