In the world of “Reas Love,” a spinoff otome game, the villainess Charlotte Cocoriara’s engagement to the prince of Farblume Kingdom is suddenly broken off. The reason? The Prince finds her job as Dark Mage ill-suited for his future queen. He’d rather be with a Healer, and there is no such thing as a job change. But Charlotte has a secret...memories of her past life playing “Reas Life Online,” the original MMORPG! Armed with her cheat knowledge, Charlotte immediately takes off to the Sacred Land of Erenzi where she uses information no one else in “Reas Love” knows to change her job—to a Healer! Except she has no intention of going back to the Prince. What she really wants is to see the world and live a life full of adventure!

回復職の悪役令嬢

Her engagement to the Prince called off, Charlotte realizes she’s reborn into the RPG she played in her previous life. Armed with her cheat knowledge, she quickly becomes a healer. Now, her life of adventure begins!

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From Villainess to Healer: I Know the Cheat to Change My Fate (Manga)

Karen is reborn in another world, but she’s entirely ordinary—no powers, no special skills, and no grand mission to accomplish. Fortunately, life is easy as a rich noble. Karen lives the good life until her mother completely forgets everything about her. When it’s discovered that Karen is actually the child of an affair, she’s banished from the family and forced to live on her own as a fourteen-year-old commoner! However, two years later, her family presents her with a chance to rejoin the ranks of the nobility under one condition: she must marry either the elderly, widowed margrave who lives on the frontier, or the dashing soldier who’s seemingly destined for greatness. Which will she choose?

転生令嬢と数奇な人生を

Karen is reborn, but...she’s ordinary—no powers, no special skills, and no grand mission. Luckily, her life is easy as a noble. Well, until her mother forgets that she exists, kick-starting a series of events that will change Karen’s life forever.

Trials and Tribulations

The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman

As a mercenary, John Ouzos is no stranger to the battlefield, but he’s never fought for glory. To pay off his father’s debts (from purchasing a farm) and to afford his own hobbies (anime), John grudgingly pilots his ramshackle ship (the Patchwork) wherever the money leads him as long as the mission doesn’t seem like too much of a hassle. As far as he’s concerned, trouble always follows the protagonist in a story—so he’s making sure he’s not even a side character. He’s gonna be just an NPC.

Despite his short, portly frame, swarms of beautiful, strong, statuesque women approach John as he drifts through the galaxy. They’re only interested in working with or dueling him, though, and only because he happens to be one of the best pilots out there. John does his best to avoid the women and stay under the radar. After all, more attention means more trouble!

Pirates hiding in asteroids, space opera pastiche, and humorous misunderstandings abound in this high-flying series!

キモオタモブ傭兵は、身の程を弁(わきま)える

Maligned by aristocratic hotshots for his appearance and modest upbringing, space ace and mercenary John Ouzos just wants to stay out of trouble. He’s sure he’s not the protagonist of his own story, but could fate have more in store for him?

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The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place

Dimension Wave—a super popular VRMMO game where players can experience several years of fantasy in just twenty-four hours of real time.
Enticed by the entry ticket his sisters won, a young man takes part in the project’s Second Wave. However, as soon as he enters the world of the game, he finds that his sisters have played a trick: he’s been transformed into a girl with the cringy name Kizuna†Exceed.
But instead of letting it get to him, he decides to chill and take this new life as it comes.
Without sparing a fraction of a second deciding, Kizuna immediately chooses to fish rather than fight on the front lines in this fantasy world. Alongside his sisters, Kanade and Tsumugi, a Japanese-style beauty named Shouko, Yamikage the fake ninja, and other quirky comrades, he works to enjoy his second life to the fullest.

ディメンションウェーブ

As soon as he logs into Dimension Wave, our hero finds that he is now a girl named Kizuna†Exceed–a prank by his sisters. But Kizuna won’t let it get to him, opting to enjoy his new life fishing and spending time with his quirky companions.

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Dimension Wave

Nicola von Weber is no ordinary schoolgirl. Endowed with memories of a past life as a Shinto exorcist and natural psychic abilities, she uses her exorcism skills to protect others from malevolent apparitions. Her regular client is Sieghart von Edelstein, a childhood friend and a ravishingly beautiful marquess. Ever since Nicola saved him as a small boy, he's been smitten with her, but she is less enthusiastic about him. In this first installment, Nicola clashes with ghosts, doppelgangers, and more than one ill-fated romance. Most spooky apparitions seem to spawn around the school, where the students' propensity for gossip provides ample sustenance for their existence. Here, the more vividly one imagines something, the more likely it is to come true. However, as first-year student Nicola ventures beyond her schoolgirl life at The Royal Academy, she finds that the tenacity of spirits (and grudges) means that they can turn up in the strangest of places.

祓い屋令嬢ニコラの困りごと

Romance, spooky spirits, and hijinks abound in this genre-defying series. Reincarnated in a new world, Nicola protects her classmates and childhood friend, Sieghart, from haunting apparitions that threaten to disrupt school life at the Royal Academy.

