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Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-06-02 An Introvert's Hookup Hiccups: This Gyaru Is Head Over Heels for Me! 10 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-02 The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows 6 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-03 An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride 19 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-03 Date A Live 14 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss 10 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 King's Proposal 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 27 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend 8 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time 8 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-04 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! 14 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-04 The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters 3 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-05 Imperial Reincarnation: I Came, I Saw, I Survived 2 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-06-05 I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! 3 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-06-05 Loner Life in Another World 12 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-06-06 Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️

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Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-06-03 Adachi and Shimamura 99.9 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-06-03 Date A Live 14 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss 10 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 King's Proposal 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire 6 Yen Press πŸ“–
2025-06-03 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 27 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend 8 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time 8 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-06-03 The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–

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Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-06-05 Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! 2 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-06-05 The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain 4 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
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Title: Fluffy CafΓ© in Another World (Isekai Mofumofu Cafe) light novel and manga

Creators: Punichan (light novel author), Tobi (light novel illustrator), YΕ« Takaoka (manga artist)

Release Date: April 2026 (light novel, digital only), March 2026 (manga)

Summary: After a humdrum life as a salaryman, Arima Taichi meets an untimely end while trying to save a mysterious white catβ€”only to discover the feline is actually a god in disguise! In gratitude, the divine fluffball grants Taichi incredible cheat skills, the rare β€œTamer” class, and a second chance in a magical new world. But instead of chasing adventure, Taichi has one simple dream: to open a cafΓ© filled with the cutest, fluffiest creatures this new world has to offer!

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What makes a good villain in your opinion?

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Physical books, e-readers, phones, computers? Best apps / Software for digital collections?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-26 No One Gets Past This Gatekeeper: The Unwanted Warrior Guards His New Post 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-27 My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 8 Kodansha πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-27 Revenge of the Soul Eater: Cast Out as a Weakling by My Sword Saint Father 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-27 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Short Story Collection 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-27 The Reincarnator and the Goblin Maiden's Happily Ever After: Using a Past Life to Keep a Joyful Wife 3 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-28 Management of a Novice Alchemist 5 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-29 Cooking with Wild Game 28 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-29 The Ideal Sponger Life 15 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-29 The Mimosa Confessions 4 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-29 The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary 12 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-30 Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 26 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-30 The Apothecary Diaries 14 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-31 Welcome to Monstrous Miss Sophie's Enchanted Salon of Healing 1 Cross Infinite World πŸ–₯️
2025-05-31 Welcome to Olivia's Magic Jewelers 1 Cross Infinite World πŸ–₯️

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-27 My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! 8 Yen Press πŸ“–
2025-05-27 My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 8 Kodansha πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-27 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Short Story Collection 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-27 Too Many Losing Heroines! 4 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-29 Reincarnated as a Sword 10 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-29 ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! 3 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-29 The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash 9 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
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Release Date (Digital): May 22, 2025.

Link:

https://j-novel.club/series/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-hannelore-s-fifth-year-at-the-royal-academy#volume-1

Synopsis:

Half a year has passed since Yurgenschmidt inaugurated its first underage aub. Hannelore, now an archduke candidate for the country’s top-ranked duchy, is in the midst of a crisis. Despite her natural indecisiveness, she finds herself pressed to choose from a growing list of marriage candidates. Her father suggests Kenntrips and Rasantarkβ€”her childhood friendsβ€”but then her half-brother Raufereg throws his hat into the ring. And what about Wilfried, the apple of her eye? Convinced that Liebeskhilfe the Goddess of Binding is toying with the threads of her fate, Hannelore turns to her dear friend Rozemyne for guidance. In the debut volume of this battle fantasy, the divine avatar fights to settle an engagement!

