Acquisitions Speculation - General
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Yes!!! Imai Kami's Dendrogram!!!!! FUCK YES!!!!!
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@terrence Yes, that is a known issue I'm working on fixing. Has do due with the fact that that is considered "resizing", and on resize the current page gets repositioned to its beginning
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So two JNC novel titles gets the manga adaptation? Guess it's not too much to hope for How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord manga then.
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@cosm1cfall
Seven Seas licensed the How not to Summon A Demon Lord manga series. They have two of the volumes out right now. -
How do you access Dendro and Realist on the app/website?
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@village-idiot I don't think it's on the app yet.
On the site, I'd go to Titles, select Type-dropdown (in the search catalog space) and Manga option (instead of Novel), and then manga appears.
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@hatguy12 Thanks
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@shhotaku Well shoot. Oh well then.
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I feel this was a really strong set of manga announcements.
3 series that j novel already has the LN for in Dendrogram, Realist, and seirei gensouki.
1 that I never saw coming but am absolutely thrilled about in Bookworm.
1 that I’ve never heard of before in Fairy apartment, but could be interesting.
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I'm happy about Ascendance and that Fairy Apartment one, and I'm glad to see some series we know and love in action.
The publishers are Overlap, TO Books, and Hobby Japan.
I can't help but notice the slate all appear to be fantasy oriented. I know that's JNCs bread and butter, the main audience, but I'm curious to see what they experiment with genre wise there. I know they're looking into Yuri potentially, whether that's manga or LN.
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Eh, chotto... I'm really not a fan of this "manga adaptations" thing, but maybe it means we could someday get the Bookworm's novel. Big maybe. Either way, hard pass on everything this time.
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Definitely a good set of pickups.
Already familiar with Realist Hero and Dendrogram so I’ll be seeing how they get adapted as manga. The art for Dendrogram manga is great, though, so that’s a plus. On the other hand I’m not personally a fan of the Realist Hero manga art but I guess being as different as it is will appeal to other fans. Still will follow the manga though just because I love Realist Hero that much.
Seirei Gensouki manga is nice because for various reasons, I’m hesitant on starting the LNs. Manga is easier for me to get into, though, so I’ll check out the manga and based on that I might (or might not) start the LNs as well.
Fairy Apartment is a nice non-LN-based title. We need more cute 4komas like this in the English manga sphere.
And finally, Ascendance of a Bookworm! The LN for this definitely interests me a lot, so I’m glad to at least be able to check out the manga.
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There is a very important question that needs to be asked: Do people who read light novels also read manga of said light novel?
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@zing I dont but i will read these cause they are part of my Sub.
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@zing Mostly sounds like a case of additional advertising to me, hence why it likely doesn't matter just how many of the novel readers are going to read manga at the same time. I, for one, won't, even as a part of a sub.
A person becomes interested in a story through a short manga and then, when he is already invested and wants to know what happens next, you sell him a novel. Pretty simple and effective, manga is a relatively more popular and less time-consuming medium after all.
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@zing
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@zing The main thing I like about these manga adaptations is that they provide a visual adaptation of the story. This is obviously more relevant for series that don't have anime adaptations yet, but in general, it's nice to have some visuals for the entire story for some.
Of course if I like the manga art style enough that alone is also a reason to read it.
That said, yeah, it basically is there to draw in new people, since manga is an easier point of entry in general.
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Like some of the others, I'll read the manga adaptations of LN if they are part of the subscription, but normally not otherwise. I am somewhat excited for the Infinite Dendrogram one, though, I'm interested in more depictions of the characters from that story.
Manga are significantly more expensive on the time per dollar scale for me compared to LNs, so I don't read many of them in general. It's hard to justify a manga for a story when there's a more "complete" and money efficient option available in the LNs.
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I rent my manga from the library.
I buy the occasional one, but usually only if it's a really good deal (cheap Omnibus or something; super cheap on sale). That said, I'll probably read the ones I've read the original work for, and also the manga originals here.
Still, I'd recommend people at least thumb through Ascendance of a Bookworm in case it needs eyes to get the LN license (some speculating they may already have it in the other 5 LN yet to be announced, but I don't want to count my chickens yet). Obviously verbal support on social platforms helps as well.
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@zing it kind of depends for me, there are a few factors that goes into whether or not I read the manga.
How much do I like the series?
What is new or different about the Manga?
How is the art?
