J-Novel Club

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J-Novel Club is a publishing company and subsidiary of Kadokawa (technically under M12 Media LLC)^[1] specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. It streams light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books. As of August 2021, J-Novel Club has licensed over 150 light novel and manga series and have published more than 800 e-books. It has licensed titles from many Japanese publishers, including Hobby Japan, Overlap, Kodansha, Earth Star Entertainment, Kadokawa Corporation, Micro Magazine, Shufu no Tomo, and Softbank Creative. It was acquired by Kadokawa Corporation on April 28, 2021.

On July 6, 2024 at Anime Expo 2024, J-Novel Club announced a partnership with digital manga distribution site Azuki.

Sometime in early 2025,^[2] the parent company of J-Novel Club changed its name to M12 Media LLC,^[3] but the service did not.

On March 31, 2025, Kadokawa's BOOK☆WALKER service was moved under M12 Media LLC.

JNC Nina[]

On October 15, 2023, it was announced a new subsidiary titled "J-Novel Club Nina" or "JNC Nina" was launching to expand into the European market with weekly installments of light novels translated into French and German.

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Light novels

Ascendance of a Bookworm
Amagi Brilliant Park (hiatus?)
The Apothecary Diaries
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (completed)
Beatless (completed)
Bibliophile Princess
Black Summoner
By the Grace of the Gods
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
Crest of the Stars (completed)
Demon King Daimao (completed)
Demon Lord, Retry!
Earl and Fairy (completed, but English volumes pending)
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte (completed)
The Faraway Paladin (hiatus?)
Full Metal Panic! (completed)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Holmes of Kyoto

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord (completed)
I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness
In Another World With My Smartphone
Infinite Dendrogram
Infinite Stratos (hiatus?)
Invaders of the Rokujōma!?
I Shall Survive Using Potions!
Kokoro Connect (completed)
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (completed, but English volumes pending)
My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! (completed, but English volumes pending)
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (hiatus?)

My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex
Occultic;Nine
Otherside Picnic
Outbreak Company (completed, but English volumes pending)
Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
Seirei Gensōki: Spirit Chronicles
Slayers
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey (completed)
Tearmoon Empire
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (completed, but English volumes pending)
You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story

Manga

Ascendance of a Bookworm
Bibliophile Princess
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui's Great Adventure
Demon Lord, Retry!
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
The Faraway Paladin
Gushing over Magical Girls
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
Infinite Dendrogram
I Shall Survive Using Potions!
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! —AΩ—
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
Seirei Gensōki: Spirit Chronicles
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Youthful Journey
Sweet Reincarnation
Tearmoon Empire
This Art Club Has a Problem!
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!

Audio books

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
Black Summoner
By the Grace of the Gods
The Faraway Paladin
Full Metal Panic!
Hell Mode
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
In Another World with My Smartphone
Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire

References[]

↑ GROUP COMPANIES
↑ According to an archive on 29-Mar-2025 of KADOKAWA GROUP GLOBAL PORTAL SITE - PUBLICATION/IP CREATION | BUSINESS OVERVIEW, the name was still J-Novel Club.
↑ According to an archive on 8-Jun-2025 of KADOKAWA GROUP GLOBAL PORTAL SITE - PUBLICATION/IP CREATION | BUSINESS OVERVIEW, the name changed to M12 Media LLC.