Title : Date a Live (デート・ア・ライブ)
Year : 2011
Author : Koshi Tachibana (橘 公司, Tachibana Koshi)
Illustrator : Tsunako (つなこ)
Publisher : Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Number of volumes : 2
Official Website : http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/201103date/
Plot Summary: (from back cover of vol. 1)
April 10th. Yesterday was the last day of spring vacation, so starting this morning it was a school day. After being woken up by his cute little sister, Itsuka Shidou believed that it would be the start of another normal day. As for the meeting with the girl who called herself a spirit......
Along with a sudden shockwave, the townscape vanished without a trace. In a corner of the street which had now become a crater, the girl was there.
"--You, have you come to kill me too?"
The disaster that will destroy humanity, a monster of unknown origin, and a being that is rejected by the world; the ways to stop this girl number two. Annihilation, and conversation. His little sister Kotori, wrapped in a military uniform, thus said to Shidou: "Since it's like this, just go date her, and make the spirit fall for you!" "Wh.. whaaaaaaaat!?" Enter a new age of boy meets girl!!
Sounds funny.
Really, maybe this twist is cliche, but I'd love to read the teaser.
I guess, we need Larethian...
Kadi - hero we don't deserve.
Honorable mention for moderating and translating Campione, editing Gekkou and Hakomari.
O White Knight standing sadly amidst hordes of filthy plebs, return to us, please.
Hey, it was your idea to post teasers, after all.
But still, I just offered, the choice is yours.
No offense, 'k?
Kadi - hero we don't deserve.
Honorable mention for moderating and translating Campione, editing Gekkou and Hakomari.
O White Knight standing sadly amidst hordes of filthy plebs, return to us, please.
Kadi - hero we don't deserve.
Honorable mention for moderating and translating Campione, editing Gekkou and Hakomari.
O White Knight standing sadly amidst hordes of filthy plebs, return to us, please.
What counts as a teaser anyways? An excerpt from the first volume? First chapter? Prologue? How long does it need to be? etc.
I can post the prologue in this thread if you want.
Btw, from what I have read so far (most of ch 1 only though) it'd probably be quite similar to Shana, except lighter. Still, I like this main character so far, so that's an improvement. Never did like Yuuji much.
jonathanasdf wrote:What counts as a teaser anyways? An excerpt from the first volume? First chapter? Prologue? How long does it need to be? etc.
I can post the prologue in this thread if you want.
Btw, from what I have read so far (most of ch 1 only though) it'd probably be quite similar to Shana, except lighter. Still, I like this main character so far, so that's an improvement. Never did like Yuuji much.
Any translation that is beyond a few lines? A few pages would do. Something interesting that keeps readers yearning for more as if they are drug addicts.
God!!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
Of course it would. I'll need a few others to lend a hand in that case though.
Awesome if you'd be willing to work on it too.
btw, ~45 pages done so far and it's 41.2KB (according to windows explorer), so extrapolating... each page is < 1KB and there's ~300 pages of words in Vol 1. Uh oh, 300KB is more than the entire volume 1!
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Not bad... except for that last part that kinda ruined the entire feeling when I read it...
The two's eyes crossed—Itsuka Shidou's story begun.
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I suppose its a typo? It was a fine job until that.... Sigh...
God!!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!