J-Novel Club Announces Latest Acquisition Slate At Anime Expo
Slate includes more light novels and rescuesJ-Novel Club opened up this year's installment of Anime Expo by unveiling an expansive slate of acquisitions, with a heavy focus on light novels and license rescues, as well as a new manga acquisition. Read on for the slate.
J-Novel Club opened up this year's installment of Anime Expo by unbveiling an expansive slate of acquisitions, with a heavy focus on light novels and license rescues, as well as a new manga acquisition. Without further ado, the slate:
Re:RE — Reincarnator Executioner - Ryuu Nakajima As sinister, body-snatching Reincarnators from another world sweep across the land, wandering warrior Dill Steel-Link faces unimaginable odds as he fights to recover his daughter’s body from the invaders.
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Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke - Ichibu Saki
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Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (manga) After waking up at his own funeral, Tenma Otori gets a second chance at life when a god from another world presents him with an enticing offer: if Tenma agrees to be reincarnated in order to save their dying world, the gods will bestow cheat abilities upon him. Tenma accepts, and is reborn in a lush fantasy world filled with demi-humans, magic spells and items, monsters, mysterious forests, and more! As he grows, more of his gods-given powers and abilities—including his unique power to befriend adorable monsters like slimes and baby wolves—are revealed to his adoptive parents, two former master adventurers, and his grandfather, a famous wizard. But one fateful day, three mysterious strangers shatter the tranquility of Tenma’s village by trying to kidnap him, and that’s where Tenma’s adventure really begins…
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Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta - toshizou Yotsuba always knew that her friends Yuna and Rinka were made for each other...until one day they both ask her out! And she says yes to them both on impulse! Find out if Yotsuba can keep her accidental two-timing under wraps and make her new girlfriends happy.
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Yashiro-kun's Guide to Going Solo - Dojyomaru Shigeaki Yashiro is proud to be a loner, doing his own thing without getting involved with others. From studying alone in a karaoke room to relaxing by himself in open-air hot springs, Yashiro is an expert in finding the perks of doing things solo. But his solitary existence begins to unravel when Kanon Hanamizawa, one of the popular girls at school, asks him to teach her his ways. She knows just how exhausting keeping up with all the latest trends can be, especially since she’s afraid to talk about her own uncool hobbies. Yashiro becomes Hanamizawa’s reluctant teacher, but soon finds himself tangled in the antics of his apprentice’s popular friends. A lone wolf could learn some new tricks from social butterflies!
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The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom As a self-professed no-lifer, Yuri idles his days away in front of a computer. This all changes the moment his life in Japan comes to an abrupt end and he finds himself reborn in the strange new world of the Shiyalta Kingdom. His new life includes everything he once lacked: loving parents, a comfortable home, and a promising future breeding and raising birds on his dad’s ranch. For centuries, the kingdom he now calls home has enjoyed peace and prosperity, shielded by friendly nations that, like Shiyalta itself, were established with the collapse of a once-great empire. War is a distant problem, relevant only to Shiyalta’s ruling families whose warriors periodically set out to join the fighting upon massive birds trained by Yuri’s dad and others. But this peaceful existence can’t last forever. Something rotten lies at the heart of the kingdom, and it doesn’t take someone with Yuri’s exceptional intelligence to realize that those distant battles will only remain irrelevant for so long.
