J-Novel Club is going to be Boys’ Love fans Knight in Shining Armor, because they’ve announced at MCM Comic Con in London that they’re launching a new Boys’ Love imprint, “Knight,” which will publish both BL manga and light novel series! The new imprint will debut in 2025 with new series available to read digitally on J-Novel Club’s website and app and distributed wherever ebooks are sold. Knight adds to the portfolio of J-Novel Club’s other imprints, including Club (shonen), Heart (shojo), and Pulp (pulp), though the name deviates a bit from the French-suited card-deck theme of the other imprints, but hey, it’s a cool name so we’ll take it!
For more information about J-Novel Club’s Knight imprint, check out the official press release provided below:
J-Novel Club Announces NEW Digital Boys’ Love (BL) Imprint! : KNIGHT
(October 25 , 2024) – J-Novel Club LLC (JNC) announced the launch of its new Boys’
Love (BL) imprint at MCM Comic Con in London today. The new line, called “Knight”,
will feature both manga and light novel series. “BL” is a popular genre with narratives
centering male/male romance in Japan, which recently has been expanding its
definition to include more gender diverse and trans narratives. Fans can look forward
to new series releases beginning in early 2025, available for reading digitally on the
J-Novel Club website and app, and once in eBook form, everywhere eBooks are sold.
(Fans can stay tuned for announcements of being able to read chapters on third
party platforms, and any exclusives.)
JNC Knight will be J-Novel Club’s first venture into Boys’ Love, expanding its
extensive collection of over 350 titles. Access to titles will be available with no
additional costs to J-Novel Club subscribers, and for premium subscribers, they will
have access to parts as soon as they are translated. eBooks will be offered on all
major platforms for purchase.
In addition to the imprint, JNC has launched all new socials around the line, where
they will be announcing newly licensed series, hosting giveaways, hosting translated
talks with Japanese guests, and more. These social handles include:
Instagram: jnc_knight
TikTok: jnc_knight
X (Twitter): jnc_knight
At MCM Comic Con in London on October 25th, 2025, Director of Business
Development and Content, Madison Salters, and Managing Director of JNC’s
European branch, NINA, Jonathan Collis, tackled the genre’s past and future, the
changing nature of the genre today, and reasons for launching Knight now. Knight
joins JNC’s other successful imprints, Club (shounen), Heart (shoujo), and Pulp (pulp).
The duo also unveiled the imprint’s new logo:
About J-Novel Club
J-Novel Club (JNC), a member of the Kadokawa group, is renowned for its
exceptional English-language production of Japanese light novels and manga
worldwide. Founded by passionate translators and fans, JNC is dedicated to
delivering high-quality books in both digital and print formats, closely aligned with
Japan’s production timelines. With a focus on weekly digital releases—whether
serialized parts, complete eBooks, rentals, or audiobooks—JNC has brought beloved
titles like Ascendence of a Bookworm, In Another World With My Smartphone, Full
Metal Panic!, and Slayers to English-speaking audiences.
Committed to quality and precision in translation, JNC connects fans with beloved
titles and fosters a thriving community around the vibrant world of Japanese
literature. Since 2016, J-Novel Club has digitally published over 2,000 volumes and
physically printed over 250 volumes of different series for over 13,000 unique readers.
