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[edit] .hack series
Didn't .hack actually start as a video game series?
[edit] Boogiepop
Does Boogiepop belong in this list ?
Yes, it does. Boogiepop was originally a light novel which then became an anime, movie, manga, etc. See the Boogiepop page for more info. Rin Tohsaka 19:01, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures
Can we get a picture of a sample page? Brutannica 21:42, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- Why? That would just be text like any other novel. Someone put up a Suzumiya cover today, but while that is a much better example of a light novel than Slayers, which is ancient history as far as the medium is concerned, I'm not sure I like the idea of tying it to any specific series. A better picture to illustrate this article might be of a light novel display at a Japanese book store. Anyone in Japan want to grab a shot and give us permission? Doceirias 10:31, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- That person would be me. I hate store shots, though a picture of various light novels together might not be so bad. Something like Image:Books.JPG, without the crappy blurriness. And actually, a image of an open light novel showing both text and the manga style artwork would be useful to the article.--SeizureDog 10:44, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- My problem with showing the pictures and text together is that there are usually about ten illustrations in a 300 page volume. People seem to get confused enough about these being novels or some sort of text/manga hybrid. Seven Seas light novel line might make for some good photos... Doceirias 20:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, the manga images are probably the most important part of what makes a light novel a light novel in my opinion. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a novella.--SeizureDog 05:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Not really. Like shonen or shojo, light novel is just a marketing term. Different publishers have a light novel division and aim certain books at those markets; while they're often of novella length in English that is actually standard novel length in Japanese. The illustrations are certainly a key factor in that, and the cover art is often credited with helping books sell well, but not all light novels have them. Crest of the Stars doesn't, for instance -- only the awful covers. Doceirias 09:02, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- God I hate having age/gender groups like "shojo" as genres; they're too damn unspecific. English does have some terms like chick flick, but at least they aren't used as technical terms. As for them being "the standard length", I don't know about that. Basically, the only Japanese lit I've read is Haruki Murakami's works, and they can get pretty long (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is 607 pages long). You seem to know quite a bit on the subject though, do you currently live in Japan or own some Japanese light novels?--SeizureDog 09:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Not really. Like shonen or shojo, light novel is just a marketing term. Different publishers have a light novel division and aim certain books at those markets; while they're often of novella length in English that is actually standard novel length in Japanese. The illustrations are certainly a key factor in that, and the cover art is often credited with helping books sell well, but not all light novels have them. Crest of the Stars doesn't, for instance -- only the awful covers. Doceirias 09:02, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, the manga images are probably the most important part of what makes a light novel a light novel in my opinion. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a novella.--SeizureDog 05:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- My problem with showing the pictures and text together is that there are usually about ten illustrations in a 300 page volume. People seem to get confused enough about these being novels or some sort of text/manga hybrid. Seven Seas light novel line might make for some good photos... Doceirias 20:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- That person would be me. I hate store shots, though a picture of various light novels together might not be so bad. Something like Image:Books.JPG, without the crappy blurriness. And actually, a image of an open light novel showing both text and the manga style artwork would be useful to the article.--SeizureDog 10:44, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
