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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
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        @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
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                              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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                                  • Aruseus493A
                                    Aruseus493
                                    last edited by Z_Goddard

                                    Hiota no Kanojo ga Ore no Motteru Eroge ni Kyoumi Shinshin Nanda ga......

                                    Publisher: Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (Fujimi Shobo)

                                    A romance comedy about an eroge-otaku getting his first girlfriend after she confessed that she wants to become his ideal heroine. (Sound familiar, it's pretty much the same initial premise as Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai!) Accepting the confession, this is a series about him dating his semi-kuudere girlfriend as they play eroge together and be cute as fuck. I've read the first volume for both this and Chuuko Koi. They way they differentiate is that Chuuko Koi is more drama based while Hiota no Kanojo is fluff based. The heroine here is ridiculously Ero-Cute in how aggressive she is with her affections while doing silly stuff like cosplay or exposing herself to the protagonist.

                                    Volume 1 Cover

                                    Volume 1 Inside Cover

                                    My Light Novel List

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                                      paulnamida @Aruseus493
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                                      @aruseus493 illustrated by Mutsutake?? I'M IN!!!

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                                      • Paul NebelingP
                                        Paul Nebeling Premium Member @paulnamida
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                                        @paulnamida Pardon my ignorance, but who is Mutsutake?

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                                        • Rahul BalagganR
                                          Rahul Balaggan Staff @Paul Nebeling
                                          last edited by Rahul Balaggan

                                          @paul-nebeling hentai artist

                                          Really good one if I may add.

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                                            BloodyGaikotsu
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                                            What do u think about this?

                                            https://curiouscat.me/jnovelclub/post/413339839
                                            Bungeishunju Ltd., also, has Hyouka author's The Incite Mill which was #10 on Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2008
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