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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-06-11 The Dawn of the Witch 6 Kodansha ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-11 You Like Me, Not My Daughter?! 6 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-13 Reincarnated Into a Game as the Hero's Friend: Running the Kingdom Behind the Scenes 2 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-13 The Case Files of Jeweler Richard 8 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-14 After-School Dungeon Diver: Level Grinding in Another World 2 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-14 Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon 9 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-14 The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-06-10 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection 1 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-10 My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! 9 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-10 Slayers 13-15 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-11 Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss! 7 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-11 True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends โ€“ One Star in the Night Sky 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-06-11 86--EIGHTY-SIX 9 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 Bungo Stray Dogs 1 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 3 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 5 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid 9 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 So I'm a Spider, So What? 9 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 Sword Art Online 13 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-11 The Executioner and Her Way of Life 3 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-13 I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
2024-06-13 Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA 5 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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I had a day off on Monday so my wetware got confused and thought it's only Tuesday. That's why I don't have anything prepared for the Midweek-Discussion. I call a lazy day and just ask y'all what your favorite "normie book" is. We've seen a few already on April 1st but where they your favorite?

I would start with my favorite but I cannot in good conscience tell you about it because it will never get to the last book in the trilogy and letting readers hang is probably somewhere listed in the Geneva Conventions as a war crime. It's been over a decade and I still made myself depressed again just thinking about it right now, so go on and tell me about your favorites to cheer me up.

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-06-03 An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride 17 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-03 Cooking with Wild Game 24 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-03 Goodbye, Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother 1 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-05 Black Summoner 17 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-05 The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1: Wrecking Reincarnators with My Hidden Dungeon 1 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-06 Riku Can't Be a Goddess 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-06-07 Finding Avalon: The Quest of a Chaosbringer 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-06-04 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 18 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-04 The Mimosa Confessions 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-06-04 Yes, No, or Maybe? 3 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–

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Last week I read a book where the protagonist did the usual Hollywood good-guy thing where he refused to kill the antagonist because that would be bad, I guess. All while watching how the baddie killed hundreds and possibly thousands of innocents all around him. Not to mention all the suffering and death he caused leading up to that confrontation. But no, watching hundreds of civilians get slaughtered while trying to talk the villain down is okay as long as MC doesn't tarnish his fickle morality by killing someone. I mean, at which point can a hero say "you know what, you deserve to die"?

And while seething in a lot more anger about stupid MCs than is justified, I was thinking about MCs that are realist enough to actually pull the figurative trigger on a villain. There aren't that many that I can think of. Even those who are supposedly "villains" are villains in title alone. It's like finding a unicorn when you stumble upon a MC who actually kills a named character. After all, we already established that an infinite number of unnamed civillians/henchmen doesn't count when it comes to hero morality. Cutting through 100 nameless hired guards who are only doing their jobs is okay as long as MC realizes that he isn't that guy just when he towers over the defeated mega villain.

What's your stance on those heroes? Do you have good examples? Bad ones?

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For everyone who is like me dreading the end of Ascendance of a Bookworm, here is the cover of the first Spin-off series.

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-28 Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! 18 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-29 A Late-Start Tamer's Laid-Back Life 10 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-29 A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke and the Fallen Noble Lady 1 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-30 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation โ€“ Recollections 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-30 Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord 5 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-31 By a Twist of Fate, I'm Attending the Royal Academy in Disguise 1 Cross Infinite World ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-31 The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor 4 Cross Infinite World ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-31 The Invisible Wallflower Marries an Upstart Aristocrat After Getting Dumped for Her Sister! 2 Cross Infinite World ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-31 Third Loop: The Nameless Princess and the Cruel Emperor 2 Cross Infinite World ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-28 Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! 18 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-28 Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling 6 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-30 I Had That Same Dream Again 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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The Blessing of Liefe: Leave This Magical Letdown Alone!

It is said that Liefes are only capable of conjuring the most difficult and least useful of spells... but that wonโ€™t stop Yui from doing what she loves! Despite being born a Liefe, Yui adores magic and learning all she can about it no matter the challenge. The more difficult spells, the better! If only her noble father approved. Deemed a failure to the family name, young Yui and her mother are banished from their own home... but she wonโ€™t let that stop her either! After years of struggle and devotion to her studies, Yui is accepted into one of the most prestigious magic academies in the kingdom. Here she will learn from the best magical practitioners in the worldโ€”if she can survive amongst all the pompous nobles with more bluster than brains. Constantly ridiculed and undermined by her privileged peers for being a Liefe, will Yui be able to study in peace and prove them wrong? And what ancient mysteries will her research uncover? That is, if the academy doesnโ€™t stop her first...

