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Japanese novel club announced during anime new york On Sunday, the board said the company had licensed three new light novels and a new manga.
Light novel titles include:
title: The dumb NPC mercenary knows his position (Kimo Ota Mob Yōhei wa, Mi no Hodo o Wakimaeru)
Author: Toryuu (writer), hamm (illustrator)
Release date: Released today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1
Plot summary: As a mercenary, John Ozos is no stranger to the battlefield, but he has never fought for glory. To pay off his father’s debt (buying a farm) and afford his own hobby (anime), John reluctantly sails his rickety ship (the Patchwork) wherever the money will take him, and as long as the mission doesn’t seem too important . For him, trouble in a story always accompanies the protagonist─so he makes sure he’s not a supporting character. He will just be an NPC.
Despite his short, fat stature, John is approached by a group of beautiful, strong, statuesque women as he drifts across the galaxy. However, they are only interested in teaming up with or dueling him, and only because he happens to be one of the best pilots out there. John did his best to avoid women and stay under the radar. After all, more attention means more trouble!
Pirates hiding in asteroids, space opera parodies and humorous misunderstandings abound in this brilliant series!
title: The ordeal of being a lady in the next life (Reincarnation of Belvedere and Sumuna’s life o)
Author: Kanbaru (writer), Shiro46 (illustrator)
Release Date: Volume 1 Part 1 and Part 2 (J-Novel Heart Works) released today
Plot summary: Karen is reborn in a different world, but she is very ordinary-no superpowers, no special skills, and no great mission to complete. Fortunately, life as a wealthy nobleman was easy.
Karen lived a good life until her mother completely forgot all about her. When it is discovered that Karen is actually the child of an affair, she is kicked out of the family and forced to live on her own as a fourteen-year-old commoner! However, two years later, her family gave her a chance to rejoin the ranks of the nobility, but there was one condition: she must marry an old widow marquis living on the frontier, or marry a handsome soldier who seemed destined for greatness. Which one will she choose?
title: Dimensional wave
author: Yusaki (writer), Ryo Ueda (Illustrator)
Release date: Released today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1
Summary: Dimensional wave——A super popular VRMMO game, players can experience several years of fantasy in just twenty-four hours of real-time.
A young man joined the program’s second wave, attracted by tickets his sisters won. However, as soon as he entered the game world, he discovered that his sisters had played a trick: he became a girl named “Kizuna † Exceed”.
But instead of letting it affect him, he decided to calm down and accept his new life. Kizuna didn’t take a moment to make a decision and immediately chose fishing instead of fighting on the front lines of this fantasy world. Along with his sisters Kanade and Tsumugi, the Japanese beauty Shoko, the fake ninja Yamakage, and other eccentric companions, he strives to make the most of his second life.
Japanese novel clubThe new comics licenses include:
title: From Villain to Healer: I Know the Secrets to Changing Your Destiny (Haifushi’s hard labor order city)
Author: Namura Katamura, based on Puni sauceoriginal light novel series
Release date: Released today with Volume 1 Chapter 1
Introduction: In the world of the otome game spin-off “Reas Love”, the engagement between the evil girl Charlotte Kokoriala and the prince of the Kingdom of Fablum was suddenly broken off. What’s the reason? The prince found that her job as a dark mage was not a good fit for his future queen. He’d rather be with a therapist, and there’s no such thing as changing jobs. But Charlotte has a secret…the memory of playing the original MMORPG “Reas Life Online” in her past life!
Armed with her knowledge of cheating, Charlotte immediately travels to the Shrine of Ellenz, where she uses information no one else in Rheas Love knows about to change her job – to become a healer! But she had no intention of returning to the prince. What she really wants is to see the world and live a life full of adventure!
Source: Press release, J-Novel Group, URL: anime new york (played by Marion Pena)
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