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		Does anyone know...
		
		
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		...if translations for the "Rocket Girls" light novels are available anywhere on the Web?  I've been looking for them on and off since we saw theanime, and so far have had no luck.
 
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		Don't know, myself, but I've asked on Usenet.
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		I had not been aware that such a thing existed, but now that I am I'd be extremely interested in seeing any such translation.===========
 
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		robkelk Wrote:Don't know, myself, but I've asked on Usenet. No luck yet...
 
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		Okay, thanks.
 Valles -- the Wikipedia entry for the series has a little more information on the light novels; the English title of the third suggests strongly that they
 actually make it to the moon, which I'd love to see/read.
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		...Ufufufufufu. That would, indeed, be most awesome indeed.===========
 
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		A trip to the moon would seem unlikely, though, given that the business plan of the SSA is to sell cheap access to low earth orbit.
 I mean, a moon trip is an order of magnitude more expensive. And what are they going to get paid to do there?
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Well...  a quick search turned up two different editions of the novel, entitled A Relationship With Me In January: Rocket Girls 3  (http://books.google.com/books?id=PBchNw ... yAS8orTIAw]1999 printing , http://books.google.com/books?id=PyyfQg ... ywTxqf2oBw]2007 printing ). 
The book overviews for these two, when translated via Google, come out as Quote:"I'mcursed this airplane," Morita Yukari, Matsuri, the plane of the three
 people ?Rikonda Miura Akane was going to crash! Three women who said,
 "Rokettogaruzu" astronauts nicknamed the Sailor. Joint mission with France - flight training for the month, it was en route to Guyana. Managed
 to overcome the problem, we were waiting for arrived Yukari is a
 partner of joint exercises, "Ariane Girls" slap banged about leadership
 .... Yappari even more trouble began joint exercises in a turbulent air. Lunar flight safety or mission can be carried out -. The essence of technology, dreams and pride and spirit of the girl. Incorporates many other countries, this century's best novels of the lunar flight.
 
and Quote:France has planned, and since the Apollo lunar landing mission. Tsukubeku to support its mission, Morita Yukari Rokettogaruzu we went to Guyana. However, five young girls who go to the moon - the leader of the Ariane Girls, Solange is a cold and stoic. Rino Yuka ?? skin and is not matching with the boss, it would have hit each. Some disturbing the air flow towards a mission carried out, first, causing the trouble -. Breaking down of all difficulties, the girl's head to the moon! The essence of technology, the dream of humanity packed slapstick SF, I may roll first appeared three series. 
If I'm extracting meaning correctly, it looks like a rescue mission for a European moon shot. 
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		Oh, and the fourth book appears to be about a mission to the asteroid belt.-- Bob
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		...Yukari's world is so very, very awesome.===========
 
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		... Okay, now we definitely need to do more work to bring this into Fenspace.
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		And it was how many months (if not years) ago that I suggested that?
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		Based on the anime, Rob.-- Bob
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		Quote:  robkelk wrote:
 And it was how many months (if not years) ago that I suggested that?
 
 
 
 
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ook...  Well, it will give me something else to do to moderate myself on DSKS...  Now I just need to friggin learn Japanese so I can read the light novels for 
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		Rob, any word from Usenet?-- Bob
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		None. (I did get a lead on the Japanese novels, but you weren't looking for those...)--
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		If I could read Japanese, maybe... but I already found links to buy them during my initial search.  Thanks for the help.-- Bob
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		Good news, Bob: VIZ is going to release at least the first novel next year: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... each-guide
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Oh, excellent! Gotta remember to order that when it becomes available. Thank you!-- Bob
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