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The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist (Manga)

Exams can be life-changing. Failing one just ended Allen’s promising career at the royal court before it began. Now, to make ends meet, the lowborn sorcerer must help one of the kingdom’s highest-born young ladies pass hers. Duke Howard’s daughter Tina has a brilliant mind, but the prestigious Royal Academy demands magic. Try as she might, she can’t cast a single spell, and her impairment has baffled the kingdom’s finest minds for years. With the all-important entrance exams just three months away, Allen and his unorthodox brand of spellcasting seem like her last hope to realize her dream of learning sorcery in the capital. So why does her father, the duke, want the young tutor to dash her dreams instead?

公女殿下の家庭教師

Exams can be life-changing. Failing one just ended Allen’s promising career at the royal court before it began. Now, to make ends meet, the lowborn sorcerer must help one of the kingdom’s highest-born young ladies pass hers.

Private Tutor

Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter (Manga)

Sol Rock plays the role of support in Black Tiger, an up-and-coming party of prodigies known as the Miracle Children. His party sees him as deadweight and he’s expelled by the leader, but the truth is that he has a special talent that gives him the godlike power to bestow incredibly OP skills and stats upon his companions!

Only two members of his party, “Iron Wall” Reen and “Saint of Healing” Julia, realize that Sol is the source of their amazing powers, and they choose to leave with him. With no one holding him back, Sol can finally unleash his true potential, and he decides to use it to create the world’s most powerful party. When Sol is offered five cards, each depicting a monster powerful enough to take on the world on its own, he begins a journey to gather them all to his side and fulfill his dream!

怪物たちを統べるモノ

When Sol Rock is kicked out of his party, he uses this setback as an opportunity to unleash the full potential of his talent! This puts him on a journey to gather five monsters and create the world’s most powerful party to fulfill his dream!

Ruled Monsters

The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters

The long-awaited launch day for the VRMMORPG Boot Hour, Shoot Curse has finally arrived! As a dedicated VR gamer, Leah eagerly rolls up her character, excited to make her mark on the grand tapestry of this virtual world. A chance encounter at the start of the game leads Leah to a fateful discovery: a hidden skill called Retainer allows her to tame any NPC in the game and pool their experience points with her own!

Combining Retainer with her powerful enchantment spells, Leah steadily builds an army of retainers made up of formidable unique boss NPCs from the game. With the experience points pouring in, Leah establishes herself as a force to be reckoned with...only to be branded a living natural disaster!

Well, if the NPCs want to crown her Queen of Destruction, who is Leah to argue? Opportunities to speedrun the destruction of humanity don’t come around very often, and Leah has no intention of letting this chance go to waste!

黄金の経験値

Leah finds a powerful hidden skill, Retainer, in the newly launched VRMMORPG, Boot Hour, Shoot Curse. Sporting a retinue full of powerful NPCs, Leah sets off to bring about the end of civilization itself!

EXP Is Golden

Opal Holloway is a determined young lady whose ambition makes her stand out among her peers. When her entire life is seemingly changed overnight, she’s left without a man to marry. However, she couldn’t be more relieved, since she’s been secretly in love with her childhood friend Claude. Opal hoped that she wouldn’t be forced to marry a noble other than her childhood friend, but bad news arrives. Wed to a childish duke, whose servants refuse to treat her well, Opal feels like the whole world has turned against her.

But Opal isn’t one to take things lying down. She decides to use her wealth to steal Duke McLeod’s land and manor away! Now in charge, will she be able to transform the servants and the duke? And will she ever be able to forget her first love?

屋根裏部屋の公爵夫人

Opal is a stubborn lady, one who never backs down from a challenge. One fateful day, her life is flipped upside down when she’s forced to marry a childish duke! Can she navigate these new challenges now that the world has turned against her?

Duchess in the Attic

Now that she’s defeated the Demon King and become the country’s greatest mage, Lacey has officially fulfilled her life’s purpose. All that’s left is to spend the rest of her days in a loveless political marriage. But when her engagement is broken off, Lacey realizes that all she wants is to live freely. Her wish is granted, and she moves into an empty mansion near a sleepy village.

Settling in is hard for her; shy and self-effacing, Lacey doesn’t know anything about living on her own! She can fry legions of monsters, but frying up a meal? She’d rather starve. Luckily, her friends have her back; with the support of the community, her former party member Wayne, and a monster pet, Lacey slowly learns to take care of herself and come out of her shell.

Meanwhile, Lacey’s worth becomes clear to the townspeople when she solves their problems with magic that’s both unconventional and spectacular. So begins Lacey’s newfound calling as a magical handywoman!

暁の魔女レイシーは自由に生きたい　～魔王討伐を終えたので、のんびりお店を開きます～

Lacey has devoted her whole life to practicing magic in order to defeat the Demon King. Now that she’s succeeded, it’s time for an even tougher challenge—learning how to stand up for herself and live freely as a magical handywoman!

Lacey Longs for Freedom

Lacey Longs for Freedom: The Dawn Witch's Low-Key Life after Defeating the Demon King

The moment her uncle pushed her out of a window but failed to kill her, six-year-old Princess Claudia remembered everything. In her past life, she was a legendary witch who commanded a veritable army of magicians. She possesses a magic that can leave the world at her mercy! 

