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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Novels' Main Story Listed to End in Volume 26
Influential isekai fantasy spawned manga, anime
― Kadokawa posted a web listing for the November 25 publication of the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Special Book, and the listing reports that the main story of Rifujin na Magonote's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series will "finally end in volume 26!" Seven Seas Entertainment licensed both the main light novel series and Yu...
Plantopia Figure Project Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Campaign reaches goal to support production of figures, future anime production
― Twin Engine, Good Smile Company, and Max Factory's new figure project Plantopia launched its planned Kickstarter campaign on August 26. The campaign has already met its goal of 5,000,000 yen (US$35,660) and has raised 8,145,235 yen (US$$58,092) as of press time. The stretch goal for the campaign includes an additional f...
I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?! Light Novel Series Ends in 4th Volume in September
Tentai Books releases series in English
― Author Riku Misora confirmed on Twitter on Sunday that their and illustrator Sabamizore's I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?! (Kanojo no Imōto to Kiss wo Shita.) light novel series will end in the fourth volume, which will release on September 14. Tentai Books is publishing the light novel series in English, and it describes the first volume: My girlfrie...
Amazon Japan Pulls Dr. Stone Science Consultant's Book After Prefecture Designates It as 'Harmful'
Tottori prefectural government did not disclose the reasoning behind its designation
― In February, Amazon Japan delisted two books in Yakuri Kyо̄shitsu's Arienai Rika (Impossible Science) non-fiction series. Yakuri Kyо̄shitsu is the name of a writer's group of science writers; they are notable for acting as consultants for the Dr. Stone manga series from volume 10 onward. The series is well-regarded...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 28-September 3
Sonny Boy anime, Spriggan: Deluxe Edition manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Aho Girl BDPlease Discotek Media US$29.95 August 30 Belle Collector's Edition 4K HDR/2K BDCite GKIDS US$64.98 August 30 Fatal Fury the Movie Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$49.95 August 30 Fuse: Memoirs of The Hunter Girl BDPlease Discotek Media US$24.95 August 30 Gugure! K...
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Novel 1
When we join the story, Rishe has just been reset to the night she's spurned by her jerk fiancé for the seventh time, but she's got a plan to get the life she's always wanted.
― Most time-looping protagonists have nothing on Lady Rishe, with the possible exception of Subaru from Re: Zero. Typically when we read a time loop tale, the protagonist has just died and discovered themselves back at an arbit...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 21-27
My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission, Kingdom Season 3 anime; Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple, The Geek Ex-Hitman manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kingdom Season 3 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 August 23 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III Premium Edition Boxset BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$179.98 August 23 My Hero Aca...
Hideo Kojima's Official Endorsement Printed On Lycoris Recoil Spinoff Light Novel
The Metal Gear, Death Stranding creator has been a vocal fan of the anime on Twitter
― Last month, we reported that Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has been getting really into Lycoris Recoil. His newfound fandom has now come to its logical conclusion: his official endorsement comment printed on the spinoff light novel's wraparound cover. このたび、小島 監督 より小説 『リコリス・リコイル Ordinary days』へコメン...
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Light Novels Get TV Anime
Fantasy anime centers on bullied boy who goes to other world with cheat skills
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that writer 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 is getting a television anime adaptation. Kadokawa also revealed a teaser visual for the anime and is streaming ...
Remake Our Life Light Novel Starts 'Last Arc' With 11th Volume
11th volume ships on September 22
― Kadokawa is listing the 11th novel volume of author Nachi Kio and illustrator Eretto's Boku-tachi no Remake (Remake Our Life!) light novel series is starting its "final arc" with the volume. The 11th volume will ship on September 22. The story centers on the unsuccessful game director Kyōya Hashiba. His company goes bankrupt, and he ends up returning to his parents...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 14-20
Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun anime, Chained Soldier manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Collection 2 BDCite Sunrise US$74.99 August 16 Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Flimworks US$89.98 August 16 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bakemonogatari Graphic Novel (GN) 15Please Vertic...
Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop Novel
Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop is an easy book to recommend. It plays nicely with the tale type that influenced it, pays attention to the emotional pasts and needs of the characters, and has a good balance of dark and sugary content.
― Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop might seem only tangentially a Rapunzel story – also known as “The Maiden in the Tower” – ATU310's main requirement is that a child is...
