Work Licensed? Need to Change a Link? Thread Edit Requests Here!
 

The purpose of this thread is to host opening post edit requests related to Light Novel threads.

• If the light novel is not licensed for official English distribution, and an English fan translation project has been started, we will allow a single link to the project page, as long as the site does not host licensed works.
  
• If the work becomes licensed for English distribution, we will remove the corresponding link from the thread. Please let us know here in such cases.

Links should not be posted in the replies or elsewhere in the thread; instead everyone should just get in the habit of looking in the opening post for the link.


If there are other requests related to the migration process for light novel threads, these may be posted here as well.


When making a request, please post:
- A link to the thread in question
- The request (i.e. add link, change link, remove link, etc.)
- The link to add/change/remove, if applicable.
- A brief explanation of why the change is needed, if it's not obvious.


NOTE: We will not allow multiple links to individual volumes/chapters/etc., just a single link to the project page or index. In the event that there is some sort of dispute between fan translators and there are two or more different fan translation links, we will aim to link to any "original" project page, and not take sides in any dispute.

Change Request (Konjiki no Word Master Thread)

- http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=128879
- Change link from LN subforum to WN subforum and Title from LN to WN
- Reason: Translated/Discussed in this thread isn't the LN but the Web Novel itself.

Done and done! :)

Can we get the New Japanese Releases thread moved here and stickied? I know it says "manga and light novels," but the discussion is almost entirely focused on LNs.

The original thread was closed and two new threads made to take its place. :)

Hidan no Aria is Licensed but from the looks of it the company that owns the license will not do anymore translations and intends to let the license expire. Whats the poilcy for this scenario?

Change Request (Coiling Dragon Thread)

- https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=130542
- Change link from LN subforum to Sports & Entertainment subforum and Title from LN to Novel
- Reason: Translated/Discussed in this thread isn't an LN but an Novel.

It seems to be a novel that's published on the web first and then published in print. Our definition is: "Light Novels are books published and made available for sale (i.e. "commercial works"), and Web Novels are published by the author and made available for free on the Internet (i.e. "non-commercial works")." So it seems to me that it makes sense for it to fall under one of these two categories.

Why should it be moved to Sports & Entertainment?

"Light Novels are anime-related novels published and made available for sale", Coiling Dragon isn't anime-related which is also part of the definition here.

It should be moved to Sports & Entertainment as it isn't anime-related.

^ If so then does that mean all manhwa and manhua even webtoons will be removed out of their respective section? Since if im not mistaken coiling dragon have a manhwa version aka panlong .... its either in web novel or ln section just like relent said..

Here's panlong

Well they should be in a comic section for all non-manga comics and Coiling Dragon/Panlong in a Novel section with other non-LN novels. But as those doesn't exist, Sports & Entertainment is the only subforum they can go in.

Also it's a manhua, manhwa are Korean printed comics.

I don't see any reason to be that strict in segregating material. Separating LNs, WNs and manga made sense because having them all in one section was overwhelming. But there's not that much discussion of manhwa, manhua or webtoons, so lumping them in with manga makes sense, especially when they have so much in common stylistically. Same with Korean and Chinese LNs and regular Japanese novels.

Ah I see, thanks though, already knew that, its just that i really dont care about coiling dragon... but still my opinion remain the same because... considering how it is foretold, the style, the similiraties and even the amount is almost as the same as your regular ranobe, the only difference is the country of origin...

I think this should end here since its getting out of topic already. Just letting the mods and admins think about it

Then the forums should be renamed "comics" and "novels" and moved out from Anime Related Topics.

^^ We are aware of the issue. There is no need to carry this off-topic discussion any further.

The Kagerou Days light novel thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=121821) should be updated with an "L" licensed mark.

For reference, the announcement and first volume released on amazon.

Also, Yen Press's English title is "Kagerou Daze" instead of "Kagerou Days", but I don't know that it matters too much.

^ Thread prefix has been added. Thank you alerting us.

https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=132044

Xingchenbian isn't licensed.

Licensed prefix removed. Thank you for the heads up.

noticed the licensing post and LKK dropping by the Overlord thread.

op needs tl link at the bottom removed https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=127729

unless it's just a wait until the the first volume in 2016 or whenever.

Thank you for the heads up. :)

J-Novel Club

Official licensed japanese light novels online

Wait, this is Quarkboy company?

Yes, yes it is.
This one will change the world.

I think this topic will soon change into "license begging"... Maybe this should get own sticky topic?

Hello, please add the link / information about the translation of Mahou shoujo ikusei keikaku in the opening post (user doesn't seem to be active anymore since 2 years?)


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threrad : http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=116892

^^ Sorry, but just like in the manga forum, we no longer allow links to novel hosting sites. We only allow links directly to translators' sites.

Then please change this :

http://forums.animesuki.com/faq.php?...antranslations
it's still saying that we're supposed to do this.

also the first post of this very thread as well needs to be changed just the same.

What you did by requesting a change here was correct. Every change requested is reviewed to see that it can be added according to our requirements. Unfortunately, the link you provided couldn't be added because so far we have not found a hosting site that is allowed under Item #1 of the Fan Translation Link Policy.

(The bold is my emphasis.)

Some host sites never take down their translations of licensed works. Others will take them down only if the license owners contact them. Others have a policy that they will take the translations down when the license owners announce a release date. The hosting site you mentioned falls into this category. Yes, they do eventually remove the fan translations of licensed novels but that still means that they host translations for a time beyond the license announcements which we do not allow.

So saying we don't allow hosting site links is a shorthand way of referring to Item #1 which forbids links to sites that host fan translations of licensed material since no hosting site has yet to meet Item #1's requirements.

Aaaah, so that's what is happening here. alright, thanks for the explanation

Ryuuou no Oshigoto! [LN] was licensed a few days ago by Global Bookwalker.

^^ Thank you for the heads up. The thread has been updated.

Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu licensed by J-Novel.

ANN post.

Thank you. The thread has been updated to licensed status.

Hyakuren Haou to Seiryaku no Valkyria licensed by JNC.

https://j-novel.club/c/the-master-of...olume-1-part-1

^ Thread has been updated. Thanks.