Let Your Voice Be Heard for KINGDOM HEARTS Novels!
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- Published on June 1, 2013 @ 09:51 pm
- Written by Sign
Yen Press' KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX manga was released on May 28th, and it's certainly no surprise to learn that shops and sites from all over are selling out like mad. It's been a long 5 years since a localized volume of the series has been released, and since then the community has been clamoring loudly for a continuation. Yen Press stepped forward to take up the mantle after Tokyopop, and their first release did not disappoint in any way with their flawless translations and high quality artwork. It's hard to put the books down after being exposed to them.
And yet, we desire more. If the manga is this good, can you imagine how the novels would be? The KINGDOM HEARTS novels, written by Tomoco Kanemaki (scenario writer of KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days) expand the series much more with fleshed out characters and new events, offering up unique backstories and experiences. Translators such as the lovely goldpanner have been working hard with every new release, and so it was inevitable that our desire to read each volume grew.
Could it be possible for Yen Press to adopt the KH novel license as well? Perhaps! They seem to be very open to the idea and would love to hear your feedback. Let them know what you think about their new manga release and if you'd be interested in the novels!
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I remember reading a few of their novels in high school. I think we had a few of them in the library in college too ;A;
I'd get the KH novels in a heartbeat! The quality of their product is so incredible and just thinking of it fills me with joy.
I'd get the KH novels in a heartbeat! The quality of their product is just so incredible and just thinking of it fills me with joy.
Agree. I would do anything to have those novels. They really do provide so much insight to things that are not in the games.
Just tweeted them. I hope this works out.
Are the novels canon? or are the novels their own thing
Please localize the novels Yen Press. ;A; Especially seeing how they did the bindcover for KHFM, no doubt it'll be beautiful for the novels.
Are the novels canon? or are the novels their own thing
Most prefer to think of them as secondary canon. The information they present that doesn't contradict the game is canon, if that makes sense? They've got a lot of great stuff. If you're interested in checking out some translations to get an idea, I highly recommend visiting goldpanner's blog linked in the OP.
Are the novels canon? or are the novels their own thing
It goes by star wars expanded universe canon logic. If the new materiel doesn't contridict the games or interviews, it's canon.
I'm all for it if it helps to get the novels out in Europe. I already have the manga volumes for KH1 but I never got around to getting COM and KH2. Will need to show my support as much as possible.
I already tweeted them but I'll be doing so again when I get my copies! It's great that they seem open to doing so, providing the manga's continue to sell and the fan interest is high.
Are the novels canon? or are the novels their own thing
It's second tier canon to the games and interviews...some people used to split it off as third tier but the interviews have become something like required reading for the series now so they get a little bump up to second.
Anything revealed in them that isn't contradicted by the games is canon. It was in the novels that it was confirmed that when you kill the Heartless and Nobody, the Somebody will return. It was also the first place it was hinted that Axel had come back to life/became a Somebody again after his demise in KH2.
They gave a backstory to Vanitas, and some try to write it off as a Kanemaki's way of giving sympathy to him but it adds a lot of depth to Vanitas that was missing in the games. Also weird, fun fact: people that lean towards the light love sweets, when people who lean closer to the darkness prefer something more bitter or less sugary.
It also gives some great insight into Sora's mind during the game's events. He's very insightful at times, sometimes the things that sounded like Sora was being obtuse really weren't at all, so it is nice to see what makes him tick.
It's second tier canon to the games and interviews...some people used to split it off as third tier but the interviews have become something like required reading for the series now so they get a little bump up to second.
Anything revealed in them that isn't contradicted by the games is canon. It was in the novels that it was confirmed that when you kill the Heartless and Nobody, the Somebody will return. It was also the first place it was hinted that Axel had come back to life/became a Somebody again after his demise in KH2.
They gave a backstory to Vanitas, and some try to write it off as a Kanemaki's way of giving sympathy to him but it adds a lot of depth to Vanitas that was missing in the games. Also weird, fun fact: people that lean towards the light love sweets, when people who lean closer to the darkness prefer something more bitter or less sugary.
It also gives some great insight into Sora's mind during the game's events. He's very insightful at times, sometimes the things that sounded like Sora was being obtuse really weren't at all, so it is nice to see what makes him tick.
wow, when you put it that way, i really want to check these novels out :)
I've already tweeted them, but it won't hurt to do it again!
I haven't picked up the volumes yet. I was hoping to find them at B&N, but they didn't have them! Sold out I imagine since it was passed the release date. If I don't find them again on Tuesday I'm ordering them online. I try to avoid this because there is just something about buying the books in person at the store don't you think? I was surprised though. Not even the first volume of Sailor Moon was sold out. I managed to get my copy in stores. Of course I'll never underestimate KH fans :D
They gave a backstory to Vanitas, and some try to write it off as a Kanemaki's way of giving sympathy to him but it adds a lot of depth to Vanitas that was missing in the games. Also weird, fun fact: people that lean towards the light love sweets, when people who lean closer to the darkness prefer something more bitter or less sugary.
Strawberries, nuts, and a whole lot of pain ;A;
there is just something about buying the books in person at the store don't you think?
