Novel pick-up requests
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@terrence credit cards work on the Japan side too, mine does anyway. In fact, three are some things you can't but with Paypal for some reason (e.g. books with digital bonuses), although you can get around that also by buying coins through PayPal and using that instead.
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@shiroi-hane said in Novel pick-up requests:
@terrence credit cards work on the Japan side too, mine does anyway.
Probably depends on the card / whether your bank allows international purchases without flagging the card.
There's some stuff that they don't allow you to buy outside of Japan too.
I have also run into the "book can be placed in cart, but can't be paid for with PayPal" issue with a lot of Kodansha stuff unfortunately (I really wanted to try that "My Childhood Friend Became An Alien" book).
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Buying coins in bulk gets around that (or use free coins awarded from buying stuff you can buy with PayPal).
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@shiroi-hane said in Novel pick-up requests:
Buying coins in bulk gets around that (or use free coins awarded from buying stuff you can buy with PayPal).
Ooh, that's a good idea.
There's still some stuff you can't even put in the cart though. Gotta "go to Japan" for those. =[
Another tip; use the "Conclusion / Completed" tag to look for series that are finished. If you don't know which tag that is, use Google Translate. When in the "light novel for guys" tab, should be the second tag on the desktop site under genre. I believe that completed also means "cancelled", so be careful when choosing stuff from there.
I'd assume Death Need Round got cancelled? It's very short at 3 volumes. Dunno if that's in the completed tab, but it hasn't updated since 2015.
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how about taking grancrest senki, from the maker of record of lodoss war?
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I'll throw in a request for Ore to Ichino no Game Doukoukai Katsudou Nisshi. Not much about it online but it seems like a fun read and is already complete I think.
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@white-cloud - Totally love to see Grancreszt Senki. Just from the first episode of the anime, I'd be interested in seeing the source material (and always prefer LNs over anime any day, but love anime all the same. >_<).
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Pretty much the only LN I'd love to see translated is Alderamin on the Sky. Unfortunately the original publisher doesn't seem to be interested in having it licenced :/
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I would suggest Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami (公爵令嬢の嗜み) by Reia (澪亜).
Premise, as stolen from NovelUpdates, is:
I was reincarnated as the villain character of an otome game, the daughter of a Duke. However, when I regained my memory, I had already reached my “ending.” My engagement had been canceled and if things go according to its “course,” it was set that I will be imprisoned by the church. Where is my bright future?
It's an Isekai genre title but has political intrigue, economics, and romance. This would probably go well with the currently J-Novel Club licensed title "Walking My Second Path in Life." It also seems to be ending at 5 volumes which makes it manageable, I think.
Another title I would suggest is Haken no Kouki Altina (覇剣の皇姫アルティーナ) by Yukiya Murasaki (むらさきゆきや). Same author who wrote How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, funnily enough, that is currently licensed by J-Novel Club.
Premise, again stolen from NovelUpdates, is:
Regis, an incapable soldier, who is bad at both sword and archery that only reads books. He meets a girl at the remote region where he was transferred to. Red hair crimson eyes princess Altina who wields the supreme ruler’s sword. She was appointed to become the commander of the army of the remote region despite being fourteen years old, simply for being the illegitimate child of the Emperor. However, she is holding onto her big dream without being depressed in the environment she is in. “I trust you”. Regis who was sought from her as a tactician stands up to the obstacles together with her. The military fantasy interweaved by the bibliophagic boy and the princess with the supreme ruler’s sword.
Like a few others have suggested, Grancrest Senki looks good as well since it's by the same author as Record of Lodoss, which was amazing. Or maybe even Madan no Ou to Vanadis and similarly, Alderamin on the Sky?
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@enternal Seven Seas licensed the manga adaptation of Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami. So J-NC should definitely start grabbing LNs which Seven Seas publish the manga for.
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Seven Seas picked up the Duke's Daughter manga, so there's a nonzero chance that JNC already got the LN :o
EDIT: Sarnath'd
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@aruseus493 Whaaat!? I wasn't even aware of that! I just looked it up and saw that! Wow, I'm not really excited so thanks for letting me know. I may have already bought all of the released manga volumes of this but I will surely buy it again for the EN releases. Not only that, I find the manga art to be really close in style to the light novel (besides the coloring), which looks fabulous. But yes, I think it would be a good one for J-NC top pick up.
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I'm all for a story involving the villain side of a visual novel (there's a few of these out there I think).
Her engagement is cancelled? Wonder who the lead female character is that defeated her and whether she stole her hubby? =P
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I`d love for Jinrou no Tensei, Maou no Fukukan to be picked up. It currently has 8 volumes, and is an ongoing series according to LNDB.
LNDB link as follows: https://j-novel.club/forum-link-removedI`ve been following the web novel translations of it, however I think the speed, and quality of J-Novel is far more appealing!
One of the most appealing points is that, even though it is an isekai novel, it doesn't follow the typical tropes and cliche's of: harem, overpowered, and over involvement of our world inventions. Granted, I only know what`s been translated from the web novel.
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This looks fun. From Hobby Japan Novels.
"My Cuisine Makes Me a Strategist for Her Majesty"
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Currently reading volume 10 of Only Sense Online and it's put me in a really good mood. (Plus listening to My little happiness by Garnidelia) So I thought I'd request it here. I already plan on importing the series at some point, but thought I'd post my request here. It's just such a good slice of life in a VRMMO series. Paying to Win in a VRMMO is comedy focused while Infinite Dendrogram is action focused. Only Sense Online is a slice of life focused with the main character playing as a crafter for the most part. It's one of my favorite series that I love to re-read regularly.
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Looks like JNC got "[New Life+] Young Again in Another World". What does it take to have your requested novel (if it's possible) to get picked-up? Does it have to be interesting or keep posting about it until it's noticed?
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@kite-xx the light novel has to have the potential to sell, not just sell some volumes but make back all of the cost of translation and a profit.
Beyond that there are also some issues with the fact that JNC doesn’t have connections with all Japanese light novel publishers so many light novels are just off the table completely, for now.
However here is an answer from Sam directly about how to get his attention for a potential license. from curious cat
Also let’s all remember this is a unofficial suggestion post not endorsed by JNC
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@kite-xx said in Novel pick-up requests:
What does it take to have your requested novel (if it's possible) to get picked-up? Does it have to be interesting or keep posting about it until it's noticed?
I think it just needs to grab the interest of Sam (or have high sales or an anime). =P
If incessantly mentioning it gets you a light novel: Zoa Hunter, Zoa Hunter, Zoa Hunter, Zoa Hunt...
Ok I'm done. But yeah, I liked volume 1. And it's got some science stuff in it (DNA manipulation), however slight, which is something I think we could use in the LN space. I'd like at least one "finished" LN in a new batch, and 7 volumes is totally a sweet spot for not overstaying your welcome.
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I'd like to request 魔王の俺が奴隷エルフを嫁にしたんだが、どう愛でればいい? (I, the Demon Lord, Took a Slave Elf as my Wife, but how do I Love Her?). It's published by Hobby Japan, so it shouldn't too difficult to acquire. 4 volumes are out, and from a rough translation of the first chapter, it has its similarities to the beginning of Ancient Magus' Bride.
Edit: OMG, I just finished the second chapter, and it is so freaking adorable! I need this and I need it now!! Very refreshing as it’s not isekai, not harem (at least so far), though the MC is overpowered and he’s a bumbling idiot when it comes to girls, but that’s what makes it so cute between him and Nefi.