I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss Novels 2 & 3
While the first volume was a complete story in and of itself, the following two entries prove that just because Aileen got the guy doesn't mean that her story's over.
― While the first volume of Sarasa Nagase's light novel series I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss was a complete story in and of itself, the following two entries prove that just because Aileen got the guy doesn't mean tha...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 7-13
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, The Detective Is Already Dead anime; Kemono Jihen, World End Solte manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Combatants Will Be Dispatched! BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 August 9 Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$84.98 August 9 The Detective Is Already Dead BDAnimeNewsNetwork...
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Novel
At the risk of being too personal, I lived this story. I don't mean now; I mean that as a seventh grader I experienced many of the same things that protagonist Kokoro did, and from that perspective I can say that this book gets it absolutely right.
― At the risk of being too personal, I lived this story. I don't mean now; I mean that as a seventh grader I experienced many of the same things that prot...
Yen Press Licenses School-Live! Letters, SOTUS Manga, Hirano and Kagiura Novels, More
Also: Assorted Entanglements manga, Bride of the Barrier Master light novel
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed the following titles: Title: School-Live! Letters manga Creators: Norimitsu Kaihou (story), Sadoru Chiba (art) Summary: Now that the apocalypse is over, the former School Living Club members moved on to new stages in their lives. With each member walking a different path, l...
Overlord Light Novels End in 2 Volumes
16th volume's 2nd part launched on Friday
― The afterword in the second part of the 16th volume of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord light novel series revealed on Friday that the novels will end in two volumes. Kugane Maruyama began the original Overlord light novel series online in 2010, and Kadokawa's Enterbrain imprint began publishing the series in print with illustrations by so-bin in 2012. Yen Press ...
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Novel 1
Yuuya is at the absolute bottom of the world's hierarchy when he stumbles into amazing powers that rewrite his life. Can his story rise above the basic OP fantasy fare?
― This is not a revenge story. That's important to mention because it very easily could have been – like the protagonists of other similarly set-up titles, Yuuya is at the absolute bottom of the world's hierarchy when he stumbles into...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 31-August 6
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Shikizakura anime; Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water BDPlease GKIDS US$49.98 August 2 One Piece Collection 30 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$39.98 August 2 Shikizakura BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69....
Onmyoji and Tengu Eyes: The Spirit Hunters of Tomoe Novel
It's likely that, upon reading the synopsis and looking at the cover, one of the first questions a potential reader of Onmyoji and Tengu Eyes may have is, “Is this BL?” The answer to that question is a resounding “…maybe?”
― It's likely that, upon reading the synopsis and looking at the cover, one of the first questions a potential reader of Onmyoji and Tengu Eyes may have is, “Is this BL?” The answe...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 24-30
Scar on the Praeter, Back Arrow anime; The Liminal Zone, Yuri Espoir manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Back Arrow Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 26 Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire BDCite Discotek Media US$29.95 July 26 Cyber City Oedo 808 Remastered Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$49.95 July 26 Fate/Grand Order Final Si...
Ghost Mikawa's Days With My Stepsister Novels Get TV Anime (Updated)
Novels center on stepsiblings slowly becoming comfortable with one another
― The "Natsu no Gakuensai 2022" event for Kadokawa's MF Bunko J light novel imprint announced on Sunday that writer Ghost Mikawa and illustrator Hiten's Gimai Seikatsu (Days With My Stepsister) novels are getting a television anime adaptation. ／『義妹 生活 』アニメ化 決定 PV公開 ！＼これは、昨日 まで他人 だった俺 と彼女 が本当 の〝家族 〟になるまでの物語 。同級生 と兄妹 になった二人 が、一 つ屋根 の下 、ゆっくりと絆 を育 んで...
Sasaki and Peeps Novels Get TV Anime
Yen Press releases novels about man who adopts bird that is sage from another world
― The "Natsu no Gakuensai 2022" event for Kadokawa's MF Bunko J light novel imprint announced on Sunday that writer Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku's Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki and Pichan) novels are getting a television anime adaptation. Kadokawa streamed a commercial that featured Tomokazu Sugita as Sasaki and Aoi Y...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 17-23
The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club anime; SINoALICE, Dungeon People manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dai-Shogun Great Revolution BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 19 Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko BD/DVDCite GKIDS US$26.98 July 19 Interspecies Reviewers BDAnimeNewsNetwork Critical Mass US$59.99 July 19 Love Live! Niji...
Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Light Novels Get Manga
Saho Tenamachi draws manga adaptation debuting on Magazine Pocket app in October
― The official Twitter account for writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Arya-san) light novel series announced on Friday that the novels are getting a manga adaptation. Saho Tenamachi (Shōsetsu no Kami-sama; Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsu...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 10-16
The Duke of Death and His Maid, Pompo The Cinephile anime; Shadows House, Chitose Is In the Ramune Bottle manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 12 Hortensia SAGA BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 12 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Collection 1 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sunrise US$74.99 J...
Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade Suru Tameni Ganbattemasu Novels Get Anime Project
Novels about woman reincarnated as girl with ability to be loved by all animals launched in 2012
― The Twitter account for Futabasha's Gaugau Monster website revealed on Friday that writer Himawari and illustrator Kiouran's Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade Suru Tameni Ganbattemasu (I'll Try My Best So I Can Pet and Pat in Another World) light novel series has an anime project in the works. Himawari launch...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 3-9
Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis, Taisho Otome Fairy Tale anime; The Elusive Samurai, The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Amnesia BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 July 5 Hungry Whores 2 (adult) DVDCite Adult Source Media US$24.95 July 5 Ladies Versus Butlers: Undressed Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Kitty ...
Seven Seas Licenses Raven of the Inner Palace, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife, 10 More Titles
Also: Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His Wild S-Rank Cat Girl, 'Why Don't You Eat Me, My Dear Wolf?,' I'm in Love with the Villainess Spin-Off: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it has licensed 11 new titles. The company plans to release the following titles in 2023 (the summaries below are not Seven Seas' official ...
J-Novel Club Licenses 10 New Light Novels, 1 New Manga
J-Novel Club also announces 7 Sol Press license rescues
― J-Novel Club announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed the Re:RE — Reincarnator Executioner; Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke; Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta; Yashiro-kun's Guide to Going Solo; The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom; Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to ...
Mospeada Anime's Genesis Breaker Side Story Launches in Hobby Japan Magazine This Summer
Original designers Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Kakinuma reunite for project
― Anime director and mechanical designer Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed: Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Blade Runner: Black Lotus) noted at Production I.G USA's Anime Expo panel on Friday that the planned new project based on the Genesis Climber Mospeada anime will begin serializing in a magazine this summer. This project is...
EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose - Catastrophe at 16, Prophecy, I (♂) Crossed-Dressed for the IRL (♀) Meetup, Tsugumi Project also licensed
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose - Catastrophe at 16, Prophecy, I (♂) Crossed-Dressed for the IRL (♀) Meetup, Tsugumi Project, and...
Eromanga Sensei Light Novel Series Ends in Volume 13 in August
Series by Oreimo's author/illustrator pair launched in 2013, inspired 2017 TV anime
― Kadokawa is listing the 13th novel volume of Tsukasa Fushimi and Hiro Kanzaki's Eromanga Sensei light novels as the final volume. The volume, titled "Eromanga Festival," will ship on August 10. The previous 12th novel volume shipped three years ago in November 2019. Dark Horse Comics publishes rin's manga adaptation...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 26-July 2
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan, Kekkaishi anime; Wandance, Outbride Beauty and the Beasts manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger BDPlease Discotek Media US$49.95 June 28 Kekkaishi BDCite Discotek Media US$79.95 June 28 Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 June 28 Place to Place BDPlease...
Why Were Light Novel Fans Furious at Classroom of the Elite's First Season?
Kim Morrissy breaks down why the first season of Classroom of the Elite left a bad taste in novel readers' mouths.
― Light novel fans can be hard to please when it comes to anime adaptations, which is only understandable when so many shows have mediocre production values at best. Due to length constraints, it's also common for adaptations to cut scenes or only present the bare essentials for covering...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 19-25
Iroduku: The World in Colors, Panda! Go Panda! anime; Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Blue Lock manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Getter Robo Arc BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 June 21 Hentai Sex School Volume 3 DVD (adult)Cite Adult Source Media US$24.95 June 21 Iroduku: The World in Colors BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 June 21 Panda! Go Panda...
One Piece Film Red Gets Novel Adaptation
Jun Esaka returns to franchise to pen novel shipping on August 9
― Shueisha is listing that it will release a novel adaptation of the One Piece Film Red anime film on August 9 under its Jump J-Books imprint. Jun Esaka is returning to the One Piece franchise to pen the novel based on Tsutomu Kuroiwa's script. Esaka previously wrote the One Piece Heroines spinoff novel and has also written several nove...
