Sora96 17,256 Posted January 26, 2015 Amazon.com have revealed that Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel will be released in English for the first time ever on September 22, 2015. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel will include all three volumes from the original Japanese release translated into English by Yen Press. It will cost U.S $15.48. When the cover artwork is released we'll let you know. You can pre-order it here. Click here to view the article 5 Philip Ellwell, The Transcendent Key, pquzamel and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted January 26, 2015 I want this one even more than the first. 2 HeyMouseSayCheese and Alicia Maddox reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicia Maddox 2,141 Posted January 26, 2015 This really is the year for Kingdom Hearts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted January 26, 2015 This really is the year for Kingdom Hearts! D@mn right. But the wait will be a killer.. Still..6000 pages, that's like a Stephen King novel thick. 1 Alicia Maddox reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicia Maddox 2,141 Posted January 26, 2015 ^ That's like a Harry Potter novel thick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted January 26, 2015 *wonders if Axel will be as creepy in the novel as he is in the game* No, "badassery" is not a word I'd use in this context. You know I'm right. 1 juma086 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saïx 13 Posted January 26, 2015 Can someone tell me the difference of the mangas and the novels or are they the same? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fenrissychros 167 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Can someone tell me the difference of the mangas and the novels or are they the same? The novels are not drawed, but only text. While the manga focuses more in gags, comical relief and telling the story, the novels focus in some fights, and specially, character development and personalities For example: in the novel of BBS, we know much of it from Vanitas perspective, how he felt when he was born, when Unversed started spawning and him destroying them, which made him feel a lot of pain, growing birth to more unversed. This continued until Xehanort told him that the only way to be out of his misery is to form the X-Blade, which he agreed also becauses he feels lonely and wants to be with Ventus again Short answer: The novels are Awesome Edited January 26, 2015 by Fenrissychros Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted January 26, 2015 ^ That's like a Harry Potter novel thick. Well, IT was 1,056 pages...so it's half that size. Harry Potter Year 7 was 1,000+ pages.... So... Roughly year 6 thick. 1 Alicia Maddox reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicia Maddox 2,141 Posted January 26, 2015 ^ You know your Potter well. 1 Philip Ellwell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted January 26, 2015 ^ You know your Potter well. *Dweebalert* Dweebalert* Yeah, I do. I remember how long year 7 took me to read: about a week. T.T So many pages, so heavy a book 1 Alicia Maddox reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicia Maddox 2,141 Posted January 26, 2015 I grew up reading the series. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SolidSnake 13 Posted January 26, 2015 I read some of the volumes, and DAMN I have to say the manga does a way better job at telling the Kingdom Hearts story than the games do! I adore almost everything about the mangas as far as I've read. What catches my eye the most is that they aren't afraid to say stuff like "Shit, hell, and ass" every now and then. And when they do, you better bet you can feel the emotion from the characters! 1 Philip Ellwell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted January 26, 2015 What catches my eye the most is that they aren't afraid to say stuff like "Shit, hell, and ass" every now and then. That's just the scanlators going overboard. 1 juma086 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted January 27, 2015 What catches my eye the most is that they aren't afraid to say stuff like "Sh1t, hell, and ass" every now and then. And when they do, you better bet you can feel the emotion from the characters! Woa, when did THAT happen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted January 27, 2015 Woa, when did THAT happen? The official translations have no such thing. 1 juma086 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted January 27, 2015 Oh wow, this is pretty great! So wait, are all the Kingdom Hearts games receiving novelized adaptions? If so, I'm going to make it my goal to collect them all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SolidSnake 13 Posted January 27, 2015 The official translations have no such thing. Are you serious? I read the ones on kh13 and I see those words be used pretty often, especially in the Roxas parts of the manga. And, a particular scene I like is when Sora is about to fight Marluxia and says "I'm gonna kick your ass!!". Like, you can seriously feel the emotion from the characters that way. I guess maybe it was just the translator's choice of words? I actually preferred it when they used those words, as weird as it sounds 1 Philip Ellwell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted January 27, 2015 Are you serious? I read the ones on kh13 and I see those words be used pretty often, especially in the Roxas parts of the manga. And, a particular scene I like is when Sora is about to fight Marluxia and says "I'm gonna kick your ass!!". Like, you can seriously feel the emotion from the characters that way. I guess maybe it was just the translator's choice of words? I actually preferred it when they used those words, as weird as it sounds I already mentioned that. Fan scanlators often go overboard in that regard. The Japanese view of "profanity" doesn't really translate well into English, it's more of a consequence of how their language/society/culture is structured. The way you talk/words you use typically imply different politeness levels (or lack of). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juma086 263 Posted January 27, 2015 September! For firetrucks sake, that's like 8 months from now. Edit: Now that I think about it, I suppose they don't want to release these books to close to each other. That might hurt sales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King_Graham 135 Posted January 27, 2015 Well, IT was 1,056 pages...so it's half that size. Harry Potter Year 7 was 1,000+ pages....So...Roughly year 6 thick.If you go by the HC Harry Potter books, it's much more comparable. 1 Philip Ellwell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBone 30 Posted January 28, 2015 Very interesting. Didn't know they made novels. I have to get them now, haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forever 3,550 Posted January 29, 2015 The novels are not drawed, but only text. While the manga focuses more in gags, comical relief and telling the story, the novels focus in some fights, and specially, character development and personalities For example: in the novel of BBS, we know much of it from Vanitas perspective, how he felt when he was born, when Unversed started spawning and him destroying them, which made him feel a lot of pain, growing birth to more unversed. This continued until Xehanort told him that the only way to be out of his misery is to form the X-Blade, which he agreed also becauses he feels lonely and wants to be with Ventus again Short answer: The novels are Awesome Wow....and I thought the mangas were amazing.... I need the novels, NOW! DX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NijiNai 22 Posted February 10, 2015 september...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip Ellwell 5,487 Posted February 11, 2015 If you go by the HC Harry Potter books, it's much more comparable. That's what I was refering too 1 King_Graham reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
