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Ihaxlikenoob · 2014-04-20, 04:33

Well, I'm happy that it was licensed, it'll mean more exposure to western audiences. The thing I'm worried about is the translations that have already been done; will they get taken down?

Awrya · 2014-04-20, 04:46

I might buy some volumes, but it will literally take years to catch up to NT, if they don't stop half-way due to poor sales.
Not sure if my interest can hold for years to catch up to NT9 (NT10 soon), then wait for new material to come out.

But it's great that the LN series will get more known to the western world.

WiliamZ0 · 2014-04-20, 05:05

Holy crap, the hidden news in Kamachi website might be about this.

Anyway, About translation ... I doubt licensed translation could be better than fan-made translation.

The way I see it, fan-made translation is more likable and the word put more 'feeling'

Official one is kinda ... more like translation that made due dead-line. Kinda 'terrible' in a sense

GreyZone · 2014-04-20, 05:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiliamZ0

Holy crap, the hidden news in Kamachi website might be about this.

Anyway, About translation ... I doubt licensed translation could be better than fan-made translation.

The way I see it, fan-made translation is more likable and the word put more 'feeling'

Official one is kinda ... more like translation that made due dead-line. Kinda 'terrible' in a sense

"-san" -> Mister/Miss (even when adressing a minor)

"-senpai" -> upperclassman/upperclasswoman

etc...

...in a Japanese setting.

Although scratch that last one about Japanese setting... I just remembered "Mr. Nanaba" from Attack on Titan...

LG-MAX · 2014-04-20, 06:20

that fucking horrible((If the side effects affect me))

R.LocK · 2014-04-20, 06:27

...You've never read Book Girl, I see. Yen Press is not Funimation or Crunchyroll; they do not change -san into Mr./Mrs. unless it's needed.

gensouR-1 · 2014-04-20, 06:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marina2

In my country, we got LC for Index novel for a while now. The publisher who LC-ed it released 7 translated volumes in the last year. (They plan to release at least 6 volumes per year.)

Reaching the lastest volume in Japan is not a dream.

It is stated that they are releasing 1 volume per 4 months and considering they have SAO,AW,S&W,Haruhi and the other series....at earliest they release Vol 22 is early to mid 2020's

.

Chosen_Hero · 2014-04-20, 06:59

So now the question is, who's faster? Yen press with their releases or Kamachi writing the damn books.

I'm putting my money on Kamachi.

NeutralZero · 2014-04-20, 07:33

So the time finally come for this series...
hmmmm got mix feeling about it...
but nice....
though going to guess Yen's release is still half way of the story when the series finally end

stellarroze · 2014-04-20, 08:20

They could release the novels in omnibuses so they can catch up quicker...

Since they're already aware that everything is fan-translated in Baka-Tsuki, they're definitely gonna have a strategy to catch up to the Japanese release.

Baron-Zara · 2014-04-20, 08:33

I really hope the licensing won't affect NT >.<

I'd die if I had to wait years for the nxt volume.

I'm gonna be optimistic and think it's just OT for now.

Sayaka Rei · 2014-04-20, 08:34

This is good news for those who live in the U.S. ... for others (like me) can only be negative ... if only someone would publish here too ...

Chaos2Frozen · 2014-04-20, 09:07

Check your local comic book stores I suppose

ACertainStark · 2014-04-20, 09:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiliamZ0

Official one is kinda ... more like translation that made due dead-line. Kinda 'terrible' in a sense

Not all are like that you know... attaching a negative stigma to every single publisher because of one or two is never a good idea.

Yes they have a deadline to meet otherwise they'd take forever, doesn't mean they're going to do a cruddy job.

OH&S · 2014-04-20, 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiliamZ0

Anyway, About translation ... I doubt licensed translation could be better than fan-made translation.

The way I see it, fan-made translation is more likable and the word put more 'feeling'

Official one is kinda ... more like translation that made due dead-line. Kinda 'terrible' in a sense

Well for at least the first 11 volumes, the translations will be better than the fan ones. A lot of them were translated from
Japanese -> Chinese -> English. There are quite a few errors that js06 just can't be bothered to fix.

RPG_Fanatic · 2014-04-20, 10:52

Is this real life. Is it actually happening. I almost can't believe it. I'm finally going to be able own physical copies of the Index novels. Day 1 for each volume.
This is the best day ever. Anything is possible now. Season 3 anime of Index has to be last announcement now.

When that 10th anniversary website discussion had start, I was debating making a joke about how one of the announcements would be having the light novels licensed for more markets. To think this is actually happening. There are not enough emoticons to describe my feelings right now.

WiliamZ0 · 2014-04-20, 11:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACertainStark

Not all are like that you know... attaching a negative stigma to every single publisher because of one or two is never a good idea.

Yes they have a deadline to meet otherwise they'd take forever, doesn't mean they're going to do a cruddy job.

Sorry for being 'negative', since i have bad experience with that

Chaos2Frozen · 2014-04-20, 12:01

Is it safe to assume that the manga license is only a matter of time? I know for a fact that there are a number of people who would prefer that medium to a novel.

