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North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 18-24
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Himouto! Umaru-chan R anime; BLOOD BLADE, Whoever Steals This Book manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Himouto! Umaru-chan R Premium Box Set BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$149.98 February 20 Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 February 20 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price ...
Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture Duo Launch New Manga Adaptation
Akogare no Sakka wa Ningen ja Arimasen Deshita manga launches on March 15
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine revealed on February 15 the creative duo behind the Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture manga will launch a manga adaptation of the Akogare no Sakka wa Ningen ja Arimasen Deshita (The Author I Admired was not Human) light novel series (novel pictured at right) in...
Gundam Seed Freedom Novel Ends in 2nd Volume
2nd volume ships on March 26
― Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine announced on Twitter on February 14 that the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM novel based on the film by scriptwriter Liu Goto will end with the second volume on March 26. The first volume shipped on January 30, and recently had a large reprint. Goto penned the novelizations for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny a...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 11-17
My Life as Inukai-san's Dog, Spy×Family anime; I Want to End This Love Game, The White and Blue Between Us manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date My Life as Inukai-san's Dog BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$29.99 February 13 One Piece Season 13 Voyage 5 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$44.98 February 13 Spy×Family Season 1 Part 2 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 Febru...
Some of the best BL today comes from Taiwan
A partnership between the Taiwan Creative Content Agency and Japanese publisher Media Do has made four of Taiwan's best BL available to English readers now.
― Readers of queer romance already know that there are more options out there than Japanese BL. In the Western romance landscape, the genre is rapidly expanding, and that's branching out into Western comics as well. Korean manhwa offers M/M optio...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 4-10
Handyman Saitou in Another World, Revenger anime; The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Gazing at the Star Next Door manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Handyman Saitou in Another World BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 6 Revenger BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 6 Tears to Tiara BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 February 6 Print Manga Releases ...
Yen Audio to Release Audiobook Adaptation of your name. Novel
Audiobook slated for July 2024 release
― Yen Audio, Yen Press' imprint for audiobooks, announced on Monday that it will release an audiobook adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's your name. film and novel in July 2024. The novel will serve as the basis for the audiobook. The voice cast will be announced at a later date. Shinkai wrote a novel version of the film in June 2016 prior to the film's release that...
Blade & Bastard: Warm Ash, Dusky Dungeon Novel Review
Blade & Bastard is reminiscent of the heyday of Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance novels, and like those, you don't have to be familiar with the source game.
― There may be other light novel authors as well suited to penning an adaptation/spin-off of the popular RPG series Wizardry than Kumo Kagyu of Goblin Slayer fame, but after reading the first volume of Blade & Bastard, it's hard to think of one. ...
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Novels' New Arc to End in 3rd Volume
New arc launched in December 2022
― Kadokawa is listing the third volume for the new arc of Miri Mikawa and aki's Sugar Apple Fairy Tale light novel series, titled Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Gin Satō-shi to Kogane no Chikai (Sugar Apple Fairy Tale: Silver Sugar Master and the Golden Vow), as the final volume. The volume will ship on March 1. Writer Mikawa and artist aki launched the new arc's first volum...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Audiobook 1 Review
The Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? audiobook is a standard fantasy experience primarily kept afloat by a few novel ideas and strong performances from the narrators.
― The Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? audiobook is a standard fantasy experience primarily kept afloat by a few novel ideas and strong performances from the narrators. It should be noted that this is m...
One Piece Gets New Heroines Light Novel
Original Heroines light novel published in 2021
― Shueisha revealed in a new listing that the One Piece franchise is receiving a new light novel titled ONE PIECE novel HEROINES [Colorful] on March 4. Jun Esaka will write the novel, and Sayaka Suwa will draw the illustrations. The novel will focus on the characters Hancock, Tashigi, Reiju, Uta, Nami and Robin. "episode: Hancock" tells the return of o...
Seven Seas Licenses Mushoku Tensei: Special Book, Recollections, Redundant Reincarnation Novel Volumes
Special Book debuts in August, Recollections in May, Redundant Reincarnation in November
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – A Journey of Two Lifetimes [Special Book], Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Recollections, and Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation light novel volumes. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnatio...
