Hmm, I liked the Iruma-kun anime, but I could never really get into the manga. The style just doesn't mesh well with what I like I guess.

I already mentioned which two LN I'm hoping to get licensed this year by JNC in the other topic that's going, but I'm kinda hoping that the same 2 titles (Isekai Yururi Kikou and Rebuild World) get anime announcements this year, though I guess I have to say I'm not sure I'm too hopeful on it, isekai slice of life series have never really been popular choices for adapting, and it seems like the only sci-fi type series being made now involve teenage girls needing to save the world in battle costumes.

@Kyle770 said in No illustration beside cover?:

Aah i see thanks for answer, and looks like both novel had stalled and no further updaye even on jp,

For what it's worth, the webnovel for Kobold King is continuing, last update was chapter 207 on 2020/12/31...

this might also work..i mean if a 'threat' or some such was known and ferdi has to become an instructor to keep an eye on her..he might be able to do that as a guest lecturer...i mean he is already training his substitue for the temple..and he technically has the tele circle ...so if he is a guest lecturer it is very probable..also no way is the author gonna have a 3 year?? academy arc content with next to no ferdi unless she is planning to introduce sauske (from naruto) -esque character i mean attractive mysterious and super duper powerful obv of royal birth and possibly the hotshot among the kiddie girls......i really wish that they had a character to compete for her attentions on par with ferdi in terms of royalty etc but not a child either as they would not compare...unless ofc it is sasuke.

I don't mind stories that go on and on, even with extended waits between release of volumes. There are few series "I drop" if ever. Put it on long pause maybe...

@Village-Idiot said in Light novels and their manga adaptions:

The manga is usually just to promote the LN and very rarely actually finishes completely adapting the LN.

The usual rate is around two manga volumes per LN.

That's what happened recently with Ester de Valonia/エステルドバロニア (currently 2 light novel volumes, 4 webnovel volumes)
It had a 10-chapter manga adaptation, and despite the author's wishes it was cut short thereafter.
(Turned out pretty popular with the English readers, turning into some drama when they saw a note on the last page of chapter 10 which said volume 2 comes out on January 27th and were sure it meant it was going to continue, all the while others tried in vain to explain it only meant the last 5 chapters were being compiled into a volume...)

Light novel and manga adaptations don't always coincide, one recent strange example was Territory Management For The First Time, By The Adventurers Of Level 99/レベル99冒険者によるはじめての領地経営
The webnovel started in 2014 and is still ongoing, according to amazon it had a light novel version in 2014-2017 with 6 volumes total, however it only got a manga adaptation a few months back, with, I think, only two chapters out yet as of this date.

@heimdal7  to paraphrase a review of Bibliophile princess I read somewhere, our leading lady has a quiet strength to her that does not diminish by her budding romance but is strengthened by it. I like that she is a strong female character without being brash or bold (not that I dislike bold female characters, quite the opposite but it's nice a to have a character that exhibits her strengths in a different way)

I'm not sure if you have read Holmes of Kyoto, but if you read that series and liked it I think you might like Bibliophile Princess, I feel Ai and Holmes have a similar dynamic to Eli and Chris

The latest volumes have gotten rather dramatic, though I don't know if you're interested in that piece of info since it's about the later volumes

@piisfun She is the villainess, who has memories from her previous life and to save herself and for some other reasons, she tries desperately to act like an evil noble lady to get the heroine and the prince (her fiancé) together, which... well, yes, doesn't work very well, because the prince is much too interested in her. It's a very fun story, I can really recommend it.

Canada as in French Canada/Quebec? Because the rest of English-speaking Canada shares the same light novel industry as the US. You can even purchase English light novels from some Canadian bookstores. But if you do mean French, then I doubt there are even any manga publishers based there. Most would probably rather just import from mainland French localizations. But it's also true France's light novel industry is very small, which is surprising since their manga industry is even more lucrative than all English-speaking countries combined.

Thanks @Lily-Garden! As stated, please use the existing topic to show your support!

EDIT: Wait, is this just a discussion topic? It's not in the suggestion subforum, so I got confused.

what Parts are you missing?

Thanks, didn't know that was available. March 10, 2021.

The kindle version is now available for preorder!

Since I've almost used up the 70 that I bought last year, it would be nice to stock up again.

@Yashirotaku

Hello,

We actually have a topic for general recommendations where users can request and offer up their recommendations.

https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/2710/general-recommendation-thread-not-series-license-requests?page=1

Please consider reading through that topic, additionally if you want to ask for a new series to try, it may help if you list some of the series you have read previously that you enjoyed, or did not enjoy.

@Longstar_1 - you can buy the Premium edition epubs here, then use the free Calibre app to convert them to mobi format. Calibre will also send them from PC to Kindle with one click.

As a bonus the Premium editions have textless illustrations.

https://calibre-ebook.com/

I too have been buying from them for a long time, close to or possibly over 20 years. If I still bought paper books instead of digital I'd be getting all of my LNs from them.

@KopiCAT
It doesn't sound like you found my answer very helpful. It's a bit difficult to comment in general because there is such a variety of material out there. You might want to try listing some examples so that people will know what you are talking about, and can comment specifically.

@Kalessin You aren't wrong. But this is about feelings, not logic :p Mahouka being my nr1 LN means that unless i get it all without having to wait forever, i will be upset :p I'm a selfish prick like that sometimes.
I am however, thankful for them translating it. Don't get me wrong, i do appreciate that very much. And it's not like the fantranslation was any faster eiher, back when it was still actively being translated. I get it, i really do. But i still can't help it. That's a big part of why i hate getting hyped over new things before they are out. The waiting kills me:p

@HarmlessDave You're right. But as i stated above, this is about feelings, not logic. As long as it feels faster, that will always be a plus:p

As you can probably guess, me disliking them is a half joke. Stemming from the frustration of having to wait 4+ years for my favorite LN to catch up to the fantranslation, so that i can finally find out what happens next.