Edgar is apprenticed to a necromancer, but he has a ways to go before he’s powerful enough to raise hordes of dead or achieve immortality. His master has a solution: get real-world field experience, starting by capturing a ghost for study. It’s a frightful idea, but all in the line of duty! Edgar sets off on an adventure that will have him battling the undead in dilapidated manors, dueling vampires, and excavating more than he bargained for. Along the way, he forms alliances; some of them wary; with a band of unlikely (and undead) women who’ll either have his back or bite him in it. Can their revenant alliance withstand the ruthless Inquisition, led by a hunter named Gideon? Through battles, tomb raids, and even ballroom dances, Edgar will be thrust into uneasy role of leader in a surprising and hauntingly human narrative.

A runner-up in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

Apprentice necromancer Edgar is in a slump, and his master has just the solution: go out and get some field experience! Follow three undead girls and their necromancer companion as they adventure—and try to evade the Inquisition hot on their tail.

It's Tough Being a Necromancer

Arrogant, charismatic, and untouchable—what more could you possibly ask for from a villain? Zil was the epitome of a final boss, reigning supreme throughout part one of the anime Ragnarök: Twilight of the Gods. However, in a cruel yet hackneyed twist, he was reduced to fodder and insta-killed to make way for the next big baddie’s grand entrance.
It’s far from the type of fictional character you’d want to randomly wake up as, but that’s the sad reality our protagonist finds himself in after falling asleep in front of his TV. Not one to throw in the towel so easily, he swears to defy his fate even if it means facing the gods!
But breaking canon is easier said than done. First, he must build up his strength and his forces while perfectly maintaining Zil’s imposing facade and... Uh, hang on. Why is everyone suddenly worshipping him as a god? Oh well, as long as it boosts his chances of survival!

かませ犬から始める天下統一〜人類最高峰のラスボスを演じて原作ブレイク〜

When you fall asleep in front of the TV and wake up as anime villain canon fodder, giving up is not an option. Zil is ready to defy fate, break canon, and...be worshipped as a god? Wait, how did that happen?!

Canon Fodder

The Canon Fodder’s Ascension from Pawn to World Unifier

Lloyd is a member of the most illustrious Hero’s party—wait, what do you mean “not anymore”?!

Kicked out for being too weak, no one seems to realize that Lloyd is actually an absurdly powerful white mage trained by Lady Merlin herself! Manipulating magic is practically second nature to him, regularly leaving even S-rank adventurers stunned speechless. Not that Lloyd has any idea just how strong he really is.

Luck is finally on his side when a seasoned adventurer recognizes his worth and scoops him right up into her party. But their first quest to hunt a pack of high wolves quickly takes an unexpected turn when the city comes under attack. Now Lloyd must navigate new social dynamics and a quest far more dangerous than it first appeared—and maybe, just maybe, prove his worth along the way.

勇者パーティーを追放された白魔導師、Sランク冒険者に拾われる

Lloyd is a member of the most illustrious Hero’s party—until he’s kicked to the curb for being weak! So when an S-rank adventurer scoops him up into her party, Lloyd knows it’s now or never. This time, he’ll prove his worth for sure!

Scooped Up

Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer

They tried to silence her, but she doesn’t need a voice to twist the odds in her favor.
When Liliana wakes up in the body of an otome game villainess, she knows it’s do or die. As the daughter of a duke and a candidate to marry the crown prince, she faces constant threats from assassins and her father’s political enemies. Worse still, a fever has left her mute, unable to call for help or use magic to defend herself.
Or so they all think!
One quick attempt is all it takes for Liliana to shatter the common sense of her world, which dictates that incantations are mandatory for spellcasting. Now, all she needs to do is escape the grim destiny that awaits her. Though her foresight can only take her so far—the game doesn’t start for another seven years—nothing can stop a six-year-old armed with erudition and cheat-level magic.

悪役令嬢はしゃべりません

Liliana knows it’s do or die when she reincarnates as the villainess of an otome game. Without a voice to cast spells, she’s utterly defenseless...or so they all think! Now, all she needs to do is escape the grim destiny that awaits her.

The Villainess Speaks Not

“I’d like to buy your time—for two hundred thousand yen a month.”
For Sakata, the winter of his junior year brings nothing but loss. His mother is dead, his useless father is gone, and each day nearly costs him everything he has left. Then a young man named Nishikawa approaches him with an offer—and generous pay that could give his mother a proper funeral. However, the deal comes with several bizarre conditions that Sakata must meet: go to school every day, get into the same university as Nishikawa, and lastly, act like his friend until the end of their contract. As their bond deepens, the two boys starved for love must face the question neither dared to ask: Can a friendship built entirely on money turn into something real?

君が死にたかった日に、僕は君を買うことにした

Seventeen-year-old Sakata has lost everything. When Nishikawa appears in his life with an offer to buy his friendship, the two boys must confront whether a relationship built on money could ever turn into something more.

Buying You

Buying You on the Day You Were to Die

The Valdias are a seemingly normal family of nobles that no one would expect to face a future full of death and condemnation—a fate which is about to be rewritten. After a mysterious accident, former salaryman and avid gamer Hajime Kanda wakes up as their eldest child, Reid, in the world of an otome game he once fully cleared. And he knows the terrible future that awaits them all.

Reid may have been a petty villain in the main story, but he’s got exceptional stats that will help him grow into a total beast. The hard part will be avoiding the conflict to come, and doing that means bringing the family together again. He’s just got to be sweet to his younger sister, get in his father’s good graces, and cure his mother’s terminal illness, of course. Should be simple enough, right? Well, Reid’s determined to save his family from a dark fate, and he’s going to do it by playing by the rules!

やり込んだ乙女ゲームの悪役モブですが、断罪は嫌なので真っ当に生きます

The Valdias are facing a future full of death and condemnation, but that’s all about to change! Their son Reid has woken up with the memories of a gamer determined to rewrite his fate as a villain, and he’s going to do it by playing by the rules!

