Novel pick-up requests
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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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@oristo42
It's published by Dengeki Bunko (Kadokawa) tho -
@bloodygaikotsu
God damn it. I didn't know they were the same. -
@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 -
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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@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) -
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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@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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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!
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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. -
Or Dark Horse of all people get the SOL Ero manga (Eromanga Sensei manga).
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@terrence
Dark Horse got Oreimo too, so it ain't that weird. -
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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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.
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@aruseus493 illustrated by Mutsutake?? I'M IN!!!
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@paulnamida Pardon my ignorance, but who is Mutsutake?
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@paul-nebeling hentai artist
Really good one if I may add.
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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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@aruseus493
Why don't we get good stuff like this~? -
@bloodygaikotsu Because Kadokawa doesn't license out enough of their stuff considering how large of a hold they have on the LN market.
