Hanashi Media announced that it has licensed 11 new light novel series for digital English release. The newly licensed titles include A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring and GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There!
Here are the details on the publisher’s latest series:
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring
Story: Shizuru Minazuki
Illustrations: Yamakawa
The light novel series inspired a manga adaptation and 12-episode TV anime series in 2024 from EMT Squared and Bros. Bird.
Synopsis:
Killed by a god’s mistake, Takumi Kayano is reincarnated into another world and blessed with a wide array of powerful skills. But instead of arriving in a peaceful town, he finds himself dropped into a monster-infested forest.
There, Takumi discovers two small children—a boy and a girl who appear to be twins. He names them Allen and Elena and decides to take them under his protection. To his surprise, the children effortlessly defeat monsters using advanced martial arts, far beyond what their young bodies should be capable of.
After safely reaching a nearby city, Takumi registers with the Adventurers’ Guild to earn a living. As he begins working as an adventurer, he also takes on a new role: raising Allen and Elena and watching over their growth in an unfamiliar world.
Thus begins a relaxed and heartwarming adventure, where battles, parenting, and everyday life blend together in a slow-paced fantasy about family, survival, and second chances.
The Disfavored Prince Is a Genius Alchemist: All I Want Is to Spoil My Little Siblings
Story: Umee
Illustrations: Kawaku
Synopsis:
One day, a man who dreams of having a loving family is reincarnated into the magically advanced Iscarion Empire. His new name is Arsha.
Born as the empire’s unlucky first prince, Arsha is denied the right to succeed the throne because of his bloodline-and even his beloved younger brothers are destined to keep their distance from him. So instead of clinging to power, Arsha willingly hands the throne to his younger brother and chooses a life of freedom, devoting himself to his true passion: alchemy. His overflowing talent quickly leads to an incredible breakthrough, the creation of Sephira, a brand-new intelligent life-form. By fusing magic and science, Arsha even turns himself invisible, granting him access to every secret within the imperial court.
Without meaning to, he outsmarts powerful nobles and begins quietly influencing the empire’s bitter succession struggle from the shadows.
“I wish they’d call me ‘big brother’ someday…” Unaware of his own impact, a laid-back genius slowly takes control of the empire for the sake of his little brothers in this heartwarming fantasy about family, invention, and accidental domination.
It Was Supposed to Be My Second Life, but It Turned Out to Be My Third So I’ll Change History with Knowledge and Reform
Story: take4
Illustrations: Hinaco Hino
Synopsis:
“This time, I’ll protect my family-no matter what.”
Takheel, a young baron branded as useless, could do nothing as the people he loved were taken from him. But at the moment of death, a sudden awakening of time-space magic sends him spiraling back to childhood-along with memories from lives even further back. War and plague won’t break him again.
Armed with modern knowledge, Takheel starts building what his world has never seen: waterwheels, dried noodles, and even crossbows. He supports his struggling parents, forces his brother’s doomed fate off its rails, and turns the Solis barony into a thriving, resilient domain-mitigating crop failures, floods, and famine while recruiting talent by any means necessary.
But his shameless, all-in tactics don’t stop at saving one household. Before long, his “family-first” revolution ripples beyond the Kyle Kingdom, stirring a continent-wide wave of history itself being rewritten.
A once-in-a-generation prodigy takes on a tragic destiny—and a rebellion unlike anything this world has ever witnessed begins.
Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer: Building a Castle Brick by Brick
Story: Cancellara
Illustrations: riv
Synopsis:
In a chaotic world where royal power has collapsed, a small child plays with dirt in a remote, frozen village. His name is Ars.
Gifted with extraordinary earth magic, Ars can freely alter soil and terrain-so he puts his ability to work improving farmland and restoring barren fields. What no one knows is that he carries memories from a past life obsessed with city-building games.
As he grows older, Ars sets his sights on escaping poverty. Using his own original magic, he begins constructing houses from scratch. He hatches rare magical beasts, clears the dense forest surrounding the village, and revolutionizes trade by building Roman-style roads. Massive defensive walls rise to protect against monsters, and a once-starving farming settlement slowly transforms into a thriving city.
