CATDOLL: Japanese light novel library editor said that there is no difference in fantasy works nowadays

Nowadays, the Japanese light novel field is getting closer to the Chinese Qidianwen. I can see that the plots of many light novels are basically the same. Whether it is time travel or various fantasy themes, Long Aotian and "Ah Lie Ah Lie" almost dominate the mainstream. Recently, SATO, an editor from GA Library, expressed his personal views on Twitter.

Tweet translation:

Regarding fantasy works. I think it is fun to read, the characters are well-developed, and the personality of the protagonist in the world view is fully displayed. In addition, the heroine is also very cute, and the plot usually ends well. Although this kind of work is interesting and usually has the potential to win awards, I always feel that something is missing.

If you often read light novels, you will definitely feel that the current fantasy works are a bit too monotonous. The reason for this situation is basically market-oriented, and our light novels cannot escape this. It feels difficult. Personally, I don’t want the market to be full of works with a single theme and similar sub-categories. Of course, it doesn’t mean that there must be novels that are completely out of the mainstream...

Although some authors do not want to conform to the mainstream, they still show their works to others in the comment area, improve and rewrite their novels based on the opinions, and then extract the essence. However, I think this kind of thing has limitations, so I hope that when you write a novel, you don’t just care about referring to these things.

In response to the editor's remarks, netizens started to complain one after another: "Isn't the editor's job to guide the author to write works that are fresh and new? Why put the blame on the author?" "What good works has GA Bunko produced..." "You want something fresh, right? How about we make the protagonist a Skeleton King?" "Overload" was really caught in the crossfire. I don't know if the editor's complaints can make light novel writers change their ways. I look forward to GA Bunko releasing better light novels.