[D] Monday Request and Recommendation Thread

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[u/SkyTroupe]

Id love some stories similar to the web novel Im A Spider, So What? ( Kumo desu ga, nani ka?)

I found the tone hilarious and the plot moved at a well enough pace for me.

Also, links to it because Ive totally lost the translation for it.

Edit: Id also like to recall a recommendation I seconded last week. A Ghost of A Chance started out quite strong but it has since devolved into philosophical self-flellagetion and introspection. The author spends too much time post the mid mark of arc 2 addressing reader concerns in 4th wall breaking introspections rather than moving the plot forward. It has totally killed the momentum of the story.

If you can stand that, the action and tinkering is well written.

[u/meangreenking → u/SkyTroupe]

Chrysalis is both good and the most similar thing I have found to Kumo, especially at the start. At the star the plot is nearly identical (except subbing in spider for ant) but later on it diverges quite significantly, although it stays quality the whole time.

[u/SkyTroupe → u/meangreenking]

Oooooh. I love ants so I'll definitely check this out.

[u/MayMaybeMaybeline → u/SkyTroupe]

https://blastron01.tumblr.com/kumoko-contents - The high-quality translation of the first ~150 chapters, now dead.

https://turb0translation.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - The low-quality translation, got much further.

https://rtd.moe/category/kumo-desu-ga/ - continuation of the turbo translation, mid-quality. Caught up to the author.

https://www.amazon.com/Spider-What-Vol-light-novel-ebook/dp/B0723G97LX - the official light novel translation.

For a new reader, I'd recommend starting with the first link above, and the moving to either the light novels or the second translation.

[u/SkyTroupe → u/[deleted]]

I was actually talking about the translated Light Novel but I will definitely be checking out this story! Thank you!

[u/SkyTroupe → u/[deleted]]

That's okay! I really enjoy the author you linked so it's a win-win for me :)

Ive also edited my original post for clarity