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      admin Staff @Silver Sugar Duchess
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      @silver-sugar-duchess We definitely have a lot of series that we're working on that we haven't announced yet. Almost a pile up really.
      When we do our next announcements it'll end up being more than just a few I think...

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        HarmlessDave Premium Member @admin
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        @admin - the last wave was a great batch of licenses even if a few were not my cup of tea. I'm looking forward to the late winter license storm :)

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        • Silver Sugar DuchessS
          Silver Sugar Duchess @admin
          last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

          @admin That sounds very promising. I hope there will be a few light novels I will like. Unfortunately there wasn‘t really one in the last batch.

          💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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          • Silver Sugar DuchessS
            Silver Sugar Duchess
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            @admin What I forgot to ask, will there be hints again? They are always so much fun.

            💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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              JeweledPoisonousButterfly
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              I know I am just repeating what has already been asked, but when will be the next licensing announcement? I hope it will be very soon, I‘m literally dying for it!

              I‘m still hoping that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella will finally get licensed, this is my greatest wish!!!

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              • GoldenMoonButterflyG
                GoldenMoonButterfly @JeweledPoisonousButterfly
                last edited by

                I‘m still hoping that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella will finally get licensed, this is my greatest wish!!!

                You are not the only one wishing for it. I slowly don‘t care anymore if it‘s Seven Seas Entertainment or J-Novel Club (though I clearly prefer J-Novel Club), but someone please license these great novels!!! Just don‘t let it be Yen Press!

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                  LadySilverRose
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                  Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella would be my top favorite licenses too. I hope they get licensed soon! Isekai Yakkyoku would be another favorite of mine.

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                  • TerabyteT
                    Terabyte
                    last edited by Terabyte

                    JNC has put up hints for the new licenses but it looks like nobody has noticed yet. Here you go:

                    • SERIES 1 HINT: Fast Demon King Immediacy
                    • SERIES 2 HINT: And Let There Be Dungeons
                    • SERIES 3 HINT: They Flee First
                    • SERIES 4 HINT: Black Belt Chucky
                    • SERIES 5 HINT: Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards
                    • SERIES 6 HINT: Facebook's Ultimate Plan
                    • SERIES 7 HINT: Stories of dating in Japan
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                      WaterDweller Premium Member @Terabyte
                      last edited by WaterDweller

                      @terabyte For series 1, I can't help but think of The Misfit of Demon King Academy, what with the way the main character / reincarnated demon king uses his magic to grow up really freakin' fast. Immediately, even.

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                        piisfun Member @Terabyte
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                        @terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                        JNS

                        What's that? The Japanese Novel Society?

                        Number 7 is definitely a Rom-Com.
                        Number six... Probably either a VRMMO or VRMMO Isekai.

                        Green's Theorem

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                        • Lily GardenL
                          Lily Garden Member @piisfun
                          last edited by Lily Garden

                          @piisfun said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                          @terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                          JNS

                          What's that? The Japanese Novel Society?

                          That's obviously what they were called in the 4Kids dub...

                          “There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” ― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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                            Terabyte
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                            Ops, auto correct strikes again. I'm not even sure why the word JNS is coming up in it though...😅

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                            • lighthawk96L
                              lighthawk96 Premium Member @WaterDweller
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                              @waterdweller
                              Couldn't agree more.

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                                FacelessOne Premium Member
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                                Hints 2,3 and 6 could literally be one of a number of series, although perhaps hint 2 is something like World's Fastest Level Up. Hint 7 is definitely a romcom perhaps something like Rabudame or that series where the MC works at a dating agency. The other hints I have no idea on.

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                                  Lisast Premium Member
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                                  I can't think of a way to connect any of these to Bookworm Gaiden, so I'll just have to hope that doesn't count as a new series.

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                                  • WindsagioW
                                    Windsagio Premium Member
                                    last edited by Windsagio

                                    For hint 2, maybe they're taking over the license for Meikyuu labyrinth kingdom?
                                    (yen has it now, but it'd fit the hint anyways)

                                    Logic is out, Unreasonableness is in!

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                                    • WaterDwellerW
                                      WaterDweller Premium Member @Windsagio
                                      last edited by WaterDweller

                                      @windsagio Meikyuu Labyrinth Kingdom appears to only have a single volume out in Japan (released December 2019), which Yen Press has already published, so I doubt there's anything to take over.

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                                        pcj Premium Member
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                                        Series 5: So it has a male lead who bumbles things up a lot, and a mysterious strong female character always swoops in the save the day when he messes up? Anyone know any stories like that? (That could be any of about a couple dozen series actually, now that I think about it - most of the overpowered harem genre probably fits that one)

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                                          MasterLillyclaw Premium Member @Lisast
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                                          @lisast Clearly, we have:

                                          1. Fast Demon King Immediacy
                                          2. And Let There Be Dungeons
                                          3. They Flee First
                                          4. Black Belt Chucky

                                          All of these relate to a rampaging Myne engaging in a Bloody Carnival.

                                          1. Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards

                                          I’m sorry I don’t actually know anything about Sailor Moon so I can’t make a joke here

                                          1. Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                                          Facebook, you say???

                                          1. Stories of dating in Japan

                                          This is part of Myne’s goal of organizing a library; it’s important to record the dates of which your stories are published!


                                          TL;DR “Wait, it’s all Bookworm Gaiden?” “Always has been.”

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                                          • WindsagioW
                                            Windsagio Premium Member @pcj
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                                            @pcj I can't help but think of that beloved memeable moment:

                                            "My job here is done!" > "But you didn't do anything!"

                                            So the reverse would be the person is useful?

                                            Logic is out, Unreasonableness is in!

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