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New Haruhi Suzumiya Novel Volume's Cover Art Previewed
― The official Twitter account for the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise unveiled the cover art for The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokkan), the first new installment in author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrator Noizi Ito's novel series in 9.5 years, on Friday. Series illustrator Noizi Ito returned to draw the cover. The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya will ship in Japan on November 25, and ...
A Sister's All You Need Author Teases Surprise Project With Final Novel Volume
Writer Yomi Hirasaka teased on their Twitter account that the 14th and final volume of their A Sister's All You Need (Imōto Sae Ireba Ii.) light novel series will have a "surprise" project announcement. The volume will ship on February 18. Hirasaka launched the novel series in 2015, with illustrations by Kantoku (The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.). Yen Press published the sixth volume on Janu...
'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected' Novels' Final Volume Slated for November 19
The official Twitter account for Shogakukan's GAGAGA Bunko label revealed on Wednesday that the 14th and final volume of Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected light novel series is slated to ship in Japan on November 19. The Twitter account added that the volume will have the highest page count out of all the volumes so far, and that the volume "will actually ship this t...
Cross Infinite World Announces Print Releases for 8 Light Novels
― Cross Infinite World announced on Friday that the following light novels will receive print releases: emeth: Island of Golems
Mia and the Forbidden Medicine Report
The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover
The Champions of Justice and the Supreme Ruler of Evil
The Cursed Princess and the Lucky Knight
Little Princess in Fairy Forest
Beast † Blood Volume 1
Another World's Zombie Apocalypse Is Not My P...
Oreimo Ayase Novel Spinoff Slated for August 10 Release
― The official Twitter account for the Oreimo franchise's Kirino Kōsaka character revealed on Sunday that the spinoff novel centering on Ayase is slated to ship on August 10. The novel is titled Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Ayase if Jō. While the announcement did not explicitly reveal how many volumes the new spinoff will have, the labeling of the title suggests two or three volumes fo...
Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko Magazine Moves From Bimonthly to Seasonal Release
― The official website for Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko Magazine revealed on Wednesday that the magazine is switching from a bimonthly (every other month) release format to a seasonal release (every three months) format. The next issue, the magazine's August issue, will ship on July 10. The light novel magazine launched in December 2007 as a successor to the Dengeki hp magazine. Aside from light novels,...
'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected' Novel Series' 14th Volume Gets Indefinite Delay
― The official website of Shogakukan's GAGAGA Bunko label revealed on Monday that the 14th and final volume of Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected light novel series has been delayed indefinitely. The volume had been slated to ship on April 18. The final volume was originally slated to ship last November, but it did not ship that month, and was listed with a March 19 rel...
'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected' Novel Series' 14th Volume Delayed to April
― The official website of Shogakukan's GAGAGA Bunko label revealed last Friday that the 14th and final volume of Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected light novel series has been delayed from its March 19 release date to April 18. The final volume was originally slated to ship last November, but it did not ship that month, and was listed with a March 19 release date. Inste...
Monogatari Series Franchise Website Launches Countdown
― The official website for the franchise based on Nisioisin's Monogatari Series light novels launched a countdown page that will end on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. JST (3:00 a.m. EST). The same countdown also appears on the official website for the Zoku Owarimonogatari anime. The Zoku Owarimonogatari anime opened in theaters in Japan on November 10, and a stage event revealed that the anime would also ai...
Infinite Dendrogram Light Novels Get Print Release in English
― J-Novel Club announced on Thursday that it will release Sakon Kaidō's Infinite Dendrogram light novels in print. The first two volumes are tentatively scheduled for September. Kaidou launched the story in 2015 on the Shōsetsu-ka ni Narou ("Let's Be Novelists") website, and Hobby Japan published the first volume in print with illustrations by Taiki in October 2016. The eighth volume shipped last Se...
J-Novel Club Teases 5 Manga, 5 Light Novel Releases
― J-Novel Club announced on Tuesday that it will begin releasing manga titles in addition to light novel series. The company teased the manga series with the following clues: "Now with 'enhanced' character design"
"Just call Terminix"
"Preferred Apache"
"The manga we deserve, but..."
"Are we sure this isnt a touhou?" The company also announced that it will release five new light novel series "over t...
Record of Lodoss War New Work Ships on April 1
― A stage presentation at the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko 30th Anniversary Festival event revealed on Sunday that the previously announced new work for the Record of Lodoss War will ship on April 1. Original writer Ryo Mizuno is writing the completely new work, and Hidari (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, Atelier series) is providing illustrations. The work, titled Lodoss-tō Senki: Seiyaku no Hōkan (Record of Lodo...
