I’m a bit late for this, but thanks to Frog-kun (Fantastic Memes) for posting about this news recently. On December 24th, Impress QuickBooks (a Japanese e-book publisher), released three of their “light novellas” in English. A light novel contest was held on Conyac, a crowd-funding translation website, and Impress QuickBooks then published the three winning… Read More News: Impress QuickBooks Releases LN Ebooks
English Title: Whether it Rains or Shines Tomorrow Japanese Title: 明日ãŒé›¨ã§ã‚‚æ™´ã‚Œã§ã‚‚ Author: Madoka Harumi Illustrator: Nacht Translator: Chelsea Inaba, Yoshino Kazuki Genre: Romance, Drama Original Run: 2014 English Run: 2014 Volumes: 1 English Publisher: Impress QuickBooks Volumes Published in English: 1 (COMPLETE) Average Price Per Volume: Google Play $3 -- iTunes $3 – BookWalker $3 Synopsis: When Itsuko woke up in the health… Read More Whether it Rains or Shines Tomorrow
English Title: The Akiba Labyrinth: A Little Trip with My Little Big Japanese Title: ã‚¢ã‚ãƒè¿·å®®ï½žå°ã•ãªå…ˆè¼©ã¨å°æ—…è¡Œ Author: Maho Illustrator: Chiwawa Iwasaki Translator: Dawn Croft, Susumu Fukuhara Genre: Fantasy, Comedy Original Run: 2014 English Run: 2014 English Publisher: Impress QuickBooks Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume: Google Play $3 -- iTunes $3 — BookWalker $3 Synopsis: My Big is… Read More The Akiba Labyrinth
English Title: Alice’s Tale Japanese Title: アリスã®ç‰©èªž — “Alice’s Tale” Author: Tadanori Kurashita Illustrator: Poyoyon Rock Translator: Braden Noyes, Mami Suzuki Genre: Sci-fi, Drama Original Run: 2014 English Run: 2014 English Publisher: Impress QuickBooks Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume: Google Play $3 – iTunes $3 – BookWalker $3 Synopsis: Officially, I deal in stocks. My… Read More Alice’s Tale
I wrote an article titled “Predictions and Wishful Thinking for 2015 Light Novels” over at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses! I go over five English publishers and pick out a couple light novels that I think would be a good fit among their manga/novel lineups. You can click here to go straight to this article.
Though this site focuses on light novels in English, I feel it's useful to take a look at what's making waves in Japan every now and then. Series that are popular in Japan may become likely candidates for official releases in English, and it is interesting to note the trends within Japanese pop fiction. Over… Read More News: Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2014)
