| It's licensed by TokyoPop and the first volume have been translated, I'm not sure about the second but it should be released rather soon. Unless it've already been released of course. |
SobzobFeb 9, 2008 5:13 PM
| Radical. This is one I wanted to check out but thought wasn't licensed. guess I should have investigated. |
| The books have gone into licensing hell. Here is a quote from the ANN forums from the translator: It isn't coming out any time soon. Any and all release dates you see are lies. If they ever are allowed to continue publishing the series, I'm sure they'll relaunch it and you'll see a new story on the topic on the front page of ANN. Until that happens, assume all release dates are wrong. Source |
| What the ball suck. I wish more English speaking people over the age of 15 bought manga so we could see more of these good series translated. |
| I don't think it was due to sales, it more has to do with the company over in Japan. Though I've been dying to read the books (I did buy the first one which is out in English), but at least now I know not to get my hopes up every time there is a new release date. |
| Oh. Well then bummer, but yeah I'm glad I won't be fooled by dates as well! Thanks for being in the know. :) |
| just a question, since the 1st vol is released, do u know where i can download it or read it online ? |
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| I hope they release the second novel (soon az possible)T_T I remember... when they released the .hack//Another Birth novels... One year and they released 4 novel... By the way, The first novel was great and the quality of the book and the translate was very good. |
Azurien said: I hope they release the second novel (soon az possible)T_T I remember... when they released the .hack//Another Birth novels... One year and they released 4 novel... By the way, The first novel was great and the quality of the book and the translate was very good. They already released the 2nd book didn't they? *goes to confirm, meanwhile is looking at this awesome kino bookmark that's totally expensive but totally awesome which i totally want. So the person who told me the 2nd volume was released was lying, and I found out others are saying its actually been discontinued... omfg |
SiingApr 12, 2008 9:24 AM
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| I've read it on Tokyopop.de they release the books as "Kinos Reise". They are so lucky T_T http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/romane/kinos_reise/index.php That's "discontinued" tale... Aww it's very annoying... I think I'll write a letter for Tokyopop. (My english are terrible but I'll try it^^) |
RaitoTheReaper said: ;o; Discontinued? Dammit right when I started reading it I find out there's not going to be any more for a while... *cries in corner* Yeah, I'd give away Boogiepop and Gosick just to have this series back. Or are all LNs from Tokyopop discontiuned? =/ |
Tarnan said: RaitoTheReaper said: ;o; Discontinued? Dammit right when I started reading it I find out there's not going to be any more for a while... *cries in corner* Yeah, I'd give away Boogiepop and Gosick just to have this series back. Or are all LNs from Tokyopop discontiuned? =/ They pretty much are... |
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| Dammit, I really wanted to buy these (j___j) |
~ Nothing makes us as lonely as our own secrets ~      |
| I have truly and thoroughly lost any and all patience with anything having to do with Tokyopop. Im half hoping that they lose the distro rights and someone else will pick it up ( I know, not likely). It's a pity really, because I used to follow a lot of Tokyopop's series, going all the way back to when they were publishing Sailor Moon and MKR in MixxZine when I was in the first year in High school. |
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kimmiechan |
| They dropped (or just cancelled?) the series because it didn't sell too good. :S |
| It wasn't because it didn't sell well, although most people aren't too interested in it anyways, more's the pity. As I understand from trawling through the Internet, there were licensing problems, and the Japanese distributors did not like something that Tokyopop was doing. I don't remember what, as I found the information about a year ago. THE DISAPPOINTMENT ;______; |
| I've had a change of heart! |
| Sigh, I needs moar volumes of Kino. Her journeys are too epic to not be published in English! We need the later volumes so we can read all the stories that didn't make it into the anime... TT.TT |
| I don't think Light Novels sell well in the US like they do over in Japan. Which is a shame because Kino's journey is an excellent series. I'll be ok with just spoilers as to how it ends or where its at now. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| You can find English translation in here: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kino_no_Tabi Enjoy! ^_^ |
| You can fine English translations of Kino no Tabi in here: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kino_no_Tabi ^_^ |
| Yeah, I am still waiting for the rest as well! :( |
| Baka-Tsuki and untuned-strings have translated quite a lot of volumes so far, and it's still being updated now and then. I think Tokyopop stopped releasing volumes because the Japanese company wasn't happy with the changes Tokyopop made to the series. At least, that's what I heard. They made the novel more linear and messed around with the chapter order, and started adding lines that didn't even exist and some of the stuff Kino says is completely out of character. After reading Tokyopop's edition of the first volume I can see why they wouldn't be happy. It's still a shame though, it's my favourite LN series of all time, but the official English translation will probably never get continued. |
| Guess we gotta live with Baka-Tsuki. Thanks for being awesome, Baka-Tsuki. |
Novangel said: They made the novel more linear and messed around with the chapter order, and started adding lines that didn't even exist and some of the stuff Kino says is completely out of character. After reading Tokyopop's edition of the first volume I can see why they wouldn't be happy. Thanks for the details about the LN. That's exactly what I wanted to know :) I was debating with myself about buying the English release of volume one, as I figured I could just read the chapters in the correct order, but seeing as they changed as much as they did, then I suppose I'll just watch the anime instead. It's unfortunate, but there it is... Thanks again! |
Bittenfeld said: To tell you my honest feelings, Admiral Müller, as the groom at a wedding ceremony, the Kaiser is simply just a handsome man, I'm afraid to say. But as the supreme fleet admiral who leads entire fleets, he's really a godly person. Don't you think so, too? Müller said: I think he's quite godly as a groom, too. |
| I have a question: Does anyone know if Yen Press has ever dropped a series they were publishing ? 'cause if someone is going to get at crack at the series again, it's them. But apart from the fact it's really niche, the ongoing publication and the length don't help either. |
| "Even now, I travel on my journey, Believing in the world, Aiming for something far away – an endless journey. Having a dream like someone else’s, Or being in someone else’s dream – Which would you prefer?" |
Rhys2753 said: With the new anime series and thus the renewed interest I'd guess now is as good a time as any for it to get relicensed. I'll bet Yen Press picks it up within the year. It would be nice, but I am not sure about that. It's not what I would call a "mainstream" series, and the fact that there are more than twenty-one volumes might dissuade a publisher to pick it up. Fingers crossed. |
| "Even now, I travel on my journey, Believing in the world, Aiming for something far away – an endless journey. Having a dream like someone else’s, Or being in someone else’s dream – Which would you prefer?" |
Rhys2753 said: DerMond said: It would be nice, but I am not sure about that. It's not what I would call a "mainstream" series, and the fact that there are more than twenty-one volumes might dissuade a publisher to pick it up. Fingers crossed. I wouldn't call Baccano! a mainstream series, yet they have it, and it has 22. They have 5 out over here now. But yeah definitely fingers crossed. Baccano is still more accessible than Kino, and it's also carried by Drrr! So no, the situation is different. |
| "Even now, I travel on my journey, Believing in the world, Aiming for something far away – an endless journey. Having a dream like someone else’s, Or being in someone else’s dream – Which would you prefer?" |
| And here we are, a month after the anime adaptation finished airing. There are no news nor signs that a publisher (I'm looking at you Yen Press) is willing to license the series. It doesn't look good, but for once, I'm hoping I am wrong. |
| "Even now, I travel on my journey, Believing in the world, Aiming for something far away – an endless journey. Having a dream like someone else’s, Or being in someone else’s dream – Which would you prefer?" |
| God, what I wouldn't give for Yen Press to pick this up from licensing purgatory Are the fan translations of this any good? I hear fan translations for LNs aren't great, but I might have to put up with them if I really want to read the LNs |
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