Novelous Translation App

[Vision]

So I read the article on ANN about the launch of the Novelous light novel and manga app and was wondering if the gxp novels have any chance of being added to the app?
I know it's a long shot but c105 stated that Kajishima is working on a new novel so I can only hope that a new release might bring the authors novels to the apps attention.
 
Link to the ann article: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-23/shogakukan-releases-novelous-light-novel-manga-app-using-ai-assisted-translation-in-u.s-canada/.220391

[Ryo-Okay]

I wouldn't get my hopes up. However, if the GXP novels ever get an official translation it would likely be through some AI translation app like this. I think the chances of them getting picked up by any english publisher are almost 0.

[GP cadet 87]

Well, to be fair, I never would've thought that anyone would've picked up the True Tenchi novels to be translated either, but Seven Seas did do that.

So I'll always hold onto hope.

[Dr.Soviet]

So I read the article on ANN about the launch of the Novelous light novel and manga app and was wondering if the gxp novels have any chance of being added to the app?
I know it's a long shot but c105 stated that Kajishima is working on a new novel so I can only hope that a new release might bring the authors novels to the apps attention.
 
Link to the ann article: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-23/shogakukan-releases-novelous-light-novel-manga-app-using-ai-assisted-translation-in-u.s-canada/.220391

Hard to say if this app can do the job, I know Japanese fans have told me "Kajishima-san is a better animator than writer"

[AstroNerdBoy]

I wouldn't get my hopes up. However, if the GXP novels ever get an official translation it would likely be through some AI translation app like this. I think the chances of them getting picked up by any english publisher are almost 0.

You are correct. Seven Seas only picked up the True Tenchi Muyo! novels because there were only three of them. They felt those three novels would have long legs (and they did), so it wasn't as big a risk. However, the GXP novels are still going on and there are a ton of them. The risk is massive, especially since Tenchi and harem aren't the stars. Back in the day, a lot of Tenchi fans hated GXP 'cause Tenchi Inc. weren't the stars.

Well, to be fair, I never would've thought that anyone would've picked up the True Tenchi novels to be translated either, but Seven Seas did do that.

So I'll always hold onto hope.

Haha! Well, I can tell you that it took ten years before Seven Seas decided to pull the trigger on True Tenchi Muyo!, and there were mitigating circumstances to get that through (including the fact that there were only three novels).

Hard to say if this app can do the job, I know Japanese fans have told me "Kajishima-san is a better animator than writer"

He's good at characters (including their designs) and world building lore. But even in the True Tenchi Muyo! novels, there were parts that the translator went, "What!?" 😂 And we see how some of the recent OVA's are a bit of a slog. (Though to be fair, they are more of a slog if you haven't done all your homework, which is another writing issue as far as I'm concerned.)