J-Novel Club Licenses 7 Light Novels, 2 Manga, Announces 13 Print Releases
The announcement adds a substantial slate of isekai and villainess-reincarnation titles to J-Novel Club's catalog, with immediate digital availability for early chapters.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
At its Anime Expo panel on Friday, J-Novel Club announced licenses for seven light novel series and two manga, including 'I'll Become an Elegant Villainess!' and 'Sorry Darling, but You Won't Kill Me Again!'. The company also revealed 13 print releases scheduled from November 2026 through February 2027. First parts of new light novel volumes and first chapters of new manga are available now.
J-Novel Club used its Anime Expo panel on Friday to announce a wave of new licenses and print editions. Seven light novel series and two manga join the publisher's catalog, with the first part of each new light novel volume and the first chapter of each new manga available immediately. The company also scheduled 13 print releases spanning November 2026 through February 2027, covering titles from earlier digital runs and new acquisitions alike.
- I'll Become an Elegant Villainess! Time to Enjoy My Second Life to the Fullest: light novel, by Shusui Hazuki and Kururi
- Sorry Darling, but You Won't Kill Me Again!: light novel, by Tsuta Sonehara and Lemon Natsume
- A Young Maiden's Growing Pains: light novel
- Last Summer Sparkle: light novel
- From Villainess to Healer: I Know the Cheat to Change My Fate: manga, print release November 2026
- It's Tough Being a Necromancer: light novel, print release November 2026
- Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World: light novel, print release November 2026
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires: light novel, print release November 2026
- From Villainess to Healer: light novel, print release December 2026
- The Despicable Duke Settles His Affairs: light novel, print release December 2026
- Haibara's Teenage New Game+: light novel, print release December 2026
- The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects: Tales of Blue Dias and the Onikin Alna: manga, print release January 2027
- What's with the Bag, Kamiyama-san?: manga, print release January 2027
- A Cave King's Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!: manga, print release January 2027
- Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon: manga, print release February 2027
- All Eyes on Nekoyashiki-kun! Notice Me, Not My Characters: manga, print release February 2027
- D-Genesis: Three Years After the Dungeons Appeared: light novel, print release February 2027
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network News J-Novel Club Reveals 7 Light Novel, 2 Manga Licenses, 13 Print Releases