Kaoru accidentally dies when a god tries to fix a space-time anomaly. The god offers her a chance to reincarnate in a fantasy world, and she bids farewell to her family and friends in a dream. She meets another god, Celes, who grants Kaoru language comprehension, an Item Box skill, and the ability to conjure… Read More First Impression: I Shall Survive Using Potions!
It’s a difficult day for Lady Vermillio, a powerful fire sorceress with an administrative position in the Demon (Oni) Realm. After the death of Lord Demon Thor, the customary gladiatorial games were convened to appoint a worthy successor. A human hero, Helck—kind, muscular and good-natured—has taken advantage of the rules to participate and may become… Read More First Impression: Helck
The spacefaring Azatoth Empire has come to Earth and is about to destroy us. But then researcher Liza Luna reluctantly agrees not to judge too hastily and instead to do some more reconnaissance. Which leads to Liza visiting a cat café. Which leads to a comedic meltdown as Liza is overwhelmed by the cuteness of… Read More First Impression: Too Cute Crisis
Anzu’s three loves in life are her cat Momohiki, video games, and chocolate. When a new game arrives in the mail just as she returns from the combini with a bag full of chocolate treats and a free arm to scoop up her kitty, it’s as if the stars have aligned just in time for… Read More First Impression: Romantic Killer
The day begins with a cheery “Gokigenyou!” as a dark-haired ojou-sama type admires the beauty of the flowers dotting her path and trades greetings with a prince type, bespectacled nerd type and a mildly snooty kawaii type. Just another day at an elite all-girls middle school! Er, until an upward pan of the camera reveals… Read More First Impression: The Little Lies We All Tell
Hitori Goto lives up to her name: “soliloquy”. She’s the girl who never had the courage to join in all the fun and games in kindergarten, who ends up eating with the teacher during school picnics, doesn’t go to after school club, and only has messages from her parents on her phone. She is a… Read More First Impression: Bocchi the Rock!
Welcome to Text x Context, a new Beneath the Tangles feature that explores light novels on a multi-volume scale! With the old Light Novel Club, each post dealt with only one volume at a time and there were often long gaps between posts on the same series, meaning it could take a very long time… Read More The Text x Context of Haruhi Suzumiya, Part I
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