Acquisitions Speculation - General
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@terrence Nasu is a very memorable part of Yume Nikki (plus, that was a part of multi-hint thing). Meanwhile I can't remember Inou Battle having any JoJo references.
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Yeah, I can't recall them either (they said one of the characters can stop time..which isn't a power specific to JoJo, but is the way they do it specific?). So I doubt it, but I saw it thrown out there on the Reddit (the other one was Oreshura).
I was thinking something more fabulous art style wise like JoJo with poses, but I don't know anything offhand.
@_08 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
Or with time manipulation.
Time manipulation was in the guess for Inou Battle on Reddit, yeah.
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@terrence Again, every anime these days have a JoJo reference or two. Can be art style, SFX, direct/obscured quotes (try remembering or googling ones used in steins;gate, did you find this one?) or even reproduction of entire scenes.
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I have updated with the previous hints that you mentioned @_08
They're at the bottom of the Opening Post.
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@_08 Updated again! Thanks for making it a bit more readable!
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You know what else is wryyyy? Smiles.
https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/1050/why-is-there-so-much-wry-smiling
Maybe there's an LN cover with a large wry grin? x)
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@hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
It's also vaguely my theory that "AX Teaser Announcement" will be Sam saying he's figured out a way to do print, and that print editions for some JNC series will be coming up in the future (beyond what Seven Seas already does).
If that is the case I would really love to see that all the series be available in print. maybe it could be something like a Print-to-Order type of thing, though if they do not come with the bonus stuff then IDK if I would (most likely I would get Faraway Paladin as Print and others JNC series I Love too but IDK).
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@hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
It's also vaguely my theory that "AX Teaser Announcement" will be Sam saying he's figured out a way to do print, and that print editions for some JNC series will be coming up in the future (beyond what Seven Seas already does).
The recent e-mail mentions a huge non-licensing announcement and a curiouscat answer suggests that "AX Teaser Announcement" is a license, so those two are separate.
Gonna hijack your idea and speculate that Sam's going to piggyback on HJ to get relatively cheap low-volume prints for most if not all of their titles.
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AX Announcement #5: Might not make it in time for AX (sorry)
Originally I was thinking this was "I've Been Reincarnated (Sorry)" ("Tensei shichatta yo (Iya, gomen)"), but then I don't think it's gotten past the webnovel stage into published light novel form, so I'm probably wrong.
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@_08 That picture of Sam did have him holding English printed copies of Smartphone (a HJ title).
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@unsynchedcheese Alphapolis wasn't really approachable, last time Sam commented on that. Either way e-mail explicitly says it's not a hint.
@Paul-Nebeling That, the book's size and SS not having a single HJ title.
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@bloodygaikotsu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
@drone205
For me, it has to be Outbreak Company and Invader of Rokujyoma.I don't know that Rokuojyoma is selling well enough to warrant physical release. Steady sales, but no profit. =(
I'm not much of a physical guy, so I have no rooting interest in a particular title.
From Curiosity Cat:
Do any of your upcoming licenses have more than 10 volumes? — Yes
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@terrence said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
I'm not much of a physical guy, so I have no rooting interest in a particular title.
I am the kind of guy who might get a title he was iffy about if it's available in print so....
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@_08 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
and speculate that Sam's going to piggyback on HJ to get relatively cheap low-volume prints for most if not all of their titles.
Ohh... That seems pretty good when you consider that Sam mentioned "the smartphone books are identical in size to Japanese tanks, 128x182" (phrasing it as identical to a JP size). I feel like he's also mentioned having multiple meetings with HJ a few times quite recently; maybe it's just lots of normal licensing meetings, but it fits the narrative for this guess.
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I really hope AX Announcement #2: Help! I'm drowning! turns out to be The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time.
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@hatguy12 said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:
Ohh... That seems pretty good when you consider that Sam mentioned "the smartphone books are identical in size to Japanese tanks, 128x182" (phrasing it as identical to a JP size).
128x182 inches? In what world is a 10 foot wide book considered a 'light' novel? Or is that the super extreme giant print edition ?
😂😂😂
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@fozzedout I'm pretty sure he meant it in millimeters
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Has Haikasoru released all the Mardock books? I know they released Scramble, which I think is just 3 volumes in one?
Looks like there's a lot more Mardock stuff (at least some different titles there, like a sequel series Mardock Anonymous and Mardock, along with a prequel series focused on the city?).
https://bookwalker.jp/series/65266/list/?acode=WpfPW3yk
Those are all Hayakawa published.
I just noticed Mardock among the top 20 lit titles for the period beginning December of last year and ending June 15th this year on Bookwalker. ヤキトリ (Yakitori?) was the highest ranked Hayakawa book in the literature category.
Literature:
https://bookwalker.jp/ex/feature/2018fh_ranking/genre-bun.htmlLight Novels:
https://bookwalker.jp/ex/feature/2018fh_ranking/genre-lanove.html
