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Lemonchest
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Writes a light novel about an elementary schoolgirl. Looks like he's been caught loitering near a few in his time.
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EastN3
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Are they sure Creepy Man isn't really just his name tag?
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Engineering Nerd
 Posts: 902 Location: Southern California |
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I don't think judging one's appearance is appropriate....
but.... Combining his otaku look and LN illustrations he carried, it is hard for normal Japanese people to NOT to raise some eyebrows, even if the LN itself is pretty harmless. Yeah, this self-promotion is not gonna end well, both author and his creations. |
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DmonHiro
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I for one hope this help him sell a lot of volumes. He's doing his best and I think it takes guts to do what he's doing, especially in Japan. Good on you, Creepy-man.
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Thatguy3331
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Putting aside whatever the LN's about, I actually legit wanna try this if I were to ever publish anything.
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zunderdog24
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what a cool guy, he's earned my respect
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Afezeria
 Posts: 817 Location: Malaysia, Kuantan. |
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Don't want to be a bit mean here but he looked like Mr.Bean.
Well, putting that aside, I'll loved how the illustrations looked and hope that he can garnered great sales too. Really, a good spirited and brave guy. |
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#861208
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That story actually sounds really cute.
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Blanchimont
 Posts: 3560 Location: Finland |
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First I had trouble finding this 'Kimoi Man', but it eventually dawned that the correct title is 'Kimoiman'. Searching with that instead lets you find it on the usual retailers.
Kudos to him for being so brave. 
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Admiral Pizzaman
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If I ever come across an author coming out of their way to promote their work, I'll have definitely read it.
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Treeborn
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I actually went into my local Barnes and Nobles one day, and saw that there was an author standing near the store entrance inside. He had beside him a large pile of his latest horror novel, and was asking people to take a look and that he would autograph any copy purchased. I went back two hours later to find he had sold only a single copy, and looked completely bummed.
As someone who aspires to be a writer, I couldn't help but feel sympathetic. But, we all need to pay our dues. I did purchase a copy, though. |
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Brutannica
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Thank you for pointing this out. The article has been fixed. |
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BlueAlf
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This. I agree with this. I don't think it's the best way of doing things, but he's surely earned my respect. The premise sounds like a solid recipe for comedy. |
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Hikarunu
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Hey, at least the title is short.
Not like long title "I am a creepyman who was bullied at school but I saved an elementary kid and she suggested me to become a superhero" |
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Kadmos1
 Posts: 13615 Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP |
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When a LN author does these self-promotions, this is the opportunity to ask them if a fan can do a translation of a LN. Since fan translations often are copyright infringement, the creators or publishing approving it (and you regularly keeping in contact with them about how your end of the agreement is doing) is not.
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