Never mind her cold reception in this life! Claudia decides to live free of worldly worries. She makes a servant of a handsome but unfriendly boy, Noah, and sets out to do whatever she pleases by using the advanced magic that once shook the world, sweeping away her opposition in the process! Unfortunately, using so much power makes her so sleepy… Zzz... Claudia rests easy in the arms of her unwilling servant after using too much magic.

Here begins the story of a legendary witch ready for a comfortable, leisurely life with her grumpy, raven-haired servant!

虐げられた追放王女は、転生した伝説の魔女でした 　～迎えに来られても困ります。従僕とのお昼寝を邪魔しないでください～

When her uncle tries to kill her, exiled six-year-old Princess Claudia remembers her past life as a legendary witch. Armed with new memories, prodigious magic, and a surly boy as her servant, she sets out to live this life exactly the way she wants!

The Legendary Witch

The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess

Born with an unusual birthmark on her back, Chloe Ardennes was immediately branded a “cursed child” by her superstitious family and locked away in their estate for her entire life. Forced to cook and clean, Chloe’s world shatters one day when an encounter with her mother at knifepoint drives her to flee the only home she’s ever known. Desperately seeking refuge, she escapes to the only sanctuary she knows: the royal capital. But is the big city everything she hoped it would be? Just as she finds herself on the brink of despair, a mysterious, gallant knight rescues her, offering a glimmer of hope and the promise of a new beginning.

ド田舎の迫害令嬢は王都のエリート騎士に溺愛される

Fleeing an abusive home, Chloe Ardennes seeks refuge in the royal capital. There, she encounters a dashing but stoic knight, kicking off an awkward yet heartwarming new chapter of their lives together.

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Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight (Manga)

Cecily is a romantic who dreams of finding true love—the only problem is that she’s a witch! Scorned by society, she gives up on meeting her very own Prince Charming until a chance encounter with the gruff but gallant knight Zeke reignites her dream. She concocts a love potion in secret and brings it to him, but before she can get a word in edgewise, he accidentally drinks the whole thing! Will Cecily manage to come clean about the whole affair? And will this slipup lead to the happily ever after she’s always wanted?

恋する魔女はエリート騎士に惚れ薬を飲ませてしまいました ～偽りから始まるわたしの溺愛生活～

Cecily longs to one day meet her Prince Charming, but those dreams are quashed when she discovers she’s a witch! Then, when she falls for the gruff knight Zeke, she has no idea how to win his heart... Perhaps a love potion might do the trick?

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Accidentally in Love: The Witch, the Knight, and the Love Potion Slipup (Manga)

Kaito Irie—an unremarkable young man without even hobbies to speak of—has been killed thanks to a goddess’s careless mistake. As recompense, he is offered the chance to continue living in a new world with not just one newfound passion to guide and fulfill him, but three: “Collection,” “Animal Ears,” and “Laser Beams.” But with everything looking too good to be true, Kaito can’t help but wonder...is there a catch? Using his new god-given power to fire a beam powerful enough to smite any foe and precise enough to replace any tool, Kaito becomes an adventurer in search of riches and glory. Along the way, he tirelessly helps the oppressed, half-animal, half-human hybrids that inhabit his new home. Is it out of the goodness of his heart...or out of a desire to get closer to their irresistibly adorable animal ears?! Here unfolds the epic tale of a typical, run-of-the-mill guy who just happens to wield a peerless beam of death!

最強デスビームを撃てるサラリーマン、異世界を征く

Accidentally killed by a careless goddess, Kaito Irie is offered the chance to start anew in a different world—this time with a powerful “death beam” and the burning desire to pursue three new passions: “Collection,” “Animal Ears,” and “Laser Beams”!

Death Beam

From Desk Job to Death Beam: In Another World with My Almighty Lasers

Ginorious Adolni has but one goal after reincarnating into a new world—find and marry someone he can grow old with. After living for close to a century without ever having a single relationship due to his hideous appearance, Ginorious wishes for companionship from the depths of his heart. The opportunity presents itself one day when he receives an offer to marry the daughter of the premier duke. It’s a shocking proposal for the son of a simple viscount, until he learns that all their attempts to arrange courtships with higher nobles have already failed, and for one simple reason: the daughter’s appearance, which has earned her the epithet of the Goblin Maiden. But Ginorious sees his past self in her, and soon learns that she has a genuinely beautiful soul. Ginorious resolves to use everything at his disposal, including knowledge from his past life, to make her happy.

ゴブリン令嬢と転生貴族が幸せになるまで 婚約者の彼女のための前世知識の上手な使い方

“It’s what’s on the inside that truly counts.” For Ginorious, a man who was rejected for his entire long life before reincarnating, that’s practically his mantra. Can he use knowledge from his past life to make his fiancée, the Goblin Maiden, happy?

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The Reincarnator and the Goblin Maiden’s Happily Ever After: Using a Past Life to Keep a Joyful Wife

Sieg’s defensive power is through the roof, and he’s proven himself to be a rock-solid foundation for a heavy-hitting party, holding every last ounce of monster aggro. But that’s not enough to prevent his party from kicking him right out the door! Who needs defense when you’ve got devastating attacks, right? Them, apparently—without their tank, the losses keep piling up! Sieg, on the other hand, lands a job as a gatekeeper at the royal capital and starts rising quickly through the ranks. Can he defend against the hordes of attackers, earn the trust of his squadron and the lovely but quirky ladies within, and untwist the problems of the besieged city—all at the same time?

