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    • HyperionH
      Hyperion Member
      last edited by Hyperion

      Seven Seas announced SCP Foundation: Iris of the Mirror World light novel. Same author as Yume Nikki and Echo.

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      • RaitoiroR
        Raitoiro Premium Member
        last edited by Raitoiro

        I'm gonna be hopefull and bet on the new genre being mecha (since neither Smartphone nor Infinite Dendrogram are true mecha) and one of the 2 series being the sequel to Gargantia, the other could be Knight and Magic since it's both mecha and isekai making it safer.

        Well if i listen to my heart i would bet on the new genre being nearSf and the new serie being Shinsekai yori and Humanity has declined but I'm not that much of a fool ^^

        Edit: i just remember that we recently get Full metal panic which is a Mecha, but it's still new and since the 2 novel are said to be part of the push, it in fact seem even more likely

        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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        • TerabyteT
          Terabyte @Raitoiro
          last edited by Terabyte

          @raitoiro I would say Infinite Stratos & Full Metal Panic! are mecha?

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          • RaitoiroR
            Raitoiro Premium Member @Terabyte
            last edited by Raitoiro

            @terabyte yeah, i totaly forgot FMP i notice just after posting --'
            but infinite stratos isn't really mecha, it's more like mechanised underwears

            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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            • yumenokageY
              yumenokage Member
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              It might be too much to ask for, but I'd be really happy if the "answer to 'do you love your mom?'" title ends up as The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time

              License Wishlist: Kino's Journey, Crest/Banner anthology, SukaMoka
              Favorite JNC Series: Bookworm, Faraway Paladin, Dendro, Grimgar, Crest/Banner of the Stars, Tearmoon Empire, Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter, Apothecary Diaries, Otome Heroine's Fight

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              • RaitoiroR
                Raitoiro Premium Member @yumenokage
                last edited by Raitoiro

                @yumenokage Whoa, be carefull, don't say that title , you will summon @Zing

                Joke aside, the mom part doesn’t seem important enough in the serie to truly be a responce, the mom death is what lauch the story and guide it at the begining, but then she is a secondary characters and her and Van don't interact much.

                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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                • myskarosM
                  myskaros Staff
                  last edited by myskaros

                  Announcements from the Discord voice-chat panel from Sakuracon 2019:

                  • Middle-Aged Businessman Makes a Name for Himself in Another World Thanks to Goddess Power! (Kodansha, answer to "Do You Like Your Mom?")
                    • 2 volumes, complete series
                  • Record of Wortenia War
                  • Side By Side Dreamers (yuri, Iori Miyazawa, Hayakawa Shoubo, single book)
                    • Same author as Otherworld Picnic
                  • Seriously Seeking Sister! Ultimate Vampire Princess Just Wants Little Sister, Plenty of Service Will Be Provided! (yuri, 1 volume, not sure if will continue)
                  • Crest of the Stars (license rescue, space opera, closer to YA than LN)

                  Non-license announcement:

                  • Both Full Metal Panic and Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars will be released in triple-omnibus hardcover print editions, late 2019/early 2020. (MSRP $29.99, A5 size)
                    • No comment on the short-story volumes yet.
                  • Ascendance of a Bookworm in print (fall 2019), faster releases than usual due to the anime, Elf Bride (very good sales in Japan, SEA, for JNC), Infinite Dendrogram (fall 2019), Animeta (already up on Amazon) and Marginal Operation (manga, Dec/Jan) also in print.

                  Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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                  • TerabyteT
                    Terabyte
                    last edited by

                    Oh, family isekai is complete with 2 volumes? That's short 😧

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                    • ant13099A
                      ant13099 Premium Member @myskaros
                      last edited by

                      @myskaros bit disappointed nothing I’m really interested in but it’s good seeing JNC getting some more unique and different titles but on the other side don’t know how much longer I’ll keep my premium member ship if they don’t start getting some newer titles I’m interested in. Last two sets of new licenses have been kind of a let down

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

                        Middle-Aged Businessman Makes a Name for Himself in Another World Thanks to Goddess Power! (Kodansha, answer to "Do You Like Your Mom?")

                        2 volumes, complete series

                        Eh, I liked my guess way better.

                        Will probably try Wortenia Senki... I guess?

                        So only the "rescued title" left? Is it today too?

