From Lonely & Unemployed To International Light Novel Author: The Exclusive Interview
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Today I interview an upcoming and inspirational author to learn some things about the light novel industry!
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Joey, you're doing an awesome thing by bringing us these light novel authors. It's really nice to know that they're relatable to. Instead of just being these mysterious figures, who can pump out hits. It's feels nice to know that they try hard and fail just like we do. Idk if this sounds weird but, thanks a lot man, keep it up.
not at wierd at all man. I heavily agree with you.
JDonut you're*
Thanks, I didn't even notice.
JDonut yeah Joey is really helping out I wish it will have a anime adaptation so I can watch it im really interested in the light novel series ordering it next week😂👌
It did seem like it would be an interesting series. The thing i'm really looking forward to is to see just how brutal that girl fights and if that MC's bread is godlike.
He's a genuinely funny creative and easy going person.
He looks like a really friendly person.
Right? This man is hilarious.
really like when he describe his 15 failures.
He had a lot of charisma. I can't believe this guy was lonely.
This dude is like the most chilliest dude so far that I would love to talk to
The anime man is secretly the light novel man
Ayy, finally one who's not hiding his face 😄
Leon Alex ikr
Leon Alex it kinda makes sense though, he isn't that famous so people aren't gonna stalk him down. Then there's the creator of konosuba, and his anime was one of the best anime of its season, meaning popularity, meaning larger group of people, meaning more potential stalkers. also it's probably about modesty and Sow probably doesnt care given his easy going nature
I have free time and im unemployed....time to make a best seller
Arata-Senpai and 17 other failures.
INSTALL GENTOO savage. xD
How did it go?
So how did it go?
So how did it go?😂
If the LN is as funny as the author, I'd totally read it.
came here after reading 3 free chapters, its not comedy so its probably not as funny as the author.. its more about the situation and drama around the ex-soldier and the people around him and the robot girl who come to work for him... but damn it was interesting, enjoyable, pretty heartwarming... in these time where there are a lot of fantasy, harem , isekai genre in light novel, something different like this is really nice to read... really considering to buy if i have some money at the end of the month....
0:55 Aki wouldnt like that
that deserves a like
he came early
chaichaislifeiswonde yep
I'm screaming
OMFG IM DYING
Holy shit Joey; how do you get these interviews done?
right?? and he's so pro at it too!
Dragon's Beard Gamer He's got a million subscribers, most of which are outside Japan and he can actually speak japanese.
He's the biggest anime UA-camr that can actually talk to these authors while reaching the perfect target demographic.
It's more because bookwalker gets in touch with these authors for him. It's very unlikely he himself reached out to them. However a company selling the author's books would more likely be the source of these contacts and thus interviews.
melodyofkanade That's true, but Book Walker chose Joey because he has the perfect channel and audience to do this.
He's sponsored by Book Walker, so they are able to hook him up with these interviews while they both promote the light novel authors and drive some sales to Book Walker. And we get cool interviews and discounts such as these.
*Everyone* wins this way. It's actually quite damning how Joey figured out this sort of system instead of heavily relying on Patreon or ad revenue.
Nice glasses! ;-)
I was pleasantly surprised by how chill he was! I've never seen a Japanese guy so chill and friendly during an interview, especially a light novel writer. Great interview btw!
Sow-sensei looks like a very likable and comedic man. imagine how cool it would be to hang out with him and crack jokes with him. but he has made me a potential buyer for this light novel-book, since it sounds interesting and intriguing
Kevy1 he could be one of those friends who is too friendly and too nice that you'd be annoyed with after a coiple of months.
*Looks up what Anpan is*... Apparently it was first made by a retired samurai who worked in town frequently visited by Dutch merchants and decided to try to make something like Dutch pastries with traditional Japanese ingredients. Such meta in the light novel manga that was discussed.
KebaRPG >implying you didn't know what anpan is before you looked it up.
I honestly didn't know the history either
Damn, 16 volumes in a day?!?, I can barely read one in a day lol
Lol it takes me 15-30 days per volume
Even in quarantine, 2 is the maximum amount of volumes that I can read in a single day. Maybe he reads LNs that are typically thin, or just using the scanning method while reading them, or there's something about the Japanese LN that is faster to read than the translated ones, or either he is a god in reading...
@@pragyanet same
@@pragyanet understandable, english isn't your first language
@@reeee4u Maybe you're just a slow reader
When you dont need notifications because you constantly on UA-cam
Helen Uchiha I saw this comment like 100 tines already.
When you have nothing worthwhile to say so you just regurgitate what everyone says on every fucking video comment section on UA-cam because you have no originality or wit.
You should interview a voice actor/actress! Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch, Yuuta, Koro-Sensei, Sora, etc.), maybe Ai Kayano (Shiina, Shiro, Menma, Darkness, etc.)? I think it would be a cool change of pace!