Kadokawa, Yen Press Launch New Dark Souls Novel on October 25
Novel based on FromSoftware's Dark Souls game launches digitally, physically in Japanese, English
― Yen Press announced on Thursday that it will launch the Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication novel on October 25. The novel based on FromSoftware's Dark Souls game will launch both physically and digitally worldwide. Michael A. Stackpole (I, Jedi; Rogue Squadron) is writing the novel. Kadokawa will simult...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 12-18
SK8 the Infinity, Hetalia World Stars anime; The Fiancée Chosen by the Ring, X-Gender manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date El-Hazard: The Wanderers Collection BDPlease Nozomi Entertainment US$59.99 June 14 Hetalia World Stars BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$34.98 June 14 Kitty's Vault Klassic Volume 2 BD (adult)AnimeNewsNetwork Kitty Media US$29.99 June 14 Naruto S...
Cross Infinite World Licenses The Saint's Belated Happiness, Surviving in Another World as a Villainess Fox Girl!, More Light Novels
Also: The Strongest Knight is Actually a Cross-Dressing Noblewoman?!
― Cross Infinite World announced this week that it has licensed three light novel series. The company also revealed a new audiobook release: Title: The Saint's Belated Happiness: Newly Single, Now Living with the Demon Prince light novel Creators: Hari Garasumachi (author), Yotsuba Hanada (artist) Release Date: September 16 (digital...
Godzilla Singular Point Anime Gets Novel Spinoff on July 26
Series writer Toh Enjoe returns for novel about Rodan corpses in Nigashio outskirts
― Shueisha is listing a novel spinoff for the Godzilla Singular Point anime series. The novel will ship on July 26, and the series' writer Toh Enjoe will pen the novel. The novel will feature a new story centering on the Rodan corpses in the outskirts of Nigashio city in Chiba. Netflix debuted the anime in Japan in Ma...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 5-11
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, BEM: Become Human anime; Ghost Reaper Girl, MonsTABOO manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 5 Centimeters Per Second BDPlease GKIDS US$28.98 June 7 BEM: Become Human BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$34.98 June 7 BTOOOM! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 June 7 Children Who Chase Lost Voices BDPlease GKIDS US$28.98 June 7 Girl'...
Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to be an Adventurer! Novels 1-2
This novel series tries to mix things up a bit but ultimately is too devoted to the basic villainess story to truly achieve that, giving it that slightly stale feeling.
― Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to be an Adventurer is, in its first two novels, a mix of checklist villainess isekai and something a bit more innovative. The story follows Serephione, daughter of the noble Granzeus family in a ...
How DARLING in the FRANXX Inspired a New York Times Bestselling YA Novel
In the four years since it first aired, DARLING in the FRANXX has had an unexpectedly long tail, inspiring even the likes of Kim Kardashian to dye her hair. Devout anime lover Xiran Jay Zhao found the sci-fi story a launch point for their bestseller Iron Widow.
― In the four years since it first aired, DARLING in the FRANXX has had an unexpectedly long tail. According to Google Trends, the show exper...
Yen Press Licenses Tomihiko Morimi's Fox Tales Short Story Collection
Company to release book in hardcover, digital in November
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it will release Tomihiko Morimi's Fox Tales (Kitsune no Hanashi) short story collection in hardcover and digital in November. The company describes the collection: A collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Kyoto curio shop. A basket wriggles, a masked man lingers in the dar...
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Novel 1
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace is both precisely what it claims to be and nothing of the sort. See where the anime started in our review of the novel series.
― When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace is both precisely what it claims to be and nothing of the sort. A bit of a riff on supernatural battle stories, the first light novel in the series by Kota Nozomi (whose light novel se...
Konosuba Anime Confirms 3rd Season, Anime Adaptation of Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Spinoff Novels
Both series to feature mostly returning staff at new studio Drive
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the previously announced new anime for the KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! franchise is a third season of the anime. Kadokawa also announced that the Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! spinoff novel series is also getting a television anime adaptation. Anime scriptw...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 22-28
Somali and the Forest Spirit, Skate-Leading Stars anime; Phantom of the Idol, The Weakest Contestant of All Space and Time manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of May 29-June 4, and will be back the next week. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Clover Season 4 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$54.98 May 24 Bla...
