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 the links once they’re available). What shows are you going to watch this summer? Alderamin on the Sky (Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin) — Crunchyroll Hybrid x Heart Magias… Read More Summer 2016 Anime Based on Light Novels
English Title: Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Japanese Title: 進撃ã®å·¨äºº LOST GIRLS — Shingeki no Kyojin: Lost Girls — “Advancing Giants: Before the Fall†Author: Hiroshi Seko Illustrator: Ayumu Kotake Translator: Genre: Fantasy, Post-Apocalypse, Adventure Original Run: 2013 English Run: 2016 Japanese Publisher: Kodansha LightNovel (Kodansha) English Publisher: Vertical Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes… Read More Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
The Anime Expo is in full swing at Los Angeles, and we’ve gotten two light novel license announcements: Rokka – Braves of the Six Flowers – licensed by Yen Press The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku – licensed by Seven Seas Say what?! Rokka announcement at the Yen Press Panel! pic.twitter.com/0EupMrCNZL — Yen Press (@yenpress) July… Read More Rokka and Hatsune Miku Light Novels Licensed
For July we're going to read and discuss Psycome volume 1 and Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash volume 1. You can choose to follow along with both books, or just go with one of the two. (Or neither, and participate next month?) Yen Press has recently released volume 1 of Psycome, so you can pick that… Read More Summer Reading Program: July 2016
English Title: Psycome Japanese Title: サイコメ — “Psycome” Author: Mizuki Misushiro Illustrator: Namanie Translator: Nicole Wilder Genre: Comedy, Romance, Harem Original Run: 2013 – 2014 English Run: 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in Japanese: 6 (Completed) Volumes in English: 6 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume: Paperback… Read More Psycome
For the third week of this summer reading program, we will discuss the final third of Baccano! (volume 1) and The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (volume 1). This is also your chance to discuss the two books as a whole, so feel free to share any general impressions. Baccano! And so ends the… Read More LN Reading Program 2 — June 26
