Would you read for the same author if he switched genres?
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I try not to get caught up in authors for light novels. I don't really look for light novels by author name, I just happen to stumble upon ones while looking at titles / covers on Bookwalker.
Actually, if the same artist and author combined again so the story + art had the same feel, I'd feel like I'm wasting my time a bit in terms of engagement.
Of course, there are exceptions. Like, I grabbed Light-Novel by the author of Welcome to the NHK because I liked NHK so much and I like light novels, so I wanted to support it. Though that is a big genre shift between the two, so I guess I'm accepting of that.
By contrast, I was a bit more hesitant to grab "Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDestruction" by Inio Asano because the characters seemed more silly and youthful from images, and I vaguely recall some of the comments by Asano in interviews made it seem like what he did with PunPun was too graphic for the modern comic industry. So in that sense, I did hesitate, but I did ultimately borrow it, and it's not as family friendly or anything as I thought it might be. It's still got a sense of cynicism (in this case, how crazy stuff goes on in our world, and we just continue to live life like nothing happened) and you still need to be in a good state of mind to wash down the depressing elements.
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I wouldn't be able to recognise any of the authors names from any of the light novels I have read, except for SAO's and Accel World's author's name.
I've never follow who or what author put out, just look for books in the genre's that i like. -
I would. I mean take some random genre, what is you favourite books in that genre? What books do you hate in that genre? They are part of the same genre, yet you like some over others. If Reki Kawahara wrote
romancesome random genre I would not read it however if Aneko Yusagi or Kugane Maruyama or Fujino Omori wrote some random genre I would buy that straight away! -
for LN to be honest I rarely remember the Author. if you ask me who is writing SAO or some popular LN am pretty sure I would not be able to name them. (I am suck at remembering name after all)
so My answer is "it does not matter". If I like the story no matter the genre or the author I would read it.
I tend to like fantasy, school life tho.
but mostly when I pick new novel it would be the cover then summary. after that it would depend on the story if would continue, like it or just drop it. -
I've never cared about an author's previous genre, but it's more that I read anything as long as it's interesting.
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@myskaros same I just read what I find worth my wasted time XD .
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I'll try any genre but Horror. Don't know if I'll finish it but I can try it.
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If it's a genre I don't like I probably won't read the book. If it's a genre I'm interested in I'll give it a try, even if completely different from their previously works.
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Most of the time i don't really care who wrote what, but if i really like an author's serie i may more easily try an other of its work. Genre don't matter much, they're some that i like more but as long as i like the premise it don't matter much. What really matter in the end is if the book is good or not.
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Well yeah, obviously. I'm not reading a "genre", I'm reading books in general. Except maybe if he/she started an especially braindead isekai...
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I'd probably not read an author delving in hardcore hentai light novels from whatever genre in the same way that I won't voluntarily read a textual porn book in English, but otherwise, I'm usually willing to give anything a try. There are certain authors who make the transition from one to another genre. It's arguable that some genre definitions are fluid and what you call shonen, I call seinen without any particular issue on whether a story is enjoyable.
For me, the example of that in LN is Yoshiki Tanaka who writes both Arslan (Conventional Fantasy) and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Hard Science Fiction) where they are both good for different (genre) but related (both have a political subgenre involved) reasons.
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I rarely base my choice of reading material on author name. If the story is good and I enjoy it, I dont really care who writes it.
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Given that they are all pen names, and can change on a dime (Reki Kawahara is a good example of that.), it doesn’t really matter that much to me. For what it’s worth, there are a very limited number of LN author’s names that I even recognize. Kawahara is one, Wagahara (The Devil is a Part-Timer) is another. Fuyuhara (Smartphone), though I have to look up how to spell his name. To my embarrassment, I can’t remember that name of the author that wrote Bluesteel Blasphemer and Outbreak Company.
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I find sad that there are many people who ain't even aware of the authors name...
But some answers seem weird:
"If the story is good and I enjoy it, I dont really care who writes it."
"What really matter in the end is if the book is good or not."
"I've never cared about an author's previous genre, but it's more that I read anything as long as it's interesting."Like I get this point, but you won't know that till you read it, so my question is more like if the author is part of your criteria to choose what try.
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I don't wanna sound rude but I'm wondering about the whole horror tag thing, Asian horror is quite different, that sometimes, you can find even heartwarming stories, drama about loving life belonging to Horror. (Like Horror has a lot of different subgenre, so denying the whole genre might be a bit of a loss)
Also, What about death game? They supposedly belong to horror. Do you avoid those too? -
@bloodygaikotsu said in Would you read for the same author if he switched genres?:
I don't wanna sound rude but I'm wondering about the whole horror tag thing, Asian horror is quite different, that sometimes, you can find even heartwarming stories, drama about loving life belonging to Horror. (Like Horror has a lot of different subgenre, so denying the whole genre might be a bit of a loss)
Also, What about death game? They supposedly belong to horror. Do you avoid those too?I'm also not a fan of horror in general, but... would you consider Mushishi "horror"? It kind of has that vibe at times... that sort of more subdued (and somewhat more optimistic) "horror" is fine, I guess?
I guess for me, the thing is, even with some horror stories I might be somewhat interested in, I'd have to be in the mood for something with that horror vibe, and honestly, I'm almost never in that mood. Perhaps that will change sometime in the future (or it might not)...
By the way, death games are definitely out for me.
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@stardf29
Haven't read/watched Mushishi yet, so dunno.
But there are so many subgenres outside slasher and body horror.
There are stuff like Gothic or Comedy horror too.
So, I was wondering why people may be so adverse to a huge genre with different subgenres and interpretations.Like in a way, smth like Chiaki J. Konaka's Mononoke or Serial Experiments Lain can be considered Horror, but they are still very different experience.
There is even Environmental Horror that is kinda like Sci-fi that talks about climate change and similar issues. (Smth like Parasyte and The Drifting Classroom) -
@bloodygaikotsu I can't speak for others, but I would say that the common "horror" elements that comprise the horror genre are elements I am not really a fan of in most instances they are used. There are exceptions, of course, and if presented with a particular subgenre that I find to my interest, of course I'd be willing to give it a try. Saying I'm not a fan of horror is just me saying I'm not interested in most horror stories, while keeping myself open to the few that might prove otherwise.
I'm not all that attached to large genres, anyway, and I mainly evaluate and make choices at the level of rather specific subgenres.
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@BloodyGaikotsu Basically what @stardf29 said, I'm the same. And I'm not really worried about missing something because the genre is large. I've got a ton of things in my list so, until that's done with, it won't be a problem either. I might re-evaluate it later on, but for now I don't care.
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@bloodygaikotsu I react badly to horror. Like really badly. If I am going to have to see a horror movie, read the genre ect, I need to finish it at least 5 hours before I'm going to sleep, or I am garaunteed waking from nightmares every hour or so. I'm currently 33 years old and I can't do it.
Death games that are more based on the suspense and action side, I can deal with. But when they delve into the phycological wounds caused by having to harm others it causes me issues.
