Why Warrior Cats Novellas FAILED

In 2021, the last collection of Warrior Cats novellas was published. What happened to them?
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[@CelesteTreecat]

Daisy is secretly keeping this whole series afloat the same way she's keeping ThunderClan afloat.

[@LemonCone]

fr

[@sweetwolfsteve5583]

No she's not there are stronger warriors put there then daisy 🙄🙄

[@LemonCone]

@@sweetwolfsteve5583 She gives birth to literally everybody you ever know

[@Cappuchino-available]

@@sweetwolfsteve5583 well would the clans be alive with med cats “NO” so would the cats be alive if they were never born also “NO”

[@Coooop_time]

@@Cappuchino-available I get it’s a typo but you said the clans wouldn’t survive with medicine cats

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

I miss the novellas, they were fun when we had them, they were quick reads and interesting, I hope they have a comeback one day, it’s also good to have more warriors content, I also like more minor characters getting a chance to shine

[@Call_me_Bandit]

agreed

[@TheAshfurApologist]

Exactly right. The series is too big and had too many characters that could use their own novella. Characters like sneezecloud or fallowsong won't ever get a Super Edition, novellas were perfect for the many minor background characters to get a chance to shine. The graphic novels are nice though, we've seen some characters, most recently Nightstar, get some much needed character development, but still I wish we had novellas around.

[@Lazy_.Lavender]

True! Ive read them before…I need to finish them. They would help tie up so many loose ends! Also hi AGAIN

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

@@Lazy_.Lavender hello lazy lavender!

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

@@TheAshfurApologist ngl Sneezecloud has the best name out of anybody in the series, his name on a novella would definitely capture people’s attention, I would be cackling if he got one

[@dovewingseyesaregreen5664]

The novellas were so much fun and I think they do have potential still. The fans would eat up a novella if it were to dive into the forgotten stories of background Dark Forest cats since they're interesting cats and we all still have the mystery of why Snowtuft was there. Why not go into detail about Silverhawk attempting to make his kit leader? Give Maggottail or Sparrowfeather a backstory as well.

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

All the df cats have such shadowed pasts, I would pay a lot of money to read about any of them

[@waveeyes]

_Silverhawk's Pride_ would have the potential to be fantastic, and I'd love to read it. Snowtuft could work too, but seems like something that would either be awesome or awful and nothing in between (depending on the execution), but it'd still be interesting.

[@waddle..666]

@@waveeyes Snowtuft’s Mystery????

[@iNicolex]

I was so disappointed when they stopped making novellas. I loved reading them as the short stories were so fun to read and answered questions/ told us what happened that wasn’t explained in the series. 😭

[@pillowmoment]

I didn’t know they stopped making them! I wish they made some more. There are characters who really deserve them in my opinion!

[@coconut-tea]

We had these short novellas printed in Germany. Like, we had those 100 pages booklets in print, and hadn't had to wait for the whole "3 combined things"

[@TaurielTheElf]

We also had a huge break with the mangas/graphic novels. They stopped making them in 2012 and start again in 2020. Maybe we'll see novellas again in a couple more years?

[@PokemonkaDub]

The problem now is that Erins have stories that could be novellas (at best!) streatched thin to become supereditions. Onewhisker? Leopardstar? It's all sooooo pointless but could be fun as a novela. And the storytelling is suffering for that. The only situation where the roles were reversed was Goosefeather I think. His story deserved a Superedition, but oh well... . Also I hate hardcovers, I can't read them it's super uncomfortable.

[@dovewingseyesaregreen5664]

The Erins could have easily made a ‘Leaders of the Clans’ for Onestar and Leopardstar, maybe they could have put Blackstar’s in there too so it’d fit nicely into one package as “the cats who led beside Firestar”. If not, then the last one can go to Harestar, a leader who’s story is largely unknown. The only current leader who’s past we don’t know (except the Dark Forest part) or know any family of.

[@NellaJade]

Goosefeather DOES have a super edition, doesn’t he?

