Novel pick-up requests
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are you guys working only with Hobby Japans light novels ?
i would like to recommend Seirei Gensouki - Konna Sekai de Deaeta Kimi ni from this publisher. -
My personal top requests would include (in no particular order):-
Madan no Ou to Vanadisu
Oda Nobuna no Yabo
Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuhoku o Ketsui Shimashita
Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha
Kusen Madoshi Kohosei no Kyoukan
Seirei Tsukai no Bureidansu
Absolute Duo
Seiken Tsukai no Warudo Bureiku
Hagure Yuusha no Esutetika
Maoyu Maou Yuusha
Kokaku no RegiosuYeah, I know I'm greedy, but I'd definitely pick up any and all of them if they were ever translated.
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I started listening to the podcast here with J-Novel's Sam I believe.
He talks about what they can publish when they talk about Tatami Galaxy novels. Novels aren't out of the question, but they are out for the moment (something about rights and those needing full print runs, which is too expensive for the site). So yeah, I'll keep my expectations in check for now for novel novels, and think more about LNs that'd be cool.
On a side note, is "When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace"'s Light Novel equivalent picked up by anyone? I wouldn't mind reading those.
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@Terrence Almost done listening to this. Seems like a good chuck of the stuff made before 2010 is off the tables because the publishers don't keep their copies of all the assets? That sucks, reminds me of 1960s BBC, who recorded over tapes to save money, not knowing there would be a value for rebroadcasting, streaming, etc. in the future. Because of this, they are now remaking a famous part of Doctor Who animated because they discovered the sound and some other pieces of the puzzle but no video.
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Is there any chance of J-Novel picking up these two titles?
- Kaijin no Kara-Shehr -What a beautiful sanctuary- (灰燼のカルシェール -What a beautiful sanctuary-) by Hikaru Sakurai (Nitroplus Books)
- Rinkan no Madoushi (輪環の魔導師) by Souichiro Watase (ASCII Media Works)
Thank you!
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I would like to see the following light novels translated:
Seiken Tsukai no World Break
Densetsu no Yusha no Densetsu
Campione!
Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica
Madan no Ou to Vanadis -
I found your next LN J-Novel Club:
"I Reincarnated into a Vending Machine"
Like... what?! :confused:
That's almost as bad as a Hollywood movie about someone reincarnating into a Snowman... wait...
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Just remembered, another series I'd be interested in purchasing is 'Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru So Desu yo?', along with its sequel series 'Last Embryo'.
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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou seems like a good fit for J-Novel Club. It's published by Overlap, I believe.
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Personally, I would love to see Full Metal Panic! get picked up - especially since there's a new season coming out soon.
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Hope to see Steins;Gate 0 be aired
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@Kotaro-Agata said in Novel pick-up requests:
Hope to see Steins;Gate 0 be aired
...what does that have to do with light novels?
Though I certainly wouldn't mind getting a translation of the Epigraph Trilogy, which is more or less one of the routes of Steins;Gate 0.
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Soooo...About that Shakugan no Shana...
-Patiently is hopeful-
Viz Media started that series too soon. Though the anime, manga and light novels all finished in Japan. I think if it came out now sales would have been different. Thanks to you all at J-Novel Club, as well as Yen Press and One Peace Books, it seems that Light Novels are becoming more main stream in Western Countries and I'm grateful for that.
I'm here because I really want to show support for light novels and this community.
The funny thing about all of this is that I wasn't really a reader until my first light novel. Not since the age of Goose Bumps anyway lol.
But yeah. I really hope Shakugan no Shana gets picked up. By someone anyone. The light novels were a bit in Japan even before Sword Art Online came out. It's a shame to see it rot away with a mere two volume release by Viz.
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Was checking Overlap titles earlier and I forgot The God Slaying Hero and the Seven Covenants was by them, I have been really enjoying that one.
Another one was Antique of the Galactic War Chronicle which I have been meaning to check out, I'm not sure if it's only 2 volumes long or got dropped or what though. -
I'm curious can you get licenses for Dengeki Bunko novels?
Would love to see the following one translated , it's also only 3 volumes.
Danshi Koukousei de Urekko Light Novel Sakka wo Shiteiru keredo, Toshishita no Classmate de Seiyuu no Onnanoko ni Kubi wo Shimerareteiru.
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I'd be a fan of a few 1-3 volume series getting translated. We had Brave Chronicles and Occultic but I don't think you've had any since. I like a variety of series length
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@the-green-death most series with only 2 or 3 volumes got cancelled though...
But there are some out there of that length that are interesting. Or 4 volumes.
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@Sam-Pinansky That makes sense. I'm guessing cancelled series leave a number of unsettled threads in the air - though I don't think that would bother me (I'm not reading these things in order to actually witness the final Demon King confrontation - the journey is what interests me), I doubt I'm the majority here.
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@the-green-death Series that get cancelled after 2-3 volumes rarely have good conclusions because the author usually tacks on a lame ending or closure.
There are some that are pretty self contained in each volume that would be fine, but you can just tell by looking at the amazon.co.jp reviews what most people think of final books in a series that weren't really meant to be "final".
Also sometimes it's not that they're cancelled but that the author just stops the series because they don't want to write it anymore. I think followers of enough web novels will be well aware of this problem...
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@Sam-Pinansky Would you happen to know if Ikai Shinki to no Reunion from Softbank Creative is cancelled or still ongoing? MAL has it listed as a completed series while MU doesn't really have any tags or indicators as to whether it's truly ongoing. I've read both translated volumes a while back but it's definitely not a completed story.
