Ascendance of a Bookworm: Fanbook 2

Traditional and digital media: eARCs are available to genre websites and influencer circles in the anime and manga-spheres.

Promotion via media tie-ins: Three concurrent manga adaptations are being released in Japan along with the original novels.

Social Media & Newsletter: Over 11,000 followers keep up-to-date with new releases on J-Novel Club’s twitter account and 24,000 readers are subscribed to the company’s newsletters.

Conventions & Events: J-Novel Club staff attend and hold panels at major conventions including Anime Expo (over 100,000 attendees) and Anime NYC. J-Novel Club also partakes in digital conventions and livestreams to announce new titles and promote fan engagement.

J-Novel Club runs its own book club. With over 10,000 paid subscribers, J-Novel Club offers its members first-look access to new titles through ongoing serialisation. Average session length for returning users is over 13.5 minutes. Users are encouraged to engage with staff and each other through book-specific member forums, as well as on the J-Novel Club Discord server.

A collection of art, short stories, and more that no bookworm should miss! This fanbook covers material up to and including Part 4 Volume 1. Inside, find an abundance of supplementary content like design sheets for new characters, an extensive family tree, and seven short stories not found in the light novels. This fanbook also includes exclusive behind-the-scenes reports from a Bookworm drama CD recording session and another Q&A with author Miya Kazuki featuring reader questions.