The Visual Novel Database

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The Visual Novel Database

Summary

The Visual Novel Database is a video game database[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_database category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Visual Novel Database is the creator of Yoran Heling[3].
  • The Visual Novel Database's instance of is recorded as video game database[4].
  • The Visual Novel Database's instance of is recorded as wiki[5].
  • The Visual Novel Database's instance of is recorded as Internet forum[6].
  • The Visual Novel Database's copyright license is recorded as Q1131681[7].
  • The Visual Novel Database's copyright license is recorded as Open Database License[8].
  • The Visual Novel Database's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike[9].
  • The Visual Novel Database's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[10].
  • The Visual Novel Database's programmed in is recorded as Elm[11].
  • The Visual Novel Database's Commons category is recorded as The Visual Novel Database[12].
  • The Visual Novel Database's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • September 2007 marks the founding of The Visual Novel Database[14].
  • The Visual Novel Database's official website is recorded as https://vndb.org[15].
  • The Visual Novel Database's source code repository URL is recorded as https://code.blicky.net/yorhel/vndb[16].
  • The Visual Novel Database's IRC channel URL is recorded as irc://irc.synirc.net/vndb[17].
  • The Visual Novel Database's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3180[18].
  • The Visual Novel Database's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VNDB'}[19].
  • The Visual Novel Database's number of registered users/contributors is recorded as {'amount': '+198000'}[20].
  • The Visual Novel Database's interested in is recorded as visual novel[21].
  • The Visual Novel Database's search formatter URL is recorded as https://vndb.org/v/all?q=$1&fil=&rfil=&s=title&o=a[22].
  • The Visual Novel Database's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[23].
  • The Visual Novel Database's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://api.vndb.org[24].
  • The Visual Novel Database's FAQ URL is recorded as https://vndb.org/d6[25].
  • The Visual Novel Database's maintains linking to is recorded as Wikidata[26].
  • The Visual Novel Database's maintains linking to is recorded as English Wikipedia[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include video game database[4], wiki[5], and Internet forum[6].

History and Context

September 2007 marks the founding of The Visual Novel Database[14].

Why It Matters

The Visual Novel Database draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_database category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . vndb.org. vndb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . vndb.org. vndb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . vndb.org. vndb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . vndb.org. Retrieved . vndb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . vndb.org. vndb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Christian Elbrianno · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of video game database, wiki, Internet forum
    Aliases
    Inception +2007-09-00T00:00:00Z
    Maintains linking to Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Japanese Wikipedia +10
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://code.blicky.net/yorhel/vndb"
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