Guardian of the Spirit - Master Post

  Guardian of the Spirit

Author: Uehashi Nahoko
Translator: Ainikki the Archivist
 

Master Post

 
This page collects the links, PDFs, and other formats for the "Guardian of the Spirit" novels by Uehashi Nahoko. I made this because free blog navigation tools are not always the best. Think of this as the collective master post for the series.
 
 
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2022 at 5:38 PM

    Hi, I just discovered this series on NU. I just wanted to ask: what about volumes 1 and 2? It's not listed on NU and you don't appear to have translated those either. Did someobe else do it but not posted on NU?

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    1. AinikkiOctober 18, 2022 at 9:01 AM

      Volumes 1 and 2 are officially licensed and translated.

      You can find them here: https://www.amazon.com/Moribito-Guardian-Spirit-Huehashi-2008-05-03/dp/B01F9FUHM6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3PGK3MR43UHG3&keywords=guardian+of+the+spirit&qid=1666101643&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjQxIiwicXNhIjoiMS45OCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=guardian+of+the+spirit%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-7

      https://www.amazon.com/Moribito-Guardian-Darkness-Nahoko-Uehashi-ebook/dp/B00JWGOPUY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=75SGZPV94IE9&keywords=guardian+of+the+darkness+uehashi&qid=1666101693&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk2IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=guardian+of+the+darkness+uehashi%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-2

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    2. AinikkiOctober 18, 2022 at 9:03 AM

      The novelupdates listing does indicate that the series has been licensed.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 19, 2022 at 7:41 PM

      Ah, I didn't pay attention to the licensing section. Besides not having enough money to buy licensed translations, I've always hated the hyper-localization inherent to them. I always go out of my way to find fan translations of novels and scanlations of mangas, if at all available. And the usual behavior of these companies regarding any copyright enforcement helps to never induce any guilt in myself—except for the tiny fraction that wouldn't be going to the author.

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    4. AinikkiOctober 20, 2022 at 5:39 AM

      One option here is to read the manga of the first two novels (freely available from the top menu, under Guardian of the Spirit > Mangas), then read the fan-translated novels. That way, you'll be caught up on the characters and plot. I didn't really like the first novel, but the second might be the best in the series, so I would recommend picking it up when you have time/money to spare.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2024 at 4:42 PM

    Dear Ainikki, I love your work!! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read the whole series. Are You planning to translate the last two books? Xoxo

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    1. AinikkiSeptember 20, 2024 at 4:39 AM

      Hi there! All of the books in the series have been translated :)

      The first two books have official translations. I haven't made fan translations of them because you can get them very easily, either online or through the Internet Archive.

      If you'd rather not dig around for the first 2 books, I do mirror the manga translations on the site. The manga are very faithful to the first 2 books, so you don't lose out on getting to know the plot and characters through those instead of reading the novels.

      Thanks for the comment :)

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