For general information on this series: The Dark Maidens entry This review is for The Dark Maidens by Rikako Akiyoshi (with art by Booota). This standalone novel was released in English by Vertical in May 2018. There’s a lot to unravel for a book like The Dark Maidens. First of all, is it a light… Read More Review: The Dark Maidens
For general information on this series: Ao Oni entry This review is for the first volume of Ao Oni by Kenji Kuroda (with art by Karin Suzuragi). It is based on the Japanese indie game by noprops. This book was released by J-Novel Club in January 2018. So far there are three volumes available in… Read More Review: Ao Oni (Vol 1)
As promised, we’re having a Horror Week this year! This means there will be seven reviews for various titles from the horror genre, or for books that are at least dark-themed (or for novels that just fit the Halloween season in some way). Can you guess what we will be reviewing? Here are the hints:… Read More Horror Week Begins
English Title: The Reprise of the Spear Hero Japanese Title: æ§ã®å‹‡è€…ã®ã‚„ã‚Šç›´ã— — “Yari no Yuusha no Yarinaoshi” Author: Aneko Yusagi — ã‚¢ãƒã‚³ãƒ¦ã‚µã‚® Illustrator: Minami Seira — å¼¥å—ã›ã„ら Translator: Genre: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy Original Run: October 2017 – ongoing English Run: October 2018 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: MF Bunko (Media Factory) English Publisher: One Peace… Read More The Reprise of the Spear Hero
English Title: NieR: Automata Japanese Title: å°èª¬ NieR：Automata — “Shousetsu NieR: Automata” Author: Jun Eishima, Yoko Taro Illustrator: Itahana Toshiyuki Translator: Shota Okui Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Post-Apocalypse Original Run: August 2017 – October 2017 English Run: October 2018 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Square Enix English Publisher: Viz Media Volumes in Japanese: 2 (Completed) Volumes in… Read More Nier: Automata Novels
It’s October now, and you know what that means — it’s time for a roundup of recent light novel news? Why not. The first bit of news I need to go over is a new light novel license. Seven Seas will be bringing over Skeleton Knight in Another World (AKA Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e… Read More Light Novel Notes: October 2018
