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October 21, 2020
The Eminence in Shadow Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel The Eminence in Shadow Volume 1 by Daisuke Aizawa.
Review is of the official English release from Yen On (Yen Press).
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 陰の実力者になりたくて！ — “Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!”
Author: Daisuke Aizawa – 逢沢大介
Illustrator: Touzai – 東西
Publisher (English): Yen On (Yen Press)
Translator: Kristi Fernandez
Release Date (English): July 28, 2020
Publisher (Japan): Enterbrain
Release Date (Japan): November 2018
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 3
Anime Series: None
Manga: Yes. Not Licensed for English Release
Synopsis:
One big fat lie and a few twisted truths
Even in his past life, Cid’s dream wasn’t to become a protagonist or a fi nal boss. He’d rather lie low as a minor character until it’s prime time to reveal he’s a mastermind…or at least, do the next best thing-pretend to be one! And now that he’s been reborn into another world, he’s ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal-and everyone knows the truth but him!
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September 25, 2020
There’s No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right? v.1 Review
Review of the light novel There’s No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right? by Sekaiichi .
Review is of the official English release from Tentai Books.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 友人キャラの俺がモテまくるわけないだろ? — “Yujinchara no Ore ga Motemakuru Wakenaidaro?”
Author: Sekaiichi
Illustrator: Tomari – トマリ
Publisher (English): Tentai Books
Translator: Alejandro de Vicente Suárez
Release Date (English): May 29, 2020
Publisher (Japan): Overlap
Release Date (Japan): July 25, 2019
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 3
Anime Series: None
Manga: None
Synopsis: “I just love you sooooooo much, Senpai!”
My name is Tomoki Yuuki, a second-year student in high school. I’d say I’m a fairly normal student, save for the fact that everyone avoids me like the plague because I apparently look like I’m out for blood. Ike Haruma is the only one that doesn’t steer clear of me. He’s your typical ‘perfect guy’ in every sense; the protagonist with no real flaws that you see in any given story.
Life at school was going on as usual… until one day Haruma’s super popular little sister confesses to me out of the blue?! Though she later clarifies that her feelings toward me are anything but romantic and that she has an ulterior motive, I end up accepting my new role as ‘fake boyfriend’ as a favor to Haruma.
Believe it or not, the moment I start going out with her, Haruma’s idol-tier childhood friend and my super hot teacher get involved with me too!
Wait a minute, this can’t be a dream rom-com scenario setting itself up for me, can it?! I mean, there’s no way a side character like me could be popular, right?
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September 21, 2020
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear by Kumanano.
Review is of the official English release from Seven Seas.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: くま クマ 熊 ベアー
Author: Kumanano – くまなの
Illustrator: 029
Publisher (English): Seven Seas
Translator: Jan Cash & Vincent Castaneda
Release Date (English): May 7, 2020
Publisher (Japan): PASH! Books (Shufu to Seikatsusha)
Release Date (Japan): May 29, 2015
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 16
Anime Series: In Production
Manga: Yes. Licensed by Seven Seas – https://amzn.to/2DY1lW4
Synopsis: A bouncy light novel series about a girl transported to her favorite video game world with her magical bearsuit equipped
Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO game to doing anything else, including going to school. When a strange new update gives her a one-of-a-kind bear outfit that comes with overpowered abilities, Yuna is torn: the outfit is unbearably cute, but too embarrassing to wear in-game. But then she suddenly finds herself transported into the world of the game, facing down monsters and magic for real, and the bear suit becomes the best weapon she has!
RECOMMENDED SERIES
Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
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September 18, 2020
Deathbound Duke’s Daughter Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Deathbound Duke’s Daughter Volume 1: Erika Aurelia and the Seafarer’s Ruins by Terasu Senoo.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 死にやすい公爵令嬢 — “Shini Yasui Kōshaku Reijō to Shichi-nin no Kikōshi”
Author: Terasu Senoo — 瀬尾照
Illustrator: Munashichi — 六七質
Publisher (English): J-Novel Club
Translator: Roy Nukia
Release Date (English): June 27, 2020
Publisher (Japan): M Novels (Futabasha)
Release Date (Japan): July 12, 2017
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 2
Anime Series: None
Manga: None
Synopsis: One evening in early spring, eight-year-old Erika Aurelia realizes she’s the detestable little villainess from an otome game called Liber Monstrorum: The Winter Maiden and the Phantasmic Beasts. As if that wasn’t bad enough already, Erika’s role in the game is to pester the main character… and then die in order to kick off a mysterious series of events! These incidents are different in each love interest’s route, and seven routes means seven deaths to avoid. Not one to throw in the towel, Erika knows she must take action to destroy her death flags—and since her life is on the line, there’s no time to lose! Her very first death flag is set to rise after she meets two noble children from a prominent magician’s house. In order to prevent the resulting incidents, the Gold Rush Murders, she arms herself with her brother’s expensive(!!!) magical items and heads into the ancient Seafarer’s Ruins. But things don’t quite go according to plan…
RECOMMENDED SERIES
The Epic Tale of the Reincarnated Prince Herscherik
The Epic Tale of the Reincarnated Prince Herscherik
Reincarnated as a Sword
Reincarnated as a Sword
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August 13, 2020
Tearmoon Empire Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Tearmoon Empire Volume 1 by Nozomu Mochitsuki .
