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      BloodyGaikotsu @Raitoiro
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      @raitoiro said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

      But none of the new lincence seem like really awaited seried, Potion loli is fun

      While Potion loli ain't as high among the suggestion threads but I think after seven seas license of FUNA, I think it was the awaited for those group of people.

      I think the awaited series differ from group to another and from person to another.

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        BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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        @terrence
        When I read that, I thought soooooo
        we are getting "Gamers"?
        I think @Aruseus493 has suggested it enough to be a regular lol

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          Terrence Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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          @bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

          I really wonder about YP lately, any "good" series will go over 13 volumes (or stop before 15 if it's non-fantasy or at least fantasy with more focus on romcom or drama), so why going for these smaller series that has similar volume number? I still don't get YP.

          TUEEE is probably going to be long, it's a Konosuba like comedy, and it's popular / heavily marketed, and getting an anime. Torture Chan as well is pretty sizeable I think and ongoing?

          That Arthur series by the Bastard Magical guy is the really short one at two volumes so far.

          I do wonder, would you want Yen Press to start on a series that already has 10+ volumes at their pace? I'd rather they get in on the ground floor with stuff they know is successful at the moment than something successful but old to torture us with their snail's paced release schedule. T_T

          @bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

          @terrence
          When I read that, I thought soooooo
          we are getting "Gamers"?
          I think @Aruseus493 has suggested it enough to be a regular lol

          Lol, let's hope so.

          I read it as "You're getting Gal Gohan. Stahp suggesting it, geez".

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            BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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            @terrence said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

            I do wonder, would you want Yen Press to start on a series that already has 10+ volumes at their pace? I'd rather they get in on the ground floor with stuff they know is successful at the moment than something successful but old to torture us with their snail's paced release schedule. T_T

            Lemme tell u a little story about myself.

            Years ago, I finished the fan translation of Oregairu Vol. 9 still got 10 to read and 11 was mostly out when Yen Press announced that they licensed it.
            I didn't read volumes 10 and 11 and here I am waiting for the official physical release.

            So, yeah, I don't mind as long as I'm getting it on my shelf, plus I find it weird picking a long series without any pre-established basis in the western market over one that already has (or going to have like anime)

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              Terrence Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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              @bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

              I find it weird picking a long series without any pre-established basis in the western market over one that already has (or going to have like anime)

              Tomozaki-kun, Torture Chan, Megumin Spinoff, Wolf Children, Witch Academia, and TUEEE all fit the anime stipulation though. Only 3 of the recent licenses aren't guaranteed anime (Arthur, Dirty Way, and that Shoujo Adventure one from today).

              6/9 isn't too bad (I may be forgetting one random license they've posted since Anime NYC).

              TUEEE, Tomkzaki, and Torture Chan will probably be long series too.

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                BloodyGaikotsu @Terrence
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                @terrence
                Anime Expo line-up is something I understand (I even predicted some of the titles), but I'm talking about 2018 as whole, not just the last few series. (Don't forget I guessed Mugmin spinoff as well)
                Pre-Ax and Post-AX, majority of their license are abscure stuff, also the ratio of their Kadokawa to non-Kadokawa titles is off too. (Like why one-shot from Shueisha, like is there some agreement or deal behind this?)

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                • TerrenceT
                  Terrence Premium Member
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                  So which hints are still left?

                  I want to try guessing again. I got two half-heartedly guessing this round. x)

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                  • HyperionH
                    Hyperion Member @Terrence
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                    @terrence

                    Manga Hints:

                    The Manga Adaptaton of LN#1 (#1 as in Complete the Triptych) Potion loli
                    Not Actually An Imouto Harem Master of Ragnarok **Edited on 1/23
                    Now With Less Laborious Lecturing Isekai Mahou
                    Fall In Love All Over Again Elf Bride
                    Ironically No Anime Adaptation Animeta

                    LN hints:

                    Complete the Triptych Potion loli
                    My Frenchman Will Be Pleased Cooking with Wild Game
                    It's Definitely Not Stocks
                    Abe's Last-Ditch Solution Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf

                    *Edited: Sam confirmed Cooking with Wild Game refers to Frenchman.

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                      BloodyGaikotsu @Hyperion
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                      I don't think they are right and probably a long shot but...

