October – November 2019 LN Licenses

We’re long-overdue for another LN license announcement roundup, since I keep failing to put together news posts in a timely manner. So I guess I’ll finally ask for some help — if anyone is interested in being a news person for this site, send me an email! (englishlightnovels@gmail.com) I could probably use another person to… Read More October – November 2019 LN Licenses

Naruto: Story Series

English Title: Naruto: Itachi’s Story; Naruto: Sasuke’s Story Japanese Title: NARUTO -ナルト- 真伝 — Naruto Shinden — “Naruto True Story” Author: Takashi Yano (Itachi’s Story), Shin Towada (Sasuke’s Story) Illustrator: Masashi Kishimoto — 岸本 斉史 Translator: Jocelyne Allen Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Original Run: 2015 English Run: 2016 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: JUMP j-BOOKS (Shueisha)… Read More Naruto: Story Series

Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto Novels Licensed by Viz Media

Viz Media has recently announced they will be releasing English translations of the following six light novels: Tokyo Ghoul: Days, Tokyo Ghoul: Void, and Tokyo Ghoul: Past Naruto: Itachi’s Story – Daylight, Naruto: Itachi’s Story – Midnight, and Naruto: Sasuke’s Story – Sunrise For the Tokyo Ghoul novels, Days is planned to release in October, followed by… Read More Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto Novels Licensed by Viz Media

Four New Light Novels Released (February 2016)

Four new light novels were released this February: Naruto: Shikamaru’s Story (paperback, ebook) Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Book Depository Rising of the Shield Hero volume 3 (paperback) Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Book Depository A Certain Magical Index volume 6 (paperback, ebook) Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Book Depository The Boy and the Beast (hardcover) Amazon —… Read More Four New Light Novels Released (February 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)