During their livestream, J-Novel Club announced new licenses and titles for March 2023! Below are the announcements that they made:
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness (Manga)
An immensely powerful and ancient dragon finds himself confronted by a human girl so young she can barely say her own name. He decides to raise her, but quickly learns how little he knows about humans!
Available: Chapter 1 of Volume 1 available now
Earl and Fairy
On her way to visit her father in London, fairy doctor Lydia is abducted by a man claiming to be an earl. To prove his identity, he asks for her help finding a legendary sword… Could his resemblance to an infamous thief be mere coincidence?
Available: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2 available now
Magic Stone Gourmet: Eating Magical Power Made Me the Strongest
Ein was born with a super rare skill, but it’s not enough to keep him from being cast aside by his father. He takes refuge in his grandfather’s kingdom…where he immediately becomes the crown prince! And that’s just the start of his journey!
Available: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2 available now
Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad!
Fudou Niito suddenly wakes up inside his favorite dating sim as Ellize, the fake saint who makes Eterna’s—his favorite character—life a living hell! Can he successfully change the original plot to secure a happy ending for his beloved Eterna?
Available: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2 available now
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord
Meet Yumiella, the reincarnated villainess and hidden boss of an otome RPG. She’s an introvert who just wants to live peacefully…but her inner gamer couldn’t give up the grind! Now she’s level 99, and the protagonists think she’s the Demon Lord!
Available: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2 available now
Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up
The top player of a strategy RPG is reincarnated into the game as a villainous lord who dies in the prologue. He now must use the leveling system only he can access and his game know-how to prepare his forces and protect himself from that fate!
Available: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2 available now
Make It Stop! I’m Not Strong… It’s Just My Sword!
The beloved hero Crow—brave and gallant wielder of the blade Muramasa—has a secret: it’s all an act! His apparent power comes from the ravenous, soul-eating sword that controls him, and he only fights evil to keep his secret safe and the blade sated!
Available: March 10
[NEW AUDIOBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT] Our next announcement is actually the audiobook adaptation of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest by Ryo Shirakome! J-Novel Club will produce this audiobook, and SoundCadence will handle the recording! More details to be announced!
Fans of Blade & Bastard rejoice! Volume 2 is on the way! Volume 2 releases in Japan on May 10 and the English eBook will release shortly after! Please be on the lookout for the continuation this gritty and dark fantasy title!
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