English Title: Alice’s Tale Japanese Title: アリスã®ç‰©èªž — “Alice’s Tale” Author: Tadanori Kurashita Illustrator: Poyoyon Rock Translator: Braden Noyes, Mami Suzuki Genre: Sci-fi, Drama Original Run: 2014 English Run: 2014 English Publisher: Impress QuickBooks Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume: Google Play $3 – iTunes $3 – BookWalker $3 Synopsis: Officially, I deal in stocks. My… Read More Alice’s Tale
I wrote an article titled “Predictions and Wishful Thinking for 2015 Light Novels” over at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses! I go over five English publishers and pick out a couple light novels that I think would be a good fit among their manga/novel lineups. You can click here to go straight to this article.
Though this site focuses on light novels in English, I feel it's useful to take a look at what's making waves in Japan every now and then. Series that are popular in Japan may become likely candidates for official releases in English, and it is interesting to note the trends within Japanese pop fiction. Over… Read More News: Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2014)
On their Twitter feed today, Yen Press has announced three new light novel licenses for their Yen On imprint: Durarara!!, Strike the Blood, and Black Bullet. Durarara!! volume 1 has been confirmed for release in July, Black Bullet volume 1 in August, and Strike the Blood volume 1 in September. Here are the tweets announcing… Read More News: Yen Press Licenses Black Bullet, Strike the Blood, Durarara LNs
The twenty-second volume of Vampire Hunter D has recently been released in English as a paperback by Dark Horse. You can purchase the volume from online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Book Depository. It doesn't appear to have an ebook format available at the moment, similar to the previous two volumes. Synopsis: Commissioned by a… Read More News: Vampire Hunter D Vol 22 Released
For general information on this novel: Chain Mail entry This review is for Chain Mail: Addicted to You, a standalone novel written by Hiroshi Ishizaki. The English edition was released in January 2007 by Tokyopop. First things first: Chain Mail is not really a light novel–at least not according to the typical requirements when determining whether a… Read More Review: Chain Mail – Addicted to You
