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Denyuuden Series Masterpost
May. 5th, 2020 07:12 amTable of Contents
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Extra Content
Character Songs
Seven total character songs were released for the Denyuuden series, coming with the blu-rays and character CDs. Please have mercy on my subbing abilities as I have the approximate technical literacy of your grandpa.
Drama CDs
There are a number of drama CDs for Denyuuden, which can be split into a few categories: the ones that were released with Dragon Magazine, the ones that were released with the anime, and a few independent CDs. Some of them are very old so they have different voice actors from the ones in the anime, which makes them worth checking out all on their own in my opinion. To be honest though, these aren't very high up on my priority list, so they're pretty much just going to appear when I feel like translating them. Here's what I have so far though.
Starting Legend (Dragon Magazine)
Happy Wedding (Dragon Magazine)
Love Mission (Dragon Magazine)
Starting Legend (Dragon Magazine)
Happy Wedding (Dragon Magazine)
Love Mission (Dragon Magazine)
Blu-rays
The Blu-ray edition of the anime has tons of extras. Each one of the twelve volumes comes with a Rule Fragment CD, which is either drama CDs, a character song, or Denyuuden Radio, which is where the voice actors talk about something that may or may not be vaguely Denyuuden related. They also come with a booklet with art by Toyota Saori, the official artist, on the outside, and information on the world of Denyuuden on the inside. That information is called the Ryner Note. These booklets also include the Sion Note, which is a twelve part series regarding the events of Denyuuden in Sion's POV. Please note that they have extreme Denyuuden spoilers in them!
A lot of the information in these is visual like flags and military outfits, and because the text is usually in reaction to the images, I'm going to be skipping a lot of it. Basically, I'm just putting the things that I personally find interesting here.
Ryner Notes | Sion Notes
A lot of the information in these is visual like flags and military outfits, and because the text is usually in reaction to the images, I'm going to be skipping a lot of it. Basically, I'm just putting the things that I personally find interesting here.
Ryner Notes | Sion Notes
Guide of Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
A guidebook for the series titled Guide of Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu was released early in Daiden's run (around volume 5 or 6). As such, it contains spoilers up to that point. I'll post some translations from it when I have time after I pass that point in Daiden. It's mostly character profiles and gathers some worldbuilding from the novels in one place as a nice little review of the world of Denyuuden. Also, it really highlights Kagami's inability to do basic math, which is both funny and frustrating.
If you're interested in purchasing the guidebook, it can usually be found on Amazon and Suruga-ya.
Nantonaku Densetsu no Yuusha no DensetsuIf you're interested in purchasing the guidebook, it can usually be found on Amazon and Suruga-ya.
A 4-koma collection written and drawn by the official artist, Toyota Saori, was released as Nantonaku Denyuuden. It's mostly just the main three and Miran Froaude, since he's the artist's favorite, and it has a lot of really funny moments. I don't plan on translating and posting this, but if you buy it yourself and are dying to know what happens in one of the 4-komas, I'd be happy to help. It's a pretty easy to find little book, usually on Amazon and Suruga-ya for about $10.
Miscellaneous Denyuuden Stories
Aside from all of the major series, there are also oneshots that've featured in other places, usually Dragon Magazine. These are very hard to find, as you can imagine! I do have a few issues of this magazine though, so I'll translate and post the ones I have once I'm past the point where they contain spoilers for and have the time. Since the novels are typically going to out prioritize these, that will probably be quite some time from now.
Manga
Though they aren't translated into English, there are full sets of manga for both Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (9 volumes) and Ochita Kuroi Yuusha no Densetsu (4 volumes). The art is very pretty in them both and I wholeheartedly recommend them! Denyuuden is available on Bookwalker, but the Ochiden manga is more of a search. I've seen it on both Amazon and Suruga-ya, though, so if you want it, try those places.
I do want to translate the manga too, but as I'm sure you've noticed from this list, my plate is a little full and I'm not sure I'll ever get around to it, especially since it'd require someone else to clean because I hate cleaning. If a translation ever appears for either manga series, I'll link to it here.
I do want to translate the manga too, but as I'm sure you've noticed from this list, my plate is a little full and I'm not sure I'll ever get around to it, especially since it'd require someone else to clean because I hate cleaning. If a translation ever appears for either manga series, I'll link to it here.
