And so we are back with Atelier Sarasa: The Summer Wars where our main protagonist will stop at nothing to gather a harem of cute girls... At least that's the impression I got from watching the Anime /s

PS: 14 Parts? either the LN is long or the parts are going to be on the small side.

@pcj Yeah those are good points. Her second alias has a lot of plausible deniability for her actions. She only needs to be careful to act consistent with that Alias

@LeavesCat I actually think that Carol dying will make him furious and then he'll be out for Kulati blood. But this time for real

The love power been Ashy and Asura was overflowing! That illustration would have made our favorite granny swoon had she been there!

I am curious about the side effects of Dark Metropolis here. As I understand it, the normal town folks are used as material for the city created. If it gets cancelled in some fashion, are they still gone now or is there some process of splitting them back out, so to speak?

I don't believe Palinchron stole Sheer's apostleship to keep her pure; he stole it for his own benefit. If it truly was for her benefit, he would have discussed it with her and only have taken it with her permission.

I was really scared where it was going to go when they headed to the slave market, but quite happy how the story went through it. Also really like how the part ended with Alice going off on that noble girl. Looking forward to her blowing them all past with her new magic power.

It would seem the Elves have come to call on Ein. Will they divulge all of their secrets that they have been holding onto in that forest of theirs, or will only Chris's mistakes be shown the light if day. It should make for an interesting bit of fun. Now, is Sierra an ally, or an enemy. You just never know, until you know.

Gee, I wonder how much of a sonic boom there was from Allusia refusing the king’s request for Beryl to join the Princess Guard? ;)

Here's a podcast about that toxic green pigment. I'm pretty confident they've talked about lead in makeup too, but I can't find an episode where it would fit.

@alahue said in My Magical Career at Court Vol. 4 Discussion!:

@alahue We're taking a planned streaming break. Part 6 of My Magical Career at Court Volume 4 will return on Tuesday, April 23rd!

Awww… Oh well. Take care, and thanks for the notice!

Just placed my pre order of vol 2. Let’s get it. Now to decide if i read chapters as they released or hold off.

I am bored…
Report card for the first 12 volumes of Tearmoon Empire:

Vol 1 perfection + 10+
Vol 2 just perfect 10
Vol 3 Everything is good, Rafina election arc and Bel is introduced 9
Vol 4 Peak Esmeralda 9
Vol 5 Mia vs. Kuolan, then Mia and Kuolan vs. Ruby and Skyred hare—I can’t have two perfection pluses, so I will call this one perfect. 10
Vol 6. This one is tough, 90% is on the level of the original arc, and we get the best side-story of all-time. BUT, as Dion would say, it does NOT stick the landing—really, the landing is more of a face-plant than a landing—meh exposition and ignores the two young women that are on the cover of the book! Boo! As bad as the conclusion was—it still does not ruin the book (and, again, it ends with a marvelous side-story). 9
Vol 7 Mia’s Birthday and a trip to Perujin—less ambitious than the other volumes and I don’t remember anything really heart-pounding, but it was all enjoyable with no flaws. 8
Vol 8. A fine introduction to a very meh story-arc 7
Vol 9. A great translator cannot save the worst story-arc of the series. Almost 2 volumes in Sunkland, and it was just not very interesting and it was actually cringey in some parts. Sion seems to backslide into being volume 1 Sion. Mia is an object that is battled for between Sion and Abel—you can justify it anyway you want (and the rationalizations just make it worse), it’s just cringe. Sion’s brother is boring and stupid and I don’t want him anywhere near Esmeralda! Esmeralda is not nearly as much fun as she was in her first arc. Tiona is okay. Mia, Citirina and Bel are bright spots—but, by Tearmoon standards—a total carriage wreck! Still, it’s Tearmoon Empire 6

Vol 10. New translator in an arc that is far superior than the previous one. Rafina and Malong may be the most enchanting couple in the series, and Mia racing horses. The new female characters are also fun 8 .5

Vol 11 We get Valentina, the Wolfmaster and the death of Bel—it should have been great—but it was just good. 8

Vol 12. Bel is back (that was quick!). I liked the volume but the elementary students sounded like geriatric lawyers at the end (yuck)—still, it was good. 8

@GeorgeMTO said in Oblivious Saint Vol. 2 Discussion!:

Translator and editor you've both done fantastic work on this series, I really enjoyed the prose itself, but the plot didn't live up to its standard.

We appreciate that! I for one was rather less than thrilled with the turn things took, as I spend a lot of time with Carolina, and that sweet, often irritatingly dense girl could do so much better. Unfortunately, I can only spiff up the turns of phrase, not turn around and let Carolina bop Edward on the nose as he so richly deserved.

OMG I thought I was the only one that was getting irritated how the author over explains things or uses multiple examples to explain a single thing that you already understood the first time and before you know it he used up a whole chapter just for that.

@kuali said in Dahlia in Bloom Vol. 8 Discussion!:

@hrchy Knowing this series, 'side stories' really means 'drinking stories', doesn't it?

Don’t forget the food! :p

@Rahul-Balaggan said in RVing My Way into Exile Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Volume 1 (Premium Edition): No premium bonus

Our apologies for the confusion and the error on our part.

Volume 1 premium edition is not able to contain a bonus shorty. Volume 1 has no premium bonus.

@Gat said in I Parry Everything Vol. 6 Discussion!:

@TheGrimLich said in I Parry Everything Vol. 6 Discussion!:

Sarenza isn't gonna Noor what hit it (eh? eh?)

Oh noor you didn't

...There's Noor way this is going to end well?...

@Paul-Nebeling said in The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Vol. 3 Discussion!:

@Kurzaa said in The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Vol. 3 Discussion!:

sanjivani is obviously a red herring to throw us off the scent of the next volume. Probably the last we will ever read of it.

I don't think so. To adapt a quote from Ian Fleming:
One mention is a throw-off comment.
Two mentions is a red herring.
Three mentions is a developing plot point.

I'm thinking @Kurzaa was making a joke, myself.

I do tend to come up with convolute theories about things and crediting authors with long-laid plotting, they were taking a poke at that, suggesting that this time there actually wasn't anything there in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

@Lisast This was unexpected. Welcome, but unexpected.

Anime project announced:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WGyLLfzCo0