[@PokemonkaDub]

@@NellaJade no, just a novela

[@NellaJade]

@@PokemonkaDub Oh really? Okay I wasn’t aware

[@lapinajustleft]

I agree with your first options, but your last is making me raise an eyebrow. For me I hate paperback, as they always bend and can break easily, that’s why I somewhat enjoyed the hardcover Ultimate guide even though the book was a lousy resource

[@sidegrabsheriff]

Ravenpaws farewell, and dovewings silence were epic, so was redtails debt

[@sidegrabsheriff]

shadowstars was also good

[@Applestripe]

Blackfoot's and Mapleshadow's were the best

[@sidegrabsheriff]

@@Applestripe heck yeah, lots of good novellas

[@-lowquality-3384]

Wow there are way more than I thought… I read em in French but the translation isn’t out yet for majority of the novellas- theres like 6

[@pikathemimikyu6655]

Redtail's Debt isn't canon... it doesn't make any sense. Nothing wrong with liking the book for what it is, though.

[@lapinajustleft]

Awww, it makes me upset hearing about the downfall of Novella's. Those were some of my favourite books, I own most of them and read them often

[@rivuletrwfan]

havent finished this vid, but i have to say i love novellas. they r short stories based on one character, so if theres a character that u like, but isnt in the main books, they might have a novella. i loved the warriors spirit bunch.

[@KittyKatty999]

I never get tired of this lovely intro animation ^w^

[@ver548]

I would love to see them make a whole novella collection based off of Warrior Cats villains and call it something like Blood Of The Clans or Scourge Of The Clans. I want to see novellas like: Darktail's Reign BrokenStar's Path SleekWhisker's Pact.

[@HeathRat]

Scourge.. is already a cat

[@XMoonlightXMidnightX]

@@HeathRatdo you not know what the word "scourge" means?!

[@lj2659]

I loved them, I liked knowing the stories of cats who would never be focused on in the main series

[@yuki_sushi3480]

Personally I loved the novellas because it's just cute little mini stories that help with answering small but real questions more serious fans have.

[@pinapologist101]

When I was looking at the warriors book schedule in 2022 I was confused to see no novellas on the list but I didn’t think too much of it and I expected to see 2 novellas the next year, But nope!

[@NightTheKittenn]

they also fumbled the bag HARD with Redtail's Debt (completely forgetting a huge component of the mystery of the first arc + ravenpaw's characterization) and Spottedleaf's Heart (i don't need to say anything about that) which probably put fans off from reading others, I'd bet.

[@flammilf]

This video really surprised me, I didn’t know they once were e-book exclusive. I also didn’t know that the novellas are only in collections in English. In my language, while there are collections, there are many novellas sold as single books.

[@Applestripe]

In my language each novella is sold as a single book

[@skyberrr1491]

The complete garbage piles that were Spottedleaf’s heart and Redtaild debt probably didn’t help…

[@Littlefox1213]

What happened in Redtail’s Debt?

[@norazaney3150]

I haven't read that one but if it's about redtail it probably sucks

[@FlyingCookie13]

@@Littlefox1213 Major inconsistency with Oakheart dying by Redtail instead of the rockfall.

[@Littlefox1213]

@@FlyingCookie13 Oh okay

[@sweetwolfsteve5583]

​@@FlyingCookie13 i remember that scene and got confused

[@Sigma_Silly_Sol]

The novellas were fun and interesting in my opinion. I mean, they were short reads and could be finished in a boring car trip. Plus they showed stories that weren’t explained in the main series. So in my opinion, the novellas were pretty good.

[@yubieevee]

They should continue the novellas! It is very interesting

[@kiarastar213]

I actually agree with you on a lot of these! Also I've been watching you for so many years and the way you've progressed makes me so happy :) you always make me smile so ty x

[@fabiopauli420]

I liked Hollyleafs, Cloudstars, Ravenpaws and also Dovewings novellas though i am very bias towards the cloudstar one as i was still new to the fandom when i read it i just finished Darkest Hour and for some reason Cloudstars Journey was bundled into my e-book copy of the darkest hour and the timing couldnt be better cause i saw Firestars Journey in the bookstore the next day and was like: hu i wonder when that plays, looked it up and saw oh it plays between books 6 and 7 maybe i should read it! So imagine my absolute hype when i first read Cloudstars journey and i was like: hu 5th clan and than going immediatly into Firestars journey. I know the books with Skyclan seam to be generally disliked but for me they are peak warriors i dont care what people say.

