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North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 23-29
Undead Unluck, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You anime; The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride, The Failure at God School manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 March 25 The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69...
New Spin-off of Webtoon/Web Novel God of Blackfield Launches
New series expands lore with high-stakes clashes between multiple powerful factions
― A new spin-off of the webtoon/web novel God of Blackfield has officially launched. Kakao Entertainment announced on March 24 that it has begun serialization of a new web novel titled The Black – Falcon of Arabia on KakaoPage. The story follows the search for a covert agent from the secret organization The Black, wh...
I'm the Strongest in This Zombie World, But I Can't Beat This Girl! Volume 1 Novel Review
If you’re in the mood for an equal parts horny and canned romcom light novel with a zombie flavor, you might have fun with this one. But as for me, I’m not exactly dying to read more of it.
― On paper, the idea at the center of I'm the Strongest in This Zombie World, But I Can't Beat This Girl! sounds like it might have something fresh to offer: a zombie apocalypse has broken out and our ordinary hig...
Tokyo Ravens Novelist Kōhei Azano Plans to End Series in 18th Volume
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. The school supernatural fantasy light novel series centers around Harutora, a boy from a branch of the Tsuchimikado family of onmyōdō occult practitioners. However, he lacks the ability to see sp...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 16-22
Spy×Family Code: White, Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident anime; Dogsred, Dopeman manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident BDPlease Crunchyroll US$74.98 March 18 Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident Limited Edition BDPlease Crunchyroll US$99.98 March 18 My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 March 18 A Sign...
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Novels 1-2 Review
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans gets more right than you might expect.
― Light novels and their adjacent media forms don't have a great track record when it comes to stories about teachers and students. You're much more likely to find works that play out the teacher/student romance fantasy or the hot school nurse daydream than anything more realistic. Even works focused on just the teac...
Rocket Shokai, Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave Manga Gets TV Anime
OLM to animate series
― Leed Publishing announced on Saturday that writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga is getting a television anime adaptation at OLM. The anime will air on NTV and its affiliates. Rocket Shokai launched the story on the Kakuyomu website in February 2016. Update: The series is getting re-published into novel format with revisions, an...
Sword Art Online Illustrator BUNBUN Celebrates 20th Anniversary Exhibition
Check out the exhibition to see everything from BUNBUN's Sword Art Online and Yuki Yuna Is a Hero artwork to more obscure finds, like his early doujin!
― Anime and manga exhibitions are mainstay events across Japan. From displays in event centers to established museums, fans of both mediums love seeing manuscripts of their favorite works. Light novel illustrators are often overlooked in their creativ...
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novels Get TV Anime
Shunichi Toki, Ami Koshimizu, Miku Itō to star
― Square Enix announced on Friday that storywriter Nekoko and illustrator Naji Yanagida's Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasanee) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will star (character name romanizations not confirmed): Shunichi Toki as Ilusia
Ami Koshimizu as ...
The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride Novel Review
Dear readers, I have found it: the Unholy Grail of Bad Sex Scene Writing.
― Dear readers, I have found it: the Unholy Grail of Bad Sex Scene Writing. Sadly, The Literary Review doesn't appear to have given out a Bad Sex in Fiction Award since 2020, but if they still did, I would immediately nominate The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice. This is not beca...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 9-15
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer, Nasu: Summer In Andalusia anime; Assassin & Cinderella, How to Deal When Your Intimidating Neighbor is Actually an Omega manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chu-Bra! Panty Appreciation Society BDPlease Media Blasters US$39.99 March 11 Nasu: Summer In Andalusia BDPlease AnimEigo US$19.99 March 11 Ragna Crimson Steelbook BDPlease Senta...
BookWalker Global Service Changes Ownership on March 31
Service changes ownership from BookWalker Co, Ltd. to M12 Media LLC (formerly J-Novel Club LLC)
― The BookWalker Global service announced on Monday that the service is changing ownership on March 31 from BookWalker Co., Ltd. to M12 Media LLC, formerly J-Novel Club LLC. BookWalker Co., Ltd. and J-Novel Club/M12 Media LLC are both Kadokawa Group companies. The announcement clarified that the change in ...
