Seven Seas has licensed a trilogy of light novels titled True Tenchi Muyo!, written by Masaki Kajishima and Yousuke Kuroda. The first volume is planned to release in English on June 19, 2018 in print and digital formats. The three books were published in Japan by Fujimi Shobo from 1997 to 1999. The Tenchi Muyo!… Read More True Tenchi Muyo Licensed by Seven Seas
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
