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    • Xftg123X
      Xftg123
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      Both do sound quite interesting.

      Also, speaking of Shinsekai Yori, Vertical did this: http://vertical-inc.tumblr.com/post/42116170457/any-chances-of-seeing-a-from-the-new-world-translation

      Sadly this was a while ago.

      Anyway, as for light novels, it'd be nice to see "Seiken Tsukai No World Break" licensed alt text

      it's still ongoing with about 20+ novels out, being a long running series. And it's under Softbank Creative company wise.

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      • TerrenceT
        Terrence Premium Member
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        ^ I really like that character's design. She's got the aura of a cool, dark beauty... But with Auburn / Rust colored hair! Totally steals the show from the bro-con idiot from what little I saw of the World Break show. xD

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          Eins Premium Member
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          I think that got an anime a few years back.

          About World Break with spoilers

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            Saurabh112
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            This might be requested before by someone else
            But anyways

            I would like Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun aka The Low Tier Character "Tomozaki-kun" to be Licensed by JNC

            alt text

            Snopsis

            This is a walkthrough of life (a shitty videogame)!

            Life is a bad video game. This cliche phrase is, sadly, a reality.

            However, life doesn’t have simple, easy rules. What it does have is irrationality and inequality. The strong say that they have a lot of freedom, but the weak have no choice but to live an overwhelmingly disadvantaged lifestyle.

            Therefore, it’s a shit game. There’s no mistake because I, the best gamer in Japan, declare it to be shit.

            — However, that person, who is on the same level as me, goes around saying “Life is a great game.”

            The school’s perfect, strong-willed heroine, Hinami Aoi. Furthermore, “I’ll teach you the rules of life (game)”?

            …Normally, I wouldn’t believe in those words. However, Hinami Aoi is a character that doesn’t even fit in a normal frame at all!

            From the winner of the 10th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence. A jaku-chara takes on life’s strategy guide, but with instruction from a bishoujo!

            LNDB

            Novel Updates

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              BloodyGaikotsu @Xftg123
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              @xftg123
              I watched the anime, I kinda felt it's meh but I heard that the anime screwed a lot of things up so, this makes me wonder.
              Ah, this reminds me of another disaster.
              An anime whose director skipped 2 volumes and make it end nonsensically.

              Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
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              I liked the setting, characters but, somewhere at the middle of the anime, things started to make no sense.
              It's by Kodansha LIGHTNOVEL that JNC already deals with

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                BloodyGaikotsu @Saurabh112
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                @saurabh112
                Actually, I am really interested in this one.
                Well, I am interested in every and each LN that hits Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! ranking.

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                  Saurabh112 @BloodyGaikotsu
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                  @bloodygaikotsu I also want this one to be Licensed.

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                    Saurabh112
                    last edited by Z_Goddard

                    I really want Seishun Buta Yarou Series to be Licensed by JNC.
                    I read its manga since it was Translated/Scanlated and loved it till i read.

                    This series just got an announcement for an Anime Adaption as well so it might (will) be popular when the anime airs (i.e., Fall 2018)

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                    Snopsis

                    “Hey, shall we kiss?”

                    She who was teasing me with these seductive words temporarily disappeared before my eyes.

                    There could not be a bunny girl inhabiting a library. Azusagawa Sakuta faced a scene that toppled common sense—he encountered a bunny girl, and she is nowhere a normal bunny girl. She is Sakurajima Mai senpai, a student studying at the same school as Sakuta and a retired yet renowned actress. It was said that starting from a few days ago, those around her could no longer see her anymore, and she came to the library just to confirm this. Is this related to the hit topic on the internet, the unimaginable phenomenon known as “the puberty syndrome”? Sakuta, wanting to know the reasons behind and get closer to Mai, decided to solve the puzzle. However, the situation then developed in an unexpected way—?

                    In the city surrounded by the skies and the seas, the romance story of I and she began.
                    The brand new romantic comedy presented by the Sakurasou combo.

                    This author & Illustrator is same as The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

                    Which is also a great LN series.

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                    • CynigamiC
                      Cynigami @BloodyGaikotsu
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                      @bloodygaikotsu I love Tomihiko Morimi's novels. The Tatami Galaxy already has a really great fan-translation.

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                      • CynigamiC
                        Cynigami @Saurabh112
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                        @saurabh112

                        My guess is Yen Press will license Seishun Buta soon if they already haven't.

