@kuali said in Japanese Page Counts (up to P5V9):

@NekrozTrish That doesn't really seem to match up with the contents of the graph. P1 was around 300k words (650k characters) between the three books, and if it had been split evenly, it would have been 3 average size books (100k words / 220k characters) instead of both the largest and smallest books in the series. In short, there isn't really enough there to make 4 normal sized books, regardless of the opinions of the publisher.

I’d have to look but it would be harder to find good start/end points too. P1V3 pre-side stories has a thematic arc of Myne being forced to confront her mortality, her desire for books, and her new desire for family which is then followed by a massive status quo change that forces her to really think about how to live her life.

If you were to shrink P1V3 so the first three books have equal page sizes, do you just have P1V2 end on Myne deciding to prioritize her family, with P1V3 effectively starting with Myne’s Choice being completely revoked at the Temple? Or do you cut some of the SS whose existence is mainly there to convince those who already read the WN FOR FREE that it makes sense to buy what is arguably* the “worst” part of the series in that it led to a bunch of people ditching it before Myne enters the Temple? You’re already risking people waiting for Part 2 or something- you need to sweeten the pot somehow.

*Personally I got INTO the series because of Part 1’s “fantasy Dr. Stone” mechanic, so while I also like the mix of high politics, religion, etc., I tend to get annoyed when we spend too much time away from the civilization building for too long. In some ways my least favorite is actually Part 3, but then I’m also the weirdo who likes the Hanse arc since it also touches on society, inventions, etc. :D.

@Helplesstank
That's my feel too...
The counter-invasion of Ahrensbach was pretty much straightforward, mostly caused by Neonlamp's Stupidity and Georgine underestimating Aub Gremlin (not her fault really considering her sources of info on said Gremlin is Graussam who do not think highly of Commoner born Myne and Fraularm who is filled with hatred towards the one who is responsible for the arrest of her sister's husband)...

Of course, Georgine had no way to predict that Aub Gremlin would essentially rope in Ditterlanders into a counter invasion and active defense of Ehrenfest (much less that said supposed "puppet" would figure out how Georgine intent to steal the foundation and would use a similar approach herself -_-).

@dutenhnj said in Anime Adaptation of "Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke" Announced:

I hope the anime eventually adapts some of the side stories during Rozemyne's adventures at the Royal Academy showing the gathering of guardians back at the castle basically forming a not-so-secret society of headaches and facepalming. A montage of meetings showing everyone getting increasingly haggard as the rampage reports flow in.

That would require us to have an anime for Part 4... That's a while off unfortunately...

Part 3 will be at least 2 to 3 cour / seasons worth of content...

(God save us if they try to cram everything in 12 or worse 10 episodes :D )

@Sara-McCumber-07tgcci
Sylvester: So who got Grausam?
Myne: We're not entirely sure.
Sylvester: ...How are you not sure?
Myne: You remember what happened during that first spring prayer when I blessed Karstedt and he ended up vaporizing a bunch of the commoners attacking the carriages?
Sylvester: Ah, you did another blessing bomb?
Myne: By the way, here's the gold dust to rebuild the giebe mansion, please and thank you.
Sylvester: Wait, rebuild WHAT!?

Earlier today on X/Twitter Papo Digital showed their latest render for a garage kit Nendoroid Rozemyne with a shumil and books as seen in P4 of the series. As this is a garage kit it will require painting and assembly (see this from May 2023) and it looks great.

According to their posts, they have permission from TO Books and Goodsmile for this project.

No price listed at this time but will available in-person at Tonamo’s となりのモケイフェスティバル４ on November 23, 2023 in Japan and BOOTH on November 24, 2023. I hope that I can acquire this during the limited time it will be purchasable on BOOTH.

@NekoInu said in Does anyone else have an Ascendance of a Bookworm Playlist?:

Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”? or perhaps Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”?

Both seem suitable for the Dunkelfelger knights, their attitude, and that of their archducal family.

Great suggestion on Flight of the Valkaries! That is totally Clarissa's theme. Adding to playlist.

So, he didn't figure out that she took the foundation to reach him.
But he was surprised at her growth - so much so that he didn't recognise her and tried to strangle her.

4 PM Central.

@Alexander-Evans said in Wishes I had for the Ascendance of a Bookworm anime.:

It’ll be a shame if none of the stuff from parts 4 and 5 ever gets animated, even by fans. The magic Rozemyne uses or gets involved with often has such a beautiful image in my mind, going off the few illustrations and descriptions from third parties, and there’s some great conversations that would be amazing if acted out well. I can only hope a good audiobook comes eventually, at least.

iirc I've mentioned Strike the Blood in previous discussions as an example of an anime series that started as TV and shifted to OVA.
TV: 24 episodes.
OVA: 2+8+10+1+12+4=37 episodes.
Strike the Blood is now complete.
It was the same studio all the way through; Connect, a component of Silver Link.

I've no knowledge of how they funded the OVA production, and that's the crucial aspect; getting production underwritten.
The Honzuki anime has been with one studio, Ajia-do.

So that's a potential route, given solid enough funding to justify it from a financial perspective.
...it might not do us any good in regard to access to a legal subbed or dubbed version, as the Strike the Blood OVA series was never licensed nor does the Japanese media contain English subs; fansubs only, although you could at least purchase the OVAs via Japanese sources (which I've done for Strike the Blood II.)

@crowdcontrol I understand that you want to argue about this not being a spoiler, but the admins have already said otherwise, so stop digging a hole before they decide to shut you up.

@Quof Pst, that sounds like something that should go into a translator's notes for the JNC-exclusive ebooks sold through its own site.

@kuali I went back and checked the manga P3 V1, and you are correct. In chapter 106 (In the Hidden Room) and 107 (The Starbind Ceremony) there are several drawing panels clearly showing RM's left hand from her knuckle to her wrist with no scar. Thanks for the info.

@Riaren did you mean Interduchy tournament instead of archduke conference?

"The manga shows 'devouring systems' instead of 'devouring symptoms"

@Kier This is still present in the published book, so I sent an e-mail to support. But everything else was corrected, so thank you :)

There must be a god of reincarnation as evidenced by Myne’s existence. Otherwise, there must be a way to unlock access to pass life memories likely by Mestionora as it is under her purview. Since the memory is detailed enough that Myne can recall it, then I suspect all Urano memories will be passed on to Mestionora’s datamanabase. Unless Urano’s knowledge is an exception, I don’t see why it should excluded from MestiManaBase.