Mashiro has just shared a devastating secret with Sumire. Aki and Iroha have been forced through a ceremony that historically guarantees the participants will be married. Meanwhile, Sumire is on the brink of freedom¿but just what will she do with it? So much for Aki¿s efficient summer plans! Worse, he finds out the foundations beneath his Alliance are pillars of salt and sand.With the Alliance pulled in all directions, will it even last the summer, or will it sink into the depths of the ocean?
Proven appeal of subject: Over 10,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation. Genre staying power: A wacky fantasy, I Shall Survive Using Potions is all about the laughs, as readers can¿t help but ask what the hero will do next. 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.
When Rentt Faina crosses paths with Nive Maris, he finds himself victim to a rain of Holy Fire! But rather than prove he¿s a vampire, it disproves it! Lorraine believes Rentt¿s divinity may have protected against the Holy Fire, and together they decide to make for Hathara, where Rentt obtained his divinity.Before Rentt and Lorraine can depart Maalt, they first need to create wands and equipment for their disciple, Alize. To avoid trouble with others like Nive, Rentt has to negotiate with the Guildmaster, Wolf Hermann, to have his double registration officially approved. But as Wolf oversees countless ruffians, this¿ll be no easy task!An undead with a dream, eternally striving for the rank of Mithril-class!
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 adaptation airing in Summer 2021! Genre staying power: A fantasy roller-coaster of intensity, Seirei Gensouki combines action with intimate emotional moments to keep the reader coming back for more. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (including color front matter) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.
Proven appeal of subject: Over 30,000 copies of the original novels have been sold as eBooks, with the series returning soon from extended hiatus. Japanese turnout remains strong, thanks to a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation, alongside an anime adaptation due to begin airing in October 2021 with global simulcasting. J-Novel Club is also releasing the manga digitally and in print. Genre staying power: With its European-inspired setting and epic fantasy story, The Faraway Paladin follows the grand medieval tradition of stories such as Parzival and Tristan, telling a story of emotional and moral growth alongside exciting moments of high action. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?"Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin."I promised you. It's gonna take a while, but I'll tell you everything. This is the story of the deaths of many heroes. It's the story of how we died, and it's the reason you grew up here."
In the fight against death, Will finds a new guiding light¿and not a moment too soon. He must quickly learn to take what he gains in the face of great loss and soldier boldly, reverently forward into the future. With new life and purpose, Will takes his first steps out into the world. Yet life on the outside is harsh. The land where beasts roam and demons maraud is a dark one. Even the kindness of strangers can be cruel here. The bustling city, too, is cloaked in shadows all its own. Will must continue to fight, both for his life and the light he now carries with him.
Proven appeal of subject: Multiple anime adaptations have been made, granting the franchise long-term visibility within fandom. Genre staying power: A traditional space opera, Banner of the Stars is chock full of interstellar combat and political intrigue. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!
With the ring of cute girl kidnappers brought to justice, their captives share tearful reunions with their families¿except for the tragic Layette. It¿s too much for Kaoru, who declares that she¿ll take the girl in without a second thought. Their journey continues to the Kingdom of Jusral, where Kaoru finally gets the chance to put her potion powers to good use, open the workshop of her dreams, and maybe keep her head down this time¿but her products may leave her customers more satisfied than she bargained for! It doesn¿t take long before everyone from army brass to noble bigwigs have their sights set on her formulae. Kaoru would much rather find a husband or set a good example for the local orphans, but she¿s got rent due first¿right? Will Kaoru pull through? Scratch that, will someone buy her skincare routine already?
Half a year has passed since the Remno revolution ended. Spring has rolled around again, bringing with it what Mia considers to be one of the most important occasions of the year ¿ spring break. Freed from the duties of school and station, she¿s ready to seize the day! By which she means, of course, do absolutely nothing productive and lounge around in bed all day.Her indolent plans are cut short, however, when her own granddaughter, Bel, is whisked backwards through time and deposited in front of her. Just when she thought she was finally done with worrying about the guillotine, she learns of the grisly future awaiting her, in which a war of succession rends the empire in two. Mia herself has been killed by poison, and Bel narrowly avoided execution by leaping through time.As if that wasn¿t enough, she discovers that this terrible chain of events can be traced back to Rafinäs tragic transformation into a dictator. Altering the course of history will, of all things, require her to defeat Rafina in the upcoming election for student council president!Underprepared, polling abysmally, and trailed by a granddaughter who inherited all her, erm, Mia-est bits, she once again finds herself at a historical turning point... without the faintest clue of what she's supposed to do!