But rapid progress attracts unwanted attention. Nobles who see his development as a threat move to crush his ambitions-and Ars is forced into conflict with the powers of the world.
Starting with nothing but his magic and ingenuity, a single boy reshapes the land and sets out on an unstoppable path toward unifying the realm. The epic tale of a nation’s founding begins with one child and a handful of dirt.
Reincarnated Onmyoji: Powered by the King of Hell I Refuse to Return to Hell
Story: Yosuke Akano
Illustrations: Hakusai
Synopsis:
“You’ll stay with me forever, won’t you, Master?” Kamo Kazuki was sent to Hell by mistake. Now reborn into a world overrun by supernatural creatures, he is tasked with performing purification rituals to cleanse his soul of lingering corruption.
Unfortunately, that lingering “impurity” makes him irresistible to yokai. Before he knows it, Kazuki is surrounded by an eccentric entourage: an overly devoted mountain spirit, a flirtatious tengu descendant, and a seductive spider demon who insists on becoming his lover. Drawn in by the overwhelming divine power he received from the King of Hell, only the strongest and strangest spirits gather around him.
Though constantly bewildered by their intense affection, Kazuki finds their presence oddly convenient. If he must purify souls to redeem himself, then exorcising powerful monsters is the fastest way forward. As he subjugates one high-level apparition after another, his name quickly spreads. But such abnormal strength does not go unnoticed. Soon, even the Onmyoji Association begins to take an interest in him…
With a band of troublesome yet loyal yokai at his side, Kazuki effortlessly seals away monstrous threats and supernatural horrors alike. A former onmyoji rises again from Hell to run an unstoppable supernatural odd-jobs business in this action-packed fantasy of purification, power, and eccentric companions.
The Vampire and the Chocolatier: A Genius Alchemist’s Sweet Obsession
Story: Masanobu Serizawa
Illustrations: Kyou Kitazawa
Synopsis:
“Offer the ultimate sweetness—or die.”
In the mysterious city of Luvilia, where the unnatural gathers, the alchemist Alfred is robbed of everything—money, home, even his life—until he’s saved by the last person he ever wanted to owe: the vampire Shin. But salvation comes with a price.
Shin forces Alfred into a contract of servitude. Run, and he’ll be killed. Stay, and he must fulfill one impossible command: Create chocolate so delicious it feels like dying. Shin’s only weakness is the sensation of truly feeling alive-and after a long, empty existence, he’s grown bored with living. He wants to taste a bliss so intense it can end him.
So which comes first: Alfred creating the ultimate single piece… or being reduced to ashes as a useless failure? A dangerously intimate battle of wills between two men, where every step closer to perfection could be their last. A gothic sweets fantasy of absolute mast servant-meltingly sweet, and fatally obsessed.
I Was Banished from the Royal Capital So I’m Building the Ultimate Golems with My Hero Disciples
Story: Rerux
Illustrations: Ryuta Fuse
Synopsis:
“Ugh… what a pain. Should I just one-shot it?”
Horus once ran the entire Diamante Kingdom by himself-remotely controlling countless mechanical golems with an absurdly powerful ability. But thanks to an ignorant noble’s interference, he’s suddenly fired from his job. Reuniting with his beautiful former disciples, Horus is completely burned out, both mentally and physically. All he wants now is a laid-back journey to perfect his beloved Golem System and live life on his own terms. That was the plan… until trouble keeps finding him. A dragon threatening a village? One punch.
Raw ingredients placed inside a mysterious device-instant gourmet meals? Before he knows it, every casual detour turns into another act of accidental justice. As rumors of his exploits spread, the kingdom’s nobles scramble to drag him back into service. But Horus has no intention of returning to the life that worked him to exhaustion.
“Seriously… what a hassle. Guess I’ll just wipe them out in one hit.”
A lazy yet ruthless former government operative sets out on a relaxed revenge-filled journey with his companions in this easygoing travel fantasy packed with overwhelming power, sweet payback, and nonstop problem-solving.
The Guy Who Thought He Was the Hero Used the Real Hero as a Stepping Stone—and Won
Story: Yuyushita Sasuga
Illustrations: Tamagonokimi
Synopsis:
A legendary case of mistaken identity is about to begin… A self-sacrificing high school boy dies after trying to save others–so when a god appears and tells him, “Congratulations! You’ve been reincarnated as the protagonist!” he can hardly believe his luck. Reborn into a novel-style fantasy world, he’s convinced this is his destined hero story at last. There’s just one problem. The god lied.
