If you’ve been around the visual novel sphere for a while, you’ve probably stumbled upon the term ‘denpa’ (dempa) before. But where did the term come from, what is it’s unusual, unique relationship with the medium of VNs, and how do you get started? This video takes a look.
—
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/illconstruct
—
SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CONTENT!
—
Article version for who who prefer text: https://warudochaos.wordpress.com/2022/02/05/what-are-denpa-dempa-%e9%9b%bb%e6%b3%a2-visual-novels-an-introduction-to-the-weird-world-of-denpa-games/
—
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:36 The Origin of “Denpa”
5:38 History of Denpa Games
7:52 Top Denpa Visual Novels for Beginners
9:03 Rec 1: Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi
10:14 Rec 2: Saya no Uta
11:35 Rec 3: Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child
13:30 Rec 4: Subarashiki Hibi (Wonderful Everyday)
15:55 Conclusion
—
Resources/Further Reading:
Denpa (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpa
Fukugawa Street Murders (深川通り魔殺人事件): JP Wikipedia
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%B1%E5%B7%9D%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A%E9%AD%94%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6
On Denpa: A Guest Article by Kenji the Engi
On Denpa: A Guest Article by Kenji the Engi
Denpa bigaku riron: the Rise of the “Radio” Aesthetic in Japanese Subculture in the 21st Century
Denpa bigaku riron: the Rise of the “Radio” Aesthetic in Japanese Subculture in the 21st Century
A Look At – Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou – One of the Big Three Denpa Games
A Look At – Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou – One of the Big Three Denpa Games
A Look At – Shizuku (Leaf / Aquaplus) – The Very First Visual Novel*
A Look At – Shizuku (Leaf / Aquaplus) – The Very First Visual Novel*
A Look At – For Elise -エリーゼのために-
A Look At – For Elise -エリーゼのために-
—
Visual novels in order of appearance:
Iwaihime: https://vndb.org/v17863
Wonderful Everyday (Subrashiki Hibi): https://vndb.org/v3144
Tsui no Sora 2020 remake: https://vndb.org/v28806
Chaos;Head Love Chu☆Chu!: https://vndb.org/v3091
Shizuku: https://vndb.org/v235
Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou: https://vndb.org/v6475
Sayonara o Oshiete: https://vndb.org/v1200
Tsui no Sora: https://vndb.org/v3246
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: https://vndb.org/v67
Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi.: https://vndb.org/v7738
Saya no Uta: https://vndb.org/v97
Chaos;Head: https://vndb.org/v382
Chaos;Child: https://vndb.org/v14018
—
Footage used from:
Serial Experiments Lain
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Perfect Blue
Clannad
Paranoia Agent
Welcome to the NHK!
Muholland Drive
—
Premonition by Naoya Sakamata | https://www.youtube.com/c/NaoyaSakama…
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
—
#Denpa #visualnovel #vn #subahibi #wonderfuleveryday #sayanouta #totono #chaoschild #chaoshead #satoshikon #perfectblue #paranoiaagent #shizuku #sayooshi #jisatsu101 #welcometothenhk #otaku #dempa #dempagame