Light Novel Notes (September 2016)

It’s time for light novel notes! I’m going to stop posting recent releases (I have those covered here), but I will go over what’s coming out soon. (Or in the case of The Violet Knight, what has just barely released.) The Violet Knight volume 1 (ebook) Amazon Release Date: September 12, 2016 Strike the Blood volume… Read More Light Novel Notes (September 2016)

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2016

Every year since 2005, a light novel guide book titled Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) is published in Japan, featuring lists such as top 10 most popular light novels and top 10 favorite light novel characters. To create their final listings, the poll works with multiple categories of voters: the homepage… Read More Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2016

Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2015)

Another year has passed, and it’s time to take a look at the light novel series that have sold the most copies in Japan for 2015. Over the course of 2015, the top-selling light novels were: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? — 1,220,217 The Irregular at Magic High School… Read More Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2015)

Interview: Light Novels and the NanoDesu Translation Group

It is about time we had another interview! This post will feature NanoDesu, the head of NanoDesu Translations. The team behind that site is hard at work on a wide variety of light novel translation projects, including Rokka no Yuusha, Kure-nai, Saekano, Qualidea of Scum and a Gold Coin, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, and many others. Cho: Can… Read More Interview: Light Novels and the NanoDesu Translation Group

News: Yen On Licenses Oregairu, Baccano, Another S

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