Petty Villain

The Petty Villain Plays by the Rules: Rewriting This Otome Game with Honest Work!

A dream of death was the wake-up call he needed.

Lofus Ray Lightless is far from a paragon of virtue. In fact, he revels in his villainy. But a vivid dream of the many ways he’s fated to die convinces him that he must change his ways—or at least pretend like he will.

With his trusty butler at his side, Lofus sets forth to turn the tides of fate in his favor so that he can enjoy a long and selfish life. But the future isn’t quite what he’s seen, and he might have bitten off far more than he can chew...

リピート・ヴァイス  ～悪役貴族は死にたくないので四天王になるのをやめました～

A dream of death was the wake-up call Lofus Ray Lightless needed to change his villainous ways. With his trusty butler at his side, he sets out to change the wheel of fate! Will he be successful, or is his ultimate demise set in stone?

Repeated Vice

Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die

Milly Asteara’s story should have ended in death by villainess.

Known to some as the “final boss,” Milly is an ice queen with a noble background and little interest in others. That chapter in her life comes to a close when she is callously murdered by Angelina Grey—the self-proclaimed villainess convinced this world is an otome game—and awakens three years in the past with all her memories intact.

Determined to escape the humiliating fate that once claimed her life, Milly sets out to rewrite the future by gathering information, choosing allies, and reevaluating the world around her. Unfortunately, her rival won’t stop until she gets her happy ending with Prince Gilbert, and she’s willing to kill for it.

Poisoned teacups, political rivalries, and hidden reincarnators turn everyday life at the academy into a battlefield. But for Milly, surviving this second chance means more than revenge—it’s about carving out a life where she can truly belong!

『自称・悪役令嬢』に殺されたラスボスのやり直し ～ぼっちな冷徹公女は、第二の人生でリア充を目指します～

Milly Asteara’s story should have ended in death by villainess. Instead, she awakens years in the past with all her memories intact. This time, she’ll outwit deadly schemes, a twisted rival, and the gamelike fate set against her!

Reforming an Icy Final Boss

Reforming an Icy Final Boss: Getting Back at the Self-Proclaimed Villainess with the Power of Friendship

Disowned, disgraced, and doomed to be a farmer. Being “blessed” with a farmer affinity is practically a death sentence for Chris Sparring. It’s nothing close to the sword-wielding class he’d been raised to inherit, that’s for sure. To make matters worse, his twin brother receives the affinity of a sword god instead, and wastes no time funneling years of jealousy into an attempt on Chris’s life. With nothing left to lose, Chris must find a way to make it on his own and avenge his name. And this “useless” poison resistance of his may be just what he needs to turn the tables!

追放された名家の長男　～馬鹿にされたハズレスキルで最強へと昇り詰める～

Disowned, disgraced, and doomed to be a farmer, former noble Chris Sparring must find a way to make it on his own. And his “useless” poison resistance skill may be just what he needs to get his revenge!

Sowing Vengeance

Sowing Vengeance: The Eldest Son’s Disgraceful Green Thumb

Louis spent his childhood doing whatever he could to get by in the little village he calls home. He must leave the orphanage now that he’s come of age, and there’s one thing he wants above all else: freedom from poverty. His best shot at making a stable life for himself lies in graduating from Arneval Academy. If only the tuition weren’t so expensive.

In need of work, Louis registers with the Adventurer’s Guild where he meets Bolt, a seasoned adventurer who insists they form a party together and even helps Louis save up for his school fees. But life at the academy still comes at a price, and Louis finds staying in the party with Bolt might not be so bad, especially as feelings begin to bloom with every new adventure.

However, all is not as it seems. Bolt may not be who he claims, and the mysteries of Louis’s own past might very well upend everything he thought he knew about himself. Will the truth break their bond, or will it draw them closer than ever?

それは無謀というものだ。

After leaving the orphanage, Louis sets out to escape poverty and forms a party with the adventurer Bolt. Their bond deepens into something more, but what will happen when the truth about their identities threatens everything they thought they knew?

So Dearly Reckless

Kohaku, outcast of the White Tiger Clan, once shared an unbreakable bond with Seiryu, chieftain of the Dragon Clan and lord of the beastfolk. As children, Seiryu was the only one who made Kohaku feel like he belonged. But the centuries have driven them apart—Seiryu now hides behind the facade of a constant smile, and Kohaku can no longer trust his heart to the whims of another. On the rare occasions that the two met, Seiryu would casually propose marriage, only for Kohaku to refuse, unwilling to believe in his cavalier promises.

However, things change when Kohaku finds himself next in Seiryu’s long line of matchmaking partners. Despite everything, nothing could have prepared Kohaku for the secret Seiryu has been hiding for all these years. As the truth begins to unravel, can Kohaku finally understand his old friend’s feelings? Or have time and trauma already doomed their chance at happiness?

青龍の献身 ~ 貴方に捧げる300年

Kohaku, outcast of the White Tiger Clan, has long been estranged from his childhood friend Seiryu, the Dragon Clan’s chieftain. When Kohaku is chosen as Seiryu’s next matchmaking partner, will they rekindle the feelings they once shared?

The Azure Dragon's Devotion

The Azure Dragon's Devotion: An Offering of Three Centuries to You

Saved from a lonely life as a poor orphan, Lune was taken in by House Renard. Yet try as she might to repay them, she was always treated coldly and kept at a distance, especially by her older brother Liam. When faced with financial ruin, the Renards sold her off as a bride to the crown prince, only for a revolutionary army to seize control of the kingdom and condemn her family to death.

