| I enjoyed the anime, and every time I remember about this series I always look online to see if anyone has pick up this work, I know it is a daunting task because of the amount of volumes that would need to be translated, but I think this series is a long time classic that deserve to get recognition. This series is the one that inspired the creation of Berserk and many other series. |
| isn't there like 100+ volumes of that? no way these will get ever translated in our lifetime LUL |
Valaskjalf said: isn't there like 100+ volumes of that? no way these will get ever translated in our lifetime LUL Better start now than never. |
| The first big overarching plot was published in five books by Vertical. They still own the licensing so we're not going to see a fan translation ever. Maybe they'll get enough out of the nisioisin books that they'll be comfortable digging deeper in the light novel scene. Or sell the rights to Haikasoru or Dark Horse idk, those two seem like a better market for Guin Saga with the success of LoGH and Vampire Hunter D. |
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Yorozu said: The first big overarching plot was published in five books by Vertical. They still own the licensing so we're not going to see a fan translation ever. Maybe they'll get enough out of the nisioisin books that they'll be comfortable digging deeper in the light novel scene. Or sell the rights to Haikasoru or Dark Horse idk, those two seem like a better market for Guin Saga with the success of LoGH and Vampire Hunter D. My only other hope is that it gets a full adaptation. Which is less than 1% |
| Why you don't learn japanese then read all the 130 volumes instead of waiting. :p |
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| I also want Guin Saga to be translated. |
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Lind_van_Taylor said: Super late reply but someone might still be interested. A fan translation exists now of all the 130 books plus the 22 side-story novels. MAL doesn't allow linking to copyrighted material. I'm not sure if this counts but... Just search for it on Reddit. That's where I found it. You're not talking about the r/theguinsaga one are you? |
Lind_van_Taylor said: Just seeing this comment, interesting... I will check it out.Yep. I know it's not perfect but it's good enough. So far. I haven't finished it because: I mean... 152 books! |
| Wouldn't it be faster to translate it yourself than to expect people to translate it? These days, translation sites are becoming more accurate, so it's easier to translate things yourself. I'm not a fan of reading light novels that are more than 20 volumes, so I don't think I'll ever read Guin Saga, even though it's been on my mind for decades. |
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kihel said: Are you assuming I can read Japanese? Wouldn't it be faster to translate it yourself than to expect people to translate it? These days, translation sites are becoming more accurate, so it's easier to translate things yourself. I'm not a fan of reading light novels that are more than 20 volumes, so I don't think I'll ever read Guin Saga, even though it's been on my mind for decades. |
keragamming said: kihel said: Are you assuming I can read Japanese? Wouldn't it be faster to translate it yourself than to expect people to translate it? These days, translation sites are becoming more accurate, so it's easier to translate things yourself. I'm not a fan of reading light novels that are more than 20 volumes, so I don't think I'll ever read Guin Saga, even though it's been on my mind for decades. I knew from the very beginning, in the context of your comment, that you cannot read Japanese. Even if you can't read Japanese, it's not impossible to learn to read, right? And even if you can't read, you can translate sentences and pages with images these days. It's still hard to do with images, though, because of the amount of text. You can read the Japanese version in an e-book, and if you copy-paste it well into a translation site, you can translate it in an instant. I think it is unlikely that the book will be officially translated from Japanese. I think the long length of the volumes, the fact that the original author is dead, and the fact that the story continues in a two-man team are the reasons why it will not be translated. And if I could not read Japanese myself, but really wanted to read the rest of the story, I would buy or obtain the Japanese version of the book myself and find someone who could translate it for a fee. In fact, I have seen people doing so at MAL. By the way, as for the number of volumes, the Kurimoto edition goes up to volume 130. After that, the story continues in a two-person system, with the latest volume being volume 148. Gaiden is 27 volumes. |
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kihel said: With that logic you can apply to every single series that are not translated "Well why don't you do it yourself" There is a reason why fan translation is a thing it is usually done by a group of individuals as one person doing it will not be logical, you are also assuming I have a lot of free time on my hand, maybe five years ago that was the case but I'm much more busy and barely watch anime or read manga anymore, but I'm about to finish university so I will have more free time, but not to translate but instead better my life, I would like to read the volumes when I have free time instead of taking up the job of translating 130 volumes.keragamming said: Are you assuming I can read Japanese? I knew from the very beginning, in the context of your comment, that you cannot read Japanese. Even if you can't read Japanese, it's not impossible to learn to read, right? And even if you can't read, you can translate sentences and pages with images these days. It's still hard to do with images, though, because of the amount of text. You can read the Japanese version in an e-book, and if you copy-paste it well into a translation site, you can translate it in an instant. I think it is unlikely that the book will be officially translated from Japanese. I think the long length of the volumes, the fact that the original author is dead, and the fact that the story continues in a two-man team are the reasons why it will not be translated. And if I could not read Japanese myself, but really wanted to read the rest of the story, I would buy or obtain the Japanese version of the book myself and find someone who could translate it for a fee. In fact, I have seen people doing so at MAL. By the way, as for the number of volumes, the Kurimoto edition goes up to volume 130. After that, the story continues in a two-person system, with the latest volume being volume 148. Gaiden is 27 volumes. |
keragamming said: kihel said: With that logic you can apply to every single series that are not translated "Well why don't you do it yourself" There is a reason why fan translation is a thing it is usually done by a group of individuals as one person doing it will not be logical, you are also assuming I have a lot of free time on my hand, maybe five years ago that was the case but I'm much more busy and barely watch anime or read manga anymore, but I'm about to finish university so I will have more free time, but not to translate but instead better my life, I would like to read the volumes when I have free time instead of taking up the job of translating 130 volumes.I knew from the very beginning, in the context of your comment, that you cannot read Japanese. Even if you can't read Japanese, it's not impossible to learn to read, right? And even if you can't read, you can translate sentences and pages with images these days. It's still hard to do with images, though, because of the amount of text. You can read the Japanese version in an e-book, and if you copy-paste it well into a translation site, you can translate it in an instant. I think it is unlikely that the book will be officially translated from Japanese. I think the long length of the volumes, the fact that the original author is dead, and the fact that the story continues in a two-man team are the reasons why it will not be translated. And if I could not read Japanese myself, but really wanted to read the rest of the story, I would buy or obtain the Japanese version of the book myself and find someone who could translate it for a fee. In fact, I have seen people doing so at MAL. By the way, as for the number of volumes, the Kurimoto edition goes up to volume 130. After that, the story continues in a two-person system, with the latest volume being volume 148. Gaiden is 27 volumes. Well, it looks like it will be difficult to translate after volume 130 officially, so we will have to wait for someone to translate it for us in fansubs. ...... 130 volumes of the original author's writings alone, or that's a lot of books for me personally to get my mind off of. I can't say I'll never read it, but I might if I really run out of things to read. I've already read more than 10 other books by the original author... Just a month or so ago, I saw a place where you can get 20 free copies of Guin Saga volume 100 and onward, so I posted this time on that forum. For me, it is a quantity that I would never think of reading in my spare time by mistake. I understand that translation is better done in a group. When I translate alone, I am not sure if the expressions are correct, so I really need someone to check the translation. I thought so when I actually did it.. Well, I think it is a blessing to be able to enjoy one work for a long time, so please challenge yourself to read the volumes that have been translated and read them. Enjoy! |
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