April 2021 JNC announcements!
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Here is the next batch of J-Novel Club licensing announcements! We had a livestream on Friday, April 2, 2021! Watch the VOD on our Twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/jnovelclub!
Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke: This Time I'm Gonna Tell Her How I Feel! - Light novel
One day, Slowe wakes up and realizes he is the Piggy Duke, the antagonist of his favorite anime. Now he has to use memories from his past and his knowledge of the future to avoid the worst-case scenario...and confess his love this time around!
The Sidekick Never Gets the Girl, Let Alone the Protag's Sister! - Light novel
Kunugi Kou was once a hero in another world, but now he's just an extra in his best friend's romantic comedy—that is, until a chance encounter with the protagonist's sister propels Kou into a limelight he never wanted!
Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend: Roomies and Romance - Light novel
If I find a girlfriend, she has to be an otaku. Not some flashy, extroverted gyaru! How am I supposed to turn Kokoro Nishina into the ideal otaku girlfriend?! She's not my type at all, but maybe she can help me—if I can survive her living with me!
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ - Light novel
Hero-King Inglis's last wish is to live again as a warrior. Though when he awakens, he realizes he's been reborn as a girl to a noble family! Even when rejected from the knighthood, she sets out to be the most extraordinary squire there ever was.
The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride - Light novel and manga (coming soon!)
After being reincarnated with forbidden knowledge about the Razanate Empire, Lyse swore to keep her distance from all things imperial. Little does she know, however, a surprise engagement with a Razanate knight is about to change her life yet again.
The manga adaptation of the novel above.Villainess: Reloaded! ~Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons~ - Light novel and manga (coming soon!)
Astrid von Oldenburg has been reborn as an otome game villainess, and all routes lead to her destruction. But what if she can create modern weapons using magic and her passion for military technology? She'll crush her fate with superior firepower!
New J-Novel Pulp line!
European pulp fiction!
When a key moon base goes dark, it’s up to astronaut Perry Rhodan and his crew to mount a rescue - or so they say in the press. The truth of Rhodan’s mission, though, is top secret, and what he discovers will change the universe forever.
Strange things are afoot. When things beyond human understanding surface, threatening the peace and leaving behind an endless trail of blood. When such incidents arise, Scotland Yard’s Demon Hunter in residence, John Sinclair, is on the case.
When Jessica gets a job at the London City Observer, she expects a demanding editor to be her biggest threat. Instead, she finds herself caught up with ghosts and premonitions lurking behind every corner. Can she find the truth before her deadline?
Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.
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I was wondering when the announcements would happen.
But I'm still somewhat sad that there aren't any hints. Those hints are like a community event and it's fun to try and guess the title, especially if you get it right.JNC LN Ranking:
1st - Rokujouma
2nd - Realist Hero
3rd - Bookworm -
@bartzbb yeah, the hints are my favorite part, even though I never get any of them right
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How many new series are going to be announced? Last time it was basically just 1 new title so it was really disappointing.
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@bartzbb said in April 2021 JNC announcements!:
But I'm still somewhat sad that there aren't any hints. Those hints are like a community event and it's fun to try and guess the title, especially if you get it right.
You never know, they might drop something before the announcement, there's still 5 days.
@myskaros said in February 2021 JNC announcements!:
We'll try to have something prepared in advance next time for everyone to learn about and discuss new announcements on the forums right after they happen! Gotta make sure it's done for next month...
I'm still holding out that something on my want list will come through. Or barring that if JNC has managed to get anything from alphapolis I'd be ecstatic. They have many series I'd be interested in, but no one's managed to negotiate any of their LN's for English release yet as far as I know. It's been a long time since we've heard anything good or bad about them in terms of even trying to get a foot in the door.
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I‘m very happy with the titles we got at the last announcement, but it would be nice if they would announce a few more than just two at once.
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@jpwong There are times, in fact, where fan translation is actually the morally superior choice.
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@sam-pinansky said in April 2021 JNC announcements!:
@jpwong There are times, in fact, where fan translation is actually the morally superior choice.
A line from a man who has lost all hope. 🤣 🤣 🤣
JNC LN Ranking:
1st - Rokujouma
2nd - Realist Hero
3rd - Bookworm -
Huh, didn't expect German pulp fiction to end up at J-Novel club. I'm curious how the reception will be.
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So many new titles that I’m gonna have to check out! >.< I’m rather squicky when it comes to horror and spookies so some of the new imprint’s selections may not vibe with me, but at the very least I’m excited for Perry Rhodan.
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I am very curious about the pulp fiction myself. I think I'll have to at least try them and see.
As for the other titles, Villainess is going to be a hard pass I think. I made it though 1 volume of Her Majesty's Swarm and decided at that point I wanted nothing more to do with it, so it's hard to justify trying another series by the same author. The rest... dunno, we'll see.
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So many new series! And I’m really surprised about the German novels. I’m willing to give them a try just to expand my horizons.
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Wait, Perry Rhodan?! Wow, that's in the same epic size like Guin Saga.
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@alocervancouver While that applies to the main Perry Rhodan series, Perry Rhodan Neo is reboot of sorts, and significantly short so far (~200 booklets vs >3200 booklets for the main series).
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I'm kinda shocked. I always thought the John Sinclair novels were originally from Great Britain and got translated into German.
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I'm somewhat confused to the structure of the new series for J-Novel Pulp.
From what was said on stream these series are long running series from Germany with over 50 volumes. It was also said that each volume will contain more than 1 story. What does this mean? Will there be like over 50 e-Books for each series or is it something like an Omnibus where multiple volumes will be released as 1 volume?
JNC LN Ranking:
1st - Rokujouma
2nd - Realist Hero
3rd - Bookworm -
@bartzbb Those were originally published in magazines and had between 60-80 pages afair. So I guess they'll collect multiple stories into one omnibus.
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@myskaros said in April 2021 JNC announcements!:
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ - Light novel
Hero-King Inglis's last wish is to live again as a warrior. Though when he awakens, he realizes he's been reborn as a girl to a noble family! Even when rejected from the knighthood, she sets out to be the most extraordinary squire there ever was.
I've been reading the WN fantranslation of this and it's been entertaining so far.
Just a shame nothing on my list of dropped fantranslations or those with horrendous translations were picked up.
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@bartzbb According to @exedore on Discord, Sinclair and Bannister will be 4 issues each JNC volume (an issue is about 64 pages originally weekly in Germany, so roughly 250-260 pages each volume).
Perry Rhodan will be 2 issues each JNC volume (an issue is about 160 pages originally biweekly in Germany, so roughly 320 pages each volume). Perry will also be split into 12 prepub parts per volume but released two per week. -
@bartzbb Like waiting for a licensed translation of Eromanga Sensei.
