What License Acquisitions are You Most Thankful For?
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I only has "thankful" for license when I know about JNC. and how Grimgar got translated so fast.
for LN most of the license news is kind of "bad news" because we have easily accessible free and fast translation while the licensor only put a book after like a year or two then take "years" just to catch up to the original source. and till this day I still hate licensor who just take license and makes me wait another year just to see some "mediocre" translation.
So yeah Grimgar is the top of mylist, I only follow JNC no more than a year and I already see Grimgar vol.11
The second probably Seirei Gensouki, Why I thankful? it is because the patreon-sceme used by the fan-translation and how it become slow "money" oriented thing ( as far as can notice tho.) and no longer fan again. So when it picked up by JNC and I know how fast JNC is I am immediately upgrade my membership and collect all those premium-epub.
Also there is this Bluesteel, Dendogram, Paladin, Me Genius, Unwanted Undead these title are those that I found reading some parts of it then decide to buying the ebooks after it was licensed. thankful for it license otherwise I would never look or read them.
a note tho, I probably don't understand the difficulty of publishing a book so they most likely need times and a lot of works.
And that's why I love JNC by putting licensing closer to fan-base with prebub and translation progress "transparently" and more important by listening and responding to fan base voice for correction and suggestion. also epub/digital is cheaper and faster to me too. -
I'm thankful for Arifureta and Arifureta Zero as it's one of my favorite series. Otherwise, I'm thankful for J-Novel Club as a whole for rescuing the Light Novel translation scene from the hell it had seeped into with only WN-MTlers that do shit for profit. And how Yen Press has a holier than thou attitude when it comes to their own localization practices and their complete disregard for feedback.
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I'm most thankful for the Narita Ryogo's novels but I would be even more thankful if YP translates SukaMoka (WorldEnd sequel). Also I'm long ready to be thankful for further Zaregoto novels...
And I guess I'm thankful to JNC in general since their whole distribution system is a godbless.
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@novurdim said in What License Acquisitions are You Most Thankful For?:
Also I'm long ready to be thankful for further Zaregoto novels....
T_T
I'm thankful for Narita's "Baccano" as well. I still gotta read volume 6 and passed that.
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J-Novel licenses I am most thankful for: I like almost every single license J-Novel gets so if it not listed please don't think it isn't beloved.
New Life+ - I love this series. The snarkyness of a protagonist is pure gold.
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles - It helped me overcome the sadness of New Life+ not getting translated anymore. Also, the editor for the translation is really nice and proactively interacts with the people who post in each volume's threads.
Arifuretta - While I did start reading light novels before, this is the one that really made me start looking almost exclusively for light novels.
My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World - Buying the first one of these on Amazon led me to find out about J-Novel... ended up buying the premium copy of it as well.
Outbreak Company - While there are quite a few licenses J-Novel announced that were for anime that I wanted to read more about, this is the most memorable one.
Other translation companies
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - The first volume is the first translated light novel that I ever read and this got me to start actively looking for light novels.Deathmarch to the Parallel World Rhapsody - I always look forward to this release.
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life - This has my favorite female protagonist of all time.
Reincarnated as a Vending Machine - I didn't know how the author could make this story flow so well with a protagonist that had such a hard time communicating with people. Really well done, in my opinion.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - While I do think the author has a problem with pacing, this series is incredibly hilarious and has so far had one plot twist that was foreshadowed, but completely took me by surprise. I love plot twists that I should have seen coming but didn't; that is extremely rare for me because I am usually good at calling those.
There are so many I am thankful for but these are probably my top 10.
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It is tough trying to narrow this down!
JNC Published
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
In Another World With My SmartPhone - This is the one that introduced me to JNC
Invaders of the Rokujouma!?
ArifuretaNon JNC
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Overlord
Goblin Slayer -
I got into LNs (well, WNs initially) after watching the anime for In Another World With My SmartPhone. (Which I now think sucks after the LN, lol!) From there I found the WN, and checked also Arifureta WN. Then, a bit later, I found out there was an official release by JNC. And here I am.
There's too many other to mention so I'll just mention the 2 that started it all 😅
P.S.: In all of this my wallet is the most sad though.
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Top 3 JNC novels:
- Grimgar - I loved the anime and wanted to know what happened next. This is one of the main reasons I was an early adopter of JNC.
- Me, a Genius? - A fresh concept executed in a way that made it extra fun (I hope there is another on in the future!)
- Invaders of the Rokujouma!? - I enjoyed the anime, so glad to have the opportunity to continue with the story.
Top 3 Non-JNC Novels:
- Spice and Wolf + Wolf & Parchment - As a fan of the Spice & Wolf anime very happy to know what happened next, and it turned out to be some really great novels!
- Death Note: L, Change the WorLd - It is not perfect, but as someone who enjoyed Death Note I'm glad I was not excluded from being able to read it. This was my first LN.
