Light novel covers sometimes get a bad rap. Some LN series do admittedly just have an artwork of the lead heroine posing in front of a plain background, which–to me at least–isn’t particularly interesting. (Especially when it’s the same girl for every single volume…) But there are still plenty of light novels out that feature… Read More Top Ten Light Novel Covers (English Releases)
Happy new year! Actually it’s already almost been a whole month. Sorry for only getting to the yearly recap post now, but real life and this blog have both kept me quite busy the last several weeks. New light novel entries, updates for light novel entries, updating the preorder page and current releases page, catching… Read More This Year in English Light Novels 2017
This will be an informal editorial of sorts in which Justus R. Stone and I (Cho) throw out some theories for what will happen next in Magical Girl Raising Project. One of the main points of this blog is to encourage light novel discussion, and I figured this is a good time for people reading… Read More So Who’s Killing the Magical Girls? Spoiler Alert! Theory Time
Every year since 2005, a light novel guide book titled Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) is published in Japan by Takarajimasha. It features lists such as the top 10 most popular light novels and top 10 favorite light novel characters. The poll has two categories of voters: the homepage survey… Read More Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2018
It’s the holiday season, and you know what that means — time to get some light novels for all your friends. But what books would they like best, you wonder? As luck would have it, I’ve put together this guide to give you some ideas of what to get. Some of these are titles I… Read More Light Novel Holiday Buying Guide 2017
Have you been reading Infinite Dendrogram or In Another World with My Smartphone? Volume 4 of Smartphone released on August 11th, while the first volume of Dendrogram came out on July 10th. You won’t have to wait long for the next one though, as volume 2 will have its ebook release on August 29th. (Or… Read More Interview with LN Translator Andrew Hodgson (Steiner)
