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NEWS: 'Toradora!,' Reincarnated as a Sword, Perfect Blue, More Get English Audiobooks in August




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Basil Expedition



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 4:54 am Reply with quote
I originally scanned the headline and thought it said 'Toradora: Reincarnated as a Sword' and thought it was announcing another new isekai series!

The fact that reincarnation stories have gotten so weird that it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility anymore did make me laugh!

Oh, and more manga/light-novel/anime getting released as audiobooks is always cool to see.
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Altorrin



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:35 am Reply with quote
Basil Expedition wrote:
I originally scanned the headline and thought it said 'Toradora: Reincarnated as a Sword' and thought it was announcing another new isekai series!

The fact that reincarnation stories have gotten so weird that it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility anymore did make me laugh!


I thought the same. Speaking of which, why is only Toradora in quotes?
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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 6:02 am Reply with quote
Calibre, a reader software I use on my pc to read novels, has a text-to-speech ability. It's a bit rough and lifeless still, but compared to previously when it would sometimes bug out it's a lot better now.

Audiobooks don't really interest me much I rather read, but it's nice to have such a capability if fancy ever strikes. Actually, a volume of Reincarnated as a Sword was what I experimented with it on not long ago.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:36 am Reply with quote
Props to getting Cassandra Lee back for the Toradora audiobooks...though isn't it from the 1st person POV for Ryuji most of the time? At least she'll nail Taiga's lines.
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fuuma_monou



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:49 am Reply with quote
MFrontier wrote:
Props to getting Cassandra Lee back for the Toradora audiobooks...though isn't it from the 1st person POV for Ryuji most of the time? At least she'll nail Taiga's lines.


IIRC the Toradora! light novels use third person narration.
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Utsuro no Hako



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:39 am Reply with quote
FYI, everyone, Seven Seas apparently didn't notify Audible about these release dates, because the books are all available now.

MFrontier wrote:
Props to getting Cassandra Lee back for the Toradora audiobooks...though isn't it from the 1st person POV for Ryuji most of the time? At least she'll nail Taiga's lines.


First person, but it's tight on Ryuuji's POV 90% of the time, with occasional flashes to other characters. So a little weird having a woman read the book, but I think it's fitting for the tone of the stroy.
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ItsThatBriGuy



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:18 pm Reply with quote
Utsuro no Hako wrote:
FYI, everyone, Seven Seas apparently didn't notify Audible about these release dates, because the books are all available now.

MFrontier wrote:
Props to getting Cassandra Lee back for the Toradora audiobooks...though isn't it from the 1st person POV for Ryuji most of the time? At least she'll nail Taiga's lines.


First person, but it's tight on Ryuuji's POV 90% of the time, with occasional flashes to other characters. So a little weird having a woman read the book, but I think it's fitting for the tone of the stroy.


No more off than having a dude read the female-heavy Seishun Buta Yarou series (which is fantastic, btw).
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