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Volume 1 Novel Review
With a very readable translation and art that’s pretty enough, this is an easy read.
― Light novels certainly don't lack for terrible families. Beleaguered protagonists often suffer at the hands of callous stepmothers, dreadful siblings, and neglectful fathers, no matter what the genre. The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom is no exception. Although it plays wit...
Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game's New Video Announces March 27 Launch
FictionJunction performs theme song "lighthouse" with LINO LEIA as main vocalist
― The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game revealed in a new promotional video on Saturday that the game will launch on iOS and Android devices on March 27. To celebrate the announcement and the milestone of 800,000 pre-registrations, the official X (formerly Twitter) account will also re...
A Tale of the Secret Saint Light Novels Get TV Anime
Shion Wakayama, Shinnosuke Tokudome star in anime
― Earth Star Entertainment announced on Thursday that storywriter Touya and illustrator chibi's A Tale of the Secret Saint (Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. ✤ • • • ·· ·「転生した大聖女は、聖女であることをひた隠す」⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀＼🌹TVアニメ化決定🌹／ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ · ·· • • • ✤フィーア🎙#若山詩音 さん...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 2-8
Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Akira SteelBook 4K UHDPlease Crunchyroll US$34.99 March 4 A Certain Scientific Railgun S Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$49.99 March 4 Shangri-La Frontier Season 1 Part 1 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 March 4 The World is Still Beautiful BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 March 4 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Reta...
Kakao Entertainment Report States It Blocked 240 Million Cases of Piracy in 2nd Half of 2024
Company expands its piracy monitoring system to include web novels
― Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, released its 6th Anti-Piracy White Paper on February 25, marking a significant expansion in its efforts to combat the illegal distribution of intellectual property (IP). The latest white paper introduces the industry's first comprehensive anti-piracy system for web ...
Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Light Novels Get TV Anime
Fantasy series about jack of all trades being kicked out of party to star Takeo Ōtsuka
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Monday that storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. Bandai Namco Filmworks also revealed the main cast ...
Korean Web Novel The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family Gets Stage Musical
Production company ShowNote holds auditions for musical set to premiere in April 2026
― Musical production company ShowNote has announced auditions for supporting and ensemble roles in the upcoming stage musical The Siren, which is set to premiere in April 2026. The musical is based on Sol Leesu's popular romance-fantasy web novel Siren: I Became a Contract Family with the Villain. Poya also adapted...
Yen Press Licenses Common-Sense Monster, Land, Hollow Regalia, Futari Switch, More Manga/Novels
Also: Kunon the Sorceror Can See, Mechanical Marie, The Demons Are Planning Something Good, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed the following titles for release in August: Title: So I'm a Spider, So What? Ex novel
Creators: Okina Baba (story), Tsukasa Kiryu (art)
Summary: A volume packed with spoilers and behind-the-scenes extras, including over thirty original stories and side ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 23-March 1
Tales of Wedding Rings, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS anime; It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love, Tamamori's Fantasies Never Stop! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chie the Brat Season 2 SDBDPlease Discotek US$49.95 February 25 Cutie Honey SDBDCite Discotek US$49.95 February 25 Digimon Adventure 02 Original Japanese Version BDAnimeNewsNetwork...
'Onna Dōshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi' Novels Slated to End in Volume 9
Teren Mikami initially self-published girls' love comedy in 2018
― The eighth volume of Teren Mikami's Onna Dōshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi (A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists Two Girls Can't Be Together, But Is Thoroughly Seduced in 100 Days) light novel series reported on February 15 that Mikami plans to finish the novel series i...
'You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story' Light Novels Listed as Ending in 10th Volume
Final volume ships in Japan on March 19
― Amazon is listing the 10th volume of Makiko Nagaoka's Keiken Zumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai Suru Hanashi (You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story) light novel series as the final volume, which will ship on March 19. Nagaoka launched the light novel series under Kadokawa's Fantasia Bunko label with the first novel volume in Septembe...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 16-22
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special, Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime; Liar, Liar, Loving Moon Dog manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date BUCCHIGIRI?! BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 21 Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp BDCite Aniplex of America US$99.98 February 21 My Isekai Life Limited Edition Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 February 21 A ...
'Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense' Novelist Finishes Story
Author Yuumikan published 573rd chapter on Thursday, ending story's 8-year run
― Writer Yuumikan published the 573rd and final chapter of their Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.) story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on Thursday. The story is now listed on the site as complete. On their X (formerly Twitte...
Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October
Takeo Ōtsuka, Saku Mizuno star in Sunrise anime
― Wright Film announced on Tuesday that Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation, which will premiere in October. The company also revealed the anime's teaser trailer, teaser visual, main staff, ...
Your Forma Volumes 1-3 Novel Review
Your Forma’s first three volumes are, on the whole, excellent. A perfect blend of science fiction and mystery, the stories deal with strong plots and characters that are constantly growing.
― Mystery as a genre doesn't always intersect well with speculative areas of fiction like fantasy or sci-fi. Most people will tell you that's because mystery is rooted in logic and fact-finding, things that can be...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 9-15
Bubblegum Crisis, Sailor Moon 3-Film Collection anime; The Otaku Love Connection, Choking on Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bubblegum Crisis: Perfect Collection BDPlease AnimEigo US$49.95 February 11 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 February 11 One Piece Collection 36 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$39....
J-Novel Club Licenses 'My Fiancé Cheated, But a New Love Rings!,' My Tiny Senpai, More Manga/Novels
Also: The Villainess Is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End, more
― J-Novel Club announced on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and three manga titles. For all light novels, the first volume, parts 1 and 2, are launching on Friday. For the manga, the first chapter of the first volume is out on Friday. The light novel titles include: Title: The Villain...
Undead Unluck Manga Gets 3rd Novel
Hiteishatachi no Aoharu na Kōkō Seikatsu ships on April 4
― Shueisha is listing that Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga is getting a new novel on April 4 titled Hiteishatachi no Aoharu na Kōkō Seikatsu (The Youthful High School Life of the Negators). The story follows Fuuko, who is preparing for the school festival in the middle of her lively high school life when mishaps occur. The series recei...
Yen Press Licenses Oshi No Ko Spica of the First Star, The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya, Super String, More Manga/Novels
Also: Konosuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!, Bocchi the Rock! Comic Anthology, more for July
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed the following titles for release in July: Title: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Collector's Edition novel
Creators: Fujino Omori (story), Suzuhito Yasuda (art)
Summary: In Orario, fearless adventurers search for fame and...
Kawaii Cafe Ramen Cookbook Review
The number one thing this book taught me was that making homemade ramen isn’t nearly as difficult as I always assumed it would be.
― Has any singular food been made to look more great more often in anime than ramen? Naruto, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ponyo, Ramen Akaneko, Food Wars—the list of anime that are notable for having excellent looking ramen can go on, and on, and on. And even ...
Ameku M.D. Novels Get Live-Action TV Adaptation
Novels' TV anime adaptation debuted on January 1
― Novelist Mikito Chinen announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that their Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte or literally, Ameku Takao's Mystery Medical Record) novel series is getting a live-action television adaptation. The cast and broadcast information will be announced at a later date. A television anime of the novels debuted o...
Webtoon, Web Novel Platform Manta Announces New Subscription Tier
New tier to provide access to 300+ subscribed titles, plus 125 Gems monthly
― Webtoon and web novel platform Manta announced on Tuesday the launch of its Premium subscription plan, set to go live on February 11 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Manta stated new plan aims to expand access to its content library while maintaining flexibility for users who wish to engage with Gem titles. For US$9.99 monthly, subscrib...
Reborn as a Space Mercenary Science Fiction Light Novels Get Anime
Seven Seas Entertainment releases light novels, manga adaptation in English
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it is producing an anime adaptation of Ryūto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima's Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyō Sōbi to Uchūsen Mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Yōhei Toshite Jiyū ni Ikitai) light novel series. Kadokawa did not announ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 2-8
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Chained Soldier anime; Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, Now That We Draw manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A Certain Magical Index III BDPlease Crunchyroll US$49.98 February 4 Chained Soldier Season 1 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 February 4 Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 - Hidden inventory/Premature Death BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$39.98 Febr...
