Episode 15 Our Top Reads of 2018 and Wants for 2019

Hello Light Novel Podcast listeners! After a Winter Holiday break, we’re back with a new episode! This time, to say a final farewell to 2018, we’re each listing our Top 3 light novel reads of 2018. Then we are taking a look ahead at 2019. There’s already some licensing news starting, but we thought we’d each pick a few titles we hope to see get an official English release announced this year.

CAST

Justus R. Stone
Jean-Luc
Flyz
Kyle
Terrence
Tom
BioGundam

NEWS


Haruhi Suzumiya novels being re-released from Kadokawa Bunko

Arifureta anime premieres July 2019

Goblin Slayer Anime ended with a tease that more would be coming

Rumor – Apparently the domain dendro-anime.jp was registered. Does this signal an Infinite Dendrogram anime?

Seishun Buta Yaro Series film coming Summer 2019. Staff and cast returning from the TV anime

Cop Craft Light Novel Series Getting an Anime in 2019
Series is written by the author of Full Metal Panic

Naruto Shinden Novels get Anime

Invaders of the Rokujouma is getting a drama CD to celebrate its 10th Anniversary

Square Enix Announces a Certain Magical Index Smartphone Game

Cross Infinite World Licenses the light novels series Beast’s Blood
2 volumes per the announcement

New Yen On Licenses

The Survived Alchemist with a Dream of Quiet Town Life
5 Volumes in Japan as of January 2019

Little Witch Academia Novel The Nonsensical Witch and The Country of Faeries

J-Novel Club licenses


I Shall Survive Using Potions
4 volumes in Japan as of January 2019

Cooking With Wild Game
16 volumes in Japan as of January 2019

Welcome to Japan Ms. Elf!
2 Volumes currently out in Japan

J-Novel Club also licensed the manga of An Archdemon’s Dilemma, How to Love Your Elf Bride, as well as I Will Survive Using Potions and The Magic in This Other World is Too Far Behind
http:// https://j-novel.club/c/an-archdemon-s-dilemma-how-to-love-your-elf-bride-manga-volume-1-chapter-1

MAIN DISCUSSION


Our Top 3 Light Novel reads of 2018

Our most hoped for Light Novel licenses for 2019