Seven Seas - April 2020 survey available!

Terrence

January-February survey available now.

I went with:

Inou Battle
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Zoa Hunter

(In March, I gotta go for some of the more out there titles, like that Alien possessed my childhood friend one).

myskaros

My picks this time were:

Sono Mono. Nochi Ni (LN or manga)
Tensei shitara Ken deshita (LN or manga)
Darwin's Game

Terrence

I wonder if any of the anime airing will get a bump in these surveys. Classroom of the Elite was really popular in the survey for JNC during it's airing.

There's that Senki anime and that Mardchen anime.

myskaros

@terrence Probably Grancrest Senki, yeah. Don't really see any other standout adaptations... CCS Clear Card, Darling in the FRANXX maybe, but the manga adaptation hasn't even started yet.

Rahul Balaggan

@myskaros CCS Clear Card is already licensed by Kodansha

myskaros

@rahul-balaggan said in Seven Seas January/February survey available!:

@myskaros CCS Clear Card is already licensed by Kodansha

Oh right, I probably should have known that.

Aruseus493

For this round, I requested:

Gate: Where the JSDF Fought (Manga) - Cause Sekai Project has seriously dropped the ball on this one.
Mushoku Tensei (LN) - Not a survey goes by that Mushoku Tensei shouldn't be requested.
Seitokai no Ichizon (LN) - Cause I really want.

Rosiero

I went with:

Chivalry of a Failed Knight (LN) - I will continue doing this on every survey no matter how stubborn Softbank is
More volumes of Record of Lodoss War - Seven Seas previously tweeted that it's a good idea to request these before, so I assume it's not a done deal that they'll get the whole series
Nana to Kaoru (manga) - I've heard the creator has reservations about an English version for some reason, but with the new adult imprint I figure it can't hurt to poke around.

Terrence

@rosiero said in Seven Seas January/February survey available!:

I went with:

Chivalry of a Failed Knight (LN) - I will continue doing this on every survey no matter how stubborn Softbank is

The romance in this seems kind of interesting (quicker paced afaik).

seault

My picks were:
more Boogiepop
Dead Tube

And I can't remember the other one lol

Rosiero

@terrence said in Seven Seas January/February survey available!:

@rosiero said in Seven Seas January/February survey available!:

I went with:

Chivalry of a Failed Knight (LN) - I will continue doing this on every survey no matter how stubborn Softbank is

The romance in this seems kind of interesting (quicker paced afaik).

It's cool not just because it goes more quickly but because they actually go into the difficulties of a relationship after that first step. Like, "What does it mean to be in a relationship?" "When is it the right time to have sex?" "How do I deal with my counterpart's preferences?" "How do I stop the relationship from getting stale?"

The current arc does put that element of the story on the backburner, which is unfortunate, but I hope they'll be able to get back to it once the conflict is resolved.

Terrence

The March survey is up! Go go! =D

I'll have to check my lists and see what I haven't requested yet.

Ahh, Inari Kon Kon is out in English. Back to the drawing board.

myskaros

@terrence Not sure of you noticed, but the survey format has slightly changed; they now ask for 2 manga recommendations and 2 light novels recommendations. Probably easier to sort out answers this way.

I kind of want to request some JNC titles for physical release, but it does seem like kind of a waste when we could be getting more series. However, at the same time, I've heard some pretty poor things about their first contemporary foray into LNs (Monster Girl Doctor), so maybe it would be better to just get more JNC physicals :X

Titles I suggested this month (i.e. my usual mainstays):

Darwin's Game (manga)
Hatsukoi Zombie (manga)
Tensei Shitara Ken deshita (LN)
Sono Mono. Nochi ni... (LN)

Rahul Balaggan

@myskaros Seven Seas has not done well at all with light novels.

Not just their exclusives like monster girl doctor and Record of Lodoss war (which both had issues)

They also messed up on Occultic Nine print and Arifureta print

I am genuinely concerned with how Toradora and others will end up

It’s to the point that I rather them license nothing and just have JNC do all the work and they just do physicals...at least then I can have a decent digital copy.

Terrence

I'm still waiting for my preorder of Make My Abilities Average to show up on Nook. Seven Seas are saying to wait, but I think I've been patient enough since it's been a month. I think it's their turn to check on that status with B+N. I already got a cancellation notice from B+N. =[

Have Seven Seas fixed grammar + other issues with the digital versions of their releases at later dates? How has Bookwalker been with fixing issues too? I feel like I remember them saying they were going to take more time to fix issues. I know Shield Hero got some flack, but I think One Peace fixed stuff in the digital releases on IPad, so they weren't as bad.

myskaros

@rahul-balaggan I've been pretty happy with the Grimgar novels, sad to hear other titles haven't been great :( definitely still spelling/grammar issues that I honestly don't understand how it can ship that way, but it's within an acceptable level that I don't mind paying for the physical copy. And their manga have been fine too. Would be nice if they could shape up, since more LNs on the scene would be great.

Terrence

Alright, I found one I want Pop Team Epic fans!

Hoshiro Girldrop

Edit: The Imperfect Girl Novel that inspired the manga I think I'll vote for. And I'll probably go with Dowl Master just to check it off my request list, however unlikely it is Seven Seas would get it. And with the Aldnoah Zero Interquel "Twin Gemini", that makes 4!

I wonder if they changed the voting format because Love-Ru votes aren't matching up with manga sales? My wild tinfoil hat theory. =P

LegitPancake

@rahul-balaggan I read their new Abilities Average light novel on Kindle a month ago, and I loved it. Translation was smooth, and almost no grammatical issues. Can’t wait till volume 2.

Terrence

@legitpancake said in Seven Seas March survey available!:

Can’t wait till volume 2.

You wait for volume 2 while I'm still waiting for volume 1 on Nook. T.T

(I'd get it elsewhere, but none of the other venders offer easy text to speech options besides Google Books, whom SS don't deal with).

Rahul Balaggan

@legitpancake I am still peeved at the digital first thing, honestly it just looks like a way for them to get people to double dip and buy a digital and physical copy.

So again not happy with how SS is doing light Novels.