Reader’s Corner: No Longer Heroine (Vol. 7), Sword Art Online Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule (Vol. 2), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 7)

Can Raeliana help Noah? Will Hatori change the kind of person she’s been? Why is Kai keeping his distance from Uka? Our readers dive into the meaty parts of a number of series this week with their reviews, which also include the final volume of a Sword Art Online spin-off! Check our our thoughts on… Read More Reader’s Corner: No Longer Heroine (Vol. 7), Sword Art Online Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule (Vol. 2), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 7)

Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 5), Sword Art Online: Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule (Vol. 1), and The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 9)

The breeze is blowing, birds are chirping, and it seems that all of nature of coming alive. Yes, spring has sprung, and with it, stories of love are in full bloom as well—at least if the manhwa, manga, and light novels we’re reviewing are any measure! We have plenty of romantic tales to tell you… Read More Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 5), Sword Art Online: Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule (Vol. 1), and The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 9)

Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night

Happy 4th of July! While we aren’t featuring any Independence Day-specific series today, many of our light novel and manga reviews do touch on the idea of freedom—freedom from physical constraints (Re:Zero), including those within a game setting (Alice in Borderland, Sword Art Online, Gods’ Games We Play), and the shackles that being introverted or… Read More Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night

Review: Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night

As the Light Novel Club discussed a few months ago, the original Sword Art Online vol. 1 skipped over nearly two years of events in Aincrad, jumping from the day people became trapped in the game all the way up to shortly before the death-game ends. Short stories in later main-series volumes helped fill in… Read More Review: Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night

Light Novel Club Chapter 34: Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 1

Yo! In my admittedly limited experience, Sword Art Online seems to be one the most polarizing anime around. People are either “We hates it, Precious!” or “It’s awesome!” Nobody ever says “Sword Art Online? What’s that?” Well, after the original light novel became a series (one which is up to twenty-two volumes now), author Reki… Read More Light Novel Club Chapter 34: Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 1

Reader’s Corner: World Piece, SAO Progressive Vol. 2, and My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong Vol. 11

The Emperor’s Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride, Vol. 1 Imperial culture had no issue with Lyse being a female knight in her first life, but she then reincarnates as a minor noblewoman in the neighboring kingdom of Olwen, where residents disdain her proficiency with a sword and mock her as the “boar girl” for… Read More Reader’s Corner: World Piece, SAO Progressive Vol. 2, and My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong Vol. 11