Petit Varlet
Issue 19: Making A Scene?
Originally posted September 4, 2025 (source)
This is a fan translation.
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[image id: A four-panel comic based on the video game Varlet.
Panel 1: The protagonist and Noa walk to school together, sparkling with joy.
Panel 2: The scene cuts to Sota, devastated, tears in his eyes.
Sota SFX: sob
Panel 3: A crowd has formed to watch the scene.
Crowd SFX: whisper whisper
NPC A: "What a scene, huh?"
NPC B: "Poor thing, he's crying."
NPC C: "I guess he liked Noa after all..."
Panel 4: The protagonist consoles Sota as the latter sobs. Noa looks embarrassed.
Sota: "I wanna walk to school with Alt, too..."
Sota SFX: sob
Noa: "Knock it off already, you're gonna give people the wrong idea..."
[image id: On the left is the sentence "Remember this kid?" with an image of Chiyo Aikawa from Monark below it. On the right is the sentence "This is her now." with an image of Chiyo Aikawa from Varlet below it. At the bottom of the picture is the sentence "Feel old yet?" /end id]
So Varlet's second trailer dropped on Monday (here). Based on last time, there'll be an English trailer soon enough, so I don't want to take the time to make a whole fansub. But... I couldn't wait for the English trailer, so I ended up translating the on-screen text (the audio was a bit much for me to parse by ear, and let's be honest, probably half of the audio is the same as what's in the gameplay).
Because of how many screenshots I took, this'll be split into several posts, all of which will be linked here.
Note: Some of the stuff in the trailer matches stuff on the official website, so in situations like that, I'll use the localization from the website.
Beginning
Minami Kuwahara
Tomohisa Heida
Fumitaka Harisu
Emiri Naisa
Fumiya Shimomura
Kageaki Kurue
Battle System
Triad Stats
Youth
End
Petit Monark
Issue 52: Hint
Originally posted October 14, 2024 (source)
This is a fan translation.
Monark Official Website
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[image id: A four-panel comic based on the video game Monark.
Panel 1: Nozomi and Chiyo talk as the protagonist eats dango in the background.
Nozomi: "I heard a student from our sister school is visiting today."
Nozomi: "Word is they'll be stopping by the club room, so maybe we'll see them."
Chiyo: "Ooh, I can't wait!"
Panel 2: Ryotaro waits in anticipation. Kokoro brings out some yakisoba bread. Shinya stares at Kokoro worriedly.
Ryotaro: "I hear footsteps. Let's see what we're working with."
Kokoro: "Let us break yakisoba bread together."
Shinya: "I wonder if they'll think this school is full of weirdos..."
Panel 3: An unknown individual steps into frame. Only their shoe is visible.
SFX: step
Panel 4: The scene shifts to show the individual, but Vanitas drops into frame, obscuring their face.
Vanitas SFX: woosh
Vanitas: "A newcomer to this place? Let me see their face."
Shinya: "Move, Vanitas! You're blocking the way!"
[image id: A desktop wallpaper featuring the protagonist from Monark, commemorating his birthday and the game's release on October 14th. /end id]
Although he didn't get his own dedicated 4koma, the protagonist did get a birthday wallpaper around the same time (here), along with a 3rd anniversary illustration (here) and the announcement of a new project from Team Noir, the creators of Monark (here, translated under the cut).
[image id: "'Team Noir' new project starts." written on a black background. /end id]
"New Project Launch"
We, Team Noir, are a game team creating school RPGs that depict the dark side of the human heart and the charm of people who especially shine within darkness.
In Monark, the themes were desire and ego. Now, we are starting a new project based on a different theme.
[image id: Screenshots of the main characters of Varlet: Aruka Arisaka, Taki Sukina, Sota Kodaki, Noa Hatsuse, Taiga Tsukiyama, and Ema Noma. The final image reveals the release date of August 28, 2025. /end id]
AAAAAAAAH! IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!
I'm in love! So colorful! I love them! Aaaah!
Trailer
Website
If a subbed trailer doesn't come out soon, I'll get the trailer translated ASAP, I just need a minute to SCREAM!
Petit Varlet
Issue 20: SSS activities will continue!
Originally posted September 11, 2025 (source)
This is a fan translation.
Varlet Official Website
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[image id: A four-panel comic based on the video game Varlet.
Panel 1: MENA is speaking to the protagonist, who nods, looking determined and focused.
MENA: "This is a crucial decision."
MENA: "Choose wisely."
Panel 2: Noa, Sota, and Aruka each make their case.
Noa: "If you're by my side..."
Sota: "When I'm with you, it's like anything's possible."
Aruka: "I feel like I can tell you everything..."
Panel 3: Taki, Ema, and Taiga each make their case.
Taki: "You're not just any friend to me..."
Ema: "I was able to change because of you..."
Taiga: "Hey, Alt, keep lending me your support."
Panel 4: The protagonist makes his decision, choosing Yuri. Off to the side, Chiyo scribbles furiously on her notepad.
Protagonist: *thinking* 'I've decided!'
MENA: "You've decided to choose Yuri."
Chiyo: "This is a big scoop!"
Text: SSS activities will continue into the future!
Petit Varlet
Issue 18: VARLET Launch Day!
Originally posted August 28, 2025 (source)
This is a fan translation. Translator's note under the cut.
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[image id: A four-panel comic based on the video game Varlet.
Panel 1: Noa, Sota, and the protagonist celebrate Varlet's launch, the Varlet logo and the words "on sale!" floating overhead. Noa claps, Sota sets off a party popper, and the protagonist rubs the back of his head.
Noa SFX: clap clap
Sota SFX: pop
Panel 2: As the group prepares to leave to buy a copy, Sota sees a sign in the hallway that says "Varlet on sale! This way".
Sota: "Right, let's hurry and get a copy!"
Sota: "Huh? They're selling it on campus?"
Panel 3: Yuri sits at her desk holding a copy of Varlet, a queue of people lined up. Behind her on the wall is written "Varlet School Limited Edition Box Sale Location".
People SFX: pouring in
Sota: "Yuri's selling it in the SSS room?!"
Sota: "Still, they're selling like hotcakes..."
Sota: Looks like there's some kind of perk."
Panel 4: To the protagonist's horror, the perk is revealed to be a picture of him in a swimsuit lying on a beach chair. Aruka, wearing sunglasses and a mask to disguise herself, holds a copy of the limited edition.
Sota: "A candid bromide of Alt?!"
Sota: "Did you sign off on this, Alt?!"
Protagonist SFX: shake shake
Text: *Bromide version does not exist
In Japanese culture, bromide (ブロマイド, buromaido) is a category of commercial photographic portraits of celebrities including geisha, singers, actors and actresses of both stage and film, and sports stars. The use of the term "bromide" or "promide" occurs regardless of whether bromide paper was actually used for the photograph.
Bromide prints are made of paper infused with silver bromide, making them sensitive to light and therefore able to be used for enlargement. Their use began in the 1880s, and because they had a range of finishes, they became the primary paper for black and white photography in the 1900s.
