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Last week's episode talked about finishing my STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE LitRPG trilogy, and in this week's episode we respond to some of the insightful reader comments the prevoius episode generated. We also discuss the mechanics of putting series numbers on book covers. Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week! This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store: DRAGONSUMMER25 The coupon code is valid through August 25, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 262 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August 8, 2025, and today we are looking at reader comments on my LitRPG trilogy. We will also take a look at why sometimes books do not have the series order number on their front cover. Before we get into that, we'll have Coupon of the Week and then an update on my current writing progress. First up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONSUMMER25. And as always, the coupon code and the links to my store will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through August 25th, 2025. So if you need a new ebook to read this summer, we have got you covered. And now for a progress update on my current writing projects. I am 83,000 words into the rough draft of Ghost in the Siege, which is the sixth and final book in the Ghost Armor series. I think maybe one or two more good sessions and I will have the rough draft done and then I'll write a bonus short story that newsletter subscribers will get for free when the book comes out and then start editing. I'm also 9,000 words into Blade of Flames, which will be the first book in my new epic fantasy series after I finish Ghost in the Siege and my Super Summer of Finishing Things. In audiobook news, Brad Wills is currently recording Shield of Power, so we should have some updates on that soon. In addition, the distribution problems I was having with Shield of Battle and Ghost in the Corruption should be cleared up. So all those books should be turning up on all the usual audiobook stores before too much longer. Before, they should have all been available on Audible, Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and Kobo, but they should be showing up on all the other available stores before too much longer now. And of course I should mention that those audiobooks are available on my Payhip store and you can get them anytime (regardless of distribution troubles). So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects. 00:02:07 Question about Series Numbering And now let's take a look at a question about series numbering. A librarian acquaintance recently asked (with no small exasperation), why can't the series number be in the book title, on the spine, and on the cover? Well, as with so many things, the answer boils down to “it depends”, specifically, it depends on the publisher and the author (but only if the author is indie). For my books, they always have the series number on the cover. A random example- Orc Hoard, the fourth book in my Half-Elven Thief series, has plainly at the top of the cover “Half-Elven Thief Number Four”. Whether or not the series number will be on the cover depends on the publisher (or the writer, if the writer is indie). For myself, since I make my own covers, it is a trivial amount of extra work to make sure the series number is also on the cover. A small publisher or an indie author hiring a cover designer has to specifically ask for the series number on the cover, and they don't always think to do that. In terms of the spine of the print edition, it depends whether or not it is included with cover design. Typically for a print book, you need to make a wraparound PDF cover or you can use the automated tools with a platform like KDP Print to create it. The trouble is that space can be at a premium on a book spine and after you have the book title and the author name, there might not be adequate room left for the series number. For example, a title like Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest takes up a lot of real estate on the spine and combine that with the author name of Jonathan Moeller, and we really don't exactly have much space left to work with. However, for ebooks, there's really no good reason for them not to be arranged in series order on the store because all the online platforms now have good series management tools, which is admittedly a relatively new development. For a long time Amazon and the other self-publishing platforms didn't have any series metadata management tools, so we had to take things into our own hands. That's why for a long time you'd see books with titles like Frostborn: The Iron Tower (Frostborn #5), because there was no other way in the metadata to indicate that the book was part of a series. Obviously this was a problem. So eventually all the self-publishing platforms added series manager tools. So now it's fairly easy to add ebooks to a series, so on the storefront they should show up in the proper series order. But for tradpub print books, I expect traditional publishers are not terribly invested in providing series numbers on the spines of print books because it is a layer of from their perspective, unnecessary work with no return on investment. Remember, most publishers are owned by big international conglomerates these days, and from the corporate owner's perspective, the publisher's existence boils down to a cell in a spreadsheet. So a series will only get new cover art (potentially numbers on the cover) if doing so might make “number go up” in that particular spreadsheet cell. A series is most likely to get numbers on its cover and its spine if it's one, finished and two, popular enough to be re-released with new covers. So the “too long, didn't read” answer: it depends if the publisher or the indie author has the resources to add numbers to the cover. 00:05:01 Main Topic of the Week: Comments on my LitRPG Trilogy Now onto our main topic this week, reader comments on my LitRPG trilogy. You might remember last week I did an episode and a blog post about the experience of finishing up my LitRPG trilogy and some of the misjudgments I made during the process and how I was grateful for the people who did enjoy it. And this inspired many interesting and insightful comments on the topic. So I thought I would read through some of the comments and share my own thoughts on them. Our first comment is from LEJ who says: “The big problem with virtual reality type LitRPG books is that virtual reality fights have no real stakes or consequences, or if they do, they're being arbitrarily assigned. This makes them dull no matter how well the fight scene is written. The second problem is character. In epic fantasy, the party members are developed characters and the reader learns who they are through the “show, not tell” guideline of writing. The characters are a group of people who have come together to put their lives on the line to do the plot is about. In a virtual reality game book, the party members are fake personas playing a game. There's no way to be sure who they really are and they're not invested. In books and in real life, people who go through grave peril together often forge powerful friendships. A gaming group is a lousy stand in for an actual epic fantasy questing party because they're not facing actual danger together.” That's an interesting comment and that was something I thought about during the outlining of Stealth and Spells, how essentially so much of the book is about a man sitting in a chair playing in a game, which is inherently not suspenseful. So that's why in Stealth and Spells, I designed it so that the game itself was dangerous and the reason the main character was playing the game so much was to try and find proof that the game was dangerous. But I think LEJ makes a good larger point about how why LitRPGs with virtual reality MMORPGs aren't as popular as the other subgenres, just because the stakes are so low essentially when you're playing a game. I was playing Wizardry Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord the other night and had a total party kill, but so what? Just spin out new characters and start the game again. But that doesn't make for a good narrative tension in the story. Our next comment is from Justin who says: “There are some VR LitRPG books out, but they are a niche market. As LEJ noted (above), there's no real consequences and the character development is minimal. The successful ones (for measures of success) go heavy on humor. I like Stealth and Spells, but I like science fiction and had no problem with the premise. So another attempt at widening your audience has fallen flat. Sorry about that. The mystery market that you tried before is even worse now with AI pastiches flooding Kindle. You could try the superhero section, but there's lot of competition and the big boys have been stinking up that particular room, so I wouldn't recommend it. Well, at least you're a successful writer, able to apply your craft full time. That puts you in the top 1%. Getting any further requires either incredible luck or selling your soul. I look forward to Ghost in the Siege!” Thanks, Justin. I'm glad you liked the Stealth and Spells trilogy. It is true that I'm very fortunate to be able to do what I do in terms of writing full-time. I should mention I'm not hugely worried about AI books partly because they're generally not very good and partly because you can't legally copyright them. Though we should mention that historically writers often have a difficult time when they try to change a genre. Even 150 years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle decided he wanted to write a historical fiction instead of Sherlock Holmes, so he killed off Sherlock Holmes and wrote historical fiction, which didn't go hugely over well with the public, and eventually he succumbed both to popular demand and large sums of money to start writing Sherlock Holmes again. Our next comment is from Joe who says: “I have never read a LitRPG book before. I read it because I enjoy your writing. I know I am in the minority, but it turned out to be my favorite series. Even though it shouldn't, it amazes me that Half-Elven Thief has done so much better. I guess I just dance to the beat of my own drummer.” Well, I suppose everyone dances to the beat of their own drummer in the end. I do think it's important for writers to remember, especially long-term writers like myself, that every book you've written is somebody's favorite book regardless of your personal opinion about it. Like for example, I think in all honesty, Tower of Endless Worlds is one of my weaker series. I was trying to do something in terms of urban fantasy that I don't think I had the writing skills to do until I started writing Cloak Games fourteen years later. But there are several people for whom Tower of Endless Worlds is their favorite book of all the ones I've written. So it's good to always keep that in mind and not trash one's own work unnecessarily because you are then trashing somebody's favorite book, which is just impolite. In terms of Half-Elven Thief doing better, I think that is because I really narrowed in better on the market for that than I did with Stealth and Spells. We've already talked about how Isekai, portal fantasy, progression fantasy, and System Apocalypse are much more popular genres than virtual reality LitRPG, but with Half-Elven Thief, I think I really narrowed into what the market wants and what my own particular skillset is for writing stories. So it worked pretty well. I'm very happy about that. Our next comment is from Geoff, who said: “Just went through and finished it and I absolutely loved it. It's a shame it only ended up being three when you had plans for more, but you ended it really well and made it feel like it was always meant to be ended that way. Really love that big reveal at the end about Calliande and Ridmark.” Thanks, Geoff. I'm very glad you liked the ending. I admit I thought really hard for a really long time about how to properly finish the series with just one book. I typically, as part of my exercise program, do an hour a day on the treadmill in the morning with variable rate cardio and I was thinking about Stealth and Spells a lot while I was doing that, so I'm very grateful that you appreciated the ending. Our next comment is from Keith who says: “I'm so glad you finished the series. I have avidly read pretty much everything you published almost as soon as you publish it (except the Ghost series finally lost me a year or two ago), and I was starting to wonder if you're going to continue this series. I'm sure I enjoyed Stealth and Spells a bit more because of my own experience with MMORPG games as an adult, no less from 1997 to about 2012 and still dabbled now and then. It was very entertaining reading the series about a game set in Ridmark's world that I've been so immersed in for the past few years. It's unfortunate that there won't be more Stealth and Spells to read, but I enjoyed the way the series ended as a trilogy, even though you say it was originally supposed to be more books.” Thanks, Keith. I am glad you enjoyed the ending. I suppose one of my weaknesses as I set out to write this trilogy was that I've never actually seriously played MMORPG. It was just when things like World of Warcraft and its various successors and imitators became popular it was a time in my life when I was both pretty broke and pretty busy, so I couldn't afford to play an MMORPG and even if I could have afforded to play an MMORPG, I wouldn't have had the time to do so. I think that lacking that experience may have been one of the reasons I had a bit of trouble sort of connecting the series to a wider market. That said, I have tried an MMORPG recently, Elder Scrolls Online. I enjoyed it, but the big problem with that, and the reason I didn't keep playing was that you can't pause it. I think it's fair to say that I'm a pretty busy guy and sometimes I need to pause the game right now and attend to things, but the inability to do that was just a huge deal breaker for me, so I just never really continued with it, though I did have fun with the parts I played and think it's a good game. Randy says: “I still maintain it's a great SF series and a great setting, but it does have a great ending, even if the hero never gets an encrypted message from Wire again.” Thanks, Randy. If I ever do return to this setting, it won't be as a LitRPG. It'll be just as a straight science fiction thriller adventure like Silent Order because while I don't particularly want to write another LitRPG series, I would like to write another science fiction series at some point. But as I've mentioned on earlier episodes, I've decided it's probably for the best to limit myself to three ongoing series at any one time, just for keeping the complexity level manageable. So once I finish one of my ongoing series (which currently would be Blades of Ruin, Half-Elven Thief, and Cloak Mage), then I might consider slotting a sci-fi one in as well. Our next comment is from Mike who says: “Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it. I really enjoyed the series and I'm glad you finished it. I always find it frustrating when an author leaves the story unfinished, but I understand it's a tough balance. At the end of the day, writing needs to be sustainable and that often means the books have to be profitable. So thank you for seeing it through.” Thanks Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed the ending. In terms of sustainability, Half-Elven Thief by itself across its entire lifetime has sold more than all three books of Stealth and Spells Online put together (which I am very grateful for). And the Half-Elven Thief series and the, let's see, three sequels for it I wrote in 2024 combined, did well enough to pay for my health insurance for that year, which is trust me, no small thing, for which I'm very grateful. But like I said before, I think Half-Elven Thief dialed into the market a bit better than I did with Stealth and Spells Online. Our next comment comes from Alon who says. “If you try again, you can consider progression fantasy; it is somewhere between regular and LitRPG. The best ones are Dungeon Crawler Carl and Mother of Learning.” Well, if you want to try some progression fantasy, there are some examples for you. I admit I've only read the first book of Dungeon Crawler Carl. I thought it was pretty good, if definitely a bit on the darker side. William says: “I think LitRPG/Isekai literature and other media is best understood as a specific kind of fantasy in the literal sense that happens to use fantasy aesthetics because the people in Japan who started writing it all grew up playing Dragon Quest as kids do and still do. Yet the core of said fantasy has nothing to do with the cultural nostalgia that drives a fantasy genre we know and love, but instead reflects a desire for a non-complex world where everything follows easily understood and quantifiable rules, which the authors and the readers found in video games. Anyway, I enjoyed Stealth and Spells Online as a sci-fi thriller. It reminded me of the MMOPG subplot in Tad William's Outland novels.” Thanks, William. I'm glad you enjoyed the series. And I think that's a good point about the lack of ambiguity in some LitRPG, because Stealth and Spells has quite a bit of ambiguity to it at times, where the protagonist is trying to figure out if he can trust Hardcase19. He's trying to figure out who is controlling the Calliande NPC and he's trying to determine if he can trust that person or persons as well. So there's a lot of ambiguity in there that I think I probably picked up from how many mystery novels I enjoy and that might clash with the more popular tropes in LitRPG. Jesse says: “I'm glad you gave us a proper ending and I enjoyed discovering the identity of the Calliande/Ridmark NPCs. Honestly, the bit I will miss is you taking cracks at yourself (“failed historian”, “author secure in the knowledge he would never have to visualize it”), which was hysterical. Well done, sir.” Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the series and like I said before, I really didn't want to leave it unfinished because for a variety of reasons, it is very bad in the fantasy genre to leave things unfinished. Our next comment is from Jason who says: “Thank you for finishing the series. As you say, it was more of a science fiction thriller than a LitRPG. Nonetheless, I did enjoy it. LitRPGs have the roots in manga with their audience being teens and young adults who play video games and have kind of wish fulfillment of applying their game experience to a quasi-real world, usually like Death March to a Parallel World Rhapsody (a very long web novel, pretty bad anime, ongoing light novels and manga), combined with the cheat/administrator system to break the world in the main character's favor. Often such stories include female characters who throw themselves at the male lead for no discernible reason to be met with obliviousness, terror, or indifference. Fortunately, as authors have gotten older and married their portrayals, male characters and love interests have become more mature as well. The herbivore (a male character with no interest in women) main character still shows up, but not as often.” Thanks, Jason. I am glad you enjoyed the series and I was thinking about that to the extent that the basis that LitRPG has a strong basis in wish fulfillment and sort of retreating from reality. And I'm more interested in stories where the protagonist tends to actively protagonize and then engage with and grapple with reality. So maybe that was why I chose to write a VR based LitRPG instead of one of the other genres. And our last comment is from Michael who says: “I'm saddened that it wasn't more popular, but your reasoning makes sense to me. I tried to get into LitRPG years ago when it first appeared, but struggled to find any of the stories interesting despite loving MMORPGs and games in general. It all seemed to be about the kind of dreams that a stereotypical 14-year-old boy might have- being able to hyperfocus on min/maxing statistics, being powerful, being able to forget about the prosaic real world, being a ruler of a village/kingdom, et cetera (oh, and having lots of attractive women adore you). In any case, thanks for finishing the series. I thought it went from strength to strength and Final Quest was really good.” Thanks, Michael. I'm glad you enjoyed the books. And I have joked several times that maybe what I really needed to do to make Stealth and Spells Online popular was to add a harem of anime monster girls for the protagonist. But that ties into what we were talking about earlier where a lot of LitRPG is about sort of a flight from reality, which I should mention, there's nothing wrong with that in literature, but I'm more interested in writing the kind of stories where the protagonist has to grapple in some way with reality. So that is all the comments we are going to talk about on the show. I'd like to thank everybody who first, read and enjoyed the Stealth and Spells Online books, and second, took the time to share their thoughts about it. It was a really interesting discussion, I thought. So thank you again for reading Stealth and Spells Online. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to the Pulp Writer Show. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.

