This is gonna be one weird anime.

Benkei's life summed up.

@karasutengu said in Sowing Vengeance: The Eldest Son’s Disgraceful Green Thumb Vol. 2 Discussion!:

Yep, yep. Nothin' like a good ole fight as soon as you enter the guild to set the tone for your new locale...

It's funny, since the previous city had all the rough parts of town, but the new town's cheaper and nicer etc.

...and now I'm wondering if this asshole is driving away customers.

@GamerGirlRina said in Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Do we know if the v4 novel is getting a translation? Or are ya'll gonna stop the story at v3? Cause I'm pretty sure the novel had 11 volumes in the Japanese print.

You may want to give https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/3478/future-volume-release-schedule a read. It's not uncommon for there to be several weeks before a new volume begins translation, that's just the chaos that is the licensing process. But J-Novel has never stopped translating a series once they have started outside of truly extraordinary circumstances. Even series that are not profitable continue to be translated. Just give it some time.

Nice to see that the relationships progressed much faster that I expected, now the harem is official, and Eugene won't be able to refuse doing lewd thi gs with his new girlfriends since he regularly has sex with Eri.
The dungeon exploration too is progressing quickly, although it might become slower now that the difficulty level is ramping. Wasn't expecting Eugene to be able to defeat Eri, albeit in a nerfed form.
Next volume is going to be interesting.

Anime incoming ...hopefully we get volume 13 before then (still not published in Japan yet..)

spoiler

Ah yes, so the giant levitating dragonship will soon meet the giant levitating sword ship

We'll have to see what direction takes the next volume. Saving the goblins isn't a plot I'm particularly interested in, but I'm a bit curious about what Yume left behind (assuming it's not just her friends) and what the deal is with Manato's regeneration. I have to admit though that after 20 volumes it's hard to start caring about an entirely new cast and the thought that the author might do that again is not appealing. I'm also worried by the fact Merry wasn't mentioned once.

V7 announced for SQEX Novel's March 2026 lineup. Hurray.

@endoftheline I'm not going to disagree with that premise, but I would think that Liam has sufficient self-awareness to discern when his familiars are doing something because he suggested it versus when they are doing something because they want to. Not that their wanting to please him is ever far from their mind. That being said...

Larson seems to be handling the physical aspects of Liam and Amelia's relationship, including overcoming the awkwardness between them. Dyphon seems to be tracking the emotional aspect of their relationship, with a dolop of "You better not break his heart." for good measure. Paithon is strangely absent from this. Given that she wanted to "do naughty things" with Liam, I will assume she's taking an extended nap. Larson and Dyphon both seem willing to bury the hatchet (in each other?) to make their nominal boyfriend happy. I would like to order two seeing eye dogs, because neither Liam or Amelia can see that they are attracted to each other. The appearance of the princess of Quistador on the cover gave me pause. Is she reconsidering her relationship status with Liam? Remember, the did consider having sex was a good way to "break the ice" before vetoing it. I don't think Partha is work any further commentary unless they come up with a "Hail Mary" play.

@yzh4rjdzob6 said in Sowing Vengeance: The Eldest Son’s Disgraceful Green Thumb Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Ideally, Chris could turn her against his brother; failing that, keeping her neutral-ish is probably the best he can hope for. But now, she's for sure solidly antagonistic towards him.

The thing is, the artifact she's searching for? That sword that can let anyone cast Dark Magic, but which is surrounded by hyper-deadly poison and nightmare monsters?

That's gonna be Chris's sword, or my username isn't TheGrimLich. And he's gonna use that, and the dark magic is provides access to, as a key part of his plan to kill his younger brother. Because Claus may have the gift of Heroes... but he sure as hell isn't a hero.

I can, however, see Chris accidentally getting in the Princess's good books and winding up with her as an ally (or at least running interference).

@Hylebos said in From Villainess to Healer Vol. 6 Discussion!:

Anyways, we've caught up to JP now, v6 came out back in February so hopefully we'll get v7 at some point and the slow rumbling of the licensing process will take over at that point?

v7 has been announced to be coming out in Japan on February 25th, may the slow rumbling of the licensing process be swift and painless ^_^

Good part gotta say, love how lofus is thinking about his future pirate mistress because clearly its gonna be her in charge as a pirate lol.

Him gaining a shipper in the form of annebalt? Is hailrous shes gonna needle him constantly about him and Raymond and it's gonna be downright glorious.

Is Raymond able to be saved is interesting to wonder.

@Arcene in the afterword.

Author: “she’s a dark elf with tanned skin”
Artist: “got it.”
Art: #fffffe
Artist: “nailed it”

The calculus of lives is always such a fascinating moral quandary. It's like the trolly problem at a near unfathomable scale. If I start a war and tens of thousands of people die, but at the end of it the entire nation prospers and rises to heights like never before, then is it worth starting the conflict? Do I value the lives of those living today or the lives of those living tomorrow more? There really isn't a right answer. Though the First Prince has very much come to the wrong one. He was throwing a tantrum. He would destroy hundreds of thousands of lives to show others he should be respected. But all he proved is how unworthy he was of respect. There wasn't any happiness to be found at the end of that road.

So we’re not gonna resolve the curse, huh.

Patty's fishing side story was full of heart. Patty and Bell are two sides of coin. One grounded, focused, serious. The other distracted, flighty, like the wind. Yet they're both Tearmoon women and both have time-traveled to deal with villains. Seeing Patty take on a little bit of Bell's flighty optimism has big feels.

@garry_author said in Dragon and Blade Saint: Vol. 1 Discussion!:

, I have been writing a Volume 2 and hopefully I'll have the opportunity and honor of publishing it on JNC too and seeing all of you lovely people again!

I just finished binging the premium ebook.

Thanks to you and your judges and editors for your work on this series.

I enjoying Volume 1 and hope to be able to read its sequel. Long live El!

Volume 4 is scheduled to release January 25, 2026 in Japan.

I would've preferred it without the memory and with Shinobu being able to stay with the summons (possibly in an harem) but overall we got a nice conclusion, the characters whom deserved an happy ending got one, we got an explanation for what did really happen and Megumi wasn't actually a secret evil final boss. Wasn't expecting Kaori to actually win but given the ending the authornhad in mind she was the only possible choice.