Black Blood Brothers Novels?

[tauchpanzer]

Has BBB ever been brought up as a possible translation project? I know the tv show has been dubbed by Funimation, but apparently they don't have the rights for the novels. It looks doubtful it'll get an official english translation.

Edit: I should mention that it would probably be possible to get ahold of scans for all the novels.

[onizuka-gto]

what is this novel about? perhaps if you can provide a brief synopsis and possible novel art, i might be able to deduce if this novel have received any interest or at leased be aware of what it's about.

[tauchpanzer]

During a fictional war called the Hong Kong Crusade, an Old Blood vampire, Jiro Mochizuki, a.k.a. the Silver Blade (銀刀 ,Gintō?), fought and defeated the Kowloon king and also most of the Kowloon Children. Ten years later, Jiro heads to Japan with his little brother, Kotaro, in hopes of reaching The Special Zone, a thriving secret city where vampires live. They soon realize that a plan to infiltrate The Special Zone is being hatched by the Kowloon Children survivors. As they travel to The Special Zone, Jiro encounters enemies from the past and new threats that may endanger the safety of the Special Zone. The abduction of Kotaro, by one of the Kowloon Children, thrusts him even further into the battle.

That is as far as the tv series goes, which I think is volumes 1-3 of the novels. The setting is sort of modern-day earth where humans found out about vampires in the war with the Kowloon Children, and also believe they died out there.

It also looks like the only two companies that publish it are a Japanese one and Chinese one. I have a friend who has been purchasing the Japanese novels so she would be able to provide scans.

[onizuka-gto]

vampire killing Hong Kong Vampires?! booooo!

Hong Kong 4ever!


on a serious note, i think i've heard about this series, but only the anime version.

how much of the novel is covered by the anime series?

[tauchpanzer]

Like I said, I'm pretty sure it's 1-3.... But I can only go by the illustrations since I don't know Japanese. There's something like 8 novels out, and 6 side novels that don't pertain to the main plotline and I think are a little more lighthearted. (As a side note, Funimation has both subs and dubs on their streaming website for free here, if you're interested in watching it.)

[Zelman's lover]

Man, I would LOVE to see this series translated for reading in English! Anyone know if it'll actually happen?

[adventuregal94]

I would also love to see BBB to be translated. Just recently saw the anime on Netflix, and I really want to see want happens afterwards. Please, please, please, pppllleeeaaassseee translate it into English! (by the way, there are actually 11 novels, 6 side novels (17 total), and it is completed)

[adventuregal94]

If you want to buy the books, here are the links to the plot novels and the side story novels
Plot: http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Blood-Brother ... 2424wt_905
Side: http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Blood-Brother ... 7849wt_905

[Ninjaneko]

I would also like to see this novel be translated as well! I just finished the anime and want to know what happens next.

[IlkatSumil]

Did this series ever get picked up for translation? A search of the web turns up nothing, but my search skills aren't always the best. I'm interested because if it's not been translated, I would consider trying to do it myself.

(And sorry for the necro. It was either that or put up a duplicate thread.)

[Code-Zero]

There hasnt been any translation for it yet.
Though last year there was actually a person who asked the author himself if it would actually get translated into English.

[IlkatSumil]

Thanks for the reply! I guess I'll make that my next thing to read and see if I'd be any good at translating it.

[Darklor]

(And sorry for the necro. It was either that or put up a duplicate thread.)

No worries here is that ok. Duplicates would be merged anyway.

[alice3]

Thanks for the reply! I guess I'll make that my next thing to read and see if I'd be any good at translating it.

Thats good to hear. I hope you will like it. It seems to me an intresting series.

[alice3]

Can I ask there are any news about the translation?
(I'm just curious.)