Reverse Harem Freshest News: My Life as an Internet Novel Print Release, Let's Play anime KV and PV, The Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Novel and More!

UPDATE: 8/25/2025 Added Synopsis on Gentlemen, I'm Under Your Care 

Penguin Random House has launched a new imprint, Ink Pop, dedicated to bringing manga, manhwa and webtoons to younger readers. Their launch list includes My Life as an Internet Novel alongside I Wanna Be Your Girl. My Life as an Internet Novel graphic novel, will be released on October 14, 2025. (Pre-order link below.)  The webcomic is also currently available on Tappytoon, Tapas, Pocketcomic and Manta. Source: ANN   

Every novel has the usual cast: a gorgeous heroine, handsome boys vying for her attention, and a homely best friend at the heroine’s side. Dani, an ordinary student and avid reader of internet novels, is all too familiar with these tropes. But she never imagined that one day she’d wake up at the center of one herself! Her new fictional world is complete with a beautiful best friend named Yeoryung, and four impossibly good-looking boys who all happen to be in her class.  Dani is determined to stay out of the way and not get involved in the twists and turns of the plot. But is she really just the sidekick -- or is Dani actually the leading lady? Anything is possible in the world of a novel!

The official site has released a new visual and promotional video for the Let's Play anime. The series will premiere on October 10, 2025. Source: Letsplay_anime

The comic’s first to third seasons are available on Webtoon, but Season 4 will be published elsewhere due to difficulties with the platform. Season 4 is set to return in Fall 2025, as teased on the creator's instagram. A live-action drama was also announced in 2021, and the paperback was published by Rocket Entertainment.(Order links below) Source: Wiki 

Samara “Sam” Young is a developer in Los Angeles who’s about to achieve her dreams with her first video game, Ruminate. That is, until a popular streamer gives the game a scathing review. Even worse, Sam finds out the troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! Get lost in a comedic, romantic, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety. Come for the plot, stay for the doggo.

Hana Kimi has unveiled the remaining cast and visuals of the supporting characters. A special program also streamed onYoutube. Source: Hanakimi_anime  No release date yet, but the first episode was screened today at Anime NYC. The anime is under  three flowers on Levels of Reverse Harem. Kinda reverse harem as love triangle only. See Hana Kimi drama reviews.

"Hana-Kimi," or "For You in Full Blossom," tells the story of Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the US who admires high jumper Izumi Sano. Mizuki transfers to his all-boys high school in Japan, Osaka Gakuen, disguised as a boy, to be closer to him. She becomes his roommate and tries to encourage him to return to high jumping, all while hiding her true gender.

webtoon illustration

Ize Press announced that HYBE Original Stories The Dark Moon: The Blood Altar and The Star Seekers will be getting their first English-language print novel editions on December 2, 2025. The release will also include exclusive photos of ENHYPEN. (Pre-order link below.) Dark Moon already has a completed webcomic on Webtoon and a print edition with Ize Press. The anime release date is yet to be announced. Source: ANN  (Mini-impressions and review on Patreon.)

The seven most popular boys at Decelis Academy all share a secret―they’re vampires. The brothers have been on the run for years after a mysterious enemy burned their orphanage down, and just when they think they’ve finally found a bit of respite, the appearance of new student Sooha changes everything! Beginning as a budding friendship after Sooha is saved from a monster attack by the oldest brother, Heli, their lives quickly take a turn for the strange. Why is it that all of them have supernatural abilities and share dreams about a princess and her knights? As Sooha and the boys find themselves inexplicably drawn together, a dark moon rises ominously overhead… And their fated love just might deliver a deadly bite.

J-Novel has announced new licenses at its Anime NYC panel, including Miss Blossom's Backward Beauty Standards: Give Me the Ugly Crown Prince! light novel (Bishū Abekobe Isekai de Busaiku Ōtaishi to Kekkon Shitai!). This is not a confirmed reverse harem, but the synopsis and cover suggest it might be. The official release date is November 26, 2025, but Parts 1 and 2 are already available on J-Novel. Source: ANN 

While battling a deadly illness, Cocolette Blossom suddenly recalls her past life—a lonely existence spent fantasizing about her handsome 2D faves. Determined to finally live out her romantic dreams, she resolves to marry a real-life hottie this time around. But in her new world, “hotties” don't exactly meet her expectations. In fact, they look like absolute monsters—and the guys who actually catch her eye? They're considered hideous and total social outcasts! Undeterred, Cocolette sets out to snag her ideal man in Crown Prince Raphael. Yet even though they both fall for each other at first sight, the “hideous” Prince Raphael is weighed down by a dark past and cripplingly low self-esteem. With wedding bells still ringing, can Cocolette boost her prince charming's confidence enough to prove her love is real?

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Gentlemen, I’m in Your Care, a vertical c-drama, will premiere on August 26. Adapted from the web novel Wu Ge Feng Pi Quan You Bing, Tie Tie Nv Zhu Jiu Quan Yu (五个疯批全有病，贴贴女主就痊愈).  Source: MDL  (Added to Summer Reverse Harem 2025)

webnovel synopsis: The five crazy people are all sick, and the heroine will be cured if they stick to her. The heroine flees, the world faces collapse, and Ran Zhen is drafted into the system as a soldier. The good news: she doesn't have to conquer the hero, nor does she have to follow the original plot. The system promises that as long as she stays long enough to deceive the world's consciousness, she will not only be freed but also given a large sum of money. The bad news: there are five male protagonists, each with a disease. Each of these men is more abnormal than the last in the plot, but fortunately, Ran Zhen doesn't need to be involved with them. She just needs to be a good employee and run away when the progress bar is full. But who knows— the insomniac boss falls asleep next to her. The face-blind celebrity catches her at first sight in the crowd. The woman-phobic rich second-generation kid grabs her and won't let go. The color-defective painter paints a blue sky and white clouds next to her. Even the analgesic boss No. 2 suddenly smiles after being slapped by her and asks her to do it again.

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• DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR (novel) https://amzn.to/41m9jjl
• DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR, Vol. 1 (comic) https://amzn.to/4lHiVwg
• Let's Play (5 book series) https://amzn.to/45XUvKW
• Hana-Kimi manga (23 book series) https://amzn.to/3Jkyf4H

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