Novel pick-up requests
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@paul-nebeling said in Novel pick-up requests:
@eins People seem to embrace Light Yagami, and he pretty much does the same thing except for rape.
Death Note is more like a character study on power and morality. The story is curated very well to hook the reader on a pretty simple concept, then quickly goes down the rabbit hole depicting what could happen as situations escalate.
Basically, there's clear intent behind the content in Death Note beyond just shock-spectacle, whereas revenge stories tend to use the spectacle itself as the hook, and they keep doubling down in order to keep throwing out that hook. "Look at this extreme situation that makes you react so viscerally! Now imagine what the protagonist will do for revenge! Each revenge will be even more scandalous than the last!"
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Not sure if these have been suggested before but I would love to see;
"Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?"
It fits with along with the other Isekai series on here, and it has a really awesome concept similar to NGNL
and"Campione!"
Awesome battle harem series with a lot of cool mythology plot elements.I loved the anime for these two, and I did read some of the fan-translation for Campione.
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@crimsondx Mondaiji is Kadokawa territory, so that's a no go.
Not sure what the likelihood is for Campione, it being published by Shueisha. I think Yen would have a better chance of getting it (assuming they wanted to).
Me, I'm just hoping JNC will license Shogakukan stuff in future (I'd love to read Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.).
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Well go figure, and they've been out long enough that I know they will likely never be picked up for official release then.
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@crimsondx as long time fan of the LN series since it was one of the first LNs I read, waaay before the anime aired, I felt that Campione's adaptation was a complete piece of shit lol. They butchered the story so much, and that anime original ending was so unwarranted I still hate it to date. But if it brought someone to come and appreciate the genius that is Takedzuki Jou, then I guess it served its purpose at the very least. I really like the amount of research the guy does, since I'm a huge history and mythology buff. I'd suggest taking a look at Chronicle Legion.
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These Mecha LN look kinda interesting. I hope someone pick the series up (though I know JNC would be unlikely probably).
(Is that you Asuka?)
The Japanese language novels are on sale on Bookwalker. I'm tempted, but I got enough on my plate that I've not read yet.
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isekai Mahou wa Okureteru
Yakagi Suimei is a modern magician and a high school senior. A genuine scholar of the mystic arts, he follows in the footsteps of his father as he aims for the truth of his world’s secrets. He was on his way home from school with his best friends when a magical circle appeared underneath their feet. On that certain day, Transportation magic!
Suimei was too late in realizing what was happening. He and his two friends, without any way to defend themselves, were sent flying to a parallel world.
…..This is the story of the summoned Yuusha’s friend who was also transported into the other world. The story of the friend who journeyed separately from the Yuusha because he rejected the duty of subjugating the mazoku army and Maou. The story of how he learns to live in another world, helps strangers, and winds up alone due to his overwhelming power.
Shinwa Densetsu no Eiyuu no Isekaitan
Once upon a time, a boy was referred to as a “War Hero.”
In another world called Aletia, the boy who had saved the Lost Kingdom, conquered their neighbouring countries, and led to the rise of a grand empire decided to throw everything away, returning to the modern era at the cost of his memories.
As three years passed, the boy who was happily enjoying his daily life was once again called back to the other world.
However, what awaited him was the Aletia of 1000 years in the future.
As his past glories became a “myth,” the legend of the youth referred to as the, “Twin Black Hero King,” begins.
Both are from publishers that JNC has access to
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@paulnamida
I remember watching the Campione anime with a friend and somewhere early on, like episode 3 or 4 or something, wondering if we skipped an episode. We flipped back to the previous episode to figure out who the blond guy was, trying to figure out what we missed something. We laughed our asses off when we realized that they just skipped an entire arc. -
JNC hasn't done a mecha series yet. At least not that I've read. I'm not counting Elexis' numerous creations in Rokujouma or the manned (womanned just sounds so awkward) monstrosity in Bluesteel Blasphemer.
Yeah, I know in this era of isekai, mecha is dated, but still, surely there's one title that isn't owned by Kadokawa.