[@tajemniczanazwa5280]

Akira, I mostly agree with everything you say. But children not wanting read on their phons? Wattpad exist and it is very popular amongst the WaCa target audience

[@smirglepapier531]

The Novellas are paid content tho. Very different from Watpad.

[@tajemniczanazwa5280]

@@smirglepapier531 yes, but Akira says children don't read on electronic devices because they are easily distracted by youtube etc.. Money has nothing to do it with. Also of I remember correctly wattpad has books you must buy befoure reading.

[@smirglepapier531]

@@tajemniczanazwa5280 I mean, it does, but Watpad again is very different from conventional books. Last time I looked at it, Watpad has mostly fics with very short chapters that are rarely released all at once. So it kind of connects back to children having shorter attention spans on their phones. A conventional book, even an electronic one, is released all at once, fics on Watpad are released in short chunks.

[@itzflame5523]

This is the earliest I’ve been for an Akira video :D

[@norazaney3150]

Same I feel so accomplished I saw it when she posted it 4 MINUTES AGO!!!!!

[@Call_me_Bandit]

I gotta watch this! One of the first few people to watch this, keep up the good work Akira!

[@alyssabullock6421]

How on earth did the Novellas fail?! There's a bunch of really good ones!!

[@Something70118]

I think they should start SOMEHOW releasing fan made novellas, but obviously needing to go through approval first. it would be cool and it would be a nice way to connect with the fandom and with their own unique characters. just an idea though😅😅

[@siddhantkale]

I was so excited for this video when I saw that poll last week.

[@Laurenrdraws]

The only real memorable novella was mapleshade's vengeance

[@Danmeilover69]

Goosefeather's Curse was some of the darkest warriors content I've ever read

[@bubblelovessans]

same my 2nd favorite novella. i liked the mapleshade one SO MUCH

[@joltfoxplayz]

I actually think a few novellas are good, Mapleshade of course, Ravenpaws Farewell, Spottedleafs heart, and a couple more are very interestesting, Ravenpaw made me cry so much

[@flowergirlfix]

Great video as always queen.

[@KutseyKion]

I feel like some of the other novellas should be talked about i liked trees personally

[@Greensocks4u]

YES AKIRA POSTED 😍

[@norazaney3150]

Hey Akira, I was the 137th person to watch this when it was released 4 minutes ago.

[@ItsBerry919]

Love your videos!

[@leeleebahleelee]

spottedleaf's heart *retches*

[@jsnodkayndih]

yay!! new video

[@jessalynball4302]

These books are the way I got myself to read I love these books❤

[@Shadowonwater]

You are totally right on the whole not being able to tell them apart thing. As a kid I lost interest in buying the physical copies because I couldn't tell if I already had it or not.

[@Ravenwinds]

I don’t think it was “kids don’t read on their phones” that did in the ebook exclusivity because that just isn’t true, kids read a lot on their phones. Also kindles and e-readers in general aren’t dead, they’re still around and kindle especially is still doing really well. I think it much more was the lack of advertising that they even existed. I cannot tell you the amount of people from all ages that didn’t know Warriors had started making novellas when they were first coming out. Similar to how so many people who thought the series ended with The Last Hope, so many people didn’t know novellas were a thing even if they knew the series continued. It definitely seems like there was an issue with the marketing team in charge of Warriors, could be they incorrectly thought a big well known series doesn’t need to be advertised as much anymore or perhaps something was going on internally. Whatever the reason was it’s no longer the case as they’re doing well with marketing these days.

[@jencrawford2686]

It makes me sad, I thought there was going to be a Snowtuft novella.

[@JustDuckiest]

I like the idea of novellas. It's just too bad some of them absolutely suck. Looking at you, Spottedleaf.

[@Moonlitwatersofaqua]

I haven't read the Novells's since Shadowstar's Life, so I don't know if they improved. I am of the opinion though that the Novella's were always very hit or miss. A lot of the worst books in all of Warriors are novellas. A few are the best books. But overall, not worth the time. I'm sure that over time they have developed an awful reputation. The only group with a worse reputation would be the Super Editions that went from being decent books to being terrible wastes of time.

