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Most VNs are made in independent small companies or even small indie doujin groups, not big publishers. That is why VN was (some good things still are) the most creative and sparkling medium that dare pushes the boundaries, from vanilla to niche and extreme. That is why it was considered the grassroots of creative otaku culture that flourished in the golden age of the 2000s, which was the time that shaped most current otaku culture and style, as the prelude of animanga becoming mainstream circa the 2010s.