Here are the anime based on light novels that will be airing in Japan this season (with links to their English simulcasts -- I will update as more are potentially announced). What shows are you going to watch this winter? Based on Light Novels: Durarara!!x2 (Part 3 of Season 2) — Crunchyroll Gate (Season 2) —… Read More Winter 2016 Anime Based on Light Novels
English Title: Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles Japanese Title: ダンス イン ザ ヴァンパイアãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ — “Dance in the Vampire Bund” Author: Nozomu Tamaki, others Note: This book features seventeen stories written by various writers, which were published in doujinshi by the original creator of the manga series (Nozomu Tamaki) Illustrator: Nozomu Tamaki Translator: Genre: Supernatural, Action, Romance… Read More Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles
A new year has arrived, and I thought it would be worthwhile taking a brief look back at how things have fared for English light novels over the course of 2015. In 2014 I counted 18 releases… How many do you think there were in 2015? January: Vampire Hunter D 22 February: A Certain Magical… Read More This Year in English Light Novels 2015
For general information on this series: The Devil is a Part-Timer! entry This review is for the first volume of The Devil is a Part-Timer! by Satoshi Wagahara (with art by 029 [Oniku]). The English edition was released by Yen Press in April 2015. The second and third volumes have since been released, and in Japan there are so far fifteen volumes… Read More Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer! (Vol 1)
For general information on this series: Book Girl entry This review is for the fourth volume of Book Girl by Mizuki Nomura (with art by Miho Takeoka). The English edition was released by Yen Press in January 2012, and the entirety of the eight-volume series has been localized. I plan to review all eight of the… Read More Review: Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel
English Title: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Japanese Title: 機動戦士ガンダム00 — Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 — “Mobile Suit Gundam 00” Author: Noboru Kimura Illustrator: Kohei Yoneyama, Takayuki Yanase, Fumikane Shimada, Taraku Udon, Taraku Udon, Naohiro Washio, Kanetake Ebikawa Translator: William Flanagan, Adam Lensenmayer Genre: Mecha, Sci-fi Original Run: 2008 English Run: 2010 Volumes: 3 English Publisher: Bandai Entertainment Volumes Published in English: 3 (COMPLETE) Japanese Website MAL… Read More Mobile Suit Gundam 00
