As the days grow warmer, what better time to bring your smartphone out outside to read in the grass?!

The war hero Dias moves to his new domain, only to find it populated by nothing but a sea of grass. How will he manage his territory when not a single person lives there?! Find out in The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects!

With its anime airing this season, check out the manga adaptation of The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows! Zenos the healer gets kicked from his adventuring party and decides to open an illegal clinic to treat people. Unfortunately, his skills quickly put him in the spotlight...

Sickly Sarasa finds out her lifelong suffering is due to the lack of magic on Earth. A goddess whisks her off to another, magical world, and now Sarasa is thrilled to feel healthy all the time! But a new world comes with new worries... Read about her story in Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters!

King Kai Lekius has thrown away his humanity for his kingdom and finally manages to achieve peace and stability. He falls into a deep sleep and can't wait to see what advances there are in magic. However... See what he wakes up to in The Greatest Magician's Ultimate Quest: I Woke from a 300 Year Slumber to a World of Disappointment!

Chloe has been condemned as cursed since birth and is abused by her own family. When she finally decides to run away, she finds the royal capital no better. Just as she's about to succumb to despair, the noble knight Lloyd saves the day! Is this finally Chloe's chance to find happiness? With a title like Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight, I think the chances are good!

Finally, in the classic space opera tale Crest of the Stars, Jint's home planet is conquered by the Abh Empire, and he is nominally elevated to the imperial aristocracy. However, his origins as a surface-dweller make this more burdensome than advantageous. But a chance encounter with a starpilot named Lafier kick off a series of events that will change the fate of the universe forever.

A volume a day keeps the boredom at bay, and JNC members have a volume on catchup to read for each day of May! Happy reading!