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    • galactuskahn24G
      galactuskahn24 Member @DTTA
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      @dtta more important in world teacher, he be one of the few mc's who use previous world knowledge for a profit(food/ appliances)

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      • Xftg123X
        Xftg123
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        "World Teacher" would be nice to license, it kind of rivals Rokudenashi (both started out in 2014).

        Anyway, I want to also see this series licensed

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        Its titled as "Monku no Tsukeyou ga Nai Love Comedy". There's a manga adaptation of it, its from Dash X Bunko and it already is completed at 7 Volumes.

        The one thing that surprises me is that the author for this series is the SAME author who wrote "Oniai".

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        • Xftg123X
          Xftg123
          last edited by Z_Goddard

          Also, this one may be possibly licensed but who knows: Unlimited Fafnir. Its also under the Kodansha Light Novel label.

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          • LegitPancakeL
            LegitPancake Premium Member @Xftg123
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            @xftg123 I read the manga for that on CrunchyRoll’s manga app, and it was kinda lame and generic. I think they also made an anime.

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            • NeoAnkaraN
              NeoAnkara
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              @legitpancake Fafnir is not as cutesy as anime make it to be. In fact it is rather heavy psychological series. I stop reading it though but not because it is bad just that the balance tilt too much on one side.

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                BloodyGaikotsu @Drone205
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                @drone205
                I read like 2 vols before getting bored, watched the anime and I still adhere to what I said.
                not just 'cuz he chose a girl right from the start, it means it's good.
                The development and dynamics of the couple is really important to enjoy any romance (sub-plot or not), and this couple or even SAO's didn't really seem like what makes me enjoy or cheer them on. (Well, Progressive solved that)
                Well, I dunno if Chivalry of a Failed Knight's later volumes made it better, but for now, I'll say it's just bland...

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                  Eins Premium Member
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                  That "Monku no Tsukeyou ga Nai Love Comedy" one has slick cover art.

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                    BloodyGaikotsu @Xftg123
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                    @xftg123

                    spoiler

                    Seems like nice one~

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                    • Drone205D
                      Drone205 Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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                      @bloodygaikotsu The Anime has a whole Episode that focuses on there romance and they go through something a lot of couples go through (ep 5 I think). Also, They talk to each other about Sex and if they want to have Sex (They obviously have sex later since that joke I said earlier is in the books). I am just wondering if you like the Romance between Lawrance and Holo from Spice and Wolf. I would say the romance between Ikki and Stella is mature and believable for Teenage characters.

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                      • Rahul BalagganR
                        Rahul Balaggan Staff
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                        I have 0 evidence to back this up and to be honest this is 100% just my gut feeling but I seriously believe that 2019 will be the year JNC and Kadokawa work something out.

                        Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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                          BloodyGaikotsu @Drone205
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                          @drone205
                          Indeed, Lawrance and Holo romance is one of favorites along with Chuunibyou's Rikka and Yuuta.
                          I remember those episodes and even the scenes in the novel (I read the novel before the anime BTW), it was about not touching her till he meet her parents and they approve of the relationship, while she had a cold.
                          Well, that doesn't seem to be enough for me, maybe the characters themselves ain't so interesting for me to care...dunno
                          They ain't interesting or sweet to me.

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                          • Drone205D
                            Drone205 Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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                            @bloodygaikotsu so you have read through all of Spice and Wolf then? Half of the appeal is the Romance. You can even make a reasonable argument that it is more important than the economics (but I will stick with both being 50% important). Holo And Lawrence have been flirting with each other for almost as long as they met (Holo did the most of it early on). for me, a Perfect Romance is not Perfect. Ikki and Stella have very different ideas on Sex, Stella wants to have Sex and is sexual while Ikki wants to wait until he is married. Ikki and Stella are not a perfect match they are awkward in the beginning and do not even act like a couple when they should, they were pushing each other away. Holo and Lawrence are not Perfect matched either, they get into fights and every now and then, they have personality traits that can clash with each other but they still get along in the long run. This is what I mean when I say a Perfect romance is not perfect, even chaotic sometimes.

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                              BloodyGaikotsu @Drone205
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                              @drone205
                              However, Holo And Lawrence have this charm if you know what I mean.
                              Their bickering—their presence together makes you smile, enjoy the idea that they can be together, will be together and are together.
                              That's why we can't help cheering them on during the difficult time or when they argue for real.
                              Ikki and Stella just didn't have a similar charm.

                              It's just smth a bit difficult to explain...I guess.

