Acquisitions Speculation - General

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@rahul-balaggan
Periscope stream: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1jMJgEWmPEqKL (in landscape!)

Order is probably same as in hints, not sure though.

Zeroth announcement: contracts with Kadokawa
First announcement: Kokoro Connect. Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, Kadokawa. 11 volumes (LOL Random hint)
Second announcement: Amagi Briliant Park. Fujimi Shobo, Kadokawa. 9 volumes
Third announcement: Gear Drive. New Overlap series. First volume came out in February.
Fourth announcement: Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles. Hobby Japan. 10 volumes.
Fifth announcement: Märchen der Werewolf: The Annals of Veight (Jinrou e no Tensei, Maou no Fukukan). ES Novel. 9 volumes.
Sixth announcement: Last and First Idol (Saigo Ni Shite Saisho No Idol). Single-volume title from Hayakawa Shobo. (Finally my String Theory background comes in handy hint)
Seventh announcement: JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World. Single-volume title from Hayakawa Shobo. (You Asked for Snu-snu... hint)
7.5th announcement: updated app.
Eighth announcement: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. Old Fujimi Shobo series. 20 volumes +13 in sequel and 10 more in another.
Big announcement: JNC print editions. Full scale publishing. JIS B6 size. Starting with Smartphone Isekai V1 in late 2018/early 2019. Four more titles after approval.

Stream continues with Q&A and swaggiving.
Stream dead. The end.

Post-stream announcement: manga coming this fall.

Fezu

Is this real life?

At this point I think every title I've ever wanted licensed except Sasami-san has been licensed. Wow, what a nutty world.

The Kadokawa contract opens up so much too. Man, this is nuts!!!!

Terabyte

See list above for the list ^

paulnamida

I was nutting all over KC and AmaBuri. And now they add Seirei Gensouki??

@Sam-Pinansky are you that set on giving some of us a friggin heart attack?? I'm hyperventilating!! I have a shift at the hospital tonight so I'm sad I won't be able to read the first parts of both KC and ABP, but I am sure glad that if I pass out I'll have proper attention quickly xD

Fezu

Wow full scale prints. Damn

Terabyte

@fezu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:

Wow full scale prints. Damn

They might be able to work with publishers that don't do digital only then! Like I was a sword when I reincarnated!

Fezu

What was the 9th announcement? Or am I missing something here?

myskaros

@fezu I'm thinking print editions was #9, but the panel isn't over so it might be at the end.

Fezu

I thought it was the Teaser announcement. I guess we'll see .. Maybe the App update was an announcement. I guess?

non8

The "WRYYYYYYY" one is Seirei Gensouki, right? MC Rio's wry smile is an ongoing joke...

Terrence

So was that all the announcements? I didn't count. (And I dont't know if the "physical print" announcement was one of the listed ones). It was a "Big Announcement", which I assume was that weird lone one in the hints list?

We have a Jyumonji Q+A later too, but I wouldn't want to get my hopes up for more stuff. Just dive into what we got when it goes up.

Fezu

I guess we keep it like this for now.

Still surprised, did the Shogakukan deal get cut? At least we instead got Kadokawa licenses, this opens up a lot of new suggestions. Could get interesting now..

Terrence

I knew the Ryuu / Dragon answer... kind of. I was just learning that in Realist. I would have said one looks like a lizard and one looks like a camel (I think camel was the animal the girl from the other world was confused about?). xC

@fezu said in New Acquisitions Speculation General [11 NEW AQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED!9 AQUISITIONS LEFT TO BE ANNOUNCED! NEW PUBLISHER!!!]:

I guess we keep it like this for now.

Still surprised, did the Shogakukan deal get cut? At least we instead got Kadokawa licenses, this opens up a lot of new suggestions. Could get interesting now..

Yup. The floodgates are open. (Light Novel Request board intensifiesGIF)

myskaros

And it's over, no more announcements.

Fezu

Still really good, I never expected these two big bangers to be ever get announced, let alone ever get a official translation. So I take them, also looking forward to read the most selling HJ license (Seirei Gensouki). I also will dip my toes in the others, as well.

Today was a good day.

DTTA

Anyone know what the "Highly Requested" was? Contracts with Kadokawa, or a specific title?

myskaros

Whoops, the teaser went up after the stream ended.

Fezu

Well then, J-Manga.club incoming.

_08

@fezu Surprisingly, the domain is available for registration.

Fezu

@_08 Well, that kind of sucks. I honestly think though it will be on this website, but it's kind of weird if Sam wouldn't separate it. Also, how will the membership for Manga works. Will Light Novel Premium Members have access to Manga? Can we use our tokens on Manga instead? I am really curious to get more details on this.