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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! flips the fantasy genre on its head by coming from a baddie's perspective. This light novel series, currently with 5 volumes out in Japan and an upcoming anime series, is about a girl gamer who hits her head in an accident, only to wake up as the villain in her favourite game. Can she change the story to avoid doom and defeat? Suitable for ages: Ages 13+! This series is appropriate for teens, and contains fantasy violence.

Concerned by Gimul’s changing social climate, Ryoma resolves to revive the city and eliminate the mastermind behind the city’s decline, calling on the full strength of his connections to set in motion a plan that will revolutionize public policy and make the streets of Gimul safe! Meanwhile, the nine gods have a key detail about slime magic to share with Ryoma…

Contains the complete volumes 5-6!Sorawo and Toriko have been spending their days surrounded by the supernatural. They managed to successfully spend a night together in the Otherside and can now venture even deeper! As they go back and forth between the normal and abnormal, they continue to encounter even more strange events...The two discover a mysterious lady living in a mansion in the Otherside, go searching for a missing man named Abarato, run into Hasshaku-sama yet again, and...some of Sorawo's memories begin to mysteriously vanish?!Don't miss the third collection of the girls' bizarre tale of exploration and survival!

Ryoma continues to enjoy his extended time in the fishing villages of Fatoma territory, away from his home base in Gimul. As he streamlines his morning hunts of mad salamanders to protect the fishermen at work, Ryoma receives two more special requests from Count Porco, lord of Fatoma, where his culinary ingenuity shines! Can Ryoma accomplish Porco¿s quests with the help of his evolved slimes, modern knowledge, and experience in this fantasy world? While his slow living comes to fruition, a shocking truth about Ryomäs previous life is revealed...!

At the Duke¿s estate, Ryoma toils away to add his finishing touches to the venue as the wedding fast approaches. The night before the festivities begin, he encounters the mysterious Yui and gains another glimpse of the traveler between worlds who came before him. As the ceremony draws to a grandiose close attended by the gods themselves, a sense of normalcy returns to Ryomäs life. A new adventure in a new destination may lead to a jackpot of slimes the likes of which this fantasy world has never seen... Sit back, and enjoy the eighth installment in this slow-living, slice-of-slime-ridden-life fantasy.

Ryoma, the boy from another world, takes the opportunity to revisit the Jamil estate, where his fellow merchants Serge and Pioro and a friend¿s unexpected marriage are all converging. Ryomäs happy to help the young lovebirds¿provided he can tear himself away from developing new uses for his slimes and expanding his business! There¿s more familiar faces and laid-back scenes to come as well, of course, and a stalwart (if dubiously attained¿) new ally too!

Contains the Complete Volumes 3-4!Autumn has arrived. Having narrowly avoided the curse of the Kotoribako, Sorawo and Toriko are back to exploring the other world. With boxed lunches in tow, the two take their agricultural vehicle for a leisurely drive across grassy terrain, deal with the problems caused by Sorawo's kouhai at university, and hang out at cognitive scientist Kozakura's house. Naturally, bizarre entities and Satsuki Uruma's shadow are watching their every move. Sorawo prepares for more adventures with Toriko, but the most terrifying of threats is silently closing in on them. Not to mention the fact that it seems there's something Toriko needs to tell Sorawo...There's no turning back now¿a whirlwind of bizarre exploration and survival is upon them! Don¿t miss the second collection of this girls' tale of survival, where feelings they can't show each other collide!

"First published in Japan in 2019 by Ichijinsha Inc., Tokyo"--Title page verso.

Proven appeal of subject: Over 15,000 copies of the original novel series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation released in monthly serialisation and multiple anime series. Genre staying power: Combining fantasy elements with cute slice-of-life antics, Ascendance of a Bookworm is a story by a book-lover for book-lovers. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (including a full-color fold-out) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

Proven appeal of subject: Over 13,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks during Q1+Q2 2020. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation and an anime coming to Japanese television in Q4 2020. Genre staying power: A heartwarming high fantasy series, By the Grace of the Gods provides a calming spin on the genre, inviting the readers to feel good about themselves and each other. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (including color frontmatter) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

Proven appeal of subject: Over 15,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation and an anime coming to Japanese television in Q4 2020. Genre staying power: A heartwarming high fantasy series, By the Grace of the Gods provides a calming spin on the genre, inviting the readers to feel good about themselves and each other. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (including color frontmatter) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

After hitting her head on a rock, Katarina Claes regains the memories of her past life, and realizes that she's been reincarnated into the world the otome game she'd been playing. There's only one problem ¿ she's the villainess of the game, who has only bad endings!From practicing with the sword to crafting fake snakes, Katarina has done her best to prepare for all the possible Catastrophic Bad Ends. Now it's finally time for her to enroll in the Academy of Magic, where the story of the game begins. Unfortunately she only finds more trouble there, starting with meeting the one who may spell her doom ¿ heroine of the game!Join Katarina as she tries to avoid all the bad routes, only to end up getting entangled with them in ways she'd never imagined!

