Light novel/Web novel discussion

>>122674686
At least post one with a manga/anime tied to it in the OP so we don't get deleted again.

>>122674816
Overlord had a manga but it got deleted anyway.

OP should have posted a page from the manga instead.

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>>122674816
I posted the last one as a MT and Overlord thread, which both have mangas and Overlord if I'm not mistaken has an anime in the works and that didn't seem to stop the deletion last time

>>122674686
is anyone doing translations for this.
or is it just one of the many LNs were we post illustrations in every thread and complain about no translations ever.

>>122675256
Someone started translations it's on the first chapter currently that I've found
https://oniichanyamete.wordpress.com/%E8%A6%8Bsc%EF%BD%83%E3%82%89%EF%BD%90/she-professed-herself-the-pupil-of-the-wise-man/

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So I tried asking this question right before the last thread was deleted.
Is Arifureta good? Do the other classmates get killed off? Is there an infuriating start like Shieldbros?

>>122675525
i enjoy it
yes
not really

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>>122675616
Thanks anon, i'll pick it up then.

Tokyo Ravens volume 12 never.
New watari novel translations never.
Danmachi Volume 5 chapter 2 translations never.
>>122675525
Arifureta is terrible, one of the worst things I have read, it's like going to fanfiction. I dropped it, couldn't handle it. I liked Mushoku Tensei, but then then it turned pretty mediocre, then it went full shit.
I'm just waiting for Tate no yuusha LN translations. Most of web novels haven't been satisfying to me.

>>122675685
>Danmachi
I was looking into that, it seemed pretty interesting
do all the volumes translated so far take place in the dungeon?

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Is it gay if she used to be a guy?

>>122675808
Did you play Rune factory or Summon night? It's similar to those game, I would be bold and say that maybe the author based his story using them.
The basis is that in the middle of the city is a huge dungeon, adventurers go there, kill monster and sell the stuff in the city, while the dungeon has a lot of focus, it also focuses on the influence fight between the goddess and the typical romance.
I would say summon night 1 for GBA is literally Danmachi.

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>>122675961
Does that matter? :^]

>>122675965
I'll have to look into it when I've cleared out some of the other stuff I have on backlog

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>>122675961


>original character is badass elder
>get turned into a loli
>oblivious of things at first
>starts flirting with old refined gentlemen types similar to her original character
>neglects pegasus because her crotch hurts when riding it for extended periods

Class changed from sage to nymph.

I'd laugh if she and solomon had to act like a couple for political reasons

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>>122676810
G-Gutts?

>>122675525
Beginning good if a wee-bit "must kill my humanity to survive" edgy
Then it goes to shit because the author tries to insert gag humor and turn it into a comedic harem with the occasional complete curbstomping by the MC.

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>>122674686

Mira-chan is adorable. I really wish the illustrations for the 2nd novel would show up. Or maybe I just suck at looking for them. Guess i should just give up and buy it. Oh well at least the author is steadily putting out chapters recently so that's nice.

>>122677266
>>122676810
>>122675961
So aside from the single prologue chapter already posted is anyone actively translating this?

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Overlord hijack

Thoughts on Yen Press releasing more LNs now?

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>>122677477
They should pick up Overlord

Anybody know if Youjo Senki is being translated any-freaking-where?

I thought Swiss Momo was going to take it as of this year, but I don't think it went anywhere...

>Overlord spam
So cancerous, no wonder these threads get deleted.

>>122677477
>>122677523
Well, they picked up Shieldbros.

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>>122677813
by all means, feel free to contribute something.

>>122677875
they did? Might need to check that out.

is it the same guy who posts these pictures EVERY thread?

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>>122677971
.........naaaaah

>>122677891
They haven't announced it yet, but some anon listed it among others a while back on stuff that Yen Press had but didn't announce. Mahouka and DRRR were on there and they just announced that, so it's probably legit.

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>>122677989
eh, Shieldbro is probably fourth on my list of shit I want.

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who is translating this?
it is listed here
http://bato.to/forums/topic/19625-where-can-i-find-recommendations/
but the link doesnt go anywhere

>>122678015
They're announcing stuff next month at a con, so I bet it will be then. Probably won't be out until the end of the year if not early 2016, but they do have tons of shit coming out.

