空ã‚ã®ç®±ã¨é›¶ã®ãƒžãƒªã‚¢ — “Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria” — The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria The novel: Amazon.jp — Books Kinokuniya — YesAsia The fan translation (by EusthEnoptEron): Baka-Tsuki MAL Entry — Forum (Note: This site's central focus is on light novels officially translated and published in English, but at times I will… Read More Review: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (Vol 1)
English Title: Rocket Girls Japanese Title: ãƒã‚±ãƒƒãƒˆã‚¬ãƒ¼ãƒ«Â -- “Rocket Girl†Author: Housuke Nojiri Illustrator: Noriyasu Yamauchi, Muchirimuni, Katsuya Terada Translator: Joseph Reeder Genre:  Sci-fi, Adventure, Comedy Original Run: 1995 – 2007 English Run: 2010 – 2011 Volumes: 4 English Publisher: Viz Media (Haikasoru) Volumes Published in English: 2 (Discontinued) Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $13 -- Kindle $8 -- Nook $8 Japanese… Read More Rocket Girls
English Title: Mardock Scramble Japanese Title: マルドゥック・スクランブル -- “Mardock Scramble†Author: Tow Ubukata Illustrator: Katsuya Terada Translator: Edwin Hawkes Genre:  Sci-fi, Cyberpunk, Adventure Original Run: 2003 English Run: 2011 Volumes: 3 Note: The three volumes were combined into one book for the English release. English Publisher: Viz Media (Haikasoru) Volumes Published in English: 1 (COMPLETE) Average Price Per… Read More Mardock Scramble
Haikasoru is a Viz Media imprint dedicated to translated works of Japanese pop fiction, sometimes aimed for the Young Adult demographic. The genres focused on the most are space opera, dark fantasy, and hard science. Though technically not considered light novels, many of these books will surely be of interest to readers who enjoy stories from… Read More Sci-fi and Fantasy from Haikasoru
Another month has passed, and I’ve decided to put together another post of links to blog posts regarding light novels: The Stefan Keys Blog reviewed a one-shot light novel called Gekkou, which appears to be a mystery with a romance subplot. A review by Windborne was added for an action series called Itsuka Tenma no… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (August 2014)
Yen Press has revealed yet another set of light novel licenses for their Yen On imprint. Titles to be released in 2015Â will include Log Horizon (March 2015), The Devil is a Part-Timer! (April 2015), No Game No Life (April 2015), and Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race (May 2015). The announcement was made via this article on… Read More News: Yen Press Licenses Log Horizon, Devil is a Part-Timer, NGNL, Pandora Hearts LNs
