Defeating the Demon Lord’s a Cinch (If You’ve Got a Ringer)

English Title: Defeating the Demon Lord’s a Cinch (If You’ve Got a Ringer) Japanese Title: 誰にでもできる影から助ける魔王討伐 — “Darenidemo Dekiru Kage kara Tasukeru Maou Toubatsu” Author: Tsukikage — 槻影 Illustrator: bob Translator: Alex Kerwin Genre: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure Original Run: December 2016 – ongoing English Run: August 2018 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain) English Publisher:… Read More Defeating the Demon Lord’s a Cinch (If You’ve Got a Ringer)

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Review: High Speed (Vol 2)

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)

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Summer Reading: Legend of Galactic Heroes Discussion

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

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Zaregoto Series: An Introduction to Shinhonkaku Mysteries and Nisioisin

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.

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Review: High Speed (Vol 1)

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)

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Anime Expo 2018 LN Announcements

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

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