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                        • TerrenceT
                          Terrence Premium Member @Saurabh112
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                          @saurabh112 said in Novel pick-up requests:

                          This might be requested before by someone else
                          But anyways

                          I would like Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun aka The Low Tier Character "Tomozaki-kun" to be Licensed by JNC

                          Yeah, I've requested this and seen at least one or two other mentions, so it isn't neglected. I like the idea of seeing the world as a "game", whether for good or bad reasons. =]

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                            BloodyGaikotsu @Saurabh112
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                            @saurabh112
                            I loved Sakurasou anime and would love to see Sakurasou and this licensed.
                            I haven't watched Just Because just yet tho.
                            (Do you know I'd there's novelization of it?)

                            BTW, saw the anime announcement (and even made post on it on my ani-page)

                            There's another announcement on Dengeki which is more interesting tho.
                            Boogiepop anime, I hope this will encourage Seven seas to release more of it (or was it all planned? Their LN comeback is a few months before Boogiepop anime announcement)

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                              BloodyGaikotsu @Cynigami
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                              @hakomari
                              Well, existence of fan translation is irrelevant to suggesting novels to be licensed, anyways.
                              ヽ(´ー`)┌

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                                BloodyGaikotsu
                                last edited by Z_Goddard

                                Seen Justus R. Stone's new "Top 10 Light Novels in Japan"?
                                Izakaya Bottakuri seems interesting~
                                Publisher: AlphaPolis Bunko (AlphaPolis)
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                                & Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
                                Publisher: Hero Bunko (Shufunotomosha)
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                                  Saurabh112 @Cynigami
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                                  @hakomari I also think the same since its from Dengenki

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                                  • TerrenceT
                                    Terrence Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
                                    last edited by Terrence

                                    @bloodygaikotsu said in Novel pick-up requests:

                                    & Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
                                    Publisher: Hero Bunko (Shufunotomosha)
                                    alt text

                                    Like Justus was saying, it'd be great to see these mystery titles make it stateside, but the market has been dictating that we eat up Isekai more than those. I got Yume Nikki and I'll be reading Ao-Oni, so I'm trying to show my support for mystery (those have a bit of horror too), which I guess is all you can do.

                                    I'll always bang the drum for Sakurako-san.

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                                      Theo Member
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                                      I would like to recommend Record of Grancrest War by Ryo Mizuno. This popular Light Novel series is additionally being released as an Anime, Manga, and PS4 video game.
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                                        BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                                        @terrence said in Novel pick-up requests:

                                        t'd be great to see these mystery titles make it stateside, but the market has been dictating that we eat up Isekai more than those. I got Yume Nikki and I'll be reading Ao-Oni, so I'm trying to show my support for mystery (those have a bit of horror too), which I guess is all you can do.

                                        That's what I want to understand.
                                        I am not from the States or even Canada, so I dunnno the mainstream LN tastes there but I keep finding it weird that companies think the market prefers fantasy and isekai in the same ratio they are licensing their novels. (Aside from the fact that I ain't that into fantasy and isekai stuff if you haven't noticed from my previous suggestions)

                                        ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᴵ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵃᵗ ⁿᵒᵛᵉˡᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ' ʳᵃⁿᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗˡʸ ᴵˢᵉᵏᵃᶦ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵒᵖ

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                                        • myskarosM
                                          myskaros Staff @BloodyGaikotsu
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                                          @bloodygaikotsu said in Novel pick-up requests:

                                          I keep finding it weird that companies think the market prefers fantasy and isekai in the same ratio they are licensing their novels

                                          It's not really that weird, the vast majority of suggestions for light novel licenses are fantasy/isekai. I can maybe name a few mystery LNs off the top of my head, but almost every fantasy/isekai that I see being discussed on JNC or /r/LightNovels I've heard of and vaguely know something about.

                                          It also doesn't help that fantasy/isekai is usually something flashier and visually attractive, so it's easier to get anime made, plus more people are generally interested in seeing them get animated.

                                          Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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                                            BloodyGaikotsu @myskaros
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                                            @myskaros
                                            For me, it's the other way around, I can name mystery, romcom, psychology and drama titles way easier.
                                            & I think the old novel market (before it collapses) wasn't full with fantasy back then....

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