• gon [he]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Well, not sure. What version of the Re:Zero light novel did you read? By the way, it is light novel, not visual novel; Visual novels are effectively video games. I assume you didn’t play Re:Zero.

    There is actually a Re:Zero visual novel, so if that’s what you meant, then I can’t comment, as I don’t play visual novels.

    But, generally speaking, light novels use relatively simple language. I did read the Re:Zero LNs though, and didn’t think they were bad at all! I only read up to volume 17. I’ve heard that the web novel version is much worse in a lot of respects, though. If that’s what you read, then maybe that’s why you disliked it. Not sure.

    I would definitely say that good light novels are expected to be good reads, even if they don’t use complex language.

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      1 month ago

      Whoops, you’re right, I meant light novels :)

      I did try to read “Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (light novel)” and had to give up. Like the most the author could use to describe Emilia was “she’s beautiful” about three times on a page. Overall it could just be bad English translations and the novels are totally fine in Japanese.