ACertainStark · 2014-04-20, 12:06

Isn't YP known to announce a manga shortly after their LN release? I think that's what happened with SAO, AW. they also just announced a partnership with Square Enix for digital manga, so who knows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiliamZ0

Sorry for being 'negative', since i have bad experience with that

Definitely some bad experiences where they have not been up-to-par.

WiliamZ0 · 2014-04-20, 13:16

Anyway, it far more reasonable for them to license just OT. (since it already ended and NT is ongoing)

With many project on their hand, unless they able to release a bundle of TAMnI LN in one go and chased current NT. licensing NT is truly bad idea (considering not little people know the LN, we talked about how big the number is)

I supposed if that ever happened, lots of people decided to just buy Japanese LN. Rather than Yen Press released one (and I'm one of those. Better keep up the Jap LN pacing than waiting long years to get NT 10)

Additional note :
The licensing also came at very bad timing. The series already run for quite number of years and just now decided to license it? I meant C'mon!

2014-04-20, 04:46	Link #22
Awrya U mad? Join Date: Apr 2012	I might buy some volumes, but it will literally take years to catch up to NT, if they don't stop half-way due to poor sales. Not sure if my interest can hold for years to catch up to NT9 (NT10 soon), then wait for new material to come out. But it's great that the LN series will get more known to the western world. __________________

2014-04-20, 06:59	Link #28
Chosen_Hero Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014	So now the question is, who's faster? Yen press with their releases or Kamachi writing the damn books. I'm putting my money on Kamachi. __________________

2014-04-20, 08:33	Link #31
Baron-Zara Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013	I really hope the licensing won't affect NT >.< I'd die if I had to wait years for the nxt volume. I'm gonna be optimistic and think it's just OT for now. __________________

2014-04-20, 10:52	Link #36
RPG_Fanatic Fallere825 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Inside my mind	Is this real life. Is it actually happening. I almost can't believe it. I'm finally going to be able own physical copies of the Index novels. Day 1 for each volume. This is the best day ever. Anything is possible now. Season 3 anime of Index has to be last announcement now. When that 10th anniversary website discussion had start, I was debating making a joke about how one of the announcements would be having the light novels licensed for more markets. To think this is actually happening. There are not enough emoticons to describe my feelings right now. __________________

2014-04-20, 04:33	Link #21
Ihaxlikenoob Nine Lives Blade Works Join Date: May 2012 Location: British Columbia, Canada Age: 30	Well, I'm happy that it was licensed, it'll mean more exposure to western audiences. The thing I'm worried about is the translations that have already been done; will they get taken down?

2014-04-20, 05:05	Link #23
WiliamZ0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011	Holy crap, the hidden news in Kamachi website might be about this. Anyway, About translation ... I doubt licensed translation could be better than fan-made translation. The way I see it, fan-made translation is more likable and the word put more 'feeling' Official one is kinda ... more like translation that made due dead-line. Kinda 'terrible' in a sense

2014-04-20, 06:20	Link #25
LG-MAX Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014	that fucking horrible((If the side effects affect me))

2014-04-20, 06:27	Link #26
R.LocK My turn Join Date: Feb 2012	...You've never read Book Girl, I see. Yen Press is not Funimation or Crunchyroll; they do not change -san into Mr./Mrs. unless it's needed.

2014-04-20, 07:33	Link #29
NeutralZero Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth	So the time finally come for this series... hmmmm got mix feeling about it... but nice.... though going to guess Yen's release is still half way of the story when the series finally end

2014-04-20, 08:20	Link #30
stellarroze Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London	They could release the novels in omnibuses so they can catch up quicker... Since they're already aware that everything is fan-translated in Baka-Tsuki, they're definitely gonna have a strategy to catch up to the Japanese release.

2014-04-20, 08:34	Link #32
Sayaka Rei Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hyrule	This is good news for those who live in the U.S. ... for others (like me) can only be negative ... if only someone would publish here too ...

2014-04-20, 09:07	Link #33
Chaos2Frozen We're Back Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Redgrave City Age: 35	Check your local comic book stores I suppose

2014-04-20, 12:01	Link #38
Chaos2Frozen We're Back Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Redgrave City Age: 35	Is it safe to assume that the manga license is only a matter of time? I know for a fact that there are a number of people who would prefer that medium to a novel.

2014-04-20, 13:16	Link #40
WiliamZ0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011	Anyway, it far more reasonable for them to license just OT. (since it already ended and NT is ongoing) With many project on their hand, unless they able to release a bundle of TAMnI LN in one go and chased current NT. licensing NT is truly bad idea (considering not little people know the LN, we talked about how big the number is) I supposed if that ever happened, lots of people decided to just buy Japanese LN. Rather than Yen Press released one (and I'm one of those. Better keep up the Jap LN pacing than waiting long years to get NT 10) Additional note : The licensing also came at very bad timing. The series already run for quite number of years and just now decided to license it? I meant C'mon!