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The Promised Neverland is getting a TV anime series. The official site's domain has been up for a while, but it's just confirmed.

https://twitter.com/YonkouProd/status/998863951273197569

Itachi157 posted...

Damn, how long is Clannad anyway

I think I remember you posting about it in the old VN topic too.

It's super long, that's for sure. I remember reading somewhere that the total script has about 1.2 million English words.

So I checked out its synopsis, and I think its supposed to be about alien invasions and magical girls. Yeah.

Its translated on Untuned, by the way.
http://untuned-strings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html?m=1

legendarylemur posted...

barnnn posted...

Hmm, Vertical just licensed one of the Kinos Journey manga. The one by Shiniya Iruka, not the cover posted in the ANN article (which is a cover of the Gou version).
Ive got all of the current volumes in Japanese and I can say that its a great adaptatoon. The first 3 volumes covered the stories from the LNs first volume.

https://goo.gl/MgyUCh

Lol that link also has some details about Kino as a high school girl? Sounds... interesting

Oh, thats Gakuen Kino, a highschool spinoff series. I havent read it yet, but its supposed to be a series where Sigsawa goes crazy with the gun fanservice. And the characters comical traits are supposedly cranked way up.

MJOLNRVII posted...

How do you MH players decide between fashion and functionality? I've been hiding my "optimal" builds AKA fashion disasters with the Kulve Taroth layered armor, but now I wanna switch my weapons up. The Kirin SA is awful, but I like the way both it and the power element phial looks(green sword!). Also it's Thunder, so I probably wouldn't even be using it every fight like I do with the Axe of Demons.

I just use optimal setups for quests I really want to clear and fashion for casual farming and messing around.
Mostly fashion in World though, since the game itself isnt that hard compared to the older titles.

Hmm, Vertical just licensed one of the Kinos Journey manga. The one by Shiniya Iruka, not the cover posted in the ANN article (which is a cover of the Gou version).
Ive got all of the current volumes in Japanese and I can say that its a great adaptatoon. The first 3 volumes covered the stories from the LNs first volume.

https://goo.gl/MgyUCh

To the Moon is getting an anime film.
Totally recommend the game, too. It's 60% off on Humble Store right now.



https://www.humblebundle.com/store/to-the-moon

Finally got to do some more Cross Road novel translations. Chapter 2 is done now.

Here's the latest release, Chapter 2 Part 2:
http://barnnn.blogspot.com/2018/05/cross-road-in-their-cases-chapter-2.html

And here's the rest:
http://barnnn.blogspot.com/p/author-seino-gorou-illustrator-fuse.html

Hmm, The Ancient Magus' Bride novels are licensed by Seven Seas. Didn't even know that this series had novels, so that's cool.

https://goo.gl/5Rq7Sx

And speaking of which, the novel Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikari Kagayaku actually had a complete English translation. It's posted under its English subtitle "You Shine in the Moonlit Night," which I kinda forgot to consider when searching.

https://www.lightnovelbastion.com/project.php?p=1133

ArthasReborn posted...

Calwings posted...

Every single episode of Kino (both the original series and the new one) is based off of one of the novels. A couple of the most popular ones from the original series (including the Coliseum episode) were re-adapted in the new series as well.

Time to get around to checking them out. I still have the link barnnn posted with his translations. I really like this kind of episodic story.

I don't remember if I already posted these, but the fan TLs for the rest of the series are posted here:
https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kino_no_Tabi
http://untuned-strings.blogspot.com/p/index-kino.html

ArthasReborn posted...

Calwings posted...

The sheep episode, right? That episode was such a hilarious train wreck.

That's the one. It's such a weird-ass place to end the series on. Was it in the light novels?

That chapter is in Volume 20. Not fan-translated yet.
Weird core story and gun fanservice aside, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to focus on the relationship between Kino and Hermes, because it's one of the few chapters where she's actually worried about Hermes being in danger for once.

So I just read this one-shot novel, Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikari Kagayaku. Debut work of Sano Tetsuya, illustrated by loundraw.
Got it for a 15-hour flight and finished it in one go.

The story is basically about a guy doing favors for a terminally ill girl. Pretty cliched premise as far as Japanese drama goes, with the two main characters helping with each others existential crises through their interactions, but its got a pretty pleasant sense of humor, which isnt that common in this kind of story.

The writing style is a tad bit too simple though, I guess. Doesnt really set the mood in certain scenes when its supposed to be super heavy, but I also kinda feel that it being so concise actually gives more space for fleshing out the core story and its characters.

