It’s time for our second light novel summer reading program to begin! For June we’re going to read and discuss Baccano! volume 1 and The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria volume 1. You can choose to follow along with both books, or just go with one of the two. (Or neither, and participate a… Read More Summer Reading Program: June 2016
The results are in! I can now share a full lineup for what we’ll read and discuss this summer. The poll for officially-released light novel had a clear winner in Re:Zero, which earned first place with 67 votes. We will read that book in August, following Baccano! in June and Psycome in July. Looks like we’ll be… Read More Results for the LN Summer Reading Program 2016
As explained previously, the light novels we’ll be discussing for the summer reading program this year will be partly determined by vote. I have gathered all your submitted suggestions, so now it’s time for the second and final round of voting. There are two polls, so you get to choose one officially-released novel and one… Read More LN Voting for Summer Reading Program 2016
Last year I ran a light novel “summer reading program,” and would like to give that another go this year. For each summer month (June, July, and August), there will be two light novels we will read and discuss on a weekly basis (with the reading split into three chunks, and the discussions likewise spread… Read More Submit Suggestions for LN Summer Reading Program 2016
Have you ever wondered where all the light novels you’ve been reading come from? And you wanted an answer more specific than just Japan? Kuuderes Shadow has put together this list of twelve major publishers in Japan to help us out. (Note: I offer some commentary as well, marked by my name [Cho]. Everything else… Read More An Introduction to Japan’s Light Novel Publishers
I contributed to a post on light novels at the OASG! In this article, Justin asks me and four other bloggers about the light novel market, our favorite titles, and some books we think ought to be localized in the future. Give it a read and feel free to leave a comment there! Be sure to check… Read More The Great Light Novel Experience (OASG Article)
