J-Novel Club Licenses 10 Light Novels, 1 Manga at Anime NYC
The announcement pairs a large digital licensing slate with a print push that includes the publisher's own contest winner, giving J-Novel Club a full pipeline from contest to physical release.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
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 of each new light novel series and the first chapter of the new manga are available now. The company also revealed five print releases, including the J-Novel Club Original Light Novel Contest winner Quadrilian's Beautiful Daydream and a Collector's Edition of Chivalry of a Failed Knight.
The print slate runs from March to April 2027. Quadrilian's Beautiful Daydream, the J-Novel Club Original Light Novel Contest winner with illustrations by Ixy, leads the March releases alongside the Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter manga and the Now I'm a Demon Lord! omnibus. April brings Pens Down, Swords Up and the Chivalry of a Failed Knight Collector's Edition. The new manga license, Crybaby Love Song by Romeda Ando, follows a high school saxophonist whose anxiety attack onstage costs his band a competition.
- Quadrilian's Beautiful Daydream: print release March 2027, illustrations by Ixy
- Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter: manga print release March 2027, original work by Riku Nanano
- Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon: omnibus 1 (volumes 1-2) print release March 2027
- Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind: print release April 2027
- Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Collector's Edition 1 (volumes 1-3) print release April 2027
- Crybaby Love Song: new manga license by Romeda Ando
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: new light novel license by Daizu Konaka, illustrations by Ryou Mizukane
- Fraudulent Fiancés: new light novel license by Shinobu Kuriki, illustrations by Hiroi Takao
- An Otaku Prince Finds Love in Akiba: new light novel license
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