Well, Id say that I liked it overall. A bit rough around the edges, but its a pleasant read regardless. Would recommend if it gets a translation some time down the line.

Huh, so the Monster Hunter movie project is (unfortunately?) not dead yet.
It'll star Milla Jovovich. Kinda saw that coming, considering the director and all...

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2018-constantin-monster-hunter-1202807147/

Finally. Thought they'd never localize that.

legendarylemur posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKeI1xbJNtw&hd=1

That's the docu

Ah, I've known the gist of it but never looked it up in detail.
I guess it's bound to happen sooner or later to this kind of community project, being open to any contributor and all.

Pretty sure a similar thing (but smaller in scale) happened to some Baka-Tsuki translators, where their translations got edited excessively by people who probably didn't know what they were doing.

legendarylemur posted...

Wow that's pretty surprising. Recently saw a docu that talked about the controversy surrounding the SCP site. I guess community made stuff eventually devolves into something stupid and anti-community

Huh, is it on the main site? I kinda want to check it out.

Cookie Bag posted...

barnnn posted...

Hmm, looks like there's going to be a SCP Foundation light novel (or maybe a normal novel, judging from the price).

It's called Kagami no Kuni no Iris -SCP Foundation-
The author is Akira, who also wrote Sasami-san@Ganbaranai and Yume Nikki.

http://www.hifumi.co.jp/books/lineup/9784891995034.html
http://www.hifumi.co.jp/books/info/iris.html

Huh, is SCP a thing in japan too?

Looks like there's a Japanese version of the web, with Japanese translations of the main site and also its own SCPs (suffixed -JP).
Only one JP SCP is featured on the novel's cover though. (SCP-040-JP, the cat doodle on the photo)

http://ja.scp-wiki.net

Hmm, looks like there's going to be a SCP Foundation light novel (or maybe a normal novel, judging from the price).

It's called Kagami no Kuni no Iris -SCP Foundation-
The author is Akira, who also wrote Sasami-san@Ganbaranai and Yume Nikki.

http://www.hifumi.co.jp/books/lineup/9784891995034.html
http://www.hifumi.co.jp/books/info/iris.html

GiftedACIII posted...

Leanaunfurled posted...

I'm watching this old anime right now called Scrapped Princess and it's pretty cool so far. I love fantasy meets sci-fi settings.

This is the predecessor of Chaika isn't it?

Looks like it. LN is written by the same author.
Tokyopop translated the first 3 volumes.

Huh, it's available for free on Viz. Might give it a try.

Is it alright to start with it if I haven't read/watched the main series yet?

ArthasReborn posted...

Cookie Bag posted...

Spidey5 posted...

My default reaction is disgust

This is valid for 99% of live action adaptations.

Even that wonderful live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie?!

...You know, that one is almost OK in my book. Got a few scenes I consider to be good, Mustang and Hughes' acting are solid, and they actually paid attention to the series' little details.
The costumes don't look too good though, especially the dye job on Ed's hair. And Gluttony is just impossible to recreate with a human actor.

When it comes to live action adaptations, the only ones I've watched and consider to be good so far are Gyakuten Saiban, Gintama, and the Kenshin trilogy.

So an anime adaptation of Conception was just announced, coming October.
Not the second game, but the first PSP game that was never localized. Why now though?

https://twitter.com/conceptionanime/status/992328026741325824

kirbymuncher posted...

https://files.catbox.moe/6o1axv.jpg first person to identify them all wins absolutely nothing

03 Hinamori
06 Hinagiku
13 Himeji
14 Inori
15 Canon
16 Lacus Clyne
18 Sakura
20 Louise
26 Virgo
28 Yui
31 Takagi
32 Nurse Joy
33 Minato
36 Aries

Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

Quick question for those watching SAO Gun Gale Online Alternative or whatever...

Is it any good? I hard dropped SAO in the second season, cause WOW the second part of the first season was just awful, and the Black Bullet stuff or whatever was also terrible.

Only 2 episodes in here, but I think it's good so far.
At least it seems to have its story focus down, and the original LN's author can be counted on when it comes to gun action.

Calwings posted...

barnnn posted...

Yeah, thats true. The longer series are usually the ones that get all the attention though, which is really a shame since some of my favorites are actually one-shots or short series (except Kino, which is like 21 volumes long).

Isn't Kino just a whole fuckton of one-shots anyways? Like, each volume is its own story of Kino having a new adventure in a different country on her travels.

Or am I mistaken?

Only partially. Each of Kinos chapters are mostly standalone, but there are also some overarching storylines for the other main characters.