Zombie no Arureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai Novels Get TV Anime
Story centers on man who does whatever he wants in zombie invasion
― Frontier Works announced on Thursday that Rokuro Uraji's Zombie no Arureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai (I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies.) novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will air on AT-X. The "zombie panic action" story takes place in a world that is suddenly floo...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 28-February 3
Bocchi The Rock!, Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World anime ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bocchi The Rock! BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 30 The Case Study of Vanitas Season 1 Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 30 Giant Beasts of ARS BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 January 30 Lovely Complex BDPlea...
Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai Novels Get TV Anime
Story centers on man who does whatever he wants in zombie invasion
― Frontier Works announced on Thursday that Rokuro Uraji's Zombie no Arureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai (I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies.) novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will air on AT-X. The "zombie panic action" story takes place in a world that is suddenly floo...
Liz Takayama's Parallel World Pharmacy Light Novel Series Ends in 10th Volume
Manga adaptation continues with reconstructed story
― Kadokawa's MF Books imprint published the 10th and final volume of Liz Takayama's Isekai Yakkyoku (Parallel World Pharmacy) light novel series on January 25. The series ended on the user-submission site Shōsetsuka ni Narou (Let's Be Novelists) on September 21. Takayama launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narou website in 2015. Kadokawa's MF Bo...
Ryō Kotohira's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Spinoff Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Miinosuke Seo to launch "Girls Side" manga adaptation in spring
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Friday that Ryō Kotohira's Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru Girls Side ~Kareinaru Otome-tachi no Bōken wa Sekai o Kaeta~ (I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too Girls Side: The...
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Novels Listed as Ending in 16th Volume
J-Novel Club releases fantasy series in English
― Amazon is listing that Kenichi and illustrator Nem's Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Isekai Tensei no Bōkensha) light novel series will end in the 16th volume. The 15th and 16th volumes will both release on April 10. Kenichi began serializing the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2015, and ended it there in July 2023. Mag Garden publis...
Trapped in a Dating Sim Novels to End in 13th Volume in March
Novels inspired TV anime in April 2022 with 2nd season planned
― Micro Magazine is listing that the 13th volume of Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series will be the final volume. The volume is slated to ship on March 29. Mishima launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Be Noveli...
Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig Novels End in Next Volume on March 8
Light novel series inspired TV anime that premiered in October
― Dengeki Bunko confirmed on January 19 that Takuma Sakai's Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro) light novel series will end with its next volume on March 8. The volume is the overall ninth volume for the series, but is designated as the "n-th" volume. Amazon is also listing the volume will be th...
I'm in Love with the Villainess Audiobooks 1-2 Review
Shaw's impressive vocal range — from the imperious Claire to the timid Lily, makes this audiobook version the best way to enjoy I'm in Love with the Villainess.
― One of my favorite shows of the fall 2023 season was the animated adaptation of INORI's light novel series, the latest in a string of isekai anime revolving around the concept of video game "villainess" characters redeeming themselves. Anim...
'Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki' Novels Get TV Anime This Year
Kensho Ono, Kaori Maeda star in "isekai buddy fantasy" story
― Studio Elle announced on Friday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of author Kagekinoko and illustrator Kakao Rantan's Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki (The Healer Who was Banished From His Party is Actually the Strongest) light novel series that will debut this year. The anime adaptation als...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 21-27
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 anime; Witch Life in a Micro Room, My Boss is a Giant: He Manages My Every Need With Enormous Skill manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.99 January 23 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Part 1 BDCite Warner Bros. US$69.99 January 2...
J-Novel Club Licenses 6 Novels, 7 Manga Titles
I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, Zilbagias the Demon Prince, Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade, more licensed
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it has acquired the following titles: Title: I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō wo Kiwamete Mita) novels
Author: Nazuna Miki (story), Kabotya (art)
Release...
The Apothecary Diaries Franchise Adds 7 Million in Circulation Since Anime Premiered
Franchise exceeds 31 million copies in circulation
― Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) series has added seven million in circulation since the anime adaptation premiered on October 21. The franchise had 24 million books in circulation at the end of September 2023 prior to the anime's debut, and it has since exceeded 31 million copies. The franchise added th...
