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North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 8-14
DAN DA DAN, Dungeon People anime; Girl Crush, Sweet or Bitter Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date DAN DA DAN Season 1 BDPlease Shout! Factory US$34.98 June 12 DAN DA DAN Season 1 - Collector's Edition BDCite Shout! Factory US$64.98 June 12 Dungeon People BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 June 12 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 1-7
I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol, Log Horizon anime; Kill Blue, The Bugle Call: Song of War manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol BDPlease Anime Limited US$49.99 June 3 The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 June 3 Log Horizon Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 June 3 Log Horizon Sea...
Kadokawa Publishes Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey-, Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right, The Fallen Saint Dances in Vortex of War Manga in English
Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- chapter release on BookWalker Global site starts on Saturday
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that it will release three manga in English on the BookWalker Global site and other stores this June. Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- manga will release on the BookWalker Global site in chapter format on Saturday. Kadokawa describes the story:
Chika, who just started...
Love Alarm Webtoon Artist Pens Born to Be King Asian Fantasy Web Novel
Story centers on world where individuals are assigned gender through ceremonial rite at age 10
― Kye-young Chon, the creator behind the manhwa Audition and the webtoon Love Alarm, has made her debut as a web novelist. According to Korean web novel platform KakaoPage, her new web novel Born to Be King was officially released on May 24. The story is set in a fictional world where individuals are assig...
Edo Era's Brave Firefighters: Interview with Oedo Fire Slayer Novelist Shogo Imamura & Mangaka Shinobu Seguchi
Discover the history behind Oedo Fire Slayer in our interview with author Shōgo Imamura and manga creator Shinobu Seguchi.
― Japan's history is teeming with everyday heroes, and there may not be a stronger example than the Edo period's firefighters. Known as hikeshigumi, community firefighters rose to meet a 17th-century challenge: protecting the fragile wooden and paper homes in what would become th...
Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novel Series Review
Although it isn’t as deep as I’m perhaps making it sound, the story is a look at both the metafictional qualities of game-based isekai and an exploration of how an inability to distinguish between reality and fiction can be harmful.
― When a genre, or subgenre in this case, becomes as entrenched as villainess isekai is, you need a twist to make your story stand out. Shiki has hit on a good one for th...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth Manga
1st volume of Hi Score Girl creator's sci-fi adventure ships next April
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Titan Manga announced on Thursday that it will release Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth manga in English starting on April 14, 2026. The first volume is available to pre-order on Forbidden Planet in the U.K., and will be available on other North American retailers. Titan Manga describes Geniearth:
In a world divided by power, Geni...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Light Novel Volume 1 Review
I was on board with the gender bender premise, but I found it lacking when it came down to the execution.
― The biggest shocker of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! is that it won a major award. In the author's note, Firehead expresses their surprise that this story they serialized on an amateur web novel site got a book deal—and a manga and anime after that. Believe me, I'm just as surprised. In such a cro...
S. Korea FTC Finds Over 1,000 Unfair Terms in Webtoon, Web Novel Contracts
23 content providers including RIDI, Lezhin Comics ordered to correct contracts
― South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has identified a sweeping number of unfair contract terms used by major webtoon and web novel content providers, including clauses allowing for the unauthorized production and use of derivative works such as films and dramas without proper consent from creators. According to a...
Joker Game Anime Gets New Stage Play After 7 Years
3rd stage play in franchise to run in Tokyo in November
― Marvelous announced on Friday it is producing a new stage play adaptation of Production I.G's Joker Game spy anime series. The stage play is the third stage play in the franchise, and it will run from November 21-30 in Tokyo. Daisuke Nishida returning from the previous two stage plays to direct and write the new play. Cast members include (ass...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 18-24
Date A Live V, Insomniacs After School anime; Cosmos, Love in the Palm of His Hand manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the next week, and will be back in June. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Date A Live V BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 20 Gods' Games We Play BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 20 Insomniacs After School BDAni...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novels Top 20 Million in Circulation
1st GA Bunko title to reach milestone
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Fujino Ōmori and Suzuhito Yasuda's 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 series announced on Thursday that the novels have reached 20 million copies in circulation. The series is the first GA Bunko title to reach the mileston...
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Light Novel Franchise Ends
18th & final volume of sequel shipped on Tuesday, 7 years after 17th volume
― The 18th and final compiled book volume of Takaya Kagami's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu (The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes) light novel series shipped on Tuesday. Both Kagami himself and the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint reported that this volume is not only the final volume of this sequel series, but also of Th...
Reaper Scans Shuts Down Following Legal Action from Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Ent. claims site had approximately 10 million monthly visits
― Reaper Scans, a popular pirate site known for offering unauthorized fan translations of web novels and webtoons, officially announced its permanent closure on May 9. The decision comes after the platform received a cease-and-desist letter from Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of Tapas. The statement from Reaper Scans reads: ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle: Episode Lyu Novel Two Review
This book solidifies Lyu as the best girl in the franchise.
