(L) Overlord [LN]

[overlord]

Well the news says not completely until 2016 or so. Perhaps we'll get volume 10,, and even 11 with some hope and luck.

[Lutz2]

Originally Posted by overlord

Well the news says not completely until 2016 or so. Perhaps we'll get volume 10,, and even 11 with some hope and luck.

Well lets hope so, but my guess is that Yen Press already warned them to stop the translation and remove all Volumes or Chapters from the Site. So i am pretty sure they will dropped it in the next few days or so . F...! So close to Vol 9.

[Nvis]

How much can money to license a series? because I don't think Yen Press profits from all this sh!t they license.

[ChuckE]

Dammit!

That's so annoying that licensing lead to need of removing translated chapters. If you don't provide paper replacement then who gave you a right to remove something you haven't translated?

It would not be an issue but it takes so much time to get to already translated volumes!

[Darkligh]

Originally Posted by DarkDooM

Time to commit sudoku. Knowing yen press they will catch up with volume 9 by the end of 2018 at the earliest.

You are off by 10 years. Yen Press are glacially slow especially with a wordy novel like Overlord. Yen Press are the cancer of light novels. They are so slow and yet they always grab more and more licenses even though their release pacing is already bordering on standstill. They did the same with Mahouka

[Xellos-_^]

the licensing announcement couldn't come at a worst time for you guys, vol9 is EPIC. and you guys will need to wait 2-3 yrs for it.

[Darkligh]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

the licensing announcement couldn't come at a worst time for you guys, vol9 is EPIC. and you guys will need to wait 2-3 yrs for it.

Unless some other group decides to continue it in more hard to see places.

[Hidfe]

I did a little math. With their usual release schedule of 1 volume every 4 months, it will take them until June 2019 to release all the currently published Volumes.
I would like to thank all the translators of this series. I enjoyed reading it.

[Darkligh]

Originally Posted by Hidfe

I did a little math. With their usual release schedule of 1 volume every 4 months, it will take them until June 2019 to release all the currently published Volumes.
I would like to thank all the translators of this series. I enjoyed reading it.

You're not factoring in how many series they have licensed on already who are yet to be up to date with the official release.

[Iramohs]

I'm surprised they even licensed this. You'd think a series where human skin is used a parchment for magic scrolls wouldn't get licensed. I doubt the translation will completely stop though. Mahouka's translation is still ongoing.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Iramohs

I'm surprised they even licensed this. You'd think a series where human skin is used a parchment for magic scrolls wouldn't get licensed. I doubt the translation will completely stop though. Mahouka's translation is still ongoing.

huh? worst stuff in Western fantasy novels then human skin use for parchment.

[Village Idiot]

Knew it was inevitable.

Just hope they'll do a digital release as well since I don't buy physical anymore.

[dere_lover21]

What the hell???!!! Are you fucking kidding me!!!!!!!! Damn!!!!! Every novel I read gets licensed by the fucking yen press!

[RDNexus]

Maybe because those stories get adapted to series that seem to get some decent level of attention overseas...

[Darkligh]

Originally Posted by xrick

Maybe because those stories get adapted to series that seem to get some decent level of attention overseas...

The problem is Yen Press barely can handle their current workload. I mean Index is so horribly behind and they've already had it for a while

[RDNexus]

That only means they're biting more than they can chew and it'll end up biting on us because as long as they keep the license on each series' title, even if they start lagging, any outside attempts to give us something ends up calling for trouble.

[Darkligh]

Originally Posted by xrick

That only means they're biting more than they can chew and it'll end up biting on us because as long as they keep the license on each series' title, even if they start lagging, any outside attempts to give us something ends up calling for trouble.

That's my point exactly. It getting licensed is anything but good news since it takes them ages to put out the volumes and by the time they do the fandom has already shrunk a good deal and with it a good chunk of any potential customers.

[bakato]

But the D&D mechanics might make this a hit with American newcomers.

[BladeMancer]

Originally Posted by bakato

But the D&D mechanics might make this a hit with American newcomers.

But all of the fans in the present will lose interest, and the fanbase will diminish. It's a lose lose situation

[bakato]

Originally Posted by BladeMancer

But all of the fans in the present will lose interest, and the fanbase will diminish. It's a lose lose situation

It's not as bad as you think. Looked at another way, the timing could be considered a godsend. Maruyama's gotta bust his thinking cap now that the publication's caught up with the web novel so he's gonna be much siower cranking out the volumes. In the end, with licensing sooner's better than later.