Surrounded by the hate-filled gazes of her people, the selfish princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, Mia, takes one last look at the bleeding sun before the guillotine blade falls¿Only to wake back up as a twelve-year-old! With time rewound and a second chance at life dropped into her lap, she sets out to right the countless wrongs that plague the ailing empire. Corrupt governance? Check. Border troubles? Check. Natural calamities and economic strife? Check.My, seems like a lot of work.Hard work and Mia don¿t mix, so she seeks out the aid of others, starting with her loyal maid, Anne, and the brilliant minister, Ludwig. Together, they strive day and night to restore the Empire. Little by little, their tireless efforts begin to change the course of history, pushing the whole of the continent toward a new future.And why did the selfish princess have a change of heart, you ask? Simple¿she didn¿t. She¿s just terrified of the guillotine. They hurt like hell, and Mia hates pain more than work.
It¿s been ten years since Rentt Faina, a luckless Bronze-class adventurer, set his eyes on becoming Mithril-class. Unfortunately, he finds himself helpless when confronted by a legendary dragon in the Water Moon Dungeon...and is summarily eaten. But Rentt has miraculously reawakened...as a skeleton?!Making his way back to civilization is going to be a challenge when he can barely walk, let alone hold a sword. And the good people of Maalt won¿t take kindly to a monster in their midst. Can some magic techniques and a chance encounter provide Rentt¿s salvation?
The fires of vengeance burn on¿With Arata's battle against his former employer concluded, the situation¿s finally stabilizing. After careful deliberation, he decides to recruit child soldiers from Thailand¿s slums on Miss Li¿s request. Unbeknownst to Arata, while his rival company may have backed out for now, there are still those within it whose personal grudge against him won't let them rest until they've had their revenge.
In the city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he¿s being raised by three undead. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: ¿Who am I?¿Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.
It's the summer holidays, and Mia's on a roll.Ever since the spoiled princess of Tearmoon leapt through time and restarted life as a twelve-year-old, everything has been going her way. Leveraging her memory of future events and¿unwittingly¿the delusions of those around her, she secures a source of wheat for the coming famine and prevents civil war from breaking out. She even manages to avert her own grisly death by guillotine, erasing from existence the very diary that foretold her doom!But once again that dreaded word¿revolution¿reaches her ears, only this time, it's not in Tearmoon. She's horrified to learn that a popular uprising in Remno is threatening that kingdom's stability. To make matters worse Abel, her princely sweetheart, is trapped at the center of the chaos. Should she brave danger to mount a rescue, or sit safe in the comfort of her own castle? Freed from the curse of the guillotine and faced with an uncertain future, what path will Mia choose?
In the midst of an approaching winter, Rozemyne the High Bishop is traveling between the temple and castle more than ever, participating in noble society, the baptism ceremony, and the Dedication Ritual. With her hands full teaching kids too young for the Royal Academy and even tutoring guard knights with bad grades, she's incomparably busier than last year.Her influence in both noble society and the temple is increasing steadily, and her squad of Gutenbergs work on improving the printing press while she sells picture books in the castle. Her love for books keeps growing, and the mana within her is likewise becoming progressively stronger! She must hunt the Lord of Winter with the Knight's Order, then gather ingredients for her jureve potion during Spring Prayer.This is another action-packed volume of this biblio-fantasy, where the Saint of Ehrenfest overcomes a winter of mysticism and battle! Including two lengthy short stories and a four-panel manga drawn by You Shiina!
Proven appeal of subject: The anime has been in print in English almost non-stop for 20 years across multiple formats. The novel series has seen a revival in Japan, with three new novels being added in the recent years including a 30th anniversary edition. Genre staying power: A fantasy series steeped in humor and sword-and-sorcery tradition, Slayers combines action with classic character sand goofy gags to keep the reader coming back for more. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (4 color and approx. 10 black-and-white per volume) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.
War is Hell!Kaoru thought she could save everybody, but no plan survives first contact with the enemy. The Aligot Empire is on the march, and she's right in their path! Hemmed in by geography, the Empire invades neighboring Balmore, looking to secure a path for future expansion, as well as the Angel of the Goddess and her magical healing potions. But Kaoru, despite claiming to want a peaceful life, has no intention of letting this sort of thing slide. Alongside her loyal followers, she's going to use her potion powers to make this invasion a nightmare for the aggressors -and maybe even uncover a sinister conspiracy involving the clergy of the Goddess Celestine along the way. As the Eyes of the Goddess come under fire and Francette reveals her fearsome fighting force, can our heroine potion her way to victory?
