Light Novels

Plain, boring, and friendless Nukumizu Kazuhiko has witnessed something completely baffling: popular girl Yanami Anna was friend-zoned by her childhood friend and crush! In fact, all the popular girls around him are getting similarly rejected by the boys they like. Without realizing it, Kazuhiko becomes entangled in the relationship drama where all the leading heroines are losing out on love! Can he keep their spirits up and help them find happiness?

Genre: Comedy Romance School Life Slice of Life

6 Volumes (Ongoing) in JP

The popular Summer 2022 original anime Lycoris Recoil is getting a second spin-off light novel. The new book, titled Lycoris Recoil: Recovery Days, will launch in Japan on March 8.

As far as I can tell, the previous novel doesn't have an English translation either released or announced unfortunately. So, I am not sure how good the prospects are of the series getting a translation in the future. It seems like a missed opportunity considering the popularity of the anime.

Hello everyone, both old and new!

It has become very quickly clear to me that the ani.social instance is a better fit for this community. Comparing the engagement alone over at .ml after 8 months and here after only 3 days is hardly something to dispute. And that isn't even counting the support from mods of "adjacent" communities. Special thanks to @wjs018@ani.social!

So I decided, with both a heavy heart and anticipatory elation, to go along with the migration and make it permanent. I closed down the .ml community and going forward I'll post my weekly updates only here.

There is also good news (more good news?)! Honestly, it has been a struggle to keep it up over the last few months, and actually seeing some engagement here right off the bat did wonders for my (renewed) motivation. So yesterday I channeled my inner motivational demon lord and set up 3 things for the community:

1. a Light Novel Wiki (reachable at https://lnwiki.bitkata.de/)
2. a Discord Server (Invite Link: https://discord.gg/VJ7yrfq2ex)
3. a clean Minecraft Server (add "yurgenschmidt.bitkata.de" to your server list)

Necessary (for currently 17 users)? No, but let's start the new home for the community with a bang ;)

I hope the community will thrive here and we can enrich our reading hobby with additional discussions.

Fantasia Bunko's website is listing the first volume of a new light novel by The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess author Piero Karasu titled Seijо̄-sensei no Mahо̄ wa Sunderu! (The Saint Teacher's Witchcraft is Progressive!) for release on February 20 (ed. note: in Japan).

The novel follows a powerful saint Tia as she becomes a teacher to three saint candidates after being banished from the royal capital due to accusations of heresy.