"This One Book Will Change Me." —Starts Publishing Bunko to Release 4 New Titles, Including Popular Series, on April 28th (Tuesday)!
Starts Publishing will release four new titles from its "Starts Publishing Bunko" imprint at bookstores nationwide on April 28th (Tuesday). These new releases, including popular series originating from novel submission sites, are expected to bring emotion and new encounters to readers.
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- 📰 Published: April 28, 2026 at 02:30
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Starts Publishing Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takuharu Sekine), which operates novel submission sites "Noichigo," "Berry's Cafe," and "Novema!", will begin releasing new titles from the "Starts Publishing Bunko" line at bookstores nationwide starting April 28th (Tuesday).
■ Work Information
https://novema.jp/bookstore/starts/202604
■ "Novema!"
https://novema.jp/
■ "Noichigo"
https://www.no-ichigo.jp/
■ "Berry's Cafe"
https://www.berrys-cafe.jp/
◆ Book Release Information ◆
"Tonight, I Hear Your Voice ~Before This Rain Stops~"
Author: Inujun, Illustrator: Soso
Price: 792 yen (tax included) (720 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1919-9
[Synopsis] Kazuha, who loves radio, falls in love for the first time with her classmate Kanato, whom she met at a radio viewing studio. However, shortly thereafter, he is involved in an accident and becomes unconscious. While in despair, she hears Kanato's voice, which shouldn't be audible, from an old radio her grandmother gave her... As she tries to save him from the fate of death, Kazuha witnesses the fates of various people facing death. In the end, what was the decision she made to change their two destinies?
"The Prediction that My Wicked Sister Would Be Happy Was Wrong, and I Am Loved by the Emperor"
Author: Ai Seia, Illustrator: Ryō Mikoshiba
Price: 814 yen (tax included) (740 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1920-5
[Synopsis] Rika possesses an extraordinary ability to heal wounds. Her father, stepmother, and stepsister run a clinic using her power, but Rika receives no compensation. On the contrary, Rika is treated like a slave. One day, her stepsister Kirara, who has the extraordinary ability to see fragmented futures, claims she saw "a future where she is chosen as the Emperor's bride." The next day, the dignified and handsome Emperor Hakuga certainly comes to their house... "It's not my sister. You are my bride." Kirara's prediction was a terrible misunderstanding. Rika was chosen as the bride. Loved by Hakuga, Rika becomes pregnant. Kirara, driven by jealousy, enters the harem to pursue Rika based on a new prediction...
"The Bride of Cursed Blood"
Author: Kaho Nakakoji, Illustrator: Bodax
Price: 770 yen (tax included) (700 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1921-2
[Synopsis] Due to her cursed blood, Ito was neglected by her cruel stepfather and treated like a servant by her poisonous stepmother and stepsister after her mother's death. Each time the secret of her blood was known, she was scorned by those around her as a "monster." In her days of despair, she was saved by Tenma, the captain of the national defense force. He recognizes Ito's hidden power and proposes a contract marriage to save the country. "I love you." Ito's lonely heart begins to thaw as she experiences his kindness, seeing her for who she is, not based on others' evaluations. A Japanese-style Cinderella story where accursed blood causes a miracle, and a lonely girl finds happiness!
"Pledge with the Ice Dragon Emperor and the Rare Shrine Maiden ~Farewell to all who oppressed me~"
Author: Yu Hino, Illustrator: Suzunosuke
Price: 803 yen (tax included) (730 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1922-9
[Synopsis] Tamaki, born into a noble family, was oppressed as a maidservant. A cup of water Tamaki offered to Marquis Ayato Ichinose, who was on the verge of death, changes their destiny. He alone discerned Tamaki's power as a rare shrine maiden, a power she herself was unaware of. "I want to welcome you." Tamaki's power awakens during her journey to become a bride, and the blood of the Dragon God flows in Ayato. Meanwhile, in the house that lost Tamaki, her stepmother, stepsister, and even her fiancé succumb to greed and self-destruct. This is a story of an oppressed girl who finds true love and transforms into an irreplaceable being.
