Acquisitions Speculation - General
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@hamsterexastris I'm not confusing them. The second again is based off the needs for physical print. That whole process isn't slow. A lot more goes into print books than digital which is why digital releases are bundled with physical rather than releasing digital first. If Yen Press did digital first like J-NC and SS, then we could see them catching up on a lot more series at a faster rate. Like I mentioned earlier, Seven Seas has started doing Digital First with Abilities Average and the release rate is astounding. I'm saying Yen Press can theoretically mimic that if they were to do digital first.
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I am just wondering.
You, guys, always complain about release rate but are you, guys, even able to keep up with all the series you're following or just interested? (Either your reading pace or financially)
Like one of the reasons that Rokujouma has troubles (or at least, one many people mentioned is sheer number of volumes and their rate)What's the use of increasing the rate if it will trip people up and make people more reluctant to continue as volumes pile on them?
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@bloodygaikotsu
I'm not one to typically complain about a consistent 4 month release rate. But I can easily keep up with pretty much everything I'm reading. (I read around 3 LN volumes a week on average.) -
@aruseus493 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
(I read around 3 LN volumes a week on average.)
I read 2-4 books (LN and non-LN + I don't know how many manga volumes) per week depending on the length and many other factors, but I still have a growing backlog even with some shipments getting late like I still don't have my Katanagatari...(Well, I am also from 3rd world country with currency that weaned a lot lately so...there's this issue too).
Well, I usually only read at lectures break, on my ride home or to uni as well anyways.
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@aruseus493 Seven Seas is putting out 5 print books in a year for Abilities Average, the same number they're releasing digitally. If what you're saying is true, then they wouldn't be able to print books as fast as they can release them digitally. And yet... they are.
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@bloodygaikotsu I read 2-3 a week but I also take probably 4 months off a year as I find my interest naturally wanes a little. Then when I come back, so many new volumes! I’m not really up to date on anything these days, but that never bothers me. I don’t feel the need to be caught up, I just like having good stuff to read when I want to read it and in the past few years, I’ve never felt that there’s a lack of good light novels (other Japanese fiction I feel a lack with at times). However you’ll never hear me complain about release rate, except if it’s Sol Press - simply because they have been crazy slow on their first two titles and don’t seem to have the infrastructure to do justice to an ongoing series. Hope I’m proven wrong though as I like Funa enough to want to read at least the first few volumes of all her series.
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@hamsterexastris They don't have to worry about the translation, editing, or proofreading since they already did that for the digital release (ostensibly). The only factors left are printing, distribution, and retail. The fewer steps there are in the process, the less buffer time you need to add for potential problems, which means your timeline per iteration is much shorter.
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@bloodygaikotsu I can read a volume per day depending on my work schedule. For example I read spider LN v1-4 in like 6 days or so. Read newest slime LN which I think is 4 (even started a jnc thread discussion for it) in a day. When something is so interesting to read like spider LN I can binge read it fast. Of course I don’t do this for all series. As for some I take breaks like (weeks,months,years) before I decide to go back and finish reading it or catch up to the recent volume to come out. So I think my complaints can be backed up with the pain of waiting for translation. One day I’ll learn to read Japanese and won’t have to wait anymore (hopefully). It just sucks that sometimes it’s months I have to wait for a translation. I don’t like reading fan translation either as it usually involves different links that don’t lead anywhere or just bad translation. When there is an option to pay for something I want in the best quality possible I’ll gladly pay for it. I’m just inpatient is all.
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@bloodygaikotsu Personaly i can keep up with the release rate, if i'm really interest in a serie i can read something like 3 book a day, i'm not as good with physical realease tho, those kind of pile since their not as easy to read.
I prefer when the gap between vol is low or even better JNC prepub system. Financialy that an other story, but well eating less and cooking more is good for your heath they say, so i just cut on the food budget.But i can see where you're going, it's true that most person probably don't read as much or slower, but most people probably also read less series simultaneously so having a release rate of a vol each 2 month is probably better since you let enough time for even the slowest of reader to finish the last vol before the new one is out, but you also keep the wait short enough to keep people interested. But it's true that having people falling too much behind can also be a problem.
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There are honestly nearly not enough good LNs out there (that are officially released in English) not to be able to keep up.
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@the-green-death
Well, I ain't complaining much about having a backlog, it means I can always have smth to read (but kinda hope to be able to keep my purchases up with the releases...I already the fact that I already was aware of the market quite late so there are so many books outta print like The Summer of the Ubume.)(other Japanese fiction I feel a lack with at times)
I was surprised with the amount of titles that came out in 2018, I think we really need some kind of subculture or, at least, a site. tbh, I really dunno how to keep up with Japanese fiction news...
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@hyferzftw said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
One day I’ll learn to read Japanese and won’t have to wait anymore (hopefully)
I alwas got something to read, it doesn't have to be the same series so I am content tbh
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@raitoiro said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
But i can see where you're going, it's true that most person probably don't read as much or slower, but most people probably also read less series simultaneously so having a release rate of a vol each 2 month is probably better since you let enough time for even the slowest of reader to finish the last vol before the new one is out, but you also keep the wait short enough to keep people interested. But it's true that having people falling too much behind can also be a problem.
Monogatari was like that but I was caught by other series and stand-alone books too
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
Guess this is the rumoured reverse-isekai? Yeah, everybody knew that Cop Craft would be waaaaaaaaaay too good to be true for JNC.
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Holy heck, I guessed a second one. This has a manga coming too in Japan.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! https://j-novel.club/s/welcome-to-japan-ms-elf/search
The Bookwalker link I posted earlier. The LN has two volumes out.
https://bookwalker.jp/de814b6291-6d07-43f5-9842-579f3882df3e/?acode=WpfPW3yk
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I was taking a look at the manga raws last week, talk about timing 😄
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And I was reading the translated manga just a few days ago :)
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I just had another look at the series page and noticed it has the gourmet tag. So we got 2 food-related LNs at once? That's not exactly the kind of reverse isekai I was expecting. And I didn't get a feeling of it being food-related from the first manga chapter either.
I'll give it a read later after work and see how it goes 🤔
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I know many are happy about licenses so I don't wanna sound annoying and I won't be commenting on the titles per se.
But after this and YP, I feel this lack of balance in licenses.
like so far, all LNs licenses here are Fantasy, slice of life type. Not the type with action or suspense or plot-heavy...just the relaxed/relaxing type series.And all Manga but one are LN adaptation which is, tbh, disappointing when JNC just went into Manga field where you see more diversity of genres and titles and would be a good chance to reel in new blood (readership).
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I'd actually say J-Novel doesn't have enough Slice of Life, it has a lot of action. Granted, some started as more SoL like Smartphone before going more actiony and plotty.
As for plot heavy, quite a few of them have a strong overarching plot. Faraway Paladin. Rokujouma, in spite of liking slice of life arcs, has a rather strongly written metaplot. It's pretty obvious Infinite Dendogram is building towards something. Others have fairly strong arcs, though less of a metaplot sort of arc.
As for diversity of genres, it's pretty simple. Sam licenses what sells. He made a joke once I believe that whenever someone complains about isekai, he makes another sale of Smartphone. :) I try to encourage other genres myself - I buy Rokujouma because I love it for instance and want more like that done, but I'd much rather Sam license what sells with the occasional chance license than to chase the tail and go bankrupt.
