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'''J-Novel Club''' is a digital publishing company specializing in publication of Japanese [[light novel]]s in English. They stream light novels in weekly installments before publishing the finalized e-books. By 2017, J-Novel Club has licensed 23 light novels, some completed, some still ongoing, and have published more than 40 e-books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://j-novel.club/search|title=J-Novel Club|website=j-novel.club|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> They have licensed titles from the Japanese publishers [[Hobby Japan]], Overlap, [[Kodansha]], PHP Institute and [[Earth Star Entertainment]]. It was acquired by [[Kadokawa Corporation]] on April 28, 2021.
'''J-Novel Club''' is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese [[light novel]]s into English. They stream light novels and [[manga]] in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books. As of August 2021, J-Novel Club has licensed over 150 light novel and manga series and have published more than 800 e-books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://j-novel.club/search|title=J-Novel Club|website=j-novel.club|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> They have licensed titles from many Japanese publishers, including [[Hobby Japan]], Overlap, [[Kodansha]], [[Earth Star Entertainment]], [[Kadokawa Corporation]], Micro Magazine, [[Shufu no Tomo]], and [[Softbank Creative]]. It was acquired by Kadokawa Corporation on April 28, 2021.


== History ==
== History ==
After coming to the conclusion that "there was a whole universe of content out there in Japan that's hardly available in the west at all",<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/10/31-1/feature-found-in-translation-an-exclusive-interview-with-j-novel-club|title=FEATURE: Found in Translation - An Exclusive Interview with J-Novel Club|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en}}</ref> Pinansky began working on the business model for J-Novel Club in 2015 and "took inspiration from what the fans had started to do on their own, as well as the more traditional models for book publishing".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.taykobon.com/industry/j-novelclubinterview|title=An Interview with Sam Pinansky, Founder and President of New Light Novel Streaming Service J-Novel Club|work=Taykobon|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-US}}</ref> J-Novel Club's overall purpose was "to create and grow a worldwide market for Japanese [[light novel]]s translated into English."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sellfy.com/p/9v4T/|title=Saturday AM #58|website=sellfy.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref> The original name for the project was 'K-Novel' because kei is Japanese for light (as in the K from [[K-On!|K-On]]), but before launch the K was changed to J (for Japanese) to avoid confusion with Korean novels and 'club' was added when it was noticed that the .club [[top-level domain]] name was available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/LightNovels/comments/5uq6fs/im_sam_pinansky_aka_quarkboy_founder_and/ddw2dqy/|title=I'm Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy), founder and President of J-Novel Club! Ask Me Anything! • r/LightNovels|website=reddit|language=en|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref>
After coming to the conclusion that "there was a whole universe of content out there in Japan that's hardly available in the west at all,"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/10/31-1/feature-found-in-translation-an-exclusive-interview-with-j-novel-club|title=FEATURE: Found in Translation - An Exclusive Interview with J-Novel Club|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en}}</ref> Sam Pinansky began working on the business model for J-Novel Club in 2015 and "took inspiration from what the fans had started to do on their own, as well as the more traditional models for book publishing."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.taykobon.com/industry/j-novelclubinterview|title=An Interview with Sam Pinansky, Founder and President of New Light Novel Streaming Service J-Novel Club|work=Taykobon|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-US}}</ref> J-Novel Club's overall purpose was "to create and grow a worldwide market for Japanese light novels translated into English."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sellfy.com/p/9v4T/|title=Saturday AM #58|website=sellfy.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref> The original name for the project was "K-Novel" because "kei" is Japanese for "light" (as in the K from [[K-On!|K-On]]), but before launch the "K" was changed to "J" (for Japanese) to avoid confusion with Korean novels. "Club" was added when it was noticed that the .club [[top-level domain]] name was available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/LightNovels/comments/5uq6fs/im_sam_pinansky_aka_quarkboy_founder_and/ddw2dqy/|title=I'm Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy), founder and President of J-Novel Club! Ask Me Anything! • r/LightNovels|website=reddit|language=en|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref>


