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)

Character: Kazuki Hoshino

Lost    It’s the first of the month, which means it’s time for the next installment of Lost’s character evaluations. Commence the cheers and fanfare. This time the character we are going to be analysing is one of the main character’s from what once was the number one rated light novel on MAL, Kazuki Hoshino… Read More Character: Kazuki Hoshino

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)