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Kino's Journey Light Novel Duo Launch New Supernatural Novel Series
Writer Keiichi Sigsawa, illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi to launch Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~ on November 10
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint announced on Friday that Kino's Journey light novel duo writer Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi will launch a new light novel series titled Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~ (Drifted ~Strange Tale of John Smith's Drifting in...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 4-10
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation anime; The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story, My Journey to Her, Blue Lock Full Color Selection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Devil Survivor 2: The Animation BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 October 6 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, R...
Yen Press Licenses Fate/strange Fake, Kino's Journey, Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration, More Manga/Novels
Also: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars, Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon, more
― Yen Press announced the following licenses at New York Comic Con on Friday: Title: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars light novels
Authors: Yuiko Agarizaki, Fuwan Sono (illustration)
Summary: AN INTERGALACTIC VOYAGE FOR A PLANET TO CALL HOME A horse-drawn carriage races across the cosmos. Or rather, a spaceshi...
How I Became King by Eating Monsters Novels Get TV Anime by White Fox in 2027
Series centers on prince who secretly hunts, eats monsters to avoid assassination
― Anime studio WHITE FOX announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters (Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken) light novel series. The anime will debut in 2027. Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustra...
Seven Seas Licenses Living With My New Cat, Zukyun x Bakyun, More Manga/Novels
Also: 3 new audiobooks
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: The One-Eyed, One-Armed, One-Legged Sorcerer novels
Creators: Suzusuke (story), Sumihei (illustrations)
Release Date: November 2026
Summary: A peaceful city is shaken when a young man with one eye, one arm, and one leg emerges from a nearby forest. It seems that this is Ains Silvetas—a legendary magician whose a...
Love Through a Prism Anime Gets Novel Adaptation
Both volumes ship on December 4
― The official X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Jump J-Books novel imprint announced on Wednesday that the Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo) original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yōko Kamio is getting a two-volume novel adaptation. Both volumes will ship on December 4 and will feature newly drawn cover art. Prism Rondo: London no Sora ga Aokatta Hi (Lov...
Mikito Chinen's Horror Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Etsuran Genkin Ryōki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hōkoku-sho manga launched on September 25
― Hiromoto Komatsu launched a manga adaptation of Mikito Chinen's Etsuran Genkin Ryōki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hōkoku-sho (Restricted Reading: Psychiatric Evaluation Report of a Bizarre Murderer) horror novel on Futabasha's Web Comic Action platform on September 25.The story follows doctor Kasumi Ueha...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Announces Text Story Bonus Item for Moviegoers
Hajime Kamoshida to pen Seishun Buta Yarō wa Tea Garden no Yume o Miru story with illustrations by Keeji Mizoguchi
― The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, revealed on Saturday fans who see the film in the first week of release...
Toshimichi Uzō's My Sweet Marriage to My Ex-Nemesis Light Novels Get TV Anime
Atsushi Nigorikawa directs anime at Ankichi Kobo
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that Toshimichi Uzō's My Sweet Marriage to My Ex-Nemesis (Soshiki no Shukuteki to Kekkon Shitara Mecha Amai) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. Atsushi Nigorikawa (A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring, Zenryoku Usagi) is directing the anime at Ankichi Kobo. Keiichirō ...
Tokyo Ravens Novelist Kōhei Azano Plans to End Series in 18th Volume (Updated)
Volume 17 shipped on March 19
― Author Kōhei Azano stated in his afterword in the 17th Tokyo Ravens light novel volume that he plans to end the series in the next volume. The 17th volume shipped on March 19. Update: The 18th volume, confirmed to be the final volume, will ship in winter 2026. The school supernatural fantasy light novel series centers around Harutora, a boy from a branch of the Tsuchim...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 27-October 3
Spirited Away anime; The Lord-Magear's Apprentice, Can You Kiss Me First?, Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date From Up on Poppy Hill Steelbook BD/DVDPlease Shout! Studios US$39.98 September 29 Grave Of The Fireflies Steelbook BD/DVDCite Shout! Studios US$39.98 September 29 Howl's Moving Castle Steelbook BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork...
Hikari Launches Manga of Mashimesa Emoto Story
"Dansō o Shiirare Otoko to Shite Ikitekita Kōshaku Reijo wa, 2-kaime no Jinsei wa Dress o Kite, Reijō Life o Ōka Shitai" manga launches on November 5
― The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital magazine supplement to Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday that Hikari will launch a manga adaptation (seen right in image below) of Mashimesa Emoto's Dansō o Shiirare Otoko...
