English Title: My Little Sister Can Read Kanji Japanese Title: 僕ã®å¦¹ã¯æ¼¢å—ãŒèªã‚ã‚‹ — Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru Author: Takashi Kajii — ã‹ã˜ã„ãŸã‹ã— Illustrator: Halki Minamura — 皆æ‘春樹 Translator: Samuel Pinansky Genre: Comedy, Satire, Harem Original Run: June 2011 – July 2012 English Run: December 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: HJ Bunko (Hobby Japan)… Read More My Little Sister Can Read Kanji
English Title: Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Japanese Title: ç°ã¨å¹»æƒ³ã®ã‚°ãƒªãƒ ガル — Hai to Gensou no Gurimugaru Author: Ao Jyumonji — åæ–‡å—é’ Illustrator: Eiri Shirai — 白井é‹åˆ© Translator: Sean McCann Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Isekai Original Run: June 2013 – ongoing English Run: December 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Overlap Bunko (Overlap) English Publisher: J-Novel Club Volumes… Read More Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
J-Novel Club has added two new light novel series to its lineup: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom — by Dojyomaru (with art by Fuyuyuki) Paying to Win in a VRMMO — by Blitz Kiva (with art by Kuwashima Rein) Realist Hero Synopsis: “O, Hero!” With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned… Read More J-Novel Club: Realist Hero and Paying to Win
Welcome to the open forum for Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale – Part 1! For all who wish to participate, it's time to pick up a copy of this book. What is Bakemonogatari? Synopsis: There's a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn't show up at all, and skips gym as… Read More Open Forum: Bakemonogatari (Vol 1)
A surprise announcement from Yen Press has appeared: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (AKA Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria [AKA Hakomari]) has been licensed for official English release. The synopsis: Kazuki Hoshino leads the easy-going life of a typical high school student -- until the appearance of a new girl in… Read More Yen On: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria
If you’ve been following this site, you’re probably already aware of J-Novel Club, the new online distributor of light novels translated into English. J-Novel Club launched only a couple months ago, but already they’ve released several completed volumes. The translations I’ve been reading are high quality, so I strongly recommend everyone go take a look… Read More Interview with J-Novel Club Founder Sam Pinansky
