Welcome to the open forum for volume 2 of My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected! Or Oregairu for short. For all who wish to participate, it's about time to pick up a copy of this light novel… It’s already out! Synopsis: Hachiman Hikigaya’s life has changed little since being forced to join… Read More Open Forum: My Youth Romantic Comedy (Vol 2)
It’s almost that time of year again, when we read six light novels during the summer and post comments about them all on a fun little website I like to call englishlightnovels dot com. During the month of June, we will read and discuss two cool books: Your Name — by Makoto Shinkai The Disappearance… Read More Summer Reading Program: June 2017
Many people are first exposed to the stories of light novels through their anime adaptations. A question I commonly find asked on the internet is something along the lines of “Finished the anime — where should I start reading in the light novels to continue the story?” Since most anime adaptations are made while the… Read More After the Anime: What LN Volume to Read First?
Welcome to the open forum for volume 1 of Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers! For all who wish to participate, it's time to pick up a copy of this book. What is Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers? Synopsis: Seven heroes gather to save the world–but the legends spoke of only six. Long ago,… Read More Open Forum: Rokka – Braves of the Six Flowers (Vol 1)
(This is the second of two articles focusing on Bakemonogatari volume 1, which was the Open Forum title for the past month. In this post, Justus and I will compare this book with the prequel novel Kizumonogatari.) Cho: Nisio Isin is one of the better-known light novel authors out there, and for the most part… Read More Which Came First, the Bake or the Kizu?
Cho: The open forum for Bakemonogatari volume 1 has been “live†for a month, and as promised, here is an editorial to reflect on the volume as a whole. There will actually be two articles for this one, as it turned out we had a lot to say! This first post will be Justus R.… Read More Love and Loss in Bakemonogatari