It's weird to say, but I'm oddly looking forward to Strike the Blood, even though it's basically the new Index.

>>122675347
wow that is some shitty ass prose

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Does anyone know if there is a site that takes requests for scanning new LNs that aren't on the internet yet? I want to translate some new stuff.

>>122678061
if that is what i think it is heart crusader maybe?

>>122675525
Its not really good, mostly the MC running around being an overpowered piece of shit by like volume 2.

>crafting guns, modern vehicles, bag of holding bullshit

May still read it for bunny abuse.

>>122674816
What the fuck? Are Light Novels /jp/ material just because they're not in the board title. Mods need to fuck right off.

Seriously stop with the Overlord images. If people want to discuss shit, they'll discuss shit, the image dump doesn't help.

>>122678224
I'm honestly not sure. A lot of LN translators buy their own copies of stuff though.

>>122678346
It's just been shitposters as usual spamming reports probably.

Why did the trasnlations for Yuusha Party stop?

>>122678388
I'm honestly surprised he hasnt run out of images yet

Is there anything like OSO, with crafting shenanigans?

>>122678434
oh, I stopped because I wanted peace. Should I keep going?

>>122678456
only if its of aura and mare my friend

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>>122678474
really the only one I got left

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So when is Vertical going to release those LN they announced a while ago?

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>>122678456
No it's annoying as hell. Posting an occasional image to go along with Overlord discussion if it's happening is fine, but just mindlessly dumping images is annoying.

>>122678441
Crafting specifically? I'm not sure, there's lots of MMOish type stories but not many that focus a ton on just crafting like OSO does.

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>>122678441
magicraft meister maybe.
there is translation. but not a lot

>>122678429
They decide to TL that gorilla waifu shit. Seriously fuck them.

>>122678498
Why is Mare so cute

what is the katakana/romaji for mare

>>122678537
Yeah I was going to mention that one but the translations look stalled at the moment and there isn't much there so.

>>122678548
They're not even translating that. I think the translators just died.

>>122678522
In before >tumblr, but they said it'll be out in December/January.

http://vertical-inc.tumblr.com/post/113894811341/animeslovenija-i-should-point-out-that-the-good

>>122678530
>>122678537
Ah, that's a pity. Thanks anyway.

I hate how OP the Overlord characters are.
I hope some other player appears and wreck Momonga's shit.

>>122674686
Just finished trying to read the vol 3-4 of the Tate no Yuusha LN, im surprise how the editor made a rollecoaster of emotions and manage to make the story interesting after the Queen Returned. Props for making something out of the garbage source material which is the WN.

>>122678548
>gorilla waifu
What?

>>122678656
later

>>122678680
Shinka no Mi or something.

>>122678670
Oh man when the queen came back and Shield had king and slutprincess' names change
2gud

>>122678537
I assume the girl on the right is his automata "daughter"? She's pretty cute.

>>122678656
Touch me needs to rekt his ass.

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>>122678729
which is possible. If he was in the game when it closed, it's very possible he's still alive.

>>122678670
The Turtle spirit version of the LN,made me wanna punch a wall.

>>122678696
>Shinka no Mi
>As a result, he somehow becomes one of the champions. (Also the first heroine is a Gorilla?!)
Haha what?

>>122678759
Fruit of evolutions transforms fat smelly MC into a bishonen and a gorilla into a hot chick.

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>>122678680
Shinka no Mi. It's basically disgusting fatass guy and his school gets transported to another world.

He becomes strong because he eats some evolution plant thing and his body odor then kills this level 200 something monkey which levels him up a ton. Then his body odor works like manly gorilla pheromones and makes this female gorilla that is really strong fall for him and she acts like a perfect waifu. Then later in a dungeon due to events, he basically confesses his feelings for her despite her being a gorilla which because of her having eating the evolution plant too makes her become a human, though she can still transform back to gorilla form for fighting since her human form is weak.

>>122678537
That isn't really similar to OSO.
It's not actually MMO crafting, but real world engineering with the use of magic for rapid prototyping and the world has no videogame mechanics.

>>122678806
>>122678792

He should have just stayed put and cultivated the plant, made an orchard made a army of waifus out of local creatures and then monetized the fruit for lonely people who want to bang their pets

>>122678745
he was banned mate

>>122678670
Translation never.

