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    • Crimson WiseC
      Crimson Wise Premium Member
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      Sakakibara's opening the doors... [...] is he charming his way into the good pulls?

      The only thing I can find about Sakakibara is one of the characters in Arioto, an on-going Softbank 3 volumes yuri romcom series from a seasoned author, which sounds like... a reasonable license for JNC.

      The plot, paying for a relationship, sort of matches the quote as well.

      @liber-monstrorum said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

      I thought of Fake Cinderella after reading these lines.

      The illustrator of that series, Takemura, is also mentioned on the text.

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

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      • ShinyS
        Shiny Premium Member @Crimson Wise
        last edited by Shiny

        A fun read. Nice work!

        In terms of clues, there could potentially be a hint in:

        • The last half of the Japanese version of the title. It is "ふざけるな!" Which Google translates to "Do not be silly!"
        • The name of the part which only appears in the app: "Sermon 3.[pi digits] Part A Million"
        • The names of the staff: LeVon Jaymes, Hirei, exedore, Nathan Archer
        • The names of the characters, e.g. Takemura (Fake Cinderella as above), Jessica and Sakakibara (although some could be JNC internal references to staff)
        • The tags for the series, e.g..bishounen
        • The reference to England, Scotland Yard (Sherlock?), America, Naru, Maine, Germany and the Armstrong Lunar Base
        • The reference to 2000 Yen and 23,000 years
        • The reference to being a bumbling knight's perfect female squire
        • His jobs and education, e.g. business studies and middle management
        • a "mayonnaise rice" existence, "Denouement", m*rcedes", "zombie movies", "a legendary destination for a Japanese policeman", "petty revenge"
        • Link between reincarnation and gacha
        • The text on the cover, e.g. the protagonist's t-shirt (4444 already mentioned), "tokuten"

        Stay shiny, y'all.

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        • Silver Sugar DuchessS
          Silver Sugar Duchess @Crimson Wise
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          @crimson-wise said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

          The illustrator of that series, Takemura, is also mentioned on the text.

          You are right, I didn‘t notice that.

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

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          • Crimson WiseC
            Crimson Wise Premium Member
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            So I'll go on a whim, and mention Is it Tough Being a Friend? The hints describe a side-character romcom scenario, and has a character named Ryuichi, where the novel has Ryuuga and Ichiro as main characters. It's Shogakukan however...

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

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            • Rahul BalagganR
              Rahul Balaggan Staff
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              https://www.twitch.tv/jnovelclub

              Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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              • Eternal WandererE
                Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
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                I'm pretty happy with the new licenses, I just hope it doesn't take too long for them to be posted on the site.

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                • saffireS
                  saffire Premium Member
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                  Summary of licenses

                  https://redd.it/miodll

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                    sniper_samurai Premium Member @Eternal Wanderer
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                    @eternal-wanderer All of them start a 7pm UT today except Emperors Lady in Waiting

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                      ShipTeaser Premium Member @sniper_samurai
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                      Wow I got one right. First time ever lol...

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                      • smashman42S
                        smashman42 Premium Member
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                        Piggy Duke and Gun Loli?! Holy crap this round is pretty awesome

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                        • myskarosM
                          myskaros Staff @sniper_samurai
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                          @sniper_samurai They should all be at exactly the same time :< Unless you mean the manga?

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

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                          • custodesC
                            custodes Premium Member
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                            The Emperor's Lady in Waiting is a novel I was not expecting but much appreciated in being licensed, quite a few this set of licenses around I will probably read, but quite a few I will purchase.

                            Author of Praetor's Blood.
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                              sniper_samurai Premium Member @myskaros
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                              @myskaros I see it there now, it wasn't showing in the upcoming releases when I posted that earlier.

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                              • lighthawk96L
                                lighthawk96 Premium Member
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                                "Piggy Duke" and "Born to Master the Blade" are now on my must read list. And there goes more of my free time and expendable budget.

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                                  Thomask Premium Member @Chi C
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                                  @chi-c said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                  @aruseus493 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [12 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!11 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:

                                  @rahul-balaggan

                                  I'll make that <1% guess that Sam has expanded into the K-Novel Club market and licensed The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor or Dungeon Defense.

                                  I find that to be unlikely. I mean, it's not impossible, but Sam's physically in Japan isn't he? His connections and business relationships are mainly in Japan, it's not like he can just take a quick trip over to Korean and talk to some publishers there.

                                  Three years later and a search on the hope of... this comes up with a brief spark then disappointment...

                                  Would love to find Legendary Moonlight Sculptor here...

                                  What am I reading?
                                  0) Bookworm

                                  1. Seirei Gensouki

                                  2. Realist Hero

                                  3. Wortenia Senki

                                  4. D-Genesis

                                  5. Arifureta
                                    Waiting for catchup to fantran

                                  6. By The Grace of Gods

                                  7. Ideal Sponger Life

                                  Complete

                                  1. Fushi no Kami
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                                  • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                                    Silver Sugar Duchess
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                                    I‘ve read on Twitter that we will get a new batch of licenses soon. Will there be any hints again (in the next part of I Got Hit By a Truck But I Wasn’t Sent to Another World! What the Heck?!)?

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

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                                    • Lily GardenL
                                      Lily Garden Member @Silver Sugar Duchess
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                                      @liber-monstrorum Yeah, we need the next part of I Got Hit By a Truck But I Wasn’t Sent to Another World! What the Heck?!

                                      The public needs to know what happens next!

                                      “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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                                      • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                                        Silver Sugar Duchess @Lily Garden
                                        last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

                                        @lily-garden I really hope that we will also get more Kadokawa licenses for the Heart label in future, like Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Earl & Fairy for example. I especially hope for these longer-running series.

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

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                                          Lotteliese @Silver Sugar Duchess
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                                          @liber-monstrorum Earl & Fairy falls under Shueisha and, aside from Jump spinoffs, still mostly untapped. For Heart would be Julian Publishing, Futabasha, Starts Shuppan and more from Overlap great. (Alphapolis too, but they are still dicks)

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                                          • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                                            Silver Sugar Duchess @Lotteliese
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                                            @lotteliese My mistake. I forgot Earl & Fairy isn‘t Kadokawa.

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

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