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    • WaterDwellerW
      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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      • piisfunP
        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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          • TerabyteT
            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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                      • pcjP
                        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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                        • MasterLillyclawM
                          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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                            • TheGrimLichT
                              TheGrimLich Member @Terabyte
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                              @terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                              • SERIES 5 HINT: Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards

                              Mask Tuxedo?

                              My grasp on sanity remains absolute.

                              Oh, right, the poison, the poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. ...That poison?

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                              • jpwongJ
                                jpwong Premium Member @MasterLillyclaw
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                                @masterlillyclaw said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                                Facebook, you say???

                                So the metaverse? Maybe something with VR?

                                @pcj said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                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?

                                Maybe it's the reverse of that, a strong capable MC where a mysterious and incompetent stranger always swoops in trying to help.

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                                • lighthawk96L
                                  lighthawk96 Premium Member
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                                  Hint number 2 could be the light novel version of "Dungeon Builder". The manga is already licensed.

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                                  It could also be "Let's Manage The Tower" which is really what I'm hoping for. That would be awesome!

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                                  • jpwongJ
                                    jpwong Premium Member @lighthawk96
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                                    @lighthawk96 I would be interested in either of those. I was considering that the hint may be the Dungeon Busters manga since JNC has started doing simulpub releases of manga.

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                                    • lighthawk96L
                                      lighthawk96 Premium Member @jpwong
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                                      @jpwong
                                      That very well could be. But I've been hoping for "Let's Manage The Tower" and since the hint had "Let" in there I thought it could be possible.

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                                        Ellyonia Premium Member @lighthawk96
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                                        @lighthawk96 I forgot about “let’s manage the tower” I would be supper pumped of JNC licensed that!

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                                        • lighthawk96L
                                          lighthawk96 Premium Member @Ellyonia
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                                          @ellyonia
                                          That would so make my day too.

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                                          • ShinyS
                                            Shiny Premium Member @jpwong
                                            last edited by Shiny

                                            No hint of Bookworm spinoffs. I'm still hoping, though.

                                            @jpwong said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                            @masterlillyclaw said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                            Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                                            Facebook, you say???

                                            So the metaverse? Maybe something with VR?

                                            Maybe taking over Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy from Sol Press. If so, I wonder if any of the others are amongst those recently removed from the Sol Press listing.

                                            Stay shiny, y'all.

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