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                        • myskarosM
                          myskaros Staff
                          last edited by

                          The VC panel is over, I've updated my post with all the announcements.

                          Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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                          • LegitPancakeL
                            LegitPancake Premium Member @novurdim
                            last edited by LegitPancake

                            @novurdim Myskaros edited his comment for the last licenses. The rescue is Crest of the Stars.

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                            • TerabyteT
                              Terabyte
                              last edited by

                              I'll pick up only the first 2 titles: Family Isekai and Wortenia. Not interested in the other 3. I guess that means I won't be as busy as I thought reading new weekly parts (lol).

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                              • GuspazG
                                Guspaz Member @Terabyte
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                                @terabyte said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [9 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED (5 MANGA, 4 LNs) 1 LN Unconfirmed!]:

                                Oh, family isekai is complete with 2 volumes? That's short 😧

                                He said technically cancelled but self-contained and not ending on a cliffhanger like Genius did.

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                                • TerabyteT
                                  Terabyte @Guspaz
                                  last edited by Terabyte

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

                                  He said technically cancelled but self-contained and not ending on a cliffhanger like Genius did.

                                  I swear I'm gonna smack Sam this time around if it's not true.

                                  "Me a Genius" left a bad feeling with that cliffhanger, and now Sam earlier in virtual panel confirmed the author got a (real - if we want to call it like that?) job and there's basically no chance he'll ever publish V4. (Should I pray he loses his job and goes back to LNs? 😅)

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                                  • HyperionH
                                    Hyperion Member
                                    last edited by Hyperion

                                    Thank you for Crest of the Stars! That was my favorite license, but I'll give all the LNs a shot because one may surprise me. As for the manga, I'm interested in Marginal Operation since military/war stories are my jam and Discommunication seems refreshingly different.

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                                    • kinoK
                                      kino
                                      last edited by kino

                                      Awesome! Crest of the Stars and FMP in print, I love that! I also like the Marginal Operation manga so cool to hear it getting a print release as well. I tried the Wortenia Senki manga but I wasn't feeling it. I like the art style for Around 40 Eigyou-man, Isekai ni Tatsu!: Megami Power de Jinsei Nidome no Nariagari, it sounds super cute.

                                      edit: Hm, I wonder if Marginal Operation is getting an anime, that would be neat.

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                                      • RaitoiroR
                                        Raitoiro Premium Member
                                        last edited by Raitoiro

                                        The Middle age man look interesting, i hope it really doesn’t end on a clinfhanger tho.
                                        I'm little sad that the rescue title isn't Gosick but Crest of the Stars does look interesting, save for the the art which look really bad.

                                        The other 3 doesn't look really interesting, yuri is kind of boring when it doesn’t come with canibalist space monster or the truth on the univer and Gacha game ^^
                                        and Wortenia Seki look kinda blend.

                                        It's great that Marginal operation, is going to be print tho, the manga annoucement seem really good that time.

                                        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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                                        • lazyproblemsL
                                          lazyproblems
                                          last edited by lazyproblems

                                          For the lns, looks like I’m only interested in the Crest of the Stars series from this batch of announcements. FMP hardcover omnibuses is awesome news, along with the other print editions we knew about from amazon.

                                          Looks like the manga were the big winners for me this time around. Discommunication in particular seemed pretty intriguing from the first chapter they’ve uploaded, and I’m looking forward to reading Undead and Paladin later.

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                                          • TerrenceT
                                            Terrence Premium Member
                                            last edited by

                                            I'm pretty happy with this slate.

                                            Obviously happy the "Around 40" family novel got picked up since that was a request.

                                            I wanted more space opera for a bit and Crest of the Stars stood out (I actually like the art, and it's only cover art; the book doesn't have any actual in book inserts).

                                            I think I'll enjoy Wortenia Senki too.

                                            The two Yuri I'll give a chance. I'm not a huge Vampire fan, but that's more the Shoujo vampire tropes that I'm not big into. Comedy vampire stuff can be fun. The other Yuri has a really neat looking cover, but I need to try reading it first.

                                            JNC said that military manga can be read on it's own (I think it was implied as a unique experience); I'm curious what that means. Is it really different than the LN?

                                            That weird Buddhist romance manga I'm definitely going to look into buying. =P

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