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    • piisfunP
      piisfun Member @Terabyte
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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.
      Number six... Probably either a VRMMO or VRMMO Isekai.

      Green's Theorem

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      • Lily GardenL
        Lily Garden Member @piisfun
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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...

        “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
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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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          • lighthawk96L
            lighthawk96 Premium Member @WaterDweller
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            @waterdweller
            Couldn't agree more.

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              FacelessOne Premium Member
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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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                Lisast Premium Member
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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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                • WindsagioW
                  Windsagio Premium Member
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                  For hint 2, maybe they're taking over the license for Meikyuu labyrinth kingdom?
                  (yen has it now, but it'd fit the hint anyways)

                  Logic is out, Unreasonableness is in!

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                  • WaterDwellerW
                    WaterDweller Premium Member @Windsagio
                    last edited by WaterDweller

                    @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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                    • pcjP
                      pcj Premium Member
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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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                      • MasterLillyclawM
                        MasterLillyclaw Premium Member @Lisast
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                        @lisast Clearly, we have:

                        1. Fast Demon King Immediacy
                        2. And Let There Be Dungeons
                        3. They Flee First
                        4. Black Belt Chucky

                        All of these relate to a rampaging Myne engaging in a Bloody Carnival.

                        1. 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

                        1. Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                        Facebook, you say???

                        1. 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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                        • WindsagioW
                          Windsagio Premium Member @pcj
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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?

                          Logic is out, Unreasonableness is in!

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                          • TheGrimLichT
                            TheGrimLich Member @Terabyte
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                            @terabyte said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                            • SERIES 5 HINT: Like Sailor Moon's relationship but backwards

                            Mask Tuxedo?

                            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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                            • jpwongJ
                              jpwong Premium Member @MasterLillyclaw
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                              @masterlillyclaw said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                              Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                              Facebook, you say???

                              So the metaverse? Maybe something with VR?

                              @pcj said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                              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?

                              Maybe it's the reverse of that, a strong capable MC where a mysterious and incompetent stranger always swoops in trying to help.

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                              • lighthawk96L
                                lighthawk96 Premium Member
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                                Hint number 2 could be the light novel version of "Dungeon Builder". The manga is already licensed.

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                                It could also be "Let's Manage The Tower" which is really what I'm hoping for. That would be awesome!

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                                • jpwongJ
                                  jpwong Premium Member @lighthawk96
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                                  @lighthawk96 I would be interested in either of those. I was considering that the hint may be the Dungeon Busters manga since JNC has started doing simulpub releases of manga.

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                                  • lighthawk96L
                                    lighthawk96 Premium Member @jpwong
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                                    @jpwong
                                    That very well could be. But I've been hoping for "Let's Manage The Tower" and since the hint had "Let" in there I thought it could be possible.

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                                      Ellyonia Premium Member @lighthawk96
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                                      @lighthawk96 I forgot about “let’s manage the tower” I would be supper pumped of JNC licensed that!

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                                      • lighthawk96L
                                        lighthawk96 Premium Member @Ellyonia
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                                        @ellyonia
                                        That would so make my day too.

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                                        • ShinyS
                                          Shiny Premium Member @jpwong
                                          last edited by Shiny

                                          No hint of Bookworm spinoffs. I'm still hoping, though.

                                          @jpwong said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                          @masterlillyclaw said in Acquisitions Speculation - General:

                                          Facebook's Ultimate Plan

                                          Facebook, you say???

                                          So the metaverse? Maybe something with VR?

                                          Maybe taking over Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy from Sol Press. If so, I wonder if any of the others are amongst those recently removed from the Sol Press listing.

                                          Stay shiny, y'all.

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                                          • WaterDwellerW
                                            WaterDweller Premium Member
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                                            Adding another suggestion for hint 6, assuming it's something related to VR - "Only Sense Online", a series that has 21 volumes out (or 24, when counting the Silver Goddess side story volumes), as of February. The only reason I'm putting it here, though, is because it's VR, and because I've been slowly working my way through the manga for the past week or so.

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