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AnimeNYC 2019 Announcements! We are back from a busy weekend staffing a booth and hosting an industry panel at AnimeNYC 2019 in beautiful New York CIty! Let's get down to business with a recap of all the announcements that we made at the panel on Saturday! 🌟 We're estatic to bring two of these fan favorite light novels to you in print! Ameko Kaeruda’s fantasy action-comedy Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! and Satoru Yamaguchi’s My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! will be heading to stores in paperback format in 2020! Kodansha Licenses from their New Label, Legend Novels!

J-Novel Club is excited to bring you five exhilarating new light novel titles from Kodansha’s Legend Novels. These titles are aimed for a more mature audience but we have no doubt that these will right in with our current library. 👍

The Economics of Prophecy Author: Norafukurou

Illustrator: Rei Schichiwa



Parts 1-4 of Volume 1 Available Now!



An economics department graduate is reincarnated into another world! Now known as Ricardo in this new world, he studies to become a merchant at the Royal Academy. Let’s hope he can put his modern world knowledge to good use.



Read Now! Kobold King Author: Syousa.

Illustrator: sime



Parts 1-4 of Volume 1 Available Now!

Fearsome warrior Gaius decides to return to his roots after giving up everything he’s worked for. While in the traveling, he discovers a tribe of adorable forest-dwelling kobolds, small furry creatures who are fleeing from human aggression, they immediately distrust him and everything about him. Can this gentle giant of a man come to peace with his past and win the friendship of the adorable kobolds?

Read Now! Outer Ragna Author: Kasugamaru

Illustrator: NAMCOOo



Part 1 of Volume 1 Available Now!

Streamer PotatoStarch plays the notoriously hard game Dragon Demon RPG-DX for his fans. But his character in-game Kuroi, is known to the masses as the Dragonslayer and Killer of Demons. After an unexpected series of events, he ends up possessing her!





Read Now! Her Majesty's Swarm Author: 616th Special Information Battalion

Illustrator: Eiri Iwamoto



Parts 1-3 of Volume 1 Available Now!

A college student finds herself in another world in author 616th Special Information Battalion’s Her Majesty’s Swarm. Our heroine becomes the militant queen of a race of insects called the Arachnea. Her command is masterful because she loves playing as evil-aligned characters!

Read Now! Isekai Rebuilding Project Author: Yukika Minamino

Illustrator: Kotokan



Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1 Available Now! Yukika MinaminoKotokan Have you ever wondered what happens after peace is restored in a fantasy world? Author Yukika Minamino’s Isekai Rebuilding Project tells the tale of a 30-year-old city clerk with an ordinary life who gets transported to a fantasy world where peace had already been restored.



Read Now! Introducing J-Novel Heart - A Shojo Label!

It's finally here! We're starting off our new label with five light novel titles that you'll be sure to fall in love with! 💕 Tearmoon Empire Author: Nozomu Mochitsuki

Illustrator: Gilse



Parts 1-4 of Volume 1 Available Now!



Mia, the hated princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, finds herself executed by guillotine... only to wake up as a kid again! With this second chance, she resolves to fix the ailing Empire. Can Mia change history and save her own skin?



Read Now! I Refuse to Be Your Enemy! Author: Kanata Satsuki

Illustrator: Mitsuya Fuji



When Kiara's adoptive father orders her to marry a man named Viscount Credias, she realizes her recurring dreams are visions of a future in which she dies a villain. She hatches a plan to ensure a future where she stays ALIVE. The White Cat’s Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King’s Lap Author: Kureha

Illustrator: Yamigo



Ruri finds herself stranded in a strange world by her selfish friend. Then she gets the ability to turn into a white cat! How can she get revenge in the form of a cute little cat?!



(Japanese cover is temporary.) The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Currently being finalized!) Author: Haruma Momo

Illustrator: Maro



Marielle is the image of a plain young noblewoman with a prim and proper exterior, but inside she hides the heart of a sly and devious fangirl! Welcome to Marielle’s world, where people aren’t always what they seem and secrets are commonplace!



(Japanese cover is temporary.) The Bibliophile Princess (Currently being finalized!) Author: Yui

Illustrator: Satsuki Shiina



When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher, her betrothed, consorting with another noble lady, she assumes the annulment of her engagement is inevitable. But courtly life and love are more complicated than it might seem!



(Japanese cover is temporary.) We're Not Done Yet!

And finally, we have two new light novels coming from Pash! Books and a special doujinshi title that is sure to contain some familiar names you might recognize! 👀 Teogonia Author: Tsukasa Tanimai

Illustrator: Kouichiro Kawano



Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1 Available Now!



A young boy must fight alongside other humans against endless hordes of creatures in a harsh region known only as “the borderlands.” Can he unravel the ruleset governing this realm of magic and mystery?





Read Now! The World's Least Interesting Swordsman Author: Rokurou Akashi

Illustrator: Shiso



Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1 Available Now!



Sansui Shirokuro lives out a normal life until meeting an untimely end and is reincarnated into another world as an Immortal. Too bad he starts off with horrible swordplay skills. Nothing time can’t solve!





Read Now! Hitchiker's Guide to the Isekai

With a diverse cast of writers, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai was originally published in Japan as a doujin by doujinshi circle SAKKA KEIHAN.



Famous authors Carlo Zen (The Saga of Tanya the Evil), Natsuya Semikawa (Isekai Izakaya Nobu), Hoko Tsuda (Unmotivated Hero’s Tale), Tappei Nagatsuki (Re:Zero), Katsuie Shibata (science fiction novelist), and Hyunganatsu (Rakuya no Hitorigoto) all contribute to this work.



Did we mention that the cover art is done by The Saga of Tanya the Evil’s Shinobu Shinotsuki?



(Japanese cover is temporary.) A big thank you to everyone who visited the booth and attended the industry panel this year at AnimeNYC. We sincerely hope that everyone enjoys all these new titles and announcements in the upcoming months! 📘 Happy Reading! 📘