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When Light is kicked out of the Concord of the Tribes, his former comrades instantly turn on him. Light escapes this diabolical act of betrayal by the skin of his teeth...only to find himself in the deepest part of the Abyss, the most dangerous dungeon in the realm! To avoid being eaten by carnivorous monsters, he uses the Unlimited Gacha, his sole magical skill. But where it previously only produced junk items, this time Mei—a gorgeous Level 9999 fighter in a maid outfit—springs forth! Fast forward three years and Light has carved out his own kingdom in this backwater dungeon, summoning more beautiful Level 9999 warriors who swear absolute fealty to him. Now a powerful Level 9999 Overlord himself, Light plans to ascend to the surface and take revenge on his betrayers one by one! |
Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade - Maito Ayamine Olivia is just a baby when the mysterious Z finds her at a temple in the depths of the Forest of No Return. From that day on, the temple becomes her home and Z her family. Z, a god of death, educates her in the ways of the world, in combat, and in the long-forgotten arts of magic—right up until the day Z disappears. Olivia leaves the forest for the first time in search of Z with its ebony blade in hand. Out in the wider world, all is not well. A bitter war rages between the Asvelt Empire and the Kingdom of Fernest, and Fernest is losing badly. When Olivia shows up on Fernest’s doorstep with a sack of imperial heads looking to volunteer, the royal army happily welcomes her into its ranks. Thanks to Z’s training, she quickly proves herself as a ferocious warrior. In fact, she might be just what Fernest needs to turn the tide of the war...but will they accept her lack of people skills and disregard for discipline? And will she ever see Z again?
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In a world of swords and magic, where the Goddess is revered, Lyell Walt was fortunate enough to be born the first son and heir to an earldom. That is, until his parents disown him for losing pitifully in a fight with his younger sister, Ceres. Lyell had once been hailed as a prodigy—a wonder child—but the birth of his sister changed everything. After Ceres wounds him in their duel, an enigmatic old man swoops in to rescue Lyell and bestows upon him a necklace containing a jewel that has been blessed by the goddesses and passed down through the last seven generations of Walt leaders. As Lyell sets out, necklace in hand, will he be able to prove himself despite his humiliating loss to his sister? And moreover, will he be able to solve the mystery behind Ceres’s monstrous strength and the strange sway she seems to hold over his entire family.
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DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level - An ordinary kid by the name of Aikawa Kanami winds up in a fantasy world operated by RPG video game rules—but this isn’t good news. He awakes in the bowels of a gargantuan death trap called the Dungeon. Narrowly escaping thanks to his grit, cunning, and newfound arsenal of magic spells and skills, he wants nothing more than to get back home to Earth and the invalid sister who needs him. His only lead? It’s said that whoever makes it to the hundredth and final level can have any wish granted. In his desperation, Kanami cooks up the most efficient means of clearing the Dungeon and lies his way into a partnership of expediency with an aspiring swordfighter who’s rubbish with the blade but unbelievably skilled at magic. Kanami’s cool determination, however, is soon put to the test when he and his new comrade are faced with a surprise boss fight. How far will he go in order to emerge victorious? Find out in the first volume of this beloved, long-running series!
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Full Metal Panic! Short Stories - Shouji Gatou Sagara Sousuke isn't your typical high school student. He reads military enthusiast magazines; he responds to questions with "affirmative;" he brings grenades to school in his bag. Though everyone at school takes him for a hopeless military geek, Chidori Kaname thinks there might be something more to him. When their plane is hijacked in the middle of a field trip, Kaname's instincts will prove correct: Sousuke is an elite, mech-piloting mercenary... and he's here to protect her! |
J-Novel Club has also announced that it has acquired a slate of licenses that were previously held by the now defunct publisher Sol Press, with all of the titles to be published in the future.
Why Shouldn't a Detestable Demon Lord Fall in Love?! by Nekomata Nuko with illustrations by teffish A | |
Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy by Hayaken with illustrations by Hika Akita | |
Battle Divas by Kouka Kishine with illustrations by Nekonabeao | |
Strongest Gamer: Let's Play in Another World by Shinobu Yuki with Illustrations by Itsuwa Katou |
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I Surrendered My Sword for a New Life as a Mage by Shin Kouduki with Illustrations by necömi |
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! by Tsukikage with Illustrations by Rai Hebino |
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The GM Has Logged Into Another World by Akatsuki with Illustrations by merontomari/yuu |
SOURCE: Press Release