その門番、最強につき～追放された防御力9999の戦士、王都の門番として無双する～

Sieg, with his elite defensive power, is kicked out of his offense-oriented party, forcing him to take a job as a gatekeeper for one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Can he keep its citizens safe from the constant threats they face?

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No One Gets Past This Gatekeeper: The Unwanted Warrior Guards His New Post

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The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2023-2024!

JNC OLN Finalists

JNC Original Light Novel Contest Finalists

Prince Callus Leditzweissen is a Taboo Being, an unfortunate soul born with a deadly curse that causes him constant suffering. With no known cure, the doctors say Callus only has six months left to live. But a magician named Gourley gives the boy a sliver of hope when he demonstrates the healing power of light magic. Callus is determined to learn how to use light magic in time to save himself, hoping to live longer to repay all the kindness he’s been shown throughout his life.

余命半年と宣告されたので、死ぬ気で『光魔法』を覚えて呪いを解こうと思います。　〜呪われ王子のやり治し〜

Prince Callus Leditzweissen was born as a Taboo Being, marked with a deadly curse that will kill him in six months. But when a magician shows him the healing power of light magic, Callus becomes determined to learn it and defeat his curse.

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I Only Have Six Months to Live, So I’m Gonna Break the Curse with Light Magic or Die Trying (Manga)

Upon his nation’s victory against the Kingdom of Sylvario, Brigandian knight Ark McGuine is sent to collect Princess Sonia of Sylvario, whose hand in marriage had been offered in exchange for lesser financial reparations. But when she doesn’t arrive by the agreed date, he’s forced to spearhead an investigation into why. As a horrible tale of mistreatment and negligence comes to light, he grows more and more drawn to a woman he’s never met, but it all ends tragically: Princess Sonia perished on the way to her new home from her country’s own capital, and her own family members were at fault! Ark eventually returns to Brigandia, despairing over a love that could have been...until he runs into a girl named “Nia” in his own kingdom’s capital who looks exactly like the princess!

人質姫が、消息を絶った。 ～黒狼の騎士は隣国の虐げられた姫を全力で愛します～

When Ark McGuine is tasked with finding a missing princess, he uncovers a horrible tale of neglect while falling in love with a woman he’s never met. With the princess declared dead, Ark returns home, grieving...until he finds her, alive and well?!

Royal Hostage

The Royal Hostage Has Vanished: The Black Wolf Knight Yearns for the Persecuted Princess

In a world ravaged by war and conflict, Hero Raid Freeden and Sage Eluria Caldwin clashed time and time again over fifty long years as the strongest soldiers of their respective nations. However, their long-standing rivalry came to an inevitable yet bitter end with Eluria’s sudden death. A thousand years later, Raid finds he has been reincarnated—and so has Eluria! The world may now be at peace, but the two have an unsettled rivalry between them and the mystery of their reincarnation looms ominously over their heads. There’s so much that needs to be done, so they decide to...get engaged and attend the Royal Institute of Magic together?!

英雄と賢者の転生婚

When old rivals Raid and Eluria reincarnate and reunite a thousand years after dying, there’s only one thing for them to do: settle who’s stronger once and for all—even if it means getting engaged and attending the Royal Institute of Magic together!

Hero and Sage

The Hero and the Sage, Reincarnated and Engaged

A Demon Lord has arisen, and the world awaits a hero.

In a peaceful village, two young boys—Foyle Austin and his best friend Yu—have long dreamed about being heroes, but the legends say there can only be one. Their paths forward seem decided when the goddess declares Foyle a “Hero,” while leaving Yu’s destiny unclear.

But Foyle has a secret only he knows. The role given to him by the goddess is actually “Fake Hero.” Far from being destined to overthrow the Demon Lord, defeat awaits him at the true hero’s hand, and Foyle has a good idea who that will be. When Foyle expels Yu from his party, he cements his role as the true hero’s adversary. His powers begin to fade as his friend grows ever stronger.

Foyle clearly won’t be the one to save the world, but after an encounter with a mysterious elf in need of help, he sets out to prove that even the villain can be a hero to someone.

この日、『偽りの勇者』である俺は『真の勇者』である彼をパーティから追放した

When the goddess declares Foyle a “Hero,” no one realizes that he’s actually a “Fake Hero.” He’ll never be the good guy, but an encounter with a mysterious elf in need of help teaches him that even a villain can be a hero to someone.

Fake Hero

The Fake Hero Crashes the Party

It is said that Liefes are only capable of conjuring the most difficult and least useful of spells... but that won’t stop Yui from doing what she loves! Despite being born a Liefe, Yui adores magic and learning all she can about it no matter the challenge. The more difficult spells, the better! If only her noble father approved. Deemed a failure to the family name, young Yui and her mother are banished from their own home... but she won’t let that stop her either! After years of struggle and devotion to her studies, Yui is accepted into one of the most prestigious magic academies in the kingdom. Here she will learn from the best magical practitioners in the world—if she can survive amongst all the pompous nobles with more bluster than brains. Constantly ridiculed and undermined by her privileged peers for being a Liefe, will Yui be able to study in peace and prove them wrong? And what ancient mysteries will her research uncover? That is, if the academy doesn’t stop her first...

