English Title: Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Japanese Title: 進撃ã®å·¨äºº Before the Fall — Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall — “Advancing Giants: Before the Fall” Author: Ryo Suzukaze Illustrator: Thores Shibamoto Translator: Genre: Fantasy, Post-Apocalypse, Adventure Original Run: 2011 – 2012 English Run: 2014 – 2015 Japanese Publisher: Kodansha LightNovel (Kodansha) English Publisher: Vertical… Read More Attack on Titan: Before the Fall
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)