>>122678861
thats even better.

>>122678806
anime when

>>122678865
He really couldn't, he was transported alone and it was a super hostile monster infested jungle. He did take quite a few of the seeds though he feeds some to a donkey later and she becomes the third heroine. Second heroine was a girl with something like -2 million luck stat. Her issue was solved by a cursed accessory that had the effect "Luck x -2" so she ended up with 4 million luck and it broke.

Good news guys, HakoMari's author posted on twitter that he's 95% done with vol. 7. It seems like we'll be getting it soon.

https://twitter.com/mikage_eiji/status/576954245913583616

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does anyone know any wn that isnt a jumbled mess? E.g., i tried reading death march but after the 1st volume it's all just incoherent fillers. the only wn ive read that knows where it's going is MT

>>122679013
i have to reread everything from v1 now.
also KAZUKI AND MARIA ARE NOT CRAZY. you people just dont understand him

Anyone remember that LN about MCs mother being turned back into to teenager and falling in love with her son?

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Soon.

>>122679102
would read. do they fuck?

>>122679045
Death March isn't a plot driven story. It's just Satou's random day to day doings in a fantasy world.

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>>122679115
this is the horizon series right?
are they any good?

>>122679129
>>122679156
Fuck its been years since I saw the thread but all I remember is that his imouto also joins the fight for her onii-chan

>>122679045

Death March is kinda shit though. The whole "I can learn whatever skill I want to max level just by replicating it once and dumping some of my shit-ton of stat points into it" pretty much removes any suspense.

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>>122679343
sounds lewd

>>122679441
It's not that kind of story.

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Currently reading "Gfting the World with Wonderful Blessings." Overall, it's probably one of the funnier LNs I've read. The mc is a prick, but it seems to be more of a symptom of just how annoying his party is and how exasperating they are. It's mostly a mix of game logic with fantasy, but the better sections are the humor parts.

>>122679441
>Suspense
There's ほのぼの listed in the WN's keywords

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>>122679555
Megumin best party member.

>>122679555
Explosion is best girl

I've been reading goodbye dragon life hello human life I'm waiting for him to wreck the whole demon army

>>122679176
That one is Owari no Chronical, a sort of 'prequel' series to Horizon.

I'd say yes, it's certainly well above average for a LN. Like Horizon, it's as if the author put every idea/setting for a light novel in a blender with a heavy dose of politics and development. There's also a huge cast of characters.

>>122679115
I am hype. Baka-tsuki seems down to me though.

>>122679176
No, it's Owari no Chronicle, by the same author/illustrator.
It's definitely worth reading if you enjoy well thought out sci-fi/fantasy settings that aren't just "kid gets thrown into alternate world".

>>122679650
mc is such a cocktease with his whole "I can wipe out everything if I release my full dragon power." And never does it.

something word master is taking forever. Everything feels so slow right now but I can definitely see big moments coming any day..

Too bad we're still hundreds of chapters behind...

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>>122679630
I like Darkness a lot. Has a mix of maturity and perversion. Amazing body too for that matter.

>>122679555
Felt complicated reading it on Narou after finishing the first volume of the LN
MC gets a ridiculous luck-based status ailment inflicting skill from Lich early on

>>122679684
Horizon is definitely worth reading too though.
It's the only LN I've read where the setting really seemed to be living and breathing.

Tsuyokute New Saga have alot of potential, but only few chapters so far hard to say if it can keep up being interesting,

Arifureta needs to actually be published,get an editor-san, and clean up the chapters. Have potential but its fragmented, and also lacking illustrations.

oniai season 2 when

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>>122679752
From the looks of it the LN is taking a slightly different path from the WN. Has an offshoot that's about Megumi's sister. Megumi got the lesser genes.

>>122679808
Arifureta is getting published. It got announced back during this last week.

Reading grimgal anyone got spoilers? Does the Mc get gud and develope a harem or is it still party oriented?

>>122679916
Didn't know, can't wait.

>>122679856
Isn't Megumin pretty young though? I mean I thought she was like early teens.

>>122679970
https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=5780

Was the announced artist for LN.

