One Peace Books has licensed the light novel series The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari), written by Aneko Yusagi and with artwork by Minami Seira. The first volume will release in English on September 15th, with the second volume to follow on October 20th. The story began as a web novel series,… Read More News: Rising of the Shield Hero Licensed by One Peace Books
It’s a big day for light novels in English! The third volume of Accel World, the first volume of Sword Art Online: Progressive, and a Kingdom Hearts light novel omnibus have all been released by Yen Press. These are available in paperback, and can be purchased from bookstores or online retailers. Accel World vol 3: Amazon… Read More News: Three New LNs Released (March 2015)
Yen Press announced another light novel acquisition today on their Twitter feed: So we hope you'll share our excitement for the latest addition to the Yen On lineup! Coming this October…… [drum roll] — Yen Press (@yenpress) March 9, 2015 An Irregular at Magic High School! — Yen Press (@yenpress) March 9, 2015 The Irregular at… Read More News: Yen Press Licenses The Irregular at Magic High School
I didn’t notice a LOT of light novel-related articles this past month, so feel free to link any others you happen to know of! Here are a few posts to check out for now though: Over at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses, you can read this interview with Naoki Yamada, the CEO of Conyac–i.e. the crowd-funding translation company that held… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (February 2015)
The second volume of A Certain Magical Index has recently been released by Yen Press. It is available in paperback, and can be purchased online: Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository A Certain Magical Index vol 2 Synopsis: In Academy City, magic and science coexist in an unwavering power struggle–and Touma Kamijo has been caught up in the… Read More News: A Certain Magical Index 2 Released
At Katsucon today, Vertical Comics announced a couple new light novel licenses: KizuMonogatari, and Seraph of the End. According to screenshots taken at the event, KizuMonogatari will release in November 2015, while the Seraph of the End novel will arrive in December 2015. This news has been confirmed on Vertical’s Tumblr blog, which adds that Seraph of… Read More News: Vertical Licenses Kizumonogatari, Seraph LNs