The Royal Hostage Has Vanished: The Black Wolf Knight Yearns for the Persecuted Princess

Upon his nationโ€™s victory against the Kingdom of Sylvario, Brigandian knight Ark McGuine is sent to collect Princess Sonia of Sylvario, whose hand in marriage had been offered in exchange for lesser financial reparations. But when she doesnโ€™t arrive by the agreed date, heโ€™s forced to spearhead an investigation into why. As a horrible tale of mistreatment and negligence comes to light, he grows more and more drawn to a woman heโ€™s never met, but it all ends tragically: Princess Sonia perished on the way to her new home from her countryโ€™s own capital, and her own family members were at fault! Ark eventually returns to Brigandia, despairing over a love that could have been...until he runs into a girl named โ€œNiaโ€ in his own kingdomโ€™s capital who looks exactly like the princess!

The Hero and the Sage, Reincarnated and Engaged

In a world ravaged by war and conflict, Hero Raid Freeden and Sage Eluria Caldwin clashed time and time again over fifty long years as the strongest soldiers of their respective nations. However, their long-standing rivalry came to an inevitable yet bitter end with Eluriaโ€™s sudden death. A thousand years later, Raid finds he has been reincarnatedโ€”and so has Eluria! The world may now be at peace, but the two have an unsettled rivalry between them and the mystery of their reincarnation looms ominously over their heads. Thereโ€™s so much that needs to be done, so they decide to...get engaged and attend the Royal Institute of Magic together?!

The Poison King: Now that I've Gained Ultimate Power, the Bewitching Beauties in My Harem Can't Get Enough of Me

Thirteen years ago, a terrible monster called the Poison Queen attacked the Jade Kingdom. A brave party of adventurers defeated her, but in the process one of them was stricken with a curse. In order to survive, she had to pass it down to her own son. Scorned as a cursed child since birth, Caim Halsberg is hated by everyone except his late mother and Tea, a maid working for his family. While his father and twin sister reside in their mansion, Caim is forced to live alone in a forest hut. But everything changes when a certain doctor helps him to overcome the curse and claim its power. Having now become the Poison King, Caim goes on a journey to achieve his one wishโ€”but he never imagined that his poison would have quite the peculiar effect on the beauties he meets!

Dagashi-ya Yahagi: Setting Up a Sweets Shop in Another World

From the day he was born until the moment he died, 25-year-old Yusuke Yahagi never had a say in his life. Even after being hit by a truck and sent to a new world, he was given a job he hadnโ€™t asked for: a dagashi-ya. But the cheap and tasty snacks that line his shop are different from those back in Japan. From Curry Rice Crackers to Anzu Sticks, each item comes with its own special effects. Unfortunately, this new world has no idea what dagashi are! Itโ€™s up to Yahagi to teach them about the wonders of dagashi as he builds a new life for himself, selling his stat-boosting snacks to help adventurers in need and earning loyal customersโ€”like the lively pink-haired Meryl, the mysterious man in the silver mask, and maybe even a witch or two...?

The Fake Hero Crashes the Party

A Demon Lord has arisen, and the world awaits a hero. In a peaceful village, two young boysโ€”Foyle Austin and his best friend Yuโ€”have long dreamed about being heroes, but the legends say there can only be one. Their paths forward seem decided when the goddess declares Foyle a โ€œHero,โ€ while leaving Yuโ€™s destiny unclear. But Foyle has a secret only he knows. The role given to him by the goddess is actually โ€œFake Hero.โ€ Far from being destined to overthrow the Demon Lord, defeat awaits him at the true heroโ€™s hand, and Foyle has a good idea who that will be. When Foyle expels Yu from his party, he cements his role as the true heroโ€™s adversary. His powers begin to fade as his friend grows ever stronger. Foyle clearly wonโ€™t be the one to save the world, but after an encounter with a mysterious elf in need of help, he sets out to prove that even the villain can be a hero to someone.

