English Title: The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water Japanese Title: å¦æˆ¦éƒ½å¸‚アスタリスク — Gakusen Toshi Asutarisuku — “Academy Battle City Asterisk” Author: Yuu Miyazaki — 三屋咲 ゆㆠIllustrator: Okiura Translator: Melissa Tanaka, Haydn Trowell Genre: Magic School, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Harem Original Run: September 2012 – ongoing English Run: August 2016 – ongoing… Read More The Asterisk War
How was everyone’s summer? I hope you all had a good time reading light novels. I haven’t been keeping up with all the posts I’ve wanted to publish here, but I think it will be easier now that things have settled a bit with my move back to Japan and wrapping up the summer reading… Read More Light Novel Releases — July & August 2016
The summer light novel reading program is under full swing, but I’m still making time for another post full of news, reviews, and other LN-related links. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s start off with what’s new on everyone’s bookshelves and e-readers. Recent Releases In May, there were seven light novels released: Naruto –… Read More Light Novel Notes (July 2016)
Here are the anime based on light novels that will be airing in Japan this season (with links to their English simulcasts -- I will update as more are potentially announced). What shows are you going to watch this spring? And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online? (Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai… Read More Spring 2016 Anime Based on Light Novels
Another set of three light novel licenses have been announced from Yen On: The Asterisk War Re:Zero Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria In their announcement tweets, the tentative release dates given for the first volumes are “summer 2016” for Asterisk War and Re:Zero, and “2016” for Sword Oratoria.… Read More News: Yen On Licenses Asterisk War, Re:Zero, Sword Oratoria
Here are the anime based on light novels that will be airing in Japan this season (with links to their English simulcasts — I will update as more are potentially announced). What shows are you going to watch this fall? AntiMagic Academy 35th Test Platoon — Crunchyroll The Asterisk War — Crunchyroll Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation — Crunchyroll… Read More News: Fall 2015 Anime Based on Light Novels
