Supipara

An episodic series of visual novels by minori, blending a relatable slice-of-life narrative about rebuilding your life after great hardship with some ethereal, otherworldly, supernatural elements. Noteworthy for its beautiful artwork and animated scenes.

Developer: minori
Publisher: MangaGamer
Available on: Windows PC

Articles about Supipara

Supipara Chapter 2: With a Spring in Our Steps - [Editor’s note: as of February 2019, it appears that unfortunately minori is ceasing operations. This article has been left in its original form as published in June 2018 to preserve the original intention behind the series, even if it will likely never happen now.] It’s wonderful to see that minori’s ambitious Supipara project is moving … Continue reading →

Waifu Wednesday: Alice Kamishiro - It’s the last Waifu Wednesday before Halloween, so who better to explore this week than an honest to goodness witch? Alice Kamishiro is one of the central characters of minori’s Supipara, a proposed five-part series of visual novels of which we’ve seen the first in the West so far, thanks to MangaGamer. Although the first chapter isn’t … Continue reading →

From the Archives: On the “Idiocy” of Interactive Storytelling - Back at the end of November 2012, this article appeared over on community-led games writing site Bitmob (now folded into VentureBeat’s GamesBeat). For those too lazy to follow the link and/or read the article, the gist is as follows: Shawn McGrath, creator of the psychedelic abstract shooter Dyad for PlayStation 3, made some rather bold … Continue reading →

From the Archives: Culture Shock - One of the things video games are particularly good at as an entire medium is allowing you to immerse yourself in… things. Exactly what you’re able to immerse yourself in depends entirely on the game — in Microsoft Flight Simulator you can immerse yourself in a realistic depiction of what it is like to fly a … Continue reading →

Supipara: A Tale of the Greatest of Smiles - [Editor’s note: as of February 2019, it appears that unfortunately minori is ceasing operations. This article has been left in its original form as published in October 2016 to preserve the original intention behind the series, even if it will likely never happen now.] minori’s Supipara, a collection of five visual novels, the first of … Continue reading →