J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky and announced they would release light novels in weekly installments for their members before releasing the finalized books on [[e-book]] format. They launched with the titles ''[[Occultic;Nine]]'', ''Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker'', ''My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World'' and ''My Little Sister Can Read Kanji''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/j-novel-club-publisher-launches-to-release-light-novels-in-english-digitally/.107695|title=J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref> Shortly after they announced 2 more light novels - ''[[Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash]]'' and ''I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-28/j-novel-club-licenses-grimgar-of-fantasy-and-ash-i-saved-too-many-girls-and-caused-the-apocalypse-light-novels/.108223|title=J-Novel Club Licenses Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse Light Novels|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref> On January 19, 2017 J-Novel Club announced they would be collaborating with [[manga]] and [[light novel]] localization company [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] who would start publishing print editions of 2 of J-Novel Club's light novels - ''[[Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash]]'' and ''[[Occultic;Nine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2017/01/19/seven-seas-collaborates-with-j-novel-club-to-bring-light-novels-to-print/1129/|title=Seven Seas Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print {{!}} Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> On July 3, 2017, [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] announced they would be publishing print editions of 2 more J-Novel Club light novels - ''[[Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest]]'' and ''[[Clockwork Planet]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-03/seven-seas-licenses-made-in-abyss-nameless-asterism-soul-liquid-chambers-getter-robo-devolution-manga/.118351|title=Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref>
J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky and announced they would release light novels in weekly installments for their members before releasing the finalized books on [[e-book]] format. They launched with the titles ''[[Occultic;Nine]]'', ''Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker'', ''My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World'', and ''My Little Sister Can Read Kanji''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/j-novel-club-publisher-launches-to-release-light-novels-in-english-digitally/.107695|title=J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref> Shortly after they announced 2 more light novels - ''[[Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash]]'' and ''I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-28/j-novel-club-licenses-grimgar-of-fantasy-and-ash-i-saved-too-many-girls-and-caused-the-apocalypse-light-novels/.108223|title=J-Novel Club Licenses Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse Light Novels|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref> On January 19, 2017 J-Novel Club announced they would be collaborating with manga and light novel localization company [[Seven Seas Entertainment]], who would start publishing print editions of 2 of J-Novel Club's light novels - ''Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash'' and ''Occultic;Nine''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2017/01/19/seven-seas-collaborates-with-j-novel-club-to-bring-light-novels-to-print/1129/|title=Seven Seas Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print {{!}} Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> On July 3, 2017, Seven Seas announced they would be publishing print editions of 2 more J-Novel Club light novels - ''[[Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest]]'' and ''[[Clockwork Planet]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-03/seven-seas-licenses-made-in-abyss-nameless-asterism-soul-liquid-chambers-getter-robo-devolution-manga/.118351|title=Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en}}</ref>


On November 20, 2018, J-Novel Club launched an online manga reader and licensed 5 titles for that reader.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ressler|first1=Karen|title=J-Novel Club Launches Online Manga Reader, Licenses 5 Manga Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-20/j-novel-club-launches-online-manga-reader-licenses-5-manga-titles/.139761|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 5, 2020|date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> The 5 manga titles include ''[[A Very Fairy Apartment]]'', ''[[Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles]]'', ''[[Infinite Dendrogram]]'', ''[[How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom]]'', and ''[[Ascendance of a Bookworm]]''
On July 5, 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would be printing physical versions of some of its light novel series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-05/j-novel-club-announces-print-publishing-line-with-in-another-world-with-my-smartphone-novels/.133845|title=J-Novel Club Announces Print Publishing Line With In Another World With My Smartphone Novels|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2021-08-04|language=en}}</ref> After launching its print line with ''[[In Another World With My Smartphone]]'', as of August 2021, J-Novel Club has 25 light novel and manga series in print.