Keishi Ayasato's Seijo Seisen Novels Get Manga
Sasami Kamone draws manga
― Manga creator Sasami Kamone announced on September 26 that they will launch a manga adaptation of Keishi Ayasato's Seijo Seisen -Taizai Yūsha to Omoide no Majo- light novel series on the "Suiyōbi wa Mattari Dash X Comic" page of the Nico Nico Seiga website "soon."【告知】原作 綾里けいし先生( @ayasatokeisi )「聖女聖戦 ー大罪勇者と思い出の魔女ー」のコミカライズ版作画を担当します。連載は近日中に開始予定です。聖女聖戦を漫画でも更に盛り上げてまいります！よろしくお願い...
Seiji Ebisu's Bishōjo shika Inai Seitokai no Gidai ga Itsumo Ore na Ken Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Tarara launched on Monday
― The 157th issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine launched the manga adaptation of Seiji Ebisu's Bishōjo shika Inai Seitokai no Gidai ga Itsumo Ore na Ken (The Case of Me Always Being the Topic of Discussion of the Student Council, Which Only Has Beautiful Girls as Members) novel, on Monday. Tarara is drawing the manga. The story is set in Minamisa...
Yasuaki Mikami's Looks like a Job for a Maid! Light Novels Get TV Anime
Story of falsely accused then dismissed supermaid launched in 2021
― Earth Star Novel announced on Thursday that Yasuaki Mikami's Looks like a Job for a Maid! The Tales of a Dismissed Supermaid (Maid Nara Tōzen Desu. Nureginu o Kiserareta Bannō Maid-san wa Tabi ni Deru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English and des...
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Novels End with 12th Volume
Final novel ships on October 16
― Yūki Yaku announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that his Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun) light novel series will end in the 12th volume on October 16.Yen Press is releasing the novel series in English, and describes the story:Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. N...
Horror Collector Volumes 2-4 Light Novel Review
That’s part of what makes for successful children’s horror fiction: not even the grown-ups can keep you safe.
― Middle grade horror is often some of the best the genre has to offer. That's not because children's stories are inherently scarier, but rather because authors need to bring all of their skill to bear to successfully craft a horror plot that's scary but not traumatizing. The best authors can...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 20-26
ChaO anime; Cells at Work! Cat, Mage of Leda, Servant Beasts manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date ChaO BDCite Shout! Studios US$29.98 September 22 Suzume Steelbook 4K UHD/BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 22 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Graphic...
Yen Press Licenses Kafka's Journey, Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, More Manga/Novels
Also: Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her; The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past; more
― Yen Press announced on Friday the following new licenses: Title: Kafka's Journey light novel
Authors: Chizuru Mizushina, Haruyuki Morisawa (illustration)
Summary: A girl on the run takes to the skies!
Within an island floating in the sky, there is an underground village of elderly people and one child—Kaf...
Monochrome, Good Smile Unveil Ignisphere Mixed Media Project, Along With Project's Dawngazer Action RPG
Unicorn Overlord director, character designer Takafumi Noma helms Dawngazer 2028 game
― Monochrome Corp. and Good Smile Company announced a new mixed media IP titled Ignisphere on Friday, along with the first title announced for the franchise, an action RPG titled Dawngazer. Monochrome's Takafumi Noma, the director and character designer of Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord game, is directing Dawngazer ...
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends Author Yomi Hirasaka Retires
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics/A Sister's All You Need novelist explains he achieved financial independence to retire early
― Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends author Yomi Hirasaka confirmed on September 13 that he retired as a light novelist. He explained that he did not retire due to lack of success or mental health reasons, but because of FIRE — the "Financial Independence, Retire Early" movement tha...
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex Light Novel Series Ends With 14th Volume
Final volume ships on December 1
― The official X/Twitter account for Kyōsuke Kamishiro and Takayaki's My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Moto Kano Datta) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the series will end with its 14th volume on December 1. Kamishiro began serializing the story on the Kakuyomu website in August 2017. Kadokawa began publishing the story in print vo...
A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even Volumes 1-7 Light Novel Review
Ellie is perhaps the most morally gray villainess I’ve seen in an otome story. She’s a villainess with a body count: 103. And that’s only counting CHILDREN she’s killed.
― Awful men in positions of power are destroying our world and us along with it. Wouldn't the world be so much better, so much more peaceful, if women were the ones in charge? Hold that thought. A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: ...
Silent Witch Author Matsuri Isora Announces New Fantasy Novel
1st Bōkyaku no Curse Knight "knight fantasy" volume ships on November 13
― Matsuri Isora announced on Thursday that a new novel titled Bōkyaku no Curse Knight (Curse Knight of Oblivion) will ship on November 13 with illustrations by Shirotaka (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation). The online bookstore e-hon teases the premise of "a hidden power that is the most powerful curse" and describes the sto...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 13-19
Shirobako anime; Aoashi, Sound of a Blink, Casshan manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Consenting Adultery (adult)Please Kitty Media US$29.99 September 15 Double Boin 2-Pack: Resort Boin + Boin Lectures (adult)Cite Kitty Media US$29.99 September 15 Resort Boin (adult)AnimeNewsNetwork Kitty Media US$29.99 September 15 Shirobako BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 Sep...
Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart I-II Light Novel Review
Restart is less a simple death game story and more an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery within a death game setting.
― The first arc of Magical Girl Raising Project is very much a death game story. In it, the various magical girls kill one another to continue being magical girls and keep their memories of their time as one. Of course, as the death count rises, murders start happening for more pers...
The World's Strongest Witch Volumes 1-2 Light Novel Review
In a world where only she can see the strategy guide, no one will be able to stand up to this witch’s skills, her weapons, her charisma, or her luck!
― Author Mochimaru Sakaki talks about the premise of the series in an author's note – what if the protagonist is the only one who can see the strategy guide, the comments, and the entire Internet? And what if that character was otherwise an innocent, wi...
The World's Strongest Witch Novels Listed to End in 6th Volume
Manga adaptation launched in April 2023
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Amazon Japan is listing the sixth volume of Mochimaru Sakaki'sThe World's Strongest Witch light novel series as the final one. The volume will ship on October 7. Yen Press publishes the novels in English and describes the story: When Rona manifests what seems to be a terribly useless skill, she's considered an embarrassment to her family and gets kicked out ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 6-12
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon anime; The Amazing Digital Circus, Say Hello to Mr. Wallaby! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon BDPlease Crunchyroll US$64.98 September 8 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$74.98 September 8 Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 BDAnimeNewsNe...
Web Novel-Based Live-Action Series Take Charge of My Heart Sets October 9 Debut on Netflix
Series follows 3rd-generation chaebol executive whose artificial heart battery is running out
― Netflix announced on Thursday its new series Take Charge of My Heart will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on October 9. The series has also released a teaser poster and trailer. Based on the web novel of the same name, Take Charge of My Heart is a romantic comedy about Ho-rang Baek (Young-kw...
Shiden Kanzaki Launches Black Bullet Reboot Project, New Original Work
New World Order reboot to start with revised story, end with completely new story
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint announced on Wednesday that Shiden Kanzaki's Black Bullet light novel series will have a reboot with new content, as well as a completely new story. The reboot project, titled Black Bullet: New World Order, will release two novel volumes every month from November 2026 to February 2027....
The Apothecary Diaries Volumes 3-6 Novel Review
Helping powerful people is just an occupational hazard.
― If you're keeping score at home, you already know that The Apothecary Diaries' anime adaptation has been both remarkably faithful to the books and progressing at a pace that indicates that care is being taken with the source material. Given that progression, I fully expect the first half of the upcoming fourth season to cover the contents of n...
Sword Art Online Material 1: Sugary Days Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for August 2026
Kirby: Mugen no Haguruma—Kiri ni Tsutsumareta Daijiken!? novel ranks at #2, Witch on the Holy Night part 1 novel ranks 3rd
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for August 2026 on Friday. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from August 3 to August 30. Writer Reki Kawahara and artist abec's Sword Art Online Material 1: Sugary Days novel ranked at #1 w...
Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory -after the end- Sequel Light Novel Series Ends in December
Sequel novel series launched in 2022
― Dengeki Bunko is listing that Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory -after the end- light novel series will end in the eighth volume on December 17. Kadokawa will publish the seventh volume on November 17. Dengeki Bunko will also publish an art book titled Unnamed Memory Archives -chibi art works- in December. Furumiya (A Pale Moon Reverie, Babel) began serializing the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 30-September 5
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion anime; How to Grill Our Love, Luna Knight manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc BDCite Crunchyroll US$74.98 September 1 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$39.98...
Boys-Love Is Here To Stay
Bring on the boys!
― All things boys-love is here to stay (BL), omegaverse, and romantasy made their rounds during the final day of this year's Anime NYC. Rebecca Taylor of InkLore, Ingrid Lorenzi of Yen Press, and Lauren Hill of Seven Seas held a panel discussing the BL genre and its explosion in popularity over recent years. It wasn't enough for these three to cherish the stories they loved; they d...
Sagrada Reset Author Yutaka Kōno's Sayonara no Iikata Nante Shiranai Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation
5 cm/s manga artist Yukiko Seike launches manga this fall
― Sagrada Reset novel author Yutaka Kōno announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday their Sayonara no Iikata Nante Shiranai (I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye) novel series will get a manga adaptation by Yukiko Seike (5 Centimeters per Second) on Kodansha's Comic Days platform in fall. Update: The manga will debut on September 26.The novels are...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 23-29
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V, Your Name. anime; Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between, Colori Colore Creare manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Digimon Tamers BD (English dub)Please Discotek US$79.95 August 25 Hana Yori Dango: Complete TV Series & Movie Collection BDCite Discotek US$59.95 August 25 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon...
