A Question Regarding the Release for the Physical Edition of The Water Magician Light Novel Series
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After doing extensive research online, I have come to the conclusion that there exist no physical copies of The Water Magician light novel series in English, as in the only things I have been able to locate include digital versions and the original Japanese editions.
I just finished the anime and want to continue the series via reading the light novels, however can't find any hard copies in English. I came to this site because it looked the most promising, having a wide selection of light novels.
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone has any information pertaining to when/if the physical edition of the light novel series The Water Magician will release here or anywhere else? -
@pebble123 The Water Magician doesn't seem to have a print edition nor is there any current plan to get either the light novel or manga in printed form.
If you look at the tags for the series you should either see "available in print" or "planned for print" as one of the tags. you can also click on Series and change the filter to "In Print" or "Future Print" to see all of the novels that are currently in print or planned for a future release.
The only way we know of new physical editions is when J-Novel makes an announcement, either on their live streams or at one of their visits to an anime convention.
This is the previous announcement about printed titles. J-Novel Club Licenses 9 Exciting New Titles, Announces Print Release for Former Digital-Only Series
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@morbelek Sounds good, thanks for clearing that up for me.
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@pebble123 said in A Question Regarding the Release for the Physical Edition of The Water Magician Light Novel Series:
I came to this site because it looked the most promising, having a wide selection of light novels.
Yes, JNC is the publisher of the English light novels and this is their official forums.
You probably already know this but many English translations (and an increasing number of Japanese releases) are digital-only now.
By the way, one advantage of digital is JNC will continue to add corrections to some editions over time. Another is that if you buy the title directly from the JNC website, some titles include the bonus stories that were only available for in-store purchases in Japan. Finally, the JNC store versions are DRM-free.
If you have a Kindle, you can send JNC books directly to it using Amazon's Send to Kindle page - https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle
If you have a different reader or tablet, most of them have "epub" format support.
The Water Magician LNs are fun, I'd recommend starting with volume 1 and not letting the lack of print keep you from reading it.
Edit: it looks like volumes 1-2 include bonus stories if you buy the ebook directly from JNC (not Amazon, etc.), while 3-5 do not.
The Water Magician
- Arc 1 Volume 1: A Bonus Short Story
Abel and the Smugglers - Arc 1 Volume 2: A Bonus Short Story
The Magic Copper Ore in the Village of Russy
- Arc 1 Volume 1: A Bonus Short Story