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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
                  last edited by Eternal Wanderer

                  Please let"Ironically it doesn't need a club" be Gamers, I need that series on my tablet.

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                    Sean O'Hara Member
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                    So series dealing with summoning:

                    Fate/Zero (the "not the Nasu-verse" clue is misdirection)
                    Zero no Tsukaima (summoning gone wrong for one hapless schmuck)
                    Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts!

                    Doesn't need a club:
                    Is there a novel equivalent to The Going Home Club?
                    Maybe something about a club that doesn't really exist like Haganai, or is forced into existence like Kokoro Connect?

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                      paulnamida
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                      on the "Not actually a part of the Nasu-verse"... my bets are on either Fire Girl or DDD. Both are Type-Moon works but not actually part of the Nasu-verse, also, the hint could be pointing to Fire Girl since it was not written by Nasu (unlike DDD, but it could be just wishful thinking, I want more BUNBUN art in my life)

                      And for "finally a female protagonist"... PLEASE BE BLACK HEALER!!! I know there's plenty of others but I need Black Healer XD

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                      • Sam PinanskyS
                        Sam Pinansky Translators @the green death
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                        @the-green-death Sorry I really should read the forums more but I'm trying to focus on more important work stuff.

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                        • Sam PinanskyS
                          Sam Pinansky Translators @hatguy12
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                          @hatguy12 I was in the US for family issues for 2 weeks and then after coming back I've tried to focus on some person things like cleaning my apartment and getting my life back into a reasonable state, as I've been neglecting that.

                          I'm now back in a better place on most standpoints and can start pressing forward more, though I do plan on limiting my forum participation comparatively.

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                          • MicrodynamesM
                            Microdynames Premium Member @Sam Pinansky
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                            @sam-pinansky Just as long as someone is around to check on the Support forum regularly!
                            And glad to hear you're taking care of yourself. One's most important business asset is oneself after all.

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                            • raddevlinR
                              raddevlin
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                              Ooh, new hints to speculate on! "Not actually a part of the nasu-verse" makes me think DDD - as much as I want Kara no Kyoukai, it is definitely tied in with his other major works. My brother will be very happy if it's DDD since he's wanted to read it for ages. :)

                              Regarding the "female protagonist", I would love it if it was Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami butttt it's published by Kadokawa so I'm not holding out much hope. Still, fingers crossed!

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                              • Paul NebelingP
                                Paul Nebeling Premium Member @Eternal Wanderer
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                                @eternal-wanderer I just started watching the anime. I'd love to see Gamers get translated.

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                                • the green deathT
                                  the green death @Sam Pinansky
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                                  @sam-pinansky totally fair. Work/life balance is important and it sounds like you were going really full on for a long time here. We all appreciate the heck out of what you do and J-Novel and though I'll miss your being as regular a presence on here, as long as you and he company are healthy - it's no big deal.

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                                  • Aruseus493A
                                    Aruseus493
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                                    Finally a female protagonist!

                                    Was just chatting with a friend who wants Black Healer and when I thought about this hint, I realized that we already have a series with a female protagonist.

                                    • UchiMusume features Dual-Protagonists of Latina and Dale.
                                    • Paying to Win in a VRMMO actually has the female protagonists take the main role more than the Young Heir.

                                    My Light Novel List

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                                    • MicrodynamesM
                                      Microdynames Premium Member @Aruseus493
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                                      @aruseus493 Marie is also the co-protagonist of Clockwork Planet.

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                                      • CynigamiC
                                        Cynigami @hatguy12
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                                        @hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General:

                                        Nobody knew summoning could be so complicated

                                        I am gonna say Wortenia Senki for this one which is a HJ novel I requested a few months ago. MC gets summoned, kills his summoners, and runs off. I can't think of anything else that fits better for this clue .

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                                        • Shiroi HaneS
                                          Shiroi Hane Premium Member
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                                          I'm with @myskaros on Slavemagic for the summoning one, both with Seven Seas just picking up the manga and more importantly their title for it.

                                          The only other one I have an immediate idea for is the female protagonist, because it came up in the license requests forum: Kuro no Iyashi Te.
                                          It is actually quite hard to find decent female protagonists who aren't originally men before reincarnation and where the cover doesn't also look like an otome game (yes, I know I'm picky) and while I know I've found others, I'm blanking on them.

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                                            Village Idiot Premium Member
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                                            Female Protagonist could be Eru from Knight's & Magic where its a running gag for people to mistake him for a girl.

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