Of definitely! I love going to the bookstore and just being around them all, able to browse and pick what I want xD
wow, when you put it that way, i really want to check these novels out :)
You should check out goldpanner's translations of the bits she's done. They are pretty entertaining. We have a thread you can discuss them in as well!
I'm all for it if it helps to get the novels out in Europe. I already have the manga volumes for KH1 but I never got around to getting COM and KH2. Will need to show my support as much as possible.
Did your manga have the two bonus chapters?
Strawberries, nuts, and a whole lot of pain ;A;
;A; Aqua is such a girl for baking, Ven ;A;
It will be awesome if they release the novels but I have the feeling that this kind of novels don't havemuch potential in the west, no matter if it's KH or not.
It will be awesome if they release the novels but I have the feeling that this kind of novels don't havemuch potential in the west, no matter if it's KH or not.
Well the same could be said to any Japanese novel that has been translated by companies like Yen Press, Digital Manga Publishing, or Viz Media but they publish them and people buy them. The market is determined by the interest and the success comes from the marketing and fandom's interest.
Kingdom Hearts has a sizable fandom, the novels have never been released, and the fandom that cares will pick them up if they were aware of them.
It will be awesome if they release the novels but I have the feeling that this kind of novels don't havemuch potential in the west, no matter if it's KH or not.
I think the novels are actually great opportunities for fans who haven't been able to play all of the games. These novels would be accessible to everyone and they would help to fill in the blanks. As well as being wonderful additions to the collections of fans who like the expanded KH "universe". :3
Aside from the written content, the novels do have some pretty drawings throughout the pages and I'm looking forward to those too.
It's second tier canon to the games and interviews...some people used to split it off as third tier but the interviews have become something like required reading for the series now so they get a little bump up to second.
Anything revealed in them that isn't contradicted by the games is canon. It was in the novels that it was confirmed that when you kill the Heartless and Nobody, the Somebody will return. It was also the first place it was hinted that Axel had come back to life/became a Somebody again after his demise in KH2.
They gave a backstory to Vanitas, and some try to write it off as a Kanemaki's way of giving sympathy to him but it adds a lot of depth to Vanitas that was missing in the games. Also weird, fun fact: people that lean towards the light love sweets, when people who lean closer to the darkness prefer something more bitter or less sugary.
It also gives some great insight into Sora's mind during the game's events. He's very insightful at times, sometimes the things that sounded like Sora was being obtuse really weren't at all, so it is nice to see what makes him tick.
Well that has me sold. Hopefully it will be released over here, I'll probably start getting the manga again as well.
Gah! This sounds so great! I have to go let them hear my voice...RIGHT NAO!!!! The novels are something I can only dream of having translated and physically published stateside. Oh how I love the covers and the art! I really want Yen Press to give us an idea of how well the mangas are selling with statistics or something. COME ON NOVELS! Or better yet...COME ON BIRTH BY SLEEP NOVELS!!!!
I'm cool with the idea! If I had the cash... >_> or a job... ;A;
I'm not very interested in the manga but if they translated the novels I'd buy them in a heartbeat.
Tweeted them twice. :3
If this winds up pulling through and we see an announcement in the coming months, I will be one happy camper. Ever since hearing about all the stuff the Birth By Sleep novel had (namely Vanitas's backstory), I've been wanting these to be translated and released stateside. The translations in Yen Press's version of the KH manga are so much better than Tokyopop's, so I'd very much trust them to do the novels.
Man I would love if the novels were localized! Everyone make sure to tweet them!
[FONT=times new roman]Please do bring the novels over here, Yen Press. It would mean so much if you did! The novels shine light on so many things in the series. In fact, if I remember correctly, the novels were the first thing to confirm a Somebody could come back if their Heartless and Nobody were destroyed.
There are many other great odds and ends, too:) I especially loved learning about Aqua liking to bake and whatnot in the BbS novel. As we didn't get to know much about the characters' lives aside from being wielders in BbS, that was a great find!
I also believe there was a scene in the KHI one, where Kairi confronts Riku before Destiny Islands falls to Darkness? That would be something nice to see. More Kairi scenes are always very much appreciated, and I was always curious about the meaning behind Riku and Kairi's actions that night.
And perhaps the most important thing to learn about through these novels is Vanitas' backstory. That story was just so tragic and saddening. It made me feel things for a character I'd otherwise despised. And seeing as how there's a small chance Vanitas could be redeemed in KHIII... this backstory might be crucial for fans to know.
Anyway, if you publish the novels, Yen Press. I'd really appreciate it! I'm already so glad you brought the manga back, but the novels add even more insight, you know? And in a lot of ways, the novels can be seen as canon. In fact, the writer of them did the script for Days, so if the books ever make it over here, I can see them easily making everyone's day ^_^
...And honestly. The SoKai and RokuShi shipper in me just has to hold the book with this line: [/FONT]"[FONT=times new roman]Xion herself reflects Kairi. And because there were memories of the girl Sora treasures, Kairi, inside Roxas, Xion became... the girl treasured by Roxas."[/FONT][FONT=times new roman][/FONT]
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Was that posted on their Twitter? I think they'd love to read that but I don't think they'll read it if you only post that here so IDK if they read this thread or not.
