Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement is a rather unusual take on the isekai genre. There’s no forgiving protagonist who wants to help everyone here. It instead follows a young lady on her quest to earn enough money to retire and who doesn’t mind bringing death and destruction upon those who want […]
From Toxic Classmate to Girlfriend Goals or the much longer Japanese title ‘Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku’ is a sweet romance-comedy by Sametaro Fukada (also known as Otsukai Shimono). While this is his English light novel debut courtesy of Tentai Books, he’s known […]
Tentai Books is back after a long hiatus, with their release of How To Melt The Ice Queen’s Heart: Volume 2. If you’ve not read the first volume yet, our review of that would be a good place to start. Sparks of Romance Volume one focused on Asahi and Fuyuka going from strangers to friends and opening […]
Tentai Books is a light novel publisher, primarily focusing on romantic comedies. They have released titles such as I Kissed My Girlfriend’s Little Sister?!, There’s No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right?, and How to Melt the Ice Queen’s Heart. Tentai Books is releasing the second and final volume of How […]
Following our review of The Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten Vol 1, we head towards the second volume of the light novel. With our protagonists growing closer and enjoying each other’s company, they begin to get drawn into each others personal problems. Will it bring them closer through turmoil or scare them? Please note: There […]
Written by Saekisan and illustrated by Hanekoto, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten tells a heartwarming story about two teenagers in very different worlds developing together. The light novel has received an anime adaptation, with a few episodes aired at the time of writing. With that, it felt natural to see what the first […]
I first heard of The Fruit of Evolution from negative comments about the anime. I saw so many people saying it was “isekai trash”, so of course I had to check it out. I wasn’t surprised to find I really enjoyed it, though I was surprised to find ratings were actually pretty decent and it […]
Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend: Roomies and Romance puts two opposites together with a shared goal: To find an Otaku girlfriend/boyfriend. Unfortunately, I didn’t find much in the way of romance or comedy in this light novel by Rin Murakami. This review will cover volume one of this title translated by Marco Godano and […]
A light novel series written by Sarasa Nagase and illustrated by Mai Murasaki, I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss is an isekai fantasy romance title about an otome game’s villainess who has to conquer the final boss’ heart in order to survive. Also known as Akuyaku Reijou Nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita, this Japanese series was initially […]
I Kissed My Girlfriend’s Little Sister?! is Riku Misora’s latest light novel. He is a successful author, with notable works including Chivalry of a Failed Knight and High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World which both received anime adaptations. This light novel translated by Tentai Books explores a guilty romance story brought about by an unlikely situation; […]