It looks cute. It looks like a normal light novel with a mysterious transfer student à la Suzumiya Haruhi. And it looks like a short read you can take on a bus ride home. You might be a bit skeptical over the title, Run Over; that sounds like it is referring to roadkill or something like that. But… Read More JPN Review: Run Over
Cross Infinite World has announced a new light novel license for The Champions of Justice and the Supreme Ruler of Evil. Like Cross Infinite World's other releases, the source material is a Japanese web novel. (In this case, a novel on Syosetsu, titled æ£ç¾©ã®å‘³æ–¹ã¨æ‚ªã®ç·çµ±.) It was written by Kikyou Kaede, and features illustrations by Tobari.… Read More Cross Infinite World: The Champions of Justice and the Supreme Ruler of Evil
Hello everyone, it’s time for another post for random news and tidbits relating to light novels. I hope you are all enjoying a good book. What have you been reading? I am wrapping up My Youth Romantic Comedy volume 3, and hope to have an article for that written soon. Hoping to read the Yume… Read More Light Novel Notes: November 2017
English Title: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria Japanese Title: 空ã‚ã®ç®±ã¨é›¶ã®ãƒžãƒªã‚¢ — Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria — “Hakomari” Author: Eiji Mikage — 御影 瑛路 Illustrator: 415 (Tetsuo — 鉄雄) Translator: Luke Baker Genre: Supernatural, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Original Run: January 2009 – June 2015 English Run: October 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher:… Read More The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
There aren’t that many reviews of light novels targeted at women and there sure aren’t that many reviews of light novels that are actually short story collections. Sayonara Arurukan, translated to something like Farewell, Harlequin, by Himuro Saeko is an interesting book because it is those two and a bit more. For one, the cover doesn’t… Read More JPN Review: Sayonara Arukakan
On Halloween, J-Novel Club announced two new horror light novel licenses for their online service: Yume Nikki: I Am Not in Your Dream, written by Akira and illustrated by Aco Arisaka Based on the cult hit game, the novelization of Yume Nikki follows a lonesome girl into the bizarre dreamscapes that await her when she… Read More New J-Novel Club Titles: Yume Nikki and Ao Oni
