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J-Novel Club Announces the Licensing of Demon King Daimaou and Infinite Dendrogram Light Novel Series

A classic hit and a brand new up-and-coming series are coming to J-Novel Club!

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – May 9th, 2017 – J-Novel Club LLC is proud to announce the acquisition of two hit light novel series from Hobby Japan, “Demon King Daimaou” and “Infinite Dendrogram”. The first half of volume 1 of each series is available now at j-novel.club for Members, as well as a free ~40 page preview of the series.

Demon King Daimaou is complete with 13 volumes and had an anime adaptation which was one of the most streamed shows on Crunchyroll back in 2010. The light novel series continued on and now you can read the full story officially for the first time! It's the magical school battle harem LN people still refer to lovingly as “color wars”.

Infinite Dendrogram has 3 volumes out in Japan and has rapidly become one of Hobby Japan's best selling titles! Based on one of the highest ranking web novels posted to Syosetsuka ni Narou website in the VRMMO category, this book is what you get when you combine a VRMMO setting with talented writing and amazing artwork!

J-Novel Club Membership is only $4.50 a month for an annual membership, and gives you a new chapter a week from all 14 of our ongoing series, including “Invaders of the Rokujouma!?”, “If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord”, “Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest”, “Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash”, “The Faraway Paladin”, “In Another World With My Smartphone”, “Bluesteel Blasphemer”, “Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension”, “How a Realistic Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom”, “Paying to Win in a VRMMO”, “I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse”, “My Little Sister Can Read Kanji”, and “My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World”.

Announced Title List:

Demon King Daimaou by Shōtarō Mizuki, Illustrations by Sōichi Itō
いちばんうしろの大魔王 Worldwide English Digital Rights

Far in the future, Japan has become a land ruled by magic and those who wield it. Akuto Sai arrives at Constant Magical Academy—the most prestigious magic school in the world—for his first year of high school. The only student to pass the Academy's intense entrance exam, he has his sights set on become a High Priest, the most powerful and virtuous magician in the land. However, when he arrives at the Academy, his future occupation is prophesied to be… The Demon King?! Now Akuto is the number one target on campus, and he must navigate his way with the help of his friends—a troublesome delinquent, a beautiful observer android, an honor-bound class representative, and a mysterious girl from his past—through the seedy underbelly of the world's premier magic academy.

Infinite Dendrogram by Sakon Kaidō, Illustrations by Taiki
<Infinite Dendrogram>-インフィニット・デンドログラム- Worldwide English Digital Rights

In the year 2043, Infinite Dendrogram, the world's first successful full-dive VRMMO was released. In addition to its ability to perfectly simulate the five senses, along with its many other amazing features, the game promised to offer players a world full of infinite possibilities. Nearly two years later, soon-to-be college freshman, Reiji Mukudori, is finally able to buy a copy of the game and start playing. With some help from his experienced older brother, Shu, and his partner Embryo, Reiji embarks on an adventure into the world of Infinite Dendrogram. Just what will he discover and encounter in this game world known for its incredible realism and infinite possibilities?

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