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Like others, I have to start off with saying I'm happy whenever anything is licensed. It's one more book I can read or anime I can watch in my native language, and forever puts off the mind-bending strain of me trying to learn Japanese!
Licenses I really cheered about when I heard about them would be Irregular at Magic High School and WorldEnd/Sukasuka (I am not typing out the entire title) from Yen, and Amagi Brilliant Park from JNC.
Ultimately, the one I'm happiest about in retrospect is Invaders of the Rokujouma. I never expected to enjoy something quite so much.
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Will go with light novels. Let's see:
- Accel World - Yen Press has been fast with this series, which makes me happy.
- Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! - just hilarious and I love it.
- Invaders of the Rokujouma!? - wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. I think it helps considerably having a release per month (I mean, there are 30+ volumes.)
- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash - the series for why I subscribed to JNC in first place. I liked the first volumes, but it has grown on me even more since then.
- The Devil is a Part-timer! - always enjoying it.
Still, there are many other series that I love of course. Keep the good work!
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I'm thankful to JNC for bringing me professional translations of books that I want to read, for making the extra effort to get the premium content, and for letting me read the online versions of books that I don't know whether or not I want to buy so I can find out.
If I have to pick a favorite JNC license: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
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@malloc O-Oh gosh, thank you so much T~T!!
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I'm just glad that the one LN I submitted for Licensing Suggestions, Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun got picked up by Yen Press. Sure I would've preferred for JNC to get it but for me personally, thank god it wasn't taken by Seven Seas.
I'm thankful that by getting involved with LNs, I discovered series I wouldn't have known about otherwise.
To name the ones closest to my heart:
Realist Hero, Arifureta, Lazy Dungeon Master, Bakarina, Elf Bride, Master of Ragnarok (the anime broke my heart though), Mixed Bathing, So I'm a Spider, Vending Machine, and Killing Slimes for 300 YearsAlso thankful that I get to go beyond anime content in Amagi Brilliant Park, Kokoro Connect, and Konosuba
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Vertical
Monogatari series: I love the characters and the conflicts and dramas that good characters can make.
Yen On(LN)
Damachi franchise: this is just a series that does so many things right. This is the story of how Bell becomes a hero and his "trials" he overcomes.
Overlord: a great escapism series about world domination.
Konosuba: a funny series about friendship
No Game No Life: another masterful escapist fantasy that is not afraid to be naughty.
Spice & Wolf: I just needed to know what happened!!!!
Haruhi Suzumiya: I just loved the anime.
JNC
Grimgar: a series that just feels like an RPG.
Smartphone: love the fluffiness.
Rokujouma: I like light hearted series.
Viz (manga)
Yona of the Daw: I just love how mythic this series is.
Monter: I have had heard of this one for a long time and the manga is the only way I can experience it legally.
Dark Horse
Cardcaptor Sakura: I just love love love this series (show and manga) and is in my ultra tier SSS rank series of all time.
Mob Psycho 100: I just love the story-telling in this series and can't wait til it gets to certain arcs.
Berserk: this is a series I have had heard for a very very very long time and it pains me that I do not like reading pirated/fan-translations of things when there is an official version available (I am only at vol 23 atm)
seven seas (LN)
Did'nt I say to make my Abilities Average in the next Life?!: a really fun series with great characters
seven seas (manga)
The Ancient Magus Bride: a Fantastuc series with fantastic characters and a fantastic story. It is MAGICAL!
Non Non Biyori: I like the types of series and this one is high up on this type I like.
one piece books
Shield hero: an amazing series with great lovable character and some of the greatest hatable characters ever.
anime
Cardcaptor Sakura
Haruhi Suzumiya
Spice & Wolf
Princess Principal: a very great spy thriller
other
Every LN licencr regardless if I read it or if I liked it or not, someone out there well like it.
Every Bluray of an old show or movie. It does not matter if it was an anime or not, it could be Samurai Jack, Cowboy Bebop, Avatar, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Batman TAS. I am grateful for every bluray of an old show.
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Very pleased we are getting a physical release of How Not to Summon a Demon Lord. With the anime’s future in question, at least I’ll have the light novels to continue the story.
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I have said this before and saying it again, I am thankful for "Outbreak Company"
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GRIMGAR
This light novel is very unique be it in style, maturity and quality.
PS : Would be great if you licensed Gamers!, the anime was hilarious so I'd assume the novels would be as well.
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@charles-georges Grimgar was the reason I became a premium member for JNC and have stayed suporting JNC as well. I also love Infinite Dendrogram.
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Thankful for Isekai Smartphone, Realist Hero, Archdemon's Dilemma, Arifureta, Rokujouma and Amagi Brilliant Park.
Speaking of Amagi, wonder if JNC is going to license the spinoff LN as well as the mangas? >.>
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Same here, Grimgar is what brought me on this website. I started with the anime, and enjoyed it alot since it was quite different from your average isekai.
So I wanted to know what happened next, and got hooked on the LN.
