Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 6 to 8
I have continued my reread of Average Abilities.
What light novel(s) have you read last week, and what do you think about it? [August 12 - August 18]
I have had a look through my read series and it looks like only Death March to another world rhapsody and spice and Wolf (listened to the first few audiobooks) are older than 10 years. Unless you include the original Novels then a few others like In the land of Leadale would be included (but I never read them).
Death March is one of my top series so it is defiantly my favourite over 10 years old. I just wish they would release it quicker.
What light novel(s) have you read last week, and what do you think about it? [August 05 - August 11]
Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 5
I have continued my reread of Average Abilities.
Still enjoyable the 2nd time, Miles antics never get old.
Maybe something like Alice in Wonderland based on cards?
That is already a manga. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Borderland
Almost the exact same concept. Have you been stealing other peoples ideas again?
None come to mind but how many classic board game have any lore that could be used as a setting?
Pokémon / yu-hi-oh cards - surely there’s some lore behind them that could be used…
I haven’t read no game no life but the end game seems to be the world is a giant chess board? (Highschool DxD aswell?)
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Snakes and ladders - as a dungeon exploration?
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risk - as a historic war
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poker - as a gambling setting? (Kakegurui [manga] / Kaiji [Manga]?)
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game of life - every month the gods roll a dice to decide your fate
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monopoly - following rich people as they battle to take over a city? Or real estate agents? (Dragon goes house hunting [manga] / rpg real estate [manga])
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Snap - twins are seperated and put into a death match. The first twins to reunite and make it to the exit win.
Note - I haven’t actually read any of the mentioned manga so I am not sure how accurate they are.
Feel free to, unless anyone else steals them first.
I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks and if someone has an idea for a Midweek discussion I would be glad If someone else could answer the call of duty. (Or want to post about non-Japanese LN or even fat novels but fear my vengeful wrath? This is your chance!)
If no one else does I can try if I remember.
Spoilers - Possible Questions
- What are the best and worst Manga adaptions from Light Novels?
- What makes a good translation? Any series when fan translators from WN beats official LN translations?
- Pros & Cons of revolting against NineSword and Myne and installing Gervasio as mod?
- If you could only save 3 series which would it be?
- Which crossover would you like to see?
- Which series would you most like to see an Anime adaption of?
- Any Light Novel conspiracy theories? (Bookworm - Myne is actually a combination of all the books she read in her past life / Average Abilities - Mile isn’t actually stupid)
- Light Novel ideas? (No promises that they won’t be stolen)
- What change would you make to improve a series?
- What are the Best/Funniest/Weirdest/Worst illustration you have seen? (Include illustration if possible)
You may also want to either restrict posting or add a temp mod. I have seen some communities getting spammed recently. I don’t know what ani.social is like whether the admins will block the community if it’s spammed and not cleared swiftly.
Is there any board game ones?
I can think of lots where people get taken into a video game but I can’t think of many for board games. (No game no life?)
I’ve been killing slimes for 300 years and maxed out my abilities
- Cosy
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
Didn’t I say to make my abilities average
- Cosy
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- The totally Normal Average Miles
Kuma kuma kuma bear
- Cosy
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- All the bears
By the grace of gods
- Cosy
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- All the slime you could need
In the land of Leadale
- Cosy? (The story and characters are 100% cosy, but if you think about her circumstances it is a bit melancholy)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- The most over the top elf son
Konosuba
- Cosy?
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
Ascendance of a bookworm
- Cosy? (I would say it’s very cosy but there are a few bits which are a bit melancholy)
- Adventures? (No adventurers guild or actual adventuring, but the MC has a goal and is working toward something which makes it feel like they are adventuring)
- Fantasy
- Magic? (There is magic in the world but you don’t see much until the end of the 3rd season, there should be lots more in the next season)
- No.1 Super mega monster bookworm
But Ascendance of a bookworm is an amazing story I think it fits the criteria
Beast tamer
- Cosy (Mostly cosy, some more serious confrontations)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
Banished from the hero’s party: I decided to live a quiet life in the countryside
- Cosy (Mostly cosy, some more serious bits and a bit of melancholy)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
TsukiMichi Moonlit Fantasy
- Cosy? (The relationship between the MCs is cosy but it can take more serious themes and moments including war / killing people. But there is an underlying comedy aspect? )
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Includes best Dragon samurai , Devouring Spider , Human Lich
So I’m a spider so what?
- Cosy? (fairly cosy, Lovable non-human MC tying to survive, some more serious parts but the MC is always upbeat and doing their best)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Best parallel minds
That time I got reincarnated as a slime
- Cosy (Mostly cosy, some more serious buts including war and a fair few battles. But the MC and their friends are wholesome)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
The weakest tamer began a journey to pick up trash
- Cosy (Mostly cosy, some more serious bits including kidnapping and MC background is melancholy. But the story as a whole is cosy)
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
Reborn as a vending machine now I wonder the dungeon
- Cosy
- Adventures
- Fantasy
- Magic
- You will either enjoy it or hate it
I always read the afterword at the end. I know some authors give an overview of the story and talk about taking the book to the checkout [So I’m a Spider?]. But it just feels wrong to read it first.
I am not too fussed about afterwords. There are some interesting ones which give extra info about the story or tell us more about the author, and it’s always nice to see them thanking everyone.
But I quite enjoy it when the illustrator gives extra pictures they have done of characters that didn’t get added to the main story [Average Abilities], or little story panels (manga/comics) [Bookworm]
TsukiMichi is one on my list to read.
But at the moment I am struggling to pick up new series.
Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 3 to 4
I have continued my reread of Average Abilities.
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So I’m a spider so what?
I do enjoy this series but there are defiantly parts which could be changed and improved.
Spoilers for Volume 11
Volume 11 covers Juliius’ life from early year until his death.I feel this whole volume could be condensed down. It adds a lot of extra information and adds his values and why he acts how he does. But I am reading this novel because of White, she’s the main source of entertainment and is what’s making it interesting. Volume 11 just starts to drag on.
So to improve this series I would remove this volume and have a few chapters of his backstory.
Spoilers for Volume 16 (Ending)
Volume 16 is the end of the series, in this volume the main cast race to the lower stratum to the conjuring controlling the skills. White and Demon Lord Ariels team is trying to destroy it to save Sariel, and Dustin & Guli Gulis team are trying to save it to save the planet. After they reach it they end up facing off against Administrator D who will give her power to keep it running if they can beat her. It ends with them succeeding and White becoming Administrator Ds maid.The ending was defiantly botched. The author gave White and Demon Lord Ariel 1 line of goodbyes. After they have been through so much it just feels unrealistic. White is someone who doesn’t speak much but still there should have been more.
In the end White also becomes a maid for Administrator D. Again White who has been trying to survive and live her life with pride now becomes a maid without raising any objections. I understand that D is extremely powerful and has some power over her, she has a debt to her for saving the world and has some attraction to D after meeting back on earth and finding out she is a clone of D. But I still don’t buy that she would go along without any issues.
So I would give White and Demon Lord Ariel more time to say goodbye and have White at least trying to get her freedom if we follow the original ending. But I would prefer to rewrite a completely different ending.
Thank you for reading my rant.