On October 7, 2019, J-Novel Club launched their first [[Kickstarter]] project for ''Invaders of the Rokujouma!?'' print edition and successfully funded it with over $100,000 over its initial goal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-16/j-novel-club-to-launch-kickstarter-for-invaders-of-the-rokujouma-light-novels-physical-release/.151190|title=J-Novel Club to Launch Kickstarter for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Light Novels' Physical Release|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=2019-09-16|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quarkboy/invaders-of-the-rokujouma-print-edition/|title=Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Print Edition|last=|first=|date=|website=Kickstarter|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> At their [[Anime NYC]] panel on November 16, 2019, they announced the new J-Novel Heart label focusing on [[Shōjo manga|shojo]] titles and also announced print editions of popular series in 2020 for ''[[Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!]]'' and ''[[My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!]]'' novels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-16/j-novel-club-licenses-13-light-novel-series-reveals-print-editions-for-sexiled-my-next-life-as-a-villainess/.153357|title=J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=2019-11-16|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
On November 20, 2018, J-Novel Club launched an online manga reader with 5 launch titles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ressler|first1=Karen|title=J-Novel Club Launches Online Manga Reader, Licenses 5 Manga Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-20/j-novel-club-launches-online-manga-reader-licenses-5-manga-titles/.139761|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 5, 2020|date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> The 5 manga titles were ''[[A Very Fairy Apartment]]'', ''[[Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles]]'', ''[[Infinite Dendrogram]]'', ''[[How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom]]'', and ''[[Ascendance of a Bookworm]]''.
On October 7, 2019, J-Novel Club launched a [[Kickstarter]] project for ''[[Invaders of the Rokujouma!?]]'' print edition and successfully funded it with more than $100,000 over its initial goal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-16/j-novel-club-to-launch-kickstarter-for-invaders-of-the-rokujouma-light-novels-physical-release/.151190|title=J-Novel Club to Launch Kickstarter for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Light Novels' Physical Release|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=2019-09-16|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quarkboy/invaders-of-the-rokujouma-print-edition/|title=Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Print Edition|last=|first=|date=|website=Kickstarter|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
Oon November 16, 2019, J-Novel Club announced the new J-Novel Heart label focusing on [[Shōjo manga|shojo]] titles and also announced print editions of popular series in 2020 for ''[[Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!]]'' and ''[[My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!]]'' novels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-16/j-novel-club-licenses-13-light-novel-series-reveals-print-editions-for-sexiled-my-next-life-as-a-villainess/.153357|title=J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=2019-11-16|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>


On April 2, 2021, the J-Novel Pulp imprint was announced with the titles ''[[John Sinclair (German fiction)|John Sinclair: Demon Hunter]]'', ''[[Jessica Bannister (German Fiction)|Jessica Bannister]]'', and ''[[Perry Rhodan|Perry Rhodan NEO]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=J-Novel Club Announces the Launch of J-Novel Pulp Imprint with Three New Licenses – English Light Novels|url=https://englishlightnovels.com/2021/04/02/j-novel-club-announces-the-launch-of-j-novel-pulp-imprint-with-three-new-licenses/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=englishlightnovels.com}}</ref>
On April 2, 2021, the J-Novel Pulp imprint was announced with the titles ''[[John Sinclair (German fiction)|John Sinclair: Demon Hunter]]'', ''[[Jessica Bannister (German Fiction)|Jessica Bannister]]'', and ''[[Perry Rhodan|Perry Rhodan NEO]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=J-Novel Club Announces the Launch of J-Novel Pulp Imprint with Three New Licenses – English Light Novels|url=https://englishlightnovels.com/2021/04/02/j-novel-club-announces-the-launch-of-j-novel-pulp-imprint-with-three-new-licenses/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=englishlightnovels.com}}</ref>
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=== Manga titles ===
=== Manga titles ===
*''[[Animeta!]]''
*''[[Animeta!]]''
*''[[An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride]]''
*''[[Ascendance of a Bookworm]]''
*''[[Ascendance of a Bookworm]]''
*''[[Bibliophile Princess]]''
*''[[Bibliophile Princess]]''
*''[[Campfire Cooking in Another World]]''
*''[[Cooking with Wild Game]]''
*''[[Cooking with Wild Game]]''
*''[[Demon Lord, Retry!]]''
*''[[Demon Lord, Retry!]]''
*''[[Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight -Origins-]]''
*''[[Discommunication]]''
*''[[Discommunication]]''
*''[[The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride]]''
*''[[The Faraway Paladin]]''
*''[[The Faraway Paladin]]''
*''[[How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom]]''
*''[[How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom]]''
*''[[I Love Yuri and I Got Bodyswapped With a Fujoshi!]]''
*''[[I Shall Survive Using Potions!]]''
*''[[I Shall Survive Using Potions!]]''
*''[[Infinite Dendrogram]]''
*''[[Infinite Dendrogram]]''
*''[[The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!]]''
*''[[The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!]]''
*''[[Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party]]''
*''[[Marginal Operation]]''
*''[[Marginal Operation]]''
*''[[The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar]]''
*''[[My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!]]''
*''[[Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀]]''
*''[[Record of Wortenia War]]''
*''[[Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles]]''
*''[[Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles]]''
*''[[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey]]''
*''[[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey]]''
*''[[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Youthful Journey]]''
*''[[Sweet Reincarnation]]''
*''[[Sweet Reincarnation]]''
*''[[The Tales of Marielle Clarac]]''
*''[[The Tales of Marielle Clarac]]''
*''[[The Unwanted Undead Adventurer]]''
*''[[The Unwanted Undead Adventurer]]''
*''[[A Very Fairy Apartment]]''
*''[[A Very Fairy Apartment]]''
*''[[Villainess: Reloaded! ~Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons~]]''
*''[[Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!]]''