At the moment of her execution, Lune makes one final wish for a chance to save them all. The Great Fox Spirit Reineke hears her prayer, sending her back in time and granting her fox ears that let her hear the voices of spirits. If she wants to change the future, Lune must win over her adoptive family—including Liam, who suddenly seems to be...doting on her?!

With her spirit friends and Liam’s affections, Lune sets out on a journey to avert her family’s unjust fate and find happiness at long last!

転生もふもふ令嬢のまったり領地改革記ークールなお義兄様とあまあまスローライフを楽しんでいますー

When Lune Renard is unjustly executed, the Great Spirit Reineke hears her prayer and sends her back in time. Armed with fox ears that hear the voices of spirits along with her doting brother at her side, Lune's journey to happiness begins!

Fluffy-Eared

Fluffy-Eared Realm Restoration: Taking It Slow with My Cool Big Brother (Manga)

She lost her fiancé, her sister, and her position as saint in one breath. Is nothing sacred anymore?!

Evelyn has spent most of her life dutifully performing her role as the saint and keeping the country safe with prayers and healing magic. But everything comes crashing down when her ex-fiancé, the crown prince, exiles her and names her incompetent sister as the new saint. With no money and no practical skills to speak of, she has her work cut out for her if she wants to find her place in the world.

Things start to look up after a mysterious young boy offers to help her make a living. Her experience with healing nets her a quick paycheck, and the people aren’t shy about sharing their devotion for her—she even gets proposed to! As discontent spreads over the prince’s folly and adoring fans flock to her side, Evelyn must navigate political intrigue, her newly realized fame, and unexpected romance in the air.

追放された聖女ですが、実は国中から愛されすぎてて怖いんですけど

After a lifetime of faithful service, Saint Evelyn finds herself exiled by her ex-fiancé, the crown prince. Flat broke and with no skills besides healing, Evelyn must navigate the world on her own...and maybe even find love along the way!

Even Exiled

Even Exiled, She’s Still the Beloved Saint! St. Evelyn’s Weird and Wonderful Friends

On Namito Kominato’s first day of high school, he fantasizes about making friends and walking home with a girl. Luckily, he’s seated behind a gorgeous girl in class! She’s tall, strong...constantly dripping with sweat...and...she wears a paper bag over her head?!

Meet Samidare Kamiyama, a kind but shy student with severe social anxiety. Though Kamiyama couldn’t talk her way out of a wet paper bag (literally—it’s hard to breathe under there), Namito gets her to open up. The pair become fast friends, and soon enough, the outgoing, uniform-obsessed class representative is joining in. Together, they decide to found the “Conversation Club” to help Kamiyama participate in high school life. The club needs four members to become official, and there just so happens to be the perfect addition: a student who can only talk to a cardboard cutout of a magical girl!

When given a welcoming space to be themselves, even social outcasts can flourish. Let the first meeting of the Conversation Club commence!

紙山さんの紙袋の中には

Namito Kominato wants to make friends in high school, but he gets more than he bargained for when he meets Samidare Kamiyama, a shy girl with severe social anxiety who sweats constantly and doesn’t feel comfortable without a paper bag on her head!

Kamiyama-san Manga

What's with the Bag, Kamiyama-san? (Manga)

Demeter Serraffield is a young lady aristocrat and enthusiastic gamer. One night she is summoned in her sleep by a goddess and is given an unexpected job—to take over as harvest goddess for a whole other world! She's suddenly whisked away to a world with rules that are strangely like those of the farming games she loves. In this cozy slow-life series, Demeter takes over the role of harvest goddess for a world of dryads, talking animals, lush wilderness, and quaint forest villages. With her gamified goddess abilities and noble charisma (and the help of some new friends), she’ll take a world under attack from environmental danger and make it thrive!

A runner-up in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

Demeter is summoned to take over as harvest goddess for another world. The rules of this world are strangely like the farming games she loves. With her gamified goddess abilities, she’ll save a world from environmental danger and make it thrive!

Harvest Goddess

The Young Lady Is the Substitute Harvest Goddess

Kyra Annandale can Slip through time, traveling to the past for short periods. If only she could slip away from her ambitious, overprotective father. Thanks to him, she has steam-powered server bots instead of friends, knife lessons instead of floral arrangement lessons, and a fiancé who will further Papá’s political career instead of one who loves her. Except everything changes the night of her engagement party when she Slips into the recent past and witnesses a stranger’s murder. Going against her father’s reminders to never trust law enforcement, Kyra secretly reports what she saw to the Iron Watch. There she meets the alluring detective Hiram Atwood. As the clock ticks on, Kyra struggles to hide her involvement with the case—and her growing feelings for Hiram—from her father and fiancé. She and Hiram uncover a string of murders as Kyra Slips through time to uncover the serial killer’s plans. Can Kyra escape her destiny as a pawn, discover the secrets of the killer and her own family, and grab on to happiness before it’s pulled away forever?

A First Prize winner in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

At Kyra’s engagement party, she Slips into the past and witnesses a murder. Against her father’s advice, Kyra reports this to the Iron Watch. After uncovering a string of murders, she continues Slipping through time to find the serial killer.

Cogs of Time

“What do you Want?” Matsuda Akio is your typical high schooler. He loves his little sister and his favorite mobile game. He loves light novels, and wants to try writing his own. And he loves girls. Like, really, really loves girls—he just can’t figure out how to talk to them. So when he goes to his first shrine visit of the New Year, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to make a wish to turn over a new leaf. But following a strange encounter with a mysterious woman at the shrine, Akio suddenly finds himself interacting with all the girls he could never bring himself to talk to: his little sister’s shy best friend, the one at the train station who plays the same game as him, a fellow bookworm from homeroom, a strange blonde who insists they've met before-even his favorite pop idol! But despite all the attention, something still doesn’t feel right. Because what Akio really wants is...

