Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA

English Title: Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA Japanese Title: エヴァンゲリオン ANIMA — “Shinseiki Evangelion: ANIMA” Author: Ikuto Yamashita – 山下 いくと Illustrator: Ryota Magaki – 真垣亮太 Translator: Nathan Collins Genre: Mecha, Sci-fi, Drama Original Run: January 2008 – April 2013 (in magazine publications), November 2017 – March 2019 (released as light novels) English Run: August 2019… Read More Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA

Voices of a Distant Star

English Title: Voices of a Distant Star: Words of Love / Across the Stars Japanese Title: ほしのこえ あいのことば/ほしをこえる — Hoshi no Koe: Ai no Kotoba / Hoshi o Koeru Author: Arata Kanoh, Makoto Shinkai Illustrator: VOFAN (English cover artwork) Translator: Michelle Lin, Yota Okutani Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-fi, Mecha Original Run: September 2006 English Run:… Read More Voices of a Distant Star

Ascendance of a Bookworm

English Title: Ascendance of a Bookworm: I’ll Do Anything to Become a Librarian!Japanese Title: 本好きの下剋上 ~司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません~ — “Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen”Author: Miya Kazuki — 香月 美夜Illustrator: You Shiina — 椎名 優Translator: QuofGenre: Isekai, Fantasy, DramaOriginal Run: January 2015 – ongoingEnglish Run: May 2019 – ongoingJapanese Publisher: TO… Read More Ascendance of a Bookworm

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

English Title: Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki Japanese Title: おおかみこどもの雨と雪 — “Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki” Author: Mamoru Hosoda — 細田守 Illustrator: Ame Karasuba — 烏羽雨 Translator: Winifred Bird Genre: Drama, Slice-of-life, Fantasy Original Run: June 2012 English Run: May 2019 Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Bunko (Kadokawa) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in… Read More Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

Penguin Highway

English Title: Penguin Highway Japanese Title: ペンギン・ハイウェイ — “Pengin Haiwei” Author: Tomihiko Morimi – 森見登美彦 Translator: Andrew Cunningham Genre: Urban Fantasy, Drama, Coming of Age Original Run: May 2010 – Complete English Run: April 2019 – Complete Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Bunko (Kadokawa) English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Complete) Volumes in… Read More Penguin Highway

5 Centimeters Per Second: One More Side

English Title: 5 Centimeters per Second: one more side Japanese Title: 秒速5センチメートル one more side — Byousoku 5 Centimeter: one more side Author: Arata Kanoh — 加納新太, Makoto Shinkai — 新海誠 Illustrator: VOFAN (English cover artwork) Translator: Kristi Fernandez Genre: Drama, Romance Original Run: May 2011 English Run: February 2019 Japanese Publisher: Enterbrain English Publisher:… Read More 5 Centimeters Per Second: One More Side