LN thread

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What are you reading ?

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Lord of Light :^)

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マグダラで眠れ :^)

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RyoKyuBu ;_;

And I'm reading some other garbage about a crossdressing boy working at a Combini because he wants to bone some girl.

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Are you a little Japanese middleschooler? Anything is better than LNs.

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The shitty one with the harem.

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I've been holding onto the Welcome to the NHK PDF for ages.

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Planetarian

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>>13937165
Is Gate good LN? or just watch anime + manga?

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>>13938275
Read the WN if you want to experience what the author intended.

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>>13937274
Whoa, me too. Please don't spoil it.

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I just finished reading welcome to the NHK

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>>13938367
How was it?

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Oreimo

Kirino not acting like a huge bitch makes it pretty comfy.

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>>13938417
Depressing

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What REAL literature do you read, /jp/?

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>>13938648
The /a/-and-/jp/ are shells of their former selves kind

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>>13938648
Um, dude, REAL literature isn't otaku culture.

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Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon and Owari no Chronicle, like any man of taste trying to avoid reincarnation and video game shit should.

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>>13938648

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>>13938795
Book about subhumans?
Sasuga, plushiefuckers.

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>>13938723
Otaku culture consists of touhou and shitposting.

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>>13938808

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>delete LN threads
>leave countless generals up
sasuga

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>>13939086
Who
Said
That
?

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>>13939443
I am sorry my local friend. On /a/ we are masters of memes (read: faggots)

Since this was a thread created by an /a/-user I deemed it appropriate to use my memes

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I'm only following the Index series. I started the Kagerou, Setting Sail! novels (Kancolle), but ended up dropping those.

In general my reaction to hearing about most LN premises (same with most anime and VNs, really) is basically the same as this guy's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQCX6tIzC4

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>>13938795

I read this last year and I don't even remember what it is about

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>>13939577
something something dude married a chick if he promised her something something caught her fucking another dude something something broke the promise

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>>13939588
You 'might' have the wrong book in mind.

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>>13939592
nah just googled it, the girl who asked him to stop drinking was in the later parts

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>>13939588

It was unmemorable. I read kokoro shortly afterwards and I can't remember a single thing about it either.

On second thought, my memory is just shit.

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>>13938275
The Gate anime is trash and the original webnovel is full-on propaganda.

The LN and manga are perfect.

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>>13941312
>webnovel is full-on propaganda.
Compared to the "half-on" propaganda of the LN/Anime/manga?

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>>13941394
The manga seems more HFY than anything to me.

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>>13941424
>humies vs humies
>humanity fuck yeah
uhh

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>>13941424
More like JFY + full-on otaku fantasy.

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Is No Game No Life good?
How about To aru Majutsu?

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>>13939496
That guys point of Haganai is the part I agree with the most. What the fuck is with the way they abbreviate long anime names?

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CoLA!
(Touhou, not Umaruchan.)

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>>13941512
>To aru Majutsu
Depends what you are looking for, it is somewhat entertaining, but disgustingly shounen cliche-y. Pretty much only worth reading for the world/characters which are nothing special but at least have some charm.

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And another LN thread on /jp/ dies. When will 4chin staff learn?

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Is Chaika LN worth reading, or should I just go for the manga or anime?

I am a sucker for namaniku ATK's art

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Are the Index LNs worth picking up where the anime left off or was enough stuff cut that I'd have to read it all?

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>>13947919
The LN is okay. It's way above the usual webnovels and other top-selling garbage.
And there's not much choice for fantasy series anyway.

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>>13948396
It's probably fine to pick up where the anime left off. The only book where stuff was really cut out was Index 2. Index 12 and 13 are one of the high points of the series, though, so you can start from there too.

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>>13948540
Is the anime fantasy themed? I always thought it was sci-fi themed with a necromancy element, doesn't she carry a sniper rifle?

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>>13948558
It's fantasy with a bit of grimdarkness.
Namaniku's art makes it look like sci-fi.

Rifles are like magic wands basically.

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>>13948547
Where exactly did the anime end volume wise? I suppose I could start at 12

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>>13948599
The anime ends on Index SS, which takes plcae immediately after the events of 12-13.

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>>13948625
ok cool, thanks bro

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>>13948639
um

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I don't read much LNs, but a few weeks ago I read this. Especially the first volume was really good. Waiting warmly for more.

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Rakuin no Monshou.

I want more stories about a commander of an army that don't suck. Altina sucks.

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Has anyone bought and scanned the Expelled from Paradise novel from comiket?

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>>13948700
I used google image search but my moonspeak level is not high enough - what is this called?

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Why would you ever read LNs? Why would anyone ever read LNs?

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>>13950787
The name is in the picture

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>>13938767
I love Horizon, but those novels are not light by any stretch of the mind.

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>>13950805
I'd only read LNs if I was rich, was fluent in moon, lived in Japan, and was an alcoholic NEET

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>>13950805
Why would you ever read books? Why would anyone ever read books?

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>>13950869
feelio when that is pretty much my goal in life.

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>>13950706
There's another one?

