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    • Aruseus493A
      Aruseus493
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      If we're speculating what the new licenses are, I'm gonna guess that one of them is ギルドの新人教育係(自称)/ Trainer for Newcomer at Adventurer's Guild (Self-Styled). Someone mentioned that two of them are oneshot volumes and this one is also a oneshot. It's from Overlap, came out last month, and features a pretty unique concept in which the protagonist is one of those asshole villains that harasses the main character in a lot of fantasy series when they try to register with the Guild. It's interesting to make that character a protagonist so I think it'd do well.

      (Also, the typesetter/layout designer for the cover is totally the same guy that does the UchiMusume Covers.)

      Volume Cover

      My Light Novel List

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        hatguy12
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        I think this is new (unless I missed a convo earlier)...

        The pre-AX announcements now have hints associated with them:

        • Pre AX Ann. 1 - Classic Millennial
        • Pre AX Ann. 2 - RTFM

        I feel like you could potentially make some good guesses with those hints, but nothing comes to mind immediately for the titles I'm familiar with.

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        • CynigamiC
          Cynigami
          last edited by

          Clues up for the pre AX announcements :

          Classic Millennial

          RTFM

          https://j-novel.club/announcements

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          • Paul NebelingP
            Paul Nebeling Premium Member @hatguy12
            last edited by

            Hmmm. My knowledge base of LN titles isn't that large, so I can't suggest specific titles, but still...

            Classic millennial makes me think that it might be a title that came out about 20 years ago and had a popular anime made from it.

            RTFM... Read The "Fine" Manual... An isekai where the protagonist gets a guidebook?

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            • TerrenceT
              Terrence Premium Member
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              RTFM probably wrong guess...

              "A century later I was reincarnated as a magical book, but modern magicians are too weak"

              alt text

              https://bookwalker.jp/dec899d37e-cb17-422e-bdb2-c909f7b5b353/?acode=WpfPW3yk

              Release date: 5/25/18 (just one volume)

              Publisher: Shueisha (I forget if they're one of the ones that doesn't want all digital).

              The main character is literally a manual on magic.

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              • CynigamiC
                Cynigami @Terrence
                last edited by

                @terrence Shogakukan was the anti-digital ones. And GC.

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                • TremorCT
                  TremorC @Paul Nebeling
                  last edited by TremorC

                  @paul-nebeling I've always heard it as "Read The Firing Manual," so my first thought was it would be something to do with the army, guns, or the army and guns.

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                  • Paul NebelingP
                    Paul Nebeling Premium Member @TremorC
                    last edited by

                    @tremorc Lots of different words for that "F"... XD

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                    • DTTAD
                      DTTA Premium Member
                      last edited by

                      Heh. Read the FSCKING MANUAL.

                      <--- Worked in Computer Support.

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                        Village Idiot Premium Member
                        last edited by Village Idiot

                        Guess on Classical Millennial

                        Shinwa Densetsu no Eiyuu no Isekaitan

                        alt text

                        Once upon a time, a boy was referred to as a “War Hero.”

                        In another world called Aletia, the boy who had saved the Lost Kingdom, conquered their neighbouring countries, and led to the rise of a grand empire decided to throw everything away, returning to the modern era at the cost of his memories.

                        As three years passed, the boy who was happily enjoying his daily life was once again called back to the other world.

                        However, what awaited him was the Aletia of 1000 years in the future.

                        As his past glories became a “myth,” the legend of the youth referred to as the, “Twin Black Hero King,” begins.

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                        • TerrenceT
                          Terrence Premium Member @Village Idiot
                          last edited by

                          @village-idiot said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [5 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED! 1 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED!]:

                          Guess on Classical Millennial

                          ...1000 years in the future.

                          Ah, that's a good idea. Someone from 1000 years in the past.

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                          • FalcadeF
                            Falcade
                            last edited by

                            Maybe RTFM could refer to Altina the Sword Princess? From what I've read of the synopsis it contains a person who always would read the manual dealing with a "meathead" who doesn't.

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                            • DTTAD
                              DTTA Premium Member
                              last edited by

                              God, that'd be nice, though I think it's Kadokawa, so ... if Sam did get it, it'd be a coup. :)

                              (Note, as well, that Altina isn't stupid. She just isn't interested in books, there's a difference. She picks up on things pretty well. :)

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                                Village Idiot Premium Member @Falcade
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                                @Falcade

                                That would mean JNC now has access to Kadokawa titles

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                                • TerabyteT
                                  Terabyte
                                  last edited by

                                  Looks like nobody posted an update here, so here you go just in case someone missed it.

                                  The first hint Classic Millennial was for the series Lazy Dungeon Master. You can find it here: https://j-novel.club/s/lazy-dungeon-master/

                                  ===

                                  Still 11 hints to go.

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                                  • Drone205D
                                    Drone205 Premium Member
                                    last edited by

                                    Yo @Fezu You there? This needs to be updated. Maybe @Fezu was Isekaied 3 months ago.

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                                    • TerrenceT
                                      Terrence Premium Member
                                      last edited by

                                      I was actually going to ask, what does the hint mean? I don't think I'll read that series this month (I've got 9 things to read).

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                                      • myskarosM
                                        myskaros Staff @Terrence
                                        last edited by

                                        @terrence Classic millennial = living the lazy life in your parents' basement = Lazy Dungeon Master. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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

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                                          hatguy12
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                                          • Drone205D
                                            Drone205 Premium Member @myskaros
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                                            @myskaros said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [5 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED! 1 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED!]:

                                            @terrence Classic millennial = living the lazy life in your parents' basement

                                            Have you been spying on me!?!? How do you know so much!? Where did you put the secret cameras!?

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