Games
There were some Denyuuden mobile games at one point but they're out of service and unplayable now. :( There's also a PSP game though, and the PSP is region free! It's honestly pretty shitty as far as PSP games go, but there's a lot of cool art that the official artist made for it, so if you just like her art then I still recommend it.
You can find it for about $10 on Amazon, Ebay, and Suruga-ya, so pick your poison.
You can find it for about $10 on Amazon, Ebay, and Suruga-ya, so pick your poison.
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Fan Content
Fan Content
Doujinshi
I'm not going to scan and post any of it, but if you're a fan of doujinshi then there's a pretty good amount out there for Denyuuden, all things considered. The official artist makes a lot of good 'fan' content, ranging from art books to actual doujinshi, and since she's the character designer too, I guess that makes it semi-official. Her books - especially the Sketchy Den series - are good for super nerds and have a lot of fun world-building (though they weren't made by Kagami, so how canon they are is up to you). For example, she comments on the official height chart and that although Lucile is actually quite a bit shorter than Sion, he always seems to look taller next to him, probably due to shapeshifting to look taller. The more you know!
You can buy doujins for the series on Suruga-ya. They might come up on other sites sometimes too, but honestly, nowhere is going to have as good of a collection as Suruga-ya, so might as well just focus on there if you're searching.
Fanart and Other Fanworks
It's not a ton, but you can find most Denyuuden fanart on Pixiv. If you make any fanart then I recommend posting it there in addition to wherever you usually post since most of the fans for this series are Japanese and people are more likely to see it there.
There are also fanfics for Denyuuden, but if you know the sites you know.
Just for fun, I made a few silly Denyuuden personality quizzes too. Yes I am a joke. It's all in good fun.
Which Denyuuden character are you?
Which Denyuuden pairing are you?
Who is your Denyuuden boyfriend?
Who is your Denyuuden girlfriend?
There are also fanfics for Denyuuden, but if you know the sites you know.
Just for fun, I made a few silly Denyuuden personality quizzes too. Yes I am a joke. It's all in good fun.
Which Denyuuden character are you?
Which Denyuuden pairing are you?
Who is your Denyuuden boyfriend?
Who is your Denyuuden girlfriend?
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About the Translations
Getting in Contact
The easiest way to get in contact is to join the Denyuuden server on discord! You can @ me with typos or other feedback or questions there if you'd like, as well as just talk about Denyuuden or share stuff you found for it.
If you see any typos (of which I'm sure there are many, since I'm only one person), feel free to comment on the individual chapter to tell me. I'll probably delete your comment once I fix it just so that it isn't distracting when people are reading, but I really appreciate the help. The same goes for something you think might be mistranslated - I definitely make mistakes sometimes, and I don't mind going back and rereading certain parts to fix things.
If you see any typos (of which I'm sure there are many, since I'm only one person), feel free to comment on the individual chapter to tell me. I'll probably delete your comment once I fix it just so that it isn't distracting when people are reading, but I really appreciate the help. The same goes for something you think might be mistranslated - I definitely make mistakes sometimes, and I don't mind going back and rereading certain parts to fix things.
I do check my inbox when I get messages. I probably won't respond if you just tell me to hurry up though. I have a full time job and translate as a hobby for free. Translate yourself if you want it done faster. On the other hand, if you want to motivate me, know that I do not accept monetary donations. I do accept Miran content as payment though. :9
Schedule
Yes, I really made you scroll down this far for the schedule, mostly because there isn't one. See, Kagami has absolutely no concept of consistent chapter lengths. Some chapters are 500 words and others are 18,000 (yeah, seriously). Promising a release every couple days is impossible, as it depends entirely on the size of the chapter. I also sometimes have real life going on and take a while to update, but I do my best with the time I have.
I'm currently working my way through Toriden as opposed to Daiden, so please keep that in mind while waiting for updates. This is because some characters who are introduced in Toriden (such as Vois and Pia) later become prominent in Daiden, and I'd rather meet them when they're introduced first. This is my first time reading through the series, so I want to do it right, you know? I'm also not spoiled for the most part, if you can believe it.
