I liked it much more than I thought I would, mainly because of the reasons stated by OP. It also pulled "weakest, but OP" card really nice - protagonists basic "firepower" is low, and doesn't change much throughout the series, most of his powerups are external and/or limited in use due to terrain/usage/time/etc. limits, so he has to be creative with his methods, and most of them are hinted on/explained/foreshadowed beforehand, so it doesn't look like asspull. Series even features male support characters that aren't comic relief who are OP in their own ways and cover for MC's shortcomings and even get laid before MC Overall it's rather lighthearted read, though it does periodically hits in the feels darker moments, especially when it comes to religion and politics, and not in typical "bad nobles bad" way - most of the time their actions have pretty solid reasons behind them, even if consequences are really unpleasant.

Yes please, would love this one

I haven't read any of this yet, but I am in full agreeance that JNovel needs a lot more yuri. Jnovel picks up a lot of series that seem to always be missed by other localizers, but they haven't been picking up the rare gems of the yuri genre. The premise sounds amazing, and definitely seems like it will be a fun read once I finish 9999. And I really want things to spend my credits on outside Otherside Picnic.

This does sound like something I would be all aboard with

Haha! It got my upvote for the bunny! Hmm... wonder how this series turns out.

@Wellwisher Granted, A Rank isn't the most creative, unusual entry. But it's sweet, safe and romantic, which I think will make it a good entry point for a wider, more mainstream readerbase that wants R-18 works which aren't too...unconsensual, rapey or weird. I say this because of a discussion I had about A-Rank on another forum with experienced Syosetu readers who've trawled it's R-rated section, Nocturne (aimed at males, there's a female-targeted one called Moonlight). They were very surprised at how safe and "vanilla" it was, given the stories they'd read there always seemed to go into fetish-like, gangbanging or rapey areas. One of them even went as far to say Nocturne's works were incapable of staying popular with monogamy alone, and needed rape to spice things up and keep their reader interest.

Fun story, I was literally typing up a topic recommending this since I couldn't find a post in the compilation thread (I guess this topic was too new). Luckily I also clicked randomly on topics trying to figure out the right format and clicked into this thread?? This story is really really good. The sibling relationships are heartbreaking and beautiful.

Sounds interesting, I would like to read it. I definitely check out the fan translation of the web novel later.

Sounds nice. I‘m in for a pirate and mermaid story!

Upvote! It sounds quite interesting and the art is lovely too.

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Oh... yes. Unfortunately, the spoiler comment confirmed my suspicion from the blurb. Not my cup of tea, but I hope for those who do enjoy it it will be licensed!

This sounds pretty cool. Count me in.

@bookmaniareader said in Shakugan no Shana novels licensing?: I can guarantee Shakugan no Shana will be very popular. I wonder if it's a few years too late now. I used to see posts and news about the series often a few years back but until your post I hadn't seen anything or thought about the series for awhile. Proof that we're getting ... less young: the anime is now 15 years old.

Oh, this series sounds really fun!! Wow those character designs. Both MC are really cute, and oof, them boys! I would love to read this ^o^