

Set your system to properly display in Japanese for non-unicode programs.Typically these files have extensions such as. What this software does is create a virtual CD/DVD drive with which to "mount" and run disc images (1:1 copies of the original game disc converted into a large data file). Acquire and install optical drive emulation software, such as Daemontools Lite, MagicISO, or VirtualCloneDrive.

Make sure you have both the game data discs and the most up to date translation patch from the translator's blog. Most Japanese VNs will require a fan-made translation patch to be applied on top of a clean install of the game in it's original language.See here for the /g/fglt/ guide to installing visual novels on gnu/linux. Ensure your system is properly set to Japanese system locale for non-unicode programs.