Ascendance of a Bookworm comes to manga form! Based on the best-selling, award-winning light novel series, Ascendance of a Bookworm is the story of Myne, a book-loving woman reincarnated in a world without books! Can she teach an entire society the skills required to create her great love - or will she succumb to a mysterious illness first? Both the novel and the manga adaptation are actively translated with new content available weekly on J-Novel Club's subscription service and apps. Readers come back week after week and then collect the books. 4,000+ member paid subscription service. Active J-Novel Club Newsletter (10,000+ members) and twitter (~3,000 followers). Innovative marketing campaigns tying up with popular anime and manga websites.

After hitting her head on a rock, Katarina Claes regains the memories of her past life, and realizes that she's been reincarnated into the world the otome game she'd been playing. There's only one problem ¿ she's the villainess of the game, who has only bad endings!From practicing with the sword to crafting fake snakes, Katarina has done her best to prepare for all the possible Catastrophic Bad Ends. Now it's finally time for her to enroll in the Academy of Magic, where the story of the game begins. Unfortunately she only finds more trouble there, starting with meeting the one who may spell her doom ¿ heroine of the game!Join Katarina as she tries to avoid all the bad routes, only to end up getting entangled with them in ways she'd never imagined!

A collection of afterstoriesThis book will be released in Japan in September 2019.

The Demon Lords of Calamity have been defeated and Latina's past has been revealed, so what's left for our heroes but a wedding?

Latina makes a terrible sacrifice, and Dale sets out to do what he must to set things right.Everything seems to be finally coming together for Latina and Dale. They live in a place where they feel like they belong, they're surrounded by people they love, and Dale has finally asked for Latina's hand in marriage.Before long, though, the devil girl realizes what being the Eighth Demon Lord means: the other demon lords will stop at nothing to destroy her, and that will put everything she holds dear in peril as well. And to prevent that, Latina decides she must sacrifice herself.However, as a first-rate hero and Latina's retainer, Dale won't let that happen, and he sets out to do what he must: eliminate the seven demon lords.

The second volume of an adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!

Dale's an adventurer who can fight toe-to-toe with the Demon Lords, but can he handle an adorable Devil girl he rescues in the woods?Dale is a cool, composed, and highly skilled adventurer who's made quite a name for himself despite his youth. One day on a job deep in the forest, he comes across a little devil girl who's almost wasted away. Unable to just leave her there to die, Dale takes her home and becomes her adoptive father. Devil or not, Latina is beyond adorable, and the adventurer soon finds himself head over heels with being a parent. But why was she out in the forest to begin with, and why does she carry the mark of a criminal?

With the school dance finished (and with only a moderate number of injuries and kidnappings having occurred over the course of it), Mia’s stay at Saint-Noel Academy has finally begun in earnest! That’s right—it’s time for her to sit back, relax, and enjoy a luxurious and leisurely school life filled with... Wait, what do you mean, “lessons”?Indeed, not even the children of nobility can escape the myriad horrors of schoolwork. Fortunately for Mia, she’s been through all of this once before! Unfortunately for Mia, her memory is, shall we say, not her strongest asset. But hey—Mia’s survived worse, and compared to saving an empire from imminent doom, tricking her classmates into thinking she’s academically gifted should be a cakewalk! Besides, it’s not like she’ll have any conspirators to punish, connections to forge, or charming princes to woo in the meantime...right?

Rozemyne's reunion with her family is only too brief-no sooner has she completed the lower city's Starbind Ceremony than she is whisked away to the archduke's castle to perform another. Next, she must attend a meeting at the Italian restaurant, gather funds for the printing industry, and even study magic!In this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers, Rozemyne continues to strive toward a duchy filled with books!

As Gimul heals from the recent attacks, Ryoma's life has finally regained some normalcy. Now he sets out for the Sea of Trees of Syrus to fulfill one of his lifelong goals. Along the way, Ryoma happens to reunite with Reinbach-and meet a couple of Reinbach's old friends, coincidentally headed for the same destination. New magic, equipment, and challenges abound in this chapter of Ryoma's laidback adventure!

Contains the Complete Volumes 13-15!Following some great news (not) from an old friend about the impending end of the world, Gourry and I are right back in Gyria City to get to the bottom of the surging hordes of demidemons terrorizing the place. And you can rest assured it’s not that simple.Afterward, we take a chill trip (not) to the so-called City of Temples, where the local church bigwigs are all at each other’s throats after a recent arson-slash-murder. Nothing like a little suspicion to bring out the best in people, eh?Then, boy, am I glad to be off to Sairaag again (not)! There’s no two ways about it—the hard-luck town is the epicenter of all the creepy shenanigans going on lately. So what better way to put a stop to it than to go there and handle it myself? After all, this one turns out to be personal…

Proven appeal of subject: Over 50,000 copies of the original novel series have been sold in print and even larger numbers in digital. Japanese turnout is strong, with THREE manga adaptations being released simultaneously and the third anime series airing in Spring 2022.Genre staying power: Combining fantasy elements with cute slice-of-life antics, Ascendance of a Bookworm is a story by a book-lover for book-lovers. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!