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Manga Gets TV Anime
Jun Fukuyama, Hina Tachibana star in anime premiering this year
― Happinet revealed on Friday that author Ryousuke Hata, original character designer Kuma, and manga artist Anajiro's Maō-gun Saikyō no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut this year. Kuma and Anajiro also drew illustrations...
Monogatari Series' Off Season, Monster Season Novels Get Anime
Returning staff includes Akiyuki Simbo, Akio Watanabe, more at SHAFT
― Aniplex announced on Thursday that the Off Season and Monster Season books in NisiOisin's Monogatari series are getting an anime adaptation at studio SHAFT titled Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season. Aniplex did not reveal the type of anime. The announcement states the anime is being "produced" this year. Akio Watanabe drew the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 14-20
Love Flops anime, Steel of the Celestial Shadows manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Love Flops BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 16 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dark Gathering Graphic Novel (GN) 5Please Viz Media US$11.99 January 16 Dead Company GN 3Cite Tokyopop US$13.99 January 16 Gacha Girls Corps GN 4Anime...
86 War Drama Light Novels Enter Final Arc with Next Volume
13th volume shipped in Japan on January 10
― Writer Asato Asato revealed in the 13th novel volume of her 86 light novel series on January 10 that the novel series is entering its final arc, titled "District 86," in the next volume. Yen Press is publishing the 86 light novel series in English, and it describes the story:
The Republic of San Magnolia has been attacked by its neighbor, the Empire. Outsi...
Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin Mystery Novel Series Gets TV Anime in July
Anime reunites several staff members from The Promised Neverland
― TV Asahi announced on Friday that Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novel series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will air on the channel's NUMAnimation block in July. The anime is titled Shōshimin Series in Japanese, and the below visual features the English title How to Become Ordinary. Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, The...
HarperCollins to Release Shion Miura's Run With the Wind Novel in English
Novel about long-distance Hakone Ekiden relay race inspired TV anime in 2018
― HarperCollins confirmed with ANN on Thursday that it will release Shion Miura's Run With the Wind (Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru) novel in English. The HarperVia imprint will release the novel in a hardcover edition on October 15. The novel will have 464 pages and will retail for US$30. Yui Kajita is translating the novel. The ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 7-13
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot anime; The White Mage Doesn't Want to Raise the Hero's Level, Daisy Jealousy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part 2 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 9 One Piece Season 13 Part 4 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$44.98 January 9 T...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 31-January 6
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie anime, Marriage Toxin manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$39.98 January 2 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ayakashi Triangle GN 7Please Seven Seas US$13.99 January 2 Blue Box GN 8Cite Viz Media US$11.99 January 2 A Cat from Our...
The Best Manga and Light Novels of 2023
Don't close out your reading list yet! We've got the best manga and light novels of 2023 right here.
― For the first time, we're adding the best manga and best light novels to our year-end wrap-ups! We've split both publishing mediums into two categories: new and continuing. The new section highlights our favorite series published in English for the first time this year, while the continuing section...
Takafumi Nanatsuki Starts Final Volume of Cake Ōji no Specialité Novels
Novels launched in 2015
― Author Takafumi Nanatsuki announced on his Twitter account on Sunday that he has already started work on the seventh and final volume of his Cake Ōji no Specialité novels. Nanatsuki revealed in 2020 that the series' story will continue for "only a little longer." The novels' story centers on a cake-loving girl named Miu, and a handsome man named Hayato, who is keeping his t...
'Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!' Novels Get Anime
J-Novel Club publishes novels, manga in English
― The official Twitter account for Hobby Japan's Comic Fire manga website revealed on Thursday that Suzuki Makishima's Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san.) light novels are inspiring an anime adaptation. The announcement did not reveal the format of the anime. J-Novel Club is releasing both novels and the manga adaptation in English, and...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 24-30
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution, Overman King Gainer anime; Spy x Family: Family Portrait, Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast novels ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blue Comet SPT Layzner BDPlease Discotek US$69.95 December 26 Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution BDCite Crunchyroll US$39.98 December 26 Fist of the North Star Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting BDAnim...
SPY×FAMILY: Family Portrait Light Novel Review
Eden Academy is taking its students on a two-day, one-night camping adventure, and Loid thinks this is the perfect time for Anya to become better friends with Damian.
