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[Light Novel Update] The Conductor. Second Day. Chapter 2
The new chapter of The Conductor can be found here. Please click on the link above.
[Light Novel Update] The Conductor. Second Day. Chapter 1
The new chapter of The Conductor can be found here. Please click on the link above.
Light Novel First Impressions: Slayers
Note: These light novel first impressions come courtesy of J-Novel Club‘s membership program, which allows members to read weekly parts of light novels as they are translated, before their…
Infinite Dendrogram – Volume 6 [Light Novel Review]
Volume 6 of Infinite Dendrogram is one of my favorite volumes, and not only because it introduces best girl B3. Read on for my Recap and Review.
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 15: Readers’ Choice
Welcome to the special Reader’s Choice edition of the Light Novel Club! This was a great chance for each of us to pick our own novel to read,…
Light Novel Club Chapter 32: The Faraway Paladin, Vol. 1
Welcome to our Light Novel Club discussion of The Faraway Paladin, Vol. 1! We’ve got a fairly unique light novel to discuss this time around, and this is…
Light Novel Club, Chapter 29: Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 3
Welcome to our Light Novel Club discussion of Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 3! We are back with Mia, the Great Sage of the Empire, and her attempts to save…
Light Novel Club Chapter 33: Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 4
“Kept you waiting, huh?” Better late than never, as they say. My apologies if you have been waiting for the blog post for our Light Novel Club discussion…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 24: Re:Zero, Vol. 1
Let it not be said that the Light Novel Club shies away from the most popular isekai series. This session, we’re jumping into volume one of the enormously…
Light Novel Recommendations
While we’ve never been a review site, visitors and supporters still naturally ask for our take on anime and related properties. While you’ll find our thoughts scattered throughout…
ONE PIECE Every Day – Chapter 6
Do you love action in your manga? Well today’s One Piece has you covered.
First Impression: Infinite Dendrogram (for Light Novel Readers)
As someone who absolutely fell in love with Infinite Dendrogram after being introduced to it through the Light Novel Club, the series’s anime adaptation was easily the show…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 22: Of Dragons and Fae
Yo ho ho! Tis time fer another voyage on the good ship Light Novel Club. I staged a mutiny an’ took over from old Cap’n Star this time.…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 25: Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 2
It’s time for our discussion of volume 2 of Tearmoon Empire! We ended up having two whole posts of discussion on the first volume of this series (a hint…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 21: Infinite Dendrogram, Vol. 4
Welcome back to the Light Novel Club! Before we begin, I would like to mention the official Beneath the Tangles Discord. We have a Light Novel Club channel…
Light Novel Club 2021 Chapter 1: Infinite Dendrogram, Vol. 5
It’s time for our first Light Novel Club meeting of the year! We’re covering volume 5 of Infinite Dendrogram, finishing up the first major arc of the story, and…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 17: Infinite Dendrogram, Vol. 3!
It’s time to dive yet again into the world of Infinite Dendrogram! While the anime adaptation may not have won us over, the original light novels still look…
Light Novel Kindling: The Shoujo Light Novels are Omnipresent
Welcome back to Light Novel Kindling! Here, I will take a look at our next Light Novel Club selection and give my thoughts on something related to it.…
Light Novel First Impression: A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
Note: These light novel first impressions come courtesy of J-Novel Club‘s membership program, which allows members to read weekly parts of light novels as they are translated, before…
The Spring 2023 Light Novel Guide
Find your next page-turner in our light novel guide! Go back to the beginning with Sasaki and Miyano: First Years, or find out what happens when Only the…
The Spring 2023 Light Novel Guide
Find your next page-turner in our light novel guide! Go back to the beginning with Sasaki and Miyano: First Years, or find out what happens when Only the…
The Spring 2024 Light Novel Guide
From Classroom for Heroes to Management of a Novice Alchemist, we have reviews of the newest light novels in our guide!
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!
A Light Novel Taxonomy
About a year ago, our own stardf29 ranked the light novels he’d read. I thought that sounded fun, but felt it would be for kind of lame to…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Sword Art Online
Light Novel Collection Development
Light novels or ライトノベル (raito noberu) are a type of young adult novel from Japan that primarily target middle and high school students. In contrast to manga, which…
Light Novel Club Chapter 31: Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 2
Discussion of Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki volume two, particularly about Mimimi.