Yugo Aosaki's Rock Paper Landmine Novel Gets Live-Action Series With Worldwide Distribution on Amazon Prime Video
Nana Mori, Aju Makita star in "bloodless survival game" series
― Amazon Prime Video announced on Monday that Yugo Aosaki's Jirai Glico (Glico With Landmines) novel is getting a live-action adaptation titled Rock Paper Landmine that will stream on the service worldwide starting on November 13. The show will star Nana Mori as Mato Imoriya and Aju Makita as Kazahi Koda. Kazuaki Seki is directing the ser...
Crossed Hearts Launches Studio Hearts Imprint, New Licenses (Updated)
Titles include The Two of Them Can't Be Mobs, Love Beyond the Final Boss: The Hero's Party's Quest for Love, more
― California-based global English publisher Crossed Hearts announced on Sunday at the Anime NYC convention that it is launching an in-house imprint Studio Hearts and presenting several new licenses.Studio Hearts will launch with four original titles: A Kiss Before the Gunshot, Doomsday Re...
Hanashi Media Licenses The Hated Prince's Do-Over, The Sage of the Forbidden Library, 6 More Light Novels
Company to release Living the Slow Life as a Demon Lord, Shimotsuki-san Has a Thing for a Background Character, more light novels in English
― English and Spanish book publisher Hanashi Media announced in July and August it has licensed the following light novels for release in English: Title: The Hated Prince's Do-Over: Can Good Deeds Save Me from All These Execution Flags?!
Creators: Kei Takano (st...
Publang Announces 5 New BL Manhwa, Web Novel Titles at Anime NYC
New lineup includes Define the Relationship, The Hunter's Gonna Lay Low, PASSION manhwa; Healer and The Hunter's Gonna Lay Low web novels
― At its Anime NYC panel on Saturday, BL-focused publisher Publang announced five new titles, including three manhwa and two web novels. The new lineup includes the manhwa Define the Relationship, The Hunter's Gonna Lay Low, and PASSION, as well as the web novels H...
J-Novel Club Licenses 10 Light Novels, 1 Manga
Company also reveals 5 print releases
― J-Novel Club announced licenses for 10 light novel series and one manga at its Anime NYC panel on Saturday. The first two parts of the first volume for all new light novel series and the first chapter for the new manga are available now. The company also revealed print releases for the following five titles: J-Novel Club Original Light Novel Contest winner Quad...
Yen Press Reveals 9 New Licenses Including Übel Blatt II, The Gray Exorcist, Seal My Lips With a Kiss Manga
New light novel licenses include: The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Redemption; 'Cause I'm Freedom!
― Yen Press announced nine new licenses at its main industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday, including two light novel series and seven manga series. The company did not give a release window for the new licenses. The two new light novel licenses include: Title: The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Re...
Ize Press Announces Whale Star, Solo Leveling Releases at Anime NYC
Company to release Solo Leveling Ragnarok novel in English; Solo Leveling comic, novel, audiobook in Spanish
― Ize Press announced four new titles at Yen Press' industry panel at Anime NYC, including the acclaimed webtoon Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid and several new releases expanding its Solo Leveling lineup. Written by Yoonhee Na, Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid is a historical romance ...
Seven Seas Licenses My Lips are Being Targeted, Scarlet Thirst, Synchronicity Obsession, More Manga/Novels
Also: I Wish it Had Just Been Love, The Duke's Daughter Must Seduce the Demon King... But the Demon King's a Girl?!, more
― Seven Seas announced the following manga licenses during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday: Title: My Lips are Being Targeted
Creator: Karin Anzai
Release Date: June 2027
Summary: In a school filled with magic abilities, one young man can increase another's abilities…with a kiss!...
Yen Press Licenses The Goblin Samurai, My Crush's Crush Manga
The Boy and the Beast, Rise of the Lowborn light novels also get audiobooks
― Yen Press announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the following manga (Yen Press did not reveal the release date for the titles):Title: The Goblin SamuraiCreator: kikurageSynopsis: There are legends of a nameless goblin swordsman. Missing one eye, with no mastery of magic, and born from a low-ranking tribe, ye...
5 Light Novels That Break The Mold
You may think you know everything light novels have to offer, but these five series might change your mind.
― When it comes to light novels, absurdity is part of the appeal. After self-publishing websites removed all the gatekeepers (and the guardrails), light novels became a format for reading strange stories unavailable anywhere else. Best known for their uniquely long-winded titles, light novels a...
