Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
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Well, Just like when JNC licensed Mari Okada's autobiography, I talked about other Bungeishunjuu's titles.
So, I'll make a topic for titles from the new publishers.Funny thing.
It happened 3 times now.
I mention a title here, 7-9 days later, it get licensed
I want to eat your pancreas, Seven Seas got it
Katanagatari, Vertical is pushing it as 3-in-1 hardcover release
Kokoro Connect, JNC announced it (With JNC doing physical copies now, it has to be printed, I want them on shelf!!! lol)Well, this topic's title is from the same company as Kokoro Connect, Enterbrain
Same author as Log Horizon
Status; Completed (with 5 vols)
LNDB
It's about Maou and Yuusha, not fighting but trying to stop the war between humans and demons.
However, people needed war.
Government needed a reason to keep common folks from speaking up
Border cities with low resources needed war to keep its people full.
& ofc, enemies can't just be good buddies overnight.
So, behind the scenes, they are trying to eliminate the reasons of necessity of war (both economically and politically)
They are also trying to create a bridge between humans and demons.The anime has my favorite anime speech of all times!
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One thing that makes this one interesting I guess is its presentation. It's written almost like a Shakespearean play iirc.
I would also like the novels.
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What would this be called?? A Light Drama Play?? Still, I always wanted to read this, specially since the manga adaptation is stuck in license hell.
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The same author as Log Horizon and It is complete, You got my up-vote!
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The anime was a lot of fun, and (based on the anime) it has a nice mix of adventure, romance and Realist Hero style efforts to improve the living conditions of the humans and demons. And like Realist's MC they are both dreamers and pragmatists in implementing their dreams.
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Just watched the anime of this the other day it was great would love to get this series translated.
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Hell yeah. This series needs to be translated. I have been reading up on Manga (18 volumes) but LNs are the real deal. Also, total volumes are 8 and not 5
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I loved the anime and rewatched it a few times too would love to have it licensed. If it got a season 2 it probably will get a high chance of being licensed. You never know.
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I need it.
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@smiley_101
Double-checked the count on Bookwalker, it's still 5 volumes. -
@kino
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@bloodygaikotsu said in Maoyuu Maou Yuusha:
@smiley_101
Double-checked the count on Bookwalker, it's still 5 volumes.The other 3 are special editions published as hardcover with a drama cd. Don't exactly cover the story line of the series as much as focusing on the Hero party members story development.
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@pleco_breeder
Couldn't find them on Bookwalker (I wonder if they are physical-only thing)
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The first suggestion of mine that manages to reach 50 upvotes...feelsgood lol
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@bloodygaikotsu I think they're predominantly a physical release because they're sold as special edition with the voice cd. The bigger hurdle would be whether the publisher would allow them to be published as a standard release. I would expect they would want to protect their special releases in order to maintain value of the publications. AKA, not as many people would seek the special editions if they could get standard editions.
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@bloodygaikotsu said in Maoyuu Maou Yuusha:
The anime has my favorite anime speech of all times!
I'd like to second this. That episode is legendary!
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I remember this series and it would certainly be something short (though not as short as something like Violet Evergarden with 2 volumes and completed). There was a fan translation on Nanodesu, however it has been stuck with the final chapter of Volume 5 (last volume) still not been updated since 2017.
I would love to read the final part of this as it certainly had an interesting theme with economics etc, very similar I thought to Spice and Wolf.Even if there was a fan translation complete, I have always chosen to buy the official licensed version to support the company and writers. I think I am currently on my second round of buying Sukasuka now that it has finally got released. The Japanese versions are part of my learning Japanese set.
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Old series ain't popular and as Maoyuu is kinda serious and the anime didn't make that man waves, I didn't expect much when I made this thread.
Such an anomaly, along with stuff like Seishun Buta or Remake Our Life! are what always get me to scratch my head, all confused about what JNC audience really prefers lol
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@bloodygaikotsu Don't really think this one is all that much of an anomaly. It's just far enough removed from reality to prevent those, like myself, from thinking that it's too serious. At the same time, it has just enough politics and economics (wrapped in a fantasy story line) to maintain a degree of suspense. While the series is shorter than a lot, I think the author had a good mix of things going and am more surprised that we don't see more like it. I most enjoyed this because it highlighted that war isn't really a matter of "good vs. evil" but more of a power struggle among those in power. Almost started writing a book report here, so I'll leave it at that without spoilers.
BTW, I agree that this series is very similar to Spice and Wolf.
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@pleco_breeder
Even among fantasy ( removed from reality titles ), older ones are under-performing here, especially ones that got anime way in the back like Outbreak Company (which is less serious than Maoyuu even when it's self-aware.)
