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From now on going to try to bring you regular news on the latest eroge releases. Am only going to feature on the ones with the bishojo characters. All outgoing links in this post can be considered SFW not.

First up is Iroha Aki no yuuhi ni Kagefumi wo (いろは ~秋の夕日に影ふみを~) which seems to feature girls with neko mimi. I still dont get the neko mimi thing.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Akane Iro ni Somaru Zaka (あかね色に染まる坂) which features a ton of rather cute girls - you may remember seeing them on this huge bedsheet (wouldn't you love to have one?).
Akane Iro ni Somaru Zaka (click to enlarge)
Next up is Step x Steady by Lover Soul.

Whenever you are viewing official sites for eroge, look for the word "キャラクター" (Characters) to see who's in the game and also look for "イベント" (event) or "ギャラリー" (gallery) or "CG" for the screen shots.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Next is Lyrical Lyric (リリカル りりっく) - artwork by none other than Pink Chu Chu.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
More Lyrical Lyric - I've seen bed sheets with each of the characters printed on em. If you like Pink Chu Chu then you will want this.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Ore wa Kanojo wo Shinjiteiru (俺は彼女を信じてる!).
Nosebleed function enabled.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Illustration book for the game "Osanajimi to Amaku Ecchi ni Sugosu Houhou" (幼なじみと甘くエッチに過ごす方法) by illustrator Choco Chip. Nosebleed function dozo.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
The Megachu girls in their 2nd DVD. This is an ero DVD only - no game playing involved. Screencaps from the first DVD here.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Specialite (すぺしゃりて) by Web Giga.
Specialite (click to enlarge)
Nami no Manimani Plus (波の間に間に ぷらす) by illustrator Peko who I mention in this post.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Clear (クリア)by MoonStone.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Piano no Mori no Mankai no Shita (ピアノの森の満開の下).
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Nono to Kuraso (ののと暮らそ). Click on the squares on this page to see some cute action!
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Kura no Naka wa Kiken ga Ippai (蔵の中はキケンがいっぱい!?) by Fandc.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Koi suru Otome... (恋する乙女と守護の楯).
Ero games (click to enlarge)
If you like School Days then you will like Summer Days - the official site.
Summer Days (click to enlarge)
Majiyome (まじよめ).
Majiyome (click to enlarge)
Circus Land for DC fans.
Circus Land (click to enlarge)
If you like the work of Noiji Ito (Shakugan no Shana, Nanatsuiro Drops etc) then you will want to see Ito-sans ero work in this game Alice Parade (ALICEぱれーど) out in October - some screenshots on the official HP.
Interesting to see that Ito Noiji is using the name "Ito Zatsuon" (伊東雑音) for eroge illustrations.

All these games can be purchased at the Asobit game store in Chuou Dori Akihabara.
Those who cant get to Akihabara can have a look on J-List or through Amazon by using the Top selling 150 eroge ranking chart.

If you are interested in playing with eroge, Mac users can install Parallels - make sure DirectX is enabled on the virtual machine before booting up the image.

Windows users (Parallels users will have to do this too) should go into Regional Settings in the control panel to enable Japanese language display. Once that is done, you should have the option to add the Japanese input method.
Ero games (click to enlarge)
Polls
Nathan in Atlanta, GA, USA
student
Registered on 2007/08/22 22:03
I'm surprised they let you just walk in with a camera and take pictures of all the new eroge. Do you have to ask for permission, or just sneak the camera in? Or is it allowed? In the states cameras aren't allowed in most stores.
(ID #55791) Posted on 2007/08/29 23:55
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Registered on 2006/12/25 12:20
You took the pictures in armor and without!

Prefers eroge with cute illustrations ^^;
(ID #55792) Posted on 2007/08/29 23:55
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Nathan,
I have permission from the store boss ^^
(ID #55793) Posted on 2007/08/29 23:56
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Registered on 2006/12/25 12:20
@Danny Choo: Do you go "すみません写真取ってもいいですか?" or just point your blaster at the shopkeeper? ^^;
(ID #55794) Posted on 2007/08/30 00:00
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Windbell,
Was introduced to the store manager through a friend in the figure industry ^^
Every time I go I just show his business card.
(ID #55795) Posted on 2007/08/30 00:06
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
It's called "taking hidden pictures with cellphone cam ninja technique". :P
Nice ones Danny... your nosebleed function kinda missed a spot on the last 2 photos. XD
*NOSEBLEEDS*
(ID #55796) Posted on 2007/08/30 00:19
Tom in サウス フロリダ
Professional Student
Registered on 2006/12/25 13:44
Most people probably already know this, but those who want to install and run eroges on their XP machine, without having to reboot into the Japanese version of the OS, can install and run AppLocale.

