• AnimeNYC 2025 Announcements!

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    This is rare, all of the light novels in this batch suit my tastes.

    The manga My Death Defying Dog is great. I wish it was a light novel too, but I'm definitely going to follow it. (I'm a really big dog person. Well, I'm a person who really likes dogs, and I am very big. However I prefer small dogs, and the heroic dog is really cute.)

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    Just a notice that Monday, September 1, is Labor Day in the US, so catchups will be changing on Tuesday instead!

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    @Hylebos thanks for the reply

  • May 2025 Catchups

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    @karasutengu said in May 2025 Catchups:

    DVDs

    Ah, if it's DVDs, then I can't buy them. I don't have an all-region Blu ray player and I don't want to buy one. So any DVDs I buy would be locked out of my region. I'm in the same region for Blu ray as the US but a different region for DVDs.

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    Dragon Daddy Diaries is adorable and complete.

    I've only read the LN for Water Magician but it's silly fun.

    Sexiled wasn't my cup of tea. It takes the misogyny to absurd lengths to make its point, but I suppose it's no more extreme than the over-the-top mistreatment of MCs in many other "banished from party" and "betrayed by party" LNs.

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    @jazzyjeoff
    Usually, I would advice against it. Maybe there is nothing to refine. But you passed to the second round and if you think you can enhance the story, then maybe it is not such a bad idea. But I think it would be best to continue your work and make it a priority to finish your novel first.

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    @Geezer-Weasalopes said in June 2025 Catchups:

    It has...my not having gotten that far into the series because I just wasn't into it that much at the time; I have purchased the first eight

    I watched the Outbreak Company anime and mildly enjoyed it, but I'm way too casual about my anime and LNs to get into the ultra-hardcore otaku culture.

    For example, I vaguely understand from reading LN that knee-high socks and a "thigh gap" is a special fetish thing for otaku but it's not something I care about myself. I just shrug and move on.

  • April 2025 Announcements!

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    Many of these I quite enjoyed so far.
    One I noped out of fast...had to force myself to finish the first section, it was that fast a Nope. ...I've already seen comments thinking it's da bomb, so clearly YMMV.
    And the manga concerning Crow...looks like it will hit what the LN was focusing upon nicely, but the LN didn't hold my interest. It wasn't a bad concept, wasn't badly done, but slipped off my reading list for some reason; wasn't in the right mood, I guess. Anyway, if you enjoyed the LN I'd recommend taking a look at the manga.

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    @Lincelp Thanks for reporting! It should be fixed now!

    @HarmlessDave said in Is It Foolish to Have This Many Catchups?:

    prepubs don't get all of the corrections added for the final releases, so the issue might or might not exist in the ebook and (if any) print volume. Reporting things like typos isn't needed because the prepubs for released volumes are usually frozen in time forever.

    I know this has been the rationale given in the past, but we still appreciate when it's reported, and if we have time/bandwidth we will fix it!

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    I noted this on the forums, and in Discord. After V5 The Great Cleric does come back strong and goes back to its OG roots.

    All of the V4 and V5 stuff comes back later on to be relevant in a good way.

    Others who dropped it did come back and say the same.

    But yes, The Great Cleric is meant to be a slow burn.

  • February 2025 Announcements!

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    These are the top books that struck my interest the most I’m alphabetical order.

    Abducted Princess Running Rampant: Wielding Forbidden Magic in the Demon King’s Castle

    Going by what the announcer said, I was not aware that male targeted light novels starring female protagonists have been trending recently, but if that is the case I welcome it as I am typically drawn to stories starring a female protagonist.

    I am all down seeing this princess breaking free from the forces that confine her and working towards carving her own path in life. I resonate with something like this.

    Fluffy-Eared Realm Restoration: Taking it Slow With My Cool Big Brother

    The cover art is adorable. Another story of a character working towards changing the outcome of her life, and with this one it’s the protagonist undoing the unfairness that was given to her so I can get behind that,

    Long Story Short, I’m Living in the Mountains

    With a title being the way it is alongside seeing three huge, unusual chickens on the cover I assumed this was another Isekai story at first until the announcer read the plot summary. The rustic aspect of this story, or the protagonist learning how to live in the countryside, got my attention perhaps because it kind of reminds me of playing farming siniluatiom games.

