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NEWS: Square Enix Launches New Light Novel Label With 9 Titles, Including 3 Titles From Earth Star E




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NiPah
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:47 am Reply with quote
So this is more of a change up on the Japanese publishing side and doesn’t effect the North American publishers?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:53 am Reply with quote
Zatsuyō-gakariken Shien Jutsushi wa Party Tsuihō ni Akogareru: Seken wa Tsuihō Boom nanoni, Ore wo Kadaihyōka Suru Party Member-tachi ga Keshite Tebanasou Toshite Kurenai sure is an... interesting name.

Does Shosetsuka even have a character limit for titles?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:30 am Reply with quote
Alright, that last LN title just sounds like Konosuba lol
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NicoKurosawa



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:51 am Reply with quote
NiPah wrote:
So this is more of a change up on the Japanese publishing side and doesn’t effect the North American publishers?
It... can affect NA publishers... see Hayate x Blade. I would hope that it doesn't actually affect things, but there is some precedent.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:32 pm Reply with quote
My God, the length of those titles! Is there some sort of award for having the longest LN title?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:55 pm Reply with quote
HannoX wrote:
My God, the length of those titles! Is there some sort of award for having the longest LN title?


I know this has been a trend for the last few years if not longer but are they ever gonna go back to you know 'normal' length titles?
The odd paragraph for a title cropping up here and there is fine but when every single title has more than 5 words to it it just frustrates me.
I know it has no impact on the actual content of the writing but it's just the older fan in me.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:07 pm Reply with quote
Calsolum wrote:
HannoX wrote:
My God, the length of those titles! Is there some sort of award for having the longest LN title?


I know this has been a trend for the last few years if not longer but are they ever gonna go back to you know 'normal' length titles?
The odd paragraph for a title cropping up here and there is fine but when every single title has more than 5 words to it it just frustrates me.
I know it has no impact on the actual content of the writing but it's just the older fan in me.


They have these long titles since the site WN's are posted on need to draw in readers with really detailed titles. I guess they could shorten a title once it gets published as an LN but I'd imagine they feel it's better to keep the 2 similar. A lot of times they'll just get some nickname such as Bofuri.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:24 pm Reply with quote
I had to look at the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st....those freakin' titles and their plots....
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:53 pm Reply with quote
Guess Square Enix is trying for the longest novel title award.

But based on the six 'new' light novel titles that Square Enix has licensed, none of them sound that interesting. There is going to have to be some darn good writing in them to appeal to me.
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