Contains the complete Volumes 3-4! The secret of Rio's birth is revealed in his parents' hometown! After bidding farewell to his comfortable life in the village of the spirit folk, Rio finally reaches his destination: his parents' homeland, the Yagumo region. He arrives in a small village in the country of Karasuki, where he has a fateful encounter with his paternal grandmother, Yuba, and his older cousin, Ruri. After being told that his parents' past cannot be revealed until just the right moment, Rio decides to remain in the village for the time being, and spends his time devising ways to improve the village's quality of life! When the time comes ot move on, Rio travels to the spirit village where Latifa and the others are waiting. After receiving a fiercely warm welcome from the spirit folk, Rio heads toward the Strahl region to gather information. On the way, he is guided by large pillars of light to save three people nearly captured as slaves... one of whom one of whom is Amakawa Harutös ¿ Riös previous life¿s ¿ first love!
Proven appeal of subject: Over 2000 units sold in print! Military fiction is a best-selling genre around the world, and this series is no exception, with over 15 volumes of this adaptation published so far. Genre staying power: A manga about war and redemption, Marginal Operation balances high-octane combat with scenes of connection and humor, endearing this band of misfits to the reader. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!Artwork: The artwork in "Marginal Operation" is in-line with the "seinen" demographic style of greater realism and finer detail than younger-oriented action series. The art style and storylines present crossover appeal with the western comics audience.
Proven appeal of subject: Over 20,000 Print Copies sold to date, 28,000+ Digital Copies (5k of volume 19!) in Q2 2020 alone! Japanese turnout is strong, keeping the series in print for over 20 volumes! Genre staying power: A low fantasy with light comedy, In Another World With My Smartphone combines action with cute artwork and goofy antics to keep the reader coming back for more. 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 10,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks and strong print sales through specialty retailers. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation released in monthly serialisation and an anime coming to Japanese television in Q1 2020. Genre staying power: Modelled on long-running adventure manga like Naruto, Infinite Dendrogram features lots of action, a large ensemble cast of characters, and a mix of adventure and comedy which keeps the reader engaged. 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.
Contains the full Volume 3 and 4! Who needs peace and quiet when you have games to play?Ray's climb towards becoming a super paladin continues, but it's never as easy as anyone hopes. While walking the streets of Gideon, When fighting off a band of hoodlums harassing a young woman, he meets a flamboyant new ally named Hugo, and the two decide to cooperate in order to take down a nefarious criminal group known as the Gouz-Maise gang. But little did Ray know that this seemingly simple rescue mission would cement just how gruesome a reality the world of Infinite Dendrogram could become. Can Ray keep his in-game life ¿ and dignity ¿ intact, or is he just another cog in the machine of Infinite Dendrogram?
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!
Contains the complete Volumes 1-2!Rio has known nothing but solitude, hunger, and an overwhelming thirst for revenge. But from the humble beginnings of a poor orphan comes a rebirth that turns the Galarc Kingdom on its head. Rio's awakened magical abilities¿and a chance encounter with royalty¿earn him a ticket to the most prestigious academy in the land. Naturally, the orphan boy catches the judgmental eye of more than a few nobles, though he is ever under the watchful gaze of a beautiful and doting instructor. Through his trials and tribulations, Riös prowess opens the door to an adventure spanning continents, international incidents, love triangles¿even an assassination attempt by an adorable werefox girl. Can Rio find himself while protecting the ones he loves? The stakes have never been higher as worlds collide!
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.
Under the protection of the gods, a relaxed life with slimes in another world begins!One day, the life of middle-aged Japanese businessman Ryoma Takebayashi came to a rather sudden and disappointing end. Ryoma had never had a blessed life, but after his death, three great gods sought his cooperation and reincarnated him as a child in another world with swords and magic!Receiving a most cordial and divine welcome from the gods, Ryoma decides to live leisurely on his own in the forest for the time being. Working diligently at magic and hunting, Ryomäs greatest passion comes to be researching his tamed slimes?! Training a variety of slimes (some newly discovered), the curtain rises on this easygoing life fantasy celebrating a second life with kind people in another world!
The population of Brunhild is booming, which can mean only one thing. Guards, guards! We need more guards! A mass call is set out. "Knights Wanted: Apply Within!" But Touya might end up with more than he bargained for... Meanwhile, in the floating halls of Babylon, a certain resurrected doctor begins her mad machinations... Just what kind of crazy machine does she intend to build next? Set a chivalrous course for a tale of swords, sorcery, and burning sands!
The life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined!Our hero Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country.
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