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Yami no Ou · 2013-09-13, 09:15

^its possible if they use tap-san's translation and the other fan translation on BT editing only minor details about it,howevet I doubt they will do that

Krono · 2013-09-14, 11:41

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Originally Posted by GDB

I know the feeling though. TokyoPop did the same to Slayers, only releasing 8 out of 15 volumes. Fan translations only did volume 9, so there's still 6 incomplete volumes (of which, the last 7 are the ones not yet made into an anime yet...).

Actually the most annoying thing TokyoPop did with Slayers was attempt to stop releasing in on volume 6, and pretend that was the final volume. Complete with removing the afterword despite the translator having done it, presumably because it talked about the next volume.

Incidentally, some fan has translated the remaining volumes of Slayers, most of them just aren't on BT (9 and 11 are on BT).

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Originally Posted by GDB

They won't. Please be realistic. You'd be expecting them to put it out at a rate of more than 1 per month. If I'm not mistaken, they said it'll be 1 every 3 months.

Yep, that's their plan:

https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/370992207731232770

dragon1412 · 2013-09-19, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Krono

Actually the most annoying thing TokyoPop did with Slayers was attempt to stop releasing in on volume 6, and pretend that was the final volume. Complete with removing the afterword despite the translator having done it, presumably because it talked about the next volume.

Incidentally, some fan has translated the remaining volumes of Slayers, most of them just aren't on BT (9 and 11 are on BT).

Yep, that's their plan:

https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/370992207731232770

I have doubt in that plans, unless they are using pre-translated material, there is no way to keep up with the plans, even if they are pro, SAO is not the only things they release, 3 months per vol is stretching it too much, and this is not conclusive anyway. And more than that, not all SAO fan base is US so they can buy it.
Btw, there is things called different server

just make a site with different country domain and took all SAO there, Baka-taiyou maybe

Krono · 2013-09-19, 11:05

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Originally Posted by dragon1412

I have doubt in that plans, unless they are using pre-translated material, there is no way to keep up with the plans, even if they are pro, SAO is not the only things they release, 3 months per vol is stretching it too much, and this is not conclusive anyway. And more than that, not all SAO fan base is US so they can buy it.

When translating things is your full time job, and you have a head start of several months, translating volumes at a rate that lets them release 1 volume every three months is not that difficult. They aren't going "Ok, we released the first volume, now start on the next one." Really, this is pretty much the same schedule they kept for Wolf and Spice.

dragon1412 · 2013-09-19, 11:20

no the things is, they are not releasing only 1 series, my sister is a translator full-time before, so i kind of know a little bit about the mechanism, as you said, they did have head start, however, there are only a limited amount of translators, and SAO is not their only series, we don't even know that how many translator is working on it, in my experiences, assumed there are 2 peoples, the head start can get you about 1 year worth of novel in schedules, the reason is because 1 translator, in full time work will have to work on many different series. Leave aside Spice and wolf, how about Haruhi and Shana, unless the series have stable statistic, the schedule will only reach a limited time so a more stable series can continue with it's schedule.

BW95 · 2014-04-27, 09:11

Well, I think it's safe to say that SAO is in the clear.

Sword Art Online 1 Was #4 on Barnes & Noble's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books

Shinji103 · 2014-04-27, 10:16

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Originally Posted by BW95

Well, I think it's safe to say that SAO is in the clear.

Sword Art Online 1 Was #4 on Barnes & Noble's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books

Good god, it's even doing well in the US.

And it hasn't exactly been the prime days for anime, or any good day for anime sales over here in..........many years.

Rageth · 2014-04-27, 11:36

Well, the Manga has been the third best-selling manga, according to New York Times, for 2 weeks.
Which surprises me considering I dislike the art.

Frontier · 2014-04-27, 17:35

Just ordered myself a copy off Amazon

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Shinji103 · 2014-04-28, 06:07

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Originally Posted by Rageth

Well, the Manga has been the third best-selling manga, according to New York Times, for 2 weeks.
Which surprises me considering I dislike the art.

Even more "Good god."

l.kostas · 2014-05-01, 13:01

Sword Art Online #1 Tops U.S. Weekly BookScan Sci-Fi List

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The BookScan rankings represent sales at Barnes & Noble and other book chains, independent bookshops, and online purchases — but not sales at comic book stores, Amazon, Walmart.com, and some other venues.

mtthelm · 2014-05-08, 20:19

All,
I have already finished the volume 1 (and pre-ordered 2 and 3) Yen Press version, and I thought it was well done. (slightly better than the user translated ones, but could have been done a touch better.)