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                              • Drone205D
                                Drone205 Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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                                @bloodygaikotsu I understand what you mean by that charm. The Romance between the two series are completely different, and one aspect is the age of the characters. Ikki and Stella can make mistakes Holo and Lawrence really should not for example Holo and Lawrence flirting with each other very early on. Stella and Ikki are believable Teenagers while Holo and Lawrence are believable Adults.

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                                  BloodyGaikotsu
                                  last edited by Z_Goddard

                                  Well, I dug into my license wishlist and picked some of the non-Kadokawa novels:

                                  Akaoni wa mou Nakanai
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                                  The 5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award, Jury Special Award Winner
                                  Genres: Drama, School Life, Supernatural

                                  • Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan)

                                  Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
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                                  • Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan)

                                  Seitokai Tantei Kirika
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                                  • Kodansha LIGHTNOVEL (Kodansha)

                                  Kirika Hijiribashi is the Executive Committee Treasurer managing a high school's student council budget of 800 million yen. She is also the only committee member with an additional title: Student Council Detective. As shy as she normally is, she is able to sniff out amazing solutions to bizarre cases.

                                  Hikage Makimura transferred into the same high school to escape living in the shadow of his brilliant older sister. Suddenly, he finds himself tricked by the mentally and physically strong female President into not only joining the Student Council, but also becoming Kirika's assistant, to the dismay of them both.

                                  Can he create happiness for himself, much less others, in the midst of money-motivated intrigues? Can he make a name for himself when his own name is given to the the lop-eared bunny somehow filling the PR position, a rank higher than his own? And when will people stop asking him to betray a position he never wanted in the first place!?

                                  Kinda similar to Hyouka, solving small-scale mystery cases with some drama here and there.

                                  Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas)
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                                  • Futabasha

                                  One day, I – a high schooler – found a paperback in the hospital. The “Disease Coexistence Journal” was its title. It was a diary that my classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, had written in secret. Inside, it was written that due to her pancreatic disease, her days were numbered. And thus, I coincidentally went from Just-a-Classmate to a Secret-Knowing-Classmate. It was as if I were being drawn to her, who was my polar opposite. However, the world presented the girl that was already suffering from an illness with an equally cruel reality…

                                  Yagate Koisuru Vivi Lane (How Vivi Lane Falls in Love)
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                                  Heard of it from Frog-kun's article
                                  https://frogkun.com/2017/09/13/how-vivi-lane-falls-in-love/

                                  • Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan)

                                  Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai & Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
                                  -Kodansha BOX
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                                  Ryukishi07. Period.

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                                    paulnamida @BloodyGaikotsu
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                                    @bloodygaikotsu anything associated with the When They Cry series and Ryukishi07 is a must buy for me. Even the mediocre-at-best Ookamikakushi.

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                                    • TerrenceT
                                      Terrence Premium Member
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                                      This novel that has the Grimgar artist working on it is up to volume 3.

                                      "Mercenary Story"
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                                      https://bookwalker.jp/de643bf94e-b4b9-4a0c-9e4b-c55848fa6a09/?acode=WpfPW3yk

                                      Publisher is... Ichigo Shobo?

                                      That artist has a lot of different series, though most short compared to Grimgar. Here's a link to the different works she has drawn for.

                                      https://bookwalker.jp/author/8959/?acode=WpfPW3yk

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                                        BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                                        @terrence

                                        Shirai Eiri is one of my favorite illustrator along with VOFAN, loundraw, Yukiko Horiguchi, and Toi8.
                                        Well, Youhei Monogatari's publisher is called Hifumi Shobo not Ichigo like in Abe, Hifumi (阿部一二三)

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                                        • TerrenceT
                                          Terrence Premium Member
                                          last edited by Terrence

                                          This looks really dumb. Anyone know what the title is?

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                                          https://bookwalker.jp/debf6e7aff-c4fc-462c-8d36-10d56ffc8703/?acode=WpfPW3yk

                                          Bottle of one detergent. That was the beginning of me and her.

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                                          Description makes it sound more normal. Dang, I was hoping it'd be like the King of Mayo. Still, I like my slice of life relationships sometimes.

                                          Edit: It may be Yuri. Well, that'd make it more interesting.

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                                          • Aruseus493A
                                            Aruseus493 @Terrence
                                            last edited by Aruseus493

                                            @terrence
                                            Doesn't look like it has a Romaji title yet as it's a new series from Novel 0.

                                            My Light Novel List

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