Visual novel (English Wikipedia)

Gantayat, Anoop (18 November 2010). "Sakura Wars Becomes a Browser Game". Andriasang. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

animenewsnetwork.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 46^th place)

"AMN and Anime Advanced Announce Anime Game Demo Downloads". Hirameki International Group Inc. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
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"Muv Luv Kickstarter ending". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

apimal.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Pesimo, Rudyard Contretas (2007). "'Asianizing' Animation in Asia: Digital Content Identity Construction Within the Animation Landscapes of Japan and Thailand" (PDF). Reflections on the Human Condition: Change, Conflict and Modernity – The Work of the 2004/2005 API Fellows (PDF). The Nippon Foundation. pp. 124–160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011.

apple.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 64^th place)

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"Manhattan Requiem". iTunes Store. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

Fear, Ed (17 March 2008). "Harvard's Rubin on translating 360 epic Lost Odyssey into English". Develop. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
Jeremy Parish (8 May 2009). "Sakura Wars Comes to America, But is it Too Late to Matter?". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
Radiant Historia Gives Off a Distinct Chrono Trigger Vibe Archived 10 December 2012 at archive.today, 1UP
"売上ランキング (2004年 Hゲーム)" [Sales Ranking (2004 H-games)]. Wiki-Mania Store (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Lebowitz, Josiah; Klug, Chris (2011). "Japanese Visual Novel Games". Interactive storytelling for video games: a player-centered approach to creating memorable characters and stories. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. pp. 192–4. ISBN 978-0-240-81717-0. Retrieved 10 November 2012. Visual novels (or sound novels, as they're sometimes called) are a popular game genre in Japan.
Chris Klug; Josiah Lebowitz (March 2011). Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. pp. 194–7. ISBN 978-0-240-81717-0. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

bp.blogspot.com (Global: 3,623^rd place; English: 3,742^nd place)

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John Szczepaniak (February 2011). "Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken". Retro Gamer. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Reprinted at John Szczepaniak. "Retro Gamer 85". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 16 March 2011..

capcom.co.jp (Global: 3,493^rd place; English: 3,841^st place)

"Game Series Sales". Investor Relations. Capcom. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

crunchyroll.com (Global: 547^th place; English: 401^st place)

"FEATURE: Crunchyroll Interviews "Dies irae" Producer Hattori Michisato". Crunchyroll. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

dengeki.com (Global: 4,225^th place; English: 7,776^th place)

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"Dengeki G's Magazine top fifty bishōjo games" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

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"【アンケート結果発表】感動して泣いてしまったゲームはありますか？". Dengeki. ASCII Media Works. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

dengekionline.com (Global: 1,583^rd place; English: 3,715^th place)

【週間ソフト販売ランキング TOP50】『龍が如く7』が16.1万本（1月13日～19日）. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

destructoid.com (Global: 875^th place; English: 574^th place)

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developmag.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Fear, Ed (17 March 2008). "Harvard's Rubin on translating 360 epic Lost Odyssey into English". Develop. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

digitallydownloaded.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

S., Matt (4 October 2019). "Review: YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (Nintendo Switch)". Digitally Downloaded. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

dlsite.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DLsite English: Total Ranking". DLsite. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

dmm.co.jp (Global: 1,486^th place; English: low place)

"DMMアダルト [シルキーズ野々村病院の人々] PCゲーム". DMM.com. Hokuto Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
ONE～輝く季節へ～ OVA EPISODE 1 on sale. DMM.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2003.

famitsu.com (Global: 479^th place; English: 919^th place)

"生誕20周年の長寿シリーズ最新作『探偵神宮寺三郎DS いにしえの記憶』". Famitsu. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
"エイベックスがアニメ制作とゲーム開発を完全内製化。『マブラヴ』シリーズのテレビアニメ＆ゲーム最新作を同時にグローバル展開することを発表". Famitsu (in Japanese). 6 October 2021.

fanbox.cc (Global: low place; English: low place)

novect.fanbox.cc

"The House in Fata Morgana Hits 300,000 Sales & Morgana Plushie Reveal!". NOVECT pixivFANBOX. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

gameblog.fr (Global: 9,494^th place; English: low place)

"Hironobu Sakaguchi : 'The Lost Art of Telling a Story'". Gameblog (in French). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 4,881^st place; English: 2,796^th place)

Brent Ellison (8 July 2008). "Defining Dialogue Systems". Gamasutra. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
Sorlie, Audun (25 September 2012). "Memorial: Composer Ryu Umemoto". Gamasutra. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

gamespot.com (Global: 125^th place; English: 104^th place)

