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    • myskaros

      August 2025 Catchups
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      I'm struggling early on with fiancee no more. The dudes all suck so much!

    • myskaros

      JNC OLN Contest 2025 Finalists!
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    • Rahul Balaggan

      April 2025 Announcements!
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      Geezer Weasalopes

      Many of these I quite enjoyed so far.
      One I noped out of fast...had to force myself to finish the first section, it was that fast a Nope. ...I've already seen comments thinking it's da bomb, so clearly YMMV.
      And the manga concerning Crow...looks like it will hit what the LN was focusing upon nicely, but the LN didn't hold my interest. It wasn't a bad concept, wasn't badly done, but slipped off my reading list for some reason; wasn't in the right mood, I guess. Anyway, if you enjoyed the LN I'd recommend taking a look at the manga.

    • hirei

      [JNC LIGHT NOVEL CONTEST 2025] Round 1 Judging for "Ongoing Series" & “Completed”Category Announced!
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      @Hylebos thanks for the reply

    • Rahul Balaggan

      January 2025 - New Print Announcements!
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    • Rahul Balaggan

      J-Novel Club survey request
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      @anony-mouse99 said in J-Novel Club survey request:

      As for English-sourced web novels, I’m mostly meh with it. It has to do with the world-view and cultural aspect. I grew up reading English authors.

      Same for me. If I want to read English-sourced fantasy or SF, I'll read traditional novels from people like Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, L.E. Modesitt Jr., David Drake (RIP), etc. from old-school publishers like Baen and Tor.

      Translated Japanese LNs give me a different set of clichés and culture, while English LNs and LitRPGs feel like an imitation to my snobby self. That's just my bias, I'm happy for those that enjoy them.

    • myskaros

      Rental System
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      @ailuo

      Hello,

      While we strive to offer all of our licensed series for rental that is not always an option.

      There is no specific date for when series that do not have a rental option will.

      If you wish to read the book your only option is purchasing the ebook.

      Apologies for the inconvenience.

    • Sam Pinansky

      Expiring Volumes (Light Novels)
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      I just noticed that Ascendance of a Bookworm Fanbook 6 isn't listed for August expiry like it should be as well.

    • myskaros

      May 2025 Catchups
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      @karasutengu said in May 2025 Catchups:

      DVDs

      Ah, if it's DVDs, then I can't buy them. I don't have an all-region Blu ray player and I don't want to buy one. So any DVDs I buy would be locked out of my region. I'm in the same region for Blu ray as the US but a different region for DVDs.

    • myskaros

      July 2025 Catchups
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      Dragon Daddy Diaries is adorable and complete.

      I've only read the LN for Water Magician but it's silly fun.

      Sexiled wasn't my cup of tea. It takes the misogyny to absurd lengths to make its point, but I suppose it's no more extreme than the over-the-top mistreatment of MCs in many other "banished from party" and "betrayed by party" LNs.

    • hirei

      [CONTEST OVER] JNC Original Light Novel Contest
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      shiratori.keira

      @jazzyjeoff
      Usually, I would advice against it. Maybe there is nothing to refine. But you passed to the second round and if you think you can enhance the story, then maybe it is not such a bad idea. But I think it would be best to continue your work and make it a priority to finish your novel first.

    • myskaros

      June 2025 Catchups
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      @Geezer-Weasalopes said in June 2025 Catchups:

      It has...my not having gotten that far into the series because I just wasn't into it that much at the time; I have purchased the first eight

      I watched the Outbreak Company anime and mildly enjoyed it, but I'm way too casual about my anime and LNs to get into the ultra-hardcore otaku culture.

      For example, I vaguely understand from reading LN that knee-high socks and a "thigh gap" is a special fetish thing for otaku but it's not something I care about myself. I just shrug and move on.

    • myskaros

      Is It Foolish to Have This Many Catchups?
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      myskaros

      @Lincelp Thanks for reporting! It should be fixed now!

      @HarmlessDave said in Is It Foolish to Have This Many Catchups?:

      prepubs don't get all of the corrections added for the final releases, so the issue might or might not exist in the ebook and (if any) print volume. Reporting things like typos isn't needed because the prepubs for released volumes are usually frozen in time forever.

      I know this has been the rationale given in the past, but we still appreciate when it's reported, and if we have time/bandwidth we will fix it!

    • myskaros

      Marching into New Worlds with Catchups!
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      Rahul Balaggan

      I noted this on the forums, and in Discord. After V5 The Great Cleric does come back strong and goes back to its OG roots.

      All of the V4 and V5 stuff comes back later on to be relevant in a good way.

      Others who dropped it did come back and say the same.

      But yes, The Great Cleric is meant to be a slow burn.

    • Rahul Balaggan

      February 2025 Announcements!
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      I extend my thanks to whoever calls the shot once again, for their seems still to be an interest in dark fantasy, or rather, bluntly put, more sterner and more steely selections.
      Looking forward to Revenge of the Soul Eater and Bullet Hellion. The former's something I've wanted ever since its inception.

    • myskaros

      February Catchups
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      yumenokage

      The Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter is adorable, and not much of a time investment. Would highly recommend.

      I got back into Dahlia the last time it was on catch-up, so I might try Lucia too if I can scrounge up the time.

    • myskaros

      Welcome a New Year with 2025's First Catchups!
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      That I'll Never Set Foot is listed as 6+ has me waiting in anticipation for the next volume to appear soon.

    • Rahul Balaggan

      New Series Announcements - November 2024
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      The 2nd post in this topic with the recap has been updated.

    • myskaros

      Year-End Catchups!
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      sorvani

      I'll copy @HarmlessDave's format.

      Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer! - Could not stand it. Barely finished v1, never gave v2 a thought.

      Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?! - Never finished v1. Something just was meh. But I honestly never gave it a fair shake. I should try it now.

      Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles - I got to v17 before getting tired of it. I keep thinking I want to pick it back up, because I thought the world design was interesting, but I never do.

    • myskaros

      More Anime Focus with November Catchups!
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      @myskaros

      FYI, In Arifureta V5 P5, the wrong image is currently shown. It's currently an image of a bald guy lying on a sofa, but I think it should be Shizuku petting a cat. I think this may be something that got scrambled when you did your system upgrade a few months ago, the filename is consistent with the new naming conventions.

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