― They can't all be the Sasaki and Miyano novels. That's probably not an entirely fair standard to hold light novelizations of manga series to; Kotoko Hachijo is an unusually good mimic of Shou Harusono's writing style and tone. It's al...
Full Metal Panic! Audiobooks 1-2 Review
There's a bit of Cold War political adventure-thriller, technobabble, stompy robots, comedic riffing, over-the-top characters, high school drama, and will-they-won't-they framing – it checks a lot of boxes.
― These first two Full Metal Panic! audiobooks are based on the first two original light novels. It may seem odd to review these as a new production, given the age of the series. Full Metal Panic!...
Aya Yajima's SPY×FAMILY: Family Portrait Novel Gets Audiobook Version in Japan
Audiobook version released in Japan on Wednesday; features voices of Miyuri Shimabukuro, Ryohei Arai
― Shueisha released on Wednesday an audiobook version of Aya Yajima's SPY×FAMILY: Family Portrait novel, the adaptation of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga. The audiobook features the voices of Miyuri Shimabukuro and Ryohei Arai. SPY×FAMILY: Family Portrait is also the first novel from Shueisha's Jump...
Hanashi Media Licenses The Dark Guildmaster's Smile Would Fit Best, My Pet is a Saintess Novels
Company debuts both series in English on January 30
― Hanashi Media confirmed with ANN on Thursday that it has licensed author Ryou Mizokami and illustrator Kozou's The Dark Guildmaster's Smile Would Fit Best (Yami Guild no Master wa Kyō mo Hooemu) and author Bunchou Muku and illustrator Akira Kasukabe's My Pet is a Saintess (Ore no Pet wa Seijo-sama) light novel series. Hanashi Media will release th...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 17-23
Farming Life in Another World, My Hero Academia Season 6 anime; Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Obey Me! The Comic manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Carole & Tuesday Premium Box Set BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$199.98 December 19 Farming Life in Another World BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 December 19 Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films Collector's Edition BDAnimeNewsN...
Mei Hachimoku, Kukka's The Mimosa Confessions Light Novels to End in 5th Volume
High school LGBT+ series debuted in July 2021
― Mei Hachimoku announced on his Twitter account on Tuesday that his and illustrator Kukka's The Mimosa Confessions (Mimosa no Kokuhaku) light novels will end in its fifth volume. Seven Seas licensed the light novels, and will publish them on June 4, 2024. The company describes the story:
Growing up in a dreary suburb, Sakuma has little to brighten his hu...
Kyoto Animation Works on Hagureboshi no Uta Picture Book, Music Project With Evan Call
Taichi Ishidate directs project with illustrations by Shiori Yamazaki, story by Ayano Sato
― The folks who do beautiful work at Kyoto Animation are planning a humble new project: a picture book titled Hagureboshi no Uta (The Song of the Wandering Star), with accompanying soundtrack CD by Evan Call, who last collaborated with the studio in the Romantic classical music-inspired soundtrack of Violet Eve...
Holmes of Kyoto Novelist Mai Mochizuki Tweets That Certain Editors Don't Bother with Light Novel Rankings
How can an aspiring light novelist catch the eye of an editor? Well, a recent Tweet by author Mai Mochizuki gives us a little hint.
― How can an aspiring light novelist catch the eye of an editor? Well, a recent Tweet by author Mai Mochizuki gives us a little hint. In Japan there are many ways for light novel publishers to find up-and-coming authors. From a number of different writing competitions, s...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16
I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss, Endo and Kobayashi Live! anime; Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy, How I Met My Soulmate manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Code Geass Collector's Edition BDPlease Crunchyroll US$549.98 December 12 A Couple of Cuckoos BD 2Cite Crunchyroll US$49.99 December 12 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess L...
Kazumi Takayama's trapezium Novel Gets Anime Film on May 10
1st Generation Nogizaka46 member Takayama launched debut novel in 2016 about girl aiming to be an idol
― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the anime film adaptation of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel, which will premiere in Japan on May 10, 2024. Aniplex released a video for the film announcement and a teaser visual. Aniplex also posted a video message from the novel's author Takayama, who was a f...
