In this video I discuss the new light novel series making their debut in October, 2019. I also discuss a few series that are coming to an end this month.
Tsukimonogatari (Monogatari Volume 14) Review
Review of the light novel Tsukimonogatari: Possession Tale (Monogatari Series Volume 14) by Nisioisin
Review is of the official English release by Vertical Inc.
📔LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
TITLE: Tsukimonogatari: Possession Tale
JAPANESE TITLE: 憑物語
AUTHOR: Nisioisin
ILLUSTRATOR: Vofan
PUBLISHER (English): Vertical Inc.
TRANSLATOR: Daniel Joseph
RELEASE DATE (English): April 30, 2019
PURCHASE (Amazon.com): https://amzn.to/310a6VX
PURCHASE (Book Depository): http://bit.ly/2UorLXn
PUBLISHER (Japan): Kodansha BOX
RELEASE DATE (Japan): September 27, 2012
VOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 25 (most recent released April 2019)
ANIME SERIES: Yes
MANGA: Yes. Licensed by Vertical Inc.
October Light Novel Releases
Here is the complete list of light novels releasing in English during October 2019
OCTOBER 01
Lazy Dungeon Master Volume 7 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
If It’s For My Daughter I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord Volume 5 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Volume 6 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
In Another World With My Smartphone Volume 6 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind Volume 5 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
A Certain Magical Index Volume 20 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Durarara!! Volume 13 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Goblin Slayer Volume 8 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
OCTOBER 05
Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress Volume 1 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 07
Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill Volume 3 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 08
Middle-Aged Businessman, Arise in Another World Volume 2 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
Torture Princess Volume 2 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life Volume 1 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Volume 11 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
OCTOBER 12
Crest of the Stars Volume 3 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 13
Demon King Daimaou Volume 13 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 14
There Was No Secret Evil-Fighting Organization (srsly?!), So I Made One MYSELF! Volume 1 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 15
The Irregular at Magic High School Volume 13 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
A Sister’s All You Need Volume 5 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Strike the Blood Volume 13 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
The Asterisk War Volume 11 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Skeleton Knight in Another World Volume 3 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
Kokoro Connect Volume 7 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 19
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Volume 10 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 20
Outbreak Company Volume 11 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 22
Infinite Dendrogram Volume 10 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
Toradora! Volume 7 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
OCTOBER 24
SCP Foundation: Iris Through the Looking Glass
Amazon
OCTOBER 28
In Another World With My Smartphone Volume 17 (ebook)
Amazon — iBooks
OCTOBER 29
Overlord Volume 11 (hardcover, ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 2 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments After (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Magical Girl Raising Project Volume 7 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
No Game No Life Volume 9 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Sword Art Online Volume 17 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Sword Art Online: Progressive Volume 7 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir! Volume 3 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
The World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker Volume 1 (print,ebook)
Amazon — Book Depository
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Volume 3 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA Volume 1 (print)
Amazon — Book Depository
Torture Princess Volume 1 Light Novel Review
Review of the light novel Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen Volume 1 by Keishi Ayasato
Review is of the official English release from Yen On
📔LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
TITLE: Torture Princess Fremd Torturchen
JAPANESE TITLE: 異世界拷問姫 “Isekai Goumon Hime”
AUTHOR: Keishi Ayasato
ILLUSTRATOR: Saki Ukai
PUBLISHER (English): Yen On
TRANSLATOR: Nathaniel Hiroshi Thrasher
RELEASE DATE (English): May 21, 2019
PURCHASE (Amazon.com): https://amzn.to/2PUDw6R
PURCHASE (Book Depository): http://bit.ly/2Q15f2e
SYNOPSIS:
I AM THE TORTURE PRINCESS, ELISABETH LE FANU.
I AM THE PROUD WOLF AND THE LOWLY SOW.
