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The Applause of Marielle Clarac (Premium Edition): 2 Bonus Short Stories Marielle Simeon

The flash forward was clumsy, but I didn't hate the idea. A few moments of the new era were even interesting or poignant, like re-connecting with the surviving companions and reading about the church of Kaoru.

The big problem for me was that most of the rest of the new era was just more of the same with almost no new twists.

FUNA seems to have run out of new things to say with Kaoru, even with her new companions.

Oh well, at least Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is still good.

@uui23 said in Der Werwolf Vol. 13 Discussion!:

@legitpancake so this series is still in negotiations limbo? Any prospects on how it will go or are we just stuck waiting?

I like this series and would like to see it continues but just waiting without any release date for awhile can kill interest

JNC is unlikely to discuss negotiations still in progress, It moved to Square Enix which slowed down the process but hopefully Square will be kind to readers and not move it to a new English publisher.

I was so looking forward to more volumes. This is almost a story who could be written based on my life ... from having tons of friends who were girls in HS (happens naturally in a school with girls to boys ratio 5 to 1), to learning over the years later that more than a few of the hottest ones would say yes if I'd only had asked (at the time, in my country a girl practically never confessed directly), and then the part with the female non-romantic best friend.

I had a best friend like that in college where we met over and shared the passion for indie theater and live performance (there were no online games at the time). I now realize that seeing us from aside we could only appear to be dating but in truth we never sought romantic relationship or crossed the line otherwise. We both dated normally other people but still remained close friends for years until I married the girl that has been my wife now for decades. We still keep occasionally in touch to chat about our life and children. While there was never drama or conflict like in this story, the situations and feelings in it are completely believable and relatable.

Now thinking about it, the author references so many trademarks and copyrighted names that it is likely there was a cease and desist letter or two that they decided are not worth fighting.

@kurosov I know but the problem is the overuse of this justification, I get that the "girl that is deliberately going after a engaged man and a guy that is betraying his fiancee to pursue a girl that he start to talk just 2 weeks ago" are problaby not good people. But this trope was so subverted in the last few years, that this is almost an expectation going in to the first chapter of a villainess story.

I feel like the purification stones represent a lot of new possibilities in this series. Air purifiers, water purifiers (Fits Dahlia's theme of supporting Knights) and maybe even some form of poison treatment? I could see her making something for Volf.

Also, I really want to see Dahlia make more items with water stones.

Coming into this rather late in the game, but this is the proper topic for Volume One burbling...

"That wand is trash" clench snap
"Wah!"
rumble rumble rumble mutiny mutiny mutiny (points for recognizing the reference!)
"Oops, it seems to have broken.
"How sad.
Rumble!
"Here, have this spare wand I just happen to be carrying around."
Knowledgeable folk look at the wand, look at the individuals involved, look at the wand, go WTF?! 'cause it ain't a wand she'd use but is perfect for the one she's handing it to.

The commentators go wild.

There were so many novels that sounded interesting when this one started posting that it got lost in the shuffle, despite sounding like it might be fun.

Might? Might?!
It's a hoot.

@georgemto I don't mind that they like her, it makes sense. Where my authorial bells start ringing is the fact that it is constantly repeated, chapter after chapter.

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@harmlessdave said in Updates Novels/Manga:

Premium is a good deal for me just from the 1 book credit + $6 per book cost, but I read many different series.

Yep, 100% correct.

it's worth it if you have at least 5+ ongoing series you are reading from JNC. Otherwise your just shooting yourself in the foot. Series that are caught up to JP releases well have a slower time getting released compared to the ones that have 10 volumes already out. As for those you have to wait for the author to release it in Japan.

When I try to import v8 to Calibre, it tells me:

✓ Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?! Volume 7 by Tsuredurebana [EPUB] Already in calibre: Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?! Volume 7 by Tsuredurebana

Can the metadata be corrected to say v8, please?

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@weasalopes Sounds not entirely unlike how Jim Butcher started the Codex Alera series - on a bet that he couldn't write a good story on top of a mashup of two "lame" ideas: Pokemon and the Lost Roman Legion.

@weasalopes said in Black Summoner Vol. 7 Discussion:

@melicans said in Black Summoner Vol. 7 Discussion:

Just wanna say, I really enjoyed the crossover with Black Iron Magician in the last short story. Brilliant.

Thank you for saying that, as while I could tell it was a crossover, I had no clue what it was a crossover with.
Now I've something to work with.

Again, thank you!

No problem. It was confusing me at first (I thought somehow it was their doubles) until I saw the name Haru and remembered from the afterword that he mentioned Black Iron Magician (also a good series that would be great to see licensed hint hint). It's rare for me to actually pick up on things like that so I was quite proud of myself!

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I know, but for the sake of convenience, I will continue to refer to it as a short story, thank you.

Volume 1 Part 7 53% of the way in, Uruchi is referred to as "gluten-free" rice, the proper term is "non-glutinous" the former means "without the protein gluten" the latter means "not sticky"

Oh my.

site demands longer comment to post, but really, what more is there to say concerning the bonus stories?