Acquisitions Speculation - General

Rozmdan

I'm kinda surprised there is no link to the "announcements" page anywhere on the home page... I digress though.

In regards to these hints:

Fractal can also mean expanding symmetry like how a snowflake works, or the creation of chaotic phenomena, like how a galaxy is formed. The thing that throws me off about this hint though is the "?" tacked on with Fractal.

At least it's not an Isekai phrasing does seem to imply something like an isekai. So I think everyone thoughts on a fantasy like genre is probably pretty spot on. I don't know how this could be narrowed down though...

Long Title #6249 for some reason makes me think of one of the anime's being simulcast this season. I think the shorthand is Suka Suka? That said, there was a couple of ANN articles over the past few months that talked about really long title names. I think the "6249" is either representing the novel series, or it's a random number which could in fact also be a hint in itself. Just a random thought but maybe 6249 stands for June 2nd - April 9th? Or some variation signifying starting publish date to end.

Fraction of a Galaxy... a piece...of a galaxy?... Yeah I got nothing.

Sorry I'm not much of a guesser but I did want to give my own interpretation to open up potential avenues for others that are stronger suited to this.

yoshimin

I'm praying that one of those four is a frigging rom-com.
Seriously. I'm having withdrawal symptoms after Oregairu got licensed, and we wait for translation of last arc for a decade. lol.

...Also the clues are too hard. My guess:

Mitou Shoukan://Blood Sign
Lol, that's not a damn clue at all.
Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner. (well, I wish) But again that is not a god damn clue at all!
Moretsu Pirates?

DTTA

God, Moretsu Pirates would be awesome.

computerandy9

I know it's not technically a light novel. But Crest of the Stars comes to mind for the fraction of a galaxy hint. Probably just wishful thinking though.

sparhawk6

Sam, when you will announce the titles? : X

Fezu

@sparhawk6 Probably going to be within 1-2 weeks+ of the first two titles then another 1-2 weeks+ for the next two. At least that's how the last ones' were.

linksbrawler

The "At least it's not an isekai" combined with the first 3 being isekais seems to imply that the other 3 hints are also isekais.

SirPaper

"At least it's not an Isekai"

Would love it if this was Only Sense Online. At least I don't think that has an official English release.

Aruseus493

@SirPaper Speaking my language. Would fucking love OSO as it's one of the series I've re-read the most. Fan-translations are pretty much dead for it at the moment.

sparhawk6

@yoshimin Btw, about oregairu, we wait now for vol 12, but all older volumes + side stories are translated already I think.
About vol 12, the date is still not set.

yoshimin

@sparhawk6 Oregairu is licensed. You don't get it right? volume 12 will never get a fan translation. Official translation will wait until the rest of the volume is done.

sparhawk6

@yoshimin there is a couple of LN that get licensed, but are translated atm, but whatever. I will wait and see what will happen. Because author itself is slow now.
For now I am most interested in new LN from J-Novel, I have somehow high expectations.

DTTA

I'm trying to keep myself chill 'cause I don't want to get all excited it might be X or Y, and have it be Z. :)

Cynigami

@yoshimin No they will most likely still translate it. I am pretty sure of it. We wouldn't get the volume before 2020 otherwise.

hatguy12

Seven Seas will be releasing Monster Girl Doctor LN in print and "on digital platforms."

Is Seven Seas going off on their own with this one, or will it be along the lines of Grimgar and Occult Nine, translated here on J-Novel? Synopsis doesn't start with a Japanese highschooler, so it's possibly "not an isekai."

Rahul Balaggan

Alright right now on twitter J-Nobel club is following 88 users while also having 881 followers.

To 7 lurkers out there go follow J-Novel club and maybe Sam will throw us a bone and give us one of the new licenses...he won't but still..

spoiler

kuuderes_shadow

@hatguy12 Given that they described it as their return to light novels, it would seem to me that it's them alone.

Thomask

@Hakomari said in Speculation thread regarding new Aquisitions [ 4 NEW TITLES HINTED, TIME FOR SPECULATION!]:

@yoshimin No they will most likely still translate it. I am pretty sure of it. We wouldn't get the volume before 2020 otherwise.

If they do, great, if not, it's understandable. I know one of the series I read, the translator fansite removes the chapters as they are released under license. Others not so much, and some just drop it at "a bad spot". Not even a typical cliffhanger.. middle of the story spots.

My greatest issue is those who read "for free" on fan translations, with no intent to ever support the original author.

I started with manga, then anime, and then went ass backwards with fantranslations for "is it ok to pick up girls in a dungeon", finally enjoying it so much it became the first novels I bought in 5+ years.

In fact. Realist hero saved the kingdom is the first one I picked up purchased before translation sites..

Terrence

So is the Bookwalker LN (Combat Baker) one of the 4 titles? Which hint could it fit.

Cynigami

@Thomask

You are right. But my greatest issue isn't those read the fan translations for free with no intent of supporting the original author. It is those who pirate the official translations. That is not only shitting on the author but also the translator and licensing company.

I usually do something similar: I read the fan translations and if I enjoy it then I buy the official novels if it is licensed, if not I try to make Sam license it :smile: , if that doesn't work out either I buy the original in Japanese. For example I have read fan translations of all 11 volumes of Oregairu and I also own the first volume released by Yen Press.