DarkDragon400 posted...

barnnn posted...

Cookie Bag posted...

On the other hand, maybe the author does have an idea on how to do proper relationships, but gotta cater to the otaku to sell their works :/

Well, there are some legit works out there when it comes to LNs, but they're either super short or don't sell as much.

Sometimes stories being short is better.

Yeah, thats true. The longer series are usually the ones that get all the attention though, which is really a shame since some of my favorites are actually one-shots or short series (except Kino, which is like 21 volumes long).

Cookie Bag posted...

On the other hand, maybe the author does have an idea on how to do proper relationships, but gotta cater to the otaku to sell their works :/

Well, there are some legit works out there when it comes to LNs, but they're either super short or don't sell as much.

Eh, pride aside, I'm just limiting myself to reading stuff I actually buy so that I'm more careful in choosing things.
And considering that I occasionally put up fan translations of Japanese novels, I'm not really one to criticize the way others do things.

Cookie Bag posted...

I just realized Ryuji in persona 5 is voiced by the same person that voices okabe in steins gate, dude makes the same fucking reactions like okabe lmao.

Does he always play a clown in everything he voices? pandora's actor was the same in overlord.

Miyano also voices serious characters from what I remember.

Pretty sure he voiced Riku from Kingdom Hearts, Kamiya from the Tekken CG movie, Setsuna from Gundam 00, and the Wizard from Bento (this one is probably more comically serious).

MwarriorHiei posted...

barnnn posted...

And I'm way too proud to read manga scans, so there's that.

sometimes you just gotta accept that certain series will never get licensed :(

Well, I can read stuff in Japanese, so it's not much of a problem. I usually just buy stuff I read digitally from Amazon JP (most recently the two Kino's Journey series and Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter).

And the BNHA manga is licensed, actually. Don't really feel like ordering them right now though.

Well, I've been hearing some good things about BNHA, but I don't really have the time to get into long series right now.
And I'm way too proud to read manga scans, so there's that.

When it comes to shonen though, Shaman King (with the extended manga ending) and Fullmetal Alchemist are pretty much the only ones I really like.

So Arifureta is confirmed for 2019.
Character designer changed to Kojima Tomoka.

https://twitter.com/OVL_BUNKO/status/990442493467549696

legendarylemur posted...

barnnn posted...

legendarylemur posted...

You guys ever wanna do MH4U with me? I've always been trying to set up a game or two with friends here in gamefaqs.gamespot.com to no avail

wait

barnnn you're in America now right? That means you've got no more excuse to play Mh with me son

Well, I'd be up for it if I had some time. I'm not really that deep into 4U's endgame yet though.

Here's my FC: 4485-2061-9867

(And I'll be out of America again in a few weeks, actually)

Oh dang, going back to... Thailand? Pretty cool you're moving around so much. When are you free if ever?

Yup, going back to Thailand again. Not really sure when I'll be free though, but definitely not in the two upcoming weeks.

legendarylemur posted...

You guys ever wanna do MH4U with me? I've always been trying to set up a game or two with friends here in gamefaqs.gamespot.com to no avail

wait

@barnnn you're in America now right? That means you've got no more excuse to play Mh with me son

Well, I'd be up for it if I had some time. I'm not really that deep into 4U's endgame yet though.

Here's my FC: 4485-2061-9867

(And I'll be out of America again in a few weeks, actually)

Ushiromiya posted...

How is that Dead Demons de dedede manga?

Its great. Early part is a super comfy slice of life with a weird backdrop and some psychological drama, which slowly escalates into crazy alien shenanigans.

kirbymuncher posted...

I can't believe infinite stratos is only on volume 13 it feels like it's been around forever

Its been on hiatus multiple times. Especially long during the artist change, I think.

Huh, looks like Infinite Stratos is finally ending in Volume 13. Revealed in the afterword of Volume 12 which just came out yesterday.

https://twitter.com/noe_Anime/status/988939747413245952

Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

I love how the Layton anime is labeled for kids and we have episodes about getting high and seeing people who died And now the zombie of someone's dead husband

That's Japan for ya. Lots of dark stuff are considered alright for kids as long as they give a lighthearted impression. Stuff like Showa and early Heisei Kamen Rider shows come to mind. And Ultra Seven and Ultraman Nexus.

So I just came across this video of a guy doing live a song cover in Call of Duty WW2. Sweet stuff.
The end was also pretty damn hilarious.



The song is Mabataki by Back Number, from the movie Hachi-nen Goshi no Hanayome, by the way.