In the latest episode of the Wise_N_Nerdy podcast, hosts Charles, Joe, and Kurt dive deep into the realms of fandom, fatherhood, and everything in between.Kicking off with their signature "Question of the Week," the trio delves into their TV viewing habits. Charles enthusiastically shares his love for the long-running Supernatural series, while Joe reminisces about his multiple rewatches of anime gems like Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody. Meanwhile, Kurt takes a trip down memory lane with classics like Star Trek: Next Generation and West Wing.With the roll of the dice, the podcast transitions smoothly into the "What are you Nerding out about?" segment, sparking a lively debate about the upcoming live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Joe reveals his role as a proofreader for an exciting new novel, while Charles discusses his recent cinematic adventure with the new Demon Slayer movie and his latest equipment acquisition, Plaud. Not to be outdone, Kurt shares his journey embarking on the challenging fitness regimen, 75 Hard.As fate would have it, the dice then guide the conversation towards the profound "How do I...?" segment, leading to a heartfelt discussion on fatherhood and recognizing the moments of being a good dad. Laughter ensues with a round of bad dad jokes, followed by feedback from Devocite.In the poignant "Daddy tell me a story" segment, Joe regales listeners with tales of his fast and furious brother, adding a personal touch to the episode. Finally, the trio wraps up with the "What do you think about...?" segment, sharing their thoughts on the timeless classic, Monopoly.Wise_N_Nerdy: Where Fatherhood Meets Fandom, because in this podcast, finding your FAMdom is not just a motto, it's a way of life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wise-n-nerdy/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wise-n-nerdy/support