リーフェの祝福～無属性魔法しか使えない落ちこぼれとしてほっといてください～

As a Liefe, people say Yui can't cast most spells... but that won’t stop her from trying at the kingdom's most prestigious magic academy! However, trouble is always just around the corner, and enjoying a quiet life as a student won't be easy...

Liefe

The Blessing of Liefe: Leave This Magical Letdown Alone!

Falsely accused of plotting to assassinate the Saint, Lady Alphina finds her engagement to the frigid prince called off and her head under the guillotine. Time rewinds upon her death, but despite all efforts to stave off her fate, she faces the same end 99 times over. Just when all hope seems lost, she awakens a new power during her 100th loop. She can now hear the thoughts of those around her, and it turns out her accusers were a lot more enamored of her than she thought! Can she use this newfound ability to turn her fortunes around? The 100th time’s the charm!

99回断罪されたループ令嬢ですが今世は「超絶愛されモード」ですって! 〜真の力に目覚めて始まる100回目の人生〜

Alphina is framed for a crime and executed—only to go back in time and repeat the same scenario 99 times over. On her 100th loop, she suddenly awakens the power to read minds. Can she use this newfound ability to change her fate?

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The 100th Time’s the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock “Super Love” Mode?! (Manga)

Selene Vixent has died nine times. Each time, she’s betrayed and dumped by her fiancé, is abused by her noble family, and meets an untimely end—all because she doesn't awaken to the power of Sun, the so-called power of protection inherited by those in her family. Selene is determined to escape this cursed time loop, and after nine deaths, she abandons all attempts to be the perfect fiancée and daughter. She instead awakens to the power of Shadow—seen to be an ominous portent of misfortune—and fully embraces her new life as a villainess.

However, everything changes when Dier Veldt, the former crown prince of the kingdom of Werkst, tells Selene he knows all about her time loops. He offers to help her under one condition: she kills him.

With her newfound villainous ways, can Selene break free of these endless time loops once and for all?

ループから抜け出せない悪役令嬢は、諦めて好き勝手生きることに決めました

Selene Vixent has died nine times. Each time, she’s been betrayed, broken, and unable to wield Sun—her family’s power. Determined to break out of her cursed time loop, she awakens to the power of Shadow and embraces her new life as a villainess.

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Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess (Manga)

Haruyoshi Kuga’s power as the strongest exorcist is all for naught when he is betrayed by his closest ally. With his dying breath, he casts the secret Spell of Reincarnation—when he next opens his eyes, he finds himself in a different world altogether, reincarnated as Seika Lamprogue, the son of a family of magic scholars!

He quickly learns that the magic in this new world is quite unlike the sorcery he learned in his past life and that he can’t use it. Fortunately for him, with his mastery of curses and the hordes of youkai at his disposal, he doesn’t need to.

Haruyoshi (now Seika) is determined not to repeat his past mistakes in his second life by smartly laying low and avoiding flaunting his power. Yet accomplishing his goals and without drawing attention to himself proves to be easier said than done—will his powers be enough to live a happy life?!

最強陰陽師の異世界転生記

With his dying breath, Haruyoshi, the strongest exorcist, casts the Spell of Reincarnation...and awakens in another world as Seika Lamprogue?! Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past life, Seika sets out to find happiness this time around!

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The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World (Manga)

From the day he was born until the moment he died, 25-year-old Yusuke Yahagi never had a say in his life. Even after being hit by a truck and sent to a new world, he was given a job he hadn’t asked for: a dagashi-ya. But the cheap and tasty snacks that line his shop are different from those back in Japan. From Curry Rice Crackers to Anzu Sticks, each item comes with its own special effects. Unfortunately, this new world has no idea what dagashi are! It’s up to Yahagi to teach them about the wonders of dagashi as he builds a new life for himself, selling his stat-boosting snacks to help adventurers in need and earning loyal customers—like the lively pink-haired Meryl, the mysterious man in the silver mask, and maybe even a witch or two...?

駄菓子屋ヤハギ　異世界に出店します

Sent to a new world against his will, Yusuke Yahagi is made a dagashi-ya―a person who sells cheap and tasty snacks. With nothing but the clothes on his back and his trusty carrying pole, can he make it in this new world with his stat-boosting snacks?

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Dagashi-ya Yahagi: Setting Up a Sweets Shop in Another World

Betrayed by his allies and on the verge of death, the strongest exorcist, Haruyoshi Kuga, desired only one thing—to be happy in his next life. Using the secret art of reincarnation, he was transported to another world. Reborn as Seika Lamprogue, third son of a distinguished family of magic scholars, he’s found to have no magical power whatsoever, which is an unacceptable shame in a family of mages. However, he soon comes to realize that his new world’s magic is nothing compared to the sorcery he mastered as an exorcist. With his control over divination, curses, and legions of youkai who serve him, his life in this new world should be a breeze! The only question is: how can he make use of those powers while laying low to avoid another untimely demise?

