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  Any plans of picking up Sci-Fi novel?
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  @Hakomari it's never enough XD, on the other hand yeah website improvements would be nice aswell.
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  Has the hard-working Sam ever encountered an LN/WN author whose works are somewhat of a "rogue" to Japanese copyright laws?
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  Loving Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest so far. What do you guys think of this LN?
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  Arifureta is indeed great, the main reason I signed up. Just hope it ends up popular enough to get a physical release down the line
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  Japanese publishers actually requested them to translate Smartphone,
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  @ReadingSteiner Smartphone is actually the series that informed me that you guys even existed, now if I can just get my wife to look away long enough to pay for the premium membership.
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  Noticed a spelling error
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  @quirriff Ah, good catch! I've fixed it in the premium epub edition, so if that's the one you have you can redownload it now. I'll wait on uploading new versions of the other retail editions until volume 2 is out and I can update the links to other books in the series.
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  Realist hero wtf
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  It's been a while since I've been able to really get into a good read. Recently I've found a host of them... is it ok to pick up a girl in a dungeon, legendary moonlight sculptor, gun otaku in another world, and now this. Less than 24 hours to complete the read and worth every minute. (I really couldn't put it down). I can't wait for vol 2, and ended up finding this site. Now, if it's only let me upgrade without paying first price I could read more. (So I might not even be renewing membership.) Downside, I'd have to wait longer for vol3...
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  Neechan wa Chuunibyou
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  @Rahul-Balaggan Hehehe I have read all of those you have recommended Who wouldnt read a Hentai version of this lol
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  Is there any chance to license novel with female MC?
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  "Kemono no Souja Erin" stars Erin and it's from the creator of "Moribito". Both starred strong female leads. A Reddit thread called "[Spoiler][DISC] Kemono no Souja Volume 3-4 - A detailed summary of the events following the anime adaptation" (from Sep. or Oct.) goes into roughly 55 pages of summary. The thread creator has a link to a prior thread that highlights the differences between anime events (covers 1st 2 volumes) and the LN. On the long summary, there are many character quotes (possibly over 50). However, in it being a long summary, I would be surprised how it could not be deemed fair use.
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  I noticed a fatal flaw with jnovel club...
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  Looking at the titles they've released J Novel Club actually has more variety than I realized. But I admit I'm still a little concerned. The last couple titles they've licensed have been transported to another world fantasy titles. Don't get me wrong those can be perfectly enjoyable but I was already feeling burnt out on that genre before J Novel Club was a thing. I just hope in the future we get more variety in what they license.
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  I hope J-Novel really license Arifureta
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  @Fezu ah gotcha didn't see the chain you replied to.
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  Do you plan making physical releases for your licenses?
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  Wow, how did i miss those news about HakoMari :v Feelsbadman
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  Any general thoughts on the year in Light Novels + Novels + Manga (2016)?
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  2016 was pretty good for LNs. Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon got past where the anime left off and the story just got better. Vol 6 might be the best in the series. The latest arc in Accel World seems to never end, but it's been good. So long as I don't think of the game they're playing as software, but as magic. J Novel club let me read a bunch of novels for a lot cheaper than I normally would've been able to. That was a godsend when I was traveling a lot last month and had multiple layovers and train rides. I haven't gotten to Grimgar yet (plan on it), but I've enjoyed every series I've read from J Novel Club. Grimgar and My Little Sister Can Read Kanji got me to sign up, but The Faraway Paladin is the one that's really impressed me. It reads like a cross between an LN and a western fantasy novel. I'm curious where it's going to go. Also, the Mixed Bathing in an Alternate Dimension surprised me. I was expecting stupid wish fulfillment in another dimension but got the beginnings of a hero.
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  Akihabara Based Store Lists Best Selling Light Novels.
  sales figures akihabara • • Terrence  

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  Glad to see that Grimgar is still doing pretty well over in Japan.
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  How long would it take normally for a full volume of Grimgar to be translated at weekly pace?
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  @FMj7411 Unfortunately, since Grimgar is now licensed any other groups that were translating have stopped. Which was around Chapter 7 of Volume 4. So, we all just have to wait around 4 - 6 months until we can get to volume 4.
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  Recommendation
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  @Sean-McCann Thank you again :3 Nice, was not sure about that. I should note, when you're signing back up with the same account, you don't get an additional credit. That's to prevent abuse. Basically, we don't want people trying to game the system to get double the credits by cancelling and resubscribing each month. Oh, it definitely makes sense why it works like that u.u
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  Nice Forbe's Contributer Article on J-Novel Club and Light Novels
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  @Terrence What's more fun is that the article just got translated into Japanese and came out on the Japanese forbes and other business sites yesterday. http://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/14610
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  Reputation?
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  This forum comes with a reputation system which I have kept, but only upvoting (no down voting). Originally it had some settings which limit people's posting speed based off their reputation, i.e. you need a certain number of points before you can post more than once a minute, etc, but I'm pretty sure I've disabled that, too. These functions might come in handy once the forum gets bigger and harder to manage, but for now it's mostly cosmetic.
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  Merchandise related to Light Novels licensed here
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  @Sam-Pinansky always nice to have contest for rewards! Builds the community. Could be a fan fiction/art contest, or a typo King contest! I'm quite a big collector on figures, but lately been holding back due to spending too much this holiday lol
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  Grimgar - Wikia
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  @Bryan Same. I only got as far as Volume 4 Chapter 7 before Grimgar got licensed. So a little bummed that it looks like I'll have to wait 6 months until volume 4 is released here. Well if you do go there I go by Nameless Wikia contributer, so feel free to say hi.
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