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: Zaregoto – The Kubikiri Cycle

For general information on this series: Zaregoto entry This review is for the first volume of the Zaregoto Series by Nisio Isin (with art by Take). The English edition was released by Del Rey in July 2008. The second volume was localized in December 2010, but there has since been no word regarding the remaining seven books.… Read More Review: Zaregoto – The Kubikiri Cycle

Zaregoto

English Title: ZaregotoJapanese Title: 戯言シリーズ – Zaregoto SeriesAuthor: Nisio Isin — “NisiOisiN”Illustrator: take Translator: Greg MooreGenre: Mystery, Psychological, RomanceOriginal Run: February 2002 – November 2005 English Run: July 2008 – June 2010 (Del Rey), 2017 – ongoing (Vertical)Japanese Publisher: KodanshaEnglish Publisher: Del Rey, Vertical Volumes in Japanese: 9 (followed by Ningen and Saikyou spin-off series)Volumes in English: 3 Average Price Per Volume:… Read More Zaregoto