最強陰陽師の異世界転生記 ～下僕の妖怪どもに比べてモンスターが弱すぎるんだが～

On the verge of death, Haruyoshi had only one desire—to be happy in his next life. Reborn as Seika, he has no magical power at all. However, he soon learns that his new world’s magic is nothing compared to his sorcery, so his new life should be easy!

The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World

Thirteen years ago, a terrible monster called the Poison Queen attacked the Jade Kingdom. A brave party of adventurers defeated her, but in the process one of them was stricken with a curse. In order to survive, she had to pass it down to her own son. 
Scorned as a cursed child since birth, Caim Halsberg is hated by everyone except his late mother and Tea, a maid working for his family. While his father and twin sister reside in their mansion, Caim is forced to live alone in a forest hut. But everything changes when a certain doctor helps him to overcome the curse and claim its power. Having now become the Poison King, Caim goes on a journey to achieve his one wish—but he never imagined that his poison would have quite the peculiar effect on the beauties he meets!

毒の王 最強の力に覚醒した俺は美姫たちを従え、発情ハーレムの主となる

After years of ostracization because of his curse, Caim finally gains control of his powers and becomes the Poison King. However, little does he know...that his poisons will make him irresistible to the beauties he’ll meet on his journey!

The Poison King

The Poison King: Now that I've Gained Ultimate Power, the Bewitching Beauties in My Harem Can't Get Enough of Me

Eizo Tanya is a middle-aged, very burned-out, software engineer. One night after working late, he throws himself in front of a speeding truck to save a cat. Although the cat survives, Eizo is not so lucky. In a spark of divine fate, the cat turns out to be a godlike being who offers him a second chance in another world! Should he be a legendary warrior? A noble king? Nope! All Eizo wants is a peaceful life making things for others, and what better way to do that than becoming a blacksmith? He does have one other wish: to live alongside a cute cat. His requests are granted but with a twist—Eizo’s blacksmithing skills are so overpowered that they’re practically cheat abilities. On top of that, the cat companion he wished for turns out to be a half-tiger girl! With so much commotion in this world, will Eizo be able to forge a quiet new life?

鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ

After sacrificing himself to save a cat, middle-aged salaryman Eizo is offered a second life as a blacksmith in another world. With his overpowered smithing skills, Eizo forges weapons that are superior to anything his new world has ever seen!

Blacksmith Manga

My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World (Manga)

When an entire class of high school students die in a tragic bus accident, an evil god sends them to a different world with supernatural skills to help them survive. However, they don’t realize that some of those skills are land mines—powers that seem good but have deadly downsides! Among those students are the childhood friends Haruka, Nao, and Touya, who work together to establish a safe and stable life in this new world. None of them want to be a hero, and that realistic perspective is exactly what they need to survive. After all, the world they’re in isn’t a game. It’s reality.

異世界転移、地雷付き 「漫画」

An entire class of high school students are transported to a different world with supernatural skills to help them. However, what they don’t realize is that most of those skills are land mines—powers that seem good but have deadly downsides!

land mines

To Another World... with Land Mines! (Manga)

Al is a holy knight, a warrior charged with protecting the innocent from the hordes of ravenous monsters terrorizing the lands. He was, anyway… After being bitten by an undead creature, Al dies–but not for long. Al awakes as an undead, cursed to live an undying life as a mindless monster. However, unlike ordinary undead, for some mysterious reason he retains his mind and sanity. Three hundred years later, flesh rotting off to reveal a living skeleton, Al meets Astrantia. As a descendant of a witch, Astrantia offers to restore his body on one condition: he must agree to become her knight and help her put an end to the unholy curse once and for all. Alongside Astrantia, Al enters an academy for training saints—teams of holy knights and holy women who fight to rid the world of the undead. Al must hide his identity as an undead—the very thing everyone in the school seeks to eradicate—in order for Astrantia to succeed and keep her word. Keeping his secret under wraps proves to be as difficult as hiding his lack of flesh but, if there’s one thing he can’t hide, it’s the strength he’s been honing for the past three hundred years!

骨骸の剣聖が死を遂げる～呪われ聖者の学院無双～

Al is a holy knight who fights off monsters until he's bitten by an undead and cursed to become one. 300 years later, Al meets a woman who will restore his body on one condition: he must become her knight and help her put an end to the undead!

deathskelesword

The Death of the Skeleton Swordsman: Dominating as a Cursed Saint

After her sister’s engagement to the crown prince is broken off suddenly, tragedy strikes, and Lady Francette and her family lose all of their wealth and status. Left with nothing but her name and determination, Francette moves to the slums and ekes out a living selling homemade pastries.

That’s when she meets an unlikely new friend named Wibble, a talking slime who introduces her to the one and only slime duke himself: Gabriel! To her surprise, the unusually stoic Gabriel soon asks for Francette’s hand in marriage--and she accepts. Now she must adapt to Triste and its eccentric people, and she soon finds herself breathing life into the strange but endearing backwater.

What was once a marriage of convenience becomes something much more in time...and—of course—expect lots of slime!