ArthasReborn posted...

barnnn posted...

This was extremely informative, thank you. I'll probably watch the 2017 anime then, and then maybe check out the LN later on.

You're welcome. Hope you have fun with it.

Also, I forgot to mention that most people actually prefer the 2003 version over the 2017 version. Maybe give that one a try too if you end up not liking the 2017 version.

ArthasReborn posted...

If you're familiar with both the LN and the anime, do you have any comparisons?

Well, it's pretty complicated, to be honest. The novels are like collections of short stories with each chapter being standalone, and the anime series chooses a few chapters to adapt.
It's also worth noting that three key stories included in the 2003 version was adapted again in the 2017 version, two of them due to being crucial to the main characters' origins.

The 2003 anime version cuts out a fair amount of details from individual stories but includes more of them by splicing stories with similar themes together in some episodes. Three of the stories were changed significantly, two for the better and one for worse.
I personally don't prefer how Kino is portrayed in this series though. Only shows the character's neutral, detached side for most of the time because of the chapters chosen, and Hermes isn't given as much attention as I'd like.

The 2017 anime is mostly a faithful adaptation, but two stories in particular are heavily abridged due to their length in the novel. The art style is more simple compared to the 2003 series, and the CG can be a bit jarring in some scenes (especially two particular shots in the first episode).
The stories included here shows the main characters in numerous different angles and doesn't shy away from showing their less sympathetic sides, which I really liked.

The other characters in the collab (Tiffana, Photo & Sou) only appear in the novel and the 2017 anime, so there's also that to consider.

And yeah, I've translated some of the LN. The first half of volume 1, two of the visual books, and a special chapter of the manga.
http://barnnn.blogspot.com/p/kinos-journey.html

ArthasReborn posted...

The Danmachi mobile game is doing a Kino's Journey collab so do I fall for the marketing scheme and check that series out?

Definitely do give it a try. It's currently my favorite light novel series.

Edit: Hah, they paired DanMachi's Hermes (spelled he-ru-me-su in JP) with Kino's Hermes (spelled e-ru-me-su). Definitely saw it coming.
https://imgur.com/a/9DpTD

legendarylemur posted...

Feels like ever since LN general disappeared, I haven't done a recommendation thing in a long long while

But if you're looking to see what the likes of edgy teens and Linkin Park listeners would totally be into, look no further than Nidome no Yuusha. A series so edgy that you'll get cut just reading it.

An isekai hero saves the world but is betrayed by his party member after he defeats the big bad. He swears revenge as he's dying, and the world informs him that that was just a fucking tutorial. Now it's basically his 3rd chance at life, and this time, he's out for revenge.

Cheesy as fuck and entertainingly violent. Only 3 chapters of it on manga form but I heard the LN is fairly far in, so it's something I'm definitely gonna have to see. I love a good edgy revenge story. It's sorta my kink

Hmm, been seeing the name around here and there, so I'll probably check it out.

On the other hand, I don't really have anything to recommend since most of the stuff I like aren't translated into English.

Been slowly making my way through MH World here, and while it's not as strong as an opening volume compared to Tamashii, it's great with its focus on the characters' interacting and adapting to environments they're not used to.

kirbymuncher posted...

well really, marchen madchen fit my #1 requirement for battle series which is having powers based on stuff. and I don't just mean saying someone who shoots fireballs has powers based on fire or something dumb like that. beeing based on stories is cool, being based on historic figures is cool, being based on mythological weapons is cool, etc etc. Basically, if the character announces their name / their weapon name and you pause the show, go look it up on wikipedia, and the info you find there is actually relevant to what their abilities and combat style are, that's good.

It also means you can have fun trying to guess what certain characters are based on, or try to predict possible parts of their powers they may be keeping hidden

(on a related note pls recommend me these)

You know, now that I think about it, the Monster Hunter novels also do that to an extent with the characters' weapons and armor of choice.
Not based on other pre-existing stuff, but on the stuff contained within the games and/or spawned by the player base.

GiftedACIII posted...

Tropicalwood posted...

To be fair Gifted, if someone started watching a harem that isn't Highschool DxD, Rogue Hero or Shinmai Maou and expected the protagonist to end up with anyone but the main girl, they deserve all the disappointment in the world.

Infinite stratos had the guy end up with like the fourth girl.

And in Nisekoi, Onodera shared spots as main girl and I think she actually appeared onscreen first. But I guess she was just too plain for the author who had an obvious tsundere fetish.

Eh, Nisekoi is kinda rigged right from the one-shot chapter, really.