The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World

Betrayed by his allies and on the verge of death, the strongest exorcist, Haruyoshi Kuga, desired only one thingโ€”to be happy in his next life. Using the secret art of reincarnation, he was transported to another world. Reborn as Seika Lamprogue, third son of a distinguished family of magic scholars, heโ€™s found to have no magical power whatsoever, which is an unacceptable shame in a family of mages. However, he soon comes to realize that his new worldโ€™s magic is nothing compared to the sorcery he mastered as an exorcist. With his control over divination, curses, and legions of youkai who serve him, his life in this new world should be a breeze! The only question is: how can he make use of those powers while laying low to avoid another untimely demise?

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For me, itโ€™s often hard to say what makes good world-building. Iโ€™m good at pointing out what I donโ€™t like, but when I find a series that has good world-building in my opinion I often find myself hard-pressed to put a finger on what exactly makes it good in comparison. But letโ€™s try anyway. Post specific examples of something that elevates one series' world-building in your opinion.

As is customary I will start: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World does a lot of things that I would consider good world-building but it does one specific thing that I find dreadfully lacking in 99% of other series (even those I love to death). ReZero has in-world proverbs. When characters say them for the first time we, as the reader, donโ€™t understand them but we (well, most of us) are intelligent enough to get the meaning from context. I have no idea why a magmarin is laughing when it's full of holes or how it feels to be a bazomazo bein' flung back an' forth but adding those simple lines adds so much to the world by giving the illusion that there is a whole history/fable/story behind those sayings. That this world exists outside the character's direct sphere of influence and has existed long before. And this is just the beginning. Those specific proverbs above come from a character that is part of a different culture than the people we have seen up to his point of introduction. By throwing around a bunch of new proverbs that sound so far off from what we heard so far, Nagasaki really drives home that this character has his own set of values and views on whatโ€™s normal. Thatโ€™s not only incredible and intelligent world-building but also fucking great prose. Itโ€™s โ€œshow, donโ€™t tellโ€ in text form.

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-20 Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-20 The Apothecary Diaries 11 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-20 Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters! 5 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-20 I Don't Want to Be the Dragon Duke's Maid! Serving My Ex-Fiancรฉ from My Past Life 2 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-20 Record of Wortenia War 24 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-21 A Certain Magical Index NT 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices 5 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Irregular at Magic High School 22 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend 6 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy 10 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Spy Classroom 7 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Reign of the Seven Spellblades 11 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster 6 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-21 My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 5 Kodansha ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Horror Collector 3 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Guillotine Bride: I'm just a dragon girl who'll destroy the world. 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Durarara!! Side Stories?! 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 21 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Brunhild the Dragonslayer 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 11 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Astrea Record: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Tales of Heroes 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf 8 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-23 Holmes of Kyoto 18 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-23 Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! 9 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-21 A Certain Magical Index NT 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Irregular at Magic High School 22 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend 6 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy 10 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Spy Classroom 7 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Reincarnated as a Sword 14 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Reign of the Seven Spellblades 11 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 5 Kodansha ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices 5 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! 4 Yen Press ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Horror Collector 3 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Hell Mode 4 Yen Press ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Guillotine Bride: I'm just a dragon girl who'll destroy the world. 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Durarara!! Side Stories?! 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 21 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Brunhild the Dragonslayer 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 11 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Astrea Record: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Tales of Heroes 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Modern Dungeon Capture Starting with Broken Skills 2 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-21 Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf 8 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-23 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 16 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-23 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 17 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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Tell me how a series would change if MC were the villain. Who would be the new hero and how would the plot change?

And since today is Bookworm day I'll start with the obvious:

Ascendance of a Bookwyrm: Urano Motosu, once a book-loving and kind-hearted girl, reincarnates as Myne, a fire-spewing dragon. After a century as a recluse in her dragon hort full of books she accidentally burns everything down in a fit of rage when she reads a romance novel and her favorite ship doesn't sail. Desperately crying over the ashes of her lost hort she hatches a new plan. She transforms into the body of a little girl and tries to blend in with the human civilization of the Ehrenfest duchy. She begins to develop a book industry and finds promising authors but becomes quickly disillusioned with this new environment and its injustices. She realizes that her efforts to spread knowledge and literacy have been in vain, as the nobles and clergy continue to exploit and oppress the common people. Feeling betrayed and frustrated, Myne's desire for change and justice morphs into a thirst for power and control as she turns back into her dragon form and forces everyone to write and print books for her ceaselessly after she overthrows the ruling class and becomes the new supreme ruler.

