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    • Silver Sugar DuchessS
      Silver Sugar Duchess @lighthawk96
      last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

      @lighthawk96 Ah yes, I know what you mean. J-Novel Club premium ebooks aren‘t the only books I buy...

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

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      • jpwongJ
        jpwong Premium Member
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        JNC's generally the only one who starts releasing pre-pubs right after the announcements though. I think there's some announcements from other companies from last year where I'm still waiting for Vol 1 of the LN to come out, so I'm a little less concerned about other companies new licenses taking up my budget or reading time on a more immediate basis.

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        • Lily GardenL
          Lily Garden Member
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          Only a bit over an hour before the new licenses are announced. Does anyone have any final guesses before the big reveal?

          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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          • TheGrimLichT
            TheGrimLich Member
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            Joke bet:
            Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
            Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun

            Serious Hopes:
            Misfit of Demon King Academy
            Knight's & Magic
            Loop 7-kai me no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Suru

            My grasp on sanity remains absolute.

            Oh, right, the poison, the poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. ...That poison?

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            • Lily GardenL
              Lily Garden Member @TheGrimLich
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              @TheGrimLich said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

              Loop 7-kai me no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu wo

              I second this with all my heart

              “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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              • TerrenceT
                Terrence Premium Member
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                So just the one new license?

                I have plenty to read, but I guess I do hope Seven Seas has a few more tricks up their sleeve before the month ends. Tentai announcement should be something I'll get too.

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                • pcjP
                  pcj Premium Member @Terrence
                  last edited by

                  @Terrence there were two new licenses. But one of them was for additional material on a series they already have.

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                  • lighthawk96L
                    lighthawk96 Premium Member
                    last edited by

                    So, what got licensed?

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                    • pcjP
                      pcj Premium Member @lighthawk96
                      last edited by pcj

                      @lighthawk96

                      • Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower
                      • Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbooks 1-4
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                      • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                        Silver Sugar Duchess
                        last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

                        Fortunately both licenses are right up to my taste, but I‘m a bit disappointed that they announced only two new licenses and one of them is additional material.

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

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                        • BartzBBB
                          BartzBB Premium Member
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                          For me the greatest news was the fact that Sam is in Japan for business reasons. Meaning he's probably negotiating new licenses for new series and/or licensing new volumes for current series.

                          JNC LN Ranking:
                          1st - Rokujouma
                          2nd - Realist Hero
                          3rd - Bookworm

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                          • lighthawk96L
                            lighthawk96 Premium Member @pcj
                            last edited by

                            @pcj
                            Wow! Thanks!

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                            • Lily GardenL
                              Lily Garden Member @BartzBB
                              last edited by Lily Garden

                              @BartzBB Yeah. This gives me great hope for the next round future licences.

                              Anyway I'm not surprised that the Bookworm fanbook is liscenced but I kind of didn't expect it to happen so soon. Is it going to be released part by part like any other LN or is something different going to happen given that it's a fanbook?

                              “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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                              • Eternal WandererE
                                Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
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                                I'm kinda surprised that Seirei Gensouki didn't have a physical version announced since its also getting an anime.

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                                • TimmaaahT
                                  Timmaaah @Eternal Wanderer
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                                  @Eternal-Wanderer it already has one announced and is coming out next month. Unfortunately it's a 2 volume omnibus though.

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                                  • TerabyteT
                                    Terabyte
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                                    I usually always check a few titles from each new batch but this time it's been really disappointing. There's only 1 really new license and then all print announcements.

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                                    • catstormC
                                      catstorm Premium Member @Terabyte
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                                      @Terabyte

                                      Yeah it was a bit disappointing, maybe j novel club saw everyone else doing announcements and just went welp guess we should too.

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                                      • Lily GardenL
                                        Lily Garden Member @Terabyte
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                                        @Terabyte I'm in a sense a little relieved, I'm already reading 20 or 30 series so having 4 or 5 new titles on top of that would be a lot to manage. Yes I would have enjoyed checking out 5 new series but for right now I'm satisfied with 1 new just from a practical standpoint.

                                        “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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                                        • TerabyteT
                                          Terabyte @Lily Garden
                                          last edited by Terabyte

                                          @Lily-Garden said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                          @Terabyte I'm in a sense a little relieved, I'm already reading 20 or 30 series so having 4 or 5 new titles on top of that would be a lot to manage. Yes I would have enjoyed checking out 5 new series but for right now I'm satisfied with 1 new just from a practical standpoint.

                                          That's true too... 😅

                                          A bunch of series will be gone from the schedule soon though (either catching up or ending; Game Club just caught up for example and Combat Baker ends in 3 parts) so I would have had a bit of leeway to check out new ones.

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                                            GeorgeMTO @Lily Garden
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                                            @Lily-Garden From its licensing suggestion thread (which I assume is partially info revealed on the stream, didn't watch it myself)

                                            When and what part of the book will be streamed is not determined yet, according to the announcement.

                                            Print will be available Oct 5, 2021.

                                            Subsequent fan books will be worked on at the right spoiler free timing

                                            https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/2930/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-official-fanbooks/58
                                            (the post above this one also has a cool graphic from the stream you may enjoy too)

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