Kakao Games Announces The World of Dokkaebi MMORPG Based on Web Novel With October Launch
Game is set about 300 years before events of original web novel, expands world with new stories, characters
― Kakao Games announced on August 6 that it will launch Supercat's The World of Dokkaebi, a new MMORPG based on the web novel Chronicles of the Demon-Slaying Cultivator, in October. The World of Dokkaebi combines 2D pixel-art characters with 3D environments and draws on Korean folklore and Eas...
I Parry Everything Author Nabeshiki's Heion ni Ikitai Web Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Artist Urozane launched manga on August 14 about protagonist whose status points all drop to 1
― Urozane launched a manga adaptation of Nabeshiki's Heion ni Ikitai [Status All 1] wa Kyō mo Kyō tote Sekai wo Sukū (I Want to Live Peacefully: [Status All 1] Saves The World Day After Day) web novel on Kodansha's Comic Days platform on August 14.The story follows the protagonist whose status points inexpl...
Kakao Entertainment to Merge 3 Story Content Subsidiaries
All 3 companies are content providers specializing in webtoons, web novels
― Kakao Entertainment announced on August 14 that it will merge three of its story content subsidiaries — Samyang C&C, Intime, and Pilyeon Management — as part of efforts to strengthen its intellectual property business. The three companies, all wholly owned by Kakao Entertainment, approved the merger at board meetings on Aug...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 9-15
Dragon Ball Daima, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime; Draw This, Then Die!, Hotel Inhumans manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dragon Ball Daima BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 14 Dragon Ball Daima Limited Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$98.98 August 14 Made In Abyss Season 1 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 August...
Dae-geon Jung's Novel Rapids Gets Webtoon Adaptation
Novel follows 17-year-old classmates Dodam, Haesol as their friendship develops into romance
― Publisher Minumsa revealed on August 5 that Rapids, a Korean novel by Dae-geon Jung, is set to expand into other forms of media, with a webtoon adaptation and a screen adaptation now confirmed. The novel has surpassed 400,000 copies in cumulative sales following a surge in popularity among readers in their...
One Piece novel Zoro Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026
Heaven Official's Blessing novel's 6th volume ranked 2nd, 9th volume of Too Many Losing Heroines! ranks 3rd
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026 on August 6. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 29 to August 2. Writer Jun Esaka and artist Nakamaru's ONE PIECE novel ZORO ranked at #1 with 47,965 copies. Shueisha published the n...
Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! Light Novels Listed to End With 13th Volume
13th volume ships on October 15
― Retailers are listing the 13th volume of Honobonoru500's Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! (Isekai ni Otosareta...Jōka wa Kihon!) light novel series as the final volume. The novel ships on October 15. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English and describes the story: Akira Tennou—an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old janitor—has got a lot to...
Though I Am an Inept Villainess Light Novels Enter Final Arc With 13th Volume
13th volume ships on September 30
― The official X/Twitter account for Ichijinsha's Ichijin Novels light novel label revealed on June 15 that Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series will enter its final arc "Hoshi ni Negai o" (Wish Upon a Star) with the series' 13th light novel volume on September 30.Seven...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 2-8
Rooster Fighter anime; Crescent Moon Marching, Girl Meets Rock!, The Princess Groom manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Rooster Fighter Limited Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$109.98 August 4 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Clover Graphic Novel (GN) 37Please Viz Media US$11.99 August 4 Blue Box GN 21Cite Viz Media US$1...
Semantic Error Volume 2 Novel Review
Semantic Error still isn't going to be a story for everyone, even if you're a fan of queer romance fiction.
― Semantic Error is, understandably, something of a hard read for some people. The first novel features the romantic interest embarking on an all-out harassment campaign based on the fact that he's unaware (or unable to understand) that Sangwoo is neurodivergent. While the novel does a better j...
HarperCollins to Release Saeko Himuro's Ocean Waves Novel in English
Novel that inspired Studio Ghibli's TV special releases in English on March 2, 2027
― HarperCollins is listing the late Saeko Himuro's Ocean Waves novel for release in English on March 2, 2027. Yui Kajita translated the novel. The novel will feature illustrations by Katsuya Kondo. HarperCollins describes the story:
After leaving his coastal hometown of Kochi for college in Tokyo, Taku Morisaki makes ...
'Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her' Light Novels End
11th & final volume shipped on July 31; novel series inspiring ongoing TV anime
― The 11th and final novel volume of Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play With Who I Thought was a Boy, or Tenbin for short) light nov...
Shueisha Publishes Game Based on Honobu Yonezawa's Mystery Novel Seasons of Books and Keys
Fully voiced "drama-like adventure" game launching in winter 2026 gets announcement trailer, Steam page
― Shueisha Games and developer iMel announced on Friday the video game adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's Seasons of Books and Keys novel that will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in winter 2026.The company streamed an announcement trailer for the game and launched a Steam page.Kazuki Ura ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 26-August 1
Genshiken, Re:ZERO Season 3 anime; Luca the Dragon Vet, Liste Rouge manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Genshiken: Season One + OVA Collection BDPlease Media Blasters US$49.99 July 28 Girls' Last Tour: Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 28 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 July 28 Re:ZER...
