Visual Novels and serious literature?
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:05 pm
What are some VNs that have broken the stereotypes of VNs (otaku/ero content etc. ) and stepped into the realm of serious literature?
When I first started reading VNs, I read many works like Yosuga no Sora, and of course I had fun with them. But, recently, I feel like I am growing out
of the otaku life, and prefer works like House in Fata Morgana, and maybe Raging Loop, which are more serious and closer to traditional literature.
What are some other works you guys can think of or recommend?
Higurashi and Umineko are great works with deep philosophical repercussions, but I would still say they intentionally target the "otaku" audience. I really
want to see more people get into those works, but unfortunately some of my friends wouldn't even consider those because they don't like "Japanese cuteness".
I believe that VNs offer a lot more depths than the traditional format of a novel, yet somehow the VN scene is much smaller than it deserves.
Any thoughts?
When I first started reading VNs, I read many works like Yosuga no Sora, and of course I had fun with them. But, recently, I feel like I am growing out
of the otaku life, and prefer works like House in Fata Morgana, and maybe Raging Loop, which are more serious and closer to traditional literature.
What are some other works you guys can think of or recommend?
Higurashi and Umineko are great works with deep philosophical repercussions, but I would still say they intentionally target the "otaku" audience. I really
want to see more people get into those works, but unfortunately some of my friends wouldn't even consider those because they don't like "Japanese cuteness".
I believe that VNs offer a lot more depths than the traditional format of a novel, yet somehow the VN scene is much smaller than it deserves.
Any thoughts?