Hachi Yatsuhashi Launches New Manga on February 28
Yatsuhashi to launch manga adaptation of Kei Nagano's Kaii no Sōji-nin Sonezakii Shinji no Jiken File novel
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on January 28 that Hachi Yatsuhashi will launch a manga adaptation of Kei Nagano's Kaii no Sōji-nin Sonezaki Shinji no Jiken File (The Mysterious Cleaner: Shinji Sonezaki's Case File) novel, in the magazine's next issue ...
BookWalker, Dwango, Kadokawa Connected to Merge With Dwango Becoming the Surviving Company (Updated)
BookWalker e-book store to continue services with no changes
― Dwango announced on Friday that BookWalker Co., Ltd.; Dwango; and Kadokawa Connected will all merge, with Dwango becoming the surviving company, and BookWalker Co., Ltd. and Kadokawa Connected being dissolved. The merger will take place on April 1. BookWalker Co., Ltd. stated in its announcement that although the operating company of the ...
Serialized Fiction App Yonder to End Service on July 31
App launched in 2022, features English translations of South Korean web novels
― The YONDER app, which releases serialized fiction titles including English translations of many South Korean web novels, announced on Friday that it will end service on July 31. WEBTOON Entertainment, the home to WEBTOON and Wattpad, launched the YONDER app in late 2022 with a goal "to create a unique space to bring a cu...
No. 6 Novels Get Sequel After 14 Years
No. 6 Saikai launches on May 28
― Writer Atsuko Asano and illustrator Hinoki Kino's No. 6 novels are getting a sequel after 14 years titled No. 6 Saikai (Reunion) on May 28 with illustrator toi8. The story takes place two years after the original end. Kodansha published the first novel volume of No. 6 in 2003, and the ninth and final novel in 2011. The novels inspired an 11-episode television anime s...
J-Novel Club Reveals 4 Light Novels, 4 Manga Getting Print Releases This Summer
Gushing Over Magical Girls, Campfire Cooking in Another World, Isekai Tensei, Making Magic, more get print releases
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it will release four light novel series and four manga series in print starting this summer. The new print light novel series include: Title: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Author(s): Ren Eguchi with illustrations by Masa R...
Fuse Wants to End That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Novels This Year
Fuse originally planned to end story with 22nd volume, but decided to continue story
― The afterword in the 22nd volume of author Fuse and artist Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series revealed on Thursday that Fuse would like to end the novel series sometime this year. Fuse originally planned to end the story with the 22nd volume, but e...
Slayers Series Gets New Short Story Collection
Slayers Spirit: О̄ji to О̄jo to Dragon to debuts on March 19
― Slayers light novel series' illustrator Rui Araizumi announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that the Slayers series is getting its first new short story collection in about 13 years. The collection titled Slayers Spirit: О̄ji to О̄jo to Dragon to (Prince, Princess, and Dragon) will include four new short stories, and it will debut on March 19...
Seven Seas Licenses Breathless Time Traveler Novel, Werewolves Going Crazy Over Me Webtoon, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: Cupid is Struck by Lightning, Rebel Hero: I Will Use My Skills to Control the Scheming Princess's Heart and Body
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Breathless Time Traveler novel
Creator(s): Yuyuko Takemiya
Release Date: September 2025 (Airship imprint)
Summary: Kannami Rara is addicted to social media and idolizes Ariana Grande—in other words, she's you...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 26-February 1
The Apothecary Diaries, The Dangers in My Heart anime; Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards, Home Sweet Home manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 28 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 28 Ninja Scroll BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$24.98 January 28 Print...
Inori's Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted Light Novel Releases in English, More Languages on April 26
I'm in Love with the Villainess author launches new light novel with illustrations by Aonoshimo in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German
― Author Inori announced on X/Twitter on Friday that their Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted light novel will launch in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German on April 26 (the Spanish release is listed for a general April release). The novel will have...
Takeru Kirishima Launches New Manga Adaptation
Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan manga debuts on February 26
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine announced on Friday Takeru Kirishima will launch a manga adaptation of Hakubi Kokutо̄'s Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan (Tale of the One-Eyed Alchemical Swordsman's Do-over) light novel series (pictured at right) in the April issue on February 26. The story take...