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Light Novel Review
A blind woman lives life to the fullest with the help of the people around her.
― Love Unseen Beneath The Radiant Night Sky is a slice-of-life story about a blind woman who is surrounded by people who love her enough to make her world sparkle. I, jaded reader that I am, kept waiting for a boot to drop, a conflict to arise, a tragedy to occur. It quickly becomes clear that the tragedy has occurred bef...
Naver Webtoon, Munpia Announce Winners of 2026 Web Novel Contest
7,400 writers participated, including about 6,600 first-time authors with no prior paid serialization experience
― Naver Webtoon and Munpia announced the 37 winners of the 2026 World's Largest Web Novel Contest on July 22. The annual competition, jointly organized by the two platforms, received more than 10,000 submissions, a roughly 35% increase from last year. A total of 7,400 writers participated...
Manga Creator Kyō Yoneshiro Launches New Manga Based on Junichirō Tanizaki's Naomi Novel
Yoneshiro to launch Netsuzō: Chijin no Ai manga on August 3
― This year's 35th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Kyō Yoneshiro will launch a new manga titled Netsuzō: Chijin no Ai (Fabrication: A Fool's Love), based on Junichirō Tanizaki's 1924 novel Chijin no Ai (published in English under the title Naomi) in the magazine's next issue on A...
Though I Am an Inept Villainess Volumes 1-10 Light Novel Review
Abused and despised, one Maiden plots to take over the life of the Prince’s favorite, only to find that “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence” can have deadly consequences for them both.
― Let's start with the content warning: If you are chronically ill and/or disabled, you may find these novels way too real, despite the magic and silliness. Depictions of chronic illness and the emotio...
Yen Press Licenses 'Watching the Angel Sleep, Drowning in Bed Together' Yuri Light Novel; 9 Manga
#ImLookingForZombies, Mane Mane Nichi Nichi, Champignon Witch, other manga licensed
― Yen Press announced at its panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Friday that it has licensed one light novel and nine manga titles.Title: Watching the Angel Sleep, Drowning in Bed TogetherCreators: Tetsuto Uesu (story), Minori Chigusa (illustration)Summary: Ayana Yukihira is a second-year in high school, and after he...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 19-25
Bad Girl anime; Alice in Borderland Retry, Taika's Reason manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bad Girl BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$41.99 July 21 Girl's High BDCite Media Blasters US$24.99 July 21 Otoboku - Maidens Are Falling for Me! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Media Blasters US$24.99 July 21 World War Blue BDPlease Media Blasters US$19.99 July 21 Yamibo BDPlease Media Bla...
Summer 2026 Light Novel Guide
Looking for a new book to read? We've got you covered! Check out our reviewers' thoughts on a Lovecraftian Korean novel, two separate books about space orcs, and the much-anticipated print release of sci fi danmei classic Little Mushroom!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in June or July or is an upco...
Yen Press Licenses 'Let's Begin, a Battle Without the Hero,' The Weakling Who Died a Million Times Light Novels; The Dragon Prince's Ill-Mated Betrothal Manga
Also: audiobook of Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki novel announced
― Yen Press announced on Thursday that it has licensed two light novel series under its Yen On imprint, and one manga title. Yen Press also announced the audiobook of the novel adaptation of Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki film, under its Yen Audio imprint.Title: Let's Begin, a Battle Without the Hero vol. 1 light novelCreators: T...
Shikiso Utsuzawa's 'Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For!' Novels Get TV Anime in 2027
Masumi Tazawa, Taku Yashiro star in Tsumugi Akita Anime Lab series
― A website opened on Thursday to announce the television anime adaptation of Shikiso Utsuzawa's Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! (Shin no Seijo de Aru Watashi wa Tsuihō Saremashita) light novel series, slated for debut in 2027. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual, and main cast and st...
Cross Infinite World Licenses Assassin Empress Bellreuge, The Villainess' Journal, 2 More Light Novels
Also: From Bumbling Prodigy to Villainess, From Corporate Drone to Mincemaster!
― Cross Infinite World announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the following light novels for release in August-October. Title: Assassin Empress Bellreuge
Creators: Aoi Miyamae (story), Hatori Kyouka (art)
Release Date: August 31 (digital)
Synopsis: Bellreuge is just a handmaiden working for the first princess of the ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 12-18
Witch Watch, DAN DA DAN anime; Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury—Vanadis Heart, Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 July 14 DAN DA DAN Season 2 BDCite Shout! Studios US$54.98 July 14 DAN DA DAN Season 2 Collector's Editio...
