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    • Silver Sugar DuchessS
      Silver Sugar Duchess @lighthawk96
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      @lighthawk96 Nope.

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

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        jdmmis Premium Member
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        @lighthawk96 @Liber-Monstrorum New hints are up now.

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        • lighthawk96L
          lighthawk96 Premium Member @jdmmis
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          @jdmmis
          Just saw them and now I don't know which direction I'm pointed in.

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          • stardf29S
            stardf29 Premium Member @Terrence
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            @Terrence said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

            Title 2: 17 going on 27?

            Gonna guess this one about a 27 year old Office Lady who dresses as a JK (and gets saved by a 17 year old boy when someone tries to assault her on a train). I'd love anything from this author.

            https://myanimelist.net/manga/123393/Choppiri_Toshiue_demo_Kanojo_ni_Shite_Kuremasu_ka

            @BartzBB said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

            Title 2 is most definitely Choppiri Toshiue Demo Kanojo Ni Shite Kuremasu Ka?

            Hint #2 supports this one, since the first part of the title translates roughly to "I'm a little older but can I be your girlfriend?"

            @Terrence said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

            Title 3: SHUT UP!

            My Best Friend's Lil Sis is Only Annoying to Me (stretch).

            Seems more likely now given the second hint.

            On the Discord people have given "The Ideal Sponger Life" for #4 (I deal/you deal, and of course SpongeBob reference)

            As an alternative to Der Werwolf manga for #6, I was thinking the Tearmoon Empire manga (beware the full moon, so tear the moon; also, executing Mia despite her not actually being the leader).

            #7 is almost definitely Welcome to Japan Ms. Elf manga.

            MAL
            Beneath the Tangles (the blog I write for)

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            • TerrenceT
              Terrence Premium Member
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              Best Friend's Little Sister is Only Annoying to Me looking like less of a stretch with the last hint. But we shall see. =)

              I don't really get the second hint below the 17 going on 27 one, but if Imouza does go for the aforementioned hint, Choppiri is another SB Creative work. Edit: I should have read stardf's post before posting, lol.

              And hint set 4 I think it was (No, You Deal; Who Lives in an Isekai Under a Queen?) has been thoroughly guessed from other folks (unless there's some funny business).

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              • saffireS
                saffire Premium Member @Terrence
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                @Terrence said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                I don't really get the second hint below the 17 going on 27 one

                The translated title is something like "I'm a little older but I can still be your girlfriend right?" 10 years is a bit much to be described as "a little older".

                5 is currently being debated as Sekkaku Cheat.

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                • TerrenceT
                  Terrence Premium Member
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                  Ah, I forgot Micro Magazine. Are there any other titles Micro Magazine said were licensed that haven't been announced through their Western partner?

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                  • RaitoiroR
                    Raitoiro Premium Member
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                    I know I'm probably grasping at straws here but Title 5 could be The girl who ate a Death god and its sequel The girl who bore the flame ring.

                    Hint 1 "Not FDA-Approved."
                    Death gods aren't FDA-approved yet the MC from "Death god" eat one and a big part of the novel is about her eating about anything she can find.

                    Hint 2 "Hamlet in the nunnery."
                    The sequel "Flame ring"'s story is about a war of succession, the MC is raised in a church/nunnery like building and a lot of the story is shaped by what happened there, there are a few more similarities but it would get into spoiler territory

                    spoiler

                    And since both series are really short 2 and 3 volumes respectively it doesn't seem impossible for the2 to be license at the same time like Crest and Banner of the stars.

                    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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                    • V
                      Village Idiot Premium Member @Terrence
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                      @Terrence 3) is almost certainly Best Friends Sister Is Annoying due to the latest hint.

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                      • LegitPancakeL
                        LegitPancake Premium Member @stardf29
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                        @stardf29 Okay I'm 100% sure on Sponger Life given the Spongebob reference, but what does the dealing have to do with it?

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                        • TerrenceT
                          Terrence Premium Member @LegitPancake
                          last edited by Terrence

                          @LegitPancake said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                          @stardf29 Okay I'm 100% sure on Sponger Life given the Spongebob reference, but what does the dealing have to do with it?

                          I deal. Ideal. No, you deal.

                          (I did not figure that out, someone else pointed it out to me). x)

                          So basically the two hints are the two words in the title (and the second hint also very generously points to the plot focus on the queen and Isekai element too).

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                          • LegitPancakeL
                            LegitPancake Premium Member @Terrence
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                            @Terrence Wow, now that I think about it it's so obvious haha, now I feel stupid not figuring it out xD

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                            • TerrenceT
                              Terrence Premium Member
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                              Yeah, that's how I felt. I thought it was Sponger Life just cause Queen rule and Isekai, and then someone pointed out the Spongebob (I even read the hint in the Spongebob style, but I was hung up on pineapples and the sea, lol). Tbf, I only had about 10 seconds to ruminate on it before seeing the guesswork.

                              I'm pretty happy with this slate if my two guesses and Sponger are proven true. Other titles just going to be the icing on the cake (I wouldn't mind that one you guys are thinking may be hint set 5).

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                              • TerabyteT
                                Terabyte
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                                Hints aside, on which day are these new licenses being announced?

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                                • myskarosM
                                  myskaros Staff @Terabyte
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                                  @Terabyte The stream details are all on the announcements page.

                                  https://j-novel.club/announcements

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

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                                  • LegitPancakeL
                                    LegitPancake Premium Member @Terabyte
                                    last edited by LegitPancake

                                    @Terabyte Lol it's at the top of the hints page https://j-novel.club/announcements

                                    We'll be streaming these new series announcements live on Twitch at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST on Friday, November 13th.

                                    So 18 hours from now when this comment was posted.

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                                    • BartzBBB
                                      BartzBB Premium Member @Terrence
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                                      @Terrence said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                      I even read the hint in the Spongebob style, but I was hung up on pineapples and the sea, lol

                                      So that's why the 2nd hint is a Spongebob reference.
                                      Honestly, I didn't notice it until you pointed it out.

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                                      1st - Rokujouma
                                      2nd - Realist Hero
                                      3rd - Bookworm

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                                      • TerabyteT
                                        Terabyte @myskaros
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                                        @myskaros @LegitPancake Ops, thanks. I read the hints here in the topic without checking the announcements page this time... 😋

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                                        • lighthawk96L
                                          lighthawk96 Premium Member @Terrence
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                                          @Terrence if this is indeed the case then I will be over the moon for this release! I've been hoping these light novels got licensed.

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                                          • Lily GardenL
                                            Lily Garden Member
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                                            It's the final hour before showtime, last chance to place your bets! 😁😄

                                            “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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