Question for the Mac guys.  Is it possible to install and run an eroge natively if you choose to use Boot Camp instead of Parallels?
(ID #55797) Posted on 2007/08/30 00:22
Timerswing in Mexico
Student
Registered on 2007/08/25 10:37
NICE DANNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  haha THX never knew how to change the languaje option on my XP...well that solves the problem...nice shots BTW...
(ID #55798) Posted on 2007/08/30 00:40
JapanAnime in Hilversum, Holland
Student Business Economics
Registered on 2007/08/05 18:23
Man! That store is heaven! XD
All those eroge games, I would certainly run around like a kid in a candy store going like "I want this...this...and that". Too bad I can't read Japanese, so I can't really play these games. =(
(ID #55799) Posted on 2007/08/30 01:23
ap in the Diego
Denno Coil Encoder + Tangerine Slicer
Registered on 2007/08/07 13:23
not really my cup of tea - but cute nevertheless
(ID #55800) Posted on 2007/08/30 01:24
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia
Aimless Traveler
Registered on 2007/04/21 21:19
Nami no Mani Mani and Megachu got my attention.
(ID #55801) Posted on 2007/08/30 01:34
syrix in U.S.
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:30
I remember walking into many stores with wall to wall ero while in Nipponbashi...great way to spend a day ^_^.
(ID #55802) Posted on 2007/08/30 01:39
Tiny Red Man in Shingapooru..
eBay Packer.
Registered on 2007/04/11 16:51
i need some loli eroges...any recommendations? 

oh, where's timeleap?!! when will it be out?! *nosebleed~~ 
(ID #55804) Posted on 2007/08/30 02:18
シャキー in カナダ
Student~
Registered on 2007/07/14 10:05
wasn't summer days a while ago? if i recall it was...
really next release ero games (the drawing especially)
u can go to getchu.com if u wanna check it out (the website in jap)
- have all the things about when certain games are release and the newest/hottest ero game atm~ (also have h-/non-h anime too)
basically --> a lot fo stuff u can find there(the site = a site for selling those stuff)
and ya i seen a lot of these name from getchu
looking at these pricetag makes me wanna cry >.
(ID #55808) Posted on 2007/08/30 03:15
シャキー in カナダ
Student~
Registered on 2007/07/14 10:05
just realize typgint too much = cut off -.-"
so ya my conclusion since watching pricetag hurts --> i'll dl them instead  with a lot of dc stuff), clear(wonderful moonstone stuff), and ALICE♥ぱれーど(Unisonshift--> probably another ito noizi work) ^^
and if u say i am spamming --> i got no comment ^^"
(ID #55809) Posted on 2007/08/30 03:22
notfair in Malaysia
Student, ACG Fans
Registered on 2007/08/14 16:34
wow, alot of nice game hopefully the story are nice :p, but i dont understand japanese so have to pass :(...need to learn it for the game hehe...
(ID #55811) Posted on 2007/08/30 03:47
shippoyasha in NYC
NEET
Registered on 2007/06/10 15:34
I'd say anime characters are still a bit cuter in general. There's just a LOT of copy&paste character designs in eroge.
(ID #55814) Posted on 2007/08/30 05:06
lu-k in Bayonne, France
Software Developer
Registered on 2007/01/07 21:55
woho Ito-sans Alice Parade game looks great! Plus I like all things based on Alice story hehe ^^;
And Megachu DVD... mmmmhh :D

Thanks Danny for these news!
(ID #55815) Posted on 2007/08/30 05:24
soonkiong in Kuching, Malaysia
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:50
wow... alice parade looks nice...
(ID #55816) Posted on 2007/08/30 05:41
Neurorelay in So. Cal, USA
Sophist
Registered on 2007/08/29 12:21
Now I realize why I should have spent more time in some of those shops when I was in Tokyo, especially the back of the street, dark side corner ones. ;)  I could be playing with my anime too!
(ID #55820) Posted on 2007/08/30 06:58
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
I believe females in Eroge are cuter, but this is often to the risk of exaggerated displays of feelings and characters (to the point of stereotyped behavior).
Anime characters are more human, more flawed, less superficial, but sometimes too much down-to-earth. 

Enough said.
(ID #55824) Posted on 2007/08/30 08:09
Hemisphere in Ar tonelico
Naru Eternal
Registered on 2007/08/29 18:00
I'm particularly interested in Akane-iro, Lyrical Lyric, Clear and Koisuru Otome, while Nono to Kuraso has me surprised: I can't believe that Nono of Yotsunoha is that popular! Just goes to show that I need to play more eroges (and broaden my understanding of Japanese -_-).

Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka is done by the same company behind Kono Aozona ni Mieru Oka, while Lyrical Lyric is from the company behind Miraroma, and Koisuru Otome to Shuugo no Tate is by AXL, which is a company that's released pretty good, but unpopular, eroges, like Tutorial Summer, or Hidamari. Not sure if anyone knows those titles, though.

Circus Land...hmm. I wonder if that's a tie-in to Eternal Fantasy? Needless to say, I'm also looking out for that.