A First Prize winner in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

A little sister, distraught by her big brother's suicide, is asked one question: What do you want? This story is about a girl who gets a chance to avert her brother’s fate. And that brother gets a chance to find his truth before it’s too late.

Beautiful Daydream

Nineteen years ago, a powerful witch aided a king in battle, and in return, she asked that his newly born daughter be promised in marriage to a dragon when she came of age. As the young princess Rhiannon grew up, however, her parents regretted that promise, so they decided to wed her to a great dragon slayer instead: the head of their guard, Sir Brodrick. They hoped that Sir Brodrick would do away with the dragon and protect Rhiannon from a terrible fate. But Sir Brodrick is cruel, possessive, and overbearing, so on the night of her 19th birthday, Rhiannon decides she’d rather try her luck with the dragon than be married off to a man she hates and fears. During her escape from the capital city, she meets a kindly wandering bard, Taliesin, who helps her hide from her pursuers and offers to protect her on her way to the dragon’s lair. This bard is more than a simple musician, however—it turns out he is none other than her dragon fiancé in human form! As the two become closer over their journey, Taliesin introduces Rhiannon to a world of magic and wonder, and their feelings grow as they learn more about each other. But misunderstandings and self-doubt plague their relationship, and the vengeful Sir Brodrick is on their tail, prepared to slay the dragon and take back his fiancée...

A runner-up in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

On the run from a cruel engagement, Princess Rhiannon finds refuge with Taliesin, the very dragon her ex-fiancé sought to slay. But as feelings bloom between the unlikely pair, can they outrun the vengeful knight determined to tear them apart?

Promised to a Dragon

The Blade Saint is revered as a hero to his own people, but to the elder dragon Mitaelshuroxa, he is a murderer who annihilated her entire clan. But when Mitaelshuroxa is given a chance to go back in time and stop him once and for all—before he gained such immense power—she is trapped, mostly powerless and stuck in the form of a cute human girl, at the school where the Blade Saint is training to grow into his powers. Will the great dragon find a way to kill her rival before he can destroy her, or will learning more about him lessen Mitaelshuroxa’s overwhelming desire for revenge, and even open her up to a deeper relationship...?

A runner-up in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

The great dragon Mitaelshuroxa goes back in time to stop the Blade Saint before he gained immense power, but she is trapped in the form of a human girl. Will she kill her rival first, or will learning about him lessen her desire for revenge?

Dragon and Blade Saint

The Dragon and the Blade Saint: This Isn't Where We End

Veteran adventurer Hakura has overcome countless trials, but his latest fight with a deadly hydra nearly costs him his life. In the nick of time, he is saved by an intriguing young lady named Leen, who, to his surprise, possesses the rare ability to tame any and all monsters! Now indebted to this unscrupulous monstermancer, Hakura decides to join her in her travels, the two of them arguing and bickering every step of the way. What has drawn them together, and what adventures await this unlikely pair?

魔物使いの娘

Adventurer Hakura is saved at death’s doorstep by a young lady named Leen. Little does he know that she has the rare power to tame any monster! What has drawn these two together, and what adventures await this unlikely pair?

Heir to a Monstermancer

Luke wasn’t sure what he would receive in his blessing ceremony, but his father certainly expected more than a seemingly useless and altogether strange blessing: the Village-Making Gift. Now disowned and exiled to the borderlands under the pretense of “reclaiming the barren wasteland,” Luke has nothing left to lose. He sets off for the wilderness with only a dream of a quiet life and a single loyal maid. But the moment they arrive at the desolate frontier, his mysterious Gift automatically activates, building a village out of thin air!
What was supposed to be a peaceful, off-the-grid life quickly spirals into something else entirely. As new villagers arrive and Luke’s Gift evolves with each new level up, his humble outpost quickly becomes one of the most formidable cities in the world.
Luke dreams of a slow life, but that endgame seems more out of reach with each passing day. Because in this self-sufficient isekai fantasy, one failson’s throwaway Gift may just reshape the world!

万能「村づくり」チートでお手軽スローライフ　～村ですが何か？

After receiving the strange Village-Making Gift, Luke is disowned and exiled to a wasteland—where his power awakens and builds a village out of thin air! As his Gift evolves, his attempts at a quiet life snowball into a city no one can ignore.

Amazing Village Creator

The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill

While battling a deadly illness, Cocolette Blossom suddenly recalls her past life—a lonely existence spent fantasizing about her handsome 2D faves. Determined to finally live out her romantic dreams, she resolves to marry a real-life hottie this time around.

But in her new world, “hotties” don’t exactly meet her expectations. In fact, they look like absolute monsters—and the guys who actually catch her eye? They’re considered hideous and total social outcasts!

Undeterred, Cocolette sets out to snag her ideal man in Crown Prince Raphael. Yet even though they both fall for each other at first sight, the “hideous” Prince Raphael is weighed down by a dark past and cripplingly low self-esteem. With wedding bells still ringing, can Cocolette boost her prince charming’s confidence enough to prove her love is real?

美醜あべこべ異世界で不細工王太子と結婚したい！

In her lonely past life, all Cocolette did was fantasize about her handsome 2D faves. Now, she has one goal: marry a real-life hottie! But the hotties in her new world are...ugly? And the ugly ones are hot? Huh?!

Miss Blossom's Backward Beauty Standards

Miss Blossom’s Backward Beauty Standards: Give Me the Ugly Crown Prince!

Arata Toudou is just your average overworked corporate drone stuck in a monotonous grind—or at least he was, until a god’s careless mistake leads to his untimely demise.

Life after death isn’t all that bad, though. As an apology, the god reincarnates him on a remote island in another world, complete with two overpowered cheats: a body immune to injury and illness, and a skill that lets him copy the spells and abilities of anyone he meets. At long last, Arata can finally live out his dream of a quiet, solitary life in the great outdoors.