    My Fiancé Cheated, but a New Love Rings!

    The idea of the protagonist leaving her old life to be in a relationship of her choosing is nice. I did actually read the first three chapters and I took from it that both the protagonist and her live interest started off being forced into roles without any say in the matter, so I was thinking the story was going to be the two running away together away from their chosen roles and creating a life of their own choosing, which I am all for. However the story does get sappy which was both underwhelming for me yet funny at the same time. I see it’s going to be one of those romance stories. I will continue to read this to see where the story goes. I will also be checking out the manga adaptation to this as well.

    My Tiny Senpai

    When this was announced I was thinking the time was familiar and it was then I remember that this got an anime adaptation a while back, which I never watched. Since this manga is being streamed here I now have an incentive to give this a try. My interest for this primarily boils down to the love interest (or heroine as she would be referred to in Japan) given how hot she looks despite being petite as well as the potential of seeing the romance bloom between the main characters.

    From reading the first four chapters I felt it was alright but it’s not clicking with me so far. It did have me giggle in some parts however.

    The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods

    I am interested in reading stories involving witches, and I like that the title is simple instead of being overly long.

    The Villainess is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End

    From the summary of the plot this does look like this is not going to be a typical villainous story as the announcer pointed out. It’s not even an Isekai given there is no mention of the protagonist being reincarnated into an Otome game or Fantasy book like with the other villainess stories I have read. It’s also not one of those stories in which a character is sent back in time in order to fix whatever problem that had led to their downfall despite what the title says. It’s really just a character restarting life outside her country of origin, which makes this more grounded in a way compared to the other stories of its kind.

    Also the plot summary for this is good, and has me interested as a result.

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    The Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter is adorable, and not much of a time investment. Would highly recommend.

    I got back into Dahlia the last time it was on catch-up, so I might try Lucia too if I can scrounge up the time.

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    @anony-mouse99 said in J-Novel Club survey request:

    As for English-sourced web novels, I’m mostly meh with it. It has to do with the world-view and cultural aspect. I grew up reading English authors.

    Same for me. If I want to read English-sourced fantasy or SF, I'll read traditional novels from people like Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, L.E. Modesitt Jr., David Drake (RIP), etc. from old-school publishers like Baen and Tor.

    Translated Japanese LNs give me a different set of clichés and culture, while English LNs and LitRPGs feel like an imitation to my snobby self. That's just my bias, I'm happy for those that enjoy them.

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    That I'll Never Set Foot is listed as 6+ has me waiting in anticipation for the next volume to appear soon.

  • New Series Announcements - November 2024

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    The 2nd post in this topic with the recap has been updated.

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    I'll copy @HarmlessDave's format.

    Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer! - Could not stand it. Barely finished v1, never gave v2 a thought.

    Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?! - Never finished v1. Something just was meh. But I honestly never gave it a fair shake. I should try it now.

    Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles - I got to v17 before getting tired of it. I keep thinking I want to pick it back up, because I thought the world design was interesting, but I never do.

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    @myskaros

    FYI, In Arifureta V5 P5, the wrong image is currently shown. It's currently an image of a bald guy lying on a sofa, but I think it should be Shizuku petting a cat. I think this may be something that got scrambled when you did your system upgrade a few months ago, the filename is consistent with the new naming conventions.

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    Since my last post, the largest gap - volumes Part 5, Volume 2 - P5, V11 have all been added, with only the last (Part 5, Volume 12) not being added.
    The two volumes [[ Part 4, Volume 4 Part 4, Volume 6 ]] are still missing on Overdrive.

    However, I didn't consider checking hoopla for books before!
    While neither Overdrive or hoopla had a full set, each managed to fill the gaps in the other, so I finally got to find out what happened next!
    Specifically, these two that were missing on Overdrive/Libby were on hoopla:
    Part 4, Volume 4
    Part 4, Volume 6

    So, anyone else trying to finish the series but stymied by app availability might have a better chance if they check both Overdrive/Libby and hoopla. I did notice that different libraries had different stuff available on hoopla, so even though Bookworm is in the hoopla app, it might not be available through your local library. One of my libraries that had more of Bookworm on Overdrive, didn't have any of it on hoopla.

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    That does explain why it feels like offerings have gotten less variety. Though this is not very surprising.