The fate of Zero's Familiar (As well as other LN titles)

Raiiii · Post by **Raiiii** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:50 am

The Light Novel imprint is dead due to poor sales and the high costs involved.

Alright, it's been said hundreds of times that the Light Novel industry is currently lacking in sales (Even Viz with Shakugan no Shana is having a problem with their Light Novel sales). And on my own opinion, it's not going up anytime soon.

The major question I'm asking is this: are the licensing rights of Zero's Familiar as well as other unreleased light novels going to be dropped for other companies to release? Or is it way out of the question?

I've been lurking here quite a while, but finally snapped because I noticed all of the unreleased light novel pages on the SSE site are gone.

Otherwise I'll have to rely on Zaregoto and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novels to please me for the next few years.

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:34 am

Raiiii wrote:The major question I'm asking is this: are the licensing rights of Zero's Familiar as well as other unreleased light novels going to be dropped for other companies to release? Or is it way out of the question?

The English-language foreign rights to the first eight Zero's Familiar novels will be held by Seven Seas until the end of contract term. So no, we have no plans to drop the series.

blackrain99 · Post by **blackrain99** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:10 am

I to must say I have enjoyed the quality ( and keep to the original scripting style as much as possible in other series) And I hate to revive a dead topic.... But When does the license expire? You say you have no intent to drop the series.. but I hate to say from my stand point you have almost as much intent to do nothing with it.

Forgive my sounding frustrated at the fact that I see it licensed for a release.. and then watch as nothing ... ever happens.. And I am curious if it ever will at this point. My apologies if anything came off as rude.. I am merely a rather blunt individual.

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:20 pm

We're currently weighing our options.

Nimya · Post by **Nimya** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:05 pm

HI~!

I quite new here and all. And I'm just writing here because I have a question... Are there any hope for the english release of Vamp? Every site I've seen, written that the first volume will be released in December, 2009. Is that true? *_*

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:49 pm

Nimya wrote:HI~!

I quite new here and all. And I'm just writing here because I have a question... Are there any hope for the english release of Vamp? Every site I've seen, written that the first volume will be released in December, 2009. Is that true? *_*

We currently don't have any plans to release the Vamp! light novels.

Post by **Harukochan** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:29 am

That's too bad, seeing how popular vampires are anymore.

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:40 am

Harukochan wrote:That's too bad, seeing how popular vampires are anymore.

As far as vampire titles go, Dance in the Vampire Bund is doing amazing for us and we're really excited that there's an anime coming out because it's such a great series.

The "Vamp!" light novels are a different matter, though. The book's content makes the book hard for us to find a place for it in bookstores since we put our light novel line on indefinite hiatus.

Pijon · Post by **Pijon** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:56 pm

You should give a shot for Vamp:D If the popular blogs write a good review about this book, it would be a great help in the sales.

If this is a vampire story, logically you have to put it to the fantasy or horror category. (But if I can trust in Google Translate the official genre is thriller, mystery)

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:39 pm

Pijon wrote:You should give a shot for Vamp:D If the popular blogs write a good review about this book, it would be a great help in the sales.

If this is a vampire story, logically you have to put it to the fantasy or horror category. (But if I can trust in Google Translate the official genre is thriller, mystery)

Vamp!'s plot is unlike most other vampire titles in that it's very much a novel with an anime sensibility to it. So it's not the right fit for the fantasy/horror section... nor would it work for the paranormal romance crowd. It's just one of those titles that would only ever work as a light novel aimed at the manga crowd, unfortunately.

Nimya · Post by **Nimya** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:57 pm

Adam Arnold wrote: Vamp!'s plot is unlike most other vampire titles in that it's very much a novel with an anime sensibility to it. So it's not the right fit for the fantasy/horror section... nor would it work for the paranormal romance crowd. It's just one of those titles that would only ever work as a light novel aimed at the manga crowd, unfortunately.

Is that problem so serious? I mean, okey, it's a vampire story with anime sensibility, but it's still a great thriller/mystery. So if there isn't any better place for it, why can't it go to the fantasy/horror section?

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:33 pm

Nimya wrote: Is that problem so serious? I mean, okey, it's a vampire story with anime sensibility, but it's still a great thriller/mystery. So if there isn't any better place for it, why can't it go to the fantasy/horror section?

It means the difference between putting out the first book and putting out all three. We just don't see a place for Vamp! in bookstores right now.

Nimya · Post by **Nimya** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:54 pm

And will waiting solve the problem?

Post by **Adam_Arnold** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:17 pm

Nimya wrote:And will waiting solve the problem?

When we licensed Vamp!, the market was in a different place and the title was going to be part of our second wave of light novels. Those plans changed when our Light Novel imprint didn't pan out. So yes, waiting is the best solution as it carries with it the least amount of risk.

I know you're asking because you want to see the series released, we're just not sure there's enough people like yourself that would be willing to purchase Vamp! if we put it out. Light Novels are very expensive to produce and if they don't sell, we get hit hard with returns of the unsold books.

Nimya · Post by **Nimya** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:27 pm

Hmm, I see. It's too risky to release it now. But suppose that there are enough people to buy it, how would you know it?

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