Light Novel Club Chapter 34: Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 1
Yo! In my admittedly limited experience, Sword Art Online seems to be one the most polarizing anime around. People are either “We hates it, Precious!” or “It’s awesome!̶…
BtT Light Novel Club Extra Chapter: Infinite Dendrogram Anime Adaptation Thoughts
Anime adaptations of an established work, whether light novel, manga, visual novel, video game, or whatever else, are a tricky business. The medium of anime is almost always…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 19: Spice and Wolf, Vol. 2
We started the Light Novel Club with Spice and Wolf, and now we have returned to this classic title for more wheelin’ and dealin’ with a wolf goddess. Joining…
J-Novel Club Announces the JNC Original Light Novel Contest!
J-Novel Club has announced an Original Light Novel Contest!
J-Novel Club Announces the JNC Original Light Novel Contest!
J-Novel Club has announced an Original Light Novel Contest!
The Bride of Demise (Light Novel Review)
The narration of The Bride of Demise immerses the reader in the extreme violence of Kou's life as to become completely desensitized.
Light Novel Club #38: The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes, Chapter 1 Discussion
It’s time to open up the discussion for chapter 38 of our Light Novel Club (LNC)! This time, we’re covering the supernatural romance novel, The Tunnel to Summer,…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 26: The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent, Vol. 1
Welcome to our discussion on The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent, Volume 1! This month, we take a look at an office lady who ends up summoned to another…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 18: The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman, Vol. 1!
Welcome to the next chapter of our Light Novel Club! It is in times like this, where we’re quarantined in the middle of a pandemic, when novels and…
J-Novel Club Announces the Winners of the First JNC Original Light Novel Competition at Anime Expo 2024!
Nine entries were selected among hundreds to be published by J-Novel Club (Los Angeles, CA – July 4 , 2024) – J-Novel Club LLC is excited to announce…
25 Light Novel Club Sessions!
Later this month, volume two of Tearmoon Empire will be the subject of our 25th BtT Light Novel Club Meeting. Can you believe we’ve conducted that many sessions?…
BtT Light Novel Club, Chapter 16: Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1!
Welcome to the first Light Novel Club discussion of 2020! Our discussion this month is on Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1, in which a gamer dares to take on…
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 20 (Part 2): Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 1
And here is the second part of our discussion on the light novel Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 1! If you haven’t yet, please check out Part 1 of our discussion…
BtT Light Novel Club, Chapter 20 (Part 1): Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 1
Oh boy are you all in for a treat this time around. Our discussion on Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 1 was so huge, I decided that, for the first…
Light Novel Club Plans for 2020! Plus, Our Next Light Novel Club Selections!
As the Light Novel Club enters 2020, we have a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand, we have read many wonderful light novel series so far,…
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.
BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 23: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Vol. 2
Realist Hero is one of the best-selling light novels currently without an anime adaptation. That will change eventually as an anime adaptation has been announced recently, but it…
Day Light Savings Attack!
Sorry, the Evil Overlord of Time as reeked havoc in the US once again. He’s already cast his most powerful and vilest spell in his arsenal known as…
J-Novel Club Launches 6 Light Novels and 2 Manga (September 2022)
Six new light novels and two new manga will be joining the J-Novel Club digital catalog today. Read here for information about each new title.
J-Novel Club Announces 6 New Light Novels and 2 New Manga
J-Novel Club LLC is excited to announce the acquisition of multiple new series following their latest industry livestream held online on Twitch on September 9, 2022.
Light Novel Club Chapter 35: Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Devil Kohai
After several months, the Light Novel Club reconvenes! Apologies for our long absence. We indeed have been reading and discussing (if just a bit behind and with a…
Light Novel Review: The Holy Grail of Eris
Title: The Holy Grail of Eris Author: Kujira Tokiwa US Publisher: Yen Press Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Middle School and Up How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: Independent …
Light novel awareness for the indifferent anime fan.
Something I find interesting about many anime fans is their apparent lack of knowledge and interest in Japanese light novels. Typically, anime are not the first form of…
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.