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Eratas123 · 2013-05-09, 04:00

Ohhhh, I get it now! Sorry, I thought it was Tatenashi holding her down, not the blanket itself.

akim36 · 2013-05-11, 11:25

Volume 8 has been updated! Though its kinda short

Hell_ping · 2013-05-13, 02:02

If anyone wants to finish up IS v8, he/she/they/it can do so until August where all hell breaks loose.

Eratas123 · 2013-05-13, 03:52

Don't strain yourself, Ping

genryu_black · 2013-05-13, 10:51

why do you tell until August, Teh_Ping?

Eratas123 · 2013-05-13, 14:04

He's going to start translating at august, so he's inviting anyone to finish it first if they want before he starts and "all hell breaks loose". My guess is he's going into overdrive.

Yye1 · 2013-05-14, 11:25

So read up on the first little bit of chapter 1, lol at the interogation scene

Javiersansano · 2013-05-14, 15:39

Has it been updated for the android app?

ZeroXSEED · 2013-05-14, 19:15

Ten foot pole, where are you, I need you now...

StratoSpear · 2013-05-14, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Ten foot pole, where are you, I need you now...

What's wrong?

ZeroXSEED · 2013-05-14, 19:35

Proverb son

That means I need extra layer of MST3K Mantra for preparation

Flere821 · 2013-05-18, 05:27

Chinese translations for IS Vol8 have finished:

Spoiler for Flere821 Comments:

Freaking hell. Less than 20% of the volume was plot. Less than 5% was IS combat (just one scene of a IS being gunned down).

Fanservice is everywhere, though at least it's no longer the usual 'tournament preparation -> token fight scenes -> interrupt -> girl power up' plot. I almost dropped the volume due to sheer uselessness and cliche-filled 'romance comedy' events in the first two chapters, it took over a third of the book to get into gear. The usual caricatures of 'clingy jealous girl', 'ojou-sama' and so on types of 2-dimensional character developments here, with no depth to the relationships. The Tatenashi siblings have also fallen into this trap.

Thankfully, Chifuyu didn't beatdown a IS by herself, she merely played bait for the other teacher's IS to blast it down with 4 gatling guns. Though later events showed Tabane might be able to go toe to toe with a IS and Tabane admits Chifuyu is on her level >.>

This volume has some more 'Houki is best girl' vibes - being the only one to gun for Ichika but isn't perverted to the core, as shown from the VR scenes. There's subtle suggestions that none of the other girls deserve Ichika and is only good for drama/fanservice >.<

Ichika is still dense as all hell in picking up females being attracted to him. Though he's at least no longer asexual in that he can be flustered seeing if he sees females in varying states of undress.

The only silver lining in all of this was some plot development:
-New Exoskeleton suit created, called 'Extended Operation Seeker', basically a IS frame with no weapons, core, or fancy gizmos like PIC (Passive Inertia Canceller). Mostly developed for things like lifting crumbled buildings and so on.
-US govt called the covert op attack on IS Academy;
-Their goal was the passcode to unfreeze and steal Chifuyu's IS that she used to won the Brunhild title, currently petrified into a statue under IS Academy;
-Some 3rd party stole Ichika's IS stats for next generation Mass-Produced IS plan;
-As aforementioned in spoilers, Tabane took a liking to Madoka and is willing to build her a IS - though with hooks as Tabane is trying to pull Madoka to her side and leave her organisation;
-And apparently Ichika is now psychic, all you need to do to get him to come and help you is call his name. Campione's Godou must have had that part of his skills stolen >.>

Verdict: The volume was mediocre, to be generous in my opinion. But the plot has not deteriorated bad enough to drop the series. I stand by my earlier comment in this thread though you'd only be reading IS mainly for understanding the doujins out there.

tl;dr - Volume 8 sucked if you're reading this for plot and/or mechs. 10/10 if you're reading for fanservice and cliches.

ZeroXSEED · 2013-05-18, 05:31

Hahahahah

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That means I can ditch about 80% of the novel and it'll work as well.

demino_hellsin · 2013-05-18, 05:32

Izuru does not disappoint.

ZeroXSEED · 2013-05-18, 05:35

But yeah, form objective viewpoint, majority of the reader is not disappointed, sales will go just as well as usual.

