The Japanese publishing company Taiseisha will establish a new BL (Boys Love) light novel label that's titled "LiLik Bunko" (LiLiK文庫).
The label is scheduled to start on April 12th, 2010 with the release of the following two BL titles:
Tsumetakute Amai Shihai
Shinjiteru Itoshi Teru Sou Iikireru
An official site has opened for PHP Institute's super-light new dimension light novel label "Smash Bunko" at this link. The light novels will be packed with illustrations, sold at a reasonable price, and will focus on three major themes: "Friendship", "Love", and "Happiness".
The label's advertising slogan is: "Miracle Shot of Love and Friendship".
A Smash Bunko youtube video can be watched here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yPUqZAqrVc
The label is scheduled to start on March 10th, 2010 with the release of two light novel titles, which can be seen here.
Three more light novel titles are scheduled for release in April and May 2010:
April 2010 release:
Hakouji Neruno to Daten Ressha Jiken
May 2010 releases:
Uchi no Maid wa Futei-kei
Chouritsu no Majo
The Japanese publishing company Kodansha is aiming to start publishing male oriented light novels, and is recruiting experienced editors for that purpose. The light novels will be of various genres from romantic comedies to serious science fiction, with a strong entertainment nature, and mainly attracts a young male readership.
Kodansha currently publishes female oriented light novels under the light novel label X Bunko white heart, and "general/mainstream" oriented novels and light novels under the Kodansha Novels and Kodansha BOX labels.
The Japanese publishing company PHP Institute (PHP Kenkyuujo) will start a new light novel label that's titled "Smash Bunko" (スマッシュ文庫). Its described as a super light new dimension light novel label that's loaded with illustrations.
The label is scheduled to start on March 10th, 2010 with the release of the following two light novel titles:
And the following light novel title will be released in April 2010:
Hakouji Neruno to Daten Ressha Jiken
Updated: "Hakouji Neruno to Daten Ressha Jiken" will be released in April.
Updated again: The label is starting on March 10th, 2010.
Source: Ranobe no Mori
Ryou Mizuno, the author of the light novel series' Record of Lodoss War (Lodoss Tousenki) and Rune Soldier (Mahou Senshi Louie), will have the first volume of a new light novel series published on September 1st, 2009. The light novel series is titled Blade Line (ブレイドライン) which is authored by Ryou Mizuno, and illustrated by Tsuyuki.
The light novel series will be published by Kadokawa Shoten under their light novel label Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko.
A promotional video for the first Blade Line light novel volume can be watched here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZZTThkeCes
A commercial for Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko's new publications for September 2009 can be watched here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHYXXtWgY_8
So, it hit me sometime last week that there wasn't a single blog dedicated to Light Novels. Sure there are thousands of blogs for Anime and Manga, but not one single blog for Light Novel fans. I mean, yes, the occasional blog would do a side article on light novels, or have a section, but not a single one was DEDICATED to light novels.
That is....until now.
I have launched "The Ranobe Cafe" (cathy, no? lol). The first of its kind English Light Novel blog.
My goal is to unite the Light Novel fanbase under it and to update it with new material everyday.
News, Reviews, and Views, that's what we'll give you.
So come on by, bookmark the blog, and leave comments regularly.
http://www.ranobecafe.wordpress.com
Tell anybody you know who likes light novels to come and visit regularly. New stuff will be added daily, or at least attempted to, and I will do my best to give what you have sorely been lacking.
I cover the news you need (such as if a novel is being delayed, or out of print, or canceled), and the stories that just cause you to twitch (such as Tokyopop's light novels selling as high as $196!)
So check us out, you're sure to stay and come again and again.
-Matt ^_^
Hobby Japan has opened special pages for two new light novel series:
- Sakura no Shita de Aimashou (meet under the cherry blossom) by Kuon Kudoo (author) and Yuki Takahata (illustrator).
- Kuusou/Novelism by Miyako Fujiharu (author) and Pan (illustrator).
The first volumes of both light novel series will be released on August 1st, 2009 under Hobby Japan's light novel label HJ Bunko.
The Japanese publisher Take Shobo started the light novel label "BZ Novels" (BZノベルス) on July 17th, 2009, with the publication of the Seeder☆Luck! light novel by Koganemaru Yamato (author) and Tanahashi Namoshiro (illustrator).
VIZ Media's new science fiction imprint Haikasoru has debuted on July 9th with the release of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's "ALL YOU NEED IS KILL", and Issui Ogawa's "THE LORD OF THE SANDS OF TIME".
Many people confuse Haikasoru's novels as being light novels. Our staff member Matthew Reeves has answered the reason for that and other questions in Haikasoru blog's Haikasoru vs. Light Novels article.
Square Enix will be starting a new light novel label that's titled "GanGan Novels" (ガンガンノベルズ). Light novels serialized online on Square Enix's free web magazine GanGan Online will be published under this new label, and not under Square Enix's other light novel label "Square Enix Novels".
The "GanGan Novels" label will start on July 22nd, 2009 with the release of the following two light novels:
Ketsuraku Fetishism
Author: Ism Hino
Illustrator: Sadoru Chiba
Stand by me,Stand by you.
Author: Go
Illustrator: Tatsukichi
Source: GanGan Online
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