Bookwalker Global Store Unveils 2023 Rankings
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel volume 20, 'Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro' manga volume 13 top lists
― The Bookwalker Global Store revealed on Tuesday its top selling titles for the period of November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023. The top 10 titles on the service, including both light novel and manga, are as follows: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel
So I'm a Spid...
Kazumi Takayama's trapezium Novel Gets Anime Film Adaptation on May 10, 2024
1st Generation Nogizaka46 member Takayama launched debut novel in 2016 about girl aiming to be an idol
― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the anime film adaptation of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel, which will premiere in Japan on May 10, 2024. Aniplex released a video for the film announcement and a teaser visual. Aniplex also posted a video message from the novel's author Takayama, who was a f...
You Can Have My Back Light Novels 1-2 Review
Eighteen years ago, Ionia died on the field of battle, and the next day, Leorino was born...is this another opportunity for love to reignite?
― Eighteen years ago, Ionia died on the field of battle, and the next day, Leorino was born. When he turns eleven, he begins dreaming of Ionia's life, including his memories of "Vi," his best friend and impossible true love. Ionia and Vi never managed to truly ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 3-9
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth, Bibliophile Princess anime; My Dog is a Death God, We Started a Threesome!! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bibliophile Princess BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 December 5 Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 5 Young Black Jack BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 December 5 Print Manga Relea...
The World's Fastest Level Up Light Novels Get English Audiobooks
Pierce Cravens narrates audiobooks with 1st volume debuting on January 18
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release an English audiobook version of Nagato Yamata's The World's Fastest Level Up (Sekai Saisoku no Level Up) light novel series, beginning with the first volume on January 18. Pierce Cravens (Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy, Veep) will narrate the audiobooks. ...
Evangelion: Anima Light Novels Get English Audiobooks Narrated by Tiffany Grant
1st volume debuts on December 14
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release an English audiobook version of Ikuto Yamashita's Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novel series, beginning with the first volume on December 14. Tiffany Grant, the voice of the character Asuka in the franchise's English dubs, is narrating the audiobooks. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the book...
A Journey Through Another World Novels Get Anime in 2024
Anime stars real-life sisters Aina Suzuki, Miharu Hanai as twin sisters
― Alphapolis announced on Wednesday that Shizuru Minazukui's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kik: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novels are inspiring an anime adaptation that will debut in 2024. Voice actresses and real-life sisters Aina Suzuki and Miharu Hanai will play ...
Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Gets Novel in January
Liu Goto, Tomofumi Ogasawara return for novelization
― The January 2024 issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Saturday that the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM film project will have a novelization. The numbering on the novelization indicates it will run for two to three volumes, with the first volume shipping on January 30. Liu Goto, who penned the novelizations for Mobile Suit Gundam ...
Horror Collector: The Faceless Kid Light Novel Review
With a couple of genuinely standout chapters and an interesting overarching plot, it's an easy choice for a reader just getting into horror fiction.
― Middle-grade fiction can be an unlikely repository for some of the most interesting books published today. From authors like Esme Symes-Smith and Alex Gino, who explore LGBTQIA+ themes, to the grande dame of horror Mary Downing Hahn, the genre range is...
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2024 Series Ranking
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is 1st title to top 5 lists
― The 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its list of the top light novel series on Saturday. Author Saekisan and illustrator Hanekoto's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten topped five total categories in this year's rankings: Bunkobon, Illustrator, Female Charact...
SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Gets Novel Adaptation
Novel gets release on same day as film's opening in Japan
― Shueisha's Jump J-Books imprint will publish a novel adaptation of the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film on December 22, the same date the film opens in Japan. Aya Yajima, who also wrote the SPY×FAMILY: Family Portrait novel, is writing the film's novel adaptation. The film will be an all-new work with an original story. Crunchyroll will scr...
Phantom Thief Red: A Brand-New Heist for a Brand-New Red Novel Review
This late elementary/early middle school novel combines well-written action and just enough tension for a quick read.
― Yen Press' youth imprint JY's new foray into middle-grade light novels is an excellent idea in theory and still pretty good in practice, with just one interesting detail that may take some readers aback: middle-grade fiction in Japan appears to skew a little younger than middle-grad...