Review is of the official English release from J-Novel Club. Check it out on Amazon: https://amzn.to/360ao0U
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: ティアムーン帝国物語 — “Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari”
Author: Nozomu Mochitsuki — 餅月望
Illustrator: Gilse
Publisher (English): J-Novel Club
Translator: David Teng
Release Date (English): February 24, 2020
Publisher (Japan): TO Books
Release Date (Japan): June 10, 2019
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 5 (as of October 2020)
Anime Series: None
Manga: Yes. Not licensed for English release
Synopsis: Surrounded by the hate-filled gazes of her people, the selfish princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, Mia, takes one last look at the bleeding sun before the guillotine blade falls… Only to wake back up as a twelve-year-old! With time rewound and a second chance at life dropped into her lap, she sets out to right the countless wrongs that plague the ailing Empire. Corrupt governance? Check. Border troubles? Check. Natural calamities and economic strife? Check. My, seems like a lot of work. Hard work and Mia don’t mix, so she seeks out the aid of others, starting with her loyal maid, Anne, and the brilliant minister, Ludwig. Together, they strive day and night to restore the Empire. Little by little, their tireless efforts begin to change the course of history, pushing the whole of the continent toward a new future. And why did the selfish princess have a change of heart, you ask? Simple—she didn’t. She’s just terrified of the guillotine. They hurt like hell, and Mia hates pain more than work.
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August 3, 2020
My Next Life as a Villainess Volume 2 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom Volume 2 by Satoru Yamaguchi.
Review is of the official English release from J-Novel Club (J-Novel Heart). Check it out on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2yk6TaR
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった… — “Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shite shimatta…” — “Bakarina”
Author: Satoru Yamaguchi — 山口 悟
Illustrator: Nami Hidaka — ひだかなみ
Publisher (English): J-Novel Club (J-Novel Heart)
Translator: Shirley Yeung
Release Date (English): February 8, 2019
Publisher (Japan): Ichijinsha Bunko Iris (Ichijinsha)
Release Date (Japan): September 19, 2015
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 9
Anime Series: Yes. Covered Volumes 1-2 with additional material from short story volumes
Manga: Yes. Released in English by Seven Seas https://tidd.ly/3i5u0Xw
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June 18, 2020
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Rascal Does Not Dream Volume 1) by Hajime Kamoshida.
Review is of the official English release from Yen On.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 青春ブタ野郎シリーズ — “Seishun Buta Yarou Series”
Author: Hajime Kamoshida — 鴨志田 一
Illustrator: Keeji Mizoguchi — 溝口ケージ
Publisher (English): Yen On (Yen Press)
Translator: Andrew Cunningham
Release Date (English): April 28, 2020
Publisher (Japan): Dengeki Bunko
Release Date (Japan): April 10, 2014
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 10
Anime Series: 13 episodes + 1 movie. Adapted volumes 1-7 of the light novel series
Manga: Yes. Being released in English by Yen Press – https://amzn.to/2uQ4KS4
Synopsis: Bunny girls do not live in libraries. This is simply common sense. And yet, that’s exactly where Sakuta runs into one. Wanting to find out more about the mystery surrounding this bunny girl and maybe get a little closer to her in the process, Sakuta launches an investigation to figure out what’s causing her to be invisible to everyone around them.
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June 17, 2020
Koyomimonogatari Part 2 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Koyomimonogatari Part 2 (Volume 16 of the Monogatari Series) by Nisioisin.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 暦物語
Author: Nisio Isin — 西尾 維新
Illustrator: Vofan
Publisher (English): Vertical
Translator: Daniel Joseph
Release Date (English): August 15, 2019
Publisher (Japan): Kodansha BOX
Release Date (Japan): May 1, 2015
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 26
Anime Series: Yes
Manga: Yes. Being released in English by Vertical
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May 24, 2020
The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess’s Heroes Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess’s Heroes Volume 1 by Sakuma Sasaki.
Review is of the official English release from Yen On.
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LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
Japanese Title: 女神の勇者を倒すゲスな方法 — “Megami no Yuusha wo Taosu Gesu na Houhou”
Author: Sakuma Sasaki – 笹木さくま
Illustrator: Asagi Tosaka – 遠坂あさぎ
Publisher (English): Yen On
Translator: Jordan Taylor
Release Date (English): July 30, 2019
Publisher (Japan): Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain)
Release Date (Japan): July 30, 2017
Volumes Released (Japan to Date): 6 (Complete)
Anime Series: None
Manga: None
Synopsis: Fed up with cocky heroes always looking to save the day when all he wants is to find delicious treats for his cute daughter, the blue demon king of the underworld calls upon a young boy–Sotoyama Shinichi–for assistance. Once the two make a deal, the king resumes his visit to the human world until he realizes he may have chosen the wrong person for the job…
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May 22, 2020
My Interview with The Web Light Novel and Manga Review Podcast
I got to speak to Zeke Changuris on his new podcast WLNM – The Web Light Novel and Manga Podcast.
It was nice to focus on my own work, The Bleeding Worlds. While I love my work with reviewing and promoting light novels, it’s a nice change of pace to speak about my other passion.
I think this podcast Zeke is producing is also a major boon for independent authors and manga creators. While a number of us who create in that space are doing what we can to bring more attention to our community, it’s nice to have someone else investing time and effort to celebrate our creations.
The WLNM Podcast is still in its early days, I’m only the fourth guest. But I know Zeke has spoken to others beyond me and I believe his passion for this project is going to see this continue far into the future. Make sure to subscribe to his channel on YouTube or to his Podbean channel. And beyond that, check out the artists he features.
The internet is a big place and trying to find an audience can be challenging. It’s a pleasure to have someone trying to aid indies in that journey.
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