More light novels in English! Yen Press recently announced two new novel licenses: 1) Sound! Euphonium, and 2) Magical Girl Raising Project. It looks like both are planned to release in the summer of 2017. Note that the tweet for Sound Euphonium specifies the license is for the first novel. Both series have anime adaptations… Read More Yen On: Sound! Euphonium and Magical Girl Raising Project
For other Haikasoru novels: Sci-fi and Fantasy from Haikasoru This review is for Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. This English edition was released by Viz Media's Haikasoru imprint in November 2009. It was first published in Japan in 1999, and in 2000 was adapted into a successful live-action film. The first translation of the novel… Read More Haikasoru Review: Battle Royale
æ—…ã«å‡ºã‚ˆã†ã€æ»…ã³ã‚†ã世界ã®æžœã¦ã¾ã§ -- Tabi ni Deyou, Horobiyuku Sekai no Hate Made -- “Our Journey to the End of the Ceasing World†Author: Tadahito Yorozuya -- Artist: Houmitsu 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… Read More Review: Our Journey to the End of the Ceasing World
For general information on this series: Re:Zero entry This review is for the first volume of Re:Zero by Tappei Nagatsuki (with artwork by Shinichirou Otsuka). The English edition was released by Yen Press in July 2016. The second volume has just released (November 15, 2016), and will be followed by the third in March 2017. So far,… Read More Review: Re:Zero (Vol 1)
For general information on this series: Zaregoto entry This review is for the second volume of the Zaregoto Series by Nisio Isin (with art by Take). The English edition was released by Del Rey in December 2010, and that was the end of their run with the series (out of nine total volumes from Japan). Vertical… Read More Review: Zaregoto – The Kubishime Romanticist
“I am new to light novels. What should I read first?” Cho: This is a question I often see asked online, so I thought to gather some of the internet’s top light novel bloggers and see if we could come up with a “beginner’s guide” to light novels. Light novels encompass many different genres of… Read More Light Novel Recommendations for Beginners
