April 2020 announcements!
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It's perfectly possible that JNC has had the opportunity to license series that I'd like to see licensed on several occasions and passed on them. It's also perfectly possible that every time they've had the opportunity to license such a series, they've licensed it. It could be the same with whatever series you'd like to see licensed. We don't know enough about what's going on to have any clue as to what JNC can and can't license or what they've passed on. They can only license so many series at once, some licenses aren't going to make sense (e.g. because they're too expensive), and some publishers simply aren't going to be willing to work with them (e.g. some publishers want guaranteed print releases which does not fit JNC's business model).
I can totally believe that JNC's business model is leading them to primarily license series that do not interest you and thus making most license announcements unappealing, but that doesn't mean that what they're doing isn't working or that they ever had the opportunity to license what you wanted anyway.
Ultimately, JNC is going to license what they think makes the most sense given their options, and that doesn't necessarily align with what some of us would most like to see licensed. If you don't like something they license, then don't buy it. Make licensing suggestions and vote with your wallet, but ultimately, JNC is going to do what they think makes the most sense based on their current circumstances whether or not those decisions make sense with the limited information we have and whether or not they're the decisions we'd like to see made.
Regardless, I think that it's important to remember that the light novel landscape in the US is worlds better than it was ten years ago. It used to be that very near zero LN series got licensed in the US. Now, several companies are regularly releasing a variety of titles, and we're actually getting quite a few license announcements a year. Obviously, not all series are getting licensed, and plenty of great series are unfortunately left by the wayside, but the situation is so much better than it used to be.
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Well, none of these were on my wish list so not that excited about this announcement. I may try 1 title but not expecting much. Maybe next time.
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@Rhavinstone said in April 2020 announcements!:
Well, none of these were on my wish list so not that excited about this announcement. I may try 1 title but not expecting much. Maybe next time.
I always try to read at least one part of every new LN title. I may not make it through that part, and there were one or two where I couldn't get past the description - but I try to give everything at least a chance to interest me.
Read all the intro parts for the three new LNs, and it was a mixed bag - one strained my credulity so much that it ended up kinda meh (but it was good-natured enough that I'll give it at least another couple of parts), one was silly but moderately fun, and one looks very promising.
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@Travis-Butler And which one is the novel, that seems promising to you?^^
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@Clarabelle Deathbound Duke’s Daughter is my favorite so far; the heroine is intelligent and clever, and proactive; that counts for a lot to me. :)
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@Travis-Butler That‘s good to hear.:) At first, I was only interested in A Wild Last Boss Appeared!, but after I took a closer look at the cover of Deathbound Duke’s Daughter, read the description and the first two parts, I got immediately hooked on the story.
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Isn't Deathbound Duke's Daughter in hiatus since 2017 tho?
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@lucascba seems that way which is why it is a pass for me unfortunately.
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@lucascba said in April 2020 announcements!:
Isn't Deathbound Duke's Daughter in hiatus since 2017 tho?
@catstorm said in April 2020 announcements!:
@lucascba seems that way which is why it is a pass for me unfortunately.
Well, the story has been really good so far, so I couldn't care less about it (although it is a little bit sad, that this series probably won't continue). It wouldn't stop me from reading it.
