By Kuroakawa Hitsugi and Kushiro Kuki. Released in Japan as “Repeat Vice: Akuyaku Kizoku wa Shinitakunai node Shitennou ni Naru no wo Yamemashita” by HJ Bunko.…

By Hitoma Iruma and raemz. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Molly Lee. Several volumes ago, I mentio…

KATE: I’d be the first to admit that this week’s haul is light on series I’m actively following, so my vote goes to a newcomer: Smile! , a horror title with a…

By Kobako Takara and Jun Natsuba. Released in Japan as “Heroine ni Konyakusha wo Torareru Mitai node, Akuyaki Reisoku (Yandere Character) wo Neraimasu” by B’s-…

By Kotoko and Ataka. Released in Japan as “Hakyoku Yotei no Akujo no Hazu ga, Reitetsu Koushaku-sama ga Wakaretekuremasen!” by B’s-Log Bunko. Released in North…

By Toshizou and Kuro Shina. Released in Japan as “Yuri no Ma ni Hasamareta Watashi ga, Ikioi de Futamata Shite Shimatta” by Overlap Bunko. Released in North Am…

By Hisaya Amagishi and Hachi Komada. Released in Japan as “Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai” by MF Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Heart. Translate…

By Choko and kaworu. Released in Japan as “Tanaka-ke, Tensei Suru” by Dragon Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sasha Schiller. …

SEAN: This new year will be filled with so much good manga, you cannot begin to even. ASH: Honestly, I haven’t been able to for a while now. SEAN: But we …

By Kazumi Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura. Released in Japan as “Shinyaku To Aru Majutsu no Index” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translat…

By Dojyomaru and Fuyuyuki. Released in Japan as “Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki” by Overlap Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Transla…

SEAN: It feels like cheating to pick a manga that’s been running for ten years. But this year saw the final volume of My Hero Academia , and it was a rare Jum…

By Selena Pigoni and Minori Aritani. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Another of the J-Novel Club contest winners, this one feels the most like a st…

By Shiki Narito and Yamimaru Enjin. Released in Japan as “Kimi ga Shinitakatta Hi ni, Boku wa Kimi wo Kau Koto ni Shita” by Media Works Bunko. Released in Nort…

SEAN: Is it 2025 or 2026? Depends when you ask. ASH: Time has no meaning these days. SEAN: Yen On debuts Divine Incursions ( Ryoukai Shinpan ). In a wor…

By Umikaze Minamino and Katana Canata. Released in Japan as “Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku…

SEAN: Lots of good stuff for the holidays, but my pick is definitely the 3rd volume of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All . KATE: Nothing say…

By Tappei Nagatsuki and Shinichirou Otsuka. Released in Japan as “Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. T…

By Masekinokatasa and Kaito Shinobu. Released in Japan as “Tenseishitara Koutei deshita: Umarenagara no Koutei wa Konosaki Ikinokoreru ka?” by TO Books. Releas…

SEAN: You there! Boy! What week is this? (…) Then I haven’t missed it! Let’s get going. MICHELLE: Heh. SEAN: We have print titles for Airship, as we get…

By Harunadon and Yomi Sarachi. Released in Japan as “Akuyaku Reijō to Akuyaku Reisoku ga, Deatte Koi ni Ochitanara: Nanashi no Seirei to Keiyaku Shite Oidasare…

By Kamihara and Shiro46. Released in Japan as “Tensei Reijo to Sūki na Jinsei o” by Hayakawa Shobo. Released in North America by J-Novel Heart. Translated by H…

MICHELLE: I have a soft spot for BL in which one of the protagonists at least seems to be grumpy, and so it is that the cover to Flip Flip Slowly has earned …

By garry and Taiga. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. This is another of the winners of the Original J-Novel Club light novel contest, getting a runn…

By Bisu and Yukiko. Released in Japan as “Tensei Oujo wa Kyou mo Hata o Tatakioru” by Arian Rose. Released in North America by J-Novel Heart. Translated by Est…