Acquisitions Speculation - General

jcochran

Given the Japanese publishing dates along with the JNC translation dates, I'm expecting JNC to announce Dungeon Busters vol 3 within the month. Might match the game hint.

hansolo1300

I'm thinking series 4 might be shiro buta(white pig) link it's a reincarnation into an otome manga, Instead of a game. That might fit the clue.

LegitPancake

@jcochran Continuing series volumes don’t count as a new license, people would be pretty annoyed if JNC diluted the hints with “next volume” announcements (“Second Path in Life” though I wouldn’t mind…)

durask

Well, I'm hoping for the last volume of Second Path in Life but I am sure it is not it.

piisfun

@legitpancake The only re-announced series so far was one that had lain dormant for years.

BartzBB

This is unexpected.

I was hoping that JNC would announce new titles on their anniversary next month.

Are these like appetizers before the main course on the anniversary?

pcj

@rahul-balaggan said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

SERIES 2 HINT:
Sometimes it's just as exciting to watch.

There was another guess a few posts up which also makes a lot of sense, but I thought of a second title that also fits... Ascendance of a Bookworm: Royal Academy Gaiden 1. It's a book of third party PoV side stories, which means it's all people watching Rozemyne rather than her usual self-narration.

TheGrimLich

@pcj While I really want that one, I don't see it realistically starting prepub before P4V4 since IIRC it was released after P4V4 in Japan, and any licenses start prepub the day of the announcement.

pcj

@thegrimlich yeah, you're right. It's too soon to announce even if they did get it.

GeorgeMTO

@thegrimlich said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

@pcj While I really want that one, I don't see it realistically starting prepub before P4V4 since IIRC it was released after P4V4 in Japan, and any licenses start prepub the day of the announcement.

Actually there's evidence against that, specifically for the Bookworm Fanbook. It started prepub on the 5th of March as per the first post in volume thread, but was announced as licensed on the 23rd of February based on this post in the licensing request. Date may be off slightly due to timezones, but close enough.

I don't expect it to start yet myself, but if they plan to start it within a month or so, it's not impossible that they decided it shouldn't wait to their next batch of licenses.

Lily Garden

So here are my last minute predictions:

Series 1: no idea

Series 2: Endo and Kobayashi’s Live Commentary on the Villainess

Series 3: Don't know, but given the hint maybe Heat the Pig Liver?

Series 4: hopefully either The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady or Fake Saint Of The Year

Stay tuned to find out if I was right or horribly wrong!

saffire

I posted what I think the solution to hint 1 is on discord, along with some absolutely mad speculation about what it means.

Okay, Sam's comments yesterday got me thinking. The implication to me was that we haven't actually gotten close to the essence of #1 yet. And that sent me down a Google hole that led to...Spaceballs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5drjr9PmTMA I feel like this has to be what it's invoking.

Mad speculation time: I can't think of any light novels with anything like "Spaceballs" in the title. If the context of the scene matters, which is they're watching a video of the completed film in order to re-enact it, that brings to mind the meme, the legend, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. If it's hinting at something like Spaceballs...Tenchi Muyo?

Rahul Balaggan

The time is nigh...
https://twitch.tv/jnovelclub

FacelessOne

Some really great licenses revealed really looking forward to them.

ShipTeaser

Yeah one pretty high profile licence. And the others look interesting and definitely worth a try

Lily Garden

@rahul-balaggan @Sam-Pinansky could we please get an explanation of the hints?

Thank you, and thanks for all the new licenses and new prints!

myskaros

@lily-garden

SERIES 1:
When? Now!

https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1437500487096586243

SERIES 2:
Sometimes it's just as exciting to watch.

Reference to the story

SERIES 3:
A transient parting.

Reference to the title

SERIES 4:
Not actually an otome game!

Dumb joke because the title has "Duke's Daughter" in it

Lily Garden

@myskaros Thanks!

Also, Faraway Paladin is a Print Release?!?!?! YESSSSS!!!!! I have wanted a print release for this series back when I first read it on my library's Overdrive app, back before I even knew what Jnovel was.

I had two simultaneous reactions to this announcement:
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Lily Garden

@lily-garden so I only got 1 of 4 right, which was about what I was expecting

SleepyTexan

I only guessed Endo but I'm pleasantly surprised to see Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter which was also on my wishlist.

Zero Believers Goddess looks interesting so I hope I end up liking it as much as the last titles announced.