Hey guys, Reigokai here.
Been a while since I have done one of this. It is because I have pretty important announcements to make.
First of all, let’s begin with the bad news…
I am not feeling QualiA… Yeah, I actually said it. I am the type of guy that has pretty flexible tastes. The story of World Reformation, I enjoyed it a lot even when I knew not many shared the same opinion. I even translated it all and it was a heck lot of fun.
Sadly, I don’t feel that same ‘umph’ from QualiA anymore. More so when the chapters are failing to portray Makoto as the veteran he is supposed to be. Yes, he does say some smart stuff, but his actions simply don’t match his experience.
I would have liked if this had been a battle where the MC actually made preparations but the overwhelming power of a God trumped all preparations he made in ways humanly impossible to prepare for, showcasing how hopelessly difficult it would be to reach God levels and defeat them. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. It felt really strange how the author seems to be trying to avoid Makoto from actually acting at all. And I am not talking about story wise, but the way the story is told is somehow telling me that the author simply doesn’t know how to shape Makoto in the world, as if he himself is wary of using Makoto. I feel like it wasn’t the God that was restraining Makoto, but the author itself.
In short, this may not be my style, but I have to say with vexation…that I have to drop QualiA. I simply don’t feel the author will surpass my expectations. The author tried to hype up the battle, yet barely even showed anything new about Makoto. Instead, he showed how flawed he is in basic preparation. It wasn’t Godly intervention, I think a regular intelligent person could have trumped Makoto, that’s how lacking it was.
As an author, I would have at least first showed how powerful a character can be (since that’s how he was introduced), then show that all those measures mean nothing to Gods. Of course, the author did try, but he ultimately failed and I feel it won’t be going above it. It is truly a vexing feeling.
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Now for the good news. I actually had a story I wanted to translate beforehand, and maybe some remember I mentioned it before. But because a translator had taken it, I decided on pulling my hand from it. I have now decided that I will be taking in under my wing!
I am talking about Maou-sama, Retry!
Oono Akira, a working adult that can be found anywhere was transported to a different world while logged into a character known as the “Demon Lord” in a game he manages. There he meets a child with a disabled leg and they begin to travel together, but there’s no way that others will leave a “demon lord” with such overwhelming strength alone.
While being targeted by countries and saints that are trying to subdue the demon lord, they cause turmoil wherever they go.
Demon lord on the outside, normal person on the inside, a misunderstanding type fantasy!
I know there’s already a translation for it, but the latest chapter was 4 months ago. I will be translating from chapter 1 without using the other translation as referrence. Not because I want to treat it as it doesn’t exist, I actually invite you to go read it, but I want to enter into the names and keywords in the story and actually get familiar with the writing.
I read a bit of it, and I could tell immediately that it was more difficult to translate than the ones I have done before, so it does take a bit of getting used.
Here is the website for the other translator: https://www.blobtranslations.com/demon-lord-retry/
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I know this was incredibly sudden, but this is something I have felt since a few chapters back. And I honestly waited for the big climax of the arc to see if it would change my vision, and the latest chapter was the clincher that cemented it.
Dropping a series was a difficult decision. I actually treat the stories I take under my wing like my children, and the ones that know me for a long time would know this. I get really into the story and enjoy them a lot. But when I begin to force myself to find something to enjoy from it, I know there’s something wrong.
I am considering on finishing the first arc first before moving onto Maou-sama Retry.
Again, I am truly sorry for this sudden decision, and I hope that you guys will still continue to follow along in my future translation.
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Otsukaresama.
Well, how to put it, QualiA is interesting at the beginning, but start become boring afterwards. Pretty much I shared same opinion as you. Plot-wise, I think Author want to stale the story as many as possible by adding a new conflict one after another. And rather than the main character, Makoto is more into spectator, who know and watching everything from the sideline (like a God itself).
Anyway, good luck with your new project. Based from the summary, it's seems more interesting than QualiA. :D
Anyone know if anyone else will pick up QualiA?
I'm personally enjoying QualiA more than I did World Reformation but understand where you're coming from.
Ah... Sad to know it's dropped by the great translator Reigokai-sama. I was in it for the romance of Makoto and the dragon girl but i guess I'll have to wait for other people to pick it up and thoroughly enjoy it on their translations on both of their romance route.
I think the author make the wrong move and involve politics very early and shows his power very late and so slow in the up take of Makoto's power.
Also, if you're interested, I'd like it if you willing to pick up, World's Strongest Rearguard because the translator drop it, I'd be really happy if you do and It's a WebNovel, so i guess that's in your criteria for picking it up?
Thx for picking up this WN and keeping it up with the slow...very slow development, Reigokai-sama~!
Dude, I agree 100% about QualiA. I feel like having an OP main character is kind of hard to do well. It's hard to develop conflicts that don't seem contrived or hard to believe. The author just didn't handle it very well, and the reasoning of "oh the God messed with his judgement" or whatever is just...well, contrived. The truth is that Makoto was a cocky little bitch. Being cocky is fine, but only if you have the skills and intelligence to back it up. But Makoto sitting there like "oOoOhH I'm A mOnStEr" and then the author had the lady pull the shitty teleporting away trope? That's kind of where I knew I was gonna drop this series.
The trick to writing a story with an OP main character is always going to be to move the goalposts. Make it so that power either doesn't factor into getting what the characters want much, or make the conditions of winning with that power above average.
1. Makoto Mitsumi is trying to pick a fight with a god too, but even that isn't truly his desire. TsukiMichi is less about his power and more about his very existence influencing everyone around him.
2. Kuromiya Haine hardly wants to use his godly power at all. Far from it, what he wants is to minimize outside influence on humanity in general as much as possible, and he's like a parent picking and choosing when is healthy for him to intervene.
3. Saitama doesn't want to win, he wants a good fight, and that inherently makes his power a problem coupled with a very interesting world that explores the nature of "power".
4. Shigeo Mob doesn't care about his powers at all, and his main goal is to just be a good person that's better than he is now.
5. Superman fights a lot, but what's unique about him is that he isn't actually going for a perfect "No Death" run like the usual MC. No, the boy scout is going for the perfect "True Ending" run, with max Social Links and everything.
You get the idea.
thanks for the chapters it was rely good untill end of the lizard hunting :]
Well I am not overjoyed here, but if you don't feel it is alrigth to srop it, at the very least you have informed us about it that is more that some translations sites do. Good luck with the next project, I hope you talked with the other group and there is no bad blood over it.
Maou sama retry looks interesting
Creampire approves
As hard as dropping a series is. It's what makes you happy. You don't get paid for this, you do this on your own free time. You should do something you enjoy with it.
It's a bit sad that you decided to drop QuiliA, but at the same time. Maou Sama retry!
Poggers. Thanks for picking up that series