Noah Smith Whoa whoa whoa... Koro-sensei is Lelouch? *mindblown*
Him interviewing Hanazawa Kana / Miyuki Sawashiro = dream come true
Noah Smith I would love it if he interviewed gintoki's VA-that man has the most beautiful voice
Kakihira Tetsuya
+Where's My Rooptoff Absolutely! Kana Hanazawa is amazing! Shiro (deadman wonderland), Shiina Mayuri (steins; gate), Kosaki Onedara (Nisekoi), Angel (Angel Beats), just off the top of my head. So many amazing roles!
i like this guy
This guy is simply a legend. The mere personality of him makes me want to read his works.
Joey has many names
The anime man
The manga boy
The light novel guy
The visual novel dude?
It would be hilarious if you interviewed the creator of SAO
Javi Kuri he needs to do that. Joey, if you're reading this, do an interview with Reki Kawehara for us please :) I do t care if you hate SAO it'll still be funny
This is cool. This is cool. Do more of these. Me Want. I'll buy Light Novels now.
I'm loving these interviews. It gives us a chance to at least know alittle bit more about the Authors of these masterpieces and what they thought when making them.
That guy looks like Auron from FFX
Auron hasnt had to fight anything in a long time too
retired Auron
Sauron
Joey, will you show us some of those early light novels you tried to write as a highschooler?
Out of all the interviews you've done, this is the best one.
To be honest, he was the first guy you interviewed who i can associate with . The other authors were somehow serious and professional looking, it´s just nice to see that in the end this are also just normal people, with some strange thoughts ^^
it would be great if joey were to make a video about translators,
i'm a translator myself (hobbistic, not from japanese) and man i love doing that, seeing how pepole comment about the way you are translating, and the satysfaction of seeing your nick in credits it really helped me get trough some crappy times in my life
welp it will probably get lost in the comments, love your videos
Maybe consider uploading the entire thing?
If I only I had some money :( Frankly the light novel seems interesting and SOW seems like a great guy
I try to give this guy the benefit of the doubt, but it's almost physically impossible to write 17 titles in 9 months. He either is exaggerating his numbers or he loosely considered the time he started writing. 17 books in 9 months means.
Average LN length is 50000 words.
17 LN's is 850000 words.
9 months is 270 days.
850000/270 = ~3150
It means he had been writing 3150 words a day. Zero rest days... never mind the editing part, which arguably takes more time than writing.
To put things into perspective, Stephen King writes 1000 words a day and industry professionals call that "insane". While I am certain this guy's stories are no where as nuanced as King's, no one writes more than 3000 words a day without losing their minds.
I am calling BS on either his definition of "I wrote them in 9 months" or he is just making up numbers.
If anyone can prove me wrong, I all ears.
What is going on with all dem ads lately?
Just from the synopsis alone Sow Sensei gave, I really need to read this series. It's a fresh new light novel idea that's not based on RPG reincarnation another world stuff or highschool romance.
Maybe this will be a Josei titled one because of the chill atmosphere or a Seinen one I don't know.
But Joey if you ever see this comment, do you think it is possible for an American or Western foreigner to make their own light novel series that's not made in Japan?
I can't wait to check this series out.
I'm so glad I found this interview. I started reading The Combat Baker and found myself immediately attached. His writing style is so intriguing and makes you want to keep going, love it!! I'm from America, live in Kyoto now. Though I don't like bread or rice haha.. grains make your body weak and sick, I stick to fish and vegetables.
same! ( i love rice and bread wtf mah dude)
Dang, I just read all three chapters and I can only say I'm excited to see what else is in store. As the first light novel I've ever read, it was brilliantly done!
Im so happy for Joey!! I kinda like these interviews, but he Most be so happy to be able to meet all these authors!
Excellent conversation! I haven’t delved into light novels, but I enjoyed the discourse.
Man, that's super relatable. "Please don't cringe, I swear I toned it waaaay down for the final draft".
I might just check out this series simply cause the author seems like a fun dude.
he's rocking those glasses like a boss
16:15
A pure fckin GOld.
someone give him a medal.
So they do speak in subtitles!
the main heroine is based off Shin Matsunaga's custom Zaku? so candidate for best waifu-Mobile Suit?
Its werid how the person way to talk change on english to japanese. Person seems transforms into a shy man😅
Looks like he could be another Hollywood Asian top actor.
All these videos have inspired me to pick up the pen again, thanks, I needed it.