I wish I'm sarcastic, but this is true.

Chaos2Frozen · 2013-05-18, 05:39

You gave it 10/10 for fanservices...lets be honest, was it revolutionary creative fanservice in anyway =_= ?

Flere821 · 2013-05-18, 05:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

But yeah, form objective viewpoint, majority of the reader is not disappointed, sales will go just as well as usual.

I wish I'm sarcastic, but this is true.

All Hail Izuru, discoverer of the Golden Ratio between minimum plot and maximum fanservice, for optimal sales and reader-retention?

demino_hellsin · 2013-05-18, 05:44

Saying fan service is revolutionary is like saying porn can be deep.

just sayin'

I'ma just say it's pride that most "fans" will never admit they got dragged into a bad franchise?

Flere821 · 2013-05-18, 05:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

You gave it 10/10 for fanservices...lets be honest, was it revolutionary creative fanservice in anyway =_= ?

Revolutionary? No. Be as close to R18 doujins/material as it can be and still be legal material for underage males to buy and 'satisfy their urges'? Yes.

I swear, I haven't see other LN series, even those blatantly going for Harem End, go as far as IS's fanservice and descriptions. I'd give examples, but I'm sure I'd be banned from AS forums if I did

ZeroXSEED · 2013-05-18, 05:47

You're thinking backward, demi.

Porn can be deep, if porn is THE focus (as in tied to plot and character development). This is fanservice series from the get go, hoping some depth and all that jazz is useless.

Also, yes, Izuru should work with Yabuki, then we'll explode in glorious mixture of emotion (80% arousal and 15% rage and 5% disappointment)

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Flere821 Lurker Join Date: Aug 2010	Chinese translations for IS Vol8 have finished: Spoiler for Flere821 Comments: Freaking hell. Less than 20% of the volume was plot. Less than 5% was IS combat (just one scene of a IS being gunned down). Fanservice is everywhere, though at least it's no longer the usual 'tournament preparation -> token fight scenes -> interrupt -> girl power up' plot. I almost dropped the volume due to sheer uselessness and cliche-filled 'romance comedy' events in the first two chapters, it took over a third of the book to get into gear. The usual caricatures of 'clingy jealous girl', 'ojou-sama' and so on types of 2-dimensional character developments here, with no depth to the relationships. The Tatenashi siblings have also fallen into this trap. Thankfully, Chifuyu didn't beatdown a IS by herself, she merely played bait for the other teacher's IS to blast it down with 4 gatling guns. Though later events showed Tabane might be able to go toe to toe with a IS and Tabane admits Chifuyu is on her level >.> This volume has some more 'Houki is best girl' vibes - being the only one to gun for Ichika but isn't perverted to the core, as shown from the VR scenes. There's subtle suggestions that none of the other girls deserve Ichika and is only good for drama/fanservice >.< Ichika is still dense as all hell in picking up females being attracted to him. Though he's at least no longer asexual in that he can be flustered seeing if he sees females in varying states of undress. The only silver lining in all of this was some plot development: -New Exoskeleton suit created, called 'Extended Operation Seeker', basically a IS frame with no weapons, core, or fancy gizmos like PIC (Passive Inertia Canceller). Mostly developed for things like lifting crumbled buildings and so on. -US govt called the covert op attack on IS Academy; -Their goal was the passcode to unfreeze and steal Chifuyu's IS that she used to won the Brunhild title, currently petrified into a statue under IS Academy; -Some 3rd party stole Ichika's IS stats for next generation Mass-Produced IS plan; -As aforementioned in spoilers, Tabane took a liking to Madoka and is willing to build her a IS - though with hooks as Tabane is trying to pull Madoka to her side and leave her organisation; -And apparently Ichika is now psychic, all you need to do to get him to come and help you is call his name. Campione's Godou must have had that part of his skills stolen >.> Verdict: The volume was mediocre, to be generous in my opinion. But the plot has not deteriorated bad enough to drop the series. I stand by my earlier comment in this thread though you'd only be reading IS mainly for understanding the doujins out there. tl;dr - Volume 8 sucked if you're reading this for plot and/or mechs. 10/10 if you're reading for fanservice and cliches. __________________ SAO Alicization WEB version Summary links

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