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    • TerrenceT
      Terrence Premium Member
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      I have a love / hate relationship with Grimgar because of the reoccurring joke gags they do, and the pace (less so the broader pace, I don't mind that they're going to stay noobs for a while, moreso the pace of specific scenes and waste of time lines with Ranta + co).

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        Hyferzftw @Terrence
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        @terrence that's exactly how I feel. Having op characters can get boring sometimes (depends on the plot tbh, and also if the author is skilled enough to pull it off). I love Grimgar because we see actual character progression in which it is totally possible and not just straight up a huge power creep.

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        • ImIlyazI
          ImIlyaz @the green death
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          @the-green-death I have to agree that Haruhiro was really annoying( in volume 4). I'd love to see more of the other characters thoughts. Like Ranta, sometimes I wonder what the hell he thinks. But it's still my favorite novel here :p

          "I drowned a fish, killed a dead tree and made medicine sick"

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            Hyferzftw @ImIlyaz
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            @imilyaz I think(I read the translation before JNC licensed Grimgar) volume 2 gave us a POV of Ranta and it made me hate him less, but I still find him extremely annoying. Specially on the volumes after 2.

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            • ImIlyazI
              ImIlyaz @Hyferzftw
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              @hyferzftw Ranta is really annoying sometimes. But then, he's the only one who's not serious all the time so I kinda like him

              "I drowned a fish, killed a dead tree and made medicine sick"

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              • TerrenceT
                Terrence Premium Member @ImIlyaz
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                @imilyaz said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                @hyferzftw Ranta is really annoying sometimes. But then, he's the only one who's not serious all the time so I kinda like him

                Yume? Nyan! 😺

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                • ImIlyazI
                  ImIlyaz @Terrence
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                  @terrence omg haha how could I forget her. My memory is vague, but I remember a part where

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                  It was both hilarious and confusing. (Don't know if it's even worth putting in a spoiler tag)

                  On that note, why does some characters like to refer to themselves as third person? She isn't the first person I've seen doing that. At first I wondered if there was some deeper meaning behind it, linking it with that the only thing they rememberd about themselevs was their names when they arrived at Grimgar. But then I rememberd it happens from time to time. Like Kuro Usagi from Mondaiji-tachi

                  "I drowned a fish, killed a dead tree and made medicine sick"

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                  • NeoAnkaraN
                    NeoAnkara @ImIlyaz
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                    @imilyaz Character who speak in third person is usually used to show their childishness or arrogance. The ditz usually use it too.

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                    • Pmf96P
                      Pmf96 Premium Member @ImIlyaz
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                      @imilyaz

                      Ranta is really annoying sometimes. But then, he's the only one who's not serious all the time so I kinda like him

                      Thank you! I was starting to think that I was the one that liked him :sweat_smile: I just find him that lovable jerk. Plus, despite the way that he behaves he kinda is helpful and has worries like everyone else. The problem is that his jerkiness overshadows that :laughing:

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                        hatguy12
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                        5 New Hints up.

                        Fate. Destiny. Tacos?

                        Not actually a part of the nasu-verse

                        Nobody knew summoning could be so complicated

                        Ironically, it doesn't need a club

                        Finally a female protagonist!

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                          hatguy12
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                          Sam also said there are 2 new publishers involved on Discord, so that makes guessing a bit trickier. It might still be reasonable to assume Kadokawa (the big one with a controlling share in Yen Press) would still be out of reach for the moment, if just because assuming so allows a huge chunk of potential titles to be crossed out.

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                          • myskarosM
                            myskaros Staff @hatguy12
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                            @hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                            5 New Hints up.

                            Fate. Destiny. Tacos?

                            Not actually a part of the nasu-verse

                            Nobody knew summoning could be so complicated

                            Ironically, it doesn't need a club

                            Finally a female protagonist!

                            Probably Kara no Kyoukai and Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu for 2 and 3. I don't follow the light novel scene quite enough to guess at the other 3 (not to mention 5 is way too broad a hint D:).

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

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                              corp20 Premium Member @hatguy12
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                              @hatguy12 duke's daughter for the 5th one? Seven sea has the manga now.

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                              • TerrenceT
                                Terrence Premium Member @hatguy12
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                                @hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                5 New Hints up.

                                Fate. Destiny. Tacos?

                                Fate Stay Night! Nah. =P

                                Maybe that assassin food mascot one, Death Need Round? Probly not though. But I want it!

                                Not actually a part of the nasu-verse

                                Soundalike title? Bake-something or other? Something-Monogatari?

                                Nobody knew summoning could be so complicated

                                Hmmm

                                Ironically, it doesn't need a club

                                Fight something or other.

                                Finally a female protagonist!

                                I wonder if they'd simulpub that new Seven Seas announcement, Average Powers?, the one with the woman who becomes an idol or something. I hope it's something fresh though.

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                                • the green deathT
                                  the green death
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                                  Does this mean most new info gets released to Discord instead of here? Seems Sam has been largely absent here for the past few months, little bummed I need to head to Discord to keep up.

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                                  • myskarosM
                                    myskaros Staff @Terrence
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                                    @terrence said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                    Not actually a part of the nasu-verse

                                    Soundalike title? Bake-something or other? Something-Monogatari?

                                    Nasuverse (Nasu Kinoko) is Tsukihime/Fate/Mahoutsukai/etc. Bakemonogatari is NisiOisin. Although your thought is a good one, maybe it's a title like "Something/something" where people could confuse it for a Nasuverse story?

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

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                                      hatguy12 @the green death
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                                      @the-green-death said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                      Does this mean most new info gets released to Discord instead of here? Seems Sam has been largely absent here for the past few months, little bummed I need to head to Discord to keep up.

                                      I think Sam has been absent to some degree everywhere for the past couple of weeks; I think he mentioned he had some travel and things outside of JNC on his plate recently that may be over now. Discord seems a little more conversational most of the time, so I think it's easier for random extra bits (like there being two new publishers) to come out there.

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                                      • CynigamiC
                                        Cynigami @the green death
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                                        @the-green-death

                                        He was absent in Discord for a whole month as well.

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                                        • TerrenceT
                                          Terrence Premium Member
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                                          @myskaros said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                          @terrence said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                          Not actually a part of the nasu-verse

                                          Soundalike title? Bake-something or other? Something-Monogatari?

                                          Nasuverse (Nasu Kinoko) is Tsukihime/Fate/Mahoutsukai/etc. Bakemonogatari is NisiOisin.

                                          Ah, whoops.

                                          Even better for me (I like Fate). Those designs kind of looked like Tohsaka in one of the guesses above.

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                                          • Eternal WandererE
                                            Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
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                                            Please let"Ironically it doesn't need a club" be Gamers, I need that series on my tablet.

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