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INTEREST: Japanese Publisher Prepping for 2nd Christian Light Novel Competition


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Morry



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:29 pm Reply with quote
Sounds pretty cool all around, though I worry it's going to attract a lot of the typical "Vatican keeps a secret warrior sect of witch-hunting templars" or whatnot kind of entries. There's enough of that in standard light novel fare.
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FilthyCasual



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:23 pm Reply with quote
But waifus are idolatry!
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TsukasaElkKite



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Submissions are allowed to critique Christianity and Christ; the FAQ states that Christ is not such a petty god that he'd get angry over a light novel. Stories can even take the point of view of Satan or include Buddha.


Now THAT is a super cool idea.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:43 pm Reply with quote
I can't wait for In Another World With My Bible!
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the one that won last time sounds like a total joke. like, it sounds like something someone would make up as a joke. oh man, its so funny


but I like how lax the rules seem to be. it's nice that they're open minded about it, though I guess they'd have to be considering the low amount of christians in japan
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CatSword



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I wish the pastor LN was translated. I'd absolutely read it.
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Primus



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:13 pm Reply with quote
ninjamitsuki wrote:
I can't wait for In Another World With My Bible!


The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is iconic isekai.
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SWAnimefan



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:02 pm Reply with quote
Very insightful contest. Hope there is a winner that breaks the mould and creates an original trope. Cool
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My Confessor is Also my Little Sister
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encrypted12345



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:39 am Reply with quote
ninjamitsuki wrote:
I can't wait for In Another World With My Bible!

In Another World with my Bible: Converting Heathens One Crusade at a Time! Heck, you could even have it sort of make sense if you just say that it's a timeline branch where everything concerning the life and death of Jesus was still the same rather than a completely parallel timeline. And of course, Peter is genderbent to become a waifu.
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How about Christian Yuri? There are some LGBT-friendly Christian sects.
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ChrissyC



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The winner was 17-Sai no Bokushidakedo Nani ka Shitsumon Aru? (Yeah I'm a 17-year-old pastor, Any Questions?) by Isaku Takayama. The romantic comedy novel follows Yehoshua Satō, the world's youngest pastor, as he travels through Japan as a missionary after the death of his parents, who were pastors at an isolated Protestant church. Yehoshua hasn't read all of the Bible but he discovers there are a lot of girls at church and everyone seems to adore him.


This is exactly what I expected to win, haha.

Edit: I found the photo of the light-novel in question.

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Lemonchest wrote:
My Confessor is Also my Little Sister

Was that written by someone from the Southern U.S.?
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Lemonchest wrote:
My Confessor is Also my Little Sister


My Pastor Can’t Be This Cute Laughing
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My Little Sister Isn't Actually My Younger Sibling, I Just Call Her That Because We're Both Nuns and She's Eight Inches Tall
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