J-Novel Club Adds Gushing Over Magical Girls, 7 Other Series to Print Lineup

J-Novel Club has announced the arrival of eight new series to their print catalog, releasing from mid-2025 onwards. The titles are as follows:

• Gushing Over Magical Girls — by Akihiro Ononaka
• Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill —by Ren Eguchi, illustrations by Masa
• Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Manga) — art by Akagishi K, original story by Ren Eguchi
• The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows — by Sakaku Hishikawa, illustrations by Daburyu
• The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (Manga) — by Ten Junoichi, original story by Sakaku Hishikawa
• Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World — by Kenichi, illustrations by Nem
• Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Manga) — by Shibanobancha, original story by Kenichi
• Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole — by Aloha Zachou, illustrations by Tetubuta

Synopses and covers for the new J-Novel Club titles (print editions) can be found below.

Gushing Over Magical Girls

The manga behind the hit anime series!

Hi, I’m Hiiragi Utena. I’m a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but then some talking mascot showed up out of the blue and cast a spell on me! Now’s my chance to join my beloved magical girls as...a villain? Hang on, something’s wrong with my outfit! This can’t be happening! Nooooooo! Don’t post pictures!

Watch this shy magical-girl fan transform into a sadistic dominatrix! When good and evil collide, who will be the one to submit?!

• Volume 1 – releasing July 2025
• Monthly releases throughout 2025

Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill

The average Mukouda Tsuyoshi is summoned to a world of swords and sorcery, and he’s ready for an adventure of a lifetime! Too bad the kingdom pulled him by mistake. His stats are so laughable compared to the other heroes that he leaves immediately to make his own way with his unique shopping skill!

Taking on a slight alias, “Mukohda” has caught the attention of a legendary fenrir, along with a baby slime, thanks to his cooking abilities! His number one fan, Ninrir, the goddess with a sweet tooth, is desperate for more of his meals, but unfortunately for her, she’s not the only divinity to take notice of him!

Light novel:

• Omnibus 1 – releasing August 2025
• Omnibus 2 – releasing October 2025

Manga:

• Volume 1 — releasing September 2025
• Volume 2 — releasing November 2025

The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows

Life hasn’t been kind to Zenos. He was born in the slums, and his dirt-poor background has denied him almost every opportunity. One day, he has a chance encounter with a healer, and it sparks inspiration in him to study. He has a short stint of adventuring with a disrespectful party, who eventually kicks him out once he’s outlived his usefulness. Bereft of money and options, he puts his talents elsewhere and opens an underground clinic. Word spreads quickly about the brilliant healer in the city’s shadowy underbelly. Can Zenos buck the odds and carve out a life for himself in a world that’s spit in his face, and can he save the lives of the patients who wind up on his doorstep in the process?

Light novel:

• Volume 1 – releasing August 2025
• Volume 2 – releasing October 2025

Manga:

• Volume 1 – releasing July 2025
• Volume 2 – releasing September 2025

Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World

Tenma Otori died. But his story doesn't end there! A god from another world appears before him with an offer Tenma can't refuse: if he agrees to be reincarnated to save the god's dying world, he'll be bestowed cheat abilities. Who can say no to that?

Tenma is reincarnated into a lush fantasy world filled with demi-humans, monsters, mysterious forests, even magical spells and items. He’s adopted by two former master adventurers, while his new grandfather is a famous wizard. As Tenma grows older, his adoptive family discover more and more of Tenma’s extraordinary gods-given powers and abilities.

But even if Tenma wants to lead an ordinary existence, fate is not so kind. He has to contend with three mysterious strangers who try to kidnap him. And when tragedy strikes, Tenma has no choice but to leave his new home behind and set out into the world...

Light novel:

• Omnibus 1 – releasing September 2025
• Omnibus 2 – releasing November 2025

Manga:

• Volume 1 – releasing August 2025
• Volume 2 – releasing October 2025

Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole

Looks like I’ve been reincarnated into a gamelike world filled with monsters and dungeons. But don’t worry—it’s nothing I can’t handle. I chose Creation Magic for my unique skill, you see, and it lets me make whatever item I want...so long as I’ve got enough mana. Ah, there’s always a catch, isn’t there? But where there’s a rule, there’s a loophole—and this little witch knows just the trick to expand her mana pool a bit more each day. As for what I’ll be up to in the meantime, first I’ll make a friend.

(Literally. Golems are a thing in this world.) Next, I’ll make some tracks. (And the sooner, the better. The goddess dropped me off in the middle of the wastelands). Then finally, one day, I’ll make myself a place where I can truly belong. (That’s the plan, at least.) Time to make some magic!

• Volume 1 – releasing September 2025
• Volume 2 – releasing November 2025

What do you think of these new additions to the J-Novel Club catalog? Are you excited to see Gushing Over Magical Girls come to print? Let us know what you're planning to pick up down in the comments below!