Acquisitions Speculation - General
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Wow, didn't really expect a Full Metal Panic rescue of all things. I'm not a big fan of FMP but I do hope that it can do well and open the gates for more series of this kind. Go, go, FMP!
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@rahul-balaggan said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
@novurdim as someone who has been asking for food related content since JNC was first founded, and has specifically mentioned said license on numerous occasions, I will have to politely disagree.
I actually like this story as well and am looking forward to a professional translation of it. I am enjoying cooking with wild game more than I thought I would as well.
I am also excited for Full Metal Panic. It is a license I didn't know I wanted. I watched the anime long before I was interested in light novels at all so I never knew it had a light novel. Why is this one called a license rescue? Did someone license the light novel and it flopped?
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@malloc said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
Why is this one called a license rescue? Did someone license the light novel and it flopped?
Tokyopop
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@doublemangekyo I am not familiar with Tokyopop, but I have heard people talk about them in a negative context. Did they licence a lot of light novels then not produce them?
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@malloc In the early 2000s, they were a major manga publisher that also extended into Light Novels. They weren't well liked though because of their extremely liberal translations which sometimes completely changed aspects of the stories. In addition, they weren't very good about fully publishing series and would often drop stuff that didn't meet their sales expectations. This resulted in a huge flooding of the manga market until the bubble burst and people didn't buy as much manga/LNs. Tokyopop ended up going under and all of their licenses were lost with Japanese publishers shying away from licensing a lot of stuff out after.
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@malloc They licenced quite a few lns and usually cancelled them after 3 volumes. They also had a bad reputation for loose translations, iirc Initial D and the Battle Royale manga were particularly bad. They made Battle Royale into a reality tv show in their translation which breaks the ending as it cannot work if there are cameras present.
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Whoa I've been waiting for FMP for a while! Looking at the message this increases my hopes for Kino no Tabi finally being rescued.
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Maybe people will stop whining about "isekai trash" too, as the Isekai is funding a few other works.
Who'm I kidding, the virtue signalling will continue. (Note: it's fine to not like isekai. I just get tired of the 'Isekai sucks and if you like it you have no taste' people. :)
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@dtta People saying they hate isekai's are the new isekai's :P
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@dtta Isekai is trash and so am I.
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I love isekai, gimme more isekai! Preferably without beta protagonist and with decent romantic subplot.
P.S. FMP stopped being relevant 10 years ago.
P.S.S. Fumoffu was the best FMP could ever aspire to become. -
So glad about FMP. I never thought I'd get a chance to fully read this series. Preordering the first premium volume ASAP.
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Out of these 4,
FMP, I have the old paperback release and will read the re-translation.
Magicmaster I like so far, so am planning on reading.
Campfire is better than Wild game so far (much less food stuff). Will try a few more chapters and see.
Bookworm's main character is more annoying than Potion Loli ( and I like FUNA's other stuff), so dropping it already. -
Yen Press announced 4 new light novels for October:
- A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga (Oda Nobunaga to Iu Nazo no Shokugyō ga Mahō Kenshi yori Cheat Datta node, Ōkoku o Tsukuru Koto ni Shimashita)
From the author of hit series of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level comes A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga! In this world, on the day they reach adulthood, everyone visits the temple to receive their life's calling. Many will become warriors or magic users. But when Arsrod, the frail younger brother of a minor feudal lord, goes in for his career, he comes out with...Oda Nobunaga?! Not only has no one ever heard of the job, but not a single person can figure out what it's even supposed to mean. When this young man inherits the experience, tactics, and prowess in war of the great Sengoku strategist Nobunaga, though, his very destiny will change!
- Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town (Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shōnen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Yōna Monogatari) Translated by @doceirias
Lloyd is a novice adventurer whose dream is to discover “true strength” in the capital he's always admired, despite growing up with neighbors who always considered him weak. The story starts with him departing his hometown, which just so happens to be located right next to…one of the most dangerous dungeons in the world?! Lloyd may think of himself as powerless, but when he goes to the city that serves as the starter town for adventurers, the difference between him and everyone else couldn't be starker!
- World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country & Dungeon Seekers (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei ~Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha)
After living life as a corporate lapdog, Arihito is reborn in a fantasy world. Strangely, the class he's assigned is the very ambiguously titled “Rearguard.” It seems weird, but Arihito soon figures out that, though it isn't flashy, he's gained the ability to do just about everything in battle, from assisting attacking and defending to healing! As he begins his new life, he quickly gathers curious companions: his “senior” supervisor who's younger than he is, a mysterious demi- human mercenary girl, and a gorgeous high-level swordswoman. With this bevvy of interesting ladies in his party, his journey as the greatest supporter who's ever lived begins!
- The Greatest Mao Is Reborn to Get Friends (Shijō Saikyō no Ōmaō, Murabito A ni Tensei Suru)
The greatest demon lord in all of history, Varvatos, has reigned for several millennia as absolute ruler. Now, there's only one thing left for him to do...enjoy the life of an average commoner! When he's reincarnated as a villager in a non-descript town, everything seems to be going as he hoped, but there's just one slight problem—even when he holds back, Varvatos is still too strong! Soon, rumors about him spread, and he's approached by all sorts of men, women, and assailants! The quiet life he's always dreamed of seems far away indeed...
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@hyperion said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:
Yen Press announced 4 new light novels for October:
Those all sound like they could be fun to read, and I've enjoyed Killing Slimes.
The only bad thing is I'm spoiled by JNC's faster translations, so 4+ months between volumes feels like an eternity :)
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spoiled by JNC's faster translations
I used to feel this way too, but now it feels like there's just so many light novels constantly coming out that I'm okay with longer waits now.
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I'm fine with the 4 month ways, but when YP catches up to a series in Japan, it becomes hell. We're lucky if we get a new volume 10 months after the Japanese release date.
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@aruseus493 Since YP can't catch up, though, how could that be a problem?
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@someoldguy You clearly haven't been waiting for Sword Art Online Progressive.
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@aruseus493 SAO Progressive has to be looked at as an exception because it has taken a 2-3 year break in Japan twice. Most middle school kids with a dictionary app could translate it and catch up.
