Five new light novels were released in English this January. I will get around to updating the entries for them shortly, but here’s a quick overview for now at least: Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race volume 3 (paperback, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Strike the Blood volume 2 (paperback, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book… Read More Five New Light Novels Released (January 2016)
Another year has passed, and it’s time to take a look at the light novel series that have sold the most copies in Japan for 2015. Over the course of 2015, the top-selling light novels were: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? — 1,220,217 The Irregular at Magic High School… Read More Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2015)
This might turn out to be a long post, because I need to cover news and links for both this month and the previous one. Sorry for not getting a December post put together, but hopefully this will make up for it a bit. Let’s start with the LN releases from the last couple months:… Read More Light Novel Notes (January 2016)
Here are the anime based on light novels that will be airing in Japan this season (with links to their English simulcasts -- I will update as more are potentially announced). What shows are you going to watch this winter? Based on Light Novels: Durarara!!x2 (Part 3 of Season 2) — Crunchyroll Gate (Season 2) —… Read More Winter 2016 Anime Based on Light Novels
Six new light novels have been released this month, just in time for the holiday season. A new LN entry for the Monogatari series has been created, and all other applicable entries have been updated to include their latest volumes. Will you be getting or giving any of these as a present? KizuMonogatari (paperback) Amazon -- Barnes and… Read More News: Six New Light Novels (December 2015)
Another set of three light novel licenses have been announced from Yen On: The Asterisk War Re:Zero Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria In their announcement tweets, the tentative release dates given for the first volumes are “summer 2016” for Asterisk War and Re:Zero, and “2016” for Sword Oratoria.… Read More News: Yen On Licenses Asterisk War, Re:Zero, Sword Oratoria