This episode of We Watch 100 Isekai contains spoilers for Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody / Desu Machi Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyosokyoku, Episode 1. 00:00 - Intro 07:07 - Episode Recap - Rating System TequilaZaku and ThermiteKitty did it! They made it to the big milestone! What better way to celebrate than with the Definitive Zaku Rant and a new「Word」. It's the rantiest rant episode. Also they get to finally break out that GREED ISLAND rating, free from the prying eyes of guests that'll point out how stupid it is! Follow our heroes on their death march as they talk about their big milestone, episode naming schemes, the emperor's new clothes of sadness, pre-emptively justifying themselves, the passionless existence of have code farmed out to your company, understanding bad game design, those terrible AFK Arena ads, the most beaten dog energy, escapist media that doesn't try to fix the problem, the token bush, the day 1 patch, the shitty CG backgrounds made under a death march, the lizardman that rules, Ainz Ooal Gown being too broken for AFK Arena, bootlicker media, floating Blender rocks, lizardmen carrying enormous amounts of all the world currencies, the ur-bad isekai, and reconsidering the self-awareness of the series after the whole recap and review. TequilaZaku: twitter.com/TequilaZaku and youtube.com/channel/UC-c_PBJXn2MxwUoAadOuD6Q ThermiteKitty: twitter.com/ThermKitty and youtube.com/c/DynamiteNeko Email: wewatch100@gmail.com | Voicemail: anchor.fm/100isekai | Discord: https://discord.gg/nsCybGB4gG Rankings Data Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ttY_tsHkxQQPTyy13JO8rSjQEZSgX9A4nrekyH1-Cd4/edit#gid=0 Cover art by https://twitter.com/EyebrowScar, our friend and founder of https://twitter.com/GarcastPodcast Our theme music is World Map by Jason Farnham, a royalty-free and copyright-safe track available for use from the YouTube Audio Library. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/100isekai/message