Yen Press Licenses 8 Manga, 3 Novels, 3 Audiobooks
Bungo Stray Dogs Official Anthology, Days with My Stepsister, Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life, more
― Yen Press announced during its Anime NYC panel on Saturday that it has licensed the following titles. The company also revealed new audiobooks for the Bungo Stray Dogs, Baccano!, and Reign of the Seven Spellblades novels. All three audiobook series and all the below licenses are set to debut in May...
J-Novel Club Licenses Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Management of Novice Alchemist, 13 Other Titles (Updated)
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases novels, Butareba manga also licensed
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime NYC panel on Friday that it has licensed the following titles: Title: Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry) novels
Author: Riku Misora (story), Won (art)
Release Date: December 2023
Summary: In a world where people with supernatural powers, called Blazers, mani...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 12-18
BLUELOCK, Rail Wars anime; Sakura, Saku, Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the next 2 weeks, and will be back in December. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date BLUELOCK Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 14 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 16 BDCite Viz Media US$49.99 Nove...
The Summer Hikaru Died Manga Gets Light Novel Adaptation
Novel based on Mokumokuren's manga ships on December 4
― Kadokawa announced that Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga is receiving a light novel adaptation by Mio Nukaga. The novel ships on December 4. Yen Press licensed the manga for English publication in September 2022. Yen Press describes the manga:
Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did every...
Liar Liar Light Novels To End with 15th Volume
Haruki Kuō launched series in 2019
― The official Twitter account for the Liar Liar franchise based on Haruki Kuō's light novels announced on Monday the series will end with the 15th volume, which ships on November 25. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: The Academy: a school the size of an island where students compete for ranks. Not only did Hiroto Shinohara pass the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 5-11
My Dress-Up Darling, More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers anime; Black Night Parade, My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Beast Tamer BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 7 Classroom of the Elite: Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 7 The Familiar of Zero BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 Novembe...
Sasaki and Miyano: Second-Years Light Novel Review
While Sasaki and Miyano: First Years gave Tashiro far more page time than he ever gets in the manga, Sasaki and Miyano: Second-Years does the same for Kuresawa.
― The stated purpose of the Sasaki and Miyano light novels is to fill in some of the gaps that original creator Shou Harusono had to leave in the manga. Apart from letting us know that Harusono is closely involved with these books (which her ...
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor Light Novels End on November 17
Novel series inspired 2017 anime
― Tarō Hitsuji announced on Wednesday that the main story of his Akashic Records of bastard magic instructor (Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashic Records) light novel series will end with the release of the 24th compiled volume on November 17. In the "action fantasy" story, Glenn is a part-time teacher at a magic school who is inclined to write "self-study" on the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 29-November 4
Phantom of the Idol, Goku Midnight Eye anime; Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen, My Cat is Such a Weirdo manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cybersix BDPlease Discotek Media US$39.95 October 31 Goku Midnight Eye BDCite Discotek Media US$29.95 October 31 Mazinger Z BD Collection 1AnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$79.95 October 31 Phantom of the Idol: Complete Collection BD...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 22-28
Blade & Soul anime; Cheerful Amnesia, Overgeared, Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blade & Soul Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 October 24 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest GN 11Please Seven Seas US$12.99 October...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko Manga Both Get Novels
Both novels ship on November 17
― Shueisha revealed Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga is receiving a novel titled Tensaitachi no Renai Jinrosen (Literally: The Geniuses' Love Werewolf War). Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko series will also receive a novel titled Ichiban Hoshi no Spica (Spica The First Evening Star). Shueisha will release both novels on November 17. Jūichirō Hitsuji...
Square Enix Publishes The Apothecary Diaries Light Novels in Print
J-Novel Club publishes series digitally since 2021
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced on Friday that it will publish Natsu Hyūga's The Apothecary Diaries light novel series in English-language print editions in collaboration with J-Novel Club. Volume 1 ships May 14. The release will include full-color art inserts and black-and-white illustrations. The company describes the series: A palace servan...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 15-21
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11: Thrice Upon A Time, Naruto Shippūden anime; Bocchi the Rock!, Dungeon Friends Forever manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Evangelion: 3.0+1.11: Thrice Upon A Time BDPlease GKIDS US$29.98 October 17 Naruto Shippūden BD Set 1Please Viz Media US$49.99 October 17 Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection BDPlease Viz Media US$24.98 October 17 Pokémon XY ...
