Private company

J-Novel Club LLC

American publishing company

J-Novel Club is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. It streams light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books.2 It is part of Kadokawa Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jul 4, 2016Founded1
  • HeadquartersSan Antonio1
  • Websitej-novel.club
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

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J-Novel Club is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. It streams light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books.2

Corporate structure

J-Novel Club LLC is part of a group headed by Kadokawa Corporation. 51 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What J-Novel Club LLC reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • J-Novel Club store

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • DRM free ebook

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • J-Novel Club

Also owns

  • J-Novel Club store

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 28, 2021Acquired Acquired by Kadokawa Corporation1
  2. Jul 4, 2016Founded Founded1

Sources

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