Review: Baccano – 2001: The Children of Bottle (Vol 5)

Somewhere in the great vastness of Northern Europe, a small, secluded village sits hidden in the snowy mountains. Hostile to visitors coming and residents going, the people of the town live quiet lives disconnected from the rest of the world. Together, a group of immortals—Maiza, Chez, Sylvie and Nile—find themselves here, following the trail of… Read More Review: Baccano – 2001: The Children of Bottle (Vol 5)

Review: Baccano – 1932: Drug & The Dominos (Vol 4)

We’ve returned to 1930s New York, where criminals run the town, and everyone else just lives there. This time as we rejoin the crazy world of Baccano! we follow a mysterious drug floating around the streets, claiming to have no physical side affects.  The Runorata syndicate seems unusually involved in the happenings, and hapless junkie Roy Maddock… Read More Review: Baccano – 1932: Drug & The Dominos (Vol 4)

Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Express (Vol 3)

All aboard readers as we continue our crazy journey on the Flying Pussyfoot, the transcontinental trip from Chicago to New York. Along for the ride is the young boy Chez, train-hopping journalist Rachel and two warring-but-unrelated factions. We jump back to the mysterious events occurring on this trip, and see if everyone makes it out… Read More Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Express (Vol 3)

Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Local (Vol 2)

Baccano! is back, with even more eccentric characters and crazy plotting!! Four groups collide on-board the transcontinental express The Flying Pussyfoot as the train makes its way from Chicago to New York. As tensions and the body count rises, a terrifying monster called the Rail Tracer joins the mix and no one is safe! This… Read More Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Local (Vol 2)

Review: Baccano – The Rolling Bootlegs (Vol 1)

This first volume has been previously reviewed by Cho. The Baccano! light novels are likely one of the most triumphant licenses for fans since the wave of interest in the medium began in the West. Originally written by Ryohgo Narita in 2002 for the Dengeki Novel Prize, this first story found enough popularity to spawn… Read More Review: Baccano – The Rolling Bootlegs (Vol 1)

Light Novel Recommendations for Beginners

“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