New volume delays in the first half of 2020
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This discussion makes me wonder a little, is there any series that J-Novel got really deep into translating that the publisher decided not to liscence any further volumes?
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@LegitPancake Nah, I still have it, but it's obviously gonna have to stay where it is. Also, there are SO many stories coming out of JNC now that you really aren't missing all that much. New Life+ isn't really a standout title (aside from how much it sold, because hot damn that was good money. Why do you people even like it so much?) in the isekai pool, and I feel like you can get a very similar experience in works like Arifureta or Smartphone, both of which are going strong and have tons of content.
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@myskaros said in New volume delays in the first half of 2020:
As you may know, we license volumes, not series; so when a new volume of an ongoing series comes out, it has to be licensed separately; and for long series, we don't license the entire series at once, just a small batch of volumes.
Huh. I did not know that. Is it weird that I think it’s oddly cool?
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@EmpactWB I think it's oddly cool as well. 😉
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@DeiLight
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@lighthawk96 I’m right there with you. But when I read about apparent implications that Renya was involved with the Nanking Massacre and reread it with that in mind, I couldn’t fault anyone for backing away from it. I’m not sure why that wasn’t a dealbreaker for me, if I’m perfectly honest.
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@EmpactWB honestly, I read volume three after knowing of the implications and I couldn't enjoy it. For me it was like reading an isekai light novel where the hero is implied as being the reincarnation of a famous Nazi in charge of the gas chamber.
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I was searching for if there was an announcement about the delay for Banner of the Stars v. 4, and ah, I figured it might be something like this. I have a lot to read/do in the meantime, but I hope y'all are safe, and I will be looking forward to continuing the series whenever it resumes translation. Thank you for the update.
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Hi everyone, we appreciate the conversation, but this isn't really the topic for this discussion. As stated, the series affected by this particular delay are listed in the opening post. Please feel free to make another topic to discuss other series.
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Is the release of Volume 6 of My Next Life as a Villainess also being affected? The Amazon page is completely gone for some reason and it was supposed to be released in a few days.
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@Ryan-Monahan said in New volume delays in the first half of 2020:
Is the release of Volume 6 of My Next Life as a Villainess also being affected? The Amazon page is completely gone for some reason and it was supposed to be released in a few days.
No, Bakarina 6 was not affected by this, this must have just happened in the last few hours because it was up fine earlier today............ We're looking into this right away, but we've been having a lot of trouble with Amazon removing our books recently, and they aren't being very cooperative in helping figure out why it's happening or what we can do to stop it from happening.
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Amazon IS listing the march 2021 preorder for volume 6 LN in paper, with no cover picture.
https://www.amazon.com/My-Next-Life-Villainess-Routes/dp/1718366655
I wander if this is related to the Kindle version vanishing?
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@Zehd Print editions are listed via our print distributor, and Villainess is released as a J-Novel Heart title in the print edition.
As for why there's no cover... can't say. It's in the distributor's system...
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@myskaros said in New volume delays in the first half of 2020:
Banner of the stars
Just don’t drop it. Please.
You guys might be the last hope we have of seeing Seikai fully translated. Tokyopop stopped relatively early in the series and their translations were garbage anyway.
To be fair, that you guys decided to pick up this old novel series is a minor miracle already. Even more so considering how famously hard it is to translate.
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@Lease We haven't dropped any series of our own volition to date, so rest assured that we want to complete every series we've picked up :)
Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.
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@myskaros May I be so crass as to mention volume 5 of SisKan?
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@myskaros Being a fan of Seikai is difficult. The first volume is going to be 30 in a few years. We're just used to stuff going horribly wrong so any delay sets our alarms off.
For you to have an idea, when the news of the delay came the very first thing asked in the kin of the stars discord was "are they dropping it?". Lol.
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@Paul-Nebeling I don't recall seeing anywhere that it was dropped? :P And I think you can understand that I can't really speak to projects involving my boss other than "it hasn't been dropped."
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@myskaros Dropped no, but that last volume has been waiting to be translated for a very long time. Yes, I know Sam is busy and doesn't necessarily have the time to translate it. I'm just hoping it gets done before the license expires, though I'm pretty sure Sam can wrangle an extension if he needs to. Handing it of to another translator, while an option, wouldn't be my choice.
Yeah, I am aware that I'm poking the bear. I've said enough. Moving on.
