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    • catstormC
      catstorm Premium Member
      last edited by

      kinda disappointing round of announcements for me, a couple of titles i will give a chance but nothing I'm actually excited for.

      Ho hum can't always get what you want, I'll just hope for better luck next time.

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      • Silver Sugar DuchessS
        Silver Sugar Duchess
        last edited by

        This time I got disappointed, there is nothing really for me... I might check out The Sorcerer’s Receptionist and Slayers though.

        💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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        • myskarosM
          myskaros Staff
          last edited by myskaros

          Hint explanations -

          Series 1:

          spoiler

          Series 2:

          spoiler

          Series 3:

          spoiler

          Series 4:

          spoiler

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

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          • saffireS
            saffire Premium Member
            last edited by

            I feel really stupid for not getting the Zelenograd hint. I know I thought about googling that exact combination of words and just...didn't.

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            • Eternal WandererE
              Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
              last edited by

              Although it was fun to get so many series at once it also feels kinda overwhelming, I'm kinda worried some of these new licenses won't catch on here because they might get lost in the shuffle. It would be a shame since I really enjoy reading the discussions here.

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              • RaitoiroR
                Raitoiro Premium Member
                last edited by

                The website and app upgrades are the best announcement of the bunch.
                Some licenses are/sound interesting like Instant death, Holmes and Bloodlines, but the rest is kinda meh.
                Slayers will probably attracted a whole new fringe of readers so that pretty cool.

                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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                • TerrenceT
                  Terrence Premium Member
                  last edited by

                  While there wasn't anything I was dying for or what I would have had in my top ten wants, most everything that got licensed I had on the wishlist (outside of the two black robed character series in Gluttony and Black Summoner, the anime based titles, and the Minotaur and Bloodline ones I never heard of). Holmes of Kyoto in particular a good sign for mystery. So I was pretty happy.

                  People are really down on Failure Frame as a "clone", huh? I always liked the look of the art, though that's subjective, and I try not to look too deeply into a story before I've read it to give it my full attention / as blind a reaction as possible, so I didn't realize this was the title folks were talking about.

                  Even if it's a "clone", the girl on the cover appears not to be a Loli, so that already is a big superficial difference. And a lot of titles do that "they threw me off into a pit to die, but I just became stronger / changed my hairstyle / came back for revenge", so I wouldn't begrudge it that set-up necessarily. A lot of set-ups in LN follow similar formula (Meet god, god gave me these OP / crap abilities, I wake up in the forest and save a girl, etc), and then they settle in after.

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                  • myskarosM
                    myskaros Staff
                    last edited by

                    A couple new series announced at Virtual Otakuthon 2020:

                    https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1294788410180341762
                    https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1294788900955852802

                    They'll be starting around the end of the month!

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

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                    • TerrenceT
                      Terrence Premium Member
                      last edited by

                      So now that Date a Live and Highschool DxD are here, what does light novel Twitter clamor for next?

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                      • Rahul BalagganR
                        Rahul Balaggan Staff
                        last edited by

                        Guin Saga

                        Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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                        • Crimson WiseC
                          Crimson Wise Premium Member
                          last edited by

                          Now I wonder if I need to meme the hell out of Akashic Records to get it licensed *sigh*

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

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                          • S
                            sniper_samurai Premium Member
                            last edited by

                            New licences being announced on Friday.

                            https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1313199899274608643?s=19

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                            • Lily GardenL
                              Lily Garden Member
                              last edited by

                              Hooray! New stuff!😄✨🎆🎉😊

                              ......not gonna lie though, I'm a little disappointed that we didn't get some hints on the announcement page this time 🤷‍♀️
                              It's just so much fun to see people guesses whenever that happens 😊

                              “There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” ― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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                              • V
                                Village Idiot Premium Member
                                last edited by

                                Hopefully one of them is Kenja

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                                • TerrenceT
                                  Terrence Premium Member
                                  last edited by

                                  Ghostly Good Time? Hmmm...

                                  (I'd like some more horror, but if that's a hint, maybe something like Holy Grail of Eris that has a ghost as a major character in a more traditional Fantasy / royalty based setting).

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                                  • E
                                    EmpactWB Premium Member
                                    last edited by

                                    I’m not big on horror, but I think I’d be a little disappointed if the majority of October announcements were anything else. It just wouldn’t feel right.

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                                    • myskarosM
                                      myskaros Staff
                                      last edited by

                                      There are no hints for our announcements this time.

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

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                                      • Eternal WandererE
                                        Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
                                        last edited by

                                        I hope we get a Bofuri announcement, I"m amazed that no one has licensed that series yet.

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                                        • catstormC
                                          catstorm Premium Member @Eternal Wanderer
                                          last edited by

                                          @Eternal-Wanderer

                                          My fear is someone like Sol Press has licensed it and is just sitting on it like they did for Chivalry.

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                                          • S
                                            ShipTeaser Premium Member @catstorm
                                            last edited by

                                            @catstorm yeah Sol press are the destroyer of dreams and licences...

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