High School DxD Novels Get Junior High School DxD Spinoff Publication
Rippū Shinonome to write novels with Miyama-Zero returning as illustrator
― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that Ichiei Ishibumi's High School DxD light novel series is getting a Junior High School DxD spinoff publication. (it is currently unclear if it will be a one-volume novel or a series.) ／重大発表!!＼スピンオフ作品「ジュニア・ハイスクールD×D」刊行決定！先程の「ファンタ...
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Has New Anime in the Works
1st anime premiered in April, aired for 13 episodes
― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that a new anime is in the works for Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series. The event did not reveal a format for the work...
Rei Nakajima Launches Manga of Ryousuke Hata's Nengan no Akuyaku Reijo (Last Boss) no Karada o Te ni Ireta zo! Story
Manga launches on Friday
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga app announced on October 12 that Ryousuke Hata's Nengan no Akuyaku Reijo (Last Boss) no Karada o Te ni Ireta zo! (I Got My Favorite Villainess' (Last Boss) Body!) story will have a manga adaptation by Rei Nakajima. The manga will launch in the app on Friday. Hitoha Ushio is credited for original character des...
Yen Press Licenses Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule Manga, Classroom for Heroes Light Novels, 13 More Titles (Updated)
Company also licenses Black Summoner, The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life manga
― Yen Press announced at its panel at the New York Comic Con that it has licensed the following light novels: Title: Amalgam Hound Creator: Midori Komai (story), Domino Ozaki (illustration)
Summary: Theo, a young investigator, crosses paths with Eleven, an amalgam perfectly mimicking the form of a ...
J-Novel Club Expands into Europe With JNC Nina Subsidiary for Light Novel Releases in French, German
Subscription service launches with 6 novel series
― J-Novel Club announced on Sunday that it is launching a new subsidiary titled "J-Novel Club Nina" or "JNC Nina" to expand into the European market. Starting today, fans in Europe can subscribe to JNC Nina for weekly installments of light novels translated into French and German. The service costs 5,49€ per month or 60€ per year, and gives subscriber...
Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter Light Novels Get Anime Adaptation
Fantasy series centers on promising young sorcerer who tutors noble's daughter in magic
― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that storywriter Riku Nanano and illustrator cura's Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter (Kōjo Denka no Kateikyōshi) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. 「公女殿下の家庭教師」、 遂に――#公女殿下の家庭教師#ファンタジア文庫大感謝祭...
Spy Classroom Novels Get Stage Play in January
Play starring Yui Yokoyama runs in Tokyo from January 20-28
― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that Takemachi's Spy Classroom (Spy Kyōshitsu or Spy Room) light novel series is getting a stage play that will debut in January 2024. The play will run for 13 performances from January 20-28 at the Ginza Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo. Entries for...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 8-14
The Eminence in Shadow, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 anime; Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology, The Villainess Who Has Been Killed 108 Times: She Remembers Everything! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Eminence in Shadow Season 1 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 October 11 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Complete Collection BDCite S...
Full Metal Panic's Shoji Gatoh Launches MOON FIGHTERS! Novel on November 22 With KyoAni Cover Art
MOON FIGHTERS! novel debuts this fall
― Update on October 6: Kyoto Animation will release Shoji Gatoh's MOON FIGHTERS! novel on November 22. Nobuaki Maruki (animation director for Free! franchise, Violet Evergarden) designed the characters in the novel illustrations. Kyoto Animation is collectively credited for the illustrations, including the cover image below. ＼✨情報解禁✨／――月がアツ苦しい！11月22日（水）発売『MOON FIG...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 1-7
Immoral Guild anime; Tamon's B-Side, Hunter × Hunter manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Immoral Guild BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 October 3 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chainsaw Man Graphic Novel (GN) 12Please Viz Media US$11.99 October 3 Cinderella Closet GN 3Cite Seven Seas US$13.99 October 3 Citrus+ GN 5Anime...
The Fall 2023 Light Novel Guide
Whether its isekai or a villainess redemption story, Rebecca Silverman will help you choose your next light novel!
The Fall 2023 Light Novel Guide is sponsored by Yen Press! ― By this point in light novel history, a few genres are entrenched. Chief among them? Isekai and villainess stories, and both of those are represented here. But far more interesting is the fact that this span of months has mor...
