Following my review for the first book, I’m continuing with the direct sequel High Speed! 2. This review will once again use the fan translation done by Nanowave Translations. You can buy a copy of the Japanese novel online: Amazon.jp -- Books Kinokuniya Written by Kouji Ohji in 2013, the main story within this book was… Read More Review: High Speed (Vol 2)
It is time for a discussion of the first volume of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, featuring me, Carriage, and Gee! This post will contain lots of spoilers, so it's recommended you read the book first. (Amazon -- Audible -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf) To check on the Summer Reading Program 2018… Read More Summer Reading: Legend of Galactic Heroes Discussion
Kastel will be writing a series of articles about Zaregoto on his blog. This is his introductory post, going over the shinhonkaku mystery movement in Japan, and how that influenced Nisio Isin’s writing.
In the lead up to the third season this summer, I decided to check out the fan translation for Kouji Ohji’s High Speed novel–the prequel to Kyoto Animation’s hit franchise Free! Originally written and submitted for the 2011 Kyoto Animation Awards, it subsequently won second place in the novel category and received an honorable mention.… Read More Review: High Speed (Vol 1)
More licenses for light novels and novels of interest were announced at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Here is a rundown of what new titles will be getting English releases in the future. (And remember, check here for all of J-Novel Club’s announcements a couple days ago.) From Vertical: 5 Centimeters Per Second: One More… Read More Anime Expo 2018 LN Announcements
At the Anime Expo convention, J-Novel Club made many announcements, including eight new novel licenses. The new titles they will be releasing are: Kokoro Connect — by Sadanatsu Anda (with art by Yukiko Horiguchi) — published in Japan by Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain – Kadokawa), completed at 11 volumes — ran from 2010 to 2013, and… Read More J-Novel Club Licenses Eight New Titles
