Discussion I am starting to hate Japanese novels

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  1. Darkcrow.

    Darkcrow. Foul Tarnished

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    There are three reasons
    1. Most of the Japanese authors are lolicons
    2. Maximum number of MCs are naive
    3. girls entering harem like cabbages. No romantic plot just love at first sight .

    I feel like i am reading a book written for 9 year olds


    WHAT ABOUT YOU
     
    Darkcrow., Jul 3, 2019
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    juniorjawz Well-Known Member

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    Well atleast you're at least 3 years later than the most of novel veterans.
     
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    NasVersix [Natural A-hole]

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    Welcome to the club.


    And yet I still read them... :hmm:
     
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    Ordinary people Well-Known Member

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    When you hate them but can't stop to read them
     
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    Yeah idk I read more visual novels instead of the light novels now and those are great they usually don’t have the issues you listed. Many contain sexual content though.
     
    yamibae, Jul 3, 2019
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    Read the good ones like
    Rakuin no monshou
    Guin saga
    Arslan senki
    Risou no Himo Seikatsu
    Altina the sword princess
    Grimgar
     
    canaria23, Jul 3, 2019
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    CyberCypher Air Breather

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    Most of the jap novels are harem isekai novels and its almost like an unwritten rule that every harem must have at least 1 loli and 1 trap. The main girl could be different and the others but there is always a loli and often times a trap. Traps usually appear when harems reach around 5 or above numbers while lolis are usually the 2nd or 3rd to appear
     
    CyberCypher, Jul 3, 2019
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    Exvalkyrie Well-Known Member

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    Not to be that guy, but you either picked wrong genre or shitty Author
     
    Exvalkyrie, Jul 3, 2019
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    kenar ヽ(｀・ω・´)ゝ

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    psst, don't recommend him good novels. :blobsmirk:
     
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    that is just because you haven't read the good ones that are not.
     
    Noor, Jul 3, 2019
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    NasVersix [Natural A-hole]

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    I don't see any problem here.
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Have you read my recent thread?
    https://forum.novelupdates.com/thre...ions-have-a-bad-rep.88608/page-6#post-5026226

    It was so popular that I have to stave off imitators
    Many in the Japanese community are simply in denial.
    You either get on with the times or you are left behind

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    Anon Ymous Well-Known Member

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    someone is finally awake?
    too late is better than never
     
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    Isn't it more like... You're reading genres you don't like? I mean, if you avoid the harem tag, a lot of the problems you're describing magically disappear.:blob_sunglasses:

    That being said, it seems like mostly harem stories get picked up and translated. They're weirdly popular despite being awful (plot/character wise). Hm. :hmm:

    I don't read much from Japanese authors now, mostly because they just... Aren't original. And what I mean is they tend to do tropes not characters and the story lines in such novels are stale, at best. Or at least that's the kind of novels translators keep bringing over. After all, I can't read a lick of Japanese so, alas, what I'm getting is a small sampling of what's truly available.

    There are a few novels I quite like by Japanese authors. So while it's generally true they're repetative, it's not always true. They do occasionally write something interesting and even more rare is it gets translated so I can read it.
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    The average reader on here is much younger than you think....:blobexpressionless:
     
    Wujigege, Jul 3, 2019
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    I had long lost all hope on these beta MCs, you should too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    Robbini Logical? Illogical? Random? Or Just Unique?

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    When the majority is of one certain type, the ones that aren't stand out more
     
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    The content is usually very subpar haha. I’m talking boring to the point of snoring subpar. A lot of people would just skip it to get back to the story.
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    One important point that you are forgetting:
    Good novels are not usually popular. A man's gotta eat. :blobcat_knife:
     
    Wujigege, Jul 3, 2019
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    Branch into CN novels *realizes they're really not that much better*
    Cultivation chat group
    black tech internet cafe
    ze tian ji
    the path towards heaven
    They're more mature... I think
     
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