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MMM 07-15-2008 02:57 AM

Japanese fiction
 
We all watch the anime and read the manga, but have you ever read any Japanese fiction translated from Japanese?

I just read a sort-of middle-aged love story that was very sad and moving. It is titled Translucent Tree and is probably not directed at most JF readers, but my next one will be Maid Machinegun about an aspiring maid cafe worker.

Anyway, have you tried any novels, light novels or non-fiction translated from Japanese.

reihiino 07-15-2008 03:41 AM

Haruki Murakami-the Wind Up Bird Chronicles. Very brutal but so damn good. I must read all his novels!!

Retrogamer77 07-15-2008 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by reihiino (Post 536664)
Haruki Murakami-the Wind Up Bird Chronicles. Very brutal but so damn good. I must read all his novels!!

I just finished one of his works too! After the Quake. I really like his style.:)

MMM 07-15-2008 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Retrogamer77 (Post 536671)
I just finished one of his works too! After the Quake. I really like his style.:)

I like Haruki Murakami a lot, too. I think "After the Quake" was the first book of his I read.

If you like things a little darker, try Ryo Murakami (same last name, but no relation).

SSJup81 07-15-2008 07:29 AM

I've never read any Japanese fiction stories outside of manga since those are more vast, seemingly, than light novels. Any recommendations of some that's maybe fantasy based that does have an English translation?

MMM 07-15-2008 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SSJup81 (Post 536730)
I've never read any Japanese fiction stories outside of manga since those are more vast, seemingly, than light novels. Any recommendations of some that's maybe fantasy based that does have an English translation?

"The Guin Saga" is awesome. I like the fiction novels better than the manga, really (they are unreleted in terms of story) and the Guin Saga just started coming out on paperback.

SSJup81 07-15-2008 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 536735)
"The Guin Saga" is awesome. I like the fiction novels better than the manga, really (they are unreleted in terms of story) and the Guin Saga just started coming out on paperback.

If I'm not mistaken, there was another topic about novels. I've been pretty interested, but as I mentioned, just never come across any. I only know of an anime-based novel (Digimon Adventure) and I like that way more than what the anime and manga put out for it. Too bad the only way I can read it, is if someone translates it, and the person who was doing so, has become so busy with real-life stuff that she hasn't updated it in months. It has to be extremely time-consuming.

That aside, I'll look for Guin Saga. Thanks for the suggestion.

MMM 07-15-2008 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SSJup81 (Post 536740)
If I'm not mistaken, there was another topic about novels. I've been pretty interested, but as I mentioned, just never come across any. I only know of an anime-based novel (Digimon Adventure) and I like that way more than what the anime and manga put out for it. Too bad the only way I can read it, is if someone translates it, and the person who was doing so, has become so busy with real-life stuff that she hasn't updated it in months. It has to be extremely time-consuming.

That aside, I'll look for Guin Saga. Thanks for the suggestion.

I think the other topic was just about light novels, but here I wanted to include plain Japanese (non-manga related) fiction, too.

Crimson Labryinth is a pretty cool book about a sort of "Battle Royale" Survivor game . I enjoyed that one a lot.

emiluvsjmusic 07-16-2008 02:44 AM

now that I think of it... I dont think i have, except for short stories in some japanese textbooks
oh and the time I attempted to read フランダーズの犬 :D

MMM 07-16-2008 03:34 AM

I just started reading "Maid Machinegun" tonight.

I bet a lot of JF'ers will like this one...


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