Novel pick-up requests
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Posted Bookwalker and Seven Seas license request link on a Tweet that Seven Seas retweeted. =D
https://twitter.com/GRNKRBY/status/939225472331845633?s=17
Do you like Light Novels / Manga? Are there licenses you want to see translated into English?
Here's two places to request licenses!
Bookwalker:
(link: https://bookwalker.jp/ex/inquiry/request/) bookwalker.jp/ex/inquiry/req…
Seven Seas: (see picture with the hamster in middle of page).
(link: http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com) sevenseasentertainment.comHopefully a lot of people using those request spots after the retweets. :fingers_crossed_tone1:
I might add this forum page to a Tweet posted below it (I think the official J-Novel Club survey page that ran a bit ago is done, right?).
Anyone know of any other good official license request pages or even just community forum request hubs like this?
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@terrence Thanks for the info, and before anyone does the bookwalker survey make sure you make an account because Im quite sure it dumps it after confirming if your not logged in.
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now that both bluesteel of blasphemer and my sister live in fantasy world finished, what will be the replacement for it?
i hope jnovel would take noucome, inou battle, gamers as the new series
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@white-cloud noucome and Gamers are Kadokawa properties, and Inou Battle is Softbank, so none of those can currently get licensed.
Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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@rahul-balaggan Sad, but true. I think JNC has a ways to go before Kadokawa is going to let them license the LN that Yen Press doesn't want to. I'm confident they will get there someday, but it won't be this year. I'll add Eromanga-sensei to the list of Kadokawa properties I'd like to see JNC translate. I'll second the request for Gamers! too.
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Now, this is not a specific request but I think with how JNC is like, picking up recent new Light Novels can play to JNC's strength. JNC is really fast with there translations so if they pick up new series then we can easily catch up with them quickly. I also think really long series can also work since let's say instead of waiting like 3 yrs for Re; Zero to catch up where the anime left off we just need to wait for 1.5 yrs. This can work because The new LN will be translated pretty quickly giving room for a steady translation for the longer series like Invaders of the Rokujouma!? I think JNC has quite a few series that are pretty new and caught up or almost caught up. Also, this can be a long-term investment since if JNC gets a lot of newer series then it becomes more likely that some of them will be really popular in the future. Then Companies like Yen On will need to take more and more risks and we get more LN out of this. Yen On gets the already known popular series but they have so many volumes out that it will take years to catch up. It seems like Yen On is getting lesser known series but they only seem to have around 6 volumes or so and are complete. The Long Stories I would want JNC to get are ones that have low chance of getting picked up by companies like Yen On (also series that Fans want to get) and for the Newer Series, I would like as much as possible
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I think JNC is still building towards critical mass in terms of the number of titles (and publishers) that it has. I'm not sure sure what that number will be, but when it's reached, I think authors will be asking to let JNC publish thier novels.
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Hello, just joined JNC after recently finding out about it, and I don't if it's possible, but I really want these novels to be picked up. If not, please explain.
- Konjiki no Moji Tsukai
- Chihou Kishi Hans no Junan
- Spirit Migration
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@kite-xx said in Novel pick-up requests:
Hello, just joined JNC after recently finding out about it, and I don't if it's possible, but I really want these novels to be picked up. If not, please explain.
- Konjiki no Moji Tsukai
- Chihou Kishi Hans no Junan
- Spirit Migration
Konjiki no Moji Tsukai is not happening. It's published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, which is an imprint of Fujimi Shobo, which is a Kadokawa company. If you want Kadokawa novels, you should go bug Yen Press for them.
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@doublemangekyo said in Novel pick-up requests:
@kite-xx said in Novel pick-up requests:
Hello, just joined JNC after recently finding out about it, and I don't if it's possible, but I really want these novels to be picked up. If not, please explain.
- Konjiki no Moji Tsukai
- Chihou Kishi Hans no Junan
- Spirit Migration
Konjiki no Moji Tsukai is not happening. It's published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, which is an imprint of Fujimi Shobo, which is a Kadokawa company. If you want Kadokawa novels, you should go bug Yen Press for them.
Bookwalker is also (partly?) owned by Kadokawa, right? It's a good idea to bug them too.
Even if the license you want isn't viable, it's still a good idea to mention it in requests. Seven Seas said that they try to look for similar titles to the interests of their consumers in requests.
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Yeah, Bookwalker is as well. So it's a possibility there, too.
I really want JNC to get big enough that Kadokawa lets them start taking properties Yen Press doesn't put out.
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@dtta For some reason, I assumed Bookwalker only published manga. Incorrect?
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@paul-nebeling Bookwalker has only published 2 LN titles, but they are exclusive to the BookWalker store, or at least temporarily. The first is The Combat Baker and Autamaton Waitress. The second is The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done!.
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@paul-nebeling said in Novel pick-up requests:
@dtta For some reason, I assumed Bookwalker only published manga. Incorrect?
They're actually actively seeking light novel requests. From Twitter:
"We're considering picking up a new light novel to translate! So please send us your suggestions here (link on post)".
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I wonder what the chances of getting Madan no Ou to Vanadis would be, the Anime wasn’t great but the overall story looked like it could be interesting.
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@catstorm said in Novel pick-up requests:
I wonder what the chances of getting Madan no Ou to Vanadis would be
For J-Novel, probably not that great, considering the publisher, Media Factory, is another Kadokawa brand company...
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@doublemangekyo Sadly. The fan translation stopped right when the lead was finally getting with a love interest, too.
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@doublemangekyo said in Novel pick-up requests:
Konjiki no Moji Tsukai is not happening. It's published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, which is an imprint of Fujimi Shobo, which is a Kadokawa company. If you want Kadokawa novels, you should go bug Yen Press for them.
"Sigh." Well, thanks for telling me, I just really want to read Konjiki no Moji Tsukai Light Novel. And so, any chances for the other two series I mentioned?
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@catstorm said in Novel pick-up requests:
I wonder what the chances of getting Madan no Ou to Vanadis would be, the Anime wasn’t great but the overall story looked like it could be interesting.
The manga was licensed by Yen Press, so maybe there's some hope of them licensing the light novel too?
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Are there any light novels with a truly ensemble cast? Something like Tsuredure Children, where there's no real lead.
I think there's some Honeyworks or something LN that has a different set of characters every volume? I wouldn't mind that.