[@vanilla.beannnn]

No more novellas?! I loved them and have like 3 copies of each of them 😢

[@skyler_thepatato9125]

4:14 This is actually a problem i delt with recently. Accidentally bought two "Tales from the Clans" instead of one, alongside "Shadows of the Clans" Their covers are so similar! it was insane opening the package only to realize my mistake and staring staring at Tigerstars face for 5 minutes😤

[@EvelotlTheCatsalotl]

Nice Video! I Honestly Forgot The Novellas Existed

[@cr0wb3rry]

fun fact: no ones finished this video yet

[@yourlocalrat3154]

true

[@palameno]

i have. #imtheflash

[@cr0wb3rry]

@@palameno bros watching it in 10.5x speed

[@rivuletrwfan]

very true

[@Crucifixedwastaken]

Duude

[@Rekik_and_Cherelle]

I have a bunch of novella ideas. Warriors Cats hire me!

[@Whistlechip]

Novella Ideas 1: Squirrelstar Honestly, I think a novella that would sell well would be one of Squirrelstar’s leader ceremony since we never saw it in the books. You could call it something like *Squirrelstar’s Rise* or something 2: Birchfall, Applefur, Antpelt, or Beetlewhisker It was never really explained why any of them were persuaded to train in the Dark Forest and it could be a story surrounding that. I think Beetlewhisker would be the most interesting of those

[@canned_r1ce678]

If they ever somehow come back, I would love a silverhawk story. He's mentioned a few times but is never given any context onto who he really is. All we know is that he's strong and has been in the dark forest since before Mapleshade, so it's been a pretty long time since he was alive.

[@Call_me_Bandit]

I understand your point, but how well would they sell if they took all the advice out of this? Any ideas? And as always, keep entertaining us with this OUTSTANDING and AMAZING content! Bye.

[@theyregreat]

Pinestar’s Choice is underrated. Pinestar x Shanty for life. 💙

[@SlightlyOffendedKiwi]

Awh, I loved the novellas.

[@Rainbowpaw_shine]

Honestly, I use a Kindle to read all of the Warrior Cats books, but I've only read 1 novella (the one with 3 books in them) :/

[@thepokepoet9482]

I miss the novellas so much 😭😭😭

[@gilramanujan8826]

Tbh in the past I have definitely been on board with novellas. But it does make sense why they wouldn’t sell as much. Selling these books is definitely a monopoly and reasons why they did them the way that they were used the way that they were. Honestly, I feel like the idea of novellas was a good idea in the past but it feels like ever since Vicky left the team it makes sense why they declined in quality. And in all honesty I wouldn’t be surprised if they stop making novellas as a whole.

[@animegirl2.060]

Even as an adult I still don’t like reading e-books I prefer having a physical copy

[@uhhidkhonestly]

Wowoooo new upload

[@Michelle___xoxoxoxo]

Not strictly related, but has anyone discussed the artwork change in the graphic novels? The old art was soft and cute but it feels like they tried to do a more superhero style in the past few installments (if that makes sense) and I miss the old style. 🥺🥺🥺

[@Wren_BurnsHam]

Damn, only 8 days ago? Wow Akira is fast at making videos.

[@Magzie]

They were my favorites 😭

[@reneerogers912]

I’m a bit bummed there may not be novellas in the future. I have many in hard cover and enjoyed them a lot

[@norazaney3150]

YAY

[@ImaDeltaNow]

I know this may not fix the problem, but they could combine all of the novellas into a box set or one book.

[@cac_deadlyrang]

Hey, what is the background music that you use? I’ve also heard it in a podcast I listen to.

[@Whisperthecatoffical]

We need a novella for each unknown Character in the dark forest Snowtuft's spite Houndleap's plan Shredtail's treachory Sparrowfeather's jealously Rushtooth's envy Fenneldust's bloodthirst Maggottail's rage

[@flawlesskids7825]

I have always loved books (Warriors and Wings of fire mainly) and I was always confused that everyone hated them. That’s probably why I have a bigger vocabulary and better reading fluency than everyone else. I’m just built different.

