Golden Time
Golden Time is a light novel series by author Takemiya Yuyuko and illustrator Komatsu Eeji. It has an ongoing manga adaptation written by the original author and illustrated by Umechazuke.
Story Synopsis
Tada Banri, a newly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo, found himself completely lost after the opening ceremony, trying to find his way to the freshman orientation. Just then, he ran into another lost freshman from the same school, Yanagisawa Mitsuo, and they hit it off at once. As they were hurrying to their intended goal, with hardly any time to spare, there appeared in front of them a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses. The girl whacked Mitsuo across the face with the bouquet and handed the flowers over to him. "Congratulations, Freshman!", was all she said, and then she left. The stylish, well dressed, perfect woman that had swung at Mitsuo was his childhood friend, Kaga Kouko. As children she had promised to marry him one day, fulfilling her dreams. In order to escape from her, Mitsuo had gone out secretly and taken the entrance exam for this well known private college, but now there she was in the freshman orientation hall. She had taken the law school entrance exam too, and had caught up to him there.
Translation
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Format Standards
Every Chapter (after editing) must confirm to the general format guidelines.
Updates
- Feb 03, 2013 - Volume 2 Chapter 3 completed.
- Nov 03, 2012 - Volume 2 Chapter 2 completed.
- Aug 08, 2012 - Volume 2 Chapter 1 completed.
- Apr 25, 2012 - Volume 2 Prologue completed.
- Apr 14, 2012 - Spinoff, Chapter 1 completed.
- Feb 01, 2012 - Volume 1 completed.
- Oct 11, 2010 - Translation of chapter one started.
- Oct 03, 2010 - Project started with teaser (the prologue).
A more complete list of updates can be found on the Golden Time Updates page.
The Golden Time series by Yuyuko Takemiya
The Golden Time series by Yuyuko Takemiya
Volume 1: A Blackout in Spring
Volume 2: The Answer is YES
- Novel Illustrations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4 (~85%)
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Volume 3: Masquerade
- Novel Illustrations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Volume 4: Don't Look Back
- Novel Illustrations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Volume 5: The Ghost of Summer, Japanese Summer
- Novel Illustrations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Volume 6: To Memories of Other Lives
Spinoff: Mr. Two Dimensions Special
- Novel Illustrations
- Chapter 1: Mr. Two Dimensions Special
- Chapter 2: Love from Mr. Two Dimensions
- Chapter 3: The Nijigen Incident
- Chapter 4: Farewell, Mr. Two Dimensions
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Extra
- Novel Illustrations
- Chapter 1: Mitsuo's Room
- Chapter 2: Even 100 Years After Summer, We're Laughing
- Chapter 3: Summer Night Tour
- Postscript
- Translator's Notes and References
Project Staff
- Project Administrator: 分からない
- Project Supervisor: 分からない
Translators
Editors/Proofreaders
- Acolyte
- BladeUnderHeart
- DNK (aka Doraneko)
- L.kostas
- Pmt7ar (aka zell_ff8)
- YoakeNoHikari
- Z-one
Also, all editors that speak English proficiently are welcomed.
Publishing History
Books
- Golden Time 1: A Blackout in Spring, ISBN 978-4-04-868878-9, September 10, 2010
- Golden Time 2: The Answer is YES!, ISBN 978-4-04-870381-9, March 10, 2011
- Golden Time 3: Masquerade, ISBN 978-4-04-870735-0, August 10, 2011
- Golden Time 4: Don't Look Back, ISBN 978-4-04-886546-3, March 10, 2012
- Golden Time Spinoff: Mr. Two Dimensions Special, ISBN 978-4-04-886631-6, June 10, 2012
- Golden Time 5: The Ghost of Summer, Japanese Summer, ISBN 978-4-04-866897-6, September 10, 2012
- Golden Time Extra, ISBN 978-4-04-891324-9, January 10, 2013
- Golden Time 6: To Memories of Other Lives, April 10, 2013
Magazines
- Golden Time Mr. Two Dimensions Special, Dengeki Bunko Magazine #16, November 2010, pages 60-77.
- Golden Time Love from Mr. Two Dimensions 2011, Dengeki Bunko Magazine #19, May 2011, pages 98-118.
- Golden Time The Nijigen Incident (Before), Dengeki Bunko Magazine #21, September 2011, pages 100-110.
- Golden Time The Nijigen Incident (After), Dengeki Bunko Magazine #22, November 2011, pages 108-125.
NOTE: All four of the preceding were gathered into the spinoff book "Mr. Two Dimensions Special".
Manga
- Golden Time 1, ASCII Media Works, ISBN 978-4-04-886494-7, March 27, 2012 (adaptation of light novel volume one, chapters 1-3)
- Golden Time 2, ASCII Media Works, ISBN 978-4-04-891022-4, September 27, 2012 (covers volume one, chapters 4-5)
- Golden Time 3, ASCII Media Works, ISBN 978-4-04-891456-7, March 27, 2013 (covers volume two, chapters 1-3)