But blissful solitude isn’t what greets him. It turns out the not-so-deserted island is home to the world’s strongest legendary beings. One thing’s certain: With the charming castaway and master magician Reina here to help, Arata’s new life promises unexpected companions and delicious feasts galore!

転生したら最強種たちが住まう島でした。この島でスローライフを楽しみます

Reborn overpowered on an island in another world, Arata Toudou makes it his goal to live a nice, calm life. Unfortunately for him, the island is home to the world’s strongest legendary beings, and things definitely aren’t as quiet as he hoped!

Isle of Paramounts

The Isle of Paramounts: Reborn into a Slow Life Among the Strongest in the World

For plain little Nina, working as a maid in the house of Count Mirkwood is her whole world—until a false accusation has her swept out on the streets. Jobless and with nowhere left to turn, Nina decides to set out on her very first solo journey. But Nina isn’t just any maid—she’s a supermaid! Her talents quickly prove indispensable to the people she meets during her travels. There’s Emily, a mage who can’t use magic; Astrid, a brilliant inventor whose experiments never quite work; and Tien, an orphan who can’t seem to keep a meal down. Meanwhile, back at the Mirkwood household, things go awry in Nina’s absence...

None of them realize it yet, but Nina might just be the answer they’ve all been searching for. Because when this supermaid is on the job, no mess can stand in her way!

メイドなら当然です。 濡れ衣を着せられた万能メイドさんは旅に出ることにしました

Being a maid is everything to Nina, until she’s suddenly fired for a crime she didn’t commit. A new world and new friends await her as she sets out on a journey. Nina is no ordinary maid, though—she’s a supermaid, and there’s no job she can’t handle!

Looks like a Job for a Maid!

Looks like a Job for a Maid! The Tales of a Dismissed Supermaid

After his grandparents—the last of his family—pass away, Kariya finds himself free to discover what awaits outside the harsh confines of his remote mountain village. However, beyond its borders lies a world embroiled in the fires of war, and Kariya is conscripted into the army before he can take his first step toward freedom.

It doesn’t take him long to realize the truth: this world is a near carbon copy of a game he played in his previous life. When his identity as a reincarnated player comes to light, Kariya is tasked with a perilous mission to escort Wald, a handsome prince disguised as his twin sister the princess, safely through enemy territory and back to the royal capital.

But Kariya isn’t the only one who knows the secret of this world—and having the combat proficiency of a common NPC won’t keep anyone safe. Armed only with player foresight and the skills of an S-tier craftsman, he’ll need every ounce of cunning he can muster to turn the tides of battle and bring his prince home.

ゲームの世界に転生した俺が○○になるまで

Transmigrator Kariya’s life of crafting is shattered by war. Despite being no better in combat than your average NPC, he must use his greatest asset—his cunning—to protect his prince and see them both safely home.

Finding My Way

Finding My Way to (You) in This MMO World

Even great heroes eventually grow old. Decades after saving the world, a band of brave heroes now live quietly in peaceful retirement as their final days await just beyond the horizon. Knowing time is short, Ferd the Hero longs to reunite with his old friends and meet his great-grandchild while he still can. In the company of his wife, Elrica the Saint, Ferd sets off on a transcontinental journey to see their comrades and finally visit their family abroad. Yet their last hurrah is bound to be anything but ordinary. After all, wherever legends of great tread, great trouble is sure to follow. Only one question remains: Is there any problem the greatest heroes of their age can’t solve?

ジジババ勇者パーティー最後の旅 ～老いた最強は色褪せぬまま未来へ進むようです～

Decades after they saved the world, a band of brave heroes lives in peaceful retirement. Determined to make the most of their twilight years, Ferd the Hero and his wife, Elrica the Saint, decide to embark on one final journey to see their comrades.

One Last Hurrah

One Last Hurrah! The Grayed Heroes Explore a Vivid Future

Deirdre Abel von Belisario just wants to find love! After dying young in her first life—and worse, dying without a single hint of romance—this former office worker and self-proclaimed otaku has found herself reincarnated as the daughter of a margrave in another world. Determined to make the most of her second chance, she’s set on finding love and giving her parents the grandchildren they deserve.

Unfortunately for Deirdre, fate has other plans in store.

She never meant to catch the eye of her land’s Royal Spirits, let alone gain their blessing. And she definitely didn’t mean to get pulled into the conflict between spirits and humans. She was just bored!

Left with no choice but restore harmony to the empire, her dreams of a peaceful married life seem farther out of reach than ever.

This is the story of a “graceful” young lady reluctantly revolutionizing an empire along the rocky road to love!

転生令嬢は精霊に愛されて最強です……だけど普通に恋したい！

Blessings from Royal Spirits? Magical conflict? A climate crisis? No thanks! Deirdre von Abel Belisario just wants a normal romance! But what this isekaied lady gets instead is a chance to change the world along her rocky road to love.

Royal Spirits

Royal Spirits Are a Royal Pain! Give Me a Regular Romance

After her death on Earth, teacher Aoi Konominato awakens as a child in an unfamiliar world, filled with regret about her lackluster life and unfinished goals. An elven sage named Owain takes her in, mentors her, and instructs her in the art of sorcery. Twelve years later, Aoi has mastered everything he’s thrown at her, and Owain deems her ready to further her studies of sorcery by becoming an instructor at the illustrious Fiddich Academy, the finest sorcery school in the world. Though she’s hesitant at first, Aoi sees this as a second chance to become her ideal vision of a teacher, albeit in a fantasy world. However, this magical school is brimming with problems—and misbehaving students. The children of nobles and royalty are used to doing whatever they want, but soon they’ll learn to pay attention in this fearsome witch’s class!

異世界転移して教師になったが、魔女と恐れられている件

Aoi’s reincarnation gives her a second chance to be a teacher—this time at the famous Fiddich Sorcery Academy. Here, the students of noble birth are used to doing whatever they want, but they’ll learn not to misbehave in this fearsome witch’s class!

