Sword Art Online #1: Aincard is the first instalment of a Japanese seinen, science-fiction light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with illustrations from Abec. I picked up this book because I am a fan of the first season of the anime and I wanted to read the original source material. Sword Art Online #1:…
your name., written by esteemed film director Makoto Shinkai, is the novelization of the Japanese anime film by the same title. It tells a story about a boy and a girl who reside in two completely different parts of Japan. The young boy, Taki, is from the thriving and bustling city of Tokyo, whereas Mitsuha,…
For my GoodReads group (Japanese Novel & Light Novel), we recently read Kieli Volume 1: The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness by Yukako Kabei. This is an #OwnVoices supernatural, fantasy Japanese light novel series with steampunk elements. Never before in my life have I read a light novel that was so breathtakingly astonishing in its…
Good morning, book dragons. I’m here today with a relative short review for the light novel, Re: Zero Volume 1: Starting Life in Another World written by Tappei Nagatsuki with illustrations from Shinichirou Otsuka. I’m not going to write up a full, super-detailed review here. Very much like manga, I enjoy writing those for light novels…