― This review will contain spoilers for the Astrea Record novels, novel 18 of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon, and season five of the Danmachi anime. I'm not sure that Fujino Omori ever intended for Lyu Leon's background to be as significant as it is. In the early novels of the larger Danmachi series, the tragic tale of Astr...
Seven Seas Licenses Magic Maker: How to Create Magic in Another World Light Novels, 4 More Titles
Also: Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free! & Grim Night Tales manga, more
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free! manga
Creators: Shinobu Inokuma and TABIKO
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Kuro, a black cat, is a god of fortune down on her luck. She's turned into a “veng...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 11-17
Nobody's Boy Remi, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 anime; Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques, Snow Angel books ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Nobody's Boy Remi BDPlease AnimEigo US$69.95 May 13 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 13 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Diary of ...
Takaya Kagami's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu Sequel Light Novel Ends
18th, final volume launches on May 20
― Kadokawa is listing that the 18th and final volume of Takaya Kagami and illustrator Saori Toyota's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu sequel light novel series will launch in Japan on May 20. Kadokawa published the novel series' most-recent 17th volume in October 2017, where it was announced that the series would end with its 18th volume. The novel had resumed s...
Interview with Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Creator Sunsunsun
What started as an idea for an isekai story evolved into a fan-favorite romantic comedy! We talk to Sunsunsun about writing his hit light novel series.
― Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian resonated with a lot of anime fans thanks to its comedy and interesting character dynamics. The story of a young girl who hides her true romantic feelings behind the Russian language is rather unique, eve...
Web Novel-Based Korean Live-Action Series Dear Hongrang Premieres on Netflix on May 16
Official English-subtitled trailer, poster were also unveiled for mystery romance series
― Netflix announced on April 30 that the web novel-based mystery romance series Dear Hongrang will premiere on May 16. The service has released an official English-subtitled trailer and a poster. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, the series follows Hongrang (played by Jae-wook Lee), the long-lost son of the kingdom's l...
Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novels Get TV Anime
Junichi Yamamoto directs anime at Ashi Productions
― A website opened on Monday to announce that author Shiki and illustrator Wan Hachipisu's Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess (Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2026. Junichi Yamamoto (Anyway, I'm Fal...
'Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!' Light Novels Get TV Anime by EMT Squared
Yume Miyamoto, Rumi Okubo star in anime adaptation of Atekichi's light novel series
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Atekichi and Yukiko's Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! (Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (ko)!) light novel series, and revealed the teaser visual, main cast, and its animation production by EMT Squared. ...
Hanashi Media Licenses The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage Light Novel Series
Kodansha USA publishes manga adaptation in English
― Hanashi Media announced on Thursday that it has licensed Miraijin A's The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage: Building a Mighty Empire of Monsters Within the Monsters' Forest (Suterareta Tensei Kenja: Mamono no Mori de Saikyo no Daima Teikoku o Tsukuriageru) light novel series. The company describes the light novel series: Once hailed as a Sage, he sough...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 4-10
Dream Eater Merry anime; Tune In to the Midnight Heart, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dream Eater Merry: Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 8 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Graphic Novel (GN) 14Please Seven Seas US$14.99 May 6 ...
Seven Seas Licenses The Beast King and His Apprentice, Ghost and Witch, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: The Ancient Magus' Bride: Fragments Collection, Lilia's Pregnancy Spells the World's End, A Good Day Starts with Cats and Books, Magical Buffs
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: The Beast King and His Apprentice manga
Creators: Tatsukazu Konda, Asahi Sakano, MOMOCHICHI
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Tina, an adventurer, is gravely wounde...
Hanashi Media Licenses 'I'm Just a Villager, So What?', 1 More Novel
Also: I Got Reincarnated as a Cultist Mob in an Eroge Full of Maniacs with Death Wishes! light novel series
― Hanashi Media announced on Tuesday and Wednesday it has licensed Arata Shiraishi's I'm Just a Villager, So What? and Hebun99's I Got Reincarnated as a Cultist Mob in an Eroge Full of Maniacs with Death Wishes! light novel series. The company describes the story of I'm Just a Villager, So What...
Marry My Husband Web Novel, Webtoon Get Japanese Live-Action Adaptation on Amazon in June
Franchise inspired separate Korean live-action series earlier this year
― Amazon Prime Video announced on April 28 that the Korean web novel and webtoon Marry My Husband will get a Japanese live-action series adaptation titled Watashi no Otto to Kekkon Shite. The Amazon Original drama will premiere globally on June 27 and will have 10 episodes. Two episodes will debut every Friday. Amazon described ...
