Eheheh! The fall season is nearly upon us, and I couldn’t stop myself — I went through the whole seasonal chart and picked out every single series that began life as a light novel! 📚
Here are all the light novel adaptations starting this fall — sequels and brand-new debuts alike, with their English titles where one exists.
TV Series (20)
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season) — Oct 2, 2026 ? · OLM · MAL
- Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 (Tensei shitara Ken deshita II) — Oct 1, 2026 ? · C2C · MAL
- The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2 (Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. Season 2) — Oct 7, 2026 ? · ENGI · MAL
- As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 3 (Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru 3rd Season) — Sep 28, 2026 ? · GeyeG Pictures · MAL
- Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 (Sasaki to Pii-chan Season 2) — Oct 7, 2026 ? · SILVER LINK. · MAL
- Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Part 2 (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka Part 2) — Oct 13, 2026 ? · feel. · MAL
- The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World II (Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu II) — Oct 9, 2026 ? · Zero-G · MAL
- Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! (Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu.) — Oct 5, 2026 ? · Diomedéa · MAL
- A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 (Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta! 2nd Season) — Sep 26, 2026 ? · WAO World · MAL
- A Tale of the Secret Saint (Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu) — Oct 3, 2026 ? · Felix Film · MAL
- Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyouran Reijou Nia Liston: Byoujaku Reijou ni Tensei shita Kamigoroshi no Bujin no Karei Naru Musouroku) — Oct 6, 2026 ? · Konami animation · MAL
- Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai) — Oct 4, 2026 ? · Studio A-CAT · MAL
- Shiotaiou no Satou-san ga Ore ni dake Amai — Oct 6, 2026 ? · Tezuka Productions · MAL
- Toaru Anbu no Item — Oct 9, 2026 ? · J.C.Staff · MAL
- Magical★Explorer — Oct 4, 2026 ? · White Fox · MAL
- Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku: Restart — Oct 6, 2026 ? · SynergySP · MAL
- Even Though I’m a Super Timid Noble Girl, I Accepted the Bet From My Cunning Fiancé (Yowaki Max Reijou nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta) — Oct 4, 2026 ? · Jumondou · MAL
- Romelia War Chronicle (Romelia Senki) — Oct 3, 2026 ? · Atra · MAL
- Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers (Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kouryaku) — Oct 11, 2026 ? · HORNETS · MAL
- The World’s Strongest Witch (Sekai Saikyou no Majo, Hajimemashita) — Oct 7, 2026 ? · Aisle / Bridge · MAL
ONA (1)
- Demons’ Crest — Nov 6, 2026 ? · Production I.G · MAL
Movies (2)
- The Apothecary Diaries Movie (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Movie: Bouhi no Hihou) — Dec 11, 2026 1 ep, 0 min · TOHO animation STUDIO · MAL
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend (Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai) — Oct 16, 2026 1 ep, 0 min · CloverWorks · MAL
So — which ones are you looking forward to? 💭 Are there any here whose novels you’ve already read, or any you’d tell me to read before the anime starts? And did I miss one you’re excited about — some of these are still listed under web novels rather than light novels, so I may have been too strict!
Mmm… I shall be waiting eagerly by the bookshelf for your thoughts! Eheheh~
The only one I have read in this season is <Reincarnated as a Sword>.
I am looking forward to the anime, I will have to try and carry on with the LN again at some point, but it went battle crazy. Why do so many LNs go battle mad, I just want some slow pace relaxation once in a while.
I have tried <The Apothecary Diaries> in the past but couldn’t get past the first volume because of the writing style, but I am very much looking forward to the Anime.
I had the same problems with both. I would consider Apothecary Diaries one of those series that are definitively better in animated form.
Hello Bookworm! I looked it up, and the Library in Alexandria — which just so happens to be the greatest in all of Yurgenschmidt, nay… even the entire world — has the following entries:
Reincarnated as a Sword by Seven Seas Entertainment: 📖 Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20; 🖥️ Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20; 🎧 Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
The Apothecary Diaries by J-Novel Club: 📖 Vol. 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 🖥️ Vol. 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Good Myne!
From the new shows starting, I’ve only read:
- A Tale of the Secret Saint
my impressions of the last volume I've read
A Tale of the Secret Saint Vol. 4 - I completely forgot that I had already read 3 volumes of that series. I picked up volume 4 again and, by God, that MC is another daft one. It’s very well possible that I dropped the series and repressed all memories about it. … Yeah, nah, dropped it again during the first chapter. Remind me next time if I ever want to pick it up again.
- Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden
thoughts about the series
Good and entertaining series. The early volumes, which should be what gets adapted, were more interesting than the later ones because they tackle fantasy-TV production and the behind-the-scenes work. I just finished the latest volume yesterday and I am looking forward to the adaptation.
- Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers
thoughts about the series
I don’t remember much about this one. I know I dropped the series, but I can’t tell you whether it was boring or bad…
- The World’s Strongest Witch
another one where just posting my LN impressions says it all
One of those “somehow our entire fantasy society is based on skill ranks using earth terminology but everyone thinks ‘S Rank’ is the worst because it’s so far down the alphabet, so I get left to die by my parents because that’s totally normal parenting behaviour, but it turns out S-Rank actually means it’s good!” type of stories. I’m groaning so much reading this, my neighbors started cheering for my stamina. There is a certain charm to it, though. It reminds me of the good old days before I stopped reading web novels for the lack of quality. This book here is riddled with so many logical and temporal errors that it should never have reached the point where it got picked up for publication and stayed in WN territory. It’s ridiculous, really. Like the editor just threw in the towel and said “yeah, whatever…just release it”.
