Review: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria (Vol 1)

March 2 should just be another school day for Kazuki Hoshino. Surrounded by his friends, classmates and the girl he’s in love with, he’s not expecting the unexpected late arrival of a new transfer student, Aya Otonashi, to change his life. But when she ends her self-introduction with “—Kazuki Hoshino, I’m here to break you.”… Read More Review: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria (Vol 1)

The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

English Title: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria Japanese Title: 空ろの箱と零のマリア — Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria — “Hakomari” Author: Eiji Mikage — 御影 瑛路 Illustrator: 415 (Tetsuo — 鉄雄) Translator: Luke Baker Genre: Supernatural, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Original Run: January 2009 – June 2015 English Run: October 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher:… Read More The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

Yen On: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria

A surprise announcement from Yen Press has appeared: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (AKA Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria [AKA Hakomari]) has been licensed for official English release. The synopsis: Kazuki Hoshino leads the easy-going life of a typical high school student -- until the appearance of a new girl in… Read More Yen On: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria

Light Novel Notes (October 2016 — Round 2)

I feel a bit swamped lately, what with all these light novel shenanigans. But there’s still loads more to look forward to before this month is over! First, a quick recap of upcoming releases: The Tokyo Ghoul novel releases October 18th. After that, DanMachi: Sword Oratoria vol 1, Psycome vol 2, and SAO Progressive vol… Read More Light Novel Notes (October 2016 — Round 2)