Kana Akatsuki's Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Novels Get Manga in July
Nappa Komatsuda draws manga adaptation of novel series by Violet Evergarden author
― The July issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kana Akatsuki's Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Haru no Mai (Four Seasons' Proxy Spring Dance) novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation by Nappa Komatsuda. The manga will launch in the magazine's September issue on July 23, with the first chapter being 5...
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga
Noted yuri scholar Erica Friedman explores the origins of women loving women in Japanese media from its roots in literary girls' fiction to the acknowledgement of yuri as a genre.
― Whether you call it yuri or GL, the genre of women loving women in anime and manga hasn't always been understood or appreciated. Erica Friedman's new book By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga is a maj...
The Spring 2022 Light Novel Guide
Kim and Rebecca look at this season's novel offerings to help you pick your next page-turner whether you're interested in drunk VTubers, big ol' dogs, or vampire princesses.
― Sometimes all the waiting pays off. As light novels become more ubiquitous in English translation, that can mean a chance to finally read the source material for a story you've seen in anime (or manga) form, and that happily is...
Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Film Also Gets Novelization
Shinkai pens novelization slated to ship on August 24 ahead of film's November 11 opening
― The official website for Makoto Shinkai's first new film in three years, Suzume no Tojimari (literally, Suzume's Door-Locking), announced on Tuesday that the film will have a novelization that will ship on August 24. As with many of his previous films, Shinkai himself will pen the novelization. Yen Press relea...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 15-21
Belle, SSSS.DYNAZENON anime; Colorless, Crazy Food Truck manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Belle BDPlease GKIDS US$26.98 May 17 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 12 BDCite Viz Media US$44.98 May 17 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 12 DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$39.99 May 17 Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot BDPlease Ani...
The Algorithmic Rise of Isekai Light Novels
Isekai light novels are here to stay, in part thanks to retailers' own systemic recommendations. Kim Morrissy explains how Amazon and other online stores help push sales.
― It's been over half a decade since the isekai light novel anime boom, and it's still showing no signs of letting up. Western anime fans are partly responsible for this; isekai anime are regularly among the top-viewed titles on Cru...
MyAnimeList, Honeyfeed Announce 2nd Web Novel Contest
US$3,000 cash prizes for winners in School, Rom-Com, Cyberpunk categories
― Anime database website MyAnimeList and web novel platform Honeyfeed announced the details of their second web novel contest on Monday. In addition to US$3,000 cash prizes for the winners in each of the three genre categories, the winning entries will be sent to manga publisher Kodansha to review for possible publication and/o...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 8-14
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, Full Dive anime; Death Note Short Stories, Devil Ecstasy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Four for Foreplay DVD (adult)Please Kitty Media US$29.99 May 10 Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 10 Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full D...
BookWalker Global Adds Audiobooks from Yen Press
Sword Art Online, Overlord, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, more
― BookWalker Global announced on Wednesday that it has added the following 17 audiobooks from Yen Press to its service: Sword Art Online Volumes 1-5 by Reki Kawahara Overlord Volumes 1-4 by Kugane Maruyama, so-bin The Saga of Tanya the Evil Volumes 1-3 by Carlo Zen, Shinobu Shinotsuki Spice and Wolf Volume 1 by Isuna Hasekura So I'm a Spide...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7
2.43 Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, OBSOLETE anime; Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Survival in Another World with My Mistress! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 2.43 Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 3 Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution Movie 2: Anemone Essentials BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$29.98 May 3 ...
TMS Entertainment Launches 'TMS-Lab' Project to Create Original Manga, Novels, Web Videos
Kamui Fujiwara, Daisuke Nishijima, more contribute manga to new project with English releases
― Animation studio TMS Entertainment announced a new project titled "Gensaku Kōbō TMS-Lab" (Original Work Atelier TMS-Lab" on April 21. The project's goal is "to create a future with a sustainable Japanese anime industry." As part of the project, creators will release manga, novels, and online videos through...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 24-30
Wonder Egg Priority, Dragon Goes House-Hunting anime; A Galaxy Next Door, The Most Notorious Talker Runs the World's Greatest Clan manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cat's Eye Season 1 BDPlease Discotek Media US$49.95 April 26 City Hunter '91 BDCite Discotek Media US$39.95 April 26 Dragon Goes House-Hunting BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 April ...