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ITT: Everything anyone with a brain could find on google-fu

Man, I'm not saying you should bring an undiscovered translation site to the table, but not a fucking image dump of overlord and shit everyone has already read.

Come on man.

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>>122679856
That isn't her sister, that's the chief's daughter and her rival/friend

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>>122680142
Is that you wife?

>>122680250

Got a problem, ho?

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>>122680303
n-no

>>122680145
They all look the same to me. Same face, hair color, eye color and chuuni.

>>122675685
>Danmachi
It's having a adaptation in a few weeks, so someone will most likely pick it back up

hopefully

>>122675685
>I liked Mushoku Tensei, but then then it turned pretty mediocre, then it went full shit.
Agreed and it's sad, the series had so much potential.

>read this thread
>reminded about a LN that I haven't read in a while
>Lots of chapters have been translated
fuck yea

>>122680142
This. Not mad just upset that I read basically everything. Not seen these mentioned.
https://9ethtranslations.wordpress.com/
https://reantoanna.wordpress.com/

Liked that zombie series since MC acts like a typical Anon would in that situation and Counterstop because my eyes are blind from MC's shines my heart.

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Can I ask for recommendations here?

I need something "easy" to read, I'm still on the 5th level of 9 of my city's Japanese classes but I feel like if I don't start reading Japanese I'll never actually learn anything.

I not that bad with Kanji but I still have some problem with them.

Any help?

>>122677750
No, but if you beg the owner of oniichanyamete.wordpress.com , he might do it. He's been doing a a couple of chapters for a few series recently trying to spark interest by other translators so they'll pick them up.

>>122678670
Is the Tate no Yuusha manga on a break? And seriously someone needs to continue the Spear Hero Gaiden spin-off i want more batshit insane Motayasu.

>>122680883
I do wonder if My Little Sister Can Read Kanji is actually good for practicing your nippon reading skills.

>>122679045
No. Why would there be? Authors put WN online so other people can do their editing and proof reading for them (Also in the faint hope someone will want to publish their work). If you want coherency (and less filler), read the LN if they got published (Death March has LNs, though the translator is only doing the WN).

Also most of the WN translators are using machine translators with minor editing, which doesn't help (Of coarse this has no relevance if you can into moon).

>>122678670
>Tate no Yuusha
The only reason i read that garbage is for the shieldbro, His companions except for Kiel,Firo,Atla are unloyal fucking shit. Hope the LN gets translated.

>>122681255
Mii-kun should die. Sadina and Gaelion as well.
Fucking traitors.

>>122681205
Death March isn't that kind of story though. The entire story is about Satou's lighthearted day to day life in this fantasy world.

If you're going into that story expecting huge plot developments and tons of serious action then you're definitely reading the wrong story.

>>122681255
I need more female knight, need to see her shaking down more bandits.

>>122681255
I dropped that. Spoil me, racoon NTR or something?

>>122679013
He's already done. See latest tweets.

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>>122681278
>>122681255
>>122681354

>stopping someone from going on a genocidal world dominating rampage and reverting them back to a sane state of mind makes them a traitor

>>122681387
It's not about opposing Naofumi, is about betraying him.
I'm not mad at Raphtalia and co. because they clearly told him they didn't share his views.
I'm mad with the faggots who pretended to side with him and then betrayed him.

>>122681205
pretty sure thats not what hes talking about.
sounds like he wants WN/LNs that are mostly plot.

>>122681437
Is there a place where there's a recommendations of LN's that are not only translated till <10 chapters

>>122681427
to be fair gaelion has two consciousness' inside him warring for dominance during the whole thing original both Gaelions were down with his plan but old G's daughter-fu guilt tripped him into turning around, and then baby G after the experiments got hijacked by old G (I think I'm really tired maybe that didn't happen)
Spear is a total idiot and would have sided with anyone he thought would have had the highest chance of helping him bang Firo
and without Sadina the others would never have been able to stop Naofumi
I mean really the only one who "betrayed" him was Sadina but I mean cmon

>>122681563
Not really. You just have to browse around all the normal places.

Some WNs I've been amusing myself with lately.

王国へ続く道
http://novel18.syosetu.com/n3746ce/
The rise of a man going from a slave to a king of a country for the sake of obtaining a single woman.

