Are Axed Novels/Manga Worth Licensing?
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I’ve recently learned that one novel I was reading on j-novel was axed in Japan, now I have an empty feeling. Is licensing something discontinued with no hope of return worth it?
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@Tahu Do you mean, should they license series that they know in advanced have already been cancelled in Japan?
Because that's a really, really terrible idea unless there's some very special circumstances behind it. 😬
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@Tahu
Depends on the contract.I forgot which but some axed series that JNC licensed were due to the publisher including the axed series to an ongoing one. Treating it as a 2 for 1 deal.
I believe some were even licensed as a way to foster business relationship. It was like license this first to see if we can trust you to license the ones that you want.
PS: I can't give the actual quote where this was stated because I'm not sure if it was mentioned in the forums or during JNC's Q&A
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If it's an incomplete series that J-Novel already had before it got axed, then they should definitely continue it to finish the rest that actually got released, even if it won't ever be done.
It also depends a lot on how well it's written. If the volumes stand alone well then it wouldn't matter much if the overall story never gets finished since the individual volumes will still be fun to read.
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I'm not sure I've read an ending that's been particularly satisfying since I grew out of "and they lived happily ever after." So I'm not seeing much difference between a series dying from economics and a series running to whatever conclusion it decided.
Spoilers: MC died of old age surrounded by children and grandchildren after a 50+ year timeskip with nothing of particular note happening during it and becoming just another name in history books.
Alternative spoilers: MC ascendeds to godhood because rank and power inflation doesn't really have any other conclusions that don't involve giving up all that accumulated power.
Final spoilers: ...and the adventure continues. ...and they lived happily ever after. ...they got married apparently never again experiencing anything other than marital bliss and wonderful children.
Ultimately the question you're asking is basically answered by a other questions: Who's asking? What are they trying to get out of it?