1st New Slayers Novel in 18 Years Ships on October 20 in Japan
Fujimi Shobo's Fantasia Bunko imprint announced on Friday that the 16th Slayers volume, the first new installment in writer Hajime Kanzaka and illustrator Rui Araizumi's series in nearly 18 years, will ship in Japan on October 20. Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Age magazine published a pre-publication for the new work in January, and the novel began serializing on March 20. Fantasia Bunko label published t...
Record of Lodoss War's 30th Anniversary Teased With Projects
An official website for a 30th anniversary project for Ryo Mizuno's Record of Lodoss War novel opened on Sunday. The project will include marathon streaming broadcasts of the Record of Lodoss War original video anime on April 10 and Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight television anime on Niconico Live on April 11-13. Mizuno published the Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch novel...
The Irregular at Magic High School Light Novels Head Toward 'Climax'
Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko label lists Tsutomu Satou's 25th The Irregular at Magic High School light novel volume, and reports that the story is heading toward the climax. The volume ships on April 10. Satou launched the light novel series with illustrations by Kana Ishida (Aquarion Evol character designs) in 2008. Yen Press licensed the novel series and Yu Mori's spinoff manga The Honor Student at ...
'Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in the Dungeon?' Franchise Teases 'New Project'
The official Twitter account for SoftBank Creative Corp.'s GA Bunko light novel label teased on Monday that the Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka) franchise will get a "new project," with details to be announced soon. The franchise began with Fujino Ōmori's Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in the Dungeon? light novel series...
Sword Art Online Novels Enter 'Unital Ring' Arc
The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint noted that Volume 59 of the Dengeki Bunko magazine (cover pictured at right) published the prologue chapter for the new "Unital Ring" arc of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series on Saturday. Kawahara himself noted on Twitter that the new arc's title uses a mathematical term in the same vein as the earlier Ordinal Scal...
Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Series Has 20 Million Copies in Print Worldwide
Kadokawa's Sneaker Bunko imprint is listing that Nagaru Tanigawa and Noizi Ito's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel franchise has more than 20 million copies in print worldwide. Kadokawa had announced in June 2014 that the light novel franchise had 18 million copies in print worldwide. Tanigawa and Ito published 11 novels for the series between 2003-2011. The Little, Brown Books for Young Readers imprint...
Ikuto Yamashita's Evangelion Anima Novels With Alternate Ending Get Print Book Release in Japan
Eva Info, the official site for Evangelion-related news and information, revealed on October 5 that Kadokawa will publish Ikuto Yamashita's Evangelion ANIMA 1 and Evangelion ANIMA 2 novels in book form on November 30 in Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the novel series. Yamashita serialized the two novels in Dengeki Hobby Magazine in 2008-2013. The novels offer a "what if" alternate en...
Boruto Franchise Gets 4th Novel in November
This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on September 11 that the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga and anime franchise is getting a fourth novel that will ship in November. The novel will be a novelization of the "school trip" arc. The first novel in the series shipped on May 2, the second novel shipped on July 4, and the third novel (seen right) shipped on Se...
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Light Novels Have 5 Million Copies in Print
This year's fifth issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced on Tuesday that Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.) light novel series has 5 million copies in print. Watari began the original My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.) light novel...
Retailers List Berserk Novel By Anime Scriptwriter Makoto Fukami
Retailers Amazon Japan, Rakuten, and Gamers are all listing that Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga will get a novel that will ship on June 23 titled Berserk: Honō Ryū no Kishi (Berserk: The Flame Dragon Knight). The retailers list Makoto Fukami and Miura as the authors. Fukami is the series composition writer for the new Berserk series that premiered last year, as well as the continuation that premie...
Eromanga Sensei Novels Have 1 Million Copies in Print
The official Twitter account of Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint revealed on Saturday that Tsukasa Fushimi's Eromanga Sensei light novels have one million copies in print. The "new sibling romantic comedy" revolves around Masamune Izumi, a light novel author in high school. Masamune's little sister is Sagiri, a shut-in girl who hasn't left her room for an entire year. She even forces h...
Shogakukan Briefly Lists TV Anime For Yomi Hirasaka's Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Light Novel Series
Shogakukan briefly listed a fall television anime adaptation of Yomi Hirasaka's Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. (It'd be Good if Only Little Sister Was Here) light novel series on Thursday. The listing was on a preview image of the cover of the novel's seventh volume (pictured below). Shogakukan has since removed the image from the listing. The seventh novel volume will ship on May 18. A special edition of th...
Sword Art Online Light Novels Have 20 Million Copies in Print Worldwide
Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The series' first volume, which debuted in 2009, has itself sold more than one million copies. Within Japan, the series has sold approximately 13 million copies. The additional seven million comes from other countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, Korea, Thailand, France, and ...
