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Dec 30, 2022 6:33 PM
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This is for everyone looking to jump into the Raven of the Inner Palace Novels after finishing the anime. No spoilers.
TL;DR: The anime covers all of volume 1 and 2. Read Novels 3-7 for new material or read Novels 1-7 for any missed or summarized content.
 
Note: This information was found after I finished the anime, looked into the wiki and the publishers Japanese/English release dates.

Novel series is complete at 7 volumes. There is no manga adaptation, but the novels have some illustrations in manga style in the previews. The anime covers all of volume 1 and 2. Read Novels 3-7 for new material or read Novels 1-7 for any missed or summarized content.

The anime's episode names and novel's chapter (case) names provide the most obvious clues.

Here are the Anime Episode Names:  
The Jade Earring, Part 1
The Jade Earring, Part 2
The Whistle
The Skylark Princess
Confidant
The Summer King and the Winter King
Glass Prayer
Blue Swallow
Water's Voice
The Masked Man
Groundwork
Siblings
Xiangfu Incense (Soufukou)

And here are the Novel Case names for Volumes 1-3:
Volume 1:
The Jade Earring
The Flower Whistle
The Skylark Princess
The Glass Prayer
Volume 2:
The Blue Swallow
The Water's Voice
The Masked Man
The Sweetheart Incense (Soufukou) (Anime Season 1 Ends Here)

Volume 3:
The Rainy Night's Visit (Start of Content set after the first anime season)
The Turtle King
The Hand Pulling the Sleeve
The Sunset Orb

More detailed summaries can be found on the wiki entries, but I would recommend waiting for the English releases to finish. English Release Dates for the Novels are listed below.
Volume 1 Early Digital Release Date: 2023/01/05 (January 5th, 2023)
Volume 1 Paperback Release Date: 2023/02/14 (February 14th, 2023)
Volume 2 Paperback Release Date: 2023/06/06 (June 6th, 2023)
Volume 3 Paperback Release Date: September 26th, 2023
Volume 4 Paperback Release Date: December 19th, 2023
Volume 5 Paperback Release Date: April 2nd, 2024
Volume 6 Paperback Release Date: July 2nd, 2024
Volume 7 (Final Volume) Paperback Release Date: October. 15th, 2024


That's everything I researched. Hope that helps. Enjoy! As for me, I didn't realize I would love a story about a ghost-busting, mystery solving woman in a country based on Imperial China but I love it. Looking forward to reading all 7 volumes. Hope you do as well.
And if you want to read any reviews on the novels, look up Anime News Network's Rebecca Silverman's reviews of the anime and Novels 1 & 2. Links below.
Novel 1 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-1/.195189
Novel 2 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-2/.199302
Anime Episode Reviews:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/.190869
Shining_FalconJun 14, 9:55 AM
Jan 4, 2023 10:56 PM
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ty for the info! XD
Jan 15, 2023 4:14 AM
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So it was barely 3 volumes were adapted, interesting. 

Thanks for the hard work :D


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
Jan 15, 2023 6:11 PM
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Siva said:
So it was barely 3 volumes were adapted, interesting. 

Thanks for the hard work :D
2 Volumes. I just included the volume 3 chapter names to prove they weren't covered. Start from Volume 3 if you want new material.

And you're welcome. It's nice when a novel series has a complete wiki and is finished. Doesn't make tracking down info as difficult as some other series can be.
Jul 20, 2023 11:16 AM
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Is there an unofficial translation available anywhere or do we have to wait for the official one? It’s a bit of a shame if that’s the case, I love to binge watch / read stuff like this.
Jul 21, 2023 2:05 PM
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sekai_sshi said:
Is there an unofficial translation available anywhere or do we have to wait for the official one? It’s a bit of a shame if that’s the case, I love to binge watch / read stuff like this.
I usually check Novelupdates (link below) because they have unofficial translations from various groups and list on the left side the status of the source material. For Raven of the Inner Palaces, it's finished at 7 volumes, but the unofficial translation has only gotten partway through Volume 3. The official translation will release Volume 3 on September 26th, 2023 anyway with volume 4 set for December 19th, 2023. Personally I would wait for official, because some translations used the Chinese spelling of character names and some used the Japanese spelling. For the main character, her Chinese name is Shouxue and in Japanese it's Jusetsu. It's case by case, but the official translation is using Jusetsu, so be aware of that if you try the unofficial translation.
Raven of the Inner Palace Novelupdates Info:
Link:  https://www.novelupdates.com/series/koukyuu-no-karasu/
Status in COO (Country of Origin)
7 Volumes (Complete)
Licensed
Yes
Completely Translated
No
Jul 24, 2023 4:45 AM
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Shining_Falcon said:
This is for everyone looking to jump into the Raven of the Inner Palace Novels after finishing the anime. No spoilers.
TL;DR: The anime covers all of volume 1 and 2. Read Novels 3-7 for new material or read Novels 1-7 for any missed or summarized content.
 