Fearsome Witch

The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World

With no friends, family, or romance to speak of, Haruka has lived his life just going through the motions—until the day he awakens in the body of a beautiful, and womanly, dark elf! Suddenly, a world beyond his wildest imagination awaits, and uncontainable excitement races through him. There’s just one problem: He gave up on putting himself out there a long time ago and has no idea how to strike up a conversation with other people. Teenagers and (other) women are certainly no exception.

But with a bottomless well of mana and a ridiculously tough body to boot, Haruka won’t let any overthinking get in the way this time. Little by little, the dark elf works past his (her) fears and self-doubt, forging deep bonds with precious new friends and growing together with them. So begins a heartwarming story of an old man determined to make the most of this new fantastical lease on life!

私の心はおじさんである

Haruka, a timid man in his forties, trudged his way through life and has nothing to show for it—until the day he wakes up as a beautiful, womanly dark elf in another world! So begins a fantastical, second-chance adventure of courage and friendship!

This Alluring Dark Elf Has the Heart of a Middle-Aged Man! (Manga)

Ai Sato is the sole engineer maintaining her company’s internal systems. It’s too bad being the linchpin who keeps it all running won’t protect her from sudden layoffs. Apparently, the new CEO doesn’t approve of cosplaying at work.

Depressed and jobless, Ai unexpectedly reunites with her childhood friend, Kenta Suzuki, who makes her an offer. His startup, True Coding School, provides personalized lessons to people struggling under the stress of modern society, and he wants her to join his team.

With every passionate—and sometimes unconventional—lecture, Ai finds herself giving her students a renewed sense of purpose. Who knew that coding lessons could change so many lives?

え、社内システム全てワンオペしている私を解雇ですか？

When Ai Sato is laid off from her software engineering job, her friend has just the solution: join his startup, a coding school for people who feel lost in the system. Follow Ai as she changes lives with her brilliant—if unconventional—lectures.

Software

Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! (Manga)

The years have felt hollow ever since Hayate lost his beloved dog, Rikimaru. But after losing his ordinary life in a freak accident, Hayate is reincarnated in a fantasy realm whose resident Goddess tasks him with saving her world from impending doom—and gives him the chance to reunite with Rikimaru.

The twist is, Hayate’s not the one playing hero. His pup is!

Granted the might of a legendary savior, Rikimaru wastes no time in vanquishing evil and enjoying his zoomies. Meanwhile, the good-natured and congenial Hayate is forced to navigate strange, new lands and thorny political intrigue. Still, if there’s one thing Hayate knows, it’s that he wants to do right by the innocents of this world...and pamper his lovable little pumpkin every step of the way!

うちの犬が強すぎるんですが!? 転生したら女神様の祝福で世界を救うことになりました

Years after losing his beloved dog, Hayate is reunited with the spunky and adorable Rikimaru upon reincarnating in a fantasy world. There’s just one thing: his pup has been granted the power to save the world! Let the heartwarming high jinks ensue!

D-D Dog

My Death-Defying Dog: Man’s Best Friend, World’s Best Savior

Stripped of her life for reasons unknown, Aoi Konominato wakes up as a child in an unfamiliar world, still haunted by regret and goals left unfulfilled. After twelve years of learning under the tutelage of an elven sage named Owain, she’s mastered the art of sorcery and is sent by her wise—if eccentric—mentor to the renowned Fiddich Academy to serve as an instructor and further her studies. Bitter memories of her past life as a fledgling teacher still nip at her heels, yet despite her initial reluctance, Aoi knows that this is her chance to do things better. Determination won’t be enough, though. Between misbehaving students of noble birth and elitist instructors, Aoi may have bitten off more than she can chew...or she might just be the missing ingredient the academy needs to become a paragon of educational equality and discipline. Class is in session, and the fearsome witch of Fiddich Academy has come prepared to teach them all a lesson they won’t soon forget.

異世界転移して教師になったが、魔女と恐れられている件　～アオイ先生の学園奮闘日誌～

School should be a place of learning and equality. Too bad the noble students at the prestigious Fiddich Sorcery Academy thrive on causing trouble. They’re in for a rude awakening when the fearsome witch Aoi Konominato becomes their instructor!

The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World (Manga): Ms. Aoi’s Lesson Plans

Lucia Morales, a 22-year-old studying to be an interpreter, loved to play a mobile game full of cute characters in her spare time. But when she was struck by a stray bullet from a gang war, she was reborn as Lilac Grimwood, her adorable avatar in her favorite game! Unfortunately, the world she wakes up in isn’t the cutesy world of her game—it’s somewhere much more grim, a dark forest full of grotesque animals and hostile monsters. But with Lilac’s power to create dungeon towers and summon allies, she will tame the wilderness and turn it into something much, much cuter. And when humans from the nearby town try to manipulate her and take over her forest, she’ll show them what the Queen of Cute can do!

The Bookwalker Prize winner in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

After Lucia died, she was reborn as Lilac, her avatar in her favorite game! However, she finds herself in a dark forest full of danger. With the power to create dungeon towers and summon allies, Lilac will show everyone what the Queen of Cute can do!

Adorable Dungeon Master

The Adorable Dungeon Master

In the futuristic city of NOAH, megacorporate moguls and zaibatsu barons rule humanity’s last refuge through private security forces and superhuman agents called Sponsored Heroes. When topsider and average megacorp employee Genesis lets slip that he can glimpse the future, he’s blackmailed into becoming one of those heroes. Using special armor that chooses its wearer, he now fights to protect the people—as long as it serves corporate interests. Meanwhile, Calli is barely scraping by as a Stratan from the untouchable levels of NOAH when she’s recruited by ATLAS, a secret society bent on toppling the system. With their backing, she obtains power armor and her own mission: to fight for the people trapped under the megacorps’s boot. Genesis and Calli should be enemies, but their clash sparks something far more dangerous. Thus begins a star-crossed romance between a corporate hero and a revolutionary caught in the crosshairs of power.