I don't really enjoy reading but if they localize these novels I may reconsider my stance~ 8D Largely curious about BBS's novel.
Hope you guys are relaying your thoughts to Yen Press via their social network! They won't come here to read everything after all xD
[FONT=times new roman]Please do bring the novels over here, Yen Press. It would mean so much if you did! The novels shine light on so many things in the series. In fact, if I remember correctly, the novels were the first thing to confirm a Somebody could come back if their Heartless and Nobody were destroyed.
There are many other great odds and ends, too:) I especially loved learning about Aqua liking to bake and whatnot in the BbS novel. As we didn't get to know much about the characters' lives aside from being wielders in BbS, that was a great find!
I also believe there was a scene in the KHI one, where Kairi confronts Riku before Destiny Islands falls to Darkness? That would be something nice to see. More Kairi scenes are always very much appreciated, and I was always curious about the meaning behind Riku and Kairi's actions that night.
And perhaps the most important thing to learn about through these novels is Vanitas' backstory. That story was just so tragic and saddening. It made me feel things for a character I'd otherwise despised. And seeing as how there's a small chance Vanitas could be redeemed in KHIII... this backstory might be crucial for fans to know.
Anyway, if you publish the novels, Yen Press. I'd really appreciate it! I'm already so glad you brought the manga back, but the novels add even more insight, you know? And in a lot of ways, the novels can be seen as canon. In fact, the writer of them did the script for Days, so if the books ever make it over here, I can see them easily making everyone's day ^_^
...And honestly. The SoKai and RokuShi shipper in me just has to hold the book with this line: [/FONT]"[FONT=times new roman]Xion herself reflects Kairi. And because there were memories of the girl Sora treasures, Kairi, inside Roxas, Xion became... the girl treasured by Roxas."[/FONT]
Tweet them here! :3
[FONT=times new roman]Anyway, if you publish the novels, Yen Press. I'd really appreciate it! I'm already so glad you brought the manga back, but the novels add even more insight, you know? And in a lot of ways, the novels can be seen as canon. In fact, the writer of them did the script for Days, so if the books ever make it over here, I can see them easily making everyone's day ^_^[/FONT]
Kanemaki didn't write the script, but she was one of the scenario writers of the game.
I'd buy up these novels in a heartbeat too! There's just so much to them that I wanna experience.
I'd buy up these novels in a heartbeat too! There's just so much to them that I wanna experience.
Please tweet Yen Press and let them know that! :3
I never twitter, but I will! For the novels. If I can remember what my password is...
Yen Press, do it.
wait... novels? do you mean the manga? or actual novels? can someone please help me. ive never heard of these KH novels before and I am VERY interest in them.
wait... novels? do you mean the manga? or actual novels? can someone please help me. ive never heard of these KH novels before and I am VERY interest in them.
Actual novels that have never before been released in North America.
Actual novels that have never before been released in North America.
omg!! I am TOTALLY gonna go tweet about it then. thank you. do we have any translations of them? I'd love to read them!
wait... novels? do you mean the manga? or actual novels? can someone please help me. ive never heard of these KH novels before and I am VERY interest in them.
They are actual novelizations of the games with some exclusive events that weren't included to expand on the overall plot or provide backstory for the characters. If you're interested in checking out translations, we highly recommend visiting goldpanner's translation blog.
They are actual novelizations of the games with some exclusive events that weren't included to expand on the overall plot or provide backstory for the characters. If you're interested in checking out translations, we highly recommend visiting goldpanner's translation blog.
Oh, wow! Thank you! this is great! it's nice to have some news for kh (been so long) i know it's old news but it's new to me lmao thanks again!
Oh, wow! Thank you! this is great! it's nice to have some news for kh (been so long) i know it's old news but it's new to me lmao thanks again!
You're welcome! If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Alright, how much has been translated for KH2? just the first four chapters right, and any for Kh1?? its a little hard to navigate that blog so im a lil confused... sorry :/ it's incredible how much you guys got translated, though. it's wonderful!
It's a little harder to tell. There are many fan translators working hard to translate them over the years, but they're scattered. gp has also compiled a list here if that helps?
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I'd love the novels in the USA!
I'd love the novels in the USA!
Second this. They'd be lovely to read. I don't know Japanese, so reading them would be a first.
So I checked Twitter today and saw that Tomoco Kanemaki (the author of the KH novels, scenario writer for Days, creator of Xion) favorited my tweet to Yen Press. While this probably won't affect anything, it's nice that she's taken notice that all of us outside of Japan want to read her work xD
https://twitter.com/khisign/status/340668565256552448
That's a neat development. Even if the novels won't come to Germany, if they are at least localized in English I could import them from the big publisher that resides at my hometown.
I would support the notion as well, but since I don't frequent Twitter that is not possible.
I would support the notion as well, but since I don't frequent Twitter that is not possible.
Join Twitter, post on there Twitter page and never go on again lol that's what I did ^_^
Join Twitter, post on there Twitter page and never go on again lol that's what I did ^_^
Exactly that, but follow KHI and FFN first and then never go back 8D
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