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    • DoubleMangekyoD
      DoubleMangekyo @Terrence
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      @terrence said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

      Ooh. Anything super notable that people want from them?

      Not sure these count as notable, but I'd love to see Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. and the Expelled from Paradise prequel novel get licensed. Sam pls.

      My light novel counter (EN & JP) for series published by Yen On / JNC / Seven Seas

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      • Crimson WiseC
        Crimson Wise Premium Member @Terrence
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        @terrence I personally want Humanity has Declined.

        Cop Craft (from FMP's author) is getting an anime. There are old finished series such as Shimoneta and GJ Club too.

        (On a side note, I'd also be happy with Watari's Qualidea Code novels - which I'm clearly aware that it's not going to happen. But there are not enough Wataru Watari novels in English.)

        Quof got a break.
        WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THAT FREAKING BLACK DRAGON?!

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          HamsterExAstris @Crimson Wise
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          @crimson-wise said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

          It looks like the Oregairu light novels are finally having a digital release on June 25th:

          It's perhaps a bit too early to tell, but I hope it's correct. Have been waiting for them for quite a while.

          Apparently they had false listings before, for Log Horizon. I (mostly) hope these are real, but I’m not getting my hopes up.

          (I also kinda hope they don’t, just so I don’t have to figure out how to handle having half the series in print...)

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          • TerrenceT
            Terrence Premium Member
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            All of those ones you've guys mentioned I would want. Especially Cop Craft.

            That one about the Demon Lord marrying the mom of the hero I'd like. That and that one where the main character's best friend is the hero, "Is it tough being a 'friend'".

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            • LegitPancakeL
              LegitPancake Premium Member
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              Sam has said multiple times he has been trying persistently to get Cop Craft, so I really hope that will work out. Maybe Shogakukan will want to see Sam successfully translate FMP and release those omnibuses first though, so they will know he is legit.

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                HarmlessDave Premium Member @Crimson Wise
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                @crimson-wise said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                @terrence I personally want Humanity has Declined.

                Cop Craft (from FMP's author) is getting an anime. There are old finished series such as Shimoneta and GJ Club too.

                (On a side note, I'd also be happy with Watari's Qualidea Code novels - which I'm clearly aware that it's not going to happen. But there are not enough Wataru Watari novels in English.)

                The Humanity Has Declined anime was dark-humored fun. I'm too lazy to add a license request thread but I'd upvote yours.

                I really enjoyed the GJ Club anime too, but I don't normally read (more or less) ordinary stories set in modern Japan so I couldn't upvote that one.

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                • myskarosM
                  myskaros Staff
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                  @harmlessdave said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                  I'm too lazy to add a license request thread but I'd upvote yours.

                  You quoted a link to the suggestion topic, FYI.

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

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                    HarmlessDave Premium Member @myskaros
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                    @myskaros said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                    @harmlessdave said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                    I'm too lazy to add a license request thread but I'd upvote yours.

                    You quoted a link to the suggestion topic, FYI.

                    D'OH! (slaps forehead)

                    I guessed (for no reason) that was a link to an outside description of the series and didn't click it. Instead I searched the suggestion subforum topic titles, but this topic only lists the Japanese version.

                    Oh well, upvoted it is. :)

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                    • myskarosM
                      myskaros Staff @HarmlessDave
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                      @harmlessdave said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                      Instead I searched the suggestion subforum topic titles, but this topic only lists the Japanese version.

                      You should search the stickied list of suggestion topics too.

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

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                        Village Idiot Premium Member @HamsterExAstris
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                        @hamsterexastris said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                        @crimson-wise said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                        It looks like the Oregairu light novels are finally having a digital release on June 25th:

                        It's perhaps a bit too early to tell, but I hope it's correct. Have been waiting for them for quite a while.

                        Apparently they had false listings before, for Log Horizon. I (mostly) hope these are real, but I’m not getting my hopes up.

                        (I also kinda hope they don’t, just so I don’t have to figure out how to handle having half the series in print...)

                        Nah, they had glitched listings like previously physical-only series appearing on their Upcoming Digital release page, but if you click into the thumbnail, the book doesn't say it has a digital release. Also nothing on hachettebooks.

                        As for Log Horizon, they had the last two volumes on their upcoming digital release AND had entries on hachettebooks which gets added on months before it was taken down. The theory is that Yen Press had been planning a digital release for it but something fell through so they had to cancel the digital release.

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                        • MenyKanzakiM
                          MenyKanzaki @Terrence
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                          @terrence I personally want The World God Only Knows

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                          • NosgorothN
                            Nosgoroth Premium Member
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                            11 volumes of Oregairu@comic are listed on Amazon for digital release on June 18, all at once, a week before the LN listing, so I'm guessing japan's side really have changed their minds.

                            It looks like they plan to release a bunch of volumes of the LN on the 25th too.

                            Give me ImoSae as well!

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                            • TerrenceT
                              Terrence Premium Member
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                              I would have liked to have gotten A Sister is All You Need volumes digitally.

                              I think I only have two My Youth Romantic Comedy volumes sitting on the shelf, so that'll be easy to transition over for me if I do that.

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                              • Crimson WiseC
                                Crimson Wise Premium Member
                                last edited by Crimson Wise

                                Hmm, ImoSae seems to have digital releases on July 23, Tomozaki-kun too. Although these don't even appear in Yen Press' website itself. Wait, ImoSae does.

                                Quof got a break.
                                WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THAT FREAKING BLACK DRAGON?!

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                                • NosgorothN
                                  Nosgoroth Premium Member @Crimson Wise
                                  last edited by Nosgoroth

                                  @crimson-wise Oh yesss. Also four volumes on the same day, looking at the related items, and the 5th on September.

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                                  • HyperionH
                                    Hyperion Member
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                                    Great news! I'll switch to digital for A Sister’s All You Need if it's true and I'd be really happy if Tomozaki starts digital, so I don't have to buy them twice. Btw, this is the list I have compiled of Shogakukan request topics for those interested:

                                    • AURA - Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai
                                    • Bokurano - Alternative
                                    • Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded
                                    • GJ-bu (GJ Club)
                                    • Humanity Has Declined (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita)
                                    • I, the Demon Lord, got remarried to the female hero's mother making her my stepdaughter
                                    • Is it Tough Being a Friend?
                                    • Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu
                                    • Rakuen Tsuihou -Expelled from Paradise
                                    • Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist (Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai)
                                    • Strange Voice
                                    • Tobenai Chou to Kara no Shachi (Wounded Butterfly and Orca of the Sky)
                                    • Yagate Koisuru Vivi Lane (How Vivi Lane Falls in Love)
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                                    • TerrenceT
                                      Terrence Premium Member
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                                      Tomozaki digital is a very good dream! Yay.

                                      I've already got 3 Sis is all You Need volumes, but I'll likely switch after reading those. 2 SNAFU physical volumes here.

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                                        cosm1cfall @Crimson Wise
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                                        @crimson-wise regarding tomozaki digital:
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                                        • LegitPancakeL
                                          LegitPancake Premium Member
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                                          Hope Middle aged Businessman isekai is coming soon :/

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                                          • yumenokageY
                                            yumenokage Member @LegitPancake
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                                            @legitpancake said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [No upcoming announcements currently]:

                                            Hope Middle aged Businessman isekai is coming soon :/

                                            Ah, I keep forgetting about that one and then when reminded thinking like it sounds interesting. Luckily I have enough on my plate to keep me occupied for now, but at this rate I wonder if we won't get it until the next round of acquisitions.

                                            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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