Welcome to Secret Society ATLAS, Combatants. Try not to die.

The Grand Prize winner in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

In the futuristic city of NOAH, a corporate hero and a revolutionary combatant battle on opposite sides of justice. But when their clash sparks something far deeper, they must fight to escape the power structures that trap them—or die trying.

ATLAS: Her, the Combatant, and Him, the Hero

Unassuming, hard to notice, downright plain—that’s how Tenes Lumel’s coworkers at the adventurers’ guild describe him. As the guild’s handyman, he tackles the boring paperwork and menial labor, all while clocking out on time from his quiet job in the boonies.

But the low profile he keeps by day hides a darker truth. In reality, Tenes is the mastermind behind a secret organization singularly determined to upend the twisted rules that govern the world.

Exiled from a great noble house and abandoned by God, he won’t stop until he’s dismantled the system. From the shadows come powerful allies to stand by his side: a battle-hardened maid, an infamous bandit, and a legendary dark elf. Together, they’re plotting their next move behind the scenes—and Tenes has more than a few tricks up his sleeve to set the stage.

ギルドの雑用係が真の黒幕でした ~隠れた才能で暗躍無双~

Tenes Lumel lives a double life: an unassuming handyman at a remote adventurers’ guild by day, and the mastermind of a secret group plotting rebellion after hours. He’s here to upend the rules governing the world—and they’ll never see him coming.

Guild Handyman

Guild Handyman? More like Mastermind! Using My Hidden Skills in the Shadows 

All Yuri wants is an easy high school life, but he’s been cursed with the worst luck imaginable for as long as he can remember. That’s why things are bound to look up with the release of Blade Skill Online, an ultraimmersive VRMMO where luck is a stat you can actually control! Confident that a carefree life should be as simple as choosing the right build, Yuri follows an online guide and picks the summoner class with a bow for his weapon. Now reversing fortune is just a matter of dumping all of his stat points into luck to begin his blessed in-game life!

Or at least, that was the plan. Turns out he’s been trolled—summoners are useless, the bow is garbage, and the game’s barely playable with his abysmal stats. To top it all off, the avatar randomizer turned him into a hot girl, and now a bald barbarian won’t stop hitting on him!

But Yuri’s not about to let the trolls have the last laugh. With a PvP event on the horizon, he’s determined to make his build work and crush the competition!

ブレイドスキル・オンライン　～ゴミ職業で最弱武器でクソステータスの俺、いつのまにか『ラスボス』に成り上がります！～

To escape his awful luck IRL, Yuri dives into Blade Skill Online, a VRMMO where luck is a stat you can max out. Too bad he’s been trolled into making an awful build. Now Yuri’s determined to turn disaster into domination at the upcoming PvP event!

Blade Skill Online

Blade Skill Online: Crushing the Competition with My Abysmal Stats, Useless Class, and Garbage Weapon!

Deadly monsters who stalked innocents in the night and preyed upon them in secret, versus the select few who used mysterious powers honed by intense training and determination to battle their foes... This was the world of bloodshed that Ginka Shijunana knew and lived for—an endless clash between vampires and vampire hunters—until one final victory ended their war.

Ginka decides to become a normal high school student now that her vampire hunting days are over, but her combat skills are no match for the challenges of everyday interactions with other teenagers. Still, she hits it off with the flashy and fashionable gyaru Ruka Moriki. When remnants of Ginka’s old life start to mysteriously reappear, however, will she pull Ruka into the darkness with her? Or will Ruka help her remain in the light?

Find out all of this and more in the exciting first volume of This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?!

ヴァンパイアハンターに優しいギャル

The endless, bloody clash between vampires and vampire hunters was the only thing Ginka Shijunana had ever known. But when their war finally ends, Ginka becomes a high school student and hits it off with the fashionable gyaru Ruka Moriki!

This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for Vampire Hunters

This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?!

Akira Tennou—an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old janitor—has got a lot to complain about. He was hit by a truck, unintentionally dragged into a hero-summoning spell, and now he’s stuck in some random gloomy forest in a parallel world. And he’s probably afflicted by a dark curse now, if his sister’s beloved fantasy manga are to be believed. The ominous shadows everywhere don’t give him much hope for his new life, especially when they’re also attached to the giant wolf that just snuck up behind him...

But while this world does come with a curse, it also comes with something awesome: magic. Akira’s got the power to purify, and he’s gonna use it to free the creatures of the forest! Trying to figure out how magic works without a teacher isn’t going to be easy, but he’s not gonna let some stupid curse get between him and a bunch of cute animals. Even if those animals are huge... Who knew wolves could be this adorable?

異世界に落とされた…浄化は基本！

Dragged into a summoning spell, Akira Tennou finds himself unceremoniously flung into a parallel world inhabited by adorable (and very cursed) animals. But with his new purification powers, Akira will find a way to pat these cute creatures!

Flung into a New World

Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse!

Raised by his strict family of five older sisters, Noa leaves home to become an adventurer in a faraway land. But despite being a supposed novice, he keeps shocking seasoned adventurers with incredible feats of strength and magic.

It’s no wonder, really. Unbeknownst to Noa, his sisters are some of the strongest people in the world—masters of magic, swordsmanship, trade negotiations, and more. While his sisters think of Noa as worthless, the rest of the world sees him for what he truly is: a whiz!

Determined to forge his own path, Noa begins his new life where he’s finally appreciated for his abilities. But what will happen when his overprotective sisters set out to bring him home?

If worth is in the eye of the beholder, Noa is here to prove this whiz has been hiding in plain sight all along!

