J-Novel Club





























J-Novel Club
JNC Logo.png
Status Active
Founded 2016
Founder Sam Pinansky
Distribution Worldwide
Official website j-novel.club

J-Novel Club is a digital publishing company specializing in publication of Japanese light novels in English. They stream light novels in weekly installments before publishing the finalized e-books. Since its initial launch, J-Novel Club has licensed 23 light novels, some completed, some still ongoing, and have published more than 40 e-books.[1] They have licensed titles from the Japanese publishers Hobby Japan, Overlap, Kodansha, PHP Institute and Earth Star Entertainment.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Reception


  • 3 Titles


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


After coming to the conclusion that "there was a whole universe of content out there in Japan that's hardly available in the west at all",[2] Pinansky began working on the business model for J-Novel Club in 2015 and "took inspiration from what the fans had started to do on their own, as well as the more traditional models for book publishing".[3] J-Novel Club's overall purpose was "to create and grow a worldwide market for Japanese light novels translated into English."[4] The original name for the project was 'K-Novel' because kei is Japanese for light (as in the K from K-On), but before launch the K was changed to J (for Japanese) to avoid confusion with Korean novels and 'club' was added when it was noticed that the .club top-level domain name was available.[5]


J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky and announced they would release light novels in weekly installments for their members before releasing the finalized books on e-book format. They launched with the titles Occultic;Nine, Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker, My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World and My Little Sister Can Read Kanji.[6] Shortly after they announced 2 more light novels - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash and I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse.[7] On January 19, 2017 J-Novel Club announced they would be collaborating with manga and light novel localization company Seven Seas Entertainment who would start publishing print editions of 2 of J-Novel Club's light novels - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash and Occultic;Nine.[8] On July 3, 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they would be publishing print editions of 2 more J-Novel Club light novels - Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest and Clockwork Planet.[9]



Reception


At the time of its launch in October 2016, Michael wrote for Taykobon that "I have already sampled the iOS app, and I could definitely feel the appeal of a service that offers weekly updates to licensed translations...There's a palpable excitement in the fandom already at the prospect of a light novel streaming service, and hopefully J-Novel Club will be able to capitalize on it."


As part of a launch title review of J-Novel club, Demelza Ward commented for TanukiBridge that: "The actual translations sometimes have a typo or two, but these are being fixed as the team are alerted and the service is not advertised as translations being flawless; they’ll be checked over again before being released as an ebook...when all’s said and done Crunchyroll are not flawless with their releases either, so I certainly don’t fault J-Novel for a couple of errors....I’ve enjoyed my time with J-Novel Club so far. I think it’s lacking that must-read title for a lot of light novel fans, but having Occultic;Nine is a step in the right direction and for the £4.07 my membership cost I’m very happy to support the company’s efforts in bringing more light novels to the west. It’s cheap, easy to use and most importantly has ambition. Just avoid Brave Chronicle and a good time reading light novels is ensured!"[10]


Shortly after its launch Mike Ferreira wrote for the Anime Herald about J-Novel Club's "unique approach to light novel publishing" and its "Netflix approach to pop literature", commenting that its "two-pronged model is certain to raise a few eyebrows". Ferreira went on to comment that "there's a certain excitement to being able to read and discuss chapters as they're ready, instead of waiting for the big collected volume to drop" and that "J-Novel Club is clearly pulling no stops in its efforts to become the king of the western light novel world...With luck and patience, they should be able to carve that niche they seek while giving the light novel its own form of western renaissance."[11]



Titles


Further information: List of J-Novel Club titles


  • Amagi Brilliant Park

  • An Archdemon's Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride

  • Ao Oni

  • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

  • Arifureta Zero

  • Ascendance of a Bookworm

  • Bluesteel Blasphemer

  • Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker

  • Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill

  • Clockwork Planet

  • Demon King Daimaou

  • Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight

  • The Faraway Paladin

  • Full Metal Panic!

  • Gear Drive

  • The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan

  • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

  • How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord

  • I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse

  • If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord

  • In Another World With My Smartphone

  • Infinite Dendrogram

  • Infinite Stratos

  • Invaders of the Rokujouma!?

  • JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World

  • Kokoro Connect

  • Last and First Idol

  • Lazy Dungeon Master

  • The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!

  • The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar

  • Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They’ve Got the Wrong Idea

  • Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension

  • My Big Sister lives in a Fantasy World

  • My Little Sister Can Read Kanji

  • New Life+: Young Again in Another World

  • Occultic;Nine

  • Outbreak Company

  • Paying to Win in a VRMMO

  • Seirei Gensōki: Spirit Chronicles

  • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

  • The Unwanted Undead Adventurer

  • Walking My Second Path in Life

  • Yume Nikki : I Am Not in Your Dream



References





  1. ^ "J-Novel Club". j-novel.club. Retrieved 2017-07-05..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "FEATURE: Found in Translation - An Exclusive Interview with J-Novel Club". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2017-08-03.


  3. ^ "An Interview with Sam Pinansky, Founder and President of New Light Novel Streaming Service J-Novel Club". Taykobon. Retrieved 2017-08-03.


  4. ^ "Saturday AM #58". sellfy.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.


  5. ^ "I'm Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy), founder and President of J-Novel Club! Ask Me Anything! • r/LightNovels". reddit. Retrieved 2017-08-03.


  6. ^ "J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-05.


  7. ^ "J-Novel Club Licenses Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-05.


  8. ^ "Seven Seas Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print | Seven Seas Entertainment". Retrieved 2017-07-05.


  9. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-05.


  10. ^ "J-Novel Club Series Preview Guide". Tanuki Bridge. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-08-03.


  11. ^ "(Exclusive) J-Novel Club: The Netflix Approach To Pop Literature". Anime Herald. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2017-08-03.




External links




  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


  • J-Novel Club at Anime News Network's encyclopedia


  • Forbes article about J-Novel Club




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