I've also read all the current translated files, and absolutely love this series. (all the way to Volume 13) I will buy ever one they publish, but I really want MORE!!!

I'm really hoping someone will translate the ones that will be a while for Yen Press to do, as I just can't get enough of this series, especially the ones that stopped translation in the middle of the story.

I guess I'm off to restart at volume 1. (book loaned out)

BTW, like the light novels a LOT more than the Anime!!!

c933103 · 2014-05-09, 10:08

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Originally Posted by mtthelm

I'm really hoping someone will translate the ones that will be a while for Yen Press to do, as I just can't get enough of this series, especially the ones that stopped translation in the middle of the story.

I guess I'm off to restart at volume 1. (book loaned out)

There are.

Netto Azure · 2014-05-13, 18:19

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Originally Posted by l.kostas

Sword Art Online #1 Tops U.S. Weekly BookScan Sci-Fi List

Awesome, hope the Light novel market gets a boost from this.

gensouR-1 · 2014-05-14, 07:17

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Originally Posted by Netto Azure

Awesome, hope the Light novel market gets a boost from this.

Who knows,SAO got there because of its popularity and the other LNs are not the same as SAO so don't expect too much.

LKK · 2014-05-14, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Netto Azure

Awesome, hope the Light novel market gets a boost from this.

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Originally Posted by gensouR-1

Who knows,SAO got there because of its popularity and the other LNs are not the same as SAO so don't expect too much.

Yen Press has enough faith in the future of the light novel market that the company is creating a separate imprint for light novels. Yen On will be releasing a couple new novels this year. (The one I'm looking forward to is the Magical Index series.) Personally, I suspect Yen Press's owner, Hatchett Books, is looking towards Japan for source material for the highly lucrative young adult book market. If Hatchett is right, we may finally see a steady stream of light novel imports. *fingers crossed*

SkoolRumble4Ya · 2014-05-14, 19:48

I just bought this SAO v01 last week. I pray for the success of Yen On imprint. I want to read more light novels in the future.

2013-09-13, 09:15	Link #41
Yami no Ou まおう Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: At the Edge of the World	^its possible if they use tap-san's translation and the other fan translation on BT editing only minor details about it,howevet I doubt they will do that __________________

2014-04-27, 17:35	Link #49
Frontier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013	Just ordered myself a copy off Amazon . __________________

2013-09-19, 11:20	Link #45
dragon1412 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: somewhere in Asia	no the things is, they are not releasing only 1 series, my sister is a translator full-time before, so i kind of know a little bit about the mechanism, as you said, they did have head start, however, there are only a limited amount of translators, and SAO is not their only series, we don't even know that how many translator is working on it, in my experiences, assumed there are 2 peoples, the head start can get you about 1 year worth of novel in schedules, the reason is because 1 translator, in full time work will have to work on many different series. Leave aside Spice and wolf, how about Haruhi and Shana, unless the series have stable statistic, the schedule will only reach a limited time so a more stable series can continue with it's schedule.

2014-04-27, 09:11	Link #46
BW95 Banned Join Date: Jan 2014	Well, I think it's safe to say that SAO is in the clear. Sword Art Online 1 Was #4 on Barnes & Noble's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books

2014-04-27, 11:36	Link #48
Rageth Certified Degenerate Join Date: Jan 2013	Well, the Manga has been the third best-selling manga, according to New York Times, for 2 weeks. Which surprises me considering I dislike the art.

2014-05-08, 20:19	Link #52
mtthelm Junior Member Join Date: May 2014	All, I have already finished the volume 1 (and pre-ordered 2 and 3) Yen Press version, and I thought it was well done. (slightly better than the user translated ones, but could have been done a touch better.) I've also read all the current translated files, and absolutely love this series. (all the way to Volume 13) I will buy ever one they publish, but I really want MORE!!! I'm really hoping someone will translate the ones that will be a while for Yen Press to do, as I just can't get enough of this series, especially the ones that stopped translation in the middle of the story. I guess I'm off to restart at volume 1. (book loaned out) BTW, like the light novels a LOT more than the Anime!!!

2014-05-14, 19:48	Link #57
SkoolRumble4Ya Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California	I just bought this SAO v01 last week. I pray for the success of Yen On imprint. I want to read more light novels in the future.