The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria (light novel)
| The 7th volume is the last volume right? I'm starting to forget stuff, it's been so long since I read volume 6. But, I will re read before volume 7 comes out anyway. |
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Cheeeeeeese said: Yes.The 7th volume is the last volume right? It was stated to be 40% complete a while back. |
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| While waiting for the almost finished vol 7, I'll bump this thread a bit. So, any news about what Eiji Mikage? Does he have any plan after HakoMari ends? Did other novel successfully make him a bit more poprar or his works are still as niche as always? |
| Last I checked he said something about taking a break from writing light novels after finishing Hakomari, although he also mentioned that he might continue working on F-Rank depending on the readers' reaction. Also, apparently he's on vacation in Hawaii... |
| I hope the vacation serves as a refreshing trip rather than a relief trip after writing a certain ending lol |
zeroyuki92 said: I hope the vacation serves as a refreshing trip rather than a relief trip after writing a certain ending lol Or that vacation might be his get away from angry Fans once they read Vol 7 mindf**kery ;D |
| Not sure if the fans would be angry about being mindf*cked since vol 6 is already quite mindf*ked enough so I have no idea what could top that. We don't even have enough things left to be mindf*cked about lol. Honestly I have no idea how he could write this last book, which probably is one of the reason we got long delay between 6 and 7. Brainstorming for this ending would be hellish. |
| WHERE IS MY GODDAMN ANIME ADAPTATION..?? |
| I/we need a summary of the last volumes. It's been a while since I've read them and don't want to miss out anything related to the plot. I guess i'll have to read them again. |
| vol. 7 translation on baka tsuki is out guys, rejoice :) |
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| It's faster than the deadline, so while I was so happy that it's finally released and translated very fast, now I need to pull an allnighter to finish the entire reread from vol 1 (started weeks ago but got stalled at vol 2). Just managed to finish volume 4 and somehow it's even more amazing than what I remembered back then. Starting vol 5 now... |
| The best medium for telling the story of HakoMari would've been a visual novel, not a light novel, in my opinion. After all, a VN can replicate the LN prose and plot structure almost exactly, plus add on all the other benefits of the medium, such as music, visuals, and character voices. I mean, wouldn't it be awesome to actually hear and witness the insanity, with creepy-ass music in the background? :P That being said, time for me to get back into the story as well... I'm like a quarter of the way through Volume 5, and I must say that the translation seems better quality now, I appreciate it. |
LightBladeNovaJul 30, 2015 8:10 AM
| "Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion - Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?" |
LightBladeNova said: The best medium for telling the story of Utsuro no Hako would've been a visual novel, not a light novel, in my opinion. After all, a VN can replicate the LN prose and plot structure almost exactly, plus add on all the other benefits of the medium, such as music, visuals, and character voices. I mean, wouldn't it be awesome to actually hear and witness the insanity? :P That being said, time for me to get back into the story as well... I'm like a quarter of the way through Volume 5, and I must say that the translation seems better quality now, I appreciate it. IIRC before writing LN Eiji Mikage indeed was a VN writer. I always felt that his writing was also influenced by that history, especially how he narrate things using atmosphere/emotional perspective. He also apply tropes which I saw more commonly in VN rather than in LN. That said, I want Hakomari VN. Someone should make it :p P.S just finished vol 7 too, amazing experience. Liriya-Kun said: I just finished volumes 1-6 and I enjoyed them immensely :) I just hope Hakomari ends on a happy note... About your prediction, it's funny that |
zeroyuki92Jul 30, 2015 8:15 AM
Drunkeagle said: Do you happen to know what visual novels he's written? I'd be interested in checking them out if a translation happens to exist Apparently, he has written Diorama under a different pen name (Eiji Kage). He is also mentioned in the credits of Hikoukigumo no Mukougawa for his assistance. (Both VNs are by FLAT) |
EusthEnoptEronJul 30, 2015 10:13 AM
TheHollowShrine said: I wouldn't like a HakoMari VN. HakoMari is a very imaginative novel. The choice of words is so unique and it creates this special atmosphere that's really hard to recreate outside of your own imagionation. It stimulates your brain to imagine the smell, the brightness, the shock, etc. And a VN would try - and certainly fail, to capture this feeling it gives off in a couple of CGs. It would only restrain what is otherwise a text full of unlimited potential for your imagination. That's what makes HakoMari such a special novel and why it wouldn't work in any other form, IMO. Also, Diorama sounds really interesting. Has anyone fortunate enough to be fluent in Japanese read it? I doubt you could say for sure it would certainly fail, but I can see your point I suppose. However, like zeroyuki92 said, it seems that Mikage's writing style carried over from VNs to LNs, so I don't see how it'd be impossible for him to recreate, or even improve, the story as a VN. |
| "Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion - Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?" |
| Anyone here played ZHP: unlosing ranger vs dark death evilman? Currently replaying it now... And one of the special head gears came from Hakomari. (Dengeki collaboration). Simply named, "box" low stats and no special skills though. XD Just added it to my extra armor sets. (I wish they added atleast some unique skill to it.) :) |
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| http://boards.4chan.org/a/thread/129235832 http://waneko.com.pl/karnawal-nowosci-waneko-tytuly-nr-5-i-6/#more-6737 Poland licenses HakoMari @@ My country definitely won't though, but at least there's hope for other countries |
| First time i'm so proud that i'm from Poland. In the date of release (somewhere in February) i'll send you pictures of my copy :P |