The Spring 2025 Light Novel Guide
It's time for the Spring Light Novel Guide! Come see what the newest releases of spring, including a popular Chinese fantasy, the novel version of a fan-favorite, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2025 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in March or April or is an upcoming May release. This guide focuses exclusively on series premi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 27-May 3
Rick and Morty: The Anime, A Place Further Than The Universe anime; My New Boss is Goofy, IDOL x IDOL STORY! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Classroom of the Elite Season 3 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 April 29 A Place Further Than The Universe BDCite Shout! Studios US$59.98 April 29 Naruto Shippuden BD 6AnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$39.95 April 29 Rick and Mo...
Seven Seas Licenses The Scheming Crown Prince's (Supposedly) Wicked Consort, Kitayama and Minamiya, More Manga (Updated)
Also: The Tale of a Little Alchemist Blessed by the Spirits manga/novel
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced new manga and light novel licenses on Wednesday: Title: The Scheming Crown Prince's (Supposedly) Wicked Consort manga
Creators: Subaru Kayano, Seikan
Release Date: February 2026
Summary: With sharp eyes, forbidding features, and a commanding voice, Angelica isn't your typical beauty. The only ...
Roll Over and Die Novels, Manga Get TV Anime (Updated)
Seven Seas releases novels, manga in English about girl in hero's party who is sold into slavery
― The Kikuya bookstore chain's Sendai store posted an image on its X/Twitter account on Friday for the seventh volume of Sunao Minakata's manga adaptation of writer kiki and illustrator Kinta's ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kate...
The Beginning After the End Web Novels Get Kickstarter Campaign for Print Run
TV anime of TurtleMe's novel series premiered on April 2
― TurtleMe's The Beginning After the End web novel series is getting a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for print editions. The page states that the campaign aims to fund "Premium Editions of Volumes 1-3 of TurtleMe's acclaimed series" but does not state a launch date. Rocketship Entertainment, a Ringo award-winning publisher and entertainment...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 20-26
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, Armed Girl's Machiavellism anime; Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking Diary, Spy Classroom 2nd Period: Daughter Dearest manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Armed Girl's Machiavellism BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 22 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc BDAnimeNewsNet...
J-Novel Club Licenses Blade Skill Online, Zero Damage Sword Saint, More Manga/Novels
Also: No Wife, No Problem: A Mage's Life with His Beloved Daughter, The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons, more
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it has licensed six 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. Title: No Wife, No Problem: A Mage's Life w...
Hiroichi Launches Manga Adaptation of 'Sono Jubutsu, Toriatsukai ni Tsuki' Novel Series
Manga adapts Gin Tanio's supernatural novel series
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Friday that manga creator Hiroichi will launch a manga adaptation of Gin Tanio's Sono Jubutsu, Toriatsukai ni Tsuki (Please Handle the Sacred Artifact Carefully) novel series on Kadokawa's Kadocomi website in June. 📣🔳新連載告知🔳6月から『その呪物、取り扱い注意につき』原作:谷尾銀@taniogin 先生 のコミカライズを担当...
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Novels Begin Serializing Final Volume
Novel series launched in 2015, inspired TV anime in 2020
― Author Nanako Tsujimura announced on Thursday that the final volume of The case files of Jeweler Richard (Hōsekisho Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei) light novel series will begin serializing on the website of Shueisha's Orange Bunko label on Friday. Tsujimura did not reveal when the final print volume collecting the serialized chapters will ship S...
Inklore Reveals English Print Cover of Web Novel Under the Oak Tree Volume 2
New bonus side story for franchise debuted on Saturday on Manta
― Inklore has exclusively revealed to ANN the cover for the upcoming English print edition of Suji Kim's web novel Under the Oak Tree Volume 2, which will ship on November 18. Inklore describes the story of volume 2: As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her...
Live-Action The Remarried Empress Adaptation Reveals Main Cast
Adaptation of webtoon with 2.6 billion views to star Min-a Shin, Jong-suk Lee, more
― Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon, confirmed the live-action series adaptation of The Remarried Empress webtoon on April 14 along with the main cast. Actress Min-a Shin will play Navier, the dignified empress with a cold demeanor. Jong-suk Lee will portray Prince Heinrey of the Western Kingdom, who falls for ...
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon The First Night with the Duke to Premiere on June 11
Taecyeon, Seohyun star in series
― KBS, the public broadcasting system in Korea, has confirmed that its new series The First Night With the Duke will premiere on June 11. Based on the webtoon and web novel of the same name, the fantasy romance series follows a college student who wakes up and finds she has possessed a minor background character within a romance novel. After unexpectedly spending a n...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 13-19
Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League anime; Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms, Mii-chan Wants to Be Kept manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League BDPlease Warner Bros. US$22.95 April 15 Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League 4K UHDCite Warner Bros. US$37.99 April 15 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 4K UHD BDAnimeNewsNetwork Paramount US$35.99 April 1...
