(NEW YORK CITY, NY – August 25 , 2024) – J-Novel Club LLC is excited to announce the acquisition of multiple new series following their latest industry panel held at Anime NYC on August 25, 2024. Three new light novels and one new manga will be joining the J-Novel Club catalog with all of them receiving a digital launch on J-Novel Club’s website and app a few hours after the announcement panel has concluded.
Announced New Light Novel Series:
The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place By Toryuu with Illustrations by hamm キモオタモブ傭兵は、身の程を弁(わきま)える
As a mercenary, John Ouzos is no stranger to the battlefield, but he’s never fought for glory. To pay off his father’s debts (from purchasing a farm) and to afford his own hobbies (anime), John grudgingly pilots his ramshackle ship (the Patchwork) wherever the money leads him as long as the mission doesn’t seem like too much of a hassle. As far as he’s concerned, trouble always follows the protagonist in a story—so he’s making sure he’s not even a side character. He’s gonna be just an NPC.
Despite his short, portly frame, swarms of beautiful, strong, statuesque women approach John as he drifts through the galaxy. They’re only interested in working with or dueling him, though, and only because he happens to be one of the best pilots out there. John does his best to avoid the women and stay under the radar. After all, more attention means more trouble!
Pirates hiding in asteroids, space opera pastiche, and humorous misunderstandings abound in this high-flying series!
Launching today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1!
The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman By Kamihara with Illustrations by Shiro46
転生令嬢と数奇な人生を
Karen is reborn in another world, but she’s entirely ordinary—no powers, no special skills, and no grand mission to accomplish. Fortunately, life is easy as a rich noble. Karen lives the good life until her mother completely forgets everything about her. When it’s discovered that Karen is actually the child of an affair, she’s banished from the family and forced to live on her own as a fourteen-year-old commoner! However, two years later, her family presents her with a chance to rejoin the ranks of the nobility under one condition: she must marry either the elderly, widowed margrave who lives on the frontier, or the dashing soldier who’s seemingly destined for greatness. Which will she choose?
A J-Novel Heart title launching today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1!
Dimension Wave By Aneko Yusagi with Illustrations by Ryo Ueda ディメンションウェーブ
Dimension Wave—a super popular VRMMO game where players can experience several years of fantasy in just twenty-four hours of real time. Enticed by the entry ticket his sisters won, a young man takes part in the project’s Second Wave. However, as soon as he enters the world of the game, he finds that his sisters have played a trick: he’s been transformed into a girl with the cringy
name Kizuna†Exceed. But instead of letting it get to him, he decides to chill and take this new life as it comes. Without sparing a fraction of a second deciding, Kizuna immediately chooses to fish rather than fight on the front lines in this fantasy world. Alongside his sisters, Kanade and Tsumugi, a Japanese-style beauty named Shouko, Yamikage the fake ninja, and other quirky comrades, he works to enjoy his second life to the fullest.
Launching today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1!
Announced New Manga Series:
From Villainess to Healer: I Know the Cheat to Change My Fate (Manga) By Namura Katamura with Original Work by Punichan
回復職の悪役令嬢
In the world of “Reas Love,” a spinoff otome game, the villainess Charlotte Cocoriara’s engagement to the prince of Farblume Kingdom is suddenly broken off. The reason? The Prince finds her job as Dark Mage ill-suited for his future queen. He’d rather be with a Healer, and there is no such thing as a job change. But Charlotte has a secret…memories of her past life playing “Reas Life Online,” the original MMORPG! Armed with her cheat knowledge, Charlotte immediately takes off to the Sacred Land of Erenzi where she uses information no one else in “Reas Love” knows to change her job—to a Healer! Except she has no intention of going back to the Prince. What she really wants is to see the world and live a life full of adventure!
Launching today with Chapter 1 of Volume 1!
About J-Novel Club
J-Novel Club (JNC), a Kadokawa group company, is responsible for some of the best English-language production of Japanese light novel content worldwide. It prides itself on high-quality books in digital and print, curated close to Japan’s own production timelines, providing weekly digital output of light novels and manga in parts, as whole eBooks, for rental, and more. JNC is responsible for bringing English-speaking audiences titles like Ascendence of a Bookworm, In Another World With My Smartphone, Full Metal Panic!, and Slayers.
