Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
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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.) -
@bloodygaikotsu I don't think age has that much to do with it. I'll agree that the anime being older has some effect as to whether it's in the immediate spotlight, mostly because of publicity buzz, but a good book/anime has a lasting power to it. I watched Outbreak Company several years ago, but still wanted to read the books after joining here. The same holds true for any number of other titles. Even before becoming aware of impending anime there are several titles I began (and not usually happy with the anime results). Likewise, there are books that I've read and later realized they had anime which weren't well promoted.
Anime definitely has an effect, and can even kill a series, but a good story will remain a good story regardless. In the case of Maoyuu, I think a lot of the charm is in realizing the amount of thought that went into it. I don't want to use words like "plotting" or "scheming" because of negative connotations, but there was definitely a lot of "subversive planning" taking place in the story. It keeps it interesting.
I make no secret that I watch A LOT more anime than I read. However, this is just two sides of the same coin. In the end, it's just looking for an interesting story to get me away from reality for a little while. I suspect that most of the members are of a like mind on that, and on a book website (even though a lot of people may have seen the anime) I would expect that they're still looking for that interesting story regardless of the anime.
It would be easy for me to say that some of the recent anime titles destroyed aspects of a story. I have specific examples which annoyed me to no end when the anime would cut sections out which I thought to be some of the most interesting parts of the story. However, the reality is that the story didn't change. The anime just didn't represent the story well. A good book is still a good book.
I'm almost afraid to see what is going to happen to Arifureta when it airs in July. However, aside from criticism of the anime, I don't expect it will change my thoughts on the series much. It's still a good series, and I didn't even know it was getting an anime when I started reading it. I read it for the sake of the story, and not because of an anime.
There are a lot of books on the site which don't have an anime, and never will. However, it still doesn't change the value of their story. This one just happens to have an anime, and is lucky in that the anime managed a decent story.
Rokujouma anime aired well before JNC picked up the series. I honestly only halfway read this story because it feels like it's "all over the place", but the anime didn't really do the series justice. However, the anticipated number of volume releases this year was heavily discussed when members were figuring how many discounted credits to buy at the start of the holiday shopping season last year.
I could go on about other series, but it will continue to come to the same point of logic. A story which the reader finds interesting, is still going to be interesting regardless of whether they recently watched the anime. Honestly, I would personally recommend anyone to watch the anime of a series (if available) prior to beginning reading because the details in the book will normally make the anime feel lacking, or less satisfying, if read first. This one just happens to have aspects which the readers find interesting even after watching the anime.
Even to me, who never has less than 40 anime series I'm in the middle of, I actually find it quite surprising that the anime of this particular series has been brought up so much in the license suggestion thread. However, it seems that the "I'm human" speech had a lasting effect on several people that heard it.
At the same time, a lot of series are suggested which never had the advantage of anime advertising. Even with short-run completed stories, they still get attention. Often with the only available information in English being poorly done machine translations. The reason is still the same. It's a story which people want to read.
