J-Novel Club has announced a new light novel license for their online service: Outbreak Company, written by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Yuugen. The first half of volume 1 is now available for J-Novel Club members to read–and if you’re not a member yet, it sounds like you can still try out the first 40… Read More New J-Novel Club Title: Outbreak Company
Last week Seven Seas announced on Twitter that they licensed the light novel series Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!, and is set to release volume one in English on June 12, 2018. In Japan the series was titled Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! —… Read More Didn't I Say To Make… Licensed by Seven Seas
It’s the end of summer, and you know what that means: the end of the light novel summer reading program. A big thanks to everyone who participated in that! My hope for every post I write is that people will share their own comments and interact with each other more. If you missed them, be… Read More Light Novel Notes: End of Summer 2017
Cross Infinite World has announced a new light novel license for Obsessions of an Otome Gamer. Like Cross Infinite World’s other releases, the source material is a Japanese web novel. (In this case, a novel on Syosetsu.) It was written by Natsu, and featured illustrations by Shoyu. The first ebook for Obsessions of an Otome… Read More Cross Infinite World: Obsessions of an Otome Gamer
BookWalker Global has recently announced they will release in English The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done!, or Ryuo no Oshigoto! as it was known in Japan. The first volume is planned for release in the fall. This will be BookWalker’s second exclusive digital light novel title in English, following The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress… Read More The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! to Release Via BookWalker
At Anime Expo 2017, Seven Seas made the following light novel announcements: Toradora! by Yuyuko Takemiya (with art by Yasu) has been licensed for English release, beginning in 2018. The ten-volume series released in Japan from 2006 to 2009, and had a popular anime adaptation in Fall 2008/Winter 2009. Seven Seas has already published in… Read More Toradora! Licensed by Seven Seas
