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Oct 28, 2021 4:52 AM
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School Days reputation has been based on the anime adaptation for far too long. The anime is just one of those adaptations that tries to compress every route into a 13 episode TV series and it comes out messy.

Not only is the VN better, but it's just like watching an anime with the way it's presented. It's not like other Visual Novels which have sprites against a background with a text box; the School Days Visual novel is a fully animated interactive anime.

You can get it here:
https://jastusa.com/games/jast004/school-days-hq

Or just use this:
https://www.ryuugames.com/eng-school-days-hq-free-download-googledrive/

Walkthrough: https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/8161-school-days-hq/

By the way, what all you anime-only-plebs still don't realize is that the best girl was Setsuna all along.


SightScreenNov 1, 2021 5:20 AM
Oct 28, 2021 5:10 AM
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Just learned something new today, I had no idea there was even a School Days VN. It’s been years since I’ve seen the anime, and I was thinking of rewatching it soon just for the sh*ts and giggles; might have to play the VN instead.
Oct 28, 2021 5:14 AM
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good luck to anyone trying it, be it anime, live action, vn, i'll never come near this work again
Oct 28, 2021 5:19 AM
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TPeachee said:
Just learned something new today, I had no idea there was even a School Days VN. It’s been years since I’ve seen the anime, and I was thinking of rewatching it soon just for the sh*ts and giggles; might have to play the VN instead.

You got the right idea!

Darkmatter4321 said:
good luck to anyone trying it, be it anime, live action, vn, i'll never come near this work again

Did the ending scare you away? It's like a walk in the park with the care bears compared to the lore of the Overflow universe.

(right-click -> open image in new tab)
Oct 28, 2021 5:56 AM
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SightScreen said:
Did the ending scare you away? It's like a walk in the park with the care bears compared to the lore of the Overflow universe.

(right-click -> open image in new tab)


That might be the most awful family tree I’ve ever seen. I had no idea there were multiple works tied into School Days.
-Peache-Oct 28, 2021 6:02 AM
Oct 28, 2021 6:54 AM
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Recently finished The fate stay night visual novel.Gotcha try this one now.

Btw i think nyaa.si is better for downloading.Since that legit works atleast it worked for me in case of the fate Vn
Oct 28, 2021 6:55 AM
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LOL i am morbidly curious about the vn as well.

Oct 28, 2021 7:27 AM
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Yeah, at least we could see the girls growing, but the bad end wouldn't leave much impression as the original in anime.
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Oct 28, 2021 8:25 AM
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Kotonoha is still the best girl IMO, whether it'd be the VN or the Anime, but Setsuna is great as well.
Oct 28, 2021 8:29 AM

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Barbecuesauce said:
Recently finished The fate stay night visual novel.Gotcha try this one now.

Btw i think nyaa.si is better for downloading.Since that legit works atleast it worked for me in case of the fate Vn

I would recommend the ryuugames link because they've already done the hard work, like converting the .iso to a game folder and patching the .exe. I tried the School Days HQ torrent first, and it kept crashing to the point it got really annoying.

If you download one of the older nyaa/tokyotosho torrents, after you have the game running, you have to make sure you go to Task Manager > Details > Right-click the running game .exe > Set Affinity, and make sure it's only using one CPU core. If it's using multiple cores, you will get constant crashes.

Also, if anyone is having trouble with re-directs in the ryuugames link, here is the direct google drive link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XZ3BlGyE9REL2aV1JhYIYqsY0ZTJLgkq

Just download each .rar, extract and you're all set.
Oct 28, 2021 8:31 AM

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Crow_Black said:
LOL i am morbidly curious about the vn as well.

It's fun, check it out.

Hot_Green_Tea said:
Kotonoha is still the best girl IMO, whether it'd be the VN or the Anime, but Setsuna is great as well.

Did you read Shiny Days too?
Oct 28, 2021 9:24 AM
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SightScreen said:
Barbecuesauce said:
Recently finished The fate stay night visual novel.Gotcha try this one now.

