Acquisitions Speculation - General
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@Jon-Mitchell said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
"Nick Fury this Ain't" S.H.I.E.L.D. is a government agency, and Fury is a crusty veteran : we're looking for a major character or story about a fighting force that are not government affiliated, or maybe not well organized, headed by a novice? (maybe even a child?)
It could be Marginal operation LN, it somewhat fit that description and JNC already has the manga
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How about Spy Room? It involves a veteran spy with a 100% success rate who has to assemble a ragtag group of seven women into spies that can succeed in spite of their mission having a 90% chance of failure rate (at least that's what it sounds like it's about).
And the girls on cover 2 have eyepatches! They ain't Nick Fury, but they'll do just fine maybe? x)
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Regarding the first hint again, ”Kiss” could mean, that it will be a JNC Heart novel. ”Snow White” could mean, that the story has remotely something to do with a fairy tale character (or the title has something to do with a fairy tale character). So ”Kiss little Snow White goodbye” could mean in overall, that another fairy tale character will appear, like for example Cinderella. ”Little” could mean, that it's about a child (at least at the beginning). So I would assume it could be Fake Cinderella. It's a shoujo novel and there is the name of a fairy tale character in the title. The main protagonist is a little girl at the beginning of the novel and in the title of the first volume are the words ”Nice to meet you” too, the opposite of ”goodbye”.
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@Terrence that sounds fun. I'm hoping it's this one
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What time does the next hint come out? (I have nothing better to do than wait...)
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Although not an exact time the other hints have come out around 2-3 pm EST
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@Rahul-Balaggan Thanks!
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Third hint
cc: manga
Closed Caption? Carbon Copy? Maybe it is some sort of ASCII Art?
Anyway, it is manga.
Green's Theorem
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Maybe it's a manga of one of the previous two, or manga of an already published LN?
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Campfire Cooking manga?
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I believe it's already been said
all three hints are for novels. So this could be the novel version of a manga we already have, like Marginal Operation or Sweet Reincarnation. -
@LegitPancake Oh hey, I think I'd like it if it was Sweet Reincarnation.
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@piisfun said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
cc: manga
as you mentioned the common /standard meaning is 'Carbon Copy' (for those who don't know the history; in a type written memo a duplicate would be sent to whomever was "cc'd")
so this clue might mean that there is a Manga of this LN title as well - or there is a manga related to it with the word 'carbon' or 'copy' or duplicates being relevant?
google found "CO Chuu" which translated as 'Carbon Dioxide and Kiss' as a manga title - but I couldn't find anything about it
I also found an "Altered Carbon" anime (based on an English novel) which doesn't fit
maybe something about clones ?
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@Jon-Mitchell A little more history
Carbon Copy is a reference to the pressure sensitive "carbon paper" that was used when you wanted to print two copies of something on a typewriter. The pressure would change the color of the back sheet (they were loaded simultaneously), while the front sheet had ink applied.
It is still occasionally used for record-keeping with documents that have to be signed or hand-written, as a pen is effective as a typewriter at triggering the color change (Provided there aren't four layers of copies [personal experience]).
Green's Theorem
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@piisfun said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
Provided there aren't four layers of copies [personal experience])
you've got to press pretty hard for signatures to get through 4 part (or 6 part) forms
in the USA - buying a car (at least the last time I did) still needed 4 part carbon copies
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I'm confused. Is the third license a manga now, or a light novel?
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@Clarabelle All I am certain of is it is some kind of book.
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@piisfun Well, that is clear.xD
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...So. Is that a new hint, or what? "Wait, where did this come from?!"
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@piisfun
To get even more historic, I think what you’re describing there is “carbonless” copy paper. Original carbon copies used two regular sheets of paper with a carbon paper sheet between which transferred through with pressure onto the back sheet. I’ve a box of 35 year old government issue carbons hanging around which I’ve kept because they’re surprisingly pretty on the front: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6MAH3KtpWUNN4ij3A
