List of Light Novels Released in English

This week's releases:
Infinite Stratos 11 (E-Book ONLY)
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 8 (E-Book ONLY)
The Underdog of the Eight Greater Tribes 1: One Exceptional Kid is Aiming for the Top! (E-Book ONLY)
Kobold King 1 (E-Book ONLY)

First week with no scheduled physical releases since w/c 9th September.
 
This week's releases:
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 10
Strike the Blood 14: Golden Days
The Asterisk War 12: Resurgence of Savagery
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 2 (E-Book ONLY)
Her Majesty’s Swarm 1 (E-Book ONLY)
Altina the Sword Princess 2 (E-Book ONLY)
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord 12 (E-Book ONLY)
 
This week's releases:
Goblin Slayer 9
A Sister’s All You Need 6
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina 1
Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen 3
SCP Foundation: Iris Through the Looking-Glass 1
Toradora 9
Record of the Wortenia War 4 (E-Book ONLY)
Kokoro Connect 8: Step Time (E-Book ONLY)
At Night, I Become a Monster (E-Book ONLY)
The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman 1 (E-Book ONLY)
By the Grace of the Gods 1 (E-Book ONLY)
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride 9 (E-Book ONLY)
Isekai Rebuilding Project 1 (E-Book ONLY)
 
This week's releases:
In Another World With My Smartphone 8 (Physical release)
If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord 7 (Physical release)
Full Metal Panic! Collector’s Edition 1 (Physical release)
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord 8 (Physical release)
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! 7 (Physical release)
Classroom of the Elite 4.5 (E-Book ONLY)
Outer Ragna 1 (E-Book ONLY)
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey 6 (E-Book ONLY)
 
J-Novel Club has licensed:
The Extraordinary, the Ordinary and SOAP! / Hibon ・ Heibon ・ Shabon
  • Originally a web novel published on Shousetsuka ni Narou
  • Published in Japan under Arian Rose, this is thus another story aimed primarily at a female audience
  • The web novel is complete with 154 chapters, plus 9 side story chapters and 15 extra chapters
  • Series completed in Japan at 3 volumes
  • Parts 1 and 2 of volume 1 available to read now.
 
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This week's releases:
No Game No Life 10
Bungo Stray Dogs 3
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria 11
The World’s Strongest Rearguard 2
The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan 4 (E-Book ONLY)
Banner of the Stars 2 (E-Book ONLY)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA 2 (E-Book ONLY)
Cooking with Wild Game 6 (E-Book ONLY)
I Refuse to Be Your Enemy 1 (E-Book ONLY)
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! 3 (E-Book ONLY)

Plus e-book releases of all volumes of Log Horizon
 
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Seven Seas have licensed:
Sarazanmai
  • Novel version of the anime, covering the same story.
  • Written by the creators of the anime.
  • Published in Japan under Gentousha Comics
  • Series complete in Japan on 2 volumes
  • Volume 1 scheduled for release on 1st September
 
Seven Seas have licensed:
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter / Ore Dake Ireru Kakushi Dungeon
  • Originally a web novel published on Shousetsuka ni Narou
  • Published in Japan under Kodansha's K Ranobe Books
  • 4 volumes out in Japan so far, with a fifth out on Friday week. The web novel is also on 5 volumes.
  • The series has a manga adaptation which has also been licensed.
  • Volume 1 scheduled for release on 13th October.
 
Seven Seas have licensed:

Roll Over and Die: I will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword / Omaegotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na to Yuusha Party wo Taihousareta no de Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai:
  • Originally a web novel with a slightly different title published on Shousetsuka ni Narou
  • Published in Japan under GC Novels
  • Web novel complete on 10 volumes (plus various extras)
  • Light novel ongoing on 4 volumes
  • Scheduled to begin releasing in October

Yes, No or Maybe / Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka
  • Published in Japan under Tiara Plus Bunko
  • Series complete in Japan on 3 volumes
  • There are various spinoff volumes but no indication that these have been licensed
  • This is a BL light novel - I believe it is the first one since June stopped licensing them quite a few years ago, and the first ever from Seven Seas.
  • Scheduled for release in a single volume on 6th October.
 
This week's releases:
re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- 12
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected 9
Classroom of the Elite 4 (Physical release)
Owarimonogatari part 2
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria 11
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 6: One Summer Day
Reincarnated as a Sword 4 (Physical release)
Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! 2
Skeleton Knight in Another World 4 (Physical release)
Kingdom Hearts III: The Novel 1: Re:Start!!
Tearmoon Empire 1 (E-Book ONLY)
Lazy Dungeon Master 9 (E-Book ONLY)
I Had That Same Dream Again 1 (E-Book ONLY)
Skeleton Knight in Another World 5 (E-Book ONLY)
 
This week's releases:
Crest of the Stars 1-3 Collector’s Edition (Physical release)
My Hero Academia: School Briefs 4
Infinite Dendrogram 5 (Physical release)
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride 4 (Physical release)
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill 5 (E-Book ONLY)
 
Yen Press have licensed:
The Garden of Words / Shousetsu Kotonoha no Niwa:
  • Published in Japan under Kadokawa Bunko, as well as by enterbrain.
  • Novel version of the hit film by Makoto Shinkai.
  • Completed in Japan on 1 volume.
  • Scheduled for release in August.

They also licensed Zoku Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!, which I had previously thought they had included in their license of Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo! (KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World)
 
This week's releases:
The Rising of the Shield Hero 16
Magical Girl Raising Project 8: Aces
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima 2
I Had That Same Dream Again (E-Book ONLY)
Reincarnated as a Sword 5 (E-Book ONLY)
The Invincible Shovel 1 (E-Book ONLY)
 
This week's releases:
The Rising of the Shield Hero 16
The Isolator 5
Can Someone Please Explain What’s Going On? ~A Sign-on-the-Line Wedding Story~ (E-Book ONLY)
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest: Short Stories (E-Book ONLY)
Bibliophile Princess 1 (E-Book ONLY)
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! 9 (E-Book ONLY)
 
Wordery has a bunch of light novels discounted to a low price right now. Lots of Yen Press titles down to £5.80

(note: there are also a LOT of titles out of stock)
 
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This week's releases:
A Certain Magical Index 22
Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! 8 (Physical release)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash level. 12: That was the Beginning of a Legend Revolving Around a Certain Island and a Dragon
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? 5
You Call That Service? 2
Didn’t I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! 9 (E-Book ONLY)
Outbreak Company: The Power of Moe 13 (E-Book ONLY)
Full Metal Panic! 6 Dancing Very Merry Christmas (E-Book ONLY)
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer 5 (E-Book ONLY)
 
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