The Best Light Novels With Horny Energy
Looking for something spicy for your late night reading? You won't want to miss this new list. Just make sure your door is locked first.
― Not long ago, I wrote about light novels with shonen manga energy. Now I'm back with a (mostly new) list of light novel recommendations! The theme this time is “horny.” Many light novels, even of the non-pornographic variety, contain at least some degree of titill...
My Happy Marriage Novel Series Gets Live-Action Film in Spring 2023
Film stars Snow Man's Ren Meguro, Mio Imada
― Toho announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of writer Akumi Agitogi and illustrator Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series that will open in spring 2023. Ren Meguro (right in image below) from the idol group Snow Man will star as Kiyoka, while Mio Imada (left in image below) ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 17-23
The God of High School, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki anime; Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More, Alice in Kyoto Forest manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 April 19 Dances with the Dragons Essentials BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$29.98 April 19 Gekidol BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimati...
Yen Press Licenses King's Proposal Novels From Date A Live Creators, 3 Other Novels
Yen Press also reveals 3 new manga, new Korean content imprint, new ominbus edition of Thermae Romae
― Yen Press announced at its panel at the Sakura Con event on Friday that it has licensed three new manga, four new light novel series, and one artbook. The company also announced that it will release a new ominibus edition of Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae manga (Yen Press previously released the mang...
In Another World With My Smartphone Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season of anime based on light novel series premiered in 2017
― The official website for the television anime of Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) light novel series announced on Friday that the anime is getting a second season. The website also posted an illustration from light novel illustrator Eiji Usatsuka to commemorate the announcement....
My Happy Marriage Novel 1
Set to become an anime series, check out this variation of the Cinderella story about a down-trodden girl as she embarks on a fantasy romance with a side of ESP.
― Set in an alternate version of the late Meiji or early Taisho era, My Happy Marriage is a fairly classic take on the Cinderella story – especially if you remember that in many, if not most, variants of that tale Cinderella's father is aliv...
Shirow Miwa, Hikaru Sakurai Work on New Fate Novels
New story centers on new Servants Aslaug, Ragnar Lodbrok, new Master Remina Eltfrom
― Manga creator and artist Shirow Miwa revealed on Tuesday that he is drawing the art for a new light novel series for Type-Moon's Fate franchise titled Fate: Lost Einherjar - Kyokkō no Aslaug (Aslaug of the Aurora). Writer Hikaru Sakurai penning the novels. The books will center on the Servants Aslaug and Ragnar Lodb...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10-16
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate, Drifting Dragons anime; The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace, My Brain is Different manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Drifting Dragons BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 12 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 12 King's Raid: Successors of the Will Part 2 BDAnimeNew...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 3-9
Tsukipro the Animation, Megalobox 2: Nomad anime; Sakamoto Days, Banished From the Hero's Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Grenadier DVDPlease Media Blasters US$19.99 April 5 Megalobox 2: Nomad BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$59.98 April 5 Otoboku Maidens Are Falling For Me! DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Media Blas...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 27-April 2
Otherside Picnic, Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles anime; Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, Yakuza Reincarnation manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date City Hunter Season 3 BDPlease Discotek Media US$39.95 March 29 The Day I Became a God BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 March 29 Haikyu!! To the Top BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 March 29 IN...
Kinosuke Naito's Farming Life in Another World Light Novels Get Anime
Novels center on man reincarnated in another world with almighty farming tool
― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that Kinosuke Naito's Farming Life in Another World (Isekai Nonbiri Nōka) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. The announcement did not specify the anime's format. One Peace Books began releasing Yasuyuki Tsurugi's manga adaptation of the novels in November 2020, and it describe...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 20-26
Mars Red, Otoboku - Maidens Are Falling For Me! anime; Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!, GUNBURED x SISTERS manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Double Disc Delights BDs 1-5Please Kitty Media US$39.99 each March 21 Doomed Megalopolis DVDCite Media Blasters US$19.99 March 22 Mars Red BDAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation US$64.98 March 22 Millennium Actress Limited Edition Steelbook BD...
One Peace Books Licenses Captain Corinth, Usotoki Rhetoric Manga
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, The Death Mage light novels, manga also licensed
― ANN confirmed with One Peace Books on Tuesday that it has licensed the Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes An Adventurer manga, the The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic light novel and manga, The Death Mage light novel and manga, the Usotoki Rhetoric manga, and The Music of Marie manga. One Peace Books...
