News: Light Novel Articles (May 2015)

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)

Feature: A Look into Japanese Light Novels

I’ve bought a bunch of light novels recently, and thought I’d share some photos of them. This will be similar to my “Introduction to Light Novels” page, but perhaps this post can be considered the 102 course? Here’s some of my recent purchases–most of them were used but still in nice condition. Light novels are cheap to… Read More Feature: A Look into Japanese Light Novels

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

空ろの箱と零のマリア — “Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria” — The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria The novel: Amazon.jp — Books Kinokuniya — YesAsia The fan translation (by EusthEnoptEron): Baka-Tsuki MAL Entry — Forum (Note: This site's central focus is on light novels officially translated and published in English, but at times I will… Read More Review: The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria (Vol 1)

News: Light Novel Articles (July 2014)

Every now and then (perhaps each month) I’d like to link some articles I know of that deal with light novels. Here are a few I’ve come across for July (or late June): Frog-kun of Fantastic Memes wrote about the potential of original English light novels, and gives a couple suggestions for reading. Zeroreq011 wrote a piece… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (July 2014)