[...]

Thank you. Useful posts that testify of actual brain usage are rare and far-between these days. I am thankful for it. This answered questions i had but was too lazy to look up myself for once.
Jul 24, 2023 7:52 AM
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Nox--- said:
Shining_Falcon said:
This is for everyone looking to jump into the Raven of the Inner Palace Novels after finishing the anime. No spoilers.
TL;DR: The anime covers all of volume 1 and 2. Read Novels 3-7 for new material or read Novels 1-7 for any missed or summarized content.
 
[...]

Thank you. Useful posts that testify of actual brain usage are rare and far-between these days. I am thankful for it. This answered questions i had but was too lazy to look up myself for once.
You're welcome. And I added new release dates for Volume 3, 4 and 5, plus Reviews for the first 2 English Novels and the anime episodes. Reposting the links below.

Anime News Network's Rebecca Silverman's reviews of Novels 1 & 2 and the anime episodes. Novel 2 review was just posted yesterday (July 23rd, 2023):
Novel 1 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-1/.195189
Novel 2 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-2/.199302
Anime Episode Reviews:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/.190869
Jun 13, 6:55 AM
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Nox--- said:
Shining_Falcon said:
This is for everyone looking to jump into the Raven of the Inner Palace Novels after finishing the anime. No spoilers.
TL;DR: The anime covers all of volume 1 and 2. Read Novels 3-7 for new material or read Novels 1-7 for any missed or summarized content.
 
[...]

Thank you. Useful posts that testify of actual brain usage are rare and far-between these days. I am thankful for it. This answered questions i had but was too lazy to look up myself for once.
You're welcome. And I added new release dates for Volume 3, 4 and 5, plus Reviews for the first 2 English Novels and the anime episodes. Reposting the links below.

Anime News Network's Rebecca Silverman's reviews of Novels 1 & 2 and the anime episodes. Novel 2 review was just posted yesterday (July 23rd, 2023):
Novel 1 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-1/.195189
Novel 2 Review:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/novel-2/.199302
Anime Episode Reviews:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/raven-of-the-inner-palace/.190869
@Shining_Falcon Hey man thanks for the information you are a life saver, I have read up to volume five, but 6 and 7 are impossible to find. are they even out yet?
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@Shining_Falcon Hey man thanks for the information you are a life saver, I have read up to volume five, but 6 and 7 are impossible to find. are they even out yet?
@kkbbw12

Hey. Thanks for the reply. I just checked Amazon, and it has releases dates for the final 2 volumes (Volume 6 and 7). I've edited the Post and added them to my reply below.

Volume 6 Paperback Release Date: July 2nd, 2024
Volume 7 (Final Volume) Paperback Release Date: October. 15th, 2024

And true to form, it says that Volume 6 Digital will be out 5 days earlier on June 27 2024. Not sure which version you are collecting, but you have both options available. Enjoy the reads. Volume 7 is the last.


And not sure if you're tried it, but Apothecary Diaries gave me similar vibes to Raven of the Inner Palace (mystery solving in countries based on Ancient China). Highly recommended. Season 1 of the anime covered Novels 1-2. Season 2 of the anime will be out in 2025 and will probably cover novels 3 or 3-4. Digital Light Novel English releases are up to volume 11 out of 15. Print Light Novel English Releases only have 1 so far with release dates available for Volumes 2, 3 and 4. Specifically that will be: Volume 2- August 6th, 2024, Volume 3- November 5th, 2024, and Volume 4- February 4th, 2025.

Hope that information helps. Enjoy the reading.

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