Another month is passing us by, so it’s time for a round-up post for some news and blog posts. Let’s start with a recent light novel release that has slipped by — Time of Eve: Another Act, written by Kei Mizuichi and illustrated by Ryusuke Chayama. This is a novelization from Japan that was translated as… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (May 2015)
Is this the biggest day yet for English light novels? Six new releases from Yen Press! Three of which are the first volume for new series: Log Horizon, No Game No Life, and The Devil is a Part-Timer. The other three releases are the 14th volume of Spice and Wolf, the 4th volume of Sword Art… Read More News: Six New LNs Released (April 2015)
I didn’t think of a good April Fool’s joke this year, so I’ll stick to the usual plan and link some light novel blog posts from the past month: A review of Boogiepop at Dawn, from Manga Bookshelf A review of Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? vol. 1, from… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (March 2015)
Cho: For a while now I’ve been meaning to make interviews a more regular part of this website. And I thought it would be a good idea to make sure we get a post in with Aorii! We can start off with a quick introduction: Aorii: I’m Aorii. Former part-timer (translator/editor) at Baka-Tsuki. Current author of the light/webnovel… Read More Interview: Translating and Writing LNs with Aorii
Though this site focuses on light novels in English, I feel it's useful to take a look at what's making waves in Japan every now and then. Series that are popular in Japan may become likely candidates for official releases in English, and it is interesting to note the trends within Japanese pop fiction. Over… Read More News: Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (2014)
The first volume of Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi), the third volume of Sword Art Online, and the thirteenth volume of Spice and Wolf have recently been released by Yen Press. They are available in paperback, and can be purchased online. On Amazon, it also looks like DanMachi is… Read More News: Danmachi 1, SAO 3, Spice and Wolf 13 Released