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If you’re on death row what would be your last meal (LN Series)? An old favourite? A series you have been saving?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-19 Goodbye, Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-19 Let This Grieving Soul Retire 7 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-20 Monsterholic 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 The Great Cleric 11 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-20 Catalog of Wonders 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Classroom for Heroes 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 High School DxD 16 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Horror Collector 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Kusunoki's Garden of Gods 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 8.5 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World 14 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Secrets of the Silent Witch 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Sentenced to Be a Hero 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-21 The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World 6 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-21 A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires 6 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-21 From Villainess to Healer 3 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-22 The Villainess and the Demon Knight 3 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-22 Witch and Mercenary 3 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-22 You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story 7 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-23 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-23 The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-20 Catalog of Wonders 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Classroom for Heroes 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 High School DxD 16 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Horror Collector 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Kusunoki's Garden of Gods 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Modern Villainess: It's Not Easy Building a Corporate Empire Before the Crash 6 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-05-20 Monsterholic 2 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World 14 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Secrets of the Silent Witch 6 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 Sentenced to Be a Hero 4 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man 13 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-05-20 Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō 9 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-05-20 The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 8.5 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-20 The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary 11 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-22 She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man 2 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-22 Survival in Another World with My Mistress! 5 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-22 Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō 6 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
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Do you have any interesting behind-the-scenes or other tidbits about light novels?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-12 Long Story Short, I'm Living in the Mountains 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-12 My FiancΓ© Cheated, But a New Love Rings! 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-12 Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! 10 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-12 VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream 9 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-13 Accel World 27 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 7 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques 1 VIZ Media πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level 10 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-13 Hell Is Dark with No Flowers 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling 10 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-14 Bullet Hellion: The Gunslinging Demon Prince Crushes Another World with Modern Arms 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-14 The Water Magician: Arc 1 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-15 I Abandoned My Engagement Because My Sister is a Tragic Heroine, but Somehow I Became Entangled with a Righteous Prince 3 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-15 The Misfit of Demon King Academy 9 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-12 In Another World With My Smartphone 29 J-Novel Club πŸ“–
2025-05-12 Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 23-24 J-Novel Club πŸ“–
2025-05-13 Accel World 27 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 7 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques 1 VIZ Media πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Hell Is Dark with No Flowers 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling 10 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-13 Reincarnated as a Sword 16 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-13 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 4 Yen Press 🎧
2025-05-13 Baccano! 5 Yen Press 🎧
2025-05-13 Goblin Slayer 7 Yen Press 🎧
2025-05-13 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 7 Yen Press 🎧
2025-05-13 My Happy Marriage 3 Yen Press 🎧
2025-05-13 The Rising of the Shield Hero 13 One Peace Books 🎧
2025-05-15 Adachi and Shimamura 1 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-15 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 1 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
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What is your LN collection? Any physical collections / Merch from favourite series?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-05 Fluffy-Eared Realm Restoration: Taking It Slow with My Cool Big Brother 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-05 Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain 3 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-05 The Villainess Is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-06 Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World 10 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-06 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-06 My First Love's Kiss 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-06 The Apothecary Diaries Art Book 1 Square Enix πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-07 Abducted Princess Running Rampant: Wielding Forbidden Magic in the Demon King's Castle 1 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-07 The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-08 Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 11 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ–₯️
2025-05-09 Record of Wortenia War 28 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-06 A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO 2 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-05-06 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-06 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 20.5 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–
2025-05-06 My First Love's Kiss 3 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-06 The Apothecary Diaries Art Book 1 Square Enix πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-05-06 The Apothecary Diaries 5 Square Enix πŸ“–
2025-05-06 The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside By My FiancΓ© and Sold to Another Kingdom 2 Seven Seas Entertainment πŸ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-05-08 Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 9.5 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
2025-05-08 Toradora! 6 Seven Seas Entertainment 🎧
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Were there any plot holes or inconsistencies that bothered you?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-04-28 Tearmoon Empire 15 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-04-29 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 11 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-04-29 EXP Is Golden 2 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-04-29 Magic Stone Gourmet: Eating Magical Power Made Me The Strongest 9 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-04-29 Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf 10 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-04-30 Dinners with My Darling: How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness 2 Cross Infinite World πŸ–₯️
2025-04-30 How I Became King by Eating Monsters 2 Cross Infinite World πŸ–₯️
2025-04-30 The Invisible Wallflower Marries an Upstart Aristocrat After Getting Dumped for Her Sister! 3 Cross Infinite World πŸ–₯️
2025-04-30 The Poison King: Now that I've Gained Ultimate Power, the Bewitching Beauties in My Harem Can't Get Enough of Me 4 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️
2025-05-02 The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects 8 J-Novel Club πŸ–₯️

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2025-04-29 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 11 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–
2025-04-29 Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf 10 Yen Press πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
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New LN series:

  • No Wife, No Problem: A Mage’s Life with His Beloved Daughter
  • Engaging with the Plot: A Former Cat’s Attempt to Save Her Now Temporary FiancΓ©
  • Notorious No More: The Villainess Enjoys Feigning Incompetence
  • In Another World with Household Spells
  • Take These Talents Elsewhere: A Delightful Demotion to the Countryside
  • The Bladesmith’s Enchanted Weapons

New prints:

  • My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World

New Manga series:

  • Zero Damage Sword Saint (Manga)
  • Make It Stop! I’m Not Strong… It’s Just My Sword! (Manga)
  • Blade Skill Online: Crushing the Competition with My Abysmal Stars, Useless Class, and Garbage Weapon! (Manga)
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As @[emailΒ protected] said in this post characters need some antagonisitc traits to have some depth. What are your favorite main chracters with at least some antagonistic traits?

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