Longer series
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I usually don't really like overly long series because it often means it becomes somewhat repetitive (like Shield Hero or Grimgar).
I have absolutely no problem with it in Bookworms' case as it stay really good. -
The problem is it’s hard to tell when a long series will stay good or go bad, especially before you start reading it.
It’s a pretty big ask to commit to longer series when you are playing catch-up.
For instance I’m thinking of starting irregular at magic high school but am reticent because I know it’s like 30 volumes long and already has 18 or so released in English.
Yet bookworm is probably going to be as long but I wait for and read every weekly release because I’m reading concurrent with the releases, so it seems less daunting.
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@georgemto said in Longer series:
@jon-mitchell said in Longer series:
As of now Bookworm has 27 volumes (plus 2 fan books)
Just for reference, it's actually at 5 fanbooks (5th came out in November 2020), and at least 2 side story volumes that I'm aware of. Not counting other media like drama CDs which I know at least 2 exist.
And if you want to get technical, there is also an additional chapter at the end of each MANGA volume. Right now I'm just thankful that I have a job to support my Bookworm addiction...
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@jon-mitchell yes, Soap had a nice run that didn’t overstay it’s welcome. I’ve actually bought the first bookworm now to try it out I like the anime so I know I’ll like the novel.
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@cooper-cummings-gk5u8qq tbf the author for index is a monster who juggles index and a few other series. I think he also holds the record for most published books in a year or something
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@catstorm said in Longer series:
For instance I’m thinking of starting irregular at magic high school but am reticent because I know it’s like 30 volumes long and already has 18 or so released in English.
I've enjoyed Irregular. The anime did a good job without cutting out much, but there is some additional depth in the covered volumes. The story is in arcs of 1-3 volumes, so you can finish one arc and then wait as long as you want to read more.
The characters develop and there is progression of the story so as of volume 17 it doesn't seem repetitive to me.
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@harmlessdave I read Irregular through v18 in fan translations, and it seemed to continue developing without repeating there. I'm glad they've FINALLY got to V18 this year; I've been waiting 4 years now.
As for the anime not skipping much, I'm a bit disappointed that v8 was covered only as a few scenes in the opening of episode 1... :(
Like Invaders, I order each volume as soon as it's listed.
Personally, long series are something I never considered prior to getting in to manga and light novels. Even following a particular author through their variety of books didn't appeal to me.
But a decent anime makes you want to find out what's next. Invaders is that way, especially with wondering why Harumi and Kotorou fit so well into their roles for the play.
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@someoldguy well at least Vol 8 is getting it's own movie...
I love Mahouka but some of the characters dont act like themselves in the 20+ volumes (mainly 23 onwards) which is a bit disappointing
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I bit the bullet yesterday and went and bought the first 10 volumes, so let’s see how it goes.
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I like these (long) series:
Overlord, 13 books.
I think this series just keeps getting better.Lazy Dungeon Master.
Funny series, I never get bored with it.Campfire cooking in another world, 10 books.
This series is consistently funny. Book 10 is really nice, too.Death March, 14 books.
Nice series, but there are too many childish characters in the books and that's getting worse with each new book.Konosuba, 14 books.
The last few books aren't that great, I think, but up to book 10 or so it's funny. The spin-off Konosuba: Explosion with 3 books is also funny.Skeleton knight in another world.
Epic story about a (skeleton) knight fighting horrible nation-scale evil in another world, using large-scale over-the-top magic.So I'm a spider so what, 12 books.
I like this series, but it's very confusing to read because the timelines are so messed up that it's actually annoying. I like the over-the-top action in this series so that makes it worth it. You can just ignore the messed up timelines. In book 10 or 11 there's a lot of side-stories that are so different from the main story that it's like a completely different book. I don't like it. The last book 12 also has a lot of different stories but this time it's done well, because they're back to point for the main story and I enjoyed those. The only thing I don't like is, that the series gives many hints about the ending. I think that's just frustrating as a reader, because every time I think it's the final book and then it isn't ! The end is not near.Reincarnated as a slime, 11 books.
Nice series about a city/nation-building reincarnation with over-the-top powers. It gets quite absurd in the last few books, though... what with a dragon-powered-dungeon and all... I'm not sure where this series is heading to be honest.
