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Light Novel Notes (May 2016)

(pictured: Saikyou)
(pictured: Saikyou)

We’re long overdue for another post for news, reviews, and other LN-related links. Sorry I’ve been so busy lately! I hope to have a few more posts out before this month is over though.

Recent Releases

In March, there were six releases: Legend of the Galactic Heroes (vol 1), Vampire Hunter D (vol 23), Log Horizon (vol 4), Accel World (vol 6), Durarara!! (vol 3), and No Game No Life (vol 4).

Then in April, there were another six releases: The Irregular at Magic High School (vol 1), Black Bullet (vol 3), Sword Art Online (vol 7), The Devil is a Part-Timer! (vol 4), Spice and Wolf (vol 17), and Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (vol 5).

Naruto: Sakura’s Story

Also, at the beginning of this month, a new Naruto book was released. This one is called Sakura’s Story.

Upcoming Releases

There are five more light novels set to release this month! They will all show up on the 24th. Titles include Baccano! (vol 1), Strike the Blood (vol 3), Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose – Catastrophe at Sixteen (vol 2), Overlord (vol 1), and Another: Episode S/0.

Note that the Seraph of the End release is an omnibus, this one containing what was volumes 3 and 4 in Japan.

Interestingly, there are three hardcover releases this month. Baccano! and Overlord are both going to be series released in hardcover format. Another: Episode S/0 will also get the hardcover treatment, just as the original story for Another eventually did. All three of these can be purchased as ebooks as well.

UPDATE: There were two light novels planned to release this month, but are delayed a bit. A Certain Magical Index volume 7 will release June 28th, and Kagerou Daze volume 4 will release July 19th.

Site News

The summer reading program will start next month. For June, we will read the first volumes of Baccano! and The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria. As I mentioned before, I’ll be sure to put up a post detailing how much to read before each week’s discussion, so watch out for that!

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Links to Recent Reviews and Articles

Naruto: Kakashi’s Story
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