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American publishing company
J-Novel Club is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. It streams light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books. As of August 2021, J-Novel Club has licensed over 150 light novel and manga series and have published more than 800 e-books.[1] Hobby Japan , Overlap, Kodansha , Drecom , Earth Star Entertainment , Kadokawa Corporation , Micro Magazine, Shufunotomo, and Softbank Creative . It was acquired by Kadokawa Corporation on April 28, 2021.
History [ edit ]
After coming to the conclusion that "there was a whole universe of content out there in Japan that's hardly available in the west at all,"[2] [3] [4] K-On! top-level domain name was available.[5]
J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky and announced they would release light novels in weekly installments for their members before releasing the finalized books on e-book format. It launched with the titles Occultic;Nine Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker , My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World , and My Little Sister Can Read Kanji .[6] Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse .[7]
On January 19, 2017, J-Novel Club announced it would be collaborating with manga and light novel localization company Seven Seas Entertainment , who would publish print editions of two of J-Novel Club's light novels: Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash and Occultic;Nine .[8] Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Clockwork Planet [9]
On July 5, 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would be printing physical versions of some of its light novel series.[10] In Another World With My Smartphone
On November 20, 2018, J-Novel Club launched an online manga reader with five launch titles:[11] A Very Fairy Apartment Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Infinite Dendrogram How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Ascendance of a Bookworm
On October 7, 2019, J-Novel Club launched a Kickstarter project for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? [12] [13]
On November 16, 2019, J-Novel Club announced the new J-Novel Heart imprint focusing on shojo titles.[14]
On April 2, 2021, the J-Novel Pulp imprint was announced with the titles John Sinclair: Demon Hunter Jessica Bannister Perry Rhodan NEO [15] [citation needed
On April 28, 2021, Kadokawa Corporation announced they acquired the company.[16]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced a new collaboration with Yen Press to publish their titles in print. The titles announced for a print release were Hell Mode The Misfit of Demon King Academy My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! [17] RBMedia and Podium to produce audiobook versions of their titles.[18]
On October 15, 2023, J-Novel Club announced that it is launching a subsidiary called "J-Novel Club Nina" for the European market. It will, at first, launch in French and German languages.[19]
On March 6, 2024, J-Novel Club announced that it had signed a print distribution deal with Hachette Book Group and Diamond Book Distributors for North American and international releases respectively.[20]
Audiobook titles [ edit ]
Manga titles [ edit ]
The 100th Time's the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock “Super Love” Mode?!
Accidentally in Love: The Witch, the Knight, and the Love Potion Slipup
Animeta!
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
An Archdemon's (Friends's) Dilemma: How to Love a Crybaby Knight
Ascendance of a Bookworm
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
Bibliophile Princess
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows
Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui's Great Adventure
A Cave King's Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!
The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom
Cooking with Wild Game
The Coppersmith's Bride
D-Genesis: Three Years After the Dungeons Appeared
Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade
Demon Lord, Retry!
Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight -Origins-
Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?!
Discommunication
Doll-Kara
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness
Duchess in the Attic
The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure
The Faraway Paladin
Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to be an Adventurer!
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects: Tales of Blue Dias and the Onikin Alna
Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts with a Village
Goodbye, Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother
Gushing over Magical Girls
Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing
Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home!
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
I Love Yuri and I Got Bodyswapped With a Fujoshi!
I Only Have Six Months to Live, So I'm Gonna Break the Curse with Light Magic or Die Trying
I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I'm the Strongest? I'm Not Even an Adventurer Yet!
I Shall Survive Using Potions!
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again!
I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
I'm Capped at Level 1?! Thus Begins My Journey to Become the World's Strongest Badass!
Infinite Dendrogram
The Invincible Little Lady
The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World
Karate Master Isekai
La Ragazza: Living with Francesca
Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner
A Late Start Tamer's Laid-Back Life
A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!
The Magician Who Rose From Failure
Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party
Marginal Operation
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
Monster and Parent
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! —AΩ—
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon
The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power: Disgraced No Longer, I'm Finding Happiness with the Prince!
Only I Know That This World Is a Game
The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival
Oversummoned, Overpowered, and Over It!
Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want!
Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
Rebuild World
Record of Wortenia War
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village
Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight
The Saga of Lioncourt
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter
Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Youthful Journey
Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess
Sweet Reincarnation
The Tales of Marielle Clarac
Tearmoon Empire
This Art Club Has a Problem!
Thompson
Through the Viewport: Child of a Ruined World
To Another World... with Land Mines!
The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
A Very Fairy Apartment
Villainess: Reloaded! ~Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons~
The Water Magician
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
The Wind That Reaches the Ends of the World
Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster
References [ edit ]
^ "An Interview with Sam Pinansky, Founder and President of New Light Novel Streaming Service J-Novel Club" . Taykobon . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
^ "Saturday AM #58" . sellfy.com . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
^ "I'm Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy), founder and President of J-Novel Club! Ask Me Anything! • r/LightNovels" . reddit . February 18, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
^ "J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally" . Anime News Network . Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^ "J-Novel Club Licenses Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse Light Novels" . Anime News Network . Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^ "Seven Seas Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print | Seven Seas Entertainment" . Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^ "Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)" . Anime News Network . Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^ "J-Novel Club Announces Print Publishing Line With In Another World With My Smartphone Novels" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 4, 2021 .
^ Ressler, Karen (November 20, 2018). "J-Novel Club Launches Online Manga Reader, Licenses 5 Manga Titles" . Anime News Network . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ Mateo, Alex (September 16, 2019). "J-Novel Club to Launch Kickstarter for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Light Novels' Physical Release" . Anime News Network . Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
^ "Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Print Edition" . Kickstarter . Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 16, 2019). "J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess" . Anime News Network . Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
^ "J-Novel Club Announces the Launch of J-Novel Pulp Imprint with Three New Licenses – English Light Novels" . englishlightnovels.com . April 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021 .
^ "KADOKAWA Announces Acquisition of J-Novel Club" (PDF) . Kadokawa Corporation . April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 19, 2022). "J-Novel Club Announces Print Publishing Partnership with Yen Press" . Anime News Network . Retrieved November 20, 2022 .
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2022). "J-Novel Club Produces 9 Audiobook Versions of Licensed Titles" . Anime News Network . Retrieved November 20, 2022 .
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 15, 2023). "J-Novel Club Expands into Europe With JNC Nina Subsidiary for Light Novel Releases in French, German" . Anime News Network . Retrieved October 15, 2023 .
^ Tai, Anita (March 6, 2024). "J-Novel Club Joins Hachette Book Group, Diamond Book Distributors in New Print Deal via Yen Press" . Anime News Network . Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
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