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:37, 4 August 2021

J-Novel Club
StatusActive
Founded2016
FounderSam Pinansky
DistributionIngram[1]
Owner(s)Kadokawa Corporation
Official websitej-novel.club

J-Novel Club is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. They stream light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books. As of August 2021, J-Novel Club has licensed over 150 light novel and manga series and have published more than 800 e-books.[2] They have licensed titles from many Japanese publishers, including Hobby Japan, Overlap, Kodansha, Earth Star Entertainment, Kadokawa Corporation, Micro Magazine, Shufu no Tomo, and Softbank Creative. It was acquired by Kadokawa Corporation on April 28, 2021.

History

After coming to the conclusion that "there was a whole universe of content out there in Japan that's hardly available in the west at all,"[3] Sam Pinansky began working on the business model for J-Novel Club in 2015 and "took inspiration from what the fans had started to do on their own, as well as the more traditional models for book publishing."[4] J-Novel Club's overall purpose was "to create and grow a worldwide market for Japanese light novels translated into English."[5] The original name for the project was "K-Novel" because "kei" is Japanese for "light" (as in the K from K-On), but before launch the "K" was changed to "J" (for Japanese) to avoid confusion with Korean novels. "Club" was added when it was noticed that the .club top-level domain name was available.[6]

J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky and announced they would release light novels in weekly installments for their members before releasing the finalized books on e-book format. They launched with the titles Occultic;Nine, Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker, My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World, and My Little Sister Can Read Kanji.[7] Shortly after they announced 2 more light novels - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash and I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse.[8] On January 19, 2017 J-Novel Club announced they would be collaborating with manga and light novel localization company Seven Seas Entertainment, who would start publishing print editions of 2 of J-Novel Club's light novels - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash and Occultic;Nine.[9] On July 3, 2017, Seven Seas announced they would be publishing print editions of 2 more J-Novel Club light novels - Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest and Clockwork Planet.[10]

On July 5, 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would be printing physical versions of some of its light novel series.[11] After launching its print line with In Another World With My Smartphone, as of August 2021, J-Novel Club has 25 light novel and manga series in print.

On November 20, 2018, J-Novel Club launched an online manga reader with 5 launch titles.[12] The 5 manga titles were A Very Fairy Apartment, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Infinite Dendrogram, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, and Ascendance of a Bookworm.

On October 7, 2019, J-Novel Club launched a Kickstarter project for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? print edition and successfully funded it with more than $100,000 over its initial goal.[13][14]

Oon November 16, 2019, J-Novel Club announced the new J-Novel Heart label focusing on shojo titles and also announced print editions of popular series in 2020 for Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! and My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! novels.[15]

On April 2, 2021, the J-Novel Pulp imprint was announced with the titles John Sinclair: Demon Hunter, Jessica Bannister, and Perry Rhodan NEO.[16]

On April 28, 2021, Kadokawa Corporation announced they acquired the company.[17]

Titles

Main article: List of J-Novel Club titles

Manga titles

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "J-Novel Club". j-novel.club. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "FEATURE: Found in Translation - An Exclusive Interview with J-Novel Club". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "An Interview with Sam Pinansky, Founder and President of New Light Novel Streaming Service J-Novel Club". Taykobon. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Saturday AM #58". sellfy.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "I'm Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy), founder and President of J-Novel Club! Ask Me Anything! • r/LightNovels". reddit. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "J-Novel Club Licenses Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Seven Seas Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print | Seven Seas Entertainment". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "J-Novel Club Announces Print Publishing Line With In Another World With My Smartphone Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 20, 2018). "J-Novel Club Launches Online Manga Reader, Licenses 5 Manga Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 16, 2019). "J-Novel Club to Launch Kickstarter for Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Light Novels' Physical Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Print Edition". Kickstarter. Retrieved December 13, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 16, 2019). "J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  16. ^ "J-Novel Club Announces the Launch of J-Novel Pulp Imprint with Three New Licenses – English Light Novels". englishlightnovels.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "KADOKAWA Announces Acquisition of J-Novel Club" (PDF). Kadokawa Corporation. April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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