Viz Media Reveals 16 New Physical, Digital Releases for Fall 2025 Including Phantom Busters, Maid to Shine, More
Also: Rumiko Takahashi artbook, Hell's Paradise complete set, One Piece: Law's Story novel
― Viz Media announced 16 new physical and digital licenses and releases on Friday. The company added it will also make more announcements next Friday, January 31. New Physical Licenses and Releases Title: Maid to Skate
Author(s): Suzushiro
Release: Fall 2025
Summary: From brewing a perfect cup of tea to nailing...
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through Light Novels Get TV Anime
Yen Press releases novel series in English about blind magician
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Umikaze Minamino's Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through (Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime's official X/Twitter account has posted celebration illustrations from the light novel illustrator Laruha (pictured first below) and manga adaptat...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19-25
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids anime; Tokyo Alien Bros., Everyone's Darling Has a Secret manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 January 21 Bubblegum Crash BDPlease AnimEigo US$24.95 January 21 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January...
Mission: Yozakura Family Manga Gets 3rd Novel
Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen: Hifumi to Alpha no Seichō Kiroku-hen novel launches on March 4
― Shueisha is listing a third novel for Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga, titled Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen: Hifumi to Alpha no Seichō Kiroku-hen (Mission: Yozakura Family Hifumi and Alpha's Growth Record Arc). The novel will ship in Japan on March 4. De...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 12-18
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Rurouni Kenshin anime; Beyblade X, Firefly Wedding manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Akiba Girls BDPlease Media Blasters US$29.99 January 14 Banished from the Hero's Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 14 Naruto Shippuden Set 5 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$...
Kadokawa to End Dragon Magazine, Launch Web Novel Magazine This Spring
Home of Slayers, Legend of the Legendary Heroes to end 37-year run in March
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it will launch a new light novel web magazine titled "Mekuri Mekuru" this spring. In line with this, Kadokawa's existing light novel magazine Dragon Magazine will end its publication after 37 years with its May 2025 issue, which will ship in March. Also, the Kimirano light novel recommend...
Spy x Family's Tatsuya Endo Draws 40th Anniversary Kiki's Delivery Service Novel Cover
Endo: “I was very honored to draw the illustration for the special cover commemorating the 40th anniversary of Kiki's Delivery Service”
― Japanese children's book publisher Fukuinkan Shoten announced on Tuesday that Spy x Family creator Tatsuya Endo illustrated a special cover to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kiki's Delivery Service novel series. Endo's cover art will be on the bunko (mass...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 5-11
Naruto, Dead Mount Death Play anime; Love on the Horizon, RuriDragon manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dead Mount Death Play Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 7 Naruto The Complete Series BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$249.99 January 7 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A-DO Graphic Novel (GN) 6Please Kodansha USA US$13.99 ...
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Light Novel Series' Finale Listed
10tth volume ships on January 24
― Amazon is listing the 10th volume of Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class) light novel series for release on January 24. The introduction in the listing describes the volume as the story's finale. The story centers on third-year high school student Saito Hōjō, who, due to strange ci...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 29-January 4
Dr. Stone: New World anime, Wanna Be My Dress-Up Lover? manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dr. Stone: New World Part 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.99 December 31 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest GN 13Please Seven Seas US$12.99 December 31 Am I Actually the Strongest? GN 8Cite...
Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels to Enter Final Arc in Volume 9
Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023
― Kazuki Amamiya reported in the afterword for the eighth Haibara's Teenage New Game+ light novel volume on Friday that the series will begin its final arc, the second-year arc, in the next volume in 2025. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memories or deep regrets from high school, right?...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 22-28
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, The Yakuza and His Omega: Raw Desire manga ship
― Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You GN 12Please Seven Seas US$13.99 December 24 Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow GN 1 (hardcover)Please Kodansha USA US$59.95 December 24 Burst Angel GN 2Please Titan US$12.99 D...
1st Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 Manga Ends, Gets '2nd Stage' Sequel Manga With New Artist
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 2nd Stage premieres on January 27
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed on Thursday that the manga adaptation of Syougo Kinugasa's Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 2-nen Sei Hen) light novels will get a new series in the magazine. Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 2nd Stage (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku S...