As Myne's power grows, the Yurgenschmidt descends into chaos. Entire duchies are destroyed, innocent people are burned by a angry Bookwyrm for the slightest typos or when the wrong (in Myne's opinion) ships sail. The nobles and clergy, who once oppressed the common people, are now forced to flee or go into hiding. The people are caught in the middle, suffering under Myne's tyranny. Some of those people who once admired and respected Myne are shocked and terrified by her transformation. Her former friends and allies, including Benno and Lutz, are forced to confront the monster she has become under the guidance of the resistance leader Ferdinand. They must band together to stop her, but Myne's cunning and magical prowess make her a formidable foe indeed.

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Trash of the Count's Family is a Korean isekai web novel series written by Yoo Ryeo Han in the Action, Comedy, and Fantasy genres. The story follows the main character, Kim Rok Soo, who wakes up in a different world and inhabits the body of a minor villain named Cale Henituse. As the plot deviates from the original novel, Kim Rok Soo becomes entangled in various conflicts. The novel is still ongoing but is currently on hiatus due to the author's family circumstances. It features elements like alchemy, artifacts, beast companions, and a cautious, clever protagonist. The novel has garnered praise for its masterful storytelling and engaging plot, making it a popular choice among readers

Web Novel: LINK1 | LINK2

More info: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/trash-of-the-counts-family/

Is also been adapted in a web comics series : https://trashofthecountfamily.com/

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-13 Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge on My Former Party Members and the World 7 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-13 Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World 7 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-13 The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-15 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 10 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-15 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won't Leave Me Alone 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-15 Invaders of the Rokujouma!? 44 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-16 Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells 10 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-16 Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter 12 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-17 By the Grace of the Gods 14 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Physical Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-13 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-14 Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City 2 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-14 Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentลshล 5 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ“–
2024-05-14 The Apothecary Diaries 1 Square Enix Books ๐Ÿ“–

Audio Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-14 Baccano! 1 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-14 Goblin Slayer 3 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-14 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 3 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-14 Reign of the Seven Spellblades 1 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-14 Spice and Wolf 9 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-14 The Saga of Tanya the Evil 10 Yen Press ๐ŸŽง
2024-05-16 The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent 9 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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Itโ€™s that time of the week again. This time itโ€™s about books you hate to read but still keep reading. Usually I drop a book when I donโ€™t enjoy it but currently, Iโ€™m reading a series (Mythical Hero's Otherworld Chronicles) that I absolutely despise with a passion but I still keep grabbing new volumes for some reason that I might need to get checked out.

Does anyone of you have something like that or am I the only masochistic weirdo out here?

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Digital Releases

Date Title Volume Publisher Format
2024-05-06 Fiancรฉe No More: The Forsaken Lady, the Prince, and Their Make-Believe Love 2 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-06 Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole 7 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-06 Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden 2 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-07 Magical Explorer 7 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
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2024-05-09 True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends โ€“ One Star in the Night Sky 1 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
2024-05-09 You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story 3 J-Novel Club ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
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2024-05-09 Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA 4 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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If you could entice any author to create a spin-off series (or one-shot) about a side character of theirs, who would it be about?

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2024-04-30 Once Upon a Witch's Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
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Hello, for this week let's try a game. Post two truths and one lie about an LN or series; another poster must try to guess (please answer in spoilers so others can still try guessing).

I'll start:

  1. This series was first released in 2006 in Japan and got an EN release in 2009 from Yen Press and sold more than 5 million copies by October 2020.
  2. it is set in a futuristic, sci-fi world where humans and wolves coexist on a distant planet.
  3. It has been adapted into animes, mangas, videogames, and VR experiences.
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2024-04-23 Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle 6 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-04-23 Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Secret File 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
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2024-04-23 Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement 4 Kodansha ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-04-23 Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina 13 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
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2024-04-25 Yes, No, or Maybe? 3 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
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2024-04-23 Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Secret File 2 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-04-23 Riviere and the Land of Prayer 1 Yen Press ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
2024-04-23 Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement 4 Kodansha ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–
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2024-04-25 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 14 Seven Seas Entertainment ๐ŸŽง
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