@HarmlessDave said in Hanashi marches on:

I'd be very surprised if AI can do light novel translations of this quality - not for the sentence-by-sentence generation but for maintaining context within and across the novels.

That's actually pretty convincing. You're right that Tsukimichi would require a monster of an editor at least to maintain the current level of quality given the typical LLM output.

@HarmlessDave said in Recommendation for VRMMO or Dungeon series with large casts:

@Lily-Garden - good one, and Lazy Dungeon Master is complete with a decent ending.

Fair, but also be aware that the author likes to indulge in fetishes, often to the point where they overwhelm whatever the current plot is supposed to be. I enjoyed the story a lot when the MC is being clever and winning dungeon battles by thinking outside the box; not so much when a bandit he beat in a prior book is begging him to transform back into a femboy form the bandit worships. And I’ve had more than one friend I tried to introduce to the series put it down in disgust after the first book or two. So I’m very careful who I recommend it to.

Infinite Dendrogram is another one I generally like a lot, but really irritates me at times. I love it when the MC is thinking outside the box and coming up with unconventional ways to win (like dealing with the lack of a riding skill by having his new mount drag him alongside while he holds onto the reins). I don’t like it when it spends a huge amount of time on a battle that’s basically just the worst kind of MMO grinding, going for a brute force battle of attrition instead of being clever; the volume that spent the entire book bashing its head against the wall of UBM Gloria is a classic example.

Back to the topic… I’m surprised no one’s mentioned D-Genesis yet. It doesn’t focus on the dungeon crawling aspect the way that, say, Finding Avalon does, but I really like its take on “how would dungeons appearing in contemporary Earth affect society?”

@myskaros thank you! I was sure it was a forgotten project, I will be looking forward to it then 😊

I've started a thread to speculate how they're going to handle the anime of Part 3.:

Having visited a couple open air baths in Japan (Hakone and Kobe), yes they are amazing.

It is generally the ambiance. As very few can be "natural" water that promotes XX.

I'll add to the list
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

which is already complete, and thank whatever supreme (or not so supreme) being out there does not degrade over time, and does not end up with the daughter pining for her father.

@RuneKnight3 I haven't seen any English / Original Light Novels published by Yen, etc. but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

Aside from the JNC contests, all of the ELN/OLN I've seen on Amazon have been self-published for kindle.

@heimdal7 only 3 volumes in Japan.

Welcome to JNC. The Streaming section of the forum is for discussion of titles being published by JNC not other publishers. Perhaps a mod can move it to the Light Novel Discussion section. [ Moved. Thanks Rahul ]

What is it about Irregular at Magic High School (the English title) that you like? Are you looking for English or Spanish language novels? This site is for English light novels.

There are dozens of series with an overpowered main character, for example (English titles again):

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear The New Gate Land of Leadale In Another World With My Smartphone

Also, some people arrive here looking for web novels or not legal copies of novels. JNC is a publisher like Yen Press that licenses novels from the Japanese publishers, translates them to English, then sells the English novels on Amazon, Apple, etc. and through the website.

Since you're new to JNC, getting a membership plan that lets you use the Readers Library would be a good value, it's like Kindle Unlimited by JNC: https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/9662/readers-library-ongoing-list-of-titles-updated-january-5-2026/26

I've read and enjoyed all of these. You might notice a bunch of the recommendations above are included.

Titles in bold have more prominent romance elements, in my opinion of course.

"All volumes available" titles

A Cave King’s Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!
Altina the Sword Princess
Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade
Deathbound Duke's Daughter
Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers
I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse
Lazy Dungeon Master
Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They’ve Got the Wrong Idea!
Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension
My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World
Paying to Win in a VRMMO
Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess
Seriously Seeking Sister! Ultimate Vampire Princess Just Wants Little Sister; Plenty of Service Will Be Provided!
The Extraordinary, the Ordinary, and SOAP!
The Game Master Has Logged In to Another World
The Reincarnator and the Goblin Maiden’s Happily Ever After: Using a Past Life to Keep a Joyful Wife
Why Shouldn’t a Detestable Demon Lord Fall in Love?!
Wild Times with a Fake Fake Princess
Yashiro-kun's Guide to Going Solo
Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster

Partial Availability - First 3 volumes are available

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared
Demon Lord, Retry!
In Another World With My Smartphone
Infinite Dendrogram
Isekai Walking
Let This Grieving Soul Retire (Light Novel)
Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon
Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters!
The Great Cleric (Light Novel)
The Invincible Little Lady
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
To Another World... with Land Mines!

Yes, that's more than half of the Reader's Library, but JNC has good taste in what they license.

Also, the other half is still worth trying if you get the Library membership. My taste in novels is going to be different from yours. so you might love something I think is just OK.

@myskaros love you guys! While very excited, your amazing work is worth the wait.

For a moment I thought JNC decided to rescue the LN, but it's nice to see it's back being published in the west.