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Tensions flare amidst jungle warfare... The battle in Myanmar rages on fiercer than ever before. China has deployed their helicopters and drones, while Arata's allies, the Burmese Army, turn out to be far less reliable than he'd hoped. It will take the full extent of his considerable wit to continue winning his battles and keeping his kids alive. Fortunately, by rescuing the nearby villagers from their own government's tyranny, he may have inadvertently created the perfect strategic opportunity for himself.

If a girl teases you, that means she likes you! Unfortunately, Akiteru knows from experience that isn't the case. Because every girl he interacts with shows him nothing but scorn, and he's not scored a single date from it! Luckily, he's more concerned with securing a spot for him and his game-development buddies at his uncle's business. But when his uncle throws him a condition that involves playing the part of his daughter's boyfriend, Akiteru has no choice but to take it. What will his best friend's sister Iroha, who bullies him relentlessly, think of the news?

Miyako Florence isn't sad when her fianéc breaks off their engagement after two years. It's all according to plan! Whisked to the world of her favorite otome game, Miyako frees herself from a dull noble to pursue her true soulmate: the game's villainess Fuuka Hamilton. Proud Fuuka only has eyes for their mutual ex-fianéc! Miyako confesses her love to Fuuka and proposes that they run away together. Fuuka agrees on one condition: Miyako must make her say "I'm happy" in 14 days. With conniving nobles, strange diseases, and magical rituals pulling them apart, can Miyako win the villainess's heart? A tentative bud blossoms in this twisting romance from the author of Sexiled!

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 airing 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.

A world-class magic train between Belfast and Regulus is about to begin its inaugural journey, and Touya’s got tickets for the whole family! Well, his whole family minus his children who are still scattered across the world...Can Touya and his wives still have a good time on their trip? Which child will make it to Brunhild next, and what will they bring back with them? Are the wicked devout going to continue their vile machinations for much longer? And most importantly to Touya’s wives: will Lu finally be able to bake the perfect zero-calorie cake?!It’s full steam ahead in this tale of swords, sorcery, and sorcerous swords!

Contains the complete volumes 15-16!Things might be working out for Rio. Revenge is his at last; his heroic deeds have been rewarded with a place in Galarc Castle and the honorable duty of protecting the royal siblings. Trouble brews regardless—an unexpected visitor with a cryptic agenda, a string of unsettling international incidents, and the politically complicated advances of Princess Charlotte.Meanwhile, Liselotte tangles with a romantic debacle of her own as Sakata sets his sights on her!

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. Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

Proven appeal of subject: Romantic comedies are enjoying a light novel renaissance in Japan, and an anime adaptation has been announced for this series! Genre staying power: A sexy rom-com, My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In For Me! combines romantic tension with laugh-out-loud comedy to keep the reader coming back for more. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (3 color, including a two-page spread, and approx. 10 black-and-white per volume) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

Our protagonist is a college student who enjoys playing as the evil-aligned faction Arachnea in her favorite real-time strategy game. One day, she finds herself in a world similar to the one in the game; additionally, her body is now that of a fourteen-year-old girl. While things are a bit different from how they were in the game, one element has remained the same: she is the leader of the Arachnea. The insects under her control, collectively known as the Swarm, praise her and implore her to lead them to victory.In order to survive, she raises her Swarm and forms friendly relations with the elves of the neighboring forest. But after a slaver traveling through the forest murders one of her Swarm and the nearby kingdom's knights burn down the elven village and massacre its people, she prepares to launch her counterattacks in the name of revenge.However, revenge is merely a pretense for attacking the countries of this world. Her command is masterful and severe, as one who has played the game in real life¿

Traditional and digital media: eARCs are available to genre websites and influencer circles in the anime and manga-spheres. Promotion via media tie-ins: An anime adaptation is in production! J-Novel Club also publishes the manga adaptation for Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles digitally, creating strong buzz in fandom and spurring demand for the original source material. Social Media & Newsletter: Over 8,000 followers keep up-to-date with new releases on J-Novel Club¿s twitter account and 20,000 readers are subscribed to the company¿s newsletters. Conventions & Events: J-Novel Club staff attend and hold panels at major conventions including Anime Expo (over 100,000 attendees) and Anime NYC. J-Novel Club also partakes in digital conventions and livestreams to announce new titles and promote fan engagement. J-Novel Club runs its own book club. With over 5,000 paid subscribers, J-Novel Club offers its members first-look access to new titles through ongoing serialisation. Average session length for returning users is over 13.5 minutes. Users are encouraged to engage with staff and each other through book-specific member forums, as well as on the J-Novel Club Discord server.

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 and a second anime series airing in late 2022! Japanese turnout is strong, with the manga adaptation continuing its release in monthly serialisation throughout the pause. 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!

Contains Volumes 15-17!Deciding they need a bit of a break, Koutarou takes the girls out for a day of beetle hunting. An unexpected reunion, however, leads Kiriha to realize there¿s more than just beetles hiding in the mountains outside of Kisshouharukaze City...With things coming to a head between the radical and conservative factions, it¿s finally time for Kiriha to take up arms for what she believes is right. With both the underground and the surface at risk, however, can anyone really win in this fight?Things are finally peaceful around Corona House again, meaning it¿s time to kick back and have a little summer fun! There¿s swimming, volleyball, a test of courage, fireworks, a rollercoaster, a whole mountain of homework, and... a surprise visitor?

Pushing foreign borders...Arata finally makes the move against the Chinese army his sponsors have been waiting for. The effort goes well at first as he recaptures a series of villages with no casualties, but his seemingly unstoppable momentum grinds to a halt as Arata discovers deeper complexities to this struggle than he ever imagined...

