Acquisitions Speculation - General
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@admin - the last wave was a great batch of licenses even if a few were not my cup of tea. I'm looking forward to the late winter license storm :)
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@admin That sounds very promising. I hope there will be a few light novels I will like. Unfortunately there wasn‘t really one in the last batch.
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@admin What I forgot to ask, will there be hints again? They are always so much fun.
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I know I am just repeating what has already been asked, but when will be the next licensing announcement? I hope it will be very soon, I‘m literally dying for it!
I‘m still hoping that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella will finally get licensed, this is my greatest wish!!!
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I‘m still hoping that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella will finally get licensed, this is my greatest wish!!!
You are not the only one wishing for it. I slowly don‘t care anymore if it‘s Seven Seas Entertainment or J-Novel Club (though I clearly prefer J-Novel Club), but someone please license these great novels!!! Just don‘t let it be Yen Press!
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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Fake Cinderella would be my top favorite licenses too. I hope they get licensed soon! Isekai Yakkyoku would be another favorite of mine.
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JNC has put up hints for the new licenses but it looks like nobody has noticed yet. Here you go:
- SERIES 1 HINT: Fast Demon King Immediacy
- SERIES 2 HINT: And Let There Be Dungeons
- SERIES 3 HINT: They Flee First
- SERIES 4 HINT: Black Belt Chucky
- SERIES 5 HINT: Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards
- SERIES 6 HINT: Facebook's Ultimate Plan
- SERIES 7 HINT: Stories of dating in Japan
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@terabyte For series 1, I can't help but think of The Misfit of Demon King Academy, what with the way the main character / reincarnated demon king uses his magic to grow up really freakin' fast. Immediately, even.
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@terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
JNS
What's that? The Japanese Novel Society?
Number 7 is definitely a Rom-Com.
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@piisfun said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
@terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
JNS
What's that? The Japanese Novel Society?
That's obviously what they were called in the 4Kids dub...
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Ops, auto correct strikes again. I'm not even sure why the word JNS is coming up in it though...😅
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@waterdweller
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Hints 2,3 and 6 could literally be one of a number of series, although perhaps hint 2 is something like World's Fastest Level Up. Hint 7 is definitely a romcom perhaps something like Rabudame or that series where the MC works at a dating agency. The other hints I have no idea on.
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I can't think of a way to connect any of these to Bookworm Gaiden, so I'll just have to hope that doesn't count as a new series.
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For hint 2, maybe they're taking over the license for Meikyuu labyrinth kingdom?
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@windsagio Meikyuu Labyrinth Kingdom appears to only have a single volume out in Japan (released December 2019), which Yen Press has already published, so I doubt there's anything to take over.
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Series 5: So it has a male lead who bumbles things up a lot, and a mysterious strong female character always swoops in the save the day when he messes up? Anyone know any stories like that? (That could be any of about a couple dozen series actually, now that I think about it - most of the overpowered harem genre probably fits that one)
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@lisast Clearly, we have:
- Fast Demon King Immediacy
- And Let There Be Dungeons
- They Flee First
- Black Belt Chucky
All of these relate to a rampaging Myne engaging in a Bloody Carnival.
- Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards
I’m sorry I don’t actually know anything about Sailor Moon so I can’t make a joke here- Facebook's Ultimate Plan
Facebook, you say???
- Stories of dating in Japan
This is part of Myne’s goal of organizing a library; it’s important to record the dates of which your stories are published!
TL;DR “Wait, it’s all Bookworm Gaiden?” “Always has been.”
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@pcj I can't help but think of that beloved memeable moment:
"My job here is done!" > "But you didn't do anything!"
So the reverse would be the person is useful?
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@terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:
- SERIES 5 HINT: Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards
Mask Tuxedo?
