Sabikui Bisco (Light Novel Review)
A humble pilgrim at a border checkpoint peruses a poster of notorious criminal Bisco Akaboshi, wanted for wreaking havoc throughout a post-apocalyptic Japan. When a guard interrogates the pilgrim about crossing the...
Spy Classroom, Vol. 1: Lily of the Garden (Light Novel Review)
In an alternate setting vaguely similar to Cold-War-era Europe, seventeen-year-old Lily is in danger of flunking out of an elite spy training program. Suddenly, she's assigned to a specialized team named Lamplight...
Tentai Books Announces Three Rom-Com Light Novels
On Friday, new light novel publisher Tentai Books announced they've licensed three rom-com titles. The acquisitions were revealed in both a Twitter thread as well as a livestream.
The...
The Weakest Tamer Manga and Light Novel Licensed by Seven Seas
On November 3, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed of the light novel and manga series The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash by Honobonoru500, Nama, and Tou Fukino. The story...
Bond and Book: The Devotion of The Surgery Room (Light Novel Review)
Bond and Book: The Devotion of "The Surgery Room" by Mizuki Nomura is an episodic short story collection with a strange premise. Its protagonist, a teenage boy named Musubu, can talk to...
The Detective Is Already Dead (Light Novel Review)
"Say this daily routine of mine—of ours—and all the little bits and pieces that aren’t routine happened to be a story. If there were people who were hoping that story would be...
Catch These Hands, Cross-Dressing Villainess, Goblin Slayer TTRPG and 10 more Yen Press titles...
Yen Press has announced 8 manga and 5 novels they've licensed that will release in February 2022. Titles include Catch These Hands, Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, the Goblin Slayer TTRPG, and more.
KADOKAWA Light Novel Expo Gets the Go-Ahead for March 2021
KADOKAWA organizers announced on December 10th that the largest light novel expo event in the world, KADOKAWA Light Novel Expo 2020 will go ahead from March 6th to March 31st. The event will...
SUPER SENTAI: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga licensed by Seven Seas
On November 2, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced their license acquisition of the SUPER SENTAI: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga by Shotaro Ishinomori, the original manga that helped inspire decades of Super Sentai adventures and later...
She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wiseman licensed by Seven Seas
On November 2, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced their license acquisition of the light novel and manga series She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wiseman by Hirotsugu Ryuusen, Fuzichoco, and Dicca Suemitsu. The fantasy...