Shiwasu Hoshikawa Launches New Bungō Stray Dogs Manga Adaptation
Hoshikawa to launch adaptation of Bungo Stray Dogs STORM BRINGER light novel on January 24
― The February 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Shiwasu Hoshikawa will launch a new manga titled Bungo Stray Dogs STORM BRINGER in the magazine's next issue on January 24. The manga is the adaptation of the eighth light novel of the same title (image right) in Kafk...
Motel California Webtoon Adaptation of Upcoming K-Drama Launches
Series is another example of media mix of K-drama, webtoon
― Kakao Entertainment announced on Friday that it launched the webtoon Home, Bitter Home: Motel California, which is set in the same world as new K-drama Motel California, scheduled to air soon. Based on the web novel Home, Bitter Home, already serialized on Kakao Page, the new webtoon was adapted and produced by Studio Yosin. Motel Californ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 15-21
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga anime; Blend-S, Re:Anima manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Amagi Brilliant Park Complete Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 December 17 Attack on Titan Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 17 Attack on Titan Season 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 17 Attack...
Bookwalker Global Store Unveils 2024 Rankings
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation novel, Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro manga top lists
― The Bookwalker Global Store revealed on Monday its top selling titles for the period of November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. The top 10 titles on the service, including both light novel and manga, are as follows: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 light nov...
K-Comic Creator Spotlight: Moscareto
From fluffy to fraught, the office to the palace, and everything in between, there's a lot to enjoy from this prolific author.
― With the increase in official translations of Korean comics, we have the opportunity to discover new-to-us creators, many of whom have several works, if not an entire body of them, available in English. While the sadly defunct Netcomics did a remarkable job of bringing mult...
A History of the Romelia Light Novels to End in 6th Volume
Series debuted in 2019, is inspiring upcoming anime
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Ryō Ariyama revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Romelia Senki: Maō o Taoshita Ato mo Jinrui Yabasō Dakara Guntai Soshiki Shita (A History of the Romelia: Even After Defeating the Demon King, Humanity Seemed to Be in Trouble so We Organized an Army) light novels will end with the sixth compiled volume. The series follows Countess R...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novels to Enter Final Arc With 21st Volume
Volume 20 shipped on Sunday
― Fujino Ōmori reported in the 20th Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka or Danmachi) light novel volume on Sunday that the series will head into its final arc with the next volume. The series is set in Orario, a city centered on a high tower, with an infinitely complex, monster-filled dungeon below it. H...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 8-14
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, Ya Boy Kongming! Road to Summer Sonia anime; Rainbows After Storms, Stomp, Kick, Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date One Piece Season 14 BD 1Please Crunchyroll US$44.98 December 10 Kaiji – Ultimate Survivor Season 1 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 December 10 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid BDPlease Aniplex o...
Are You Crazy? Volumes 1-2 Novel Review
Are You Crazy? isn’t the most polished series Editio has published (although the translation quality remains excellent), but it is both one of the shorter ones and a good read.
― If you're feeling worn out from isekai novels, I can't blame you. Nearly every permutation of the genre has graced our reading and watching habits for quite some time now, and even the most steadfast fans could easily feel l...
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Game Collaborates With Unlikeliest Anime
The mobile game based on the hit girl's band franchise partners with the bloody anime Chainsaw Man
― The BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! game revealed an upcoming collaboration with the Chainsaw Man anime on December 8. The collaboration begins on December 15. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! X Chainsaw Man✨🎊Collab starts from Dec. 15!🎊More news will be released soon💫#BanGDream #GirlsBandParty #ChainsawM...
The Executioner and Her Way of Life Novels End in 11th Volume in March 2025
Novels inspired TV anime in 2022; Yen Press releases novels, manga adaptation
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Mato Sato and Nilitsu's The Executioner and Her Way of Life (Shokei Shōjo no Virgin Road) light novel series announced on November 8 that the 10th and 11th novel volumes will ship simultaneously in March 2025, and will be the final two volumes for the series. Yen Press is rele...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 1-7
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Gushing Over Magical Girls anime; JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, April Showers Bring May Flowers manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 3 Gushing Over Magical Girls Season 1 BDCite Sentai F...
