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2013-05-10, 10:08 | Link #182 |
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A lot of this is speculation, of course. All that is publicly known in English is what I've translated and some spoiler information left behind on MangaFox by a guy who skimmed through the story in Japanese.
So, I will indulge in a little bit of educated speculation of my own: Spoiler:
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2013-05-10, 13:57 | Link #184 |
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nope, i only read until vol 3. And i spoiled my self reading the cover of vol 4. There are short synopsis in the cover that tell the result of who banri choose in the end.
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2013-05-10, 14:53 | Link #185 |
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I'd be a little careful with your speculation, is what I meant. Unless you've read the whole story, in Japanese, then you are reading the translation that I have been working on these past two and one half years. My speculations are based on what I have translated, plus a little bit more from the publisher's teasers. They remain speculations, however, until I actually get that far in translating the books . . . or somebody else does it ahead of me. For that task there haven't been any volunteers (not that I've been asking for any).
I correct myself: You will probably all know an anime version of the story around the end of this year, and eventually the manga version will pass up my work on the light novel version, at least at the rate they are going. |
2013-05-11, 16:10 | Link #186 |
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Oh my God.....I just caught up again with the series.
Congrats rpapo on volume 2. They became a couple? so fast.?... Well it was expected... as Kouko told him, while crawling over him that she loves him..... Wow.... unexpected but very refreshing. Arrrgh I'm jealous of a fictional character...... Soon......real soon... I'll get myself a cute GF. I hardly wait for it to be animated. judging by other animeations of LN's and that this might be a fall 2013 release... they will animate all 6 volumes. Even so a real light novel has 100% of the story opposed to an anime which cuts the story short.
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2013-05-11, 17:05 | Link #187 | |
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You should see the start of volume 3. But that is not the end of the story. Judging from the illustrations of V3, there are a lot of ups and downs yet, and Linda is now an active player in all this. Right this moment I am translating the teaser to V4 because of an earlier "discussion" on this forum. That shows yet another twist, and prepares the way for V5 (a.k.a. "The Swimsuit Issue").
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2013-05-12, 12:53 | Link #189 |
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Spoilers or Speculation. You be the judge.
To the best of my knowledge, nobody knows the ending of the story but the author herself. There have been six LN volumes to date, and the sixth one does not appear to be the last one. In addition, there have been two spinoff volumes. See this page for a complete list.
A summary of the series by volume: Spoiler:
Exactly where NANA fits into all this, I do not yet know, but I do know that she and Banri become friends to some extent. |
2013-05-12, 12:59 | Link #190 |
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the LN is not finished so its quite possible that Banri has not clearly chose betwen Linda (Banri before amnesia love interest) and Kouko(Banri after amnesia love interest)
i think from what runset read in vol3 its the combination of the 2 ABnri's consciious that made him with 2 love interest i have a question for you rpapo why Chinami did rejected Mitsuo its weird is it explained in vol3? |
2013-05-12, 13:11 | Link #191 | |
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See this page. As for further spoilers, keep in mind that my translation has only advanced to volume 3, page 40 as of this instant. |
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2013-05-12, 13:59 | Link #193 |
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Sort of. In reality, it is Linda, NANA and Chinami that know their way about the world. Banri, Mitsuo, Kouko and 2-D are all, in their own different ways, relatively inexperienced. But I seem to remember that in the very first chapter Banri's Ghost (unworldly wise) is making comments about young people and the dangers they face as they go out into the world.
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2013-05-13, 05:15 | Link #195 | |
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Of course, he never claims to have met any other ghosts, so it is still possible that you have something going on like what happened in Chobits, where Chi's sister shared her mind and memories, and quietly kept an eye on her younger sibling. In other words, Banri's Ghost might not really be a ghost after all, but rather a semi-detached presence that really resides in a corner of Banri's mind. |
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2013-05-14, 13:00 | Link #196 |
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I've known about this series since the end of toradora.
the first version that I read was the manga, then I realized the original version is a light novel. Thanks to rpapo for translating the novel, I've been following it ever since. The story is so interesting (romcom is one of my favourite genre) that I can hardly wait to see what happens next. In the end, making use of my knowledge of Japanese from from watching anime/dramas and basic-level courses, I decided to read both the manga and novel. But since it comes out only once a month, it still could not satisfy my curiosities, not to mention the novel is already in the 6th volume. In reading the novel, my kanji knowledge is very limited, but I get the gist of it (at least according to my comprehension). So far I have read up to the second chapter of the 5th volume. I might as well spoiler it all since it's quite far ahead of the translation. Spoiler for my view about the 3rd, 4th, and 5th volumes:
Just now I reread the earlier chapters of the manga. It's funny how I didn't realize how different Kouko was when she's overreacting towards mitsuo and quite casual when she's with Banri. And I also finally realized that she really tried not to do something that will hurt Banri. |
2013-05-14, 13:31 | Link #197 |
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Good insights. I have not attempted to read ahead, other than translating some of the book-cover teasers. Though I am getting gradually better at translation, it is still quite a chore for me. So, rather than spend my time skimming the text ahead, I've kept my nose to the grindstone and continued transcribing and translating . . . one page at a time. Sooner or later it will get easy enough to read casually. Maybe before I die...
I have only heard from two people (counting you) now who claim to have read the story in the Japanese original. The other posted a long description some time ago over at MangaFox, through about volume 4 if I remember correctly. Also, regarding your comment about the start of V4, I am glad to see somebody who agrees with my interpretation of the book's teaser. I glanced at the start of the book, and the couple of sentences starting the story agreed with what I saw in the teaser as well. That is: the restoration of his memory was quite brief, and might even have seemed like a dream to him afterwards. Last edited by rpapo; 2013-05-14 at 13:43. |
2013-05-14, 14:07 | Link #198 |
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Looking at how things progressed, I think I will still stick to the Banri x Kouko pairing. Linda's action towards Banri is still just like a caring family member (she nursed him and such until Kouko arrives).
Besides, unless something unexpected happen, Banri already made a promise to Kouko. But I'not comfortable with the last 2 illustration in the 6th volume. Hopefully it turned out well. With the current reading pace, I would finish the 5th volume by next week, and I still could not find scans for the 6th volume |
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