For the first week of this summer reading program, we will discuss the first third of Baccano! (volume 1) and The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (volume 1). For Baccano!, you need to have read up to page 79 (covering “Epilogue 1”, “Prologue,” and a good chunk of “Day One”). Meanwhile for Empty Box,… Read More LN Reading Program 2 — June 12
For general information on this series: Durarara!! entry This review is for the second volume of Durarara!! by Ryohgo Narita. The English edition was released by Yen Press in November 2015. By the end of this year, there will be five volumes out in English. The series is completed with thirteen volumes in Japan, but a sequel series titled… Read More Review: Durarara!! (Vol 2)
For general information on this series: Legend of the Galactic Heroes entry This review is for the first volume of Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka. The English edition was released by Viz Media’s Haikasoru imprint in March 2016. The second volume will release this summer, and will by followed by the third… Read More Haikasoru Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Vol 1)
English Title: Overlord Japanese Title: オーãƒãƒ¼ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ‰ — “Overlord” Author: Kugane Maruyama — 丸山ããŒã Illustrator: so-bin Translator: Emily Balistrieri Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Isekai, Reincarnation, Game World Original Run: July 2012 – ongoing English Run: May 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Enterbrain (Kadokawa Corporation) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in Japanese: 14 (In Progress) (+1… Read More Overlord
English Title: Baccano! Japanese Title: ãƒãƒƒã‚«ãƒ¼ãƒŽ! — “Baccano!” — (Note: Italian for “Ruckus”) Author: Ryohgo Narita — æˆç”° 良悟 Illustrator: Katsumi Enami — エナミ カツミ Translator: Taylor Engel Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery Original Run: February 2003 – ongoing English Run: May 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Dengeki Bunko (MediaWorks) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)… Read More Baccano!
It’s time for our second light novel summer reading program to begin! For June we’re going to read and discuss Baccano! volume 1 and The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria volume 1. You can choose to follow along with both books, or just go with one of the two. (Or neither, and participate a… Read More Summer Reading Program: June 2016