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@paulnamida Oh yeah, I agree that the anime was no where near as good as the LN, but like any adaptation, it did its job in getting me interested in the series. I still like the anime though. Like I said, I also did read some of the fan-translated version, but I felt the translation quality was just too hit or miss. A lot of stuff just felt awkwardly translated, so I am hesitant to continue. Particularly given that Baka-Tsuki had a DMCA issued for it.
I guess my only other wishes would be just more battle harem series in general. Like maybe the DxD LN for example :3
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@terrence a mecha series would be a nice addition to JNC's line-up, and that one is written bt the author of "The Irregular at Magic High School" so it could garner some attention from that alone since the series is rather popular. And the artwork looks nice... And familiar for some reason, never heard of that tarou2, but I feel like I've seen that artstyle before... Any info on the guy??
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@eins well, that wasn't really a problem, since the Doni/Melqart arc wasn't shown until vol. 11 or so. Even in the novels, Doni was introduced during the Perseus arc and their fight was referenced a lot but never shown until much much later. The problem I had was episode 1 which condensed the whole friggin' vol. 3 and completely butchered it to add some fanservice, making Erica seem like she fell for Godou out of nowhere, and rushing through the volumes to cover 5 in around 10 eps so they could add that shitty anime original ending, when they could just cover those very same 5 volumes throughout the whole season, giving it more time to breathe, and still have a coherent story. The Murakumo battle was pretty darn good point to stop the plot.
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@paul-nebeling said in Novel pick-up requests:
JNC hasn't done a mecha series yet. At least not that I've read. I'm not counting Elexis' numerous creations in Rokujouma or the manned (womanned just sounds so awkward) monstrosity in Bluesteel Blasphemer.
Yeah, I know in this era of isekai, mecha is dated, but still, surely there's one title that isn't owned by Kadokawa.
Alphapolis published (I think JNC hasn't gotten in the door there yet?). This is one volume, and it came out last August.
Hayakawa Bunko?
IDK if this is Mecha, but it is GA Bunko
Shueshia (and that's literally everything in my wishlist that is Mecha looking that isn't Kadokawa).
I was thinking the other day, I'd like some kind of dire criminal underworld story too. Like a spy story, such as Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom. Something with death creeping up on the characters, and them being forced to do less than virtuous acts for an overhead organization.
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Been seeing a lot of Campione lately here. Great series. If anyone is interested in reading the series, the Light Novel is fully translated. (I've been doing a binge/re-read for the last couple weeks.)
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@aruseus493 said in Novel pick-up requests:
Been seeing a lot of Campione lately here. Great series. If anyone is interested in reading the series, the Light Novel is fully translated. (I've been doing a binge/re-read for the last couple weeks.)
You can buy the Japanese volumes on Bookwalker if that eases one's conscience about reading translations.
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I'll buy the physical volumes at some point. But Arifureta is draining my import budget. XD
Otherwise, I did a comparison a while back between the light novel and anime in case anyone wants details.
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@terrence I rarely get into to mecha light novels because it is so hard to picture the mechs and the actions they take in my head.
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@terrence I am kinda sad, if I could read Japanese I probably would make use of Bookwalker but I am limited to Translations we get :(
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@drone205 said in Novel pick-up requests:
@terrence I am kinda sad, if I could read Japanese I probably would make use of Bookwalker but I am limited to Translations we get :(
I use Google Translation software to "read" some of the ones I've picked up.
I haven't been gungho lately about it though since the third book I tried it with was a bit more intensive (and I carelessly took next to no notes on character information from the early parts, so now I'm a bit confused with who is whom).
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@paul-nebeling said in Novel pick-up requests:
JNC hasn't done a mecha series yet. At least not that I've read. I'm not counting Elexis' numerous creations in Rokujouma or the manned (womanned just sounds so awkward) monstrosity in Bluesteel Blasphemer.
Yeah, I know in this era of isekai, mecha is dated, but still, surely there's one title that isn't owned by Kadokawa.
I don't know that many Light Novels that involve mecha, only a few through fan-translations like "Magic Robot Aluminare", or my favorite "Knight's & Magic", yet not sure of any Light Novels like those that could be picked-up by JNC.
Still, if isekai series is the main theme to focus on, I at least want a series that isn't ...stereotypical, like similar character traits or personalities, typical cheats or overpowered, general outline of the story, or cliches, etc. Just asking for a good series with its own unique aspect.
