Acquisitions Speculation - General
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They aren’t announcing it soon or anything, just that they secured at the minimum 1 new license, they also still have bides out on other series and even for the 1 they have they still need to assign it to a translation team that will then need time to work on it.
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If I had to guess what he meant by a biggie I think it could be one of four things
1 A light novel series that recently had a popular anime
2 A light novel series that has an upcoming anime that is expected to be popular
3 An older series that was popular a while ago that still has a dedicated fan base.
4 A series that already has a following due to an existing fan translation
Looking at shows from this current season the only really viable option I see is Cop Craft, this is made even more likely since JNC has licensed two other series from the same author though I'll admit I have no idea how popular Cop Craft is so I don't know if it could be called a big one. The only other light novel series I see that isn't already licensed is Isekia Cheat Magician which doesn't seem to be that popular.
For the upcoming anime I see at least 2 possibilities in the fall season. The first one is Assassin's Pride which seems to have a pretty decent premise and the second one is Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo which judging by what little I've read of the manga seems to have a lot of potential. I'm kinda hoping for the latter since I'd like more slice or life/romantic comedy series here.
As for older series we can just look for a couple examples from this site. For example Chivalry of a Failed Knight is still pretty heavily demanded even though that series is a couple of years old at this point.
As for series made popular through fan translation I really have no idea, I'm kinda out of the loop on that front.
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@eternal-wanderer
OrCould You Love a Pervert...
AKA HensukiIf I recall correctly, it’s a current anime and relatively popular
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Next ones I really want that are known properties?
Ideal Sponger Life
Shield Heroine (I Hate Being in Pain, So I made a Full Defense Build)
That Dark Fantasy Yuri one with the eyepatched girl, a title whose name escapes me, but there's a thread for it here.
Edit: This one.
"Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" (Do you think Someone like you can defeat the Demon Lord?) https://forums.j-novel.club/post/45768Cop Craft I'd also like. Alderamin, Bear, Bear, Bear and Chivalry I want for others (and I would try them too). I'd definitely try reading Hensuki too.
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Honestly, I want JNC to get Mondaiji since it would then become possible to license Last Embryo and Million Crown which revolves on the same universe.
Although Million Crown is a different parallel world.
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Does anyone think it's possible for it to be Date A Live? it is an older title that has had a demand for a long time, season 3 aired at the beginning of this year, and it was announced that there is a new anime project in the works making it current.
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@caramelwithoutthesalt
The conceptual idea of a novel that can please everyone doesn't seem realistic given the varied nature of individual preferences. All we can do is hope a new license happens to align with what we like to read. This will be easier for some than others. -
@eternal-wanderer said in Acquisitions Speculation - General [AnimeNYC Nov 15-17]:
Assassin's Pride
As much as I want AssPride to be among the licensed, from what I remembered from discord, he didn't seem to think very positive about the title. Color me surprise if he changes his opinion then.
I just hope the big one is some fantasy/scifi title.
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My "biggie" hopes would be Kino's Journey or Death Mage, which has a popular fan translation. Unfortunately the former has already been said to be unlikely due to a number of factors, and the latter comes from a small company with only one miscellanous title licenced (by SS, I think?), which would probably be harder to break into.
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@eternal-wanderer I agree the Ore Wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo would be a good choice as to a potential acquisition. Seems to have potential and could be a good change of pace since a majority of novels are isekai.
Hensuki would be a good pick also!
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Via Seven Seas' Twitter:
In this month of delicious treats, we've got MORE manga and light novel licenses coming your way! 🍬🎃🍫 Join us here next week, Monday through Wednesday (Oct 21 - 23), for brand-new license announcements that are sure to blow your gourd! 🤯
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Nice I got something to look forward to during the long work week
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I'm not really holding my breath on this one. Pretty much since Mushoku Tensei, Classroom of the Elite and Reincarnated as a Sword were announced, their announcements have all be disappointing
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oo, yay. hopefully there'll be at least a couple of things that I'll want there. How long is it generally between SS's announcements and initial release dates?
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@yumenokage
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Does the digital first stuff still take 7 months?
T_T
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@terrence No, they have early digital releases.
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Even when taking in their early digital release, they still take forever to actually start releasing.
For example, Mushoku Tensei:
Announced: 8th of July 2018
Volume 1 digital release: 4th of March 2019
Volume 1 physical release: 21st of May 2019Still about 8 months from announcement to early release. Classroom of the Elite was announced at the same time, and has the same scheduling.
So even if they announce a new one next week, probably won't see it till mid next year.
