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Little Busters!

The blockbuster visual novel / dating sim game from maker Key is here! Little Busters is the big game release from 2007 from the company that brought you Kanon, Air, Clannad, and other popular games. The protagonist is Naoe Riki, who lost his parents at a young age and became depressed. Those who finally saved him from his depression were a gang known as the "Little Busters". Taking him along, they enjoyed their lives as nogoodnicks, stirring up trouble and inviting punishment in school - they...

CROSS CHANNEL

After leaving eroge studio D.O. and going freelance, Yamada Hajime changed his pseduonym to Tanaka Romeo. He soon found himself working with a new studio, FlyingShine, on a game that was to become a hallmark of his career: Cross Channel. The story of a group of students in the broadcasting club at a school for the socially dysfunctional, they go on a trip together to try to keep the ailing club from falling apart. When they return to their school, however, they find that it, and the rest of the...

Wonderful Every Day ~ Subarashiki Hibi

The latest magnum opus visual novel from writer Suka-ji , known for his work on H2O -Footprints In The Sand-, Integral After And Another, Sakura no Toki, and others. Instead of presenting one continuous narrative, Subarashiki Hibi is a collection of six short stories with different protagonists and themes, seeming disconnected but ultimately converging. Themes include "Earth and Sky", "The Beginning and the End", "Science and Culture", and more - yuri relationships flower with the heroines of...

Fate/stay night DVD-ROM Version

Software production house Type Moon presents Fate/stay night , the magnum opus that was their first release as a commercial visual novel production unit. The story of Saber, Shiro, Rin, Sakura, Iriya, and the Grail War that has wrapped them up for generations is presented here in amazing visual detail, stunning effects and deep, riveting prose. Illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, written by Kinoko Nasu. This is the game's DVD edition, and is compatible with Windows through XP (Windows Vista and 7...

KOKESHI-Chan Matryoshka Doll

Enjoy this beautiful wooden figure display, that combines the Russian Nesting Dolls with that of Japanese culture. This beautiful Kokeshi doll consists of one large hollow female doll, which encases a smaller dolls inside. The largest measures 10 cm tall (4 inches). Five kokeshi dolls inside decorated in kimono's with floral arrangements. Absolutely awesome!