This episode of We Watch 100 Isekai contains spoilers for Outbreak Company / Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha / Autobureiku Kanpanī: Moeru Shinryakusha / Outbreak Company: The Moe Invader, Episode 1. 00:00 - Intro 05:32- Episode Recap 49:18 - Rating System Otaku wanted! TequilaZaku and ThermiteKitty didn't forget about Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, they're doing it next episode. Instead, enjoy this series, an escapist fantasy of a different sort than usual...and yet pretty darn similar to the less self-aware series. Follow our heroes to the Holy Eldant Empire as they discuss colonialism, that they like isekai written by writers (a big epiphany), getting a job, Anime Pepe le Pew, decoding the fantasy language, making dudes touch the fantasy orb, the anti-GATE, cross-dimensional Cool Japan, Favourite Anime: None Yet, discrimination-based trauma comedy, the weirdest OST, not talking about etiquette or cultural norms, Zaku's regrettable life choices, and the scene of the episode. TequilaZaku: twitter.com/TequilaZaku and youtube.com/channel/UC-c_PBJXn2MxwUoAadOuD6Q ThermiteKitty: twitter.com/ThermKitty and youtube.com/c/DynamiteNeko Email: wewatch100@gmail.com | Voicemail: anchor.fm/100isekai | Discord: https://discord.gg/nsCybGB4gG Rankings Data Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ttY_tsHkxQQPTyy13JO8rSjQEZSgX9A4nrekyH1-Cd4/edit#gid=0 Cover art by https://twitter.com/EyebrowScar, our friend and founder of https://twitter.com/GarcastPodcast Our theme music is World Map by Jason Farnham, a royalty-free and copyright-safe track available for use from the YouTube Audio Library. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/100isekai/message