Joey, thank you
You helping a lot with international light novel authors that want to get more ideas in their art work and you got a interview with a inspiring man that made 17 series in 9months
If Lingualift was a person them and Joey would be best friends
Out of all the interviews this author has to be my favorite, he was so fuckin chill and outgoing and actually made me want to read his series GG man thanks for doing these interviews
Interview hirohiko araki if you have the chance
Javi Kuri araki is not with book walker
For some reason, he remind of giant floating guy in berserk
I love this guy :D I mean, he's so funny and open, It's crazy (for a stereotipical Japanese person who is shy, and weights every word)
Btw, give us cut outs!! This man.... Is awesome xP
Really great interview! First japanese interview i've ever watched haha. Funny how he's worried about the whole bread thing XD
and you know when i person's really passionate about something when they get very animated, haha.
Being a US Marine and having a love for cooking, I can't wait to read this series. I want a hard copy ASAP.
Wonderful interview.
This guy seems really chill. Like omg. I am totally interested in reading his light novel now. Thanks for interviewing these people and showing us what amazing people they are.
Thank you for going out and getting to meet these amazing manga and light novel authors for not only yourself, but for us who are inspired by what they do as well. Not only does it show you that they are also just regular people, but it's a very enlightening experience getting to find out how these authors really are and how they came to be. Keep the amazing content my dude!
For the work you're doing, Joey, you deserve waaaaaaaaay more subscribers. Seriously, these reviews when you look that you're started doing them not so long ago, they're well-done and to add to that you made subtitles which is an extra time.
To viewers who watch this video and didn't subscribe: DO IT! This dude always delivers great content!
Sounds interesting, too bad it never got an anime.
Thank you!! Excellent interview :)
"Why did you decide to make the protagonist an ex-soldier?"
The answer to that question sold me on the story _far more_ than the introduction to the story that SOW-sensei gave earlier, and told me a lot more about what was being portrayed in the novel.
Great questions Joey. :D Really good interview. ty
lol saw this light novel on Bookwalker like yesterday and thought it looked pretty interesting and lo and behold an interview appears
started getting into light novels recently and these videos really help on what to look for so thanks man!
ps. nice jean shorts bro lol
*NOTIF SQUAD WHERE TF YA AT*
Sasuke Uchiha hi
Sasuke Uchiha Here
Sasuke Uchiha AYY
Sasuke Uchiha here!!
Jesus this shit is getting annoying. Now all it is is shitposting spam.
interview hirohiko arakai (God himself)
ooh that was a really good point about why fans tend to appoint supporting characters as their favorite character instead of the protagonist
pls interview nanasawa matari, author of Shinigami wo Tabeta Shoujo, Karin wo Idaita Shoujo and Yuusha, Aruiwa Bakemono to Yobareta Shoujo. A veteran choice LNs to read.
Dang he looks so good with those glasses!
What is the anime on the cover of the video??? O;
Ward
Donovan Graham
It's not anime, not yet at least. It's the Combat Baker and His Automaton Waitress
You would know if you watched video before commenting
Dude he says at the start that it might get an anime adaptation
Not sure if ironic.
"Should I refilm my ending..... Naaaaahhhh. Editing will fix this, what blind person watches UA-cam anyway."
He mentioned Orphen one of my favorite anime of all time! Now I want to read his works.
If Joey interviews Kagami Takaya, I'll probably die of pure happiness. Especially about Apocalypse Alice. *nudge nudge*
Everyone's so amazed by how chill the author is but if you listen to his life description...he's basically one of us guys. He's an otaku. I mean, 16 LIGHT NOVELS A DAY?? YA'LL.
*Quickly googles anpan*
Thank you so much for reminding me of this LN, Joey, because if it wasn't because of this vid, I probably wouldn't remember this particular LN that I've seen its' picture from. And don't worry SOW-sensei, with how I like Sven's character design already, making her brutal, even if toned down, is even better for me.
Now if only I could buy that book myself...
Oh, why do I have a thing for cute girls doing psycho things...
Joey, your merch shop webpage says:
"Maker Shop is discontinuing operation of our creator merch shop and will no longer be facilitating production or distribution of merchandise as of April 19, 2017.
Thank you, Maker Studios Team"
Is there any other link to buy your merch?
Very interesting interview! Sow-sensei was really dynamic and I loved learning a little bit about the light novel contests. I didn't know it could take up to one year to know if you won or not!
Also, I've never heard of this light novel, the plot seems really unique and I'm actually going to check it out right now!
Thanks Joey! and Thanks Sow-sensei for your time!
How does a native English speaker hardsub "I really was surrounded into a corner".
The expression is "paint yourself into a corner", isn't? From what i could tell from the context, I don't know, English is my third language so I'm struggling here.
And SOLD! For full price, I might mention, although, I do appreciate the generous offer thanks to your collaboration. Pretty excited to not have to wait for a book to ship for once!
