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    Shave the Beard, Pickup a Schoolgirl [Licensed by Kadokawa]

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    • WellwisherW
      Wellwisher
      last edited by

      I'm here just to add that second volume was even better.
      P.S.: can someone change thread title, please? To romaji or current english fanTL one. Current one is pretty misleading imo.

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      • TerrenceT
        Terrence Premium Member
        last edited by Terrence

        Manga been getting some promotion lately. Here's a little advertisment thingie I think.

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        https://twitter.com/adachi_imaru/status/1188413452257128448?s=20

        And you can see the manga's volume 2 cover here.

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        • HyperionH
          Hyperion Member
          last edited by Hyperion

          This is getting an anime.

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          • LegitPancakeL
            LegitPancake Premium Member
            last edited by

            Wow, hasn’t even been out for two years, only three volumes released, and it’s already getting anime. Cmon Kadokawa, let JNC get some new stuff.

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            • TerrenceT
              Terrence Premium Member
              last edited by

              Manga licensed by One Peace Books (I feel like ANN kinda buried the lead here by highlighting that other manga in the title).

              https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-15/one-peace-books-to-publish-i-belong-to-the-baddest-girl-at-school-2-more-manga/.170636

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              • LegitPancakeL
                LegitPancake Premium Member
                last edited by

                Guess One Peace is uninterested with light novels other than Shield Hero. With the anime coming out in just a couple weeks, it's a shame the LN wasn't licensed.

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                  dhinawan
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                  This has an alternative title "I Shaved, Then I Bought A High School Girl Home". I have read the fan translation (up to some of v2) and it is not as the description implies. So far a "Slice of Life" with the man's relationships becoming more complex as the story progresses. Worth a read. (I have no idea what shaving has to do with the story).

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                  • Lily GardenL
                    Lily Garden Member @dhinawan
                    last edited by

                    @dhinawan It has an anime adaption coming out this spring, so now would be a good time to license it

                    “There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” ― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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                    • custodesC
                      custodes Premium Member
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                      I cannot remember if I heard the manga was being licensed. But after JK Haru, Older Girlfriend etc, it does not seem to be such a no chance title for J Novel. Admittedly, the name may need slight alteration for the market, possibly.
                      Having reached to volume 4, I quite like it, I have said it before and I still continue to stick with the opinion that there is more to this title than a generic romance series with a definite end point.

                      Author of Praetor's Blood.
                      Find out more at www.jmacnovels.com

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                        Ruby Eye @TheRedJet
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                        @theredjet Vote YES! 👍

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                        • custodesC
                          custodes Premium Member
                          last edited by

                          Though it would not be impossible since licenses for manga and light novels are separate, I confirmed my suspicions. One Peace Books (those who translate the Tate no Yuusha "Shield Hero") hold the license for the manga.

                          As a person who always prefers light novel over manga if both exist (since novels are the originally source in 99% of cases), this is devastating as I do not see One Peace actually going for the novel license as well, they have not taken the New Gate license beyond the manga.

                          But there is still hope...but might be another heartbreak series for me, just like Rakudai

                          Author of Praetor's Blood.
                          Find out more at www.jmacnovels.com

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                          • LegitPancakeL
                            LegitPancake Premium Member
                            last edited by

                            This is soon to be a complete series, with volume 5 to conclude the story when it releases in June. http://4NN.cx/.171502

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                            • Jon MitchellJ
                              Jon Mitchell Premium Member
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                              I just started watching the anime (episode one)
                              I can envision several possible plot lines that would be squick-inducing, but so far seems to be set up to avoid them. I like how the runaway isn't totally unworldly and how the salaryman has a (buried) heart of gold. I agree the title doesn't fit the tone (so far). The MC isn't interested in 'kids'

                              I read banned books

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                                HeroicScrotum
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                                Assuming the anime roughly follows the LNs, I've noticed there's more than a passing similarity between this series and a recently self published series on Amazon, called "I fell in love with a soapland girl". Not sure if anyone has noticed it.

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                                • SomeOldGuyS
                                  SomeOldGuy Premium Member @HeroicScrotum
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                                  @heroicscrotum I bought the available volumes of Soapland. Haven't read more than 10% in to it yet. Have other things ahead of it in the read queue.

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                                    jdmmis Premium Member @HeroicScrotum
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                                    @heroicscrotum said in Shave the Beard, Pickup a Schoolgirl:

                                    I fell in love with a soapland girl"

                                    I have never heard of it, but will have to give it a read sometime.

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                                    • mwbworldM
                                      mwbworld Premium Member
                                      last edited by

                                      Despite the title apparently very wholesome and charming. And now it's going to be complete. I'm a definite upvote.

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                                      • TorkaT
                                        Torka Premium Member
                                        last edited by Torka

                                        Quick update: apparently, the LN of HigeHiro has been licensed… by Kadokawa themselves. Dunno why they’re suddenly licensing manga and LNs on their own when they own two licensing companies, but ¯\(ツ)/¯

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                                        • lighthawk96L
                                          lighthawk96 Premium Member @Torka
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                                          @torka
                                          Yup. Just read the same thing. DONE!

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                                            Korppi Premium Member @Torka
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                                            @torka said in Shave the Beard, Pickup a Schoolgirl:

                                            Quick update: apparently, the LN of HigeHiro has been licensed… by Kadokawa themselves. Dunno why they’re suddenly licensing manga and LNs on their own when they own two licensing companies, but ¯\(ツ)/¯

                                            Through Bookwalker(owned by Kadokawa)? If so it wouldn't be first time, they already did the same with The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!.

                                            Interesting choice of titles though. Not that I mind, I'm glad they're picking those, perhaps with luck they might even pick up Redo of Healer, after all the author of that has expressed interest in getting it out in English, and it's also published by Kadokawa themselves...

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