Puhumme toiseen maailmaan joutumisesta kertovasta isekai-genrestä ja sen monipuolisuudesta sekä erikoispiirteistä yhdessä vieraamme, manga- ja animealan työntekijä Daizin kanssa. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme Yen Pressin aikeista alkaa julkaista ranobeja äänikirjoina, siitä miten mediatalo Kadokawa osti J-Novel Clubin sekä Kadokawan viihdejulkaisubisneksen kuulumisista firman vuosikertomuksen kautta. Lukujonossa kokeilemme kahta teemaan sopivaa ranobesarjaa: fantasiasotatarinaa Der Werwolf sekä fantasiaromanssia Tearmoon Empire. ––– Kommentoi | Twitter | Instagram ––– - Daiz Twitterissä - Daizin luento DesucOnline 2020:ssa: Luin Sata Ranobea Vuodessa ja En Päätynyt Toiseen Maailmaan (YouTube) - Daizin luento Desutalks 2011:ssa: Anime ja kääntämisen kulttuuri - Erotiikkakustantaja Fakku ja sen sisarkustantajat, yleisempään mangasisältöön keskittyvä Denpa Books ja BL-painotteinen Kuma 04:34 – ISEKAI-GENREN ESITTELY - Slayers - Record of Lodoss War - Sorcerous Stabber Orphen - Scrapped Princess - Goblin Slayer - Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Petterin isekai-artikkeli Anime-lehdessä 1/2019 (PDF) - Konosuba - So I'm a Spider, So What? - Do You Love Your Mom And Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? - Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Ascendance of a Bookworm 09:35 – MEIDÄN SUHTEEMME ISEKAIHIN - Sword Art Onlinen animesovitus alkoi 2012, kun isekai alkoi muodostua omaksi genrekseen mutta sanaa ei vielä juuri tunnettu lännessä - Steins;Gate - Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai 19:40 – MODERNIN ISEKAIN SYNTY: NAROU-KEI - Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Digimon - The Vision of Escaflowne - Fushigi Yuugi - Inuyasha - Magic Knight Rayearth - Henkien kätkemä - The Familiar of Zero - Shousetsuka ni narou -sivusto - Lännestäkin löytyy tämäntyyppisiä, kuten Wattpad ja Royal Road - ANN:n artikkeli isekai-genren historiasta: Mushoku Tensei Is Not the Pioneer of Isekai Web Novels, But... 29:54 – RANOBEISTA YLEISESTI - Reki Kawaharan aiempi nettiromaani The Isolator julkaistiin kustantajan kautta vasta myöhemmin, kun Sword Art Online oli kerännyt suosiota - J-Novel Clubin Crest of the Stars -julkaisu - Rascal Does not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai - Oregairu - Haruhi Suzumiya - Spice & Wolf - Kino's Journey - Mangasplaining-podcastin Fullmetal Alchemist -jakso, jossa alun perin dissattiin ranobeja, mutta josta pahimmat asiattomuudet on sittemmin saksittu pois (keskustelu noin 11 minuutin kohdalla) 42:41 – NAROU-KEIN TYYPPIPIIRTEET: RUOKA JA KULTTUURI-IMPERIALISTISET PIIRTEET - Gate - Outbreak Company - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 47:43 – NAROU-KEIN TYYPPIPIIRTEET: PAKO ANKEASTA TODELLISUUDESTA - I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level - The Great Cleric 54:51 – NAROU-KEIN TYYPPIPIIRTEET: VOIMAFANTASIAT JA PÄÄHENKILÖKESKEISYYS - The Hero Is Over-Powered But Overly Cautious - Redo of Healer - Kun jälleensynnyin hirviönä - Overlord - How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - Rising of the Shield Hero - Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party - My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's - M×0, manga Pretty Facen tekijältä - My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! 01:15:21 – NAROU-KEIN TYYPPIPIIRTEET: TARINAN RAKENTUMINEN - Reincarnated as a Sword - I'm the Hero, but the Demon Lord's Also Me 01:23:15 – OTOME-ISEKAI - ANN: n artikkeli otome-isekaista: Welcome to the Isekai, Otome Game Villainesses - Kenkyo, kenjitsu wo motto ni ikite orimasu! - Obsessions of an Otome Gamer - I Refuse to Be Your Enemy - I'm in Love with the Villainess - Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter 01:29:05 – ENGLANNINKIELISET RANOBEMARKKINAT - Spice & Wolfin länsijulkaisun alkuperäiset kannet yrittivät olla näyttämättä niin japanilaistyylisiltä kuin alkuperäiset (kuva) - …Kuten myös Haruhi Suzumiyan (kuva) - Seven Seasin ranobejulkaisunimike Airship - Yen Pressin ranobejulkaisunimike Yen On - Maaretin huono ensikosketus ranobeihin oli Kagerou Daze, joka toisti animetropeita liian kirjaimellisesti 01:37:19 – YHTEENVETO - Tearmoon Empire - The Devil Is a Part-Timer - Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon 01:45:00 – DAIZIN SUOSITUKSET - Ascendance of a Bookworm - Cooking with Wild Game - Reincarnated as a Sword - My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! - So I'm a Spider, So What? 01:49:12 – YEN PRESS ALKAA JULKAISTA RANOBEJA ÄÄNIKIRJOINA - ANN: Yen Press Announces Yen Audio Imprint with 5 Novel Audiobooks - Yen Pressin tiedote asiasta - Äänijälki-podcastin jakso 4, jossa mietittiin eroa äänikirjan ja kuunnelman välillä - Monogatari-sarja 01:57:49 – KADOKAWA OSTI J-NOVEL CLUBIN - ANN: Kadokawa Corporation Acquires U.S. Publishing Company J-Novel Club - Kadokawan tiedote asiasta (pdf) - J-Novel Club - BookWalker, e-kirjapalvelu jonka Kadokawa omistaa - Joey The Anime Man, tubettaja jonka Kadokawa omistaa - Cross Infinite World (erikoistunut naisille suunnattuihin julkaisuihin) - Tentai Books 02:06:10 – KADOKAWAN VUOSIKERTOMUS - Kadokawan vuosikertomus 2020 (pdf) - Animea tuotetaan yli animeteollisuuden kapasiteetin, mutta Kadokawa ei siitä välitä - GeexPlus, Kadokawan omistama influensserifirma jonka palkkalistoilla mm. Trash Taste -podcastin pitäjät ovat - Jakso 43, jossa puhuimme tuoreesta Ao Kishi -mangalehdestä - Kakuyomu, toinen nettikirjallisuussivusto, jossa ovat saaneet alkunsa mm. Super Cub ja Higehiro, jotka ovat juuri saaneet animesovitukset 02:19:43 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: ISEKAI EROTIIKASSA - Jakso 44, jossa puhuimme The Titan's Bridestä - Might as Well Cheat: I Got Transported to Another World Where I Can Live My Wildest Dreams! - Call Girl in Another World, jota emme maininneet mutta olisi pitänyt 02:28:27 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: KUROSHITSUJIN JULKAISULAATU - Antti Valkaman twiittiketju Kuroshitsujin suomijulkaisusta - Jakso 50, jossa puhuimme Kuroshitsujista ja sen julkaisuista - HS: Tähtien sota -suomentaja ei halunnut nimeään elokuvan yhteyteen – ”ei täyttänyt laatuvaatimuksia” 02:35:15 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: SUOMEKSI VAI ENGLANNIKSI? 02:38:13 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: MANGAN JATKAMINEN TEKIJÄN KUOLEMAN JÄLKEEN - The Familiar of Zeron tekijä Noboru Yamaguchi kuoli ennen kuin sai sarjan loppuun, joten sarjan kirjoitti loppuun Bladedance of Elementalersin kirjoittaja (jonka henkilöllisyyttä ei alun perin kerrottu) - Terry Pratchett vannotti, että hänen kuolemansa jälkeen hänen tietokoneensa kovalevyn yli pitää ajaa höyryjyrällä 02:41:29 – LUKUJONOSSA: DER WERWOLF - Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight - Oi-huudahdus 03:04:58 – LUKUJONOSSA: TEARMOON EMPIRE - Tearmoon Empire - From Maid to Mother - Daizin suositteluketju otomepahissarjoista 03:24:25 – LOPETUS

