Novel pick-up requests
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@galactuskahn24 although, I am wondering when Knight’s & Magic is gonna get licensed and officially translated. The series got the anime a few seasons ago, and you can find the latest chapters for the manga (digital version) on Crunchyroll. So far, I’ve read the fan-translated versions for the Light Novel, but looking forward to the printed version of this series between fantasy and mechas.
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Haven't seen any recent posts for a while, so just dropping by and suggesting a few, kinda dark, light novels.
Yuusha, Aruiwa Bakemono to Yobareta Shoujo (The Maiden called Hero or Monster) 2 volumes (completed)
Synopsis: That girl once called “Hero,”
She was seen as the savior of Humanity, and as the ultimate obliterator of Demons plaguing the world. Her magic was rule-breaking, her healing powers almighty, her weapon mastery unparalleled, and her will was of steel.
And then, she was called “monster,” and her tremendous power and abnegation was feared. Betrayed by her own comrades, she continued alone in her mission. She will not stop until all Demons are eradicated. Killing, killing, killing them all. Because that’s the Hero’s duty.
Losing her past, gaining new companions won’t alter her path. There is only one reason guiding her actions.
“Because I’m a hero.”Shinigami wo Tabeta Shoujo (The Girl Who Ate a Death God) 2 volumes (completed)
Synopsis: What happens when one eats Death?
Personally, I don’t really know. What I do know is merely one thing.
I’m hungry.
Therefore, I’ll take the heads of these guys and deliver them to my superiors.
Surely, I’ll be able to eat delicious food.
Come, if preparations are in order, we depart.
Karin wo Idaita Shoujo (The Girl Who Bore the Flame Ring) 3 volumes (completed)
Synopsis: How long I’d been here, I couldn’t quite recall. From this sorry situation, I as always raised my eyes to the sky; a sky in which the great, massive sun was clad in levity. Sunlight poured gently upon all. What a blessing it would have been for the world if only the skies could remain clear. For tomorrow too, and for all days to come, I was to continue to pray for calm. To endure for those who cried, with desperation I remained in prayer.
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Requesting Isekai Nonbiri Nouka. It's a simple slice of life series where the protagonist despite being offered high level cheats and such, chooses the abilities to become a peaceful farmer instead. It's pretty much a series about his life in a forest with monster-pals as he spends all his time farming and slowly improving his living conditions. You can pretty much call it Isekai Minecraft. XD There's a manga adaptation with 10 chapters scanlated at the moment which is really cute and makes me want the LN.
Publisher: Enterbrain
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Going back to the Destruction Flag novel, this post from Curiosity Cat is relevant:
Are there cases of merging publisher? Will there be drastic effect on the series they published?
A recent example is Kodansha purchasing Ichijinsha. I can tell you that what happened on the international licensing side is that Kodansha's licensing department is kind of acting like an exclusive agent for Ichijinsha now. So ichijinsha still has control but Kodansha acts are like another layer to get through.
Ichijinsha has that out under their Bunko Iris label. But, I don't know if that means Sam has been trying to get in there, and whether that indeed makes it more unlikely (he has gotten Kodansha stuff right?). It seems like it makes it a more complicated process definitely.
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I came across the manga recently.
World Teacher: Other World Style Education & Agent
https://j-novel.club/forum-link-removed
Plot
A man who was once called the world strongest agent ended up becoming a teacher after his retirement to train the new generation of agents. After many years of training his disciples, he is killed at the age of 60 by the ploy of a secret organization and was reincarnated in another world with all his past memories.Though he was surprised by the magic and the strange species of that world, he adapted very fast to his condition as a newborn and took advantage of it. He acquired special magic and gained a massive amount of strength thanks to his tight discipline in order to reach his goal: resume his career as a teacher which he left halfway through in his previous life.
This is the story of a man who based on the memories and the experiences of his previous life, became a teacher who travels through the world with his new students.
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@terabyte the light novel for **world teacher ** sounds good, but the manga was disappointing, missing a bunch of good scenes from the beginning and onwards.
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I didn't like the translation for World Teacher much, but it had some potential.
The whole 'He's basically Japanese Jason Bourne / Batman ... and now he has MAGIC TOO...' is great. Same reason I like New Life+, the protagonist was badass before reincarnating.
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@kite-xx said in Novel pick-up requests:
@terabyte the light novel for **world teacher ** sounds good, but the manga was disappointing, missing a bunch of good scenes from the beginning and onwards.
Yeah, manga and anime usually cut a lot of good things. That's why I started reading the novels lately, I started with Isekai Smartphone. The anime cut a lot of things, reading the WN I understood a lot of things that didn't make sense before.