ANN Manga and Novel Summer Reading List 2026
Remember those summer reading lists you used to get as a kid? While they could have a few gems, for the most part, they weren't all that exciting. But what if your teachers had given you manga and light novels to read?
― Remember those summer reading lists you used to get as a kid? While they could have a few gems, for the most part, they weren't all that exciting. But what if your teachers had give...
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Novels Listed as Entering Last Arc
Fuurou launched story in 2018; anime adaptation debuted on July 3
― Amazon's listing for the 16th volume of Fuurou's The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (Ryōmin 0-nin Start no Henkyō Ryōshu-sama) light novel series states the series is entering its last arc. The 16th volume will ship on September 16. J-Novel Club publishes the novel series and its manga adaptation in English, and it describe...
Megami Tensei Creator Releases Promised English Translation of Novels
Aya Nishitani: “Three years ago, I promised an American reader that I would translate Megami Tensei into English myself."
― Megami Tensei creator Aya Nishitani announced on Sunday that he is in the process of translating the Megami Tensei (Digital Devil Story) novel series into English. The author states in an X (formerly Twitter) post, "Three years ago, I promised an American reader that I would tra...
Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation Epilogue Novels End With 4th Volume
4th volume in epilogue series to ship on November 25
― The official X/Twitter account for Kadokawa's MF Books light novel label announced on July 2 that the fourth and final novel volume for Rifujin na Magonote's Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation (Mushoku Tensei - Dasoku-hen) light novel series will ship on November 25.Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the novel series in English, and it de...
Kakao Ent. Launches Tomb Raider King Sequel Across Webtoon, Web Novel
Sequel continues story of Joo-heon Seo after events of original series
― Kakao Entertainment has launched Tomb Raider King: End Line, a sequel to its hit Tomb Raider King franchise, on KakaoPage. The webtoon debuted on July 5, followed by the web novel on July 6. (Note: The following paragraph contains spoilers for the original series.) The sequel continues the story of Joo-heon Seo after the events...
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Novel Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for June 2026
Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 4th volume drops to #2, Ryohgo Narita's DON'T BLEACH MY FIST novel debuts at #3
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for June 2026 on July 2. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 1 to June 28. The novel adaptation of Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film by writer Naruto Kiri...
Victoria of Many Faces Volumes 1-3 Light Novel Review
Fans of Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Ya Boy Kongming!, and other hypercompetent characters will immediately adore Victoria, who relies on her intellect to always choose the exact skill in her impressive arsenal to be her own rescuer.
― Sick of magical isekai adventures? Tired of high school heroines? Meet Victoria, a covert operative who we meet when she is 28 years old and a new mom. By the seco...
One Piece novel HEROINES Volumes 1-2 Light Novel Review
Every option is on the table, and nothing is too trivial for these airy little vignettes.
― The women of One Piece have always been an area of missed potential. They're maximized for sex appeal first and foremost, drawn with interchangeable silhouettes and allowed to kick ass so long as they duly cede the spotlight to the story's male characters immediately afterward. This makes One Piece: Heroines, ...
J-Novel Club Reveals 7 Light Novel, 2 Manga Licenses, 13 Print Releases
'Sorry Darling, but You Won't Kill Me Again!', A Young Maiden's Growing Pains, Last Summer Sparkle, more licensed
― J-Novel Club announced licenses for seven light novel series and two manga at its Anime Expo panel on Friday. The first two parts of the first volume for all new light novel series and the first chapter for all new manga are available now. The company also revealed print releases for th...
Writer Damu Amato, Illustrator Shirabii's Heir to a Monstermancer Novel Series Gets TV Anime
Manaka Iwami, Chiaki Kobayashi, Akio Ōtsuka star in project No.9 anime
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that writer Damu Amato and illustrator Shirabii's Heir to a Monstermancer (Mamono Tsukai no Musume: Midori no Hitomi no Shōjo, the anime uses the English title Monster Master Girl) novel series is getting a television anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser visual and the anime's ...
Dark Horse to Release 2nd Edition of Yoshitaka Amano's Deva Zan Artbook Novel With New Illustration
Amano also working on anime project ZAN based on his art
― Dark Horse announced during artist Yoshitaka Amano's panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it is releasing a second edition of Amano's Deva Zan artbook novel. Amano is illustrating a new cover for the release. The company initially released the first edition in English in hardcover in January 2013 with the cover pictured right. ZAN, artist Yoshi...