家で無能と言われ続けた俺ですが、世界的には超有能だったようです

Unable to stand his strict family, Noa leaves home to forge his own path as an adventurer. If only he’d known that the five sisters who raised him are some of the strongest people alive. Though they see him as worthless, he’s a whiz to the world!

Worthless at Home

Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World

Once a peerless Mechsteel pilot in his youth, Watt Sears is now nearing forty and working as a humble station employee. As a self-proclaimed “old man,” Watt has taken a liking to showing new pilots the ropes, choosing to support them however he can rather than stand in the spotlight himself. Despite the repeated pleas of his boss and the lord of the land to become a Steelrider—one of the elite monster-hunting mech pilots who keep the city safe—Watt is perfectly content with his quiet life.

But all of that changes when his storied past catches up to him.

Anna, his long-lost daughter from a bygone romance, appears before Watt one day to ask for his help. Resolving to keep her safe, Watt takes Anna under his wing—only to immediately find himself caught up in a not-so-bloodless battle for the throne. With the kingdom in turmoil, can this old knight survive his new post?

隠居暮らしのおっさん、女王陛下の剣となる ～引退騎士は娘のために王国筆頭騎士に返り咲く～

Watt Sears, once a star pilot, is content with his now quiet and humble life. But everything changes when his long-lost daughter asks for his help. Now caught in a not-so-bloodless battle for the throne, can this old knight survive his new post?

Old Knight, New Posts

Old Knight, New Post: From Retiree to Her Majesty’s Blade

For years, Saint Evelyn has protected her country with her powerful healing magic, earning her the love of the people. But then, the first prince breaks off their engagement and strips her of her title, only to name her incompetent half sister as the new saint. Cast out from the only life she’s ever known, Evelyn is forced to find her place in a world that suddenly feels all too vast.

Fate smiles upon her when she stumbles upon a young boy from the streets who shows her a new path: making a living with her healing magic. The next thing she knows, she’s earned her first commission—and a handsome count is proposing to her?!

With discontent growing in the royal family over the prince’s folly and adoring fans flocking to her side, Evelyn must navigate political intrigue, newly realized fame, and unexpected romance in the air. Now if only she would realize just how much everyone adores her!

追放された聖女ですが、実は国中から愛されすぎてて怖いんですけど!? ~聖女イヴリンと愉快な(?)仲間たち~

Evelyn has done well to protect her country as a saint—so why did the prince suddenly decide to break off their engagement and banish her?! Now thrust into the spotlight, Evelyn discovers just how much trouble true adoration can bring with it.

Exiled Saint Manga

Even Exiled, She's Still the Beloved Saint! St. Evelyn's Weird and Wonderful Friends (Manga)

Lloyd, a white mage trained by Lady Merlin herself, is a member of the illustrious Hero’s Party—until they kick him out for being “too weak,” that is. What the Hero’s Party doesn’t know, however, is that he’s actually crazy strong! No longer shackled to the party that never understood his worth, Lloyd is quickly scooped up by an S-rank adventurer who immediately recognizes his talent and invites him to join her party. Together, Lloyd and his new comrades set off on a quest to hunt a pack of high wolves, but they soon discover that there’s much more to this simple job than what meets the eye...

勇者パーティーを追放された白魔導師、Sランク冒険者に拾われる　～この白魔導師が規格外すぎる～

Lloyd is the white mage of the Hero’s Party—until they kick him out for being too weak. Thing is, they fail to realize that he’s actually crazy strong! What journeys await the unassuming prodigy once an S-rank adventurer recognizes his skills?

Scooped Up Manga

Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer (Manga)

After heroically sacrificing his life to save a child, twenty-five-year-old Koichi Suzuki is reincarnated as a young boy named Thor, born into a harsh, new world, thanks to a mysterious god dubbed “Indeed-Missy.” His reward? A unique magical ability that lets him cook up monsters.
Nothing comes easy in this cruel world, though. After nearly being sold off to slave traders by his scumbag parents, Thor finds himself orphaned and alone at the age of four, forced to scrape by using sheer grit and his newfound culinary skills.
Just as survival feels within reach, he discovers two beastfolk girls on the verge of death. Helping them could spell his own ruin, but for a man who adored all things furry-eared in his past life, there’s only one path forward.
“There’s no way I’m abandoning beast ears!”
And so begins Thor’s adventure of cooking his way through the dungeon!

呪われ料理人は迷宮でモフミミ少女たちを育てます

After he is killed saving a child, twenty-five-year-old Koichi is reborn as Thor, a magical chef. When he finds two dying beastfolk girls, he makes a vow: “There’s no way I’m abandoning beast ears!” So begins Thor’s monster-cooking adventure!

Accursed Chef

The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies

"I was proud to be the biggest tsundere fan in the world until the day everything changed: when I woke up from uneasy dreams to find myself turned into a staff and buried in a forest!

Fortunately for me, a narrow-eyed, silver-haired beauty saved me. I tried to thank her, only for her to say...it’s not like she saved me for my sake, or anything! What is that but the textbook line of a tsundere?! This perfect tsundere specimen is apparently Stella, a student of the Saint Antohsa Academy and the owner of a certain holy magic staff—me. Guess I’ll have to cheer her on for the rest of my life!

But wait, why am I a staff, anyway?

When I visit the Goddess who rules over this world in the hopes of becoming human again, she tells me I need to kill Stella, the so-called evil witch, to have my wish granted! I have to choose between my shy beloved and world peace? Well, that’s an easy one...

This is the first volume of a school-life fantasy where a staff—that’s me—and a tsundere girl change the world!"

ツンデレ魔女を殺せ、と女神は言った

I was the biggest tsundere fan in the world, but one day, I got reincarnated as a staff! The girl who rescued me, Stella, is a textbook tsundere. That’s great, but the Goddess tells me I need to kill Stella to turn back into a human! What do I do?!

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