“I am new to light novels. What should I read first?” Cho: This is a question I often see asked online, so I thought to gather some of the internet’s top light novel bloggers and see if we could come up with a “beginner’s guide” to light novels. Light novels encompass many different genres of… Read More Light Novel Recommendations for Beginners
Four new light novels were released on May 24th: Baccano! volume 1 (hardcover, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Strike the Blood volume 3 (paperback, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Overlord volume 1 (hardcover, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository Another: Episode S/0 (hardcover, ebook) Amazon -- Barnes and… Read More Five More Light Novel Releases for May 2016
I’m really late for this month’s post! Things have been rather busy for me lately, but I think the rest of this month will fare better. Let’s start by taking a look at last month’s releases, and the light novels that are set for November. Recent Releases Rising of the Shield Hero (vol 2), No… Read More News: Light Novel Notes (November 2015)
At Anime Expo on Sunday, Yen Press announced three new light novel licenses for their Yen On imprint: My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected (Oregairu) Baccano! Another: Episode S My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected — by Wataru Watari (with art by Ponkan8) AKA Oregairu, this light novel series received an… Read More News: Yen On Licenses Oregairu, Baccano, Another S
As mentioned in my review of Another, I had seen the anime adaptation of the story back when it aired in the winter of 2012, well before I got the chance to read the novel in English. Now that I have gotten to experience the story through its original source (or rather a translated version of… Read More Feature: Another Look at Another — The Novel vs the Anime
For general information on this novel: Another entry This review is for Another, the novel by Yukito Ayatsuji. The story was originally told in two volumes, and for the English translation in digital format the first volume was released in March 2013, followed by the second volume in July 2013. A hardback omnibus edition was later released… Read More Review: Another
