At their panel at Anime Expo 2024 today, digital manga service Azuki announced a new partnership with light novel and manga publisher J-Novel Club (JNC) to distribute their manga via Azuki’s subscription service, as well as the addition of two new series from indie manga publisher Star Fruit Books.
As part of the partnership between Azuki and J-Novel Club, Azuki will make a number of JNC’s series available on Azuki’s website and mobile apps, with full series available through Azuki’s $4.99-per-month subscription, and select chapters available for free with ads to non-subscribers. Azuki announced that 21 JNC series are available right now, including hit manga with anime adaptations like I Parry Everything, I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons, and Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles.
Azuki also announced the addition of grin grin grin and Il Manga Milione from indie manga publisher Star Fruit Books. grin grin grin’s digital edition is available exclusively on Azuki, and the one-volume series is available in print from Star Fruit Books. Finally, Azuki announced that they will release the irreverent teacher-student comedy series You’re So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei, by Mao Nakada, in ebook format. Pre-orders are available now on Amazon, BookWalker, Google Play Books, and Apple Books.
The full list of all 23 new series is included below.
From J-Novel Club:
- 8th Loop for the Win! With Seven Lives’ Worth of XP and the Third Princess’s Appraisal Skill, My Behemoth and I Are Unstoppable!
By SkyFarm, Riku Natsume - An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
By Fuminori Teshima, Hako Itagaki, COMTA - An Archdemon’s (Friend’s) Dilemma: How to Babysit a Crybaby Knight
By Fuminori Teshima, Momo Futaba, COMTA, Hako Itagaki - Cooking With Wild Game
By Eda, Kochimo - Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight -Origins-
By Hyougetsu・Nishi(E)da, Yuuchi Kosumi - Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness
By Ameko Kaeruda, Kaziya - The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects: Tales of Blue Dias and the Onikin Alna
By Fuurou, Yumbo - I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I’m the Strongest? I’m Not Even an Adventurer Yet!
By KRSG, Kawaguchi - I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
By Izumi Sawano, Uri Sugata - Infinite Dendrogram
By Sakon Kaidou, Kami Imai, Taiki - The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1
By Arata Shiraishi, Rio Nanamomo - A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
By Hagure metabo, Oonoimo, masami - The Magician Who Rose From Failure
By Gamei Hitsuji, Saika Fushimi - The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
By Seiichi Takayama, chany, Yukisan - The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power: Disgraced No Longer, I’m Finding Happiness with the Prince!
By Almond, Yona Etou - Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want
By Hiiro Shimotsuki, Shizuku Akechi, Takashi Iwasaki - Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
By Hayaken, Moto Kuromura, Nagu - Record of Wortenia War
By Ryota Hori, Yukari Yagi, bob - Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
By Yuri Kitayama, Futago Minaduki, Riv - A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
By Firehead, Tsubasa Haduki - Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
By Makishima Suzuki, Shimo Aono, Yappen
From Star Fruit Books:
- grin grin grin
By Sangatou - Il Manga Milione
By Tatsuya Ihara
Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 300 manga series, including international hits like Attack on Titan, Fire Force, and A Silent Voice. Azuki also publishes acclaimed new series like Our Aimless Nights, Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms, and My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files, with weekly new chapters available exclusively via the Azuki app and ebooks available via the Azuki app and third-party ebook stores.
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