A beautiful woman appears before Kaito Sena following his tragic death and rebirth into another world. Introducing herself as the Torture Princess, she orders him to become her loyal servant. Naturally, his response is…”Hard pass.” And so Elisabeth presents him with two choices-become her butler or be tortured to death. After rethinking his hasty decision, Kaito is forced to wait on Elisabeth hand and foot, as well as aid her in her mission as the Torture Princess, which is the subjugation of the fourteen ranked demons and their contractors. But there’s a catch. Once her mission is complete, Elisabeth is fated to die alone-forsaken by heaven, earth, and all of creation.
PUBLISHER (Japan): MF Bunko J (Media Factory)
RELEASE DATE (Japan): April 25, 2016
VOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 8 (most recent released February 25, 2019)
ANIME SERIES: None
MANGA RELEASE: Yes. Licensed by Yen Press
New Light Novels Releasing in English in September 2019
SEPTEMBER 01
Infinite Stratos Volume 9 (ebook)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2NKdlNm
Apple – https://apple.co/32k0kyg
SEPTEMBER 03
Arifureta From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Zero Volume 1 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2HCzwBf
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2HAh1gO
Ascendance of a Bookworm Volume 1 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2MNkg8U
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2MNmnJS
Ascendance of a Bookworm Volume 3 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2PNGLNx
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2MPEgba
Infinite Dendrogram Volume 1 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2NMagfN
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lx9t6n
Infinite Dendrogram Volume 2 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2zDhoCP
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2kqoYNi
Combatants Will Be Dispatched Volume 1 (Print & Digital)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2T3rhTl
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lPw91M
The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?) Volume 1 (Print & Digital)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2Yy98lP
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2kfUz4o
SEPTEMBER 07
Full Metal Panic Volume 3 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2ZDFLiv
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2zEryDn
SEPTEMBER 08
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Volume 10 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2HCyBAN
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2HQCFxJ
SEPTEMBER 14
Cooking with Wild Game Volume 4 (Digital)
Apple – https://apple.co/34eeumi
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2ZGQm8n
SEPTEMBER 16
The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress Volume 1 (ebook Wide Release)
Apple – https://apple.co/32lnTqa
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2HyIjEk
SEPTEMBER 17
Amagi Brilliant Park Volume 7 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/32skIxl
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2MNro5k
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Volume 4 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2HCETjZ
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lBaYAl
Restaurant to Another World Volume 2 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2ZHgoIo
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2kqQ1bk
SEPTEMBER 19
Restaurant to Another World Volume 3 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2Zu0O7R
Amazon – https://amzn.to/34bCW7X
SEPTEMBER 21
The Master of Ragnarok and Blesser of Einherjar Volume 9 (ebook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2MNBoLF
Amazon – https://amzn.to/34hTSt8
SEPTEMBER 22
Record of Wortenia War Volume 2 (eBook)
Apple – https://apple.co/2ZExUkS
Amazon – https://amzn.to/34pFJKO
SEPTEMBER 23
Otherside Picnic Volume 1 (Digital)
Apple – https://apple.co/34bBzWR
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2MViYsL
SEPTEMBER 24
Accel World Volume 19 (paperback & ebook)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2Pw2Lw4
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lvgXqw
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Volume 9 (paperback & ebook)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2Lexcmo
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lBcfY9
Reincarnated as a Sword Volume 2 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2ZHWnlb
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lzQZlC
Skeleton Knight in Another World Volume 2 (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2NHJ9CA
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lPAoKK
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Volume 1 (Print & Digital)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2SXGFRf
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lwbNe1
Suspension: Kubitsuri High School – The Nonsense User’s Disciple (Zaregoto Series) (paperback)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2zDiKO4
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lxd2th
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (paperback & ebook)
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2LcZSMl
Book Depository – http://bit.ly/2lQlELF
SEPTEMBER 30
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days -After
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2zHDcxs
The Reality of The Bleeding Worlds Being a Best Seller
The other day, Harbinger, Book One of my The Bleeding Worlds series, hit #1 on the Amazon Action & Adventure Manga list. Nearly six years after its publication, I can call it an “Amazon Best Seller.”