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>>13950857
They're light in the sense that they turn you into an enlightened connoisseur of skintight suits.

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>>13950987
Yes, was released early at comiket, releases officially in september. It's a sequel story to the movie.

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Marimite. It's like reading a Mexican telenovela.

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>>13951655
Has somebody pulled a gun out yet?

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One thing I can't stand with light novels are main characters who hide their powers and level. Why are fantasy light novels such shit? It's just so boring I have to sit through reading boring ass non existent plot of nothing happening in between each battle and shitty boring dialogue. Then the actual battles are all lack luster and all the characters are are just so uninteresting. What is with japan and hidden power levels and powers? What is the point in being so goddamn overpowered if you never use it? I just want to read a decent battle novel with balanced powers, interesting characters, some nice plot, and nice setting. I'm really tired of all the same bullshit. I think I've read like 50 series of the exact same bullshit.
I'm really beginning to believe people when they say >>13937252

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>>13952273
You've read 50 series of shit. If it's in the top 50 of most popular LNs, then it's shit.

What's your top 3 of the shittiest LNs you've read?

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What do you guys recommend reading? I'm up to date on SAO, working on Index, considering Mahouka (but I've heard it's pretty shit).

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>>13952308
You know it's really hard to say, there are so many fucking shitty series. I'd definitely say arifureta is one of them, death march would probably be another, there's another I read that's really bad and it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't remember. It's pretty hard to choose a top 3 cause all the ones I read are all just equally shit to me. Like I just can't read them anymore. I seriously feel like I'm reading youtube comments or fanfiction.

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>>13939086
>>13941441

Who are you quoting?

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>>13952318
- Tsukumodou Antique Shop (mystery, drama, supernatural, romance)
- Ringadawn 1 (fantasy - no magic stuff, drama, politics)
- 終末なにしてますか？　忙しいですか？　救ってもらっていいですか？ (fantasy, drama, post-apocalyptic)
- Gifting the Wonderful World with Blessings (comedy, reincarnation)

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Why can't Kagerou Daze get translations? Isn't it suppose to be really popular?

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.>>13937165
The best murder mystery novel ever. Dangan ronpa: kirigiri
5 detectives are invited to a star shaped observatory. After events transpire, 3 are murdered and sliced several body parts which were mixed inbetween the victims; meanins murder and suicide wasn't the case and there were no means for a murderer to break in and leave.
The twists that happen are more twisty than a pretzel.

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The only series I still follow are Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru, Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon, and Rokka no Yuusha. The last LN I read was volume 6 of Rokka when it came out a few weeks ago. I ordered the first volumes of the novel and comic of Gekitotsu no Hexennacht so I'll read those soon.

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>>13953466
what is this about?

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>>13953497
If I had to guess special forces dude gets transported into a fantasy land.

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>>13953716
Close. The description I just found says he's an expert at a military-style VRMMO and not actually special forces.

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>>13953761
fuck all of these MMO LNs holy shit

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I was thinking about doing a huge editing/embellishment pass on Mushoku Tensei to try to make it more readable, or the same thing with the earlier chapters of Overlord.

It would just be taking what they wrote and putting it in better/more logical prose, but I don't know if people see value in that activity or if it would just be me making stuff up rather than editing. Opinions can be intense.

But every time I see "this fellow" used every single paragraph in a translation, it makes me want to scream and to change it so that future readers do not get really bad sentences that make little sense in English or use Chinese idioms in place of English ones.

I lost interest in Mushoku Tensei when it went too far into wish fulfillment and the plot became a complete mess filled with ripoffs from whatever popular series the author wanted to plagiarize at the time.

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>>13954168
that and reincarnated or summoned/transported to another world bullshit

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>>13954499
Did Mushoku really turn to shit? I read some of the manga and it seemed alright.

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>>13955105
I thought the one where the dude reincarnates as a slime was alright.

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>>13952318
Just read Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon and Owari no Chronicle and you'll have enough to keep going forever.

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>>13955239
There's several of those, but if you're talking about Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken, it's shit. Overpowered as hell MC that gets thousands of followers who follow him unquestioningly and are overpowered themselves. The "bad guys" only exist to get overwhelmingly crushed by the MC. All characters are simple and uninteresting and the only thing the setting has going for it is that it takes place on the "monster" side of things but is otherwise bland and uninspired. Things got interesting when some of his followers got killed but of course, he was able to bring the back to life, and they were even more overpowered than before.

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fuck off back to >>>/lit/ normalfag scum

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>>13955307
Oh, I've only read the manga but if it really gets that bad I'll drop it.

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What are some good LNs with manga adaptations?

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>>13955229

It starts becoming like... okay, he gets 3 wives and there's chapter after chapter on it. He starts ripping off Steins;Gate. It even becomes Mecha for a bit. Like, the series gets really really bad around volume 12, and has moments of huge badness before then. I liked it early, but it starts to get really cringe-y.

He writes in a way that makes it almost painful to read. Maybe it translates better in Manga and I hope so, but I can tell you that the LN had me cringing and I had to drop it, after investing a lot of time into it. It became unbearable.