TheHollowShrine said: Seriously? Wow... And there's my country, that's only licensed Naruto, One Piece and Death Note... Man, I'm so jealous. Poor you. My country did license Book girl, SAO and they're gonna do Spice and Wolf too. But considering HakoMari's fucked up level and its popularity, I doubt they're gonna do it though :) |
| Do not worry. We have only All you need is Kill (First LN in Poland) and SAO. Soon there will be also Toradora and sth else. |
| Apparently, someone leaked MW Bunko's release schedule for March and with it, the tentative title and release date for Mikage's new novel: メディアワークス文庫 3/25発売 ●恋する殺人オーディション（仮） 【著：御影瑛路／絵：】 It's called "Koi suru Satsujin Audition" and is going to be released on March 25 under the MW Bunko label. |
EusthEnoptEronJan 29, 2016 10:56 AM
| Hype! I thought Mikage was moving away from light novels, but perhaps he isn't. (Though the MW Bunko wikipedia page says: 'Authors who have moved on from light novels, even ones previously published under Dengeki Bunko, also are published under Media Works Bunko.' So who knows.) Anyways I'm excited for whatever this will be. |
Yeah, MW Bunko is somewhat of a border-line case, but I guess Mikage doesn't consider it a light novel label. Well, there are almost no pictures in their books and they have an older target audience, so he has a point. Nanamoto-sensei said: That's cool; but why not Kodansha Taiga? =) Or it also will be sometimes?)) And, really, how translates the title?) Maybe, "Audition for loving murder"? =) I believe he has another novel in the works that will be published under the Taiga label. Can't fathom at this point what the title might really mean, so I'll just read the book once it's out. :D |
| Please tell us what do you think about the new series later, Eusth :D |
EusthEnoptEron said: Yeah, MW Bunko is somewhat of a border-line case, but I guess Mikage doesn't consider it a light novel label. Well, there are almost no pictures in their books and they have an older target audience, so he has a point. MW bunko is not a LN label per se, so he is correct. Although yes, MW bunko titles don't have any difference with LN labels titles except they're not LN in their definition. Nanamoto-sensei said: WOW That's cool; but why not Kodansha Taiga? =) Or it also will be sometimes?)) And, really, how translates the title?) Maybe, "Audition for loving murder"? =) Audition of a Murderer in love. |
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Nanamoto-sensei said: Zefyris said: MW bunko is not a LN label per se, so he is correct. Although yes, MW bunko titles don't have any difference with LN labels titles except they're not LN in their definition. Audition of a Murderer in love. Without "no" kanas it's difficult to place some prepositions :'D More like, that's my limit in English there, maybe. If you mean an audition for something (like , an audition for a job) then you are correct on that point. I was correcting the "loving murder" part rather than the "for" part. Techincally, it can completely mean "audition for a murderer in love" if what's following the "for" here is what the audition is for and therefore researching (like, you're researching new talent, so "audition for new talent?"). If the use of "for" in english means this, then "Audition for (the job/position of/ to become) Murderer in love" could indeed be correct. Without any synopsis it's difficult to say. |
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Zefyris said: Nanamoto-sensei said: Without "no" kanas it's difficult to place some prepositions :'D More like, that's my limit in English there, maybe. If you mean an audition for something (like , an audition for a job) then you are correct on that point. I was correcting the "loving murder" part rather than the "for" part. Techincally, it can completely mean "audition for a murderer in love" if what's following the "for" here is what the audition is for and therefore researching (like, you're researching new talent, so "audition for new talent?"). If the use of "for" in english means this, then "Audition for (the job/position of/ to become) Murderer in love" could indeed be correct. Without any synopsis it's difficult to say. The fact of it saying 殺人 and not 殺人鬼 makes me a bit wary. I'll refrain from any attempts to translate the title until I've read the book, especially since Mikage likes to give his books meaningful titles. |
EusthEnoptEron said: Zefyris said: More like, that's my limit in English there, maybe. If you mean an audition for something (like , an audition for a job) then you are correct on that point. I was correcting the "loving murder" part rather than the "for" part. Techincally, it can completely mean "audition for a murderer in love" if what's following the "for" here is what the audition is for and therefore researching (like, you're researching new talent, so "audition for new talent?"). If the use of "for" in english means this, then "Audition for (the job/position of/ to become) Murderer in love" could indeed be correct. Without any synopsis it's difficult to say. The fact of it saying 殺人 and not 殺人鬼 makes me a bit wary. I'll refrain from any attempts to translate the title until I've read the book, especially since Mikage likes to give his books meaningful titles. True. And that's always the best choice indeed. not sure I like Mikage sensei enough to buy it, but definitely the best choice anyway, so we're counting on you! x). |
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| I've just got myself a polish copy of HakoMari ;3 If anyone wondering where to get it, check "Empik" stores. There were like 6 copies in a shop, where i bought it. It looks nicely. I'm not gonna read that now though, because i just finished the whole novel in english. Volume 2 will be on 6th april this year. I will buy it too. Sorry for bad quality photo ;_; |
| That polish copy of HakoMari looks deliciously amazing |
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| Mikage sensei's new novel: http://mwbunko.com/978-4-04-865588-0/ |
| I'm having trouble understanding the ending for the mystery of the boxes. Can anyone enlighten me with the origin/source of the supernatural phenomenon on the series? Where does the flawed bliss came from? How did Maria get her power to grant other's wishes? Thank you very much! oh and, Did they say "I love you" with each other? |
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| Spoilers, guys. Use it, for Crist sake. |
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