◆ Contact: Starts Publishing Co., Ltd. Public Relations Division, Shirato TEL: 03-6202-0311 Mail: contact-stp@starts-pub.jp
■ Work Information
https://novema.jp/bookstore/starts/202604
■ "Novema!"
https://novema.jp/
■ "Noichigo"
https://www.no-ichigo.jp/
■ "Berry's Cafe"
https://www.berrys-cafe.jp/
◆ Book Release Information ◆
"Tonight, I Hear Your Voice ~Before This Rain Stops~"
Author: Inujun, Illustrator: Soso
Price: 792 yen (tax included) (720 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1919-9
[Synopsis] Kazuha, who loves radio, falls in love for the first time with her classmate Kanato, whom she met at a radio viewing studio. However, shortly thereafter, he is involved in an accident and becomes unconscious. While in despair, she hears Kanato's voice, which shouldn't be audible, from an old radio her grandmother gave her... As she tries to save him from the fate of death, Kazuha witnesses the fates of various people facing death. In the end, what was the decision she made to change their two destinies?
"The Prediction that My Wicked Sister Would Be Happy Was Wrong, and I Am Loved by the Emperor"
Author: Ai Seia, Illustrator: Ryō Mikoshiba
Price: 814 yen (tax included) (740 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1920-5
[Synopsis] Rika possesses an extraordinary ability to heal wounds. Her father, stepmother, and stepsister run a clinic using her power, but Rika receives no compensation. On the contrary, Rika is treated like a slave. One day, her stepsister Kirara, who has the extraordinary ability to see fragmented futures, claims she saw "a future where she is chosen as the Emperor's bride." The next day, the dignified and handsome Emperor Hakuga certainly comes to their house... "It's not my sister. You are my bride." Kirara's prediction was a terrible misunderstanding. Rika was chosen as the bride. Loved by Hakuga, Rika becomes pregnant. Kirara, driven by jealousy, enters the harem to pursue Rika based on a new prediction...
"The Bride of Cursed Blood"
Author: Kaho Nakakoji, Illustrator: Bodax
Price: 770 yen (tax included) (700 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1921-2
[Synopsis] Due to her cursed blood, Ito was neglected by her cruel stepfather and treated like a servant by her poisonous stepmother and stepsister after her mother's death. Each time the secret of her blood was known, she was scorned by those around her as a "monster." In her days of despair, she was saved by Tenma, the captain of the national defense force. He recognizes Ito's hidden power and proposes a contract marriage to save the country. "I love you." Ito's lonely heart begins to thaw as she experiences his kindness, seeing her for who she is, not based on others' evaluations. A Japanese-style Cinderella story where accursed blood causes a miracle, and a lonely girl finds happiness!
"Pledge with the Ice Dragon Emperor and the Rare Shrine Maiden ~Farewell to all who oppressed me~"
Author: Yu Hino, Illustrator: Suzunosuke
Price: 803 yen (tax included) (730 yen + tax), ISBN: 978-4-8137-1922-9
[Synopsis] Tamaki, born into a noble family, was oppressed as a maidservant. A cup of water Tamaki offered to Marquis Ayato Ichinose, who was on the verge of death, changes their destiny. He alone discerned Tamaki's power as a rare shrine maiden, a power she herself was unaware of. "I want to welcome you." Tamaki's power awakens during her journey to become a bride, and the blood of the Dragon God flows in Ayato. Meanwhile, in the house that lost Tamaki, her stepmother, stepsister, and even her fiancé succumb to greed and self-destruct. This is a story of an oppressed girl who finds true love and transforms into an irreplaceable being.
◆ Contact: Starts Publishing Co., Ltd. Public Relations Division, Shirato TEL: 03-6202-0311 Mail: contact-stp@starts-pub.jp