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J-Novel Club<\/span> has announced the license acquisition of nine <\/span>new manga and light novel series<\/span> to its digital catalog during its industry panel at Anime Expo 2026. Additionally, the publisher revealed <\/span>additional print releases<\/span> for more series and announced the third edition of its JNC Original Light Novel contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The new licenses from J-Novel Club consist of seven light novel titles and two manga series that are now available to read on its website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here are the details:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Tsuta Sonehara<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Lemon Natsume<\/span><\/p>\n A J-Novel Heart title. The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It should\u2019ve been the end for the young Queen Etoile. When her beloved husband, Isar, cuts her down as the enemy invades, it seems she is destined for a miserably short reign. Instead, she awakens five years in the past. Armed with knowledge of what\u2019s to come, she now has the ultimate opportunity: fix her mistakes, take back everything that was stolen from her, and enact sweet revenge on her would-be betrayers!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The powers that be won\u2019t let an upstart royal act with impunity, however. Malicious forces attack from every angle, and it soon becomes clear that Etoile isn\u2019t the only one that remembers the<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n past. Can Etoile tame the flow of time and find true happiness? Or is she doomed to the fate that has already once consumed her?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Story: <\/span>Yuno Yozakura<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Nimoshi<\/span><\/p>\n The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Saving a cat-shaped plastic bag from certain death was not how Saki Osanai thought she\u2019d go out. At least she\u2019s got a wish out of it, and this time around, she won\u2019t spend her life being looked down on\u2014literally or figuratively. She\u2019ll take a body that could knock any man off his feet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The gods are happy to oblige.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Reborn as petite as ever, Saki\u2014now called Satie\u2014quickly learns her power lies not in the toweringly tall beauty she longed to have but instead in a stat buff that can take any enemy out. Worst of all, the god of the underworld warns she\u2019s under a curse of eternal youth, one she\u2019ll never be free of so long as she continues to repeat the mistakes of her past life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If she wants to break the curse keeping her down (and short), she\u2019ll need to put herself out there in a way she never dared try before. With a trusty hellhound to spoil, true love to find, and empires to conquer, this young maiden won\u2019t let anyone stand in her way!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Nora Yasuda<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Arutera<\/span><\/p>\n The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In a land of spirits, it is an unbearable shame to be born without one. Cast out from his noble birthplace, the spiritless Akira is forced to find a new life as a commoner, eking out a living by fighting the wild beasts that venture near the human lands\u2014a far cry from the greatness he was supposedly destined for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, Akira\u2019s strange nature soon comes to light. His skill in amulet crafting and unprecedented resilience to miasma hint at the potential he conceals\u2014potential soon to be tested when a slumbering god awakens to his presence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The fire god of the south does not awaken alone, for no sooner does Akira receive her blessings than an ancient evil rises, threatening to devour his new home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Manzi Mazi<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Yuuya<\/span><\/p>\n The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Lady Lettie just wants to keep her subjects under her self-proclaimed \u201cwicked\u201d reign. Every day, she goes out to do the most evil biddings imaginable in her little countryside domain. What does she care if her exorbitant spending benefits the local economy, or if her special power to sound out others\u2019 weaknesses helps them grow as people?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Then one day, a surprise comes knocking when her new subject shares a grand revelation: He\u2019s actually the kingdom\u2019s deposed prince, and he needs her help to retake the throne. Knowing she couldn\u2019t live out her idyllic life of tyranny if the kingdom were to fall, she agrees\u2014but only because he\u2019d be helpless without her, of course!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n She\u2019ll do whatever it takes. She\u2019ll say whatever needs to be said. To win back her peace, she\u2019ll even go against her very nature and aid the wretched citizenry. And if this sweet-talking prince doesn\u2019t stop prattling about her virtuous heart, she\u2019ll show him just how wicked of a lady she can be too!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Shusui Hazuki<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>kururi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A J-Novel Heart title. The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mitia Lumiol is set to be another selfish jerk of a noble, one among many who elevate only those with pure bloodlines and great magic. Then, suddenly, she remembers her past life\u2014a lonely, stifled one where her only solace was books and the characters who broke ground where the corrupt stood.