Summer Reading Program: June 2017 Schedule

As mentioned a couple weeks ago, for June we will be reading the following novels: Your Name -- by Makoto Shinkai The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku -- by Muya Agami (with art by Yunagi) We will discuss these two books over the course of June! There will be two posts this time instead of the… Read More Summer Reading Program: June 2017 Schedule

Your Name

English Title: Your Name — “your name.” Japanese Title: 君の名は。– Kimi no Na wa. Author: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name), Arata Kanoh (Another Side) Illustrator: Masayoshi Tanaka and Hiyori Asahikawa (Another Side) Translator: Taylor Engel Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance Original Run: June 2016 English Run: May 2017 Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)… Read More Your Name

Review: Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound

Kimi no Na wa (more popularly known as Your Name) has now surpassed Spirited Away as the highest grossing anime film of all time. A simple romance film between Taki and Mitsuha who have the unfortunate experience of switching their bodies, Kimi no Na Wa has become one of the most genuine moving romances audiences have seen in… Read More Review: Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound

Light Novel Notes (October 2016 — Round 3)

I wasn’t planning on putting together another one of these this month, but we just got three big pieces of news all at once! This has been an exciting time for English light novels… First up, some news I was hoping to hear ever since seeing the movie… Makoto Shinkai’s novel for Your Name has… Read More Light Novel Notes (October 2016 — Round 3)