What is Visual novel?
[[File:Wikipe-tan visual novel (Ren'Py).png|thumb|An example of what most visual novels look like.]] A '''visual novel''' is a type of [[video game]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cavallaro | first1 = Dani | title = Anime and the visual novel: narrative structure, design and play at the crossroads of animation and computer games | url = https://archive.org/details/animevisualnovel0000cava | publisher = McFarland & Company | year = 2010 | page = [https://archive.org/details/animevisualnovel0000cava/page/8 8] | isbn = 978-0-7864-4427-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Lebowitz | first1 = Josiah | last2 = Klug | first2 = Chris | title = Interactive storytelling for video games: a player-centered approach to creating memorable characters and storie | chapter = Japanese Visual Novel Games | year = 2011 | publisher = [[Focal Press]] | location = Burlington, MA | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUrarEcvaO8C&pg=PA194 | pages = 192–4 | accessdate = 2012-11-10 | isbn = 978-0-240-81717-0 | quote = Visual novels (or sound novels, as they’re sometimes called) are a popular game genre in Japan.}}</ref> They use mostly static (non-moving) graphics, and usually have [[anime]]/[[manga]]-styled art. Sometimes they contain video footage. Almost all visual novels are produced in Japan, very few of these are ever sold in the Western market. Examples of popular visual novels are [[Kanon]], [[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]], and [[Air (visual novel)|Air]]. ==Gameplay== Visual novels are different from other types of video games in that there is not much gameplay, most of the time the player clicks the screen to move through the game, and occasionally choices will come up for the player to make, which will determine what happens in the game. Most visual novels have more than one storyline and ending, the gameplay has been compared to ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' books. ==Content and genre== Many visual novels are centered around drama, particularly themes involving romance or family, but visual novels centered around [[s