Cross Infinite World Licenses The Hired Heroine Wants the Villainess to Gloat, Welcome to Olivia's Magic Jewelers, More Novels
Also: Welcome to Monstrous Miss Sophie's Enchanted Salon of Healing
― Cross Infinite World announced on Thursday that it has licensed four light novel series: Title: I Want to Be a Saint, But I Can Only Use Attack Magic!
Creators: Fuyu Aoki (story), Bodax (art)
Release Date: June 30 (digital), physical version at later date
Synopsis: “You're always alone.” From the bottom of her heart, Yuffie Abisus ...
Whoever Steals This Book Light Novel Review
Despite a slow start and some structural weaknesses, Mifuyu and Mashiro’s adventures through books, curses, and family secrets build to an engrossing, action-packed YA fantasy.
― Part fantasy, part mystery, this young adult novel belongs to a subgenre of stories about getting literally “sucked into” a book, with a couple key distinguishing traits. First, instead of the protagonist going into the stor...
Rascal Does Not Dream Novel Series Gets 1st Short Story Collection on July 10
Seishun Buta Yarō wa Beach Queen no Yume wo Minai+ short story collection to include new story "Seishun Buta Yarō wa Tropical Summer no Yume wo Minai"
― Kadokawa is listing a new short story collection for Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Beach Queen no Yume wo Minai+ (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach Queen+), which will relea...
Kadokawa Publishes 'To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You' Novel, The False Saint's Exile, More Manga in English
Also: A Petal Priestess Blooms at the Inner Palace, Lovely Leapin' Lizards!, more
― Kadokawa revealed on Wednesday that it is releasing the following titles in April: Title: To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You (Haikei Mishiranu Danna-sama, Rikonshite Itadakimasu) light novel
Creators: Kori Hisakawa (story), Airumu (art)
Release: Early release date of April 4 (only on BookWalker Global and MangaPl...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Novels Get TV Anime at Wit Studio
Violet Evergarden's Kana Akatsuki pens original novel series
― WIT Studio announced on Thursday that it will produce a television anime adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series. Novel illustrator Suoh drew an illustration to commemorate the news. 🌸アニメ化記念イラスト公開🌸原作イラスト・スオウさんから、アニメ化を記念した雛菊とさくらのイラストが到着！二人が皆さまへお届けする春の物語をぜひお楽しみに。#春夏秋冬代行者 pic.twitter.com/xySjbOe...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 6-12
Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers, Princess Principal: Crown Handler anime; Kaiju No. 8: B-Side, The God-Slaying Demon King manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Boin: Big Boob Lectures 1 & 2 BD (adult)Please Kitty Media US$29.99 April 8 A Certain Scientific Railgun T BDCite Crunchyroll US$49.98 April 8 Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 S...
Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin Novel Gets Anime Film in 2026
Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Ito helms film at A-1 Pictures
― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the anime film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin (The Camphorwood Custodian) novel, which will premiere in 2026. Sword Art Online and ERASED director Tomohiko Ito is directing the film at A-1 Pictures. Aniplex will distribute the film. The film's super teaser visual was also reveale...
Webtoon Entertainment Appoints Aron Levitz as President of Wattpad
Levitz will report directly to Junkoo Kim, CEO and founder of WEBTOON Entertainment
― On April 2, WEBTOON Entertainment announced it has appointed Aron Levitz as president of Wattpad Corporation, its global web novel subsidiary. Levitz will step down from his concurrent position as president of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios Corp. and will now focus solely on Wattpad. He will report directly to Junkoo Kim,...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 30-April 5
My Hero Academia: You're Next, Berserk of Gluttony anime; The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protégé, Pink Candy Kiss manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Berserk of Gluttony BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 April 1 My Hero Academia: You're Next BDCite Crunchyroll US$34.98 April 1 Summer Wars BDAnimeNewsNetwork GKIDS US$26.98 April 1 Summer Wars Limited Edition Steelbook 4K...
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Volumes 1-5 Novel Review
The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows is, on the whole, a surprisingly good series.
― You could be forgiven for assuming that you've read or watched this story a thousand times before in the year 2025. The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows draws from some very dry wells if you look on the surface; it appears to be both a demihuman harem and a story about a powerful guy who gets kick...
Korean Gaming Company Com2uS Secures Publishing Rights for Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Game
Art director of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross mobile game will work on game
― Com2uS announced on March 31 that it has made a strategic investment in South Korean game developer Offbeat and signed a global publishing agreement for the company's upcoming game based on the hit IP Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. The original story of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint follows an ordinary office worker w...
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...
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