The Fall 2023 Light Novel Guide is sponsored by Yen Press! ― By this point in light novel history, a few genres are entrenched. Chief among them? Isekai and villainess stories, and both of those are represented here. But far more interesting is the fact that this span of months has mor...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 24-30
Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Lupin Zero anime; I Can't Refuse S, The World's Fastest Level Up manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Gatchaman Complete Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$149.98 September 26 Go Nagai World BDCite Discotek US$19.95 September 26 Lonely Castle in the Mirror BDAnimeNewsNetwork GKIDS US$22.98 September 26 Lupin Zero BDPlease Sentai Fil...
New Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Volume to Have 3 Isekai Short Stories
Volume to include 2 stories previously published in The Sneaker magazine, plus new sequel
― The live-streamed "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" special provided more details about the new volume in Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series on Sunday. The volume will include two short stories previously published in Kadokawa's The Sneaker magazine, plus a new sequel to those two stori...
Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Gets New Light Novel Volume, Concert Event
'Legendary' 2009 concert event brought back with cast on January 20, 2024
― The live-streamed "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" special announced on Sunday that a new volume in Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series is in production. Franchise illustrator Noizi Ito drew an illustration for the announcement of the Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekijō (The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya) volume: S...
Fluffy Paradise Light Novel Vol. 1 Review
Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre.
― Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre. Even just in Cross Infinite World's catalogue, it follows Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds, I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, and I Will Cook With My Fluffy Fr...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 17-23
Re:ZERO Starting Life In Another World Season 2, AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline anime; #DRCL midnight children, Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$69.98 September 19 Girls und Panzer TV + OVAs Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 September 19 Lycoris Recoil...
I'm in Love with the Villainess Light Novels Get English Audiobooks
Romantic comedy light novel series inspired spinoff, manga, anime
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the adaptation of Inori and Hanagata's I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) light novel series into English audiobooks on Friday. Voice actress Courtney Shaw will narrate the audiobooks, through Seven Seas' Siren audiobook imprint. I'm in Love with the Villainess (Audi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 10-16
Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date One Piece Season 13 Part 3 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$44.98 September 12 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Deserted Island Diary GN 5Please Viz Me...
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team Novels End on October 5
Novel series ends with 2nd volume of "next 4years" season
― Shueisha's description of the second volume of Yukako Kabei's 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu next 4years light novel lists the volume as the final overall volume of the entire series. The second volume will ship on October 5. The story centers on Kimichika Haijima, who got into some serious trouble on his middle school volleyball team. As...
Hell Mode Novel 1 Review
Hell Mode does play a few isekai tropes a bit differently, but it also clearly wears its influences on its sleeve. So yes, this is another one of those books.
― Are you sick and tired of isekai light novels that feature a protagonist reborn in a fantasy world that operates very similarly to an MMORPG, complete with stats and skills? If so, you can stop reading here – Hell Mode is unapologetically a n...
Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Get Novels
Undead Unluck: Romantic na Hiteisha no Kyūjitsu novel premieres ahead of October 6 anime debut
― Shueisha revealed the Undead Unluck and Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga are receiving new novels with listings on its site, titled Undead Unluck: Romantic na Hiteisha no Kyūjitsu (Undead Unluck: The Romantic Denier's Day Off, pictured at right) and Mashle Mash: Burndead to Gangan Ikōze (Mashle Mash: Go f...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 3-9
Call of the Night, The Girl from the Other Side anime; Blade of the Moon Princess, The Darwin Incident manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Call of the Night BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 September 5 The Girl from the Other Side BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$29.98 September 5 Shinobi no Ittoki BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$69.98 September 5 Pr...
Yami-hara Novel
From the author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror, this horror novel, uses its text to slowly create, build, and eventually not quite resolve its creeping sense of terror.
― At first, it doesn't feel like this is from the same author as Lonely Castle in the Mirror. That novel (and its film adaptation) is a sensitive look at what it means to be bullied and the ways people cope with it. Yami-hara, on the ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 27-September 2
A Couple of Cuckoos, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 anime; The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls, The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be< manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$69.98 August 29 Cromartie High School BDCite Discotek US$44.95 August 29 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflec...
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