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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the author was the god of this story
and I agree since the god intervention it goes off rail that it felt like something when you commute with a bus but suddenly it went the wrong the direction because you were not familiar of the bus going to since there is alot of them bear going the same but other going detour that its confusing.
good thing it didn't goes into anotherworld though.
Roger that. I was definitely facepalming a few times because of all the times Makoto let Makirus and the others dance around even with the evidence against them. The things that happened to prevent Makoto from killing is just pathetic.
I'll look forward to Maou-sama Retry. I've been meaning to pick up the novel version after reading the manga, but haven't had time, so this is the perfect chance.
Dude, I was reading this novel, not becuase I specificly wanted to read it but Becuase you were translating it. Your translation is done really well. It has a kick ass balance between speed and quality. So if you want to start another, I am 100% behind you. You're great man.
(Plus the only thing still keeping ne her is that respect for your quality as I fear the one I started reading your stuff for was dropped by its author)
While I agree that last chapter of QualiA didn't have a "climactic" feel, I personally felt it was showing Makoto having to get back his otherworld legs, so to speak, and having to deal with the God. Basically, this was the moment that would make Makoto get serious, since nothing approached his overwhelming strength to that point.
I like the novels you choose to translate, but QualiA was certainly a weird choise... well i was waiting to see how it will develop later, but if you say it wont change, i belive you :)
What happened to tsuki?
Everything's translated. We're to the point where the raw stopped.
I would say good news and verry good news, at least for most of the readers, while it normaly sucks when someone drops a tl, this one wasnt liked at all, and my standards are prety low, the premise was interesting, and the characters had a good start, but the story easily lost luster as the chapters piled up, the characters became flat, the mc inconsistent, i supose the writer is a beginer, and wrote all of what he wanted to write on the first chapters, but then he wasnt able to fully recreate a veteran character. As most or at least a lot of the beginer japanesse wns are ussually the writer projecting himself on what does he want to be or be able to do, well the joke is told by itself.
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i late to the comment fiesta...
welp back to sleep again~
I'm glad, I thought it was just me but I stopped reading at chapter 34 and that's me forcing myself forward, the story just got really stall. Looking forward to the new project though.
I am okay with your decision Reigokai San, I as a translator(from English to Spanish), I'm able to understand you POV, so if you are uncomfortable translating something the best decision is to drop it, because you'll only feel like you are throwing away your time and effort.