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      GeorgeMTO @TheGrimLich
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      @thegrimlich said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

      @pcj While I really want that one, I don't see it realistically starting prepub before P4V4 since IIRC it was released after P4V4 in Japan, and any licenses start prepub the day of the announcement.

      Actually there's evidence against that, specifically for the Bookworm Fanbook. It started prepub on the 5th of March as per the first post in volume thread, but was announced as licensed on the 23rd of February based on this post in the licensing request. Date may be off slightly due to timezones, but close enough.

      I don't expect it to start yet myself, but if they plan to start it within a month or so, it's not impossible that they decided it shouldn't wait to their next batch of licenses.

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      • Lily GardenL
        Lily Garden Member
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        So here are my last minute predictions:

        Series 1: no idea

        Series 2: Endo and Kobayashi’s Live Commentary on the Villainess

        Series 3: Don't know, but given the hint maybe Heat the Pig Liver?

        Series 4: hopefully either The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady or Fake Saint Of The Year

        Stay tuned to find out if I was right or horribly wrong!

        “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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        • saffireS
          saffire Premium Member
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          I posted what I think the solution to hint 1 is on discord, along with some absolutely mad speculation about what it means.

          Okay, Sam's comments yesterday got me thinking. The implication to me was that we haven't actually gotten close to the essence of #1 yet. And that sent me down a Google hole that led to...Spaceballs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5drjr9PmTMA I feel like this has to be what it's invoking.

          Mad speculation time: I can't think of any light novels with anything like "Spaceballs" in the title. If the context of the scene matters, which is they're watching a video of the completed film in order to re-enact it, that brings to mind the meme, the legend, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. If it's hinting at something like Spaceballs...Tenchi Muyo?

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          • Rahul BalagganR
            Rahul Balaggan Staff
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            The time is nigh...
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            Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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              FacelessOne Premium Member
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              Some really great licenses revealed really looking forward to them.

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                ShipTeaser Premium Member
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                Yeah one pretty high profile licence. And the others look interesting and definitely worth a try

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                • Lily GardenL
                  Lily Garden Member @Rahul Balaggan
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                  @rahul-balaggan @Sam-Pinansky could we please get an explanation of the hints?

                  Thank you, and thanks for all the new licenses and new prints!

                  “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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                  • myskarosM
                    myskaros Staff @Lily Garden
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                    @lily-garden

                    SERIES 1:
                    When? Now!

                    https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1437500487096586243

                    SERIES 2:
                    Sometimes it's just as exciting to watch.

                    Reference to the story

                    SERIES 3:
                    A transient parting.

                    Reference to the title

                    SERIES 4:
                    Not actually an otome game!

                    Dumb joke because the title has "Duke's Daughter" in it

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

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                    • Lily GardenL
                      Lily Garden Member @myskaros
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                      @myskaros Thanks!

                      Also, Faraway Paladin is a Print Release?!?!?! YESSSSS!!!!! I have wanted a print release for this series back when I first read it on my library's Overdrive app, back before I even knew what Jnovel was.

                      I had two simultaneous reactions to this announcement:
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                      “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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                      • Lily GardenL
                        Lily Garden Member @Lily Garden
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                        @lily-garden so I only got 1 of 4 right, which was about what I was expecting

                        “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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                          SleepyTexan
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                          I only guessed Endo but I'm pleasantly surprised to see Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter which was also on my wishlist.

                          Zero Believers Goddess looks interesting so I hope I end up liking it as much as the last titles announced.

                          Bookworm, Dahlia in Bloom, Min-Max RPG, Sponger Life, Apothecary Diaries, Fushi no Kami, S-Rank Adventurer
                          Maou Retry, Cooking w/ Wild Game, Deathbound Duke's Daughter, Spirit Chronicles, Monster Girl Dungeon

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                            ehmk
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                            I’m so happy I’ve been waiting for the goddess with zero believers to be licensed forever

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                            • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                              Silver Sugar Duchess
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                              Will there be hints again, or not this time?

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

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                              • myskarosM
                                myskaros Staff @Silver Sugar Duchess
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                                @silver-sugar-duchess Unfortunately, we are completely swamped getting things ready to go for AnimeNYC, so we just don't really have time to do hints this round :(

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

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                                  Silver Sugar Duchess @myskaros
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                                  @myskaros What a pity, it is always so much fun guessing the new titles.

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

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                                  • lighthawk96L
                                    lighthawk96 Premium Member
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                                    As long as one of the releases is this title, I'll be happy.

                                    Isekai de Tochi o Katte Noujou o Tsukurou

                                    Let's Buy the Land And Cultivate in a Different World

                                    異世界で土地を買って農場を作ろう

                                    All the same name, but I would really like to see this June get licensed! Pretty Please!

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                                    • Silver Sugar DuchessS
                                      Silver Sugar Duchess @lighthawk96
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                                      @lighthawk96 For me it would be Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Fake Cinderella and Free Life Fantasy Online. I would be so happy if J-Novel Club actually licenses them! Earl and Fairy would be awesome too, but unfortunately J-Novel Club hasn‘t tied a connection to this publisher yet.

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

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                                      • TheGrimLichT
                                        TheGrimLich Member
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                                        Any word on how many licenses are being announced?

                                        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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                                        • Rahul BalagganR
                                          Rahul Balaggan Staff @TheGrimLich
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                                          @thegrimlich

                                          There will be a panel at AnimeNYC on Saturday the 20th at 6:30 pm Eastern Time.

                                          There will also be announcements on twitter, and plenty of conversation in Discord (link available on the bottom of the page on J-Novel.Club)

                                          Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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                                          • Lily GardenL
                                            Lily Garden Member @myskaros
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                                            @myskaros said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                            @silver-sugar-duchess Unfortunately, we are completely swamped getting things ready to go for AnimeNYC, so we just don't really have time to do hints this round :(

                                            Since there are no hints this around I shall just have to make random guesses mwahahah:

                                            Heat the pig liver

                                            Fake Saint of the Year

                                            Delicious Veranda

                                            I Summoned the Devil to Grant Me a Wish, but I Married Her Instead Since She Was Adorable ~My New Devil Wife~

                                            Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

                                            Now all that's left to do is to await the announcements and see how wrong I turn out to be...

                                            “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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