Novel pick-up requests
-
Well, I have a theme for some of my recommendations: Game
as long as Games wither it be Video Games or Board Games or any kind of Games play a big part of the story.Problem children are Coming from Another World
Only Sense Online
Complete Novice
Kusoge Online (BETA)
Relaxed VRMMO Log
-
I like the look of the game club novel type books. Unfortunately, almost all of them are Kadokawa branded. T.T
I'll grab a few of the ones I've been looking at...
"I play LP with Gyaru of the same class"
https://bookwalker.jp/dee23600d0-0c42-4873-834a-d2bdfba66e46/?acode=WpfPW3yk
This is the one that has Minecraft featured in its inserts.
Also... What about Death Games? =P
"Werewolf Game" (this series has a lot of novels and manga; dunno if it has arrived stateside in any form).
https://bookwalker.jp/de529e98a7-838c-4996-856c-50a57b71a3b7/?acode=WpfPW3yk
And...
(Rough Google Translation)
"Because I was involved in a game of life, I decided to kill the one I do not like from one end"
https://bookwalker.jp/de42d64799-a41f-4b19-8008-cb0561ce5e88/?acode=WpfPW3yk
One more...
"It's fun Because the World Became a Death Game"
https://bookwalker.jp/de50842516-2367-451d-9283-a8e3c8ba47ac/?acode=WpfPW3yk
If you're wondering why no descriptions:
- Death Games are the most spoiled by reading descriptions, so I don't if I can avoid them.
- A lot of the titles are barely translating, and there's not a ton of info out there about a few of these. But the Bookwalker links are there if you want to learn a bit more / see color inserts. =]
-
@paulnamida I wasn’t really saying much about the content of the series and made no claims that anyone who likes Smartphone should like AW. I just find it strange that someone who likes Smartphone couldn’t understand someone who enjoying AW when surely neither is what would be considered high art.
-
@the-green-death Yet they are still art.
-
@the-green-death The whole point of art is that it's subjective and based on the era. For all we know, in 10 years, we'll be in Siskan where they are considered what you define as "high art".
-
OT: There are plenty of books and plays considered classic pieces of art that one could see as trash.
A lot of late 1800s-early 1900s works are littered with racism, such as anti-semetism. Shakespeare works had potty humor and relationship stuff that isn't too far from light novel tropes. Maybe there's still some high brow "art" inbetween these issues, but I would never teach these stories as if they deserve to be preserved on a pedestal, incapable of being criticised and the writer's genius being questioned.
Heck, I've seen pieces of literal trash at MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) called art. xD
-
@the-green-death for the record, I was just joking with that line about being offended. After reading your answer I'm not sure if it came across so I just wanted to make sure it did.
I don't really hate AW, it just baffles me how it got picked up when it had a clear contender in the same genre during the same season with so many qualities that outshone it by far from a story-telling standpoint. Heck, even the fanservice was better xD.
-
@terrence @Aruseus493 I strongly believe that if Siskan gets a physical release, some day in the future, it will be part of an exposition in the Louvre. IT WILL HAPPEN.
-
@aruseus493 Sure there’s always that possibility and when that happens I’m sure there will be rabid debates about which color of panty is the appropriate to flash to the blood related older brother.
-
@the-green-death Amateur, it'll always be blue and white striped panties.
-
@aruseus493 White panties with the face of a 🐻 on the front are the only way to go! All other viewpoints are abomination. Or as it might be written in Siskan ▽< (@*@) > ¥
-
Shimapan vs. Kumapan. Now this battle is worth the world's attention.
-
Magic Bullet in the Magical Land (魔法の国の魔弾) looks very nice (and badass). At least first 20 chapters of Web Novel are amazing. I bet Light Novel will be even more amazing. So far 4 volumes of Light Novel are released. Long story short: MC played VRMMO (looks like a top player, idk), suddenly got transferred into another world in the middle of nowhere, traveled to find nearest village just to find out that soldiers execute people with animal ears, got mad, nailed them with 7.62mm to head. MC kept his abilities from VRMMO not only weapons and armors, also supply drops, air strikes, machine gun turrets, mines (Claymore mines for ambushing are FTW), explosives & etc. Unlike Manuke FPS, here MC can share his weapons & stuff with others, which makes this LN is even more epic.
Some covers & images:
Anyway, it will be great to see it coming to J-Novel.
Japanese Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.jp/まとめ買い-魔法の国の魔弾（Mノベルス）/dp/B06ZZQLH8N/ref=sr_1_45?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525442225&sr=1-45&refinements=p_27%3A真空P. S. For some reason cover illustrations remind me of Realist Hero...
-
listen to me, girls. I am your father!
NU Synopsis:
19-year Segawa Yuuta was looking forward to start his new university life and go through a normal university life, making new friends, etc, etc. But suddenly, when the plane which his elder sister and brother-in-law were on went missing, he became the ‘father’ of his three young nieces! Now, his six-tatami mat apartment not just has to accommodate himself, but 14-year old Sora, 10-year old Miu, and 3-year old Hina. What will be the fate of Yuuta? -
The reason we can't see any JNC release of a Shogakukan title any time soon
-
I'm requesting a few pick up's
Assassins Pride by Kei Amagi
Maken no Daydreamer by Alpha Polis
Magi’s Grandson by Yoshioka Tsuyoshi
in said priority order ;P -
@dj-johnson Assassins Pride was on my Seven Seas survey. That one looks really interesting.
-
@bloodygaikotsu Yep, people who make dumb decisions are everywhere...
-
This series looks a bit intelligent. Complex math. 😅
https://twitter.com/bunko_dengeki/status/992767447022235648?s=20
-
New theme (if you so choose to participate): "Unnatural Hair Colors".
You can debate if bleached "blonde" hair on a Japanese character is technically unnatural, but for me, I'm looking more at purples, pinks, blues, greens, and the like.
Here's some fun ones:
"A rescue warrior of a different world"
https://bookwalker.jp/de769137a7-13fe-4f55-8128-293d0a8cf3a5/?acode=WpfPW3yk
This one has a green haired maid as the female lead next to the male counterpart. They're the two characters that appear on every cover. It's nice to have green haired leads. Story sounds like it's about a dude in an Isekai trying to live peacefully before a God makes him be a Brave to vanquish evil.
