In anticipation of the English release for the first volume of Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire, I got into contact with Charis Messier, the lead translator at Cross Infinite World. I passed along a few questions for Hiroro (the author of Akaoni) and for mokoppe (the artist behind Akaoni‘s illustrations), and then Charis Messier kindly… Read More Interview with Akaoni’s Creators: Hiroro and Mokoppe
English Title: Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire Japanese Title: アカオニã®å¥‘約者 — Akaoni no Keiyakusha — “Contractor of Akaoni” Author: Hiroro Illustrator: Mokoppe Translator: Charis Messier Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural Original Run: March 2016 – ongoing (web novel) English Run: July 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: N/A English Publisher: Cross Infinite World Volumes in Japanese: N/A… Read More Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire
English Title: Infinite Dendrogram Japanese Title: インフィニット・デンドãƒã‚°ãƒ©ãƒ — “Infinite Dendrogram” Author: Sakon Kaidou — æµ·é“左近 Illustrator: Taiki — タイ゠Translator: Andrew Hodgson, Nick Nomura Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Virtual Reality, MMO Isekai Original Run: October 2016 – ongoing English Run: July 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: HJ Bunko (Hobby Japan) English Publisher: J-Novel Club Volumes in… Read More Infinite Dendrogram
English Title: Demon King Daimaou *Note, J-Novel Club used the logo of the anime, hence why the cover shows Demon King Daimao. Interior text and listings include the ‘u’ at the end of Daimaou Japanese Title: ã„ã¡ã°ã‚“ã†ã—ã‚ã®å¤§é”王 — Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou — “The Great Demon King in the Back Row” Author: Shoutarou Mizuki… Read More Demon King Daimaou
Today we'll discuss The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress volume 1. Lots of spoilers in this post! This was a story that turned out quite different from what I originally expected. The fun title and bright cover made me think it would be a comedy slice-of-life of sorts, but it ended up being a much… Read More Summer Reading — Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress
Today we’ll discuss Magical Girl Raising Project volume 1. Lots of spoilers in this post! Overall I thought this was one of those stories that knows exactly what it wants to do, and goes straight for it. Nothing ground-breaking, but a fun read. (Well, fun if you like death game thrillers.) I found the large… Read More Summer Reading — Magical Girl Raising Project
