Apothecary diaries vol 16
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Hello as of now nearly 3 month have passed from the last chapter release and 2 months from volume 15 official release, which is a lot more than amount described in the release schedule. From what i know volume 16 was released in japan in may 2025 so that shouldn't be a problem.
What is the reason for the delay, is there some problem with licensing?
Is there a date when we can expect the releasing to begin? -
@junsevith each volume has to be licensed individually, it's not a matter of it being automatically available to JNC the moment it releases in Japan. It might not be any kind of specific problem, just going through a long process with multiple people involved who have lots of other tasks to do as well. Even once the license is finalised, there's other factors that could cause a delay, like the translator or editor needing to finish up some other series they're working on (as they're all freelancers they may be working for other publishers).
The last time a different series from the same JP publisher was a new release that JNC had to license, it took over a year for prepubs to begin. I wouldn't be concerned for a while yet.