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Kasavin, Greg (21 March 2005). ""Everything is Possible": Inside the Minds of Gaming's Master Storytellers". GameSpot. CNET Networks. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
Sato, Yukiyoshi Ike (17 May 2006). "Tokimeki Memorial 3 scheduled for a December release". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

uk.gamespot.com

"Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

gamespress.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Psychological Horror Narrative Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Recruits 500,000 New Club Members After Two Weeks". Boulder, Colorado: Games Press. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

gamesradar.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 257^th place)

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, GamesRadar, 15 February 2011

gamstat.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Clannad". Gamstat. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

gemaga.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Top 500 Japanese Games Of 2007". Play-Asia.com. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

gematsu.com (Global: 779^th place; English: 489^th place)

Romano, Sal (29 December 2011). "Famitsu's top 20 list of tear-inducing games". Retrieved 24 February 2012.
Romano, Sal (2 December 2022). "Digimon Survive shipments and digital sales top 500,000". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

handle.net (Global: 102^nd place; English: 76^th place)

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七邊信重 (2006). "文化創造の条件 -2つのゲーム「場」の文化生産論的考察から-". 早稲田大学大学院文学研究科紀要. 第1分冊, 哲学東洋哲学心理学社会学教育学. 51. 早稲田大学大学院文学研究科: 65–73. hdl:2065/27549.

hardcoregamer.com (Global: 2,764^th place; English: 1,644^th place)

Estrada, Marcus (18 December 2017). "Review: SeaBed". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2020. This is a kinetic novel meaning there are no dialogue or story choices to make throughout a playthrough.

hardcoregaming101.net (Global: 3,970^th place; English: 2,277^th place)

hardcoregaming101.net

John Szczepaniak. "Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier". Hardcore Gaming 101. p. 2. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Reprinted from "Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier". Retro Gamer (67). 2009..
John Szczepaniak. "Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier". Hardcore Gaming 101. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Reprinted from "Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier". Retro Gamer (67). 2009..
Sorlie, Audun (2011). "Yu-No". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
Kurt Kalata, Policenauts, Hardcore Gaming 101
Kurt Kalata, Snatcher, Hardcore Gaming 101
Kurt Kalata, Sotenga, Jason Withrow, Phoenix Wright, Hardcore Gaming 101

blog.hardcoregaming101.net

John Szczepaniak (February 2011). "Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken". Retro Gamer. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Reprinted at John Szczepaniak. "Retro Gamer 85". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 16 March 2011..

ign.com (Global: 53^rd place; English: 44^th place)

uk.ps2.ign.com

Mark Ryan Sallee. "Kojima's Legacy: We reflect on the influence of Hideo Kojima's 20 years in gaming". IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
Hideo Kojima Speaks, IGN

impress.co.jp (Global: 648^th place; English: 2,717^th place)

game.watch.impress.co.jp

"チュンソフト、怖さの中の美しさを描く「かまいたちの夜2」。ゲーム業界外のクリエイターが集結". Impress Watch. Impress Corporation. 3 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

itmedia.co.jp (Global: 624^th place; English: 4,149^th place)

plusd.itmedia.co.jp

"やーきゅーうー、すーるなら!? 「水晶の龍（ドラゴン）」". ITMedia. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008. (Translation)

nlab.itmedia.co.jp

"業界に一石を投じたジャンル"サウンドノベル"を今一度振り返る". ねとらぼ (in Japanese). ITmedia. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

itmedia.co.jp

Gameman (6 September 2005). "{title}" 「ポートピア連続殺人事件」の舞台を巡る. ITmedia +D Games (in Japanese). ITmedia. p. 1. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2007. (Translation)

jhunewsletter.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The visual novel medium proves its worth on the battlefield of narrative arts". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

kadokawa.co.jp (Global: 694^th place; English: 1,224^th place)

"EVE The 1st. burst error". Kadokawa Games. Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

kotaku.com (Global: 401^st place; English: 271^st place)

Eisenbeis, Richard (28 August 2012). "How A Visual Novel Made Me Question Morality Systems in Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

kyo-kan.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

Todome, Satoshi. "A History of Adult Games, chapter 3" (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2007.

momotato.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Eroge Sales Rankings Year 2006". PC News. 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

naderika.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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newsbank.com (Global: 414^th place; English: 253^rd place)

nl.newsbank.com

Gameplay of the Week – Two new engaging DS adventures hit the spot Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Olympian

nintendolife.com (Global: 1,120^th place; English: 655^th place)

