Acquisitions Speculation - General

[Crimson Wise]

Man, just looked at the Anime Expo schedule and those hours are annoying if you're in Europe. Hoping that there will be recordings.

For reference:

• VIZ - July 04, 12:30 PDT / 19:30 UTC
• Yen Press - July 04, 13:30 PDT / 20:30 UTC
• Square Enix - July 05, 16:00 PDT / 23:00 UTC (thanks @Aruseus493)
• Seven Seas - July 05, 19:00 PDT / 02:00 UTC
• Kodansha & Vertical - July 06, 15:00 PDT / 22:00 UTC
• J-Novel Club - July 06, 17:30 PDT / 00:30 UTC
• Sol Press - July 06, 22:00 PDT / 05:00 UTC

[Terrence]

I've heard some publishers say they won't be recording (per Anime Expo rules?). So I don't know how much video content there will be this year. =[

[HarunaChieP]

I'll wait for the news and if someone livetweets the announcements, the better especially if recording is not possible

[Aruseus493]

@crimson-wise

Don't forget Square Enix since they recently announced their entry into Manga/LN Publishing for the English Market.

• Square Enix - July 05, 16:00 PDT / 23:00 UTC

[Jagd Mirage]

So the VIZ and Yen Press panels are today

[kino]

One day, Kino's Journey, one of these days... ;_;

[Yoshken]

Anyone in the Yen press panel yet?

[Rahul Balaggan]

@yoshken it starts at 1:30, they don’t let people in till like 15 minutes before.

They let premier and ADA in first then general.

[TheRedJet]

Licenced Light Novels From Yen Press
1 I´am Behemoth an S-Ranked Monster,but Mistaken for a Cat,I Live as an Elf Girl´s Pet(with manga) 2 vol. out since October 2018
2 Interspecies Reviewers:Ecstasy Days! 1 vol. out since December 2018
3 Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina 9 vol. out since April 2019
4 The Penetrated Battlefield Should Disappear There: Bullet Witchcraft and Ghost Program 2 vol. out since April 2019 (Brand New series)
5 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai 9 vol. out since October 2018

[dargonsUnited]

I know some people are going to be super hyped about bunny girl but overall this set of announcements seems super disappointing to me.

[kino]

Here's what Viz licensed for those who are curious.

Viz Media licensed these manga :

Reiraku
Itsuwari no Freya
Pocket Monsters Special
Kirby: Art and Style Collection
The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare
Jigokuraku
Ao no Flag
Transformers: The Manga

[kino]

@dargonsunited I stopped caring about convention announcements a few years ago. We're in the internet age, there's no point to delay an announcement for a convention that has limited exposure vs. the unlimited amount of people that can share something instantly through the internet at any time.

[kino]

YP licensed the manga for Kono Yuusha ga Ore Tueee Kuse ni Shinchou sugiru. This is the one that has an upcoming anime in fall.

YP also got the manga for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita.

[novurdim]

Sigh, in a better world Seishun Buta would be licensed by JNC and we wouldn't have to wait 6-9 months until the very first volume. Oh well, at least it did get licensed, maybe my hype won't die down as usual by the time YP actually releases something.

[Hyperion]

I'm happy for Bunny Girl Senpai and that's it for me from Yen Press. Viz made me even happier, Blue Flag and both shoujo series for me.

[Zing]

Predictable and safe picks from Viz and Yen, boring if anything.

[Eternal Wanderer]

Happy to see Bunny Girl Senpai licensed at all but would have preferred someone other than Yen Press license it since there releases are glacial.

[sniper_samurai]

@eternal-wanderer And they don't release their stuff on Google Play.

[Terabyte]

@eternal-wanderer They're still better than Slow Press at least 😜

[Yoshken]

@rahul-balaggan yeah I was still stuck in line just to get in the con