                      Not Actually An Imouto Harem

                      I'll +1 that guess about Engaged to unidentified cuz I want it lol

                      My Frenchman will be pleased

                      And my initial guess which is quite the stretch and don't think it's right and would be really crazy if it's true...lol

                      Otaro Maijo's Disco Detective Wednesday
                      (Non-LN)

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                        Jon Mitchell Premium Member @Hyperion
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                        @hyperion

                        wouldn't the imoutu harem be Seirei Gensouki manga?

                        I read banned books

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                          novurdim @BloodyGaikotsu
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                          @bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

                          Otaro Maijo's Disco Detective Wednesday
                          (Non-LN)

                          I would forget any complaints and praise Sam all year long but this guess is way beyond impossible xD

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                            Raitoiro Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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                            @bloodygaikotsu Most licences are probably awaited by some people, but if you look at the licencing suggestions, none of those series are in the first pages. Potion loli, like you said because it's a FUNA work is probably the most ask for but the other are quite unknow, it doesn’t mean they won't be interesting or do well, personnaly I will probably check the YP about alchimiste, but still we've yet to get a licence which would hype most people, in this batch of licencing.

                            Do you like death, war and misery ?
                            Do you like badass op loli who let nobody got in their way ?
                            Do you like vengeance story?
                            If so then then vote for The girl who ate a death god

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                              Hyperion Member @Jon Mitchell
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                              @jon-mitchell That one was in the first batch of manga licenses which had different hints.

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                                BloodyGaikotsu @novurdim
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                                @novurdim
                                lol
                                I know but that's the only time-related mystery I could think of lol

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                                  BloodyGaikotsu @Raitoiro
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                                  @raitoiro
                                  As a person of extreme minority here I dunno what to say here lol. (There is a reason why I don't have premium membership, it's pretty useless to me ... like have you checked my license suggestions threads lol they make the last 3 pages or so lol)

                                  We do agree but I was just saying potion Loli, at least, had a group that's been asking for it and everyone expected it.
                                  but, yeah, no one knows where all other works came from like Isekai Ryouridou has 14+ volumes but ain't as requested as smth like Risou no Himo Seikatsu or Mondaiji or ( to my own surprise) Remake Our Life!

                                  So I wonder about the background work more

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                                    Drone205 Premium Member @BloodyGaikotsu
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                                    @bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

                                    I don't care even if I hate all licenses but I just like to see different subgenres/genres within the one set.
                                    Weird declaration, I know.

                                    You can have a set of series that are in the same genre or sub-genre and still have them be different. I think we can all agree that Shield hero, Overlord, Log Horizon, and Konosuba are all very different series even though they are all Isekai. Scorpions and Spiders are both Arachnids, yet both are very different different creatures. I don't think it is fair to judge solely on the genre or sub-genres. Genres only tells us a broad class of settings or story types. Mystery does not have to be about a murder, it can be solving how a precious jewel found it's way in a Turkey (Sherlock Holmes) or the nature of a monster or character (monogatari series). O view books kind of like a bedroom, the cover and genres are what you see on the door before you enter while the actual story and the prose are inside the room that you cannot see. Reading the book is like investigating the room, is it clean and organized, is it messy, what kind of things does the person keep, how dense is the room? The door will only give a small glimpse.

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                                      novurdim @Drone205
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                                      @drone205 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

                                      I think we can all agree that Shield hero, Overlord, Log Horizon, and Konosuba are all very different series even though they are all Isekai.

                                      Just as we can all agree that they still have a set of similarities which can tire you out immensely.

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                                      • Rahul BalagganR
                                        Rahul Balaggan Staff @novurdim
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                                        @novurdim I know your speaking broadly and not just about those 4 specific series, that being said between Overlord, Konosuba, Sheild Hero, & Log Horizon I have read whatever is available in English and I find them all to be distinct (even with overlapping story plots) so I haven’t gotten stale of those 4 yet

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                                        • GuspazG
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                                          Not really... Overlord and Log Horizon have very little in common. The similarities are very few and largely superficial. And after the opening arcs of Overlord, non-existent.

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                                            novurdim
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                                            True, it's not an isekai-oriented community for nothing.

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