I still want some feedback to my question, if anyone can give it.

"Would editing some of these shitty translations to be more readable be something the English only readers would find valuable?"

And if so, does anyone know a series that could really use that treatment? I want thoughts. I have time. I am unemployed.

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>>13955474
I'd find it valuable if I hadn't yet read the story. If I've already read it I most likely won't go back to re-read the edited version and I wouldn't feel thankful for it, honestly.

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>>13955348
you know redditors post on /lit/ right

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Is Sasami-san@Ganbaranai any good?

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>>13956863
no it's shit, read skyworld instead

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>>13955406
Not the same anon, but it really does get ridiculous. I'm still reading it, but he's so overpowered. It's entertaining, but I can't defend it at all and say its a good series. I want the manga to update though so I can see some of the scenes drawn out.

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>>13956220
why are there so many redditors these days, running amok and unchecked?
why do the mods let them be?

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>>13958303
because mods are literally from gaia

the recent one for /a/ after kusanagi got the boot comes to mind

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>>13958331
>/a/
You honestly should just go back there instead of shitting up this thread.

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>>13958350
look at the op image and then back to me.

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>>13958360
That pic doesn't say anything about allowing you to be a shitter.

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>>13958366
but everyone from /a/ is a shitter. where is the line drawn?

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Do you guys read in japanese or wait for translations?

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>>13958947
Read what's translated then catch up with the untranslated stuff. But it really depends on who translates. The guy who did HakoMari and Tsukumodou is top tier. Rokka no Yuusha translations are nice too.

The rest of what I've tried is usually google-translated garbage.

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>>13958947
In Japanese, of course. No point in dealing with anything but the originals if you know Japanese.

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>>13959582
Where do you get them? Nyaa has pretty hit or miss selection

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>>13964091
honto or amazon.co.jp

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Why are all of these reincarnated, transported, summoned, and mmo LNs so fucking boring? Any decent battle LNs with good plot?

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>>13964815
No, everything is trying to copy SAO now and it's all shit

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>>13965253
So are there any battle fantasy LNs that are finished and came out before SAO turned everything to shit?

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>>13965412
no, none, SAO is the first

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>>13964815
Great fan of Log Horizon. Author actually knows his stuff about MMOs, and you can see that he enjoys them through his work.

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>>13964815
Depends on what you mean by "battle LN", but Owari no Chronicle and Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon.

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>>13958376
If you think there are people in /jp/ who aren't shitters you're in for a real wake-up call.

>>13959582
You make it sound like everybody's second language is going to be just as good as their first.

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>>13966878
>You make it sound like everybody's second language is going to be just as good as their first.
When I say "if you know Japanese" I'm assuming your Japanese reading ability is the same as or pretty close to your reading ability in your native language.

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>>13937165
http://www.amazon.com/The-National-Parks-Americas-Best/dp/0375712100

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>>13937252
Light novels are best to read for time-killers, you gain no profound knowledge nor any merit from reading light novels, but light novels are great to indulge in for entertainment value.

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>>13966698
I watched some of Horizon when it aired but dropped it because I felt there was a lot of shit going on and I couldn't follow. It felt like the intended audience was people who have read some of the novels. I'll check both of them out.

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>>13969630
The Horizon anime was faithful but rushed due to the 13 episode format. The LN is much more reasonably paced.

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>>13968790
I know pretty much every word and proverb in the English language (or 90% of them anyway) but I'd bomb Kanken 1 fucking miserably and chances are so would you.

Unless you quit using your native language and spend your whole day immersing yourself in difficult Japanese, your native language is still going to be better for years and years after you learn to read.

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>>13937274
I've read that one.

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Kino no Tabi.
It's fun and interesting.

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>>13970452
dude looks like a lady

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>>13966698
which of the two should I read first?

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>>13972499
Neither, read the City Series first.

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>>13972510
Only the first 3 volumes are translated, wish I knew moon.

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Reading 灰と幻想のグリムガル Vol5. Volume 4 was a mind fuck. Good series.

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>>13972579
I read what was translated a couple weeks ago. Not being able to read everything really sucks.

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>>13966878
Really?

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>>13972499
It doesn't matter. They're all independent works. They're in the same universe but thousands of years apart.

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>>13972579
>Before Haruhiro had realized what happened, he was surrounded by darkness.
top lmao

What somewhat looks interesting from this author is 断末のミレニヲン though.
The first volume was free for a week on bookwalker.

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>>13972579
Fuck I really want to read this but I don't know moon and I know it's going to hurt when I catch up to what's translated so far.

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>>13978540
>>13972889
The TL's gonna take a while but just know there's only suffering and grinding in this series. Volume 3 has some really good plot.

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>>13983366
I read what was translated of the manga and liked it a lot.

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>>13984315
Yeah, I'm the one translating the manga. The manga really doesn't put enough emphasis on the struggle they go through though

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>>13984504
Thank you for the translations! Have you done other series?

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>>13950805
It's like anime, but there is more room for the story and characters to develop, so scenes are longer and flow more naturally.

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>>13952639
Is there somewhere I can read this in english?