When Rentt senses something wrong with his familiar, Edel, he and Lorraine leave Hathara and return to the city of Maalt. They find the city in flames, swarming with thralls.Rentt finds Edel safe beneath the orphanage. Through his familiar, our hero learns that a single vampire may be the cause of all the chaos. Matters are complicated when Rentt runs into Gold-class adventurer and vampire hunter, Nive Maris...who still suspects Rentt may be a vampire!When they delve into the new dungeon, the group runs into another familiar face... Can Rentt cut his way through the web of complications before the vampire can execute his master plan?

Contains Volumes 12-14!The evil magical girls are finally making their move to seize the mana pool in room 106, just like Yurikäs been saying all along! Koutarou crosses paths with an old enemy, and Maki is forced to decide whether to follow her duty or her heart.After Theia receives a distressing message about her mother on Forthorthe, she¿s forced to make what could be a life-changing choice. Nothing is simple, however, when it comes to galactic politics.In a special collection of short stories: Shizuka learns how to live with the incredible power that¿s been sleeping within her, Yurika tries to save herself with a video game redemption quest, and the truth about how Koutarou knows Elfaria is revealed.

Proven appeal of subject: A successful Kickstarter campaign brought this series to print, and J-Novel Club is now releasing the 37th volume of the series! Digital sales remain consistent. Special notes: Due to the nature of this print run, copies are limited and likely to be snapped up by collectors and online purchasers. A small extra number of Collectors Edition #1¿s have been run for retail, and J-Novel Club will continue to release new volumes in this format! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (12-16 color, including multiple two-page spread, and approx. 30-40 black-and-white per collection) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

"Katarina has tried time and time again to avoid becoming the villainess she is seemingly destined to be, and yet she's acquiring more and more Dark Magic items by the day. Thankfully, Raphael has an idea--a certain spell that just might be the key to avoiding her impending doom! She has a lot more on her plate than just avoiding bad ends though: her relatives have been pressuring her to go ahead and get married already and then she gets summoned...by the king himself?! With all this going on, she decides to visit the village that Maria used to live in, where she makes some new yet familiar acquaintances..."--

"Mia reclines and flips open the Princess Chronicles, wondering what new developments it has in store, when her eyes leap to a certain line: "Sion Sol Sunkland perished in his youth." Needless to say, she does not remain recumbent for long. How could this possibly be? Though he may be infuriating at times, Sion is an ally, a classmate, and most importantly...a friend. She needs to warn him; if she can't save him personally--which, let's face it, is unlikely given her limited faculties--then he can at least save himself. When Esmeralda complains about a marriage proposal from a Sunkland noble, Mia inserts herself and her friends into the entourage, and they make for Sunkland. Will Mia be able to avert Sion's death, or will the future refuse to budge?"--

You’d think surviving an assassination attempt would entitle Mia Luna Tearmoon to some rest and recreation—but in comes her old friend the great famine! Forkroad and Co.’s business has completely collapsed, and with it, the logistics Mia needed for her famine-prevention plan.Mia’s investigation reveals the culprit is a man she knows all too well: Shalloak Cornrogue, the Merchant King. In the previous timeline, Mia had suffered indignity at his hands. Now that he’s meddling in this timeline as well, it’s the perfect excuse for payback!Her road of revenge takes Mia all the way to Perujin. There, the Sage of the Empire finds herself embroiled in a whirlwind of trouble, culminating in a showdown that will forevermore change the fate of Perujin...

Old Paths Intertwine...As the Burmese army terrorizes the local population, Arata realizes he has to clean house before he can focus on the Chinese. His efforts to end his allies’ suppression of their own citizens lead him to Yangon, where the UN peacekeeping team is detained and an unlikely reunion lies in wait for him…

Proven appeal of subject: Over 10,000 copies of the original light novel series have been sold as eBooks. Multiple series from the author are available in English. 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!

Proven appeal of subject: Over 40,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation. 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 Unwanted Undead Adventurer combines the best of Japanese light novel form with the elements Western fantasy readers love, providing crossover opportunity for both audiences. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (3 color, including a two-page spread, and approx. 10 black-and-white per volume) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

Proven appeal of subject: Over 30,000 Print Copies sold to date (Volumes 1-15 now in third or fourth printings! Volumes 16-19 in second printing!). Over 10,000 digital sales per quarter! 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 15,000 copies of the original novel series have been sold as eBooks. 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!

Contains Volumes 24-27!With Forthorthe on the verge of civil war like it hasn't seen for thousands of years, Elfaria and the others do what they can to regain the citizens' trust. But with Vandarion plotting against them, it looks a bloody battle is unavoidable.Clan makes an interesting discovery about the true nature of Signaltin, but it's not all good news. Koutarou and the others find themselves in a difficult situation, but a strange message and a tentative new alliance may be just what they need.Koutarou is ready to bring the full weight of the Forthorthian army down on Vandarion and put an end to the war once and for all with a little help from his friends. Nothing, however, will prepare them for the dirty tricks Vandarion has in store.Nana needs some special maintenance; Shizuka, Alunaya, Ruth, and Kiriha go on a weekend getaway; Sanae and Theia get the others involved in an eating contest; and Yurika fails a grade?! Welcome back to Earth!

Proven appeal of subject: Over 30,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation. 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 Unwanted Undead Adventurer combines the best of Japanese light novel form with the elements Western fantasy readers love, providing crossover opportunity for both audiences. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Multiple full-page illustrations (3 color, including a two-page spread, and approx. 10 black-and-white per volume) add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.