[@Eclipse210]

Cats I want novellas about: Jayfeather - expand on the bonus scene in Lost Stars Breezepelt - Dive deeper into his (formerly) dysfunctional family and his relationship with Brokenstar Windstar - We got one on Thunderstar and Shadowstar, we’re getting a Riverstar super edition, and Skystar was a main PoV in DotC I also want to expand Mapleshade’s Vengeance into a super edition so we can get a slow buildup and a look into her and Appledusk’s toxic relationship

[@sharksandlobsters388]

I liked Blackstar before the novella but when the novella came out he became one of my favourite characters

[@sweetwolfsteve5583]

Them canceling novellas was dumb it gave characters chances to shine without making a whole se about said cat like with hollyleaf they did her novella right a se pf hollyleaf would have been fillar of what we already seen

[@destinythegravityfallsfan]

Yay!!! I have a goal to read all Warriors books, and the novellas were boring, so I didn't feel like reading them. Because of this, I worried I'd never be able to read them all, between me reading them infrequently and them continuing to come out. Now I might actually read them all!

[@CatPandaDragonSisters]

Wait up? I have the Legends of the Clans as a library book in HARDCOVER. I’m just so confused right about now

[@sunniwithani]

I genuinely enjoy novellas so I’m sad to hear this :(

[@Shadowfate93]

I think another big problem with the novellas is they lack research/consistency and thus feel lower quality. Think about Redtail's debt and how badly is clashes with Canon for example.

[@tigerspruce8580]

when we did get these books, I struggled to find out what new novellas existed. I always had to read the three titles to see what stories were in there. They should've given them a different title sceme.

[@hazelgrunts]

The last novella set kinda killed my interest in them, I liked Daisy’s story but they did Spotfur and Blackstar (Two of my favourite cats) dirty

[@xghostxsaltx]

I did accidentally buy a double of Legends of the clans few years back so this is so real

[@clovermagpie4090]

Listening to this while doing my physics homework

[@AG00FYG00SE]

I honestly wish that Goosefeather got his own book, he had so much potential and he was so tormented! I love him, and i feel like he was done wrong by almost EVERYONE.

[@gracekim25]

Wait they stopped making them?😅

[@stinalgdc]

Thanks you ! Merci pour ces contenus ! Que le clan des étoiles guident vos pas !de la commu fr .

[@sophietremblay3795]

I think Holyleaf story was great but Thunderstar’s echo I hated it boring to death

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

Nothing beats the garbage that is Spottedleaf’s heart

[@sophietremblay3795]

@@Sheedystar_the_cat i enjoy follow Spottedleaf but I hated the love story with thistleclaw

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

@@sophietremblay3795 me too

[@HaileyGacha]

​@@sophietremblay3795Yeah I used to think "why do people hate Thistleclaw so much?" Then I saw the controversial things about Spottedleaf's Heart and I was revolted!

[@Potatomanisgreat]

I personally like the novellas

[@moy6134]

And then there is me, who wants to have all novellas and super editions, but not the original series, because there are too many and I don't have a long attention span for reading books.

[@freelancerreaper2253]

I laughed when ekria mentioned a kindle since I was born after warriors and I have a kindle

[@TheLoneWarrior50]

I hope the novellas come back one day, the novellas where a great way to bring attention to smaller characters like Pebbleshine and Redtail.

[@xXM3NT4LBR34KD0WNXx]

Awwwwww I love novellas,they get the point across without like 700 pages and when your done with one,no problem just turn a page!boom,second novellas!

[@snekgewehr]

They peaked with maple shades vengeance

[@otomototonomoto]

I'm honestly really sad that they may not bring back novallas, I like them a lot personally, but i understand how they just arent selling enough

[@TeekuLynn]

grieving over no snowtuft novella

[@Wildspuppets]

Fun fact: I’m watching one of his videos 12 mins after it came out for the first time

[@Sheedystar_the_cat]

*her

[@zoybeanisawesome8947]

Akira is a her

[@Snerbst]

Lmao, I clicked on this video misreading the upload date as 11 month ago and got very confused

[@Shoe12371]

Novellas are the book park of this series that i have the least of

[@norazaney3150]

Because there is the least of them

[@Shoe12371]

@@norazaney3150 i have two of them (and also yes you’re right)

[@mr_fatcat5718]

They should continue making novellas but keep them as digital only.

[@bubblelovessans]

NOOOOOOOOO........ anyways Mapleshade's vengence has to be my all time favorite novella

[@kira2dope]

I always thought mapleshade and goosefeather S books were rlly good, but the others make sense

[@bubblelovessans]

same

[@yourlocalrat3154]

ooo

[@Coral-Dragon-puppeteer]

Honestly I read warrior cats on my kindle most of the time but that’s probably just me