"Review: YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World". Nintendo Life. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

nookgaming.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Knight, Thomas (30 December 2024). "Nook News – 12/30/24 Everyone Loves Catgirls". NookGaming. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
"Nook News – 9/30/24 - Tokyo Game Show 2024 Rundown". NookGaming. October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
"Nook News – 8/19/24 - Tango Gameworks Returns!". NookGaming. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
Knight, Thomas (23 December 2024). "Nook News – 12/23/24 Tenshi Souzou Gets a Release Date!". NookGaming. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

nttpub.co.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Clannad" (in Japanese). NTT Publishing. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

okayama-u.ac.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

e.okayama-u.ac.jp

Fujii, Daiji (January 2006). "Entrepreneurial choices of strategic options in Japan's RPG development" (PDF). Faculty of Economics, Okayama University. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008. To solve this problem programmatically, the team employed a postgraduate student from Keio University—one of the best private universities, located in Tokyo and Yokohama—and Japan's first animated PC game, Will, was released in 1985. One hundred thousand copies of Will were sold, which was a major commercial success at the time.

prtimes.jp (Global: 411^th place; English: 3,650^th place)

"「D.C. ～ダ・カーポ～」シリーズの最新ナンバリングタイトル「D.C.5 ～ダ・カーポ5～」ティザーサイト公開のお知らせ". PR Times (in Japanese). 29 July 2022.

psychnology.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Jones, Matthew T. (December 2005). "The Impact of Telepresence on Cultural Transmission through Bishoujo Games" (PDF). PsychNology Journal. 3 (3): 292–311. ISSN 1720-7525. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2006.

rpgamer.com (Global: 5,272^nd place; English: 3,109^th place)

"Sakura Wars ~So Long My Love~ Interview". RPGamer. 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

rpgfan.com (Global: 4,139^th place; English: 2,375^th place)

Commodore Wheeler. "EVE Burst Error". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
WooJin Lee. "YU-NO". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

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"騎士07ロンクインタビュー" (in Japanese). Faust. 24 May 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

siliconera.com (Global: 1,187^th place; English: 718^th place)

"Life Is Strange Director Talks About The Theme Of "Identity" And Visual Novels". Siliconera. 5 February 2015.
Sato (18 April 2018). "This Week in Sales: The Snack World Serves Up Its New And Improved Switch Version". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

sites.google.com (Global: 626^th place; English: 690^th place)

"Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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softpedia.com (Global: 3,250^th place; English: 2,302^nd place)

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The First Free Visual Novel Engine Released, Softpedia

spike-chunsoft.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"High-Speed Deductive Action Game Danganronpa 2×2 Coming to North America and Europe in 2026". Spike Chunsoft. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

square-enix.com (Global: 1,509^th place; English: 1,856^th place)

"水晶の龍 – SQUARE ENIX". Square Enix Japan. Retrieved 26 May 2008. (Translation)

steamspy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Winged Cloud". Steam Spy. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
"Zero Escape". Steam Spy. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
"STEINS;GATE 0". Steam Spy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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"水晶の龍 – SQUARE ENIX". Square Enix Japan. Retrieved 26 May 2008. (Translation)
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Gameman (6 September 2005). "{title}" 「ポートピア連続殺人事件」の舞台を巡る. ITmedia +D Games (in Japanese). ITmedia. p. 1. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2007. (Translation)

twitter.com (Global: 23^rd place; English: 32^nd place)

"『真剣で私に恋しなさい！Ａ』登場キャタクターのキャストサイン色紙をプレゼント". Twitter (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
""Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-" has exceeded 240,000 domestic cumulative shipments and download sales!". Twitter. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
"Witch on the Holy Night has sold more than 110K units (digital and physical combined) worldwide on PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™". Twitter. Witch on the Holy Night - English.

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202^nd place; English: 1,338^th place)

"Walking Further: Delving into Visual Novels". USgamer. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

visualnovel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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Estrada, Marcus (18 December 2017). "Review: SeaBed". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2020. This is a kinetic novel meaning there are no dialogue or story choices to make throughout a playthrough.
Ray Barnholt. "The Weird World of Japanese "Novel" Games". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
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Commodore Wheeler. "EVE Burst Error". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, GamesRadar, 15 February 2011
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Retroactive: Kojima's Productions Archived 26 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 1UP
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Layton Series Hits 9.5M, Ace Attorney 3.9M, Gamasutra
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