J-Novel Club Challenges You To Try The Infamous When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Rant
Can you channel Saori Hayami's legendary performance of Hatoko's "I don't understand" speech?
― In 2014, the When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace anime took viewers by surprise when childhood friend Hatoko made an impassioned rant at protagonist Andou about how she doesn't understand his chuunibyou delusions. Saori Hayami's voice performance was rumored to have been performed in one take, and...
What Happened to Sol Press?
The light novel, manga, and visual novel publisher's releases were pulled amid the company founder's disappearance, leaving team members unpaid.
― Sol Press was a North American localization company that specialized in manga, light novels, and visual novels. Founded in 2017, it had a lot of promise for a small publisher, licensing beloved niche titles like Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Blend S, and Is...
Monogatari Novel Series' 'Final Series' Novels Get Audibooks in Japan
6 different anime voice actors each narrate 1 novel
― Kodansha announced on Friday that it will release audiobook versions of the "Final Series" novels of NisiOisin's larger Monogatari Series through Amazon's Audible audiobook service. Saori Hayami, Ryoko Shiraishi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Chiwa Saito, Emiri Katō, and Marina Inoue — who voice characters in the novel series' anime adaptations — will each nar...
Cross Infinite World Licenses Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop, The Princess' Smile, More Light Novels
Also: The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up
― Cross Infinite World announced this week that it has licensed three light novel series. The company also revealed a new audiobook release: Title: Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop light novel Creators: Hiyoko Kurisu (author), Imoichi (illustrator) Release Date: May 31 (digital) Synopsis: In a kingdom where magic is strictly outlawed,...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 13-19
Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Monster Girl Doctor anime; Alice in Borderland, Island in a Puddle manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dr. Stone Season 2 BDPlease Funimation US$64.98 March 15 Dr. Stone Season 2 Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Funimation US$84.98 March 15 Monster Girl Doctor BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 March 15 Naughty Adventures DVD (adult)Pleas...
The History of Hentai Manga
Kimi Rito digs deep into the tropes of anime's salacious sister medium, from tracking down the hentai's early manga creators to going back even further to the shunga of the Edo period.
― If there is a form of media, no matter how maligned, there is a scholar or critic (or both) dedicated to examining it. In the case of hentai manga, there are actually quite a few, but Fakku's translation of Kimi Rito...
Texas Republican Rep Cites Goblin Slayer As "Obscene" Book To Ban From Schools
Rep. Matt Shaheen describes book's content as "graphic images of women being raped by demons"
― Matt Shaheen, Republican representative of Texas's 66th district, cited Goblin Slayer as an example of an "obscene" book to ban from schools. He described the content to the Houston Chronicle as "graphic images of women being raped by demons" and stated: "Anyone who believes this is acceptable is mentally ...
Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles Omnibus 4
It isn't that uncommon for a film (anime or otherwise) adaptation of a book to not do the best job, but the Seirei Gensouki – Spirit Chronicles' anime definitely missed a mark or two. See what you missed in the latest novel volume!
― It isn't that uncommon for a film (anime or otherwise) adaptation of a book to not do the best job, but the Seirei Gensouki – Spirit Chronicles' anime definitely missed ...
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex Novel 1
Their young love turned sour, but now this former couple are entering a new kind of relationship...step siblings! Can they move on while moving in together?
― The stepsibling dating fantasy is one that gets an understandable amount of mileage. Just among romantic comedies (particularly those aimed at the light-novel-reading otaku set) it pitches to a kind of ready-made "cohabitation with a significan...
Yen Audio Announces Narrators for Spice and Wolf, 'So I'm a Spider, So What?,' Other Audiobooks
J. Michael Tatum, Caitlin Kelly, Andrew Grace narrate audiobooks
― Yen Audio, Yen Press' new imprint for audiobooks, announced the voice artists who are narrating its audiobook adaptations for the following light novels on Friday: J. Michael Tatum narrates Isuna Hasekura's Spice and Wolf Caitlin Kelly narrates Okina Baba's So I'm a Spider, So What? Andrew Grace narrates Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 6-12
Broken Blade anime, The Case Files of Jeweler Richard manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Broken Blade BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 March 8 The Girl who Leapt through Time BD/DVDCite Funimation US$34.98 March 8 Planetarian OVA + Movie Essentials BDAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation US$29.98 March 8 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ani...
