Novel pick-up requests
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@Sam-Pinansky Yes, but at very slow translation speed. The thing about majority light novels is that, it's released before the anime yet we get it after. That is, unless you're an Japanese speaker and can already read the JAP novels. Where is the English community to have this chance? "Re Zero just ended" Japanese speakers are already reading volume 9 + of Re Zero. "I wanna do this too!! but I can't read Japanese, guess I'll just wait 2 years for Yen On to license volume 9 Lol" Zaregoto took 2 years for volume 2 and then been MIA for 6 years on this series. Monogatari series (I meant) anime been released years ago, but this year, we're barely getting volume 1. "yayyyy!!!, but WAIT, the anime already covered majority of the novels, why should we license this? 'because it's still popular, we're going to license the novel now and hope it sales!!.' " I think If Novel Club wants more subscribers, they can't just pick random god series hoping that the community will pay to read it and suddenly, they become hook to it and it'll become popular because it is interesting.(KonoSuba for example, did not sale a lot until the anime exposed it) Light novels don't have equal opportunities as anime, so we have to gamble it on "already popular or is popular anime" to advertise the light novel. In my point of view, Novel Club should be about "getting ahead in web format" especially in popular series and use that "physical localization takes too long" to succeed.
I don't know how licensing works as I did not put any effort in this, but if only a company can license the rights to distribute novels, then Novel Club better pick up their competition belt and pull out their Challenger skills and compete over popular series.
Your Name Is. was just an example of a stupidly over popular series that we all want to watch, but can't yet and something we all want to read, but can't yet. That is, unless you you already saw it at EXPO or is a total scumbag and watched leaked one, or is Japanese-senpai and already read the LN.
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@TenshiNoAkuma You make a lot of important points. But a lot of what you say can be boiled down to: Can J-Novel Club make more revenue than a slower, print-based release?
If the answer to this question is yes, then we can compete for titles like that. We just started ~3 weeks ago, so the answer to this question is still unknown.
In the meantime we'll license series that are fun, and series that are popular or have a built in fanbase when we have an opportunity. That's our strategy. -
@GokuuSon said in Novel pick-up requests:
Personally I'd love to see an oldie, but in my opinion a goodie, Maria sama ga Miteiru. Always wanted to read beyond the anime. Would be a dream come true for me :)
Yes, I second this. One of my friends in Europe would also be very happy to read this.
Anyway, on my end, I'd like any supernatural fantasies told in first person. It's easier for me to pick up on what's going on, if in first person.
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It looks like this became the "official" request new novels thread so I guess I'll throw my thoughts in. I second the few people who mentioned "Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere" however, those novels are huge (700-1300 pages each) and from what I understand, difficult to translate. The fan translation is pretty far along but I would still love it if J-Novel got it though. Minoru Kawakami's other works would be cool as well including the (older) "The Ending Chronicle" and the (newer) "Clash in the Hexennacht" I'm not sure how much of a fanbase these series have though so I'm unsure how profitable they could be.
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@Rozmdan Horizon would be cool but the businessman in me would complain because I'd have to price the ebooks higher and it would throw off the whole premium credits thing! Would I make it cost 2 credits? Argh, that complications that would cause in my system hurts my mind.
2-3 times as long basically mean translation costs = 2-3 times as high = need to price ebook to match... Without a giant tome on the shelf wouldn't that cause sales to drop drastically for the ebooks?
Honestly if I were to license Horizon I'd push to split up the volumes into more usual 250-350 pages.
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@Sam-Pinansky That's understandable and I do recognize that the series isn't too conducive to the current business model you have set up.
It would probably get really complicated naming the books too since currently the set up for Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere is "Volume 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C" in that pattern repeating. If you were to split each book in to say 3 parts, that would be even more complicated.
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Two novels turned me into LN addict: Sword Art Online and PuiPui. Please translate PuiPui, it'a a light hearted romcom, one of the early ones that has been dropped...
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Kou 1 Desu ga Isekai de Joushu Hajimemashita (Hobby Japan) Please....
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Hello, I've recently found out about this service and you can call quite interested.
Because I don't know the current series you are running now yet, I've got a few series in mind I'm interested in for request.
I'd like to see "GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There!" and "The Irregular at Magic High School" to your catalog.
Even though Yen-Press has TIMHS in their catalog, they only released it physical.
I tried to request a digital version, but they responded that they were not gonna release this series digitally. -
If you can translate Kokoro Connect, that would be awesome! I love the anime, and have always wanted to read source material for it.
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@Student-no.0 me three! Very interested
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I've been seeing a lot of suggestions here that I'd definitely get behind! And just to be different, I'll go ahead and mention one that hasn't been said yet: Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja, from GC Novels. It seems like it's a pretty fun series so far, and I'd love to see an official translation for it.
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hello,
I want to request a Novel that i still love until now. which is Tate No Yuusha (The rising of shield hero) and Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken. These two novel have very interesting story which is not mainstream and their plot and MC is very good which the entire things is not for justice.
Reason i want these series is because both of this Novel only have web novel translation. so i wish to read original LN of this. (Sorry of my bad english)
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@kaitokite said in Novel pick-up requests:
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
The first one you mentioned.. I think it is already licensed in the US. One peace books is the publisher I believe. The 2nd one I've never heard of, but it looks to be fair game.
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I'm really enjoying the anime adaptation of Magical Girl Raising Project so far and so I'd love to see the novels brought over.
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I am interested in "Mushoku Tensei" (I think its a web Novel turned Light Novel), I haven't read it but heard its good and I would like to contribute to the Author instead of reading it on Baka Tsuki or any other site like that. Also I plan to get a yearly subscription very soon. I forgot also, "She Professed Herself the Pupil of the Wise Man" and "Only Sense Online"
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I'll bite and put in a request for Hundred; really enjoyed that anime for whatever reason. I'll also be brave and hope for Absolute Duo, Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, and maybe even Unlimited Fafnir.
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Didn't Gargantia have a light novel? I loved that little series and definitely want more!
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I'd really like to see the light novel for Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere. Was really interested in the anime, but as is pretty common now...the anime ends nowhere near the story's conclusion. Don't you just hate that?
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I have no title in particular to request, but I would very much like to see a mystery light novel. Any kind of mystery light novel where I am glued to the edge of my seat for the whole book.