Hamuo's Hell Mode Light Novels Get TV Anime
Fantasy series follows man who is reincarnated into another world as serf
― Earth Star Entertainment announced on Thursday that writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. J-Novel Club releases bot...
The Saint Teacher's Witchcraft is Progressive! Light Novels Gets Manga Adaptation
Shimadzu to illustrate manga that launches on December 26
― The January 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine revealed on Wednesday that The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess author Piero Karasu's Seijо̄-sensei no Mahо̄ wa Susunderu! (The Saint Teacher's Witchcraft is Progressive!) light novels will get a manga adaptation by Shimadzu starting in the February issue on December ...
Junior High School DxD Novels Get Manga in April 2025 (Updated)
Ojo draws manga adaptation of spinoff novels
― The second novel volume of Rippū Shinonome's Junior High School DxD novel spinoff of Ichiei Ishibumi's High School DxD light novel series revealed on November 20 that the novels will have a manga adaptation by Ojo that will launch in Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine. Update: The manga will launch in the May 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine on ...
Natsu Hyūga's Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi Novels Get Manga in December
Anko Chōchin draws manga based on The Apothecary Diaries novels' author
― Writer Natsu Hyūga announced on October 30 that their Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation that will debut in the February 2025 issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine on December 27. Anko Chōchin is drawing the manga. 月刊コミックZERO-SUM2月号より『繰り巫女あやかし夜噺』コミカライズ連載開始しますよ。作画は提灯あんこ先生（@t...
Drugstore in Another World Manga's Eri Haruno Launches New Manga on December 26
New manga is adaptation of Gokinjo JK Isezaki-san wa Isekaigaeri no Daiseijo story
― The January 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Wednesday that Eri Haruno will launch a manga adaptation of Oshio Fukami's Gokinjo JK Isezaki-san wa Isekaigaeri no Daiseijo (My Neighbor Isezaki is a Great Saint from a Fantasy World) novels in the magazine's next issue on December...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 24-30
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, Groizer X anime; Todai Revengers, Wild Roses and Pretenders manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Part 3 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 26 Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Part 3 Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 26 Groize...
Bungo Stray Dogs Another Story: Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku Novel Review
Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story is one of the strongest novels in the franchise to date, and in many ways an homage to classic mystery fiction.
― Most of the characters in the main Bungo Stray Dogs are dead. Or at least, the authors they're (loosely) based on are, and I have to think that that makes it easier for series author Kafka Asagiri to create their characters. But that's not the case for Bung...
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Book Reveals 2025 Series Rankings
Too Many Losing Heroines! tops Bunkobon, Illustrator, Male Character rankings & ranks #2 in Female Character
― The 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its lists of the top light novel series on Tuesday. Author Takibi Amamori and illustrator Imigimuru's Too Many Losing Heroines! topped the Bunkobon, Illustrator, and Male Characte...
Shabake Novels Get TV Anime in 2025
Daiki Yamashita stars in adaptation of historical fantasy novel series
― Aniplex announced on Monday that Megumi Hatakenaka's Shabake historical fantasy novel series is inspiring a television anime series that will debut in 2025. The novels' story is set in Edo, and centers on a sickly but kind-hearted young man, and the mysterious spirit that watches over him. Daiki Yamashita will star in the anime ...
The Dinner Table Detective Novels Get TV Anime in 2025
Anime to feature original character designs by Firefly Wedding's Oreko Tachibana
― Shogakukan opened a website on Monday to announce that Tokuya Higashigawa's The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) novel series is getting a television anime that will debut in 2025. Manga creator Oreko Tachibana (Firefly Wedding, Promise Cinderella) is designing the original characters for the anime...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 17-23
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist anime; Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring, After God manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Dreaming Boy is a Realist BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 November 19 Reincarnated as a Sword Limited Edition Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 November 19 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Pri...
Demons' Crest: Reality Erosion and Otherworld Engage Novels Review
Fans of both author and genre should be pleased, and even those who are neither will probably find something to keep them reading.
― Reki Kawahara is a one-trick pony. That sounds harsher than it ought because there are plenty of authors in all media forms who have one particular narrative that pops up frequently in their work; it's just more noticeable with Kawahara because of the fame surrounding h...
Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone Novel Ends
635th, 636th final chapters published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on Monday
― Writer Patora Fuyuhara posted the final two chapters and a "prologue" of their In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on Monday. Fuyuhara also posted on their X/Twitter account about the novel series' final chapters, and thanked all the readers for the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 10-16
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 anime; Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece, My Kitten is a Picky Eater manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Afro Samurai - The Complete Series + Resurrection Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$39.98 November 12 Megazone 23 - The Complete Trilogy BDPlease AnimEigo US$39.99 November 12 The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent ...
J-Novel Club Reveals 9 New Novel, 2 New Manga Licenses
From Villainess to Healer, Shannon Wants to Die! novels, more debut today on service
― J-Novel Club announced on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and two manga titles. The light novel titles include: Title: From Villainess to Healer (Kaifukushoku no Akuyaku Reijō)
Author(s): Punichan (writer), Yoh Hihara (illustrator) Release Date: Launches today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1
Summa...
Seven Seas Licenses Contrast, Kaya-chan Isn't Scary, 6 Other Titles
Also licensed: Shindou-kun's Tight Squeeze, You Will Become My Wife, The Feisty Omega and His Twin Mates, Cats With Jobs manga; True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Recollections audiobooks
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Contrast
Creator(s): itz
Release Date: (July 2025, Boys Love label)
Summary: Kanata is a handsome ...
Twin Star Cyclone Runaway Yuri Sci-fi Novels Listed as Ending With 4th Volume
Issui Ogawa launched novel series in 2020
― Online retailers are listing the fourth novel volume of Issui Ogawa's Twin Star Cyclone Runaway yuri sci-fi novels as the final volume. The volume will ship on January 22. The novels' story is set 6,000 years after humanity has spread out across the stars, and takes place inside a gigantic city ship orbiting a remote gas giant. The ship is home to a civiliz...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 3-9
86 Eighty-Six, The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess anime; Kagurabachi, Colette Decides to Die manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 86 Eighty-Six BDPlease Viz Media US$44.98 November 5 Dragon Ball Z Complete Series BDPlease Crunchyroll US$142.49 November 5 Dragon Ball Super Complete Series BDPlease Crunchyroll US$142.49 November 5 Planetes BDPlease Crunchyrol...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Light Novels Gets Short Story Collection
Novel series' 20th, final volume ships alongside short story collection in December
― Overlap lists the 20th and final novel volume of Dojyomaru's How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki) light novel series as shipping this December. Overlap also lists a new short story collection book for the novel series that will ship in the same month. The short story book co...
The Fall 2024 Light Novel Guide
It's time to crack open your next book! Our guide includes light novels, deep-dives into anime series, and a retrospective from horror manga master, Junji Ito!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in September or October or is an upcoming November release. This guide focuses exclusively on series premieres...
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter BL Novels, Manga Get Anime
Series centers on office worker who gets stuck in fantasy world
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday in the sixth volume of on Kazuki Irodori's manga adaptation of storywriter Yatsuki Wakatsu and illustrator Kikka Ohashi's The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai) boys-love light novel series that the franchise is getting an anime adaptation. Yen Press is releasi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 27-November 2
Level 1 Demon Lord And One Room Hero, The Executioner and Her Way of Life Limited Edition anime; Lycoris Recoil, Tiger & Dragon manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 October 29 The Executioner and Her Way of Life Limited Edition BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$179.98 October 29 Level 1 Demon Lord And...
Sakamoto Days Manga Gets New Spinoff Novel
Renka Misaki writes Sakamoto Days Koroshiya Blues novel launching on December 4
― Shueisha will release a spinoff novel of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga titled Sakamoto Days Koroshiya Blues (Sakamoto Days: Assassin Blues) on December 4. Renka Misaki is writing the novel. The spinoff novel will include exclusive episodes. Misaki also wrote the manga's first novel adaptation titled Sakamoto Days K...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 20-26
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation anime; Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, My Boyfriend is a Dog manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Afro Samurai - Resurrection - Director's Cut BDPlease Crunchyroll US$14.98 October 22 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation BDCite Viz Med...
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