Instead of becoming the hero, he’s been reborn as a disposable stepping-stone side character-a weak nobody meant to be defeated early in the story. But the boy doesn’t know that.
Armed with nothing but his absolute belief that “everything will work out because I’m the protagonist,” he trains with insane dedication, pushing his pitiful stats far beyond their limits. His reckless determination begins to warp the original storyline itself-saving tragic heroines, overturning doomed events, and slowly rewriting the fate of the world. “I am the protagonist… no matter what anyone says!” (Despite having trash-tier specs.)
“Who is that guy…? He’s completely unhinged.” —The real protagonist.
A delusional “hero” who isn’t one charges headfirst into destiny in this outrageous fantasy comedy where sheer effort, blind confidence, and narrative misunderstanding reshape the world itself.
A Dumped Villainess Married Me, a Lazy Villain Noble—and We Became the Ultimate Power Couple
Story: Mesopo Tamia
Illustrations: Carimarica
Synopsis:
Alban realizes the truth: he’s a villainous noble in a novel. And if he follows the script, he’ll lose a duel to the hero, fall into ruin, and die forgotten. Determined to avoid that ending, he finally drags himself into sword and magic training-actually working for once.
Then trouble arrives in the form of his new bride: the infamous villainess, Leticia, a girl surrounded by nothing but terrible rumors. Except… the moment Alban meets her, he’s struck speechless. She’s exactly his type-an incredible wife in every way.
The “villainess” reputation? A scheme by her former fiancé. In truth, Leticia quietly shelters and cares for homeless children with a kindness that borders on angelic. Alban nearly forgets his own downfall-avoidance plan. Instead, he decides to thaw her guarded heart by force-and to take revenge on the trash of a duke who framed the woman he loves.
Using their notorious “villain couple” image as bait, they lure their enemies out into the open… “If you get in our way, we’ll just crush you.” A ruthless, deliciously satisfying revenge-and-reversal fantasy starring the most dangerous villain × villain married couple!
I Was Reborn as a Refugee Girl, So I’m Working Toward Citizenship from Scratch
Story: Torisuke
Illustrations: nyanya
Synopsis:
Lil’s stomach growls. She reincarnated… only to wake up in a refugee settlement. Worse, her parents refuse to work, and she’s treated as an outcast-sleeping on dead grass day after day, never sure what tomorrow will bring.
But when Lil learns that registering with the guild and reaching B-rank adventurer status could earn her the right to live in town, she makes a decision: She’ll climb up from zero. From trash collection and cleaning jobs to tiny F-rank requests, Lil throws herself into honest work with everything she has. And with her very first reward, she steps into a “town diner” for the first time in her life—where a skewer of grilled meat tastes so good she can’t stop the tears.
“If it means hot meals, bring on any quest!” Her goal is simple: escape refugee life-one job at a time. A cozy, feel-good otherworld adventure fantasy where a hardworking reincarnated girl wins your heart with every small step forward.
GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There!
Story: Takumi Yanai
Illustrations: Daisuke Izuka
The light novel series has inspired several manga series and a 24-episode TV anime adaptation from A-1 Pictures. A sequel novel series titled GATE Season 2: Jieitai Ka no Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri was launched in 2017 and is inspiring its own TV anime series from Studio M2.
Synopsis:
In the year 20XX, a mysterious gate to another world suddenly opens in Tokyo’s Ginza district. From beyond it pour invading armies and monstrous creatures from a fantasy realm. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces repel the attack—and push forward through the gate into the unknown territory on the other side.
Among the soldiers sent to investigate is Yoji Itami, a 33-year-old otaku officer who is anything but a typical soldier. Leading his unit into the newly discovered world, he sets out to scout nearby villages and assess the situation beyond the gate.
What awaits them is not only danger… but the sight of fantastical races and beautiful girls straight out of a dream.
Thus begins the unprecedented encounter between modern military force and a medieval fantasy world, where guns meet dragons and diplomacy clashes with magic.
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