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Review: Tsukumodo Antique Shop (Vol 2)

付喪堂骨董店―”不思議”取り扱います” -- “Tsukumodou Kottouten – ‘Fushigi' Toriatsukaimasu” -- Tsukumodo Antique Shop: We Handle “Mysteriosities” The novel: Amazon.jp -- Books Kinokuniya -- YesAsia The fan translation (by EusthEnoptEron): Baka-Tsuki MAL Entry -- Forum (Note: This site's central focus is on light novels officially translated and published in English, but at times I will post reviews for… Read More Review: Tsukumodo Antique Shop (Vol 2)

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Guest Review: Spice and Wolf (Vol 16)

For general information on this series: Spice and Wolf entry ~A guest review by Gee~ This is a review for Spice and Wolf 16, Isuna Hasekura’s penultimate book in the series, with illustrations by Juu Ayakura. As a direct follow-up to the 15th volume, this newest volume of Spice and Wolf–The Coin of the Sun II–ends… Read More Guest Review: Spice and Wolf (Vol 16)

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Review: Kizumonogatari – Wound Tale

For general information on this novel: Monogatari entry This review is for Kizumonogatari by Nisio Isin. This was the third volume of the Monogatari series in Japan, but was the first to be translated and released in English. It is a prequel to the first two volumes of the series (collectively titled Bakemonogatari), and it was suggested… Read More Review: Kizumonogatari – Wound Tale

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Review: Daybreak on Hyperion (Vol 2)

Daybreak on Hyperion is an online novel series written in English by Aorii. It can be read freely at Krytyk’s Translations or on Baka-Tsuki. Storytelling is something I have always loved, and over the years I’ve enjoyed a wide variety of fiction: classic literature, genre fiction, foreign works, novels for adults, and plenty of young adult… Read More Review: Daybreak on Hyperion (Vol 2)

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Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer! (Vol 1)

For general information on this series: The Devil is a Part-Timer! entry This review is for the first volume of The Devil is a Part-Timer! by Satoshi Wagahara (with art by 029 [Oniku]). The English edition was released by Yen Press in April 2015. The second and third volumes have since been released, and in Japan there are so far fifteen volumes… Read More Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer! (Vol 1)

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Review: Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel

For general information on this series: Book Girl entry This review is for the fourth volume of Book Girl by Mizuki Nomura (with art by Miho Takeoka). The English edition was released by Yen Press in January 2012, and the entirety of the eight-volume series has been localized. I plan to review all eight of the… Read More Review: Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel

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