J-Novel Club

Read the latest Japanese Light Novels in English, officially!

Samuel Pinansky · com.jnovelapp

1.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 10K+ downloads v2.0.5 15.1 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.0.5 (205)
Updated: Oct 14, 2018 (7 years ago)
APK size: 15.1 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
Category: Entertainment (app)
Permissions: 6 (4 sensitive)
Website: j-novel.club
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

J-Novel Club is an app by Samuel Pinansky in the Entertainment category. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 6 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read phone status and identity, read shared storage and display over other apps.

What's new in v2.0.5

Finally, a new version with a lot of requested features! Faster, on demand pagination! A night mode! Information about ebook releases and even a simple mode for slower devices.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “devjam”.

J-Novel Club is a digital publishing company started by translators and fans like you! Our mission is to translate and release the coolest, funnest, and newest light novels from Japan to the world. We saw that the fans really want to check out the latest light novels, but very few of them were being officially released in English. So, founder Sam Pinansky decided to gather together the best group of Japanese to English translators and editors, and headed over to the Japanese publishers to license content. To his surprise, some of them actually said yes! By focusing on digital releases, and providing a membership service to let people read the books as soon as they are translated, our goal is to build a community of light novel readers and to grow the market, so that more and more releases can be officially licensed and translated. We won't just publish the big hit light novels that get anime adaptations, but also newer titles or books from small publishers and web novels... as long as it's a blast to read, we'll bring it to you! So pull out your tablet or e-reader, sit down in a comfy chair, and join the club at j-novel.club! This App allows our club members to read the latest releases of Japanese Light Novels on the go! Also, even without an account you can read 100s of pages of previews for all our series, so check them all out for free! This App is actively being developed to add more features, so please visit our forums at forums.j-novel.club for bug reports and feature suggestions.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “J-Novel Club LLC” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 15, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Nov 11, 2020
Signed byCN=Samuel Pinansky, OU=Unknown, O=J-Novel Club LLC, L=San Antonio, ST=Texas, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)92:84:F4:48:D5:94:06:4E:CC:F9:7C:BE:05:B8:56:2D:68:A1:C7:BC
File MD59e8ed3d7dcd8e0367ad48521e555e000
Uploaded by “devjam” Silver tier · 6,469 followers · uploading since 2016

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Permissions (6)

J-Novel Club requests 6 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen

J-Novel Club APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the J-Novel Club APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9e8ed3d7dcd8e0367ad48521e555e000.