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NEWS: Seven Seas Licenses 'Slow Life in Another World (I Wish!)' Manga




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Saffire



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:33 am Reply with quote
Light novel licenses should really tell you up-front when it's a slave title.
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Melicans



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:59 pm Reply with quote
Saffire wrote:
Light novel licenses should really tell you up-front when it's a slave title.


Eh? It is? I didn't see that mentioned in the article, though I may just be blind. With very few exceptions slavery in series makes me feel quite uncomfortable. I only read a couple chapters of the manga before I lost interest, but I guess that will be reason enough for me to avoid picking it up again in the future. It's a shame because the description seems quite comedic and I don't see how slavery can be light-hearted.
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Saffire



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:46 pm Reply with quote
Melicans wrote:
Saffire wrote:
Light novel licenses should really tell you up-front when it's a slave title.

Eh? It is? I didn't see that mentioned in the article.
It's not mentioned because it's not in the synopsis. (I skimmed a fanTL to find this out.) That's why I said what I said. Publisher copy should include details like that.
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:09 pm Reply with quote
Saffire wrote:
It's not mentioned because it's not in the synopsis. (I skimmed a fanTL to find this out.) That's why I said what I said. Publisher copy should include details like that.

Well ****. I thank you for the heads-up. This summary sounded just bland but knowing that, I'll likely steer clear. I've yet to see any series tackle slavery in a fantasy series and not have it be used as a demeaning fetish device or outright implying it is A-OK.
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