Here are the anime based on light novels that will be airing in Japan this season (with links to their English simulcasts — I will update as more are potentially announced). What shows are you going to watch this fall? AntiMagic Academy 35th Test Platoon — Crunchyroll The Asterisk War — Crunchyroll Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation — Crunchyroll… Read More News: Fall 2015 Anime Based on Light Novels
It is about time we had another interview! This post will feature NanoDesu, the head of NanoDesu Translations. The team behind that site is hard at work on a wide variety of light novel translation projects, including Rokka no Yuusha, Kure-nai, Saekano, Qualidea of Scum and a Gold Coin, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, and many others. Cho: Can… Read More Interview: Light Novels and the NanoDesu Translation Group
Here’s a look at the light novel releases for this month: The Rising of the Shield Hero volume 1 (paperback) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Release Date: September 15, 2015 Kagerou Daze volume 2 (paperback, ebook*) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Release Date: September 22, 2015 Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race volume 2 (paperback,… Read More News: Six New Light Novels (September 2015)
English Title: Strike the Blood Japanese Title: ストライク・ザ・ブラッド — “Strike the Blood” Author: Gakuto Mikumo — 三雲 岳斗 Illustrator: Manyako — マニャå Translator: Jeremiah Bourque Genre: Action, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Harem Original Run: May 2011 – ongoing English Run: September 2015 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Dengeki Bunko (ASCII Media Works) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in Japanese:… Read More Strike the Blood
English Title: The Rising of the Shield Hero Japanese Title: 盾ã®å‹‡è€…ã®æˆã‚Šä¸ŠãŒã‚Š — “Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari” Author: Aneko Yusagi — ã‚¢ãƒã‚³ãƒ¦ã‚µã‚® Illustrator: Minami Seira — å¼¥å—ã›ã„ら Genre: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Harem Original Run: August 2013 – ongoing English Run: September 2015 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: MF Books (Media Factory) English Publisher: One Peace Books Volumes Published… Read More The Rising of the Shield Hero
For general information on this series: The Rising of the Shield Hero entry ~A guest review by Joseph~ This review is for the first volume of The Rising Of The Shield Hero by Aneko Yusagi (with art by Minami Seira). The English edition was released by One Peace Books in September 2015. The second volume… Read More Guest Review: Rising of the Shield Hero (Vol 1)
