r/visualnovels

101K archived posts · Dec 2009 – Sep 2026

Visual Novels

r/visualnovels

A community for discussing visual novels and the visual novel medium.

Created Aug 31, 2009

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This is a community for discussing visual novels. We welcome posts and comments in English, Japanese, or a mixture of the two.

アドベンチャーゲームについて話し合うためのコミュニティです。日本語での投稿は大歓迎です。

Read the sidebar and the full rules before posting.

Where to buy Visual Novels

You can find a guide by clicking here

Need a new VN to read or are new to them?

What if I'm interested in reading Visual Novels in Japanese?

##Spoiler tags and Furigana

Spoilers in submissions:

If your submission contain spoilers, mark it as spoilers after submitting, like this.

If there are untagged spoilers in your submission, mark it as spoilers.
When to use spoiler tags:

In threads not marked as spoilers always use spoiler tags everywhere in the comments.

In threads that are marked as spoilers: no need to use spoiler tags, but keep the submitter's level of knowledge about the VN in mind. Play it safe.

Always use spoiler tags in threads that are not about one specific VN. The only exceptions are series (e.g. Ace Attorney), but only if OP makes it clear that discussing all games in a series without spoiler tags is okay.
How to use spoiler tags:

Hide spoilers like this: >!hidden spoilery text!< which shows up as >!hidden spoilery text!<. Make sure there are no spaces at the beginning and end of the spoiler tag because this will break it for users on http://old.reddit.com/. In other words do this: >!properly hidden spoiler!<, but not this: >! broken spoiler tag !<
Furigana:

To use furigana in your posts, use the following syntax:

[正義の味方](#fg "せいぎのみかた")

which will display 正義の味方 on old Reddit. The quotation marks are not optional.

##Submitting a post

Announcements:

If a VNDB page for a newly announced VN is available, make sure to post it in the comments when you've submitted the post.
NSFW:

After submitting, mark the submission with the NSFW tag if unhidden 18+ material is contained in the post.
Unallowed Posts:

No non-VN related submissions, no reposts from within under a year, no low-effort submissions. Details.
Images:

Images, Screenshots, and Memes related to Visual Novels are currently fine to post. Just make sure to space out your posts in moderation. If you post a screenshot, you are required to post a name of the visual novel in the title as well as tagging the topic with spoilers.
Self-promotion, crowdfunding, and Kickstarters:

Make sure topic title has Visual Novel name, make sure Project has narration and emphasis on reading, make sure updates are only major milestones, space out new asset/poll updates once every 2 weeks. Details here.
Giveaways & selling stuff:

Giveaway and selling posts are fine. Just make sure to post some kind of picture proof if selling anything physical. Tips here.

##General

Piracy:

Don't ask for or link to illegal downloads, don't mention sites where illegal downloads are hosted, and don't encourage illegal downloading. Translation patches are allowed.
Non-VN related threads

Submissions unrelated to VNs are discouraged. Use the weekly Off-topic threads or the Weekly Question threads for personal things like saying hello, thanks, goodbye, or asking to be Steam friends. News about VN adaptions is allowed.
18+ Content

We welcome discussion about VNs containing 18+ content, but please bear in mind that this subreddit itself is not marked NSFW, and the focus of this subreddit is on VNs with some sort of literary value. Discussion of VNs with no literary value and with a large focus on 18+ content would be better suited to r/eroge.

#####Useful Links VNDB - Visual Novel Database Visual Novels General Wiki Buying VNs Subreddit rules More

#####Guides Guide to Japanese Technical problems Text Hookers - guide for handling untranslated VNs Terminology

#####Related Communities Visual Novel Subreddits 4chan /vn/ itch.io - Following Developers

#####Filters Discussion only News and Releases only Images only

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