Kuula saadet alates 09:14 ja osale kuulajamängus: "Kas tunned ära tuntud seriaalide teemalood?" (Vasta kõik õigesti ja võida auhindu! Vastused saata: rrnovod@gmail.com) "Kinoveebi Jututuba" on taskuhääling, kus kino Artis programmijuht Ra Ragnar Novod, Forum Cinemas programmispetsialist Henryk Johan Novod ning kultuurikriitik Raiko Puust võtavad igal nädalal läbi uued filmid ja seriaalid ning ka olulisemad filmiuudised. "Kinoveebi Jututoa" 99. saates arutavad Ragnar, Henryk ja Raiko nende filmide ja seriaalide üle, mida on nad vahepeal koduste vahendite (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV+ jne) abil vaadanud. Seejärel antakse hinnangud värsketele kinofilmidele "Vale pööre", "Lõks", "Betti Alver. Ilmauks on irvakil". Lisaks võetakse ette filmiuudised meilt ja mujalt. Saate viimases osas jagatakse koduseid filmi - ja seriaalisoovitusi. Sisukord: 04:30 Kolmanda kuulajate mängu võitja on Mardo. Palju õnne võitjale! 09:14 Kuulajate mäng #4: "Kas tunned ära tuntud seriaalide teemalood?" (Vasta kõik õigesti ja võida auhindu! Vastused saata: rrnovod@gmail.com) 23:10 Mis filme ja seriaale oleme kodus vaadanud? (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Judas and the Black Messiah, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Philosopher's Grandson, The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?, By the Grace of the Gods, Wira, Willy's Wonderland, Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town?, Beyond the Screenplay podcast, Edu (Success/Uspjeh), Ääremaa (Hinterland), Wandavision, Atlantics, Midnight Runners, The Battleship Island, Space Sweepers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, As Above, So Below, Disenchantment: Part 3) 1:58:13 Anname hinnangud värsketele kinofilmidele "Vale pööre", "Lõks" ja "Betti Alver. Ilmauks on irvakil". 2:16:15 Filmiuudised meilt ja mujalt - MORTAL KOMBAT!!! Du dudu. Du dudu du du du. Du du dudu dudu. Du du du. 2:22:57 Koduseid filmi - ja seriaalisoovitused. Kui sul tekkisid küsimused ja kommentaarid, siis saad need jätta meile siin: rrnovod@gmail.com või Kinoveeb.ee Facebookis. Kõik saated on leitavad ka Delfi Taskus, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud ja kõikides teistes podcasti rakendustes.