I'd Rather Have a Cat than a Harem! Novel 1
Who needs romance when mom and dad will finally let you get the cat of your dreams?
― It isn't always easy to find a light novel that takes the familiar tropes of a popular genre and bends them even a little. If you're getting weary of the reborn-as-an-otome-game-villainess subgenre of isekai but aren't quite ready to give up yet, then you're in luck: Cross Infinite World's release of Kosuzu Kobato's...
Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie Novel 1
This latest twist on the "villainess in a otome game" subgenre works surprisingly well by utilizing an aspect often forgotten by imitators: a sense of genuine goofy fun.
― My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom, meet Twelfth Night. I'm sure you'll get along beautifully. Although I doubt anyone ever said that, it's also a little hard not to think it while reading Cross-Dressing Villaine...
KonoSuba Fantastic Days Smartphone Game Gets Manga
Game also inspired novel by Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon author Hirukuma
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed on Saturday that Nexon's Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days smartphone game is inspiring a manga adaptation in the magazine's May issue in April. The game also recently inspired a novel adaptation by Hirukuma (Reborn ...
Seven Seas Licenses The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Novels
Hunting in Another World With My Elf Wife, I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me manga also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed The Case Files of Jeweler Richard light novels, the Hunting in Another World With My Elf Wife manga, and the I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me manga. Seven Seas will release the first volume of Nanako Tsujimura's ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 27-March 5
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM anime; Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai, Classroom of the Elite manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dropout Idol Fruit Tart BDPlease Funimation US$64.98 March 1 Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 March 1 Naruto BD Set 6AnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$39.98 March 1 Print Manga Releases T...
New U.S. Publisher Hanashi Media Licenses The Evolution Fruit, Another World Survival Light Novel Series
Company plans to release both series in English, Spanish
― Hanashi Media, a new U.S-based manga and light novel publisher, announced on February 21 that it has licensed Miku and illustrator U35's The Evolution Fruit: Before I Knew it, My Life Had It Made! (Shinka no Mi ~Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei~) light novel series and Tsukasa Yokotsuka and illustrator Manyako's Another World Survival: Min-M...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 20-26
Attack on Titan The Final Season, Talentless Nana anime; From the Red Fog, I'm a Wolf but My Boss is a Sheep! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Angel Cop Remastered Steelbook BDPlease Discotek Media US$49.95 February 22 Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 1 BDCite Funimation US$64.98 February 22 Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 1 Limited Edition BD/DVDAnim...
Light Novels With Shonen Manga Energy
Kim Morrissy is here to introduce you to some light novels with fist-pumping action and hot-blooded energy.
― With their heavy emphasis on cute girls and harem relationship dynamics, light novels are beacons of modern moe otaku culture. Yet every so often, there comes along a light novel that exudes shonen battle manga energy, the kind of thing you can easily imagine serializing in Weekly Shonen Jump...
BookWalker Global to Remove Series from Sol Press/Panty Press on February 21
Series include Chivalry of a Failed Knight, BLEND-S, Is the order a rabbit?
― Kadokawa's BookWalker Global online manga and light novel service is listing that it will end downloads of the following series from Sol Press and Panty Press on February 21 at 11:59 p.m. PST (February 22 at 2:59 a.m. EST): Chivalry of a Failed Knight BLEND-S Harem Royale: When the Game Ends I Surrendered My Sword for a New...
I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss Novel 1
Soon to be an anime, this story looks like other villainess isekai series but it switches it up with protagonist Aileen decides to flip the script and become the hero, not just avoid her bad ending.
― On the surface, Sarasa Nagase's I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss looks an awful lot like other villainess isekai stories. Aileen regains her memories of her past life in a moment of cris...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 13-19
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, By the Grace of the Gods anime; The Witches of Adamas, I Can't Believe I Slept With You! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Berserk The Complete Series Essentials BDPlease Funimation US$69.98 February 15 By the Grace of the Gods Season 1 BDPlease Funimation US$64.98 February 15 By the Grace of the Gods Season 1 Limited Edition BDPle...
Viz Media to Publish 3 Demon Slayer Novels
The Flower of Happiness, One-Winged Butterfly, Signs from the Wind launch this fall
― Viz Media announced on Twitter on Monday that it will publish three novels based on Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series: The Flower of Happiness, One-Winged Butterfly, and Signs from the Wind. The company will begin releasing the novels this fall. Aya Yajima penned all three novels. The Flower o...
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