Summer Reading — Akaoni

Today we’ll discuss Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire volume 1. Lots of spoilers in this post! I’ll start by saying I found this a pleasant surprise and an all in all fun read. It reminded me of many of the shoujo manga I’ve enjoyed over the years, much more than it did any of the… Read More Summer Reading — Akaoni

Hachiman’s Chiba Complex

Cho here, bringing you a late editorial for volume 2 of My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected. But better late than never, as they always say? At any rate, a big thanks to everyone who commented in the open forum for this volume. There are some spoilers in this editorial, so I… Read More Hachiman’s Chiba Complex

Cross Infinite World: Obsessions of an Otome Gamer

Cross Infinite World has announced a new light novel license for Obsessions of an Otome Gamer. Like Cross Infinite World’s other releases, the source material is a Japanese web novel. (In this case, a novel on Syosetsu.) It was written by Natsu, and featured illustrations by Shoyu. The first ebook for Obsessions of an Otome… Read More Cross Infinite World: Obsessions of an Otome Gamer

Your Lie in April: A Six-Person Etude

English Title: Your Lie in April: A Six-Person Etude Japanese Title: 小説 四月は君の嘘 6人のエチュード — Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: 6-nin no Études Author: Yui Tokiumi Illustrator: Naoshi Arakawa Translator: Greg Gencarello Genre: Drama, Romance, Slice-of-life Original Run: November 2014 English Run: July 2017 Japanese Publisher: Kodansha English Publisher: Vertical Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed)… Read More Your Lie in April: A Six-Person Etude

Clockwork Planet

English Title: Clockwork Planet Japanese Title: クロックワーク・プラネット — “Clockwork Planet” Author: Yuu Kamiya — 榎宮 祐, Tsubaki Himana — 暇奈椿 Illustrator: Sino — 茨乃 Translator: fofi Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Steampunk, Harem Original Run: April 2013 – ongoing English Run: August 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Kodansha Light Novel (Kodansha) English Publisher: J-Novel Club Volumes in… Read More Clockwork Planet

Summer Reading — Infinite Dendrogram

Today we'll discuss Infinite Dendrogram volume 1. Lots of spoilers in this post! I guess I’ll start off by admitting that this story probably just isn’t for me. How should I put it… I find the concept of a virtual reality world setting to be very intriguing, but I care quite little for MMO games… Read More Summer Reading — Infinite Dendrogram