Alice Parade is another title I'm looking forward too, as Noizi Itoh-sensei's art is on it. I have all the eroges that she's done art on! From Komorebi ni Yureru Tamshii no Koe, to Wasurenagusa, Peace@Pieces, and Nanatsuiro Drops, which are all released by UnisonShift Blossom, the team which Noizi Itoh likes to work with. Alice Parade would be their latest upcoming game, and I can't wait to see their take on the Alice in Wonderland story.
(ID #55826) Posted on 2007/08/30 08:27
lu-k in Bayonne, France
Software Developer
Registered on 2007/01/07 21:55
Forgot to say that all those eroge may promise a lot of awesome future figures hehe ^^

Girls in eroge are usually better drawn, and like D_Blade said, more exaggerated. That's what makes their appeal ;)
(ID #55827) Posted on 2007/08/30 08:41
Hemisphere in Ar tonelico
Naru Eternal
Registered on 2007/08/29 18:00
Oh, It'd be awesome if they get figures. I'd probably go after the heroines of the games I've listed out, and many more.

BTW,if anyone's interested in either School Days or Summer Days, you might want to know that both games require a ridiculous amount of patching in order to be playable. Just a head up, since the School Days series is stirring quite a lot of interest in the original eroge, along with Summer Days.
(ID #55831) Posted on 2007/08/30 12:19
lanie-emon in Keldabe, Malaysia
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Registered on 2007/06/05 11:28
Can't wait for the Megachu! second dvd XD
(ID #55832) Posted on 2007/08/30 12:20
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Sorry - I forgot to turn on the nosebleed function for one of the photos - its enabled now so you can enjoy ^^;;
(ID #55840) Posted on 2007/08/30 13:11
Chuck Gaffney in Selden, New York
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
Registered on 2007/07/29 00:29
These are drwan so well.  ::NoseBleed::  
(ID #55852) Posted on 2007/08/30 14:59
シャキー in カナダ
Student~
Registered on 2007/07/14 10:05
y are their "XYZ" so huge~
i prefer medium size ^^"
i might buy these to put on my shelves like i did with my anime ^^ but for now --> dl!! ^^"
(ID #55859) Posted on 2007/08/30 18:42
McNally in Oxford, Mississippi, USA
College student and soldier
Registered on 2007/08/28 10:38
My biggest gripe abut these games is that the ones released in the US tend to suck.  Less plot, more sex, y'know?  Granted that's what sells here, but there's gotta be at least a niche market for "dating sims and whatnot from Japan that don't suck."

I'm sure we can come up with a better name, though.
(ID #55860) Posted on 2007/08/30 18:46
Kuu in 初音島
学生
Registered on 2007/08/13 03:11
Erm i was wondering, will they ever check your age for eroge? Im going to Tokyo in a month and wanna try to get my hands on リリカル りりっく and Circus days, and D.C.II.S.C if possible.
17 here..>.>
(ID #55894) Posted on 2007/08/31 03:55
Hemisphere in Ar tonelico
Naru Eternal
Registered on 2007/08/29 18:00
Well, if you want sex-heavy eroges, there's the fetish-oriented eroges for that one. Tons of sex, and barely any plot.

You might also want to try Illusion's games, for that matter, but they're all in Japanese if I remember correctly.
(ID #55916) Posted on 2007/08/31 06:39
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Kuu,
They don't usually check - unless you look twelve I guess ^^; 
(ID #55950) Posted on 2007/08/31 13:03
misha in sacramento,california
student
Registered on 2007/08/31 10:34
Those eroges have such nice art.Even though im a girl id love to play a bishojo eroge with art like that.I heard summer days sucked because there was some bugs in it.Anywho if i could get my hands on some noiji ito art id be in heaven too bad im short and am easily mistaken for a 12 year old.Someday ill be able to walk into a store without being asked if im lost or something.
(ID #55984) Posted on 2007/09/01 00:47
terry in Singapore
=.=!
Registered on 2007/08/02 23:32
i'm always in win xp jap locale, ready for jgame..

anyway, the newest teatime らぶデス2 is a good try..played for a while..
(ID #56055) Posted on 2007/09/01 17:05
loplop in Somewhere on the Tokyo Subway
H/R Type person
Registered on 2007/02/10 15:13
Looking forward to Shin Ringetsu in October . . . .
(ID #56284) Posted on 2007/09/04 01:59
kenjiharima in MOE LAND
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
Registered on 2007/11/29 02:36
Just wow! Love the products...makes me want to leave MOE Land and got to Japan! 
(ID #66303) Posted on 2007/12/07 20:34
lostandfound in a UFO... catcher...
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
Which are cuter?!
Aren't both of em'?
(ID #71381) Posted on 2008/02/03 17:21
DragonShadow in California
Student / Lightsaber specialist
Registered on 2008/06/30 15:27
wow that's a lot of games, lol. i wonder how many come out per year? @.@
(ID #226458) Posted on 2008/07/01 03:58
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