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Resolving to become just like her favorite villainess, Mitia targets the nobility who rule the land of Elmia with an iron fi st. She\u2019ll meet kindness with mercy and meet cruelty with ruthlessness. And she isn\u2019t going to let anything get in her way\u2014not nobles, not rioters, and certainly not the fact that she can only perform \u201cworthless\u201d household magic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mitia will show them all what true evil is. And who knows? A cool, elegant villainess might be just what Elmia needs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Kennoji<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Reita<\/span><\/p>\n The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Once feared as the kingdom\u2019s legendary assassin, Zach \u201cthe Shadow\u201d has abandoned his bloody past and now lives a quiet life as a priest of a rural church. There, he raises orphaned children and teaches them everything he knows: discipline, wisdom, and the combat skills to build a life outside the church walls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n When one of his beloved students\u2014Emilia\u2014returns with burdens she can\u2019t conceal, Zach knows he can no longer hide and wait. Stealth and shadow are familiar aides as he begins a secret investigation into the troubles that haunt her. But while Father Zach may be content to fade back into the shadows, Emilia has other plans for the humble priest. She won\u2019t stop until she drags him into the light\u2014and reveals just how respected he should be!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story: <\/span>Misa Aoi<\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations: <\/span>Yoh Hihara<\/span><\/p>\n The first two parts of Volume 1 are now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Meet Martina, a brilliant young girl with one all-consuming obsession: books. She\u2019s already devoured every last volume in the commoners\u2019 library, and the last place left with unread material is the royal library inside the palace itself. There\u2019s just one tiny problem\u2026only civil servants are allowed inside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Naturally, she does the only logical thing: aces the civil service exam and lands herself a job at the palace!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But Martina\u2019s dream of open access to books galore won\u2019t come so easily. An unusual surge of monster attacks is threatening the kingdom, and the General Affairs Office where civil servants work stands at the epicenter of the resultant chaos. Loving the written word won\u2019t be enough\u2014this rookie will have to use her book smarts to travel the world and defeat powerful enemies if she wants a quiet life of reading. With a photographic memory and a brain like no other, Martina might just be the key to saving them all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story and Art: <\/span>Long Utsumi<\/span><\/p>\n A J-Novel Knight title. The first chapter of Volume 1 is now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the last summer before the end of high school, and Kyohei Kashiro feels lost. Should he get a job or apply to college? Live locally or move to the big city? Be the swim star everyone wants him to be or never swim again? The questions feel too big for Kyohei to handle. It\u2019s better to shut them out and not think about them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the last summer before the end of high school, and Eiji Honda feels lost. Should he ask out his crush and best friend, Kyohei? What if he scares Kyohei off or ruins their friendship? Or most terrifyingly of all, what if Kyohei says yes? The questions feel too big for Eiji to hold in. It\u2019s time to confess to the guy who stole his heart all those years ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the last summer before the end of high school, and Kyohei\u2019s and Eiji\u2019s lives are about to change forever. Change is abrupt. Change is scary. But most of all, change is magical. In navigating the roadblocks of adolescence, Kyohei and Eiji find love, find themselves, and discover that last summer sparkle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Story and Art: <\/span>Ichi Ichikawa\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A J-Novel Knight title with the first chapter is now available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Touma and Sou have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Now in high school and playing on the same basketball team, their bond is stronger than ever. So when Sou breaks down after yet another painful heartbreak, Touma seizes the moment of vulnerability to confess his feelings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n What begins as a secret relationship quickly spirals into something far more complicated. As their time together feeds Sou\u2019s possessive codependency, Touma comes to realize why all of Sou\u2019s past relationships ended in failure. Is what Sou feels really love, or is it just another passing obsession?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Torn between his own feelings and the growing sense that something isn\u2019t quite right, Touma confides in his teammate Maki. But once those doubts are brought to light, good intentions alone may not be enough to mend the cracks in their relationship.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Thirteen print editions of select titles are also scheduled for release throughout late 2026 and early 2027.<\/span><\/p>\nLight Novels\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Sorry, Darling, but You Won\u2019t Kill Me Again!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
A Young Maiden\u2019s Growing Pains: I Reincarnated and All I Got Was This 100X Stat Buff!<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
God Sleeps in Seafoam\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
A Wicked Lady\u2019s Guide to Accidentally Saving the Kingdom\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll Become an Elegant Villainess! Time to Enjoy My Second Life to the Fullest\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Father, Have You Sinned? An Assassin in Priest\u2019s Robes\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Genius in the Library: This Bookish Rookie Will Save the Day!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Manga<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Last Summer Sparkle<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Reset \/ Reboot<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Print Light Novels & Manga<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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