A Certain Magical Index Editor: Please Wait a Little Longer for Season 3
At the end of the "New Work Announcement" panel at the "Dengeki Game Festival 2017 & Dengeki Bunko Spring Festival 2017 & Dengeki Comic Festival 2017" event on Sunday, light novel editor and anime producer Kazuma Miki asked fans to "please wait a little longer for season 3!" Miki did not specify which franchise his statement was referencing, but he said it after announcing the Toaru Majutsu no Vir...
'Important Announcement' for Honzuki no Gekokujō Light Novels Teased
Publisher TO Books posted a picture of the 10th volume of Miya Kazuki and Yō Shiina's Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~ light novel series on its official Twitter account on Tuesday. The book's wraparound jacket band is blurred, and the Twitter post teases that the jacket band will have an important announcement. The volume (seen right) is slated for releas...
Amazon Lists New 'Fairy Tail in Wonderland' Novel
Online retailer Amazon is listing a new Fairy Tail novel slated for March 17 from Kodansha in Japan. The novel is titled Fushigi no Kuni no Fairy Tail (Fairy Tail in Wonderland). Ren Kanan (Ōedo Fairy Tail) is listed as the author along with original creator Hiro Mashima. The original manga follows the adventures of world's most notorious mage guild, Fairy Tail. It previously inspired two light no...
4th Monogatari 'Off Season' Novel Musubimonogatari Listed on January 12
Amazon is listing that the newest book in NisiOisin's Monogatari series, Musubimonogatari, is slated for January 12 in Japan. Musubimonogatari is the fourth "Off Season" novel for the Monogatari series. The first three "Off Season" novels, Orokamonogatari, Wazamonogatari, and Nademonogatari (pictured right), shipped in October 2015 and January 2016, and July 2016, respectively. The Monogatari Seri...
Date A Live Website Launches Countdown
Fujimi Shobo's official website for Koushi Tachibana's Date A Live light novel series launched a countdown page on Monday. The page features a ticking analog clock and the words "Date A Time." The countdown will end on Saturday. Tachibana launched the light novel series in March 2011 with illustrations by Tsunako. Fujimi Shobo's Fantasia Bunko imprint published the 15th volume on September 16. The...
Eromanga Sensei Anime Gets 'Big Announcement' on Tuesday
The staff for the anime of Tsukasa Fushimi's light novel series Eromanga Sensei announced on Sunday that the anime will have a "big announcement" during a Nico Nico Live stream on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. JST. The stream page hints at the announcement with the text "Eromanga Sensei won't end with just the anime adaptation?!" It further hints that the anime is just the first part of a larger project to...
New Anime Project for Read or Die Novels Considered
The wraparound jacket band on the 12th volume of Hideyuki Kurata and Studio Orphee's R.O.D -Read or Die- novel series revealed on Thursday that a new anime project is "under consideration." A quote on the jacket band by Tomonori Ochikoshi, producer of the 2003 television anime adaptation and president of anime studio A-1 Pictures, teases ongoing discussions. The novel series received a three-episo...
Re:Zero Novels Have 1 Million Copies in Print
Japanese light novel news website LN News reported last Sunday that Tappei Nagatsuki and Shinichirou Otsuka's Re:Zero light novel series has 1 million copies in print. The series was the #10 best-selling light novel series in Japan from November 2015 to May 2016. Kadokawa is streaming a 15-second commercial for the series' second short story book collection, which is slated for release on June 24....
3rd Monogatari 'Off Season' Novel Nademonogatari Slated for July 29
Amazon is listing that the newest book in NisiOisin's Monogatari series, Nademonogatari, is slated for July 28 in Japan. NisiOisin's official Twitter account also notes that the character Nadeko Sengoku will play a major role the story. Nademonogatari is the third "Off Season" novel for the Monogatari series. The first two "Off Season" novels, Orokamonogatari and Wazamonogatari (pictured right), s...
Writer Nisioisin's Site Launches Countdown Featuring Jun Aikawa Character
The official website of writer NisiOisin is currently hosting a countdown site featuring an image of the character Jun Aikawa, from the writer's Zaregoto and Saikyō novel series. The countdown will end on Thursday, May 5. The countdown earlier showed an illustration of Jun Aikawa with the text "My name is Jun Aikawa." The site currently hosts a different image of the character (shown above), with ...
Irregular at Magic High School to Have 'Important Announcement' This Week
The staff of Dengeki Bunko announced on the official Irregular at Magic High School Twitter account on Monday that the wrap-around jacket for the 19th volume of the light novel series will have an "important announcement." The volume will ship on Thursday. Tsutomu Satou began writing the novel with character designs and illustrations by Kana Ishida (Aquarion Evol character design) in 2008 under th...
KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden to Ship on December 25
The anime studio Kyoto Animation announced on Friday that the first volume of Kana Akatsuki's Violet Evergarden novel will ship in Japan on December 25. Akiko Takase is illustrating the novel. (Note: the kanji used to indicate the novel's first volume is usually used when a novel has two volumes total.) The novel won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award program's novel category in 20...
Summary Revealed for 2nd Naruto: Itachi Shinden Novel
Amazon is currently listing the summary for the second Itachi Shinden (The True Legend of Itachi) novel based on Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto franchise. The listing describes the Itachi Shinden: Anya-hen (The True Legend of Itachi: Dark Night Volume) novel as follows: Along with his sworn friend Shisui, Itachi undertakes an assassination mission to take out spies in order to join the Anbu. In additi...
Overlord Novels, Manga Have 1.5 Million Copies in Circulation
As of August 20, the nine-volume Overlord light novel series and two-volume manga series have, together, more than 1.5 million copies in circulation in Japan. Japanese publisher Kadokawa revealed that sales of the series have been "better than expected." An anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord light novels began airing in July. The first volume of the manga by Satoshi Ōshio and Hugin Miy...
Naruto's Gaara Epilogue Novel Teased With Marriage Story, Cover Art
"Gaara's Hidden Story - Sandstorm Illusion" to ship on June 4
― The official website for Shueisha's Jump J Books label of novels posted the title, story, and cover illustration (seen right) for Naruto - Gaara Hiden: Sajingensō, the fifth of six planned Naruto epilogue novels. The novel, penned by Ukyō Kodachi (Macross Frontier, Mobile Suit Gundam Age novel series) will be titled Naruto - Gaara Hiden:...
Naruto's 5th Epilogue Novel Slated For June 4
The Japanese branch of online retailer Amazon is listing Gaara Hiden, the fifth of six planned Naruto epilogue novels, for release on June 4. Ukyō Kodachi (Macross Frontier, Mobile Suit Gundam Age novel series) is writing the novel, and a teaser image for the novel (seen right) was also unveiled. The fourth novel, Konoha Hiden, shipped in Japan on Friday. The website for the novels lists a timelin...
4th Naruto Epilogue Novel's Title, Story, Cover Unveiled
The official website for Shueisha's Jump J Books label of novels revealed the title, story, and cover illustration (seen right) for Konoha Hiden, the fourth of six planned Naruto epilogue novels. The novel, penned by Shō Hinata (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan, Bakuman., Hentai Kamen novels) will be titled Naruto - Konoha Hiden: Shūgen Biyori (Naruto - Konoha Hidden Legend - A Good Day For a Wedding.) The ...
Naruto's 4th Epilogue Novel Slated For May 1
The official website for Shueisha's Jump J Books label of novels announced on Friday that Konohagakure Hiden, the fourth of six planned Naruto epilogue novels, is scheduled for May 1. The novel will be penned by Shō Hinata (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan, Bakuman., Hentai Kamen novels). A teaser image for the novel (seen right) was also unveiled. The website also lists that Gaara Hiden will now ship in Ju...
3rd Naruto Epilogue Novel's Title, Story, Cover Unveiled
The official website for Shueisha's Jump J Books label of novels revealed the title, story, and cover illustration (seen right) for Sakura Hiden, the third of six planned Naruto epilogue novels. The novel, penned by Tomohito Ōsaki (Gintama, Black Cat, Nurarihyon no Mago novels), will be titled Naruto - Sakura Hiden: Shiren, Haru Kaze ni Nosete (Naruto - Sakura Hidden Legend - Feelings of Love, Rid...
Naruto's 3rd Epilogue Novel Slated For April 3
The Japanese branch of Amazon lists Sakura Hiden, the third of six planned Naruto epilogue novels, for April 3. The novel will be penned by Tomohito Ōsaki (Gintama, Black Cat, Nurarihyon no Mago novels). The second novel by Takashi Yano, Naruto - Shikamaru Hiden: Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo (Naruto - Shikamaru Hidden Legend: The Cloud That Floats in the Silence of the Darkness), will ship in Jap...
Naruto's 2nd Epilogue Novel Slated for March 4
The Japanese branch of Amazon lists Naruto - Shikamaru Hiden: Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo, the second of six planned Naruto epilogue novels, for March 4. The novel will be penned by Takashi Yano. The first novel by Akira Higashiyama, Naruto - Kakashi Hiden: Hyōten no Ikazuchi (Naruto - Kakashi Hidden Legend: Lightning of the Frozen Sky), will ship in Japan on February 4. [Warning: These summarie...
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