スライム大公と没落令嬢のあんがい幸せな婚約

After her family’s wealth is seized, Lady Francette lives in poverty, selling pastries to survive. Then one fateful day she meets the slime duke, Gabriel, who asks her to marry him. What began as a marriage of convenience soon becomes something more!

slimeduke

A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke and the Fallen Noble Lady

Liam Hamilton is not who you think. On the surface Liam is the son of a failing noble family, but on the inside…he’s actually a lowly peasant?! One night he’s a miserable middle-aged commoner chugging cold beers at the local tavern and the next day he suddenly wakes up as the youngest son of a noble count?! Make it make sense! Liam Hamilton has no idea how he ended up this way, but he does know one thing for certain: as a noble he can finally try learning magic like he’s always dreamed of! Too bad the noble house he’s been reborn into is on the verge of collapse–that is–unless they prove themselves worthy of high society. When Liam discovers he has a natural affinity for magic, can he save his doomed house or will he go back to being just another lowly commoner?

没落予定の貴族だけど、暇だったから魔法を極めてみた

Liam Hamilton is not who you think. On the surface he’s the son of a failing noble family, but on the inside…he’s a lowly peasant?! Armed with a natural affinity for magic, can Liam save his doomed house or will he go back to being a commoner?

Brink of Ruin Manga

I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Manga)

The world just isn’t fair and Elizabeth Burton knows that better than anyone. Reincarnated into an otome game as a two-bit villainess, she’s been doomed by the genre’s tropes to a life of misery. What’s a girl to do… but cross-dress her way into the main character’s heart and a guaranteed happy ending of course! After years of blood, sweat, and tears fashioning herself into the perfect heartthrob, all she has to do is wait for the fated first meeting with the main character… or so she thought! As it turns out, her manly charms have come back to bite her in the butt. The other love interests have started cross-dressing too, and they don’t want the main character’s heart—they want Elizabeth’s!

モブ同然の悪役令嬢は男装して攻略対象の座を狙う

When Elizabeth Burton finds herself reborn as an otome villainess, she has one chance at redemption: seducing the main character by… cross-dressing?! But it all goes awry when the cast of love interests fall for her and start cross-dressing too…

Crossdressing Villainess

From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress!

A couple thousand years of solitude would wear down any young man—that is, anyone except Asley, an eternally youthful and eternally foolish sorcerer. After all, he has man’s best friend...er, familiar, to keep him company. When his Level 100 canine companion Pochi demands that he get some fresh air for the first time in two centuries, Asley sets out to reintegrate into society and test his magic mettle. His mission? Dropping several unglamorous titles from his repertoire and restoring his good (okay, decent) name.

A brand-new world and fresh adventures await Asley after his many years of hermitage. Perhaps he’ll lend Pochi a hand to place first in the mysterious Familiar Feud. Or maybe he’ll lose all vestiges of dignity and turn tail. Whichever comes first! No matter what, Asley has great evil to fight, a big world to save, and even a little growing up to do...that is, if he can endure Pochi’s “friendly advice” along the way!

悠久の愚者アズリーの、賢者のすゝめ と、ポチの大冒険

Man’s best friend–er–familiar Pochi and the eternally youthful sorcerer Asley aren’t your typical duo, but as they fight evil, make new friends, and (re)learn the ways of the world, they might just have a pawsitively good time!

eternal fool

The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure (Manga)

It couldn’t get any worse for Shinobu Iijima. After a terrible house fire consumes his life and puts his sister, Megumi, on her deathbed, Shinobu wakes up in his favorite MMO: La Vita Online. With all his data deleted and reset back to level 1, the only solace Shinobu has is that his scumbag of a foster father, Ayumu, died with him…only to discover he was reincarnated in the game as well?! A nightmare reborn, Ayumu pledges to get revenge on the siblings, biding his time until Megumi eventually dies and reincarnates in La Vita. While Megumi struggles through her last breaths in the real world, Shinobu does his best to grind his way back up the levels before her reincarnation. Armed with a hidden dungeon, his hard-earned legendary summons, and an undefeatable will, Shinobu must reach the max level in order to protect his sister from their foster father and the other reincarnators threatening to stop him at all costs.

レベル1から始まる召喚無双～俺だけ使える裏ダンジョンで、全ての転生者をぶっちぎる～

Reincarnated into the world of his favorite MMO after having all of his data deleted, Shinobu is forced to crawl up the ranks from level 1 all over again in order to protect his sister from their heinous foster father.

invince summon

The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1: Wrecking Reincarnators with My Hidden Dungeon

Yukimura Rina is an overworked twenty-something systems engineer who’s dangerously close to her breaking point. Her only comfort is an otome game with a charming side character, the brother of the villainess, who soothes her weary heart. She gets so hooked that she forgoes sleep and ends up blacking out...only to wake up inside the game as the villainess, Ekaterina. She’s now the little sister of her favorite character! Her new brother Alexei is handsome, kind, and responsible—the whole package. Rina, now Ekaterina, would be happy just staying by his side, except for one little problem. If she allows the game to run its course, she and her brother are headed straight for a terrible future! Can Ekaterina overcome the doom flags that threaten her new family and the empire, while also preventing Alexei from working himself to death?