I was already intrigued by the synopsis and premise presented by most places, but that extra tidbit Bookwalker gives is especially interesting and helps to build the world and make it all feel more grounded with just a few extra words!
As many have already said, thank you, as well as SOW and BW for producing this. Otherwise my friend wouldn't have known to tell me about it and I may not have gotten to know this story for a long, long time.
I'm currently in a similar situation, except I'm a comic book/manga artist/writer. Despite all my efforts, I couldn't find a job in the field of software development. I'm currently practicing on a barely working almost 10yo PC and the cheapest graphics tablet I could get, however recently I got good enough to finally sit down and start working on a oneshot, and after I got a little bit of experience out from it, I'm jumping right into working on my main stuff, which I was writing for years (to be fair, it was just recently that I figured out what it should be really about and how I should materialize it, early character concepts were cringeworthy).
This interview inspired me a lot, going back to practice some drawing.
I really want to read this because I got a poster of it at the AX Book Walker booth and am intrigued! Loved seeing you at the "Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon?" Q&A! ^^ Great job translating!
He's a really nice guy, I always thought people on his position would be awkward and very private, but he's a very likable person... his personality is awesome, and he's really funny
I liked this, thanks Joey!
If you've read High School DxD, please see if you can interview Ichiei Ishibumi, the light novel author known as the God of Breasts.
WOW, I wasn't expecting much since I didn't know anything about that author/LN, but since I'm quite open and enyoed the other interviews I gave it a try and it was a bast. Really open and overall nice guy, even talking about including special traits reflectiong the writers hobbies in side characters etc. I really like stories with inhuman/robotic characters that slowly learn from humans and turn human+I love strong characters and brutal stuff. I will probably give it a try!
He's like Takeshi Kitano, only a lot more chill and bit...chubbier? Regardless, he seems like an awesome dude.
Just started reading the free chapters over at Book Waker. So far, so good. :)
Actually, if you are that good, you may also become a LN author, I know a taiwanese author(Penname:Miki Natsuna) who have his series of LN at Japan
I have no interest in slice of life novels, and I usually dont buy anything blind. But in this case I will in this case, just cause the author is definitely a fun guy.
YOROKOBE Bookwalker, your sponsorship has reeled in one more customer.
Keep these Interviews coming, some i would like to see include, Black Bullet, No Game No Life, Irregular at Magic High and the Author for The Rising of a Shield Hero as that is getting an Anime Adaptation
Never heard of this but when it's English translated I'll give it a try. Also it was interesting to see it from an upcoming Light Novel Author :3 very interesting. Anyways keep up the amazing videos Joey.
This is probably my favorite interview so far! Id like to read Sow-sensei's work :) Btw! I noticed you dont mention his name in either the title or the description, maybe you could add that? (*edited because i wrongly wrote Zaza instead of Sow aah sorry)
What I've learned from this video, Japanese is series of gestures and grunts followed by quick word followed by more grunts
This author was hilarious, and pretty cool and his light novel sounds interesting as hell.. defs going to check it out, thanks for all you do Joey...your vids are freaking awesome (^-^)b
Got some of us good there, Joey... I thought this was Arifueta's author you were interviewing (hint hint.) Still worth the watch and a Bookwalker search.
I'm also not sure about anpanman's recognisability internationally. He needs to become more famous!
That aside, thank you for having the questions in Japanese this time - I much prefer this.
Very interesting author. Very funny guy. I've only really experienced visual novels before. Never any light novels, only heard about them. Gotta give this one a shot.
Joey, I am interested in taking a look at a few of these series, however I am concerned about the quality of the translation. In my experience, there is always a problem with the language barrier that literal translations just can't overcome, such as humor that would only make sense if the joke were told in a particular language. Do you think that this will be a problem with this series? Sow-sensei has piqued my interest.
Also, as an aspiring author myself, I can appreciate both Sow-sensei's dedication and lack of money and your lack of time and concentration. I have created several short stories and attempted larger works in the past, but have never managed to get past the first hundred pages. I always lose interest in the current stories and get a new idea. What I'm trying to say is that if you really enjoy writing, you have my full support behind you, little as that my mean.
This is just a passing thought, but do you think you'll ever interview Kamachi Kazuma, Joey?
His interpretation of his MC sound a lot like Violet from Violet Evergarden; from a soldier who spreads death in the battlefield to an Auto Memory Doll which connects people through letters. I also like the contrast and parallels on both. I can't wait to read this LN.
The light novel ended on volume 10. I hope it will be available in printed edition soon since I really wanna collect it so bad! 😭😭😭 I have nothing against e-books though but it would be nice to have it in physical form too 😢😢😢
16 VOLUMES IN ONE DAY!!!! WOAH!!!! I can't even read one in a day, ahahah.
13:11 That's more fucking scary than a soldier though just like blending with people damn