When you're too OP, the only thing that can stop you is a learning curve.

Hey Hey Hey, my third post for the #NaPodPoMo challenge! Loved this anime.Download

Hey Hey Hey, my third post for the #NaPodPoMo challenge! Loved this anime. Download

Stephen Rene & Kyle Discuss Super Dragonball Heroes, FighterZ, The Irregular at Magical High School, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Justice League Unlimited, Vegeta's arrogance, & the Super Saiyan process, good dad Goku & Cell Attitude Change.

This time on Anime Hatewatch! The crew fall into a rabbit hole with the main character of this anime. At first you think it's about a poor schmuck you gets trapped in a video game. Then together we all realize he's in a parallel world that happens to be magical, and he interacts with it through a video game interface . . . for some reason. And of course, the MC decides to collect a harem while he's at it, because what else does one do in a fantasy world? All this and more on this episode of: ANIME HATEWATCH!   If you like us, please share us with your friends because we do not pay to advertise. Subscribe to us on iTunes, and while you're there rate us. We really appreciate it!   Check out Bloodletter at the following links: Facebook Bandcamp

**Post-War Pat’s Big Bag of Letters** With the sad news that Ghibli co-founder and legendary anime director Isao Takahata passed away, we take some time to remember some of his remarkable work. After that it’s time for us to continue our examination of the Winter season in anime, so join us as we point ourselves in the general direction of Pop Team Epic, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, The Junji Ito Collection, The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Overlord II, Killing Bites and Violet Evergarden. If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow us on Twitter @KeyframePodcast or on other social media by searching for [The Geek Show](http://thegeekshow.co.uk). If you want to show your support then head over to [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over to [The Geek Shop](http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't watch anything we wouldn't! #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #KeyFrame #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow #HiroAinana #Adaptations #4Koma #Manga #LightNovels #Books #DeathMarchToTheParallelWorldRhapsody #DeathMarch #PopTeamEpic #VioletEvergarden #JunjiIto #TheJunjiItoCollection #TheAncientMagusBride #Overlord #KillingBites #KuganeMaruyama #KoreYamazaki #KanaAkatsuki #Winter

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their opinions on how the shows of the Winter 2018 Season ended up panning out. From silly scamps, to detective geniuses, to slave harems. Nothing is left out! Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Skilled Teaser Takagi-san, B The Beginning, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Devilman Crybaby, Mitsuboshi Colors, AICO Incarnation, A Place Further Than The Universe, and Kokkoku Moment to Moment. The opening song for this episode is the OP for Devilman Crybaby called “MAN HUMAN (DEVILMAN crybaby Ver.)” by Denki Groove. The closing for this episode is the ED for B The Beginning called “The Perfect World” by Marty Friedman feat. Jean-Ken Johnny, KenKen, and Koji Fujimoto.

Welcome to Animania! Join Jack-senpai, Sarah-chan, and Trevor-kun as they review and analyze their favorite anime. This week we dive into the ridiculousness that is Pop team epic before we look at the isekai show of the season. Check out our quick look of Pop Team Epic & Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Pop Team Epic - Only for Hipsters Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody - Only for people who like the term 'loli slave harem' Check the rest of the Tuscan Shed Media Network out at: www.tuscanshed.com Music: www.bensound.com

It’s time once again for the Anime Research Society to explore the depths of anime – the good, the bad, the absolutely insane. Join them as they take a look at some of the best and worst of the season and some recommendations to lead you on your research journey. This week, Preston, Remington, and Lisa explore the first three episodes of the predictably uninteresting Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody. This light novel, turned manga, turned anime centres around programmer Ichiro Suzuki who spends his days fixing bugs in MMORPGs, until a fateful nap sends him to another world inside the game Death March. As you might expect, the ARS team has quite a bit to say about an anime that says very little. The team dole out a few of their favourite anime from past seasons to check out. Finally, the team is stumped over a mysterious (and frankly, a little ridiculous) anime summary. The Anime Research Society is available every Wednesday. Tune in and don’t miss a minute of the fun!