Yen Press Licenses Planarian Humans, Takane-san and Arashi-chan, Zeta Gundam Define, More Manga & Novels
Also: The Chef of the Adventurers' Tavern, A Flower in Black Crude Clothes, The 11th Cat Is Nene!, more
― Yen Press announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday the following six manga and two novel licenses: Title: The Chef of the Adventurers' Tavern (Bōkensha Sakaba no Ryōrinin) novel
Creators: Hagane Kurodome (story), Kururi (illustrations)
Summary: A Quest That Begins in the Kitchen! Yoishi...
Writer Damu Amato, Illustrator Shirabii's Heir to a Monstermancer Novel Series Gets TV Anime (Updated)
Manaka Iwami, Chiaki Kobayashi, Akio Ōtsuka star in project No.9 anime
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that writer Damu Amato and illustrator Shirabii's Heir to a Monstermancer (Mamono Tsukai no Musume: Midori no Hitomi no Shōjo, the anime uses the English title Monster Master Girl) novel series is getting a television anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser visual and the anime's ...
Exclusive: Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals 8 Manga, 2 Final Fantasy Book Releases
My Classmate James, Final Fantasy XIV: Me and the Cornservant, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Dear Destiny
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced during its panel on Thursday at Anime Expo the following eight manga and two book releases: Title: Not Quite Love manga
Author: Daisuke Hagiwara
Release: April 2027
Description: In a twist of fate, high schooler Umi Sayama finds herself moving in with the Hiroi ...
Japan's Anime Revolution! Twenty Animated Films That Changed The World Book Review
Author Jonathan Clements takes us on an entertaining, in-depth tour through anime movie history.
― Japan's Anime Revolution! is a very good book by Jonathan Clements, one of the most respected English-language authorities on anime. It's worth saying that right off, as this book is saddled with an issue that might deter readers from picking it up in the first place. The cover, by all appearances, is A...
AI Animation Company Puri Prince Announces Dennō Isu Tantei Charlotte ~Dead Man's Hand~ Short Anime
Hina Yomiya, Tomokazu Sugita, more star in anime based on noriyang's web novel Dennō Isu Tantei Charlotte
― Tokyo-based AI animation company Puri Prince announced on Thursday the second installment of its anime project titled Dennō Isu Tantei Charlotte ~Dead Man's Hand~ (Cyber-Chair Detective Charlotte: Dead Man's Hand), a short anime series based on noriyang's web novel Dennō Isu Tantei Charlotte, a...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 28-July 4
Dr. Stone Science Future, Patlabor anime; Geniearth, Al the Adventurer: That Magic Shouldn't Work! manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of July 7-13 and will return in mid-July. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dr. Stone Science Future Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$79.98 June 30 I Don't Like You At All, Big Brother!! ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 21-27
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! anime; Sentenced to Be a Hero, The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!! manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of July 5-11, and may also be off next week. Either way, the article will return in mid-July. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chiv...
New Studio Intelligent Animation to Adapt 2 Tapas Webtoons Into Animated Series
Intelligent Animation to combine "traditional animation, visual effects, AI technologies" to animate The Dragon Prince's Bride, The Prince's Personal Physician
― New animation studio Intelligent Animation (IA) officially launched on June 23, announcing its first two productions will be animated adaptations of Tapas webtoons.The Los Angeles-based studio revealed that The Dragon Prince's Bride and The ...
I'm in Love with the Villainess' Inori Pens New Yuri Novel
Inori's new novel Poison for the Moon, Medicine for the Night—An Assassin Who Longs for Death and a Vampire Marked for Death slated for simultaneous German, Japanese, English digital release in December
― German publisher Dokico announced on Thursday (Yuri Day in Japan) its first original light novel series titled Poison for the Moon, Medicine for the Night—An Assassin Who Longs for Death and a Vampi...
Gacha Girls Corps Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime in January 2027
Daisuke Sakaguchi, Miyu Tomita, Iori Noguchi star in anime
― A website opened on Thursday to announce that author Chinkururi and illustrator Yasutaka Isegawa's Gacha Girls Corps (Gacha o Mawashite Nakama o Fuyasu: Saikyō no Bishōjo Gundan o Tsukuriagero) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in January 2027. Micro Magazine had announced in May 2025 that an anime ...
Arc System Works Announces Qliphah in Providence's Shadow Game
"Tactical counter-timeline RPG" launches on PS5, Switch, PC on September 24
― Arc System Works announced the new Qliphah in Providence's Shadow game during the "ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026 - June 24th" livestream on Wednesday. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on September 24.The game features two protagonists and is fully voice acte...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Qtonagi's Hotel Astrology Book
Astrology, horoscope book ships in fall 2027
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Monday that it has licensed Qtonagi's Hotel Astrology book and will release it in fall 2027.The book uses illustrations to show astrology through horoscopes, and also includes the 10 planets and their aspects, the 12 astrological houses, and traits from zodiac signs as paired and contrasted with other traits, s...
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