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    • TerrenceT
      Terrence Premium Member
      last edited by Terrence

      Anything with glasses MC / love interest like that I want!

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      • myskarosM
        myskaros Staff @Terrence
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        @terrence Heh, I've read the few manga adaptation chapters for that series and

        spoiler

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

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        • TerrenceT
          Terrence Premium Member
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          I'll stay in the dark and not read the spoiler. Blissful ignorance about getting my glasses wearing wife even if it kills m... Well, not that far maybe.

          I'm a little bit cautious of this other one since she seems to dump the glasses halfway through. Respect the megane!

          "I Guess You Love Only Me"
          https://bookwalker.jp/series/62921/?acode=WpfPW3yk

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          • myskarosM
            myskaros Staff
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            I feel like the girl on volume 8 is a new character, going by the art. Her hair has a different colored shine to it, and she has an ahoge. Always possible it's the same person, but I'm betting on not.

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

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

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              I think it is the same person, just she's doing something weird with her hair and sheen in the light, but if you need more evidence that she ditched her glasses.

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              She is guilty of crimes against glasses!

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              • myskarosM
                myskaros Staff @Terrence
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                @terrence While I accept this new evidence towards your charge, I still think the cover of book 8 shows someone else.

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

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                • TerrenceT
                  Terrence Premium Member @myskaros
                  last edited by Terrence

                  @myskaros said in Novel pick-up requests:

                  @terrence While I accept this new evidence towards your charge, I still think the cover of book 8 shows someone else.

                  Motion sustained. But if the defense would please look at the eyes on volumes 7 and 8, I think you will see a match in color and general eye / Iris shape. Please note the glossy shine coming off her hair to the right of the book to indicate lighting change. I rest my case your honor.

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                  • smashman42S
                    smashman42 Premium Member
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                    As the volume numbers get higher, she changes like a gradual make over.

                    The description has got me interested. Love dodecahedrons are better than just triangles or harems any day. (old Ranma 1/2 fan here - Akane best girl in the manga, the anime ruined her & made the others less sociopathic/more sympathetic)

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                      BloodyGaikotsu @null528
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                      @oristo42
                      It's published by Dengeki Bunko (Kadokawa) tho

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                      • null528N
                        null528 @BloodyGaikotsu
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                        @bloodygaikotsu
                        God damn it. I didn't know they were the same.

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                          BloodyGaikotsu @null528
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                          @oristo42
                          Kadokawa owns most of LNs lines/companies you might think of:
                          -Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain)
                          -Media Factory including Novel 0
                          -ASCII Media Works (owns Dengeki Bunko)
                          -Kadokawa Books
                          -Fujimi Shobo
                          -Kadokawa Shoten
                          -Dengeki Bunko
                          and I'm probably missing other names

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                          • TerrenceT
                            Terrence Premium Member
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                            I still wouldn't avoid posting Kadokawa stuff. Gives others ideas for what to request elsewhere (Bookwalker / Yen Press, post to social media) and gives JNC an idea of what type of story / characters you are looking for.

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                              BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                              @terrence
                              Well, there ain't that much variety within the companies that JNC deals with aside from Kodansha (even though, JNC can't license but Kodansha LIGHTNOVEL titles) and they only licensed 3 titles so far and they are isekai (it feels like wasted potential when they have access to a big publisher and they don't pick up titles of different genres)

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                              • TerrenceT
                                Terrence Premium Member
                                last edited by Terrence

                                Did they license GA Bunko? They have some variety too iirc.

                                I do wonder if there are other small pubs they can approach. I know Sam was a bit against going the Web Novel localization route because it can be seen as a bit sneaky (at least, if you're a new pub).

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                                  BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                                  @terrence
                                  Nothing from GA, Shogakukan, Seikaisha(Kodansha company), Takarajimasha(Kono Light Novel ga sugoi bunko), Shufunotomosha (Hero Bunko),TO Books, KyoAni(doesn't have digital market so JNC can't deal with them), Alphapolis, Shinchosha, Shueisha and Ichijinsha (Kodansha comapany).

                                  Overlap and Hobby Japan have a few non-isekai and fantasy works but they are either not that good or not that many people know/are interested in.

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                                  • myskarosM
                                    myskaros Staff
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                                    The point still stands that, while there may currently be limitations today, there's no harm in suggesting any and all titles to build interest in the community and in case things change in the future. Seven Seas did eventually get to-LOVE-ru from Shueisha, so we never know what tomorrow may bring!

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

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                                      BloodyGaikotsu @myskaros
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                                      @myskaros
                                      Actually, I don't understand Viz at all.
                                      They don't show interest in non-SciFi novel even the very popular ones like Oregiaru and left it for Yen (yet they went along with Vertical's NisiOisiN Boom and put Juni Taisen out) and let Seven Seas have many Ecchi titles.

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                                      • TerrenceT
                                        Terrence Premium Member
                                        last edited by Terrence

                                        Or Dark Horse of all people get the SOL Ero manga (Eromanga Sensei manga).

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                                          BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                                          @terrence
                                          Dark Horse got Oreimo too, so it ain't that weird.

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                                          • null528N
                                            null528 @BloodyGaikotsu
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                                            @bloodygaikotsu

                                            If Kadokawa owns that much LN companies, aren't they practically monopolies? I knew that Kadokawa was really big, but not this much.

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