- Gast - https://www.youtube.com/user/DesKatkatsChannel https://twitter.com/kattachan_ - Mikis Buch: Getrennte Wege - https://www.amazon.de/Getrennte-Wege-Mikki-Kukku/dp/1985370778/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519853169&sr=8-3&keywords=getrennte+wege - Timestamps - Katta-chans Vorstellung und Lieblingsanime ab 0:18 Anime aus 2000 ab 9:49 New Game! ab 24:07 Kakegurui ab 39:41 Bananya ab 52:44 Wild 7 ab 55:21 Battle Royale High School ab 1:01:20 Dr. Slump ab 1:10:40 Nuku Nuku TV ab 1:25:28 After The Rain ab 1:42:01 School Babysitters ab 1:48:37 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody ab 1:53:54 Record of Grancrest War ab 1:57:47 Citrus ab 2:04:34 A Place Further Than The Universe ab 2:11:16 Darling in the FranXX ab 2:15:55 Pop Team Epic ab 2:33:10 Cross Game ab 2:40:08 News ab 3:00:42 Dr. Slump Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=59009119 Kakegurui Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=65575863 Nuku Nuku Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=61612305 Wild 7 Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=23697708 Bananya Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67489066 Darling in the FranXX Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67492876 Kill la Kill Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=66960314 Pop Team Epic Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67496417 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67185854 Citrus Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67142130 After The Rain Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67366772 A Place Further Than The Universe Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67499978 School Babysitters Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67350467 DanMachi Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=64133902 Cross Game Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=57320949 Record of Grancrest War Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=67459914 Hajime no Ippo Fanart: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=65624454

We’re back to run down the top shows of the Winter 2018 season. We’ve watched episode 1-3 for most of the shows below and we’re ready to hash out our favorites and come to a (mostly) agreed upon list of the 10 that we will follow throughout the rest of the season.Winter 2018 really is a diverse season for anime. We’ve got some gorgeous shows, like Violet Evergarden and a Place Further than the Universe, as well as some shows that might burn holes into your eyeballs if you look at them too long, like The Ryou’s Work is Never Done or Pop Team Epic. It’s got everything from hard-boiled thrillers like Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, to iyashikei camping tourism advertisements like Laid-Back Camp. And it even has a highly anticipated horror show from a well respect horror manga author…called Citrus.  Seriously, it’s horrifying. I didn’t know writing could be so bad. In the end, it’s just nice to be starting anew in 2018. Let’s hope this is the best year that anime has ever had!Recorded January 31, 2018.Timestamps:3:25 - Kokkoku12:25 - Mitsuboshi Colors20:08 - Gakuen Babysitters24:38 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san29:34 - The Ryou’s Work is Never Done!35:01 - A Place Further than the Universe42:51 - Violet Evergarden52:38 - After the Rain58:32 - Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles1:01:47 - Laid-Back Camp1:08:32 - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody1:15:16 - Märchen Mädchen1:19:58 - Killing Bites1:26:09 - Beatless1:33:01 - Ito Junji: Collection1:38:29 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens1:43:24 - Record of Grancrest War1:48:21 - Darling in the FranXX1:57:54 - Citrus2:05:29 - Pop Team Epic2:07:44 - Slow Start2:10:38 - Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen2:14:08 - THE VOTE – Determining our top 10 picks for the season

Gleich zwei Scifi-Anime clashen mit »Beatless« und »Darling in the Franxx« in der zweiten Folge unserer Winterseason-Preview aufeinander und stellen sich den kritischen Blicken von Dimbula, Nejy und Yaku. Außerdem: Wie viele »No Game No Life«-Plakate kann Madhouse im Slice-of-Life-Geheimtipp »A Place Further Than the Universe« verstecken? Und: Gibt es überhaupt etwas, dass Satou aus »Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody« gefährlich werden kann? Das und vieles Weiteres erwartet euch in der aktuellen Ausgabe unseres Shortcuts-Podcast.

With the Winter season on the horizon, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give you the download on exactly what to expect. It’s a jam pact and exciting season, so prepare your lists to be filled! Anime Discussed In This Preview: Violet Evergarden, Fate/Extra Last Encore, citrus, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Darling in the Franxx, Record of Grancrest War, Love is like After The Rain, Pop Team Epic, Skilled Teaser Takagi-san, Mitsuboshi Colors, Idolish7, Beatless, Gakuen Babysitters, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Laid Back Camp Delta, Toji no Miko, Ito Junji Collection, Sanrio Danshi, The Ryou’s Work is Never Done, Kokkoku Moment by Moment, Hakumei to Mikochi, Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san, Fairy Tale Girls, Slow Star, Killing Bites, How to Keep a Mummy, Uchuu Yori mo Tooi Basho, Dame x Prince Anime Caravan, Overlord 2, Seven Deadly Sins 2, Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card, Touken Ranbu Hanamaru 2, The Silver Guardian 2, Yowamushi Pedal Glory Line, Basilisk 2, Hakyuu Houshin Engi, The Seven Heavenly Virtues, Hugtto Precure, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K 2, Takunomi, Dagashi Kashi 2, Kaijuu Girls 2, gd Men, Sakura no Chikai, Continuing Series, and some random ONA/Movie/OVAs! The intro for this episode is from the PV for Darling in the Franxx. The outro is from the PV for Love is Like After the Rain which features Aimer.