Ripples is a visual novel I enjoyed in 2014. I recently revisited it.Β It’s really short (around 10 minutes) and sweet.
Story: Koda is a pessimist who photographs nature as a hobby. He meets a girl at the park and finds himself visiting the park every day.
Writing: The writing is the best part. The dialogue is realistic and shows us the personalities of the two characters. I loved one quote in particular:
Even if my life is just a single drop, every drop of water leaves ripples.”
Art: The art is really cute. For its short length, I don’t mind the static backgrounds or that Kuu wears the same clothes each day.
Music: The music is fitting to the story. It enhances the story because it gives it a relaxing atmosphere.
Vocals: The English dubbing is great. I only watch anime in Japanese, but I found the English vocals refreshing to listen to.
Since it’s so short, I recommend everyone to play it or watch it on YouTube. I like the message a lot and even after all these years, I still think about Ripples time to time.
Wretched and Divine 
This sounds like something I would absolutely love! Thank you for sharing it. π I’m also going to write that quote down (I collect quotes for when I’m feeling down). I find it very inspiring. β₯
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I’m glad! Thanks for reading. β€
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It’s really sad that Ripples was a really short story, so much so that it seems like a demo test… Have you played Re:Alistair by sakevisual too?
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Hey Yuu~ No, I haven’t played that one! Do you recommend it?
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Yup, definitely do try it out! It’s an otome VN that’s also rather short but sweet, one female protagonist and three heros routes. Probably not what guys usually play but I really liked that one! Most of sakevisuals VNs seem short in comparison to stuff like Fate S/N or even Rewrite or most commercial VNs from Japan. Maybe cause it’s a freebie. I’ll wish they made a sequel or expanded on it but I guess the plot did get a fitting resolution so it might ruin it to expand on it.
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Ok! Thanks for the recommendation~
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Well I’ll be trying this one out soon… I generally never play visual novels because they’re so long but this is perfect!
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Great to hear!! XD I want to get more into the longer visual novels but I’m also saving my money for a Japan trip…
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Ooooh a Japan trip! Sounds cool. Any places you have in mind?
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Definitely Tokyo and places where I can buy anime things. XD
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