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NEWS: Twelve Kingdoms and other Pop Fiction Novels in '07


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Pez001



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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:50 pm Reply with quote
Finally!!! Been waiting for the 12 Kingdoms novels for some time.

*marks calendar*
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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:31 pm Reply with quote
*does the same*
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arxane



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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:09 pm Reply with quote
Thank you Tokyopop!

I seriously was about to find Japanese copies of the 12 Kingdoms novels and translate them myself.

Now I won't have to go through all that trouble.
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halo



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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:25 pm Reply with quote
arxane wrote:
Thank you Tokyopop!

I seriously was about to find Japanese copies of the 12 Kingdoms novels and translate them myself.

Now I won't have to go through all that trouble.


I know people who have worked on translating them and they share your sentiment.

...and my birthday is in March.
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frentymon
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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:28 pm Reply with quote
It's great that they're finally being officially translated (YES FINALLY 12K!!!) but 2007 seems to be a long ways away.
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Pez001



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:19 am Reply with quote
"frentymon wrote:
but 2007 seems to be a long ways away.


leaves more time for them to insure the quality of the translation Wink
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lazuline



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 am Reply with quote
arxane wrote:
Thank you Tokyopop!

I seriously was about to find Japanese copies of the 12 Kingdoms novels and translate them myself.

Now I won't have to go through all that trouble.


there are actually some fan translations of a couple of novels in the series that have been floating around the internet for quite some time...

but I guess those are "illegal" now Anime cry...
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Wolverine Princess



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:51 am Reply with quote
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there are actually some fan translations of a couple of novels in the series that have been floating around the internet for quite some time...

but I guess those are "illegal" now ...


But aren't fan translations of anything without the author's consent always illegal?[/quote]
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chibigb2000



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:56 am Reply with quote
I'm really excited about this. I've been waiting for something like this to happen ever since the anime ended so abruptly. I was disappointed at not being able to see the other stories.

2007 does seem far away, but then again, it is practically the middle of 2006.


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freshkazuki



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:03 am Reply with quote
This is great. Hopefully, they will be good translations. How many Twelve Kingdom novels are there in Japanese?
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Keonyn
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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:04 am Reply with quote
This is terrific news, been waiting and hoping they would be brought over since I watched volume 1 when it was released.
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Nagisa
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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:52 am Reply with quote
I want to be happy.

I really, really want to be happy.

But it's Tokyopop. And the last experience I had with Tokyopop's novel translations was Gundam SEED, which was ABYSMAL.

So I want to be happy. But I can't be, no matter how hard I try. Confused
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Peter Ahlstrom



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:54 am Reply with quote
If you're worried, check out the first Pop Fiction books when they come out--Kino no Tabi and Scrapped Princess--for an idea of what to expect. The Pop Fiction books are getting different treatments from the "Manga Novels."
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JELEINEN



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:12 am Reply with quote
I'll probably read a chapter or two in the book store before I buy. I'm definitely interested.

Now if only someone would do the Galactic Heroes novels...
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bowbiter



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:01 pm Reply with quote
Yay I'm so glad they are publishing the Twelve Kingdom Novels. I've read the fan translations out there... I just hope they don't stop halfway through their translation because of this. There doesnt seem to be too many chapters to go on two of them....
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