Btw i think nyaa.si is better for downloading.Since that legit works atleast it worked for me in case of the fate Vn

I would recommend the ryuugames link because they've already done the hard work, like converting the .iso to a game folder and patching the .exe. I tried the School Days HQ torrent first, and it kept crashing to the point it got really annoying.

If you download one of the older nyaa/tokyotosho torrents, after you have the game running, you have to make sure you go to Task Manager > Details > Right-click the running game .exe > Set Affinity, and make sure it's only using one CPU core. If it's using multiple cores, you will get constant crashes.

Also, if anyone is having trouble with re-directs in the ryuugames link, here is the direct google drive link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XZ3BlGyE9REL2aV1JhYIYqsY0ZTJLgkq

Just download each .rar, extract and you're all set.
Thank you will definitely check it out.Might aswell share my thoughts

P.S-This anime has always been my guilty
pleasure (;
Oct 29, 2021 11:38 AM

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the anime really missed this kind of characterization.
Oct 29, 2021 7:48 PM
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Actually I think the vn is worse but I might be biased because I actually liked the ending they chose.
Oct 30, 2021 11:34 PM
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SightScreen said:
School Days reputation has been based on the anime adaptation for far too long. The anime is just one of those adaptations that tries to compress every route into a 13 episode TV series and it comes out messy.

Not only is the VN better, but it's just like watching an anime with the way it's presented. It's not like other Visual Novels which have sprites against a background with a text box; the School Days Visual novel is a fully animated interactive anime.

For those who have trouble finding it: https://www.ryuugames.com/eng-school-days-hq-free-download-googledrive/ (this is the patched version so it doesn't crash)

Walkthrough: https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/8161-school-days-hq/

By the way, what all you anime-only-plebs still don't realize is that the best girl was Setsuna all along.


this isn't a quote but rather a question. Do i play it in parts? What do i do when i reach the end of a part? do i bind the parts? how?
Oct 31, 2021 1:53 AM

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Desmondus said:
this isn't a quote but rather a question. Do i play it in parts? What do i do when i reach the end of a part? do i bind the parts? how?


Like other VNs, there are multiple routes which lead into different endings depending on the choices you select as the player. When you reach an ending, the credits will roll and you will be returned to the main menu, where you can either start a new game, or load a game saved at a point before a particular decision.

This should give you an idea on how it works:
https://i.imgur.com/lmJt0fK.png


If it looks confusing, you can always just use a walkthrough to play through each route:

https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/8161-school-days-hq/
Oct 31, 2021 2:24 AM
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SightScreen said:
School Days reputation has been based on the anime adaptation for far too long. The anime is just one of those adaptations that tries to compress every route into a 13 episode TV series and it comes out messy.

Not only is the VN better, but it's just like watching an anime with the way it's presented. It's not like other Visual Novels which have sprites against a background with a text box; the School Days Visual novel is a fully animated interactive anime.

For those who have trouble finding it: https://www.ryuugames.com/eng-school-days-hq-free-download-googledrive/ (this is the patched version so it doesn't crash)

Walkthrough: https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/8161-school-days-hq/

By the way, what all you anime-only-plebs still don't realize is that the best girl was Setsuna all along.


I've had my fun watching the ending of school days, and it was one of the most satisfying endings to see. 8.5/10 for me. There's no need to read the visual novel, only cause I know it wouldn't have an ending like the anime, so no thank you.
Oct 31, 2021 6:49 AM

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Dark_Ichigo_981 said:
I've had my fun watching the ending of school days, and it was one of the most satisfying endings to see. 8.5/10 for me. There's no need to read the visual novel, only cause I know it wouldn't have an ending like the anime, so no thank you.

It actually has 4 endings like the anime. Even more if you include the LxH expansion.

Where do you think the anime staff got the idea for the ending they wrote?
Nov 1, 2021 3:48 PM

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I would also highly recommend checking out Shiny Days (formerly Summer Days).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYnHQ8bPiw
Aug 3, 2022 5:35 AM

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You guys still should read the VN.

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