Acquisitions Speculation - General
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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.
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@Terrence said in Speculation thread regarding new Aquisitions [ 4 NEW TITLES HINTED, TIME FOR SPECULATION!]:
So is the Bookwalker LN (Combat Baker) one of the 4 titles? Which hint could it fit.
Bookwalker's announcement for Combat Baker said it would be a 6-month exclusive. Unless they have a very loose definition of "exclusive," I take that to mean it won't be appearing here on J-Novel.
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@hatguy12 they did say they are funding the translation and leaving the property to the company.
Theoretically if J-Novel Club did license it they could put it on the site for the subscribers. (After all we are all just one big group of grammar checkers) and then release the e-books on BookWalker 1st for the exclusive release, followed by making its way to all other digital platforms...in theory.
If that were the case it means no premium content for a minimum of 6 months.
And time wise it would work out because you need a 2 month period for the subscription upload and another few weeks for e-book preparation meaning a June release is 100% possible.
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@hatguy12 I was thinking like "console exclusive" to Bookwalker, JNovel Club premium release the "PC exclusive". xD
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There's no discussions about us getting any rights to Combat Butler but I think it might be possible to license it "just" for streaming to subscribers after Bookwalkers exclusivity window is up.
I'll talk to Hobby Japan and see what the situation is.
I hope Bookwalker's translation is good...
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Even though Bookwalker's license had nothing to do with J novel club it is a good sign for light novels in general that more are getting licensed.
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@Sam-Pinansky , is there some problem with Date a Live license? I am just a bit surprised that still no one licensed it.
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@sparhawk6 said in Speculation thread regarding new Aquisitions [ 4 NEW TITLES HINTED, TIME FOR SPECULATION!]:
@Sam-Pinansky , is there some problem with Date a Live license? I am just a bit surprised that still no one licensed it.
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko says hi.
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@kuuderes_shadow 16 volumes+ also says hi. It's very rare for something that long to get picked up for print anyway. We could theoretically do it though... We'll see how some of our long series hold up.
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@Sam-Pinansky I disagree, you know mahouka 21+ volumes and ongoing , SAO 18 and will be more, Strike the Blood 16 volumes and ongoing. Just a few examples of longer series. One piece books have Shieldbro and it have 15 volumes and ongoing. All series are printed, Bakemonogatari series etc etc. So why it is a problem? If there is a problem with publisher, then I understand, but longer series are licensed often.
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@sparhawk6 Well, those series are on totally different levels from Date a Live, popularity-wise. Strike the Blood is probably the least popular there but that is still getting anime made so that's probably a factor as to why it got picked up.
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@Paulo27 Well Date a Live get 2 series 2 OVA and movie, spin-offs, so it is not so bad I guess. Shieldbro don´t have a anime. And StB can be compared with Date a Live without a problem. And I think, the last week it was on 9th place in the sales chart. (Probably thanks to the Kurumi spin-off) Also, I think the last year it was in top 30 sellings.
So sorry, popularity wise you are wrong. Indeed, you can´t compare it to mahouka for example, but it doesn´t change the fact that all mentioned LN from before have many volumes. -
Okay I am making a guess now
Re: At least it's not an isekai I think it's 最強聖騎士のチート無し現代生活
The Everyday Life of The Strongest Holy Knight that can't Cheat
Since this a reverse Isekai, because the Holy Knight is transported to the real world.
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Getting close to some of these announcements now... Can't wait!
I might make the clues a little more specific as we go, too... Watch the newsletter.
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Yaaay! Has anyone guessed right yet? I mean we have made a lot of guesses in this thread.
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@Hakomari I've seen 2 correct names mentioned (not necessarily in this thread, however...) The other 2 no one has guessed yet.
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The only other place I see you is reddit. I made a thread there with speculations so it is possible someone in the thread guessed them correct.
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@Sam-Pinansky where I can watch newsletter? And is there j-novel reddit page?
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@sparhawk6 When you signed up for an account you got to choose whether to subscribe to the newsletter. If you go to j-novel.club/signup
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@Sam-Pinansky Thanks Sam, I missed it somehow. Btw, if there is really a chance that you can handle Date a Live, go for it please.
