Novel pick-up requests
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@john-collins this is one I've been pushing for for a while as well. Official Site: http://micromagazine.net/gcn/sword/
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please pick this one Tsukurareshi Inochi to Kirei na Sekai. This a heartwarming novel. It has already 4 volumes which the 4th vol was release last September.
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@jefferson-bailon Seems good I support this.
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@shiroi-hane
New volume soon I think
And Considering I found this under the same publisher while looking around.
Official site
http://micromagazine.net/gcn/lineup/pupil08/
Halfway through the first book and it looks good. Seems to be a lesser fantasy Log Horizon esque story.
8 Volumes are also out.
Pretty sure an english title would more accurately be read as "She calls herself the pupil of a wise man"
So far the story is mostly being moved by the plot which has been moving at a pleasant slice of life like pace. All though I heard it becomes a bit more action oriented in the later novels.
https://hotcocoatranslations.wordpress.com/she-professed-herself-the-pupil-of-the-wise-man/
1st volume had a relatively decent fan translation, however the translator went AWOL over a year ago. So 2 chapters after the first book and thats it.EDIT: (Im an idiot)
@LegitPancake
I don't think the j-novel devs even care personally with how they handle dealing with fan translators(no dcmas and the overall goal of just outright delivering a better translation guaranteeing those sales) and not only to add to that alot of these series wouldn't sell too well in the first place with out the following already having existed. Nobody would know alot of these existed with out the help a few certain image boards and forums. Hell I'd argue some of this stuff only does well because of it oddly enough.Anyways my only reason for posting stuff like this here is to basically "hint hint" please pick this up because surely me and a few others will buy it. As many of the series Ive found exist either in translation hell or in a state of a dead or M.I.A. translators poject bin. When you consider a fun story with fantastic art it kills me inside that it might never see the light of day. Which is a shame since alot of this stuff is worth the 7 bucks on kindle to kill time with and have an enjoyable read. I'd argue smartphone(which I originally expected to be really bad) I found to be a hella fun guilty pleasure, and few more I'd welcome.
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@john-collins Oh, uh, all I meant was "I read the web novel, so I can't personally vouch for the light novel, but I assume it's also swell" :o
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@myskaros
Ah, oh well no biggie then.Belay that I'm an idiot and linked the wrong person. Sorry yo!
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@LegitPancakeOh well my point stands...
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@john-collins
It looks like vol 4 is out on the 30th, along with the second volume of the manga. Neither are available to pre-order on BookWalker yet.
Pupil I've looked at because I quite like the artist, but not one I've actually picked up yet. -
@john-collins said in Novel pick-up requests:
I don't think the j-novel devs even care personally with how they handle dealing with fan translators(no dcmas and the overall goal of just outright delivering a better translation guaranteeing those sales) and not only to add to that alot of these series wouldn't sell too well in the first place with out the following already having existed. Nobody would know alot of these existed with out the help a few certain image boards and forums. Hell I'd argue some of this stuff only does well because of it oddly enough.
Not linking to sub-legal content is more just to keep everyone above board. "It only takes one rotten apple to sour the barrel;" for example, if JNC receives a complaint that "people" are posting links to copyright violations, they become forced to take action. It could mean bans, it could mean strict rules on what's allowed to be posted, who knows. It could also be nothing.
I think there's more freedom in policing ourselves than forcing JNC to police us. No point in taking unnecessary risks, you know? Everyone here knows how to use Google.
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@myskaros
Fair enough, if a mod deems it be, just snip my links. Besides Itll probably be a long while till I link anything else since nothing else has my attention. To be honest Ive found more than Pupil and Sword, but I guess the others just don't click with me. I'm probably just biased on fantasy adventure hijinks even if they're of different flavors. Just gonna play that long and hopefully not painful license waiting game. -
@jefferson-bailon I read the premise and now want that super fluffy title in my life. You sir, are either a saint or a monster.
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@jampodevral ahahaha rather as the one who suggested it i am the one who most want this!! :D
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@jefferson-bailon I dont follow the LN scene in Japan, cause it would make me cry over the books i cant read.
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@jampodevral said in Novel pick-up requests:
@jefferson-bailon I dont follow the LN scene in Japan, cause it would make me cry over the books i cant read.
Do you watch anime? I'm constantly crying over all the shows that end unresolved. My poor Sakurako-san. :crying_cat_face:
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@terrence The fact that many series exist just to be sales boosters for LN actually causes me to avoid shows. I have watched 2 shows this year, 1 last year and 1 the year before. And that was after a 4 year skip of all current anime.
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@jampodevral said in Novel pick-up requests:
@terrence The fact that many series exist just to be sales boosters for LN actually causes me to avoid shows. I have watched 2 shows this year, 1 last year and 1 the year before. And that was after a 4 year skip of all current anime.
This year is pretty rough. Best shows are mostly LN or visual novel adaptations, so lots of skipping those for the original source.
I am watching that MMO Junkie one since I believe it's based on an anime. Mori-Mori-chan best of the year! xP
Justus R Stone released his weekly top ten selling LNs in Japan video. Only one LN returning, so lots of new stuff, majority not licensed.
Most interesting titles for me were the new series by the Konosuba author, the farmer Isekai, and the Cooking for Mercenaries Isekai.
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@terrence
Glad to see Pupil and Rokujouma there. I never knew how well Rokujouma really did in japan other than that it had to at least be doing adequate to reach 27 volumes. -
@john-collins Rokujouma is the best seller series from HJ Bunko. It always appear on Oricon chart on the first week of it's release before disappear from the list next week.
In fact on it's 10th anniversary Yurika is chosen as poster girl for HJ Bunko.
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@neoankara
Oh wow neat, and yurika of all people hah. -
I don't now if anyone has requested it yet but I figure that since there is nothing like it in the current lineup and given that it appears to be fairly popular it might be a good bet for this site to pick up.
http://www.novelupdates.com/series/me-her-and-the-ballistic-weaponry/
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Personally, I would like to see:
Dantalian no Shoka
Shakugan no Shana (only 2 volumes were ever licensed, and I think it's 20+ volumes)
Boogiepop Series
Shigofumi
Ben-To
Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