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Two light novels I'd like to see translated are Rune Troopers (a different take on Gate Jietai) and Goodbye Dragon Life, Hello Human Life (a cool fantasy series with op main character). Both have about one volume translated by different people, but have not been update in quite awhile. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-2149335
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/sayonara-ryuusei-konnichiwa-jinsei/ -
Well, I guess I am here to suggest too~
Kamisuki Tooru no Kegare Naki Sekai & Sosogi Sayoko no Yomigaeru Sekai
Publisher: Kodansha LIGHTNOVEL
Author: Noboroo Ishikawa
Illustrator: NononoHeard great things about them so, I wanna read them myself (Romcom, Family Drama and Fantasy all mixed up together...or that's what I heard)
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Kimi ni Koi wo Suru Nante, Arienai Hazu Datta
Author: Katsura Ikada
Publisher: Takarajimasha BunkoSynopsis:
A plain guy who attends a prefectural high school in Minamisou in the Chiba prefecture, Iijima Yasuki, lived through gray days in his Science class.Despite this, on the last night of the study training camp just before summer vacation, he helped the school’s number one beauty, Kitaoka Ema, when she was in trouble.
Now for some reason Ema has become pleased with him. However, she only talks to him outside of school. In the classroom she pretends not to know him.
Just what is Ema thinking?
There is a hierarchy in the school, with a disparity between a plain-type glasses boy and a flashy-type girl.
Two existences that were supposed to run counter to each other; a passing love story.
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Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku TatakaeriI really like this one
Publisher: AlphaPolis Bunko (AlphaPolis)
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Well, I am really curious about this oneSeishun Zettai Tsubusuman na Ore ni Sukuihairanai.
It looks like Oregairu, It's from the same publisher.
Cover structure is way too similar to be coincidence so, I wonder how it is related to Oregairu.
Author: Sakaida Yoshitaka
Illustration: U35
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Publisher: Dengeki Bunko
Completed at 11 Volumes
It's a cute as fuck romcom about a normal human and a girl with the "role" of Demon Lord. The way the world works in the series is that there are people born with archetypes which are going to get sent to another world to fulfill their roles. This includes stuff like Demon Lords, Heroes, Necromancers, Mages, and so on. Normal people without "roles" are known as Villagers because they don't really have to worry about getting sent to another world to fulfill some destiny. Those with "roles" are known as "Personas" which are pretty much fancy words for Chuunis. The series is about the protagonist getting close to a girl with a role of Demon Lord while his childhood friend with the Hero role gets jealous. It's a cute romcom with a Demon Lord Girl who's idea of destroying humanity involves a 20 year plan to increase obesity.
From the 15/16 chapters of the manga adaptation scanlated (dead project sadly), it's pretty cute as fuck and really makes me want to read the Light Novel.
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@drone205
+1 for Mayo Chiki (I loved the manga and definitely, need the novel) -
@xftg123
Actually, this sounds really interesting.
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Even Posing as A Hero is Easy would be my suggestion. It's new. Only a single volume
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@bloodygaikotsu I heard (well, read) the one that looks like a rip of Oregairu is a parody of it & apparently pretty funny (though that's very subjective of course)
The nerdy boy/popular girl one sounds interesting to me.
@Aruseus493 that chunni type one sounds bloody awesome!
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@smashman42
That makes me even more interested in it (the so-called Oregairu rip-off).
I checked the reviews on Amazon Japan (with some help of Google Translation), some enjoyed it more than Oregairu and some just couldn't finish the book and some kept comparing the MCs... -
@aruseus493
Sounds like something I'll enjoy~
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@cleveravi Yeah, I've read that one. The WN has been translated almost completely, I think only 5-6 chapters remain.
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It's time for J-Novel Club to compete with Yen Press on comedy. I present Kono Sekai ga Game da to Ore dake ga Shitteiru which is a comedy series on par with KonoSuba in both style and hilarity.
Publisher: Enterbrain
Status: Ongoing (8/9 Volumes)
The premise of the series is that the protagonist is a cult game fanatic who plays what might be regarded the world's most buggiest VR game, Nekomimi Neko Offline. When he's suddenly cursed, he's sent to another world based off this game. With no way to log-out, he now has to set his sight on beating the game without dying. In a messed up game, the protagonist meets various characters and exploits his way to strength. Some aspects include a heroine that summons monster trains, skill leveling by bashing your head, and being called disgusting using broken skills.
Only one volume was ever fan-translated sadly and it's being translated by Nano Desu which means we can't expect more than one volume every 3 years if that. So I'd love it if J-Novel Club would license this series.