悪役令嬢、ブラコンにジョブチェンジします

When Rina wakes up inside an otome game, she faces a crisis: she’s now the villainess, Ekaterina, heading straight to her doom alongside her brother, Alexei. Can she overcome the threats to her family and the empire while saving Alexei from overwork?

goodbyeovertime

Goodbye, Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother

What’s a guy to do when his life suddenly changes while innocently enjoying a nice, cold drink after work? And I mean really changes.

This middle-aged commoner now finds himself in the body of Liam Hamilton, the young son of a noble house teetering on the brink of collapse. Between his fervidly desperate father and his utterly apathetic brothers, the only bright side to his new situation is that Liam can finally try learning magic like he’s always wanted. Little does he know his hobby of choice may be about to turn his life upside-down yet again! Will Liam be able to master the craft of magic? And will it be enough to save him from the shadow looming over his family...?

One second he’s a drunk middle-aged commoner, and the next he’s Liam Hamilton, the son of a noble house on the brink of ruin! At least he can finally try learning magic... But will it be enough to save him from the shadow looming over his family?

Brink of Ruin

I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic

In his past life, Chou Sekiei was the undefeated war hero Kou Eihou—no pressure, right? Now, a thousand years later, all he wants is to get a nice, cushy job as a civil official and build a quiet life for himself. Too bad that he still has fighting prowess he can’t explain. Too bad that as a child, he was taken in by a renowned general and trained alongside Chou Hakurei, famed for her talent and beauty. Too bad that he’s gotten into rescuing pretty (and pretty immature) merchant prodigies. Sekiei was really looking forward to some peace and quiet so he could kick back and read, but when the foreign nation of Gen launches an invasion that triggers war, he’s forced to put his books down. With the power of skills he’d hoped never to put to use again, Sekiei will once more have to make a name on the battlefield... Will he and his friends be enough to save their homeland?

双星の天剣使い

All Sekiei wants is a quiet life—which is hard to come by when you’re the reincarnation of an ancient hero. War is on the horizon, leaving him with no choice but to prove he’s more than a name from long ago.

Heavenly Swords

Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars

Why not unwind in another world once in a while?

High schooler Kudo Akira happens upon the ability to travel between Japan and the fantastical world of Do-Melta. Not bound by any dire mission or duty, he leisurely enjoys exploring his way through the massive dungeon in the center of the world and all the trappings that come with it. The guild receptionist is trying to mooch off of him, his magic instructor has “rewards” for him, and he just might have some fun with a girl he saves...

A brand-new fantasy adventure from Hitsuji Gamei begins!

放課後の迷宮冒険者～日本と異世界を行き来できるようになった僕はレベルアップに勤しみます～

High schooler Kudo Akira happens upon the ability to travel to and from the world of Do-Melta, where the guild receptionist mooches off of him, his magic instructor gives him “rewards,” and he gets to have some fun with a girl he saves.

Dungeon Diver

After-School Dungeon Diver: Level Grinding in Another World

The hero Alexander and his comrades unleash a daring raid on the Demon King’s castle, intent on assassinating him and bringing an end to the war against the darkness in one fell swoop. However, the raid goes awry when his party is effortlessly decimated by the Demon King’s overwhelming power. But death is not the end of the road for Alexander, as he is reincarnated two years later as that very same Demon King’s son. With the memories of his past life still intact, he vows to use his miraculous second chance to continue fighting—this time destroying the demonic kingdom from within as the Demon Prince Zilbagias. It doesn’t take long for his mettle to be tested either, as passing as a young demon prince without blowing his cover proves to be quite a bit more challenging than he initially anticipated.

第七魔王子ジルバギアスの魔王傾国記

Killed in a raid on the Demon King’s castle, the hero Alexander is reincarnated as that same Demon King’s son. With his memories intact, he vows to complete his mission by destroying the demonic kingdom from within as Demon Prince Zilbagias.

Zilbagias

Zilbagias the Demon Prince: How the Seventh Prince Brought Down the Kingdom

Elizabeth Leiston, daughter of the influential prime minister, is a picture-perfect lady on the path to becoming the future queen of the Kingdom of Haldoria. But her life takes a sudden turn for the worst when her fiancé makes a show of publicly calling off their engagement. Soon after, he throws her in jail and starts spreading nasty rumors about her.

The encouragement Elizabeth receives from her loyal waiting maid, Mireille, and her inner fury are all she needs to reconsider her goals. Why should she continue devoting herself to a country that doesn’t respect her when she can trample over it instead? She will get even with those who wronged her and bring down the damned kingdom, even if it’s the last thing she does! Luckily, Elizabeth is no damsel in distress and has seven powerful magic grimoires she won’t hesitate to use. Get ready because this ruthless lady is out for blood!

ブチ切れ令嬢は報復を誓いました。～魔導書の力で祖国を叩き潰します～

Elizabeth Leiston is livid after her royal fiancé humiliates and casts her away. She won’t take it any longer! Armed with her magic grimoires, she embarks on a quest for revenge. Get ready because this ruthless lady is out for blood!

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