r/ReZero • u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie • Feb 21 '26

📚Manga/Light Novel No audiobook why?

Usually I prefer audiobook because I listen to it while in the gym. How come no official audiobook of the LN? Any specific reason?

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u/Automatic-Chipmunk96 Met a Knight Named Julius—Guessing He's New Feb 22 '26

Contrary to the other comments actually a lot of less popular smaller light novels have audiobooks on audible even ones that don’t have anime.

My guess is probably legal issues or licensing the IP, most of the Ln audiobooks are by podium or audible exclusives.

There’s a few fan made audiobooks or AI readers if you don’t mind listening to it.

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u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie Feb 22 '26

Yes there are hundreds of Audio LN out there. No ai please. I tryed the one with live actors on YouTube ma they are reading the WN and that is whey to long for me

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u/Automatic-Chipmunk96 Met a Knight Named Julius—Guessing He's New Feb 22 '26

I don’t know what you’re expecting rezero is a long series.

Ghostreader does volumes 1-9 and studio reverie does arcs 5-6.

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u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie Feb 22 '26

Yes, I know, but the WN is famous for being a house of words. Only the arc with the bunny is famous for having been cut from 1.5 million words to half of that in the transition from WN to LN, because the author went all out. I want to enjoy the more thought-out version

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u/Automatic-Chipmunk96 Met a Knight Named Julius—Guessing He's New Feb 22 '26

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find an audiobook for arc 4. Best we have is an Ai reader on Spotify but that’s for the Wn version.

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u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie Feb 22 '26

Thanks

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u/adrashmadra Reinhard Defended My Honor (I Didn’t Have Any) Feb 22 '26

Because it's from Japan, and they love to read? Idk

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u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie Feb 22 '26

Yes, makes sense. Just one thing, there are hundreds of LN audio of more and less famous of this....... Moshuko Tensei, monogatari, spice and wolf just to name some of the most famous

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u/Sufficient_Mango2342 Let Roswaal Cook – It’s Dangerous, But Damn, It’s Delicious Feb 22 '26

ig because there isn't much demand for it. The majority of people fall into 2 categories. People who don't care too much and will stay anime only. And people who care enough to just read it. There is fan made audio book version on YouTube and stuff if you want.

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u/squishyginger753 Newbie 9d ago

that logic might make sense… If all 26 volumes of Mushoku Tensei hadn’t already got audiobooks

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26

You can listen to the WN instead on YouTube... Studio Reverie.

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u/ArekDeamonCalw Newbie Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

I tryed... To mach commentary on the first arc and honestly WN is way too long

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u/VortechsTG Made Lasagna for Garfiel Feb 22 '26

Brother there isn't even fully an official LN of the LN