English and Japanese Light Novel Releases for Week Commencing 4th April 2016

English Releases:

n/a

Japanese Releases:

JUMP j BOOKS: (release date 4th April)
• Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Koro-tan: Toite Mi ni Tsuku! Bunpou no Jikan (暗殺教室 殺たん 解いて身につく! 文法の時間)
• 僕のヒーローアカデミア 雄英白書
• 罪人教室

Kodansha X Bunko White Heart: (release date 5th April)
• Aldin no Shukuhai – Oushuu Youi-tan 12 (オールディンの祝杯 欧州妖異譚12)
• Ryuu no Wakaba, Dr. no Dekiai (龍の若葉、Dr.の溺愛)
• 灼熱王と薔薇の花嫁

Iris NEO: (release date 5th April)
• Mahoutsukai no Konyakusha 2 Himitsu no Hanayome to Samenai Akumu (魔法使いの婚約者2 秘密の花嫁と覚めない悪夢)
• 司令官殿と参謀長殿、おまけの臨職な私
• 全力でのし上がりたいと思います。

Eternity Bunko/Eternity Books: (release date 5th April)
• 過保護なフィアンセ

Tull Kiss Bunko: (release date 5th April)
• 溺愛社長とウエディング
• 溺愛スイッチ~青年社長の甘い誘惑~

Everystar WOMAN: (release date 9th April)
• 雪華~君に降り積む雪になる

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko: (release date 9th April)
• Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku Episodes Phi (魔法少女育成計画 episodesΦ(エピソーズ・ファイ))

Dengeki Bunko: (release date 9th April)
• Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index 15 (新約 とある魔術の禁書目録 (15))
• GENESIS SERIES: Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon 9 part 1 (GENESISシリーズ 境界線上のホライゾン (9)上)
• SE-X File Season 2: Saijou Higashi Koukou “Choujou • Genshou☆Tankyuu-bu no Himitsu (SE-Xふぁいる シーズン2 斎条東高校「超常現象☆探求部」の秘密)
• Kujira na Kanojo ni Ore no Seishun ga Buchikowasaresou ni Natteimasu (くじらな彼女に俺の青春がぶち壊されそうになっています)
• この大陸で、フィジカは悪い薬師だった
• Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin 9 (ねじ巻き精霊戦記 天鏡のアルデラミン (9))
• Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo 2 (俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ (2))
• 彼女と俺とみんなの放送
• Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho 6 -Eigetsu no Majo part 1- (ゼロから始める魔法の書 (6) ―詠月の魔女 (上)―)
• Sword Art Online 17: Alicization Awakening (ソードアート・オンライン (17) アリシゼーション・アウェイクニング)
• Daten no Shiren 3 (堕天のシレン (3))
• Tenshi no 3P! x7 (天使の3P!×7)
• Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? Lv. 10 (ネトゲの嫁は女の子じゃないと思った? Lv.10)

Weekly Watching Roundup – Winter 2016 season of catchup week 10

Well that’s the end of that season. Sort of. People who have read my LINK seasonal watching intentions thread for Spring may have noticed that

Episodes watched in the past week:
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri 2 12 END
Itoshi no Muco 23
Itoshi no Muco 24
Itoshi no Muco 25 END
Teekyuu 7 12 END
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara. 12 END
Working’!! 2 BACKLOG
Working’!! 3
Working’!! 4
Working’!! 5
KochinPa! 7
KochinPa! 8
Working’!! 6
Dagashi Kashi 1
Dagashi Kashi 2

Gate – an entertaining series, and that is what matters, right? Did a pretty decent job of exploring the implications of the scenario that it set out, no matter what the naysayers may have you believe. As for whether to buy the novels, I’m personally leaning no, if only because there are so many other things I want to buy.

Muco was a great fun series – definitely the single series out of those airing last season that was most successful at putting a smile on my face. I don’t think the manga would have the same effect, though…

Teekyuu is Teekyuu is Teekyuu.

Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara. – pretty much every change they made to the manga served to weaken the last episode of the series, including the reordering that made that bit irrationally become the last episode. Other than that it was as decent as the manga was. I’m already buying the manga.