Before I dive further into this, I need to say a massive thanks to my cover artist, Starbottle. Because of her amazing art, I’ve been able to finally market The Bleeding Worlds to its intended audience.
When I started Harbinger, I knew how much anime was influencing the story, but at the time, light novels weren’t a big thing. So my initial thought was to market the book to a Young Adult audience. Hence the original covers of the series were set up to mimic YA titles. Admittedly, I did those covers on the cheap, using free stock imagery, photos my wife took, and the collective Photoshop knowledge of both myself and my wife. I thought the covers were good, but I always wanted them to be what they are today. But would there be an audience?
Flash forward these years later and light novels are now a staple of several publishing companies. Even manga and anime fans are becoming increasingly aware of light novels and the influence they have on those other media. So it felt like the right time to bite the bullet, hire an artist, and make the covers of The Bleeding Worlds what I had always wanted.
But Harbinger didn’t just magically end up on the Best Seller list because it had amazing new art (though I think the art is good enough that it could!). It took some effort.
And money.
First off, I dropped the price of Harbinger to $0.99. In terms of income per unit sold, I make about $0.30 per copy.
Secondly, I started running
Third, I rewrote the book description for Harbinger. Numerous times. And like an idiot, I made each iteration live. Then decided I wasn’t happy a few days later, and rewrote it again. Based on the success of hitting the top of the list, I think I’m finally good with the current description. Funny thing is, it’s probably not the most “
Finally, I dropped the price of volumes 3-4 from $3.99 to $2.99.
Over the month-and-a-half the ad has run, I have seen an increase in sales on all volumes of The Bleeding Worlds. And between the ad spending and price decreases, I think I made about $13.00 for that whole time.
Yup. Best Seller. $13.00. To be honest, if I hadn’t sold any copies of the other books, I would’ve been in the hole.
The truth of being a Best Seller is that you don’t need to sell that many copies depending on the category you’re in. Nor will you make a ton of money.
It makes the experience a little bittersweet.
I’m thrilled. Don’t get me wrong. I’m so happy Harbinger is doing well. And even happier that people seem to be moving on to check out the later volumes as well. Particularly because I think the later volumes are better than Harbinger 😉
What makes it bittersweet is that I’m typing this on a break, while doing overtime at a job I don’t like, because my standard pay isn’t enough to pay the bills. And as I just showed above, clearly The Bleeding Worlds isn’t going to make me a rich man anytime soon. Despite being a “Best Seller.”
I suppose I’ve made the tone of this kind of somber. Sorry. I really was happy to see that orange “#1 Best Seller” tag on Harbinger. And I have every intention to keep pursuing it for Harbinger and any other projects I have in the future (and yes, there is a new project underway).
So let’s end this on a sweeter note, the massive outpouring of support and kindness I received on Twitter when I tweeted out Harbinger’s #1 status. Despite all the crap in this world, it is filled with wonderful people who took some time out of their day to say something nice to a guy most only know digitally.
I said it on Twitter, but I’ll say it here as well, thank you all. It means so much to me.
So there it is, the emotional ups and downs of being a Best Seller. Despite there being a touch of bitterness, I’d consider myself lucky to have it happen again.
86 Eighty Six Volume 1 Light Novel Review
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Review of the light novel 86 Eighty Six volume 1 by Asato Asato.
This is of the official release from Yen On.
📔LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
TITLE: 86 Eighty Six
AKA: 86―エイティシックス―
AUTHOR: Asato Asato
ILLUSTRATOR: Shirabii
PUBLISHER (English): Yen On
TRANSLATOR: Roman Lempert
RELEASE DATE (English): March 26, 2019
PURCHASE (Amazon.com): https://amzn.to/2XE3AXv
PURCHASE (Book Depository): http://bit.ly/2Ezha3a
PUBLISHER (Japan): Dengeki Bunko (ASCII Media Works)
RELEASE DATE (Japan): February 10, 2017
VOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 6 (Ongoing)
ANIME SERIES: No