Tutorials & Resources How to know if this Novel is originally a Web novel (WN) or Light novel (LN)

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  1. XselfesterX

    XselfesterX Well-Known Member

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    I really need help i can't know if the book is originally is a Web novel or a light novel.
    Why you ask? Because i need to read it from the original author.
     
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    sgrey Well-Known Member

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    usually google works.
     
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    XselfesterX Well-Known Member

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    sgrey i search if this novel is a (LN) and it shows me that it's a (WN) does that mean that the novel i want is originally a (WN)?
     
  4. c3ltic

    c3ltic . . .

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    Look at the publication dates.
     
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    can any body tell me if this is originally is a (LN) or a (WN)?
    The novel name is:
    A Demon Lord’s Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming Bliss
     
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    If it got a wn version then it should have a ln version except sometimes it can be hard to find the ln version
    The one on NU is a wn
     
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    XselfesterX Well-Known Member

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    You mean this novel is originally a (WN) because i need to know.
     
  8. c3ltic

    c3ltic . . .

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    Usually they start out as WN gain popularity and get revamped and published as LN. Publication dates are the best indicator of this.
     
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    XselfesterX Well-Known Member

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    Can you tell me how to know the publication date? so that i know what is this?
     
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    maybe i just came to a conclusion NU post WN and LN and if there was a LN then they would have posted
    A Demon Lord’s Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming Bliss (LN) but there isn't a (LN) so i guess the (WN) is the orignal.
    Like i gave up idk anymore may something will lift my spirits but for now i will keep it locked Thanks everybody.
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  11. c3ltic

    c3ltic . . .

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    Not necessarily. NU has nothing to do with what people choose to release. Even if there is a LN, there may not be a translator actively working on it. 1-LN's are harder to get a hold of outside Japan. 2- they cost money.

    Go to the NU page, select the original title in Japanese and do a search for it. It will bring up the link to the raw/original text. For this novel, it appears it was first published 2015/6---I don't remember as I had tasks between from when I looked it up and now. (You can tell by the date next to the chapter).
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Okay, a few things to help you out.

    First, in Japan the author will either publish a LN and never make a WN, or they'll make a WN first and then they'll strike a deal with a publishing company, to then have an edited and better LN version published.

    So... If there is a WN, the WN is the original.
    If there is a LN, it may or may not be the original version, but it's the official version and the one that gives the author money.

    So, when in doubt, buy the LN.
    Secondly, NU's sidebar in the Novel's page actually has a lot of info to help you, take a look at the sidebar of this novel, for example:

    Sidebar.jpg

    Here you can see that the author originally published the WN in Syosetu, but then the novel got licensed by a Japanese company and now it's being released as a LN~

    I hope this helps~
     
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    What's the difference?
     
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    Ral Not a Well-Known Member ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    LN is published on paper. WN is published online.
    LN is usaully better quality since (at the very least) it needs to be professionally edited before going to print.