巻き込まれ異世界召喚記
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n5883t/
Rather unique story where most of the fighting and whatnot is a subplot and the main plot is just romance between the characters. The main character gets together with the heroine quite soon.

腐れ縁はチートども！
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n4566s/
Long as fuck. Story tends to lean towards comedy but still has its serious points. If you've read Tsuoykute new game+, this story is similar to that however instead of omitting the adventure, it spends one hell of a long time showing the adventure before pressing the reset button

必勝ダンジョン運営方法　相手に合わせる理由がない
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7891ca/
Dungeon making.

境界迷宮と異界の魔術師
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n9985cb/
Dungeon crawling, defeating villains, making a harem. Catch is that the protagonist is 10.

勇者に滅ぼされるだけの簡単なお仕事です
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7359bv/
Protagonist is the demon king. Creating a country of demons, obtaining loyal subordinates, he works hard to create a world where he doesn't have to be killed by a hero.

>>122681621
can't into moonrunes because language deficiency ;_;

There aren't like any premium translator groups right? where they're paid to translate this shit in a timely manner?
Or where you can hire them to do so?

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Since an anime is coming out this year for it, I figure I might as well try to get some more people into the LN.

AntiMagic Academy is probably my favorite translated work at this point. Don't be fooled by the Academy cliche or synopsis, the sense of a post-apocalyptic world and war is shown very well. The balance between harem hijinks, character development, and battles are done very well. All of the women in here have substance, this includes their backgrounds and interpersonal relationships besides the MC.

The whole thing is actually kind of an emotional roller coaster. Volume 1 and 2 are good, but 3 is where things really start picking up; and it hasn't let up sense. There's a sense of urgency and struggle present throughout.

http://krytykal.org/ is translating it. He actually does other series, and has a solid, consistent translation schedule.

>>122681717
I don't know about groups, but I know a community of forum goers paid a professional to do Spice and Wolf ahead of time. They let people who donate to the cause get the translated version months ahead of time, as well as chapters. People who didn't donate had to wait months for the novel to be available to them, which is fair. I haven't seen another concentrated effort like that for any other LN so far.

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>>122681145
Thanks, will check it right away.

>>122681621

Shit i haven't read any of these. Just recently got caught up with ワールド・ティーチャー -異世界式教育エージェント-. Also in the middle of 異世界はスマートフォンとともに. Haven't been reading much recently though needed a break. I'm still terrible at Japanese so it takes me fucking forever too.

This looks like an interesting OP FeMC LN.

>>https://9ethtranslations.wordpress.com/kansustoppu/kansutoppu-arc-1/

Any LNs out there that are mostly translated? Or at least half?

After reading 8 chapters of Doulou Dalu every day for the past week I can't stand having to wait 3 months for a new 10 page chapter.

>>122679115
>You will never marry and procreate with your opposite-gendered self from a different world
>You will never raise a child that switches between two genders

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>>122681621
Shit, forgot an important WN.

呼び出された殺戮者
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n4399ci/
Ever wondered what would happen if you released a twisted serial killer into a fantasy world? This is apparently the result. The protagonist begins the story by killing the god of death, following that he kills the king that summoned him. He also gains a pleasant yandere as the story goes on.

ダンジョン＋ハーレム＋マスター
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n8173by/
Originally 18+ WN, remade into a 15+ one though you can easily see where there was supposed to be ero scenes before the remake still. It's a story of SUFFERING and SUFFERING and SUFFERING with some light at the end of the tunnel. Only read if you have the strong will to continue even after seeing one suffering arc after another. Believe in that the suffering eventually does subside.

超・初心者（スーパービギナー）の手引き
http://ncode.syosetu.com/n4745cf/
A relatively recently completed series. It was a nice read with things escalating every volume, revealing new truths and lots of twists and turns.

Finally, obligatory mention of 黒の魔王. Batshit crazy yandere harem with the protagonist oblivious of it. He doesn't know that his harem is doing crap like performing human experiments and sacrifices behind his back.

And in more recent developments he finally fucked someone. And that someone wasn't in the harem before. Let the bloodshed begin.

>>122682495
Owari no Chronicle is on its next to last volume and it's great.