Tropicalwood posted...

I don't think IS actually ended though.

Nope, not over yet. And as far as I know, Ichika isn't with anyone yet either.

DarkDragon400 posted...

Calwings posted...

After an episode that caused such a gigantic negative uproar, led to death threats toward producers and voice actors, and basically made the entire fanbase cannibalize itself in a sudden civil war... what the hell could possibly happen next? Anything short of causing Zero Two fans and Ichigo fans to literally fight each other in the streets would be a letdown IMO.

Was that the most recent episode? Haven't seen it yet, so I guess I'm in for something truly sublime.

Yup, episode 14. I'd say it kinda depends on your expectations and/or tolerance to drama.

Huh... The Subarashiki Hibi VN is getting a full voice HD release?
Is the English release we have not fully voiced or something? Ive had my eye on it, but Ill (try to) get this new release instead if thats the case.

https://mobile.twitter.com/keromakurastaff/status/987292881030340609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&;

Hmm, Gundam Unicorn sequel announced.

And when it comes to gunpla, I'm pretty sure this is the first HG Sinanju Stein kit, and the HG Phenex is the first HG one to not be store exclusive (the older ones were the silver G-Reco versions sold at Gundam Front Tokyo).

http://gundam-nt.net

So I'm starting to rewatch Kino's Journey 2017 with the English dub. Three episodes down, and I can surely say that this season's dub is way better than the 2003 series'.

Kino and Hermes' voices fit almost perfectly, Shizu doesn't sound monotone anymore, and I guess Riku is more or less the same. The side characters' voices are great, too. I've also noticed that the BGM is a bit louder in the dub, which is actually pretty nice.

I'm pretty sure most licensed mangas are offered digitally. They usually go for $6-8 a volume from what I've seen.
The Demon's Destruction series I just posted are $9 (but $8 on Barnes & Noble). I'm buying physical for the sake of collection though.

Most licensed LNs are also available digitally, and Yen Press has been releasing them for series that don't already have them.

Ayy, Demons Destruction Volume 1 is finally out. Gotta order this.

https://www.viz.com/read/manga/product/dead-dead-demons-dededede-destruction-vol-1/13120

Edit: Animated trailer.

Haven't checked anything else yet, but Megalobox is some good stuff.

So... I just translated one of the Kino's Journey special stories that came in the other day. Didn't take long, considering that it's stylized to be like a story book. Lots of pictures, not as much text as an average light novel chapter.

The double page illustrations are just phone photos for now though. I'll try to get a good scan of them when I have the chance.

http://barnnn.blogspot.com/2018/04/kinos-journey-visual-novel-1.html

Calwings posted...

barnnn posted...

The Ordinal Scale movie is also alright, I guess.

I don't know about the quality of the light novels because I don't read LN's at all, but I thought the high points of the anime were the early part of the first arc (before bad writing killed it), the GGO arc, and the Ordinal Scale movie. I thought the Mother's Rosario arc was "meh", not necessarily bad, but not that great either.

Well, the LN is a bit of a mixed bag, I'd say.
The parts that concern the game mechanics and stuff are fairly detailed and you can actually understand the things Kirito has to do to get to where he is (except the dual blades BS, of course) and he's not portrayed as an overly nice guy like in the anime. But on the other hand, Aincrad I and Fairy Dance has him rambling on about Asuna 25% of the time, which kinda makes it all about him and Asuna with everything else in the background.

Progressive is kind of like a reboot of Aincrad that covers the arc in full. Volume 1 covers Floor 1 and 2, Volume 2 covers Floor 3, and so on. It's released around the time Kawahara started Alicization, so his writing is significantly better at that point. It's also kinda what people expected SAO to be about at first, so there's that.

ArthasReborn posted...

Should I watch SAO so GGO looks even better by comparison

Nah, not really. Most of what's been covered so far in the series isn't very good, so to speak. There are some events from the main series that explains how things are in the in-story world in general, but they're not really necessary to know.

But if you're interested, the only parts of SAO (with Kirito) I consider to be good are Progressive (standalone reboot-ish LN), Mother's Rosario (main LN volume 7, season 2 ep 18+), and Alicization (main LN volume 9+, season 3). The Ordinal Scale movie is also alright, I guess.

Yuru Camp? It's adapted from a manga, yeah.

It's licensed, but Volumes 2 and 3 will take a while to come out (early June and late July respectively)

https://www.amazon.com/Laid-Back-Camp-Vol-1-Afro/dp/031651778X/ref=bseries_primary_1_031651778X