We’ve got five new light novel series releasing Tuesday of this week, along with several new volumes of some long-time favorites. It’s going to be a busy week. What are you reading?
[Oshi No Ko], Volume 1: Spica the First Star
Wishes are born and dreams end beneath the first star…
Ai Hoshino, the permanent center of B Komachi, suddenly tells President Saitou that she’s quitting the idol business. Although the group appears to be thriving, there is serious discord between Ai and the other members. Saitou knows nothing he can say will change her mind, so he asks Ai to accompany him on one last job…
Meanwhile, the fates of Gorou Amamiya and Sarina Tendouji intertwine as they meet, grow closer, and eventually part. Little do they know this bond will carry them from one life into another! Witness Ai’s resolve, Sarina’s dream, and Gorou’s budding fandom in this deluxe first novel, which includes an exclusive short story by Aka Akasaka, the writer of the original series!
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 21
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS…?
Rimuru’s disappearance struck Tempest like a violent tremor, but the monsters leading his government have quickly regained their cool.
They’re convinced that Rimuru is still alive, and if he returns to find his nation wrecked, there will be hell to pay. For now, they must deal with more urgent problems, and so Benimaru shifts focus to the force of angels led by Deeno that is invading the labyrinth.
Among them is Vega, whose corrosive abilities prove to be a worrisome threat–that is, until two jet-black figures step in…
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, Vol. 11
The “Social Group” training camp has been announced, and this year it’s going to focus on social interaction between grades and hands-on educational activities with no expulsion penalties or effect on class points at all. Pretty cool, huh?
Well, not really, because behind the scenes of this relaxed atmosphere, Horikita is planning a grudge match against Amasawa–and she’s not the only one cooking up some trouble! With the end of the school year quickly approaching, every class is making their move to come out on top!
As the battle between the Underworld Space Force and Central Cathedral intensifies, a long-awaited guardian of the Underworld awakens at last. Second-ranked Integrity Knight Fanatio Synthesis Two returns to the front lines!
And in the real world, Asuna is in for a surprise of her own, two years in the making… But for every tearful reunion, there awaits a dangerous new encounter! Kirito and the gang can’t afford to let their guard down for even a moment!
HE THOUGHT ONLY HE COULD SEE THEM…
Rather than hanging out with his peers, Tobi Otogiri spends most of his time chatting in secret with his pal Baku, a mysterious backpack he received the day he last saw his older brother. Or, at least, Tobi doesn’t think anyone is listening until a girl in his class named Ryuuko suddenly asks him about Baku.
Not only can she hear his backpack’s voice, but she can see the weird entities attached to the people around them, just like Tobi. Could those strange things be behind the recent series of odd occurrences at their school?
Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol. 12: The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya
HARUHI’S SHOW MUST GO ON!
Kyon has woken up in strange places before, but a classic fantasy world where Haruhi’s the legendary hero is a first, even for him. He can’t remember how he or the rest of the SOS Brigade got there, and it doesn’t seem like there’s any way to leave.
Things get even stranger when the gang falls face-first into one genre after another–from spaghetti westerns to space operas! It looks like the only way to go home is to break a leg and get these shows on the road!
The Girl Who Wants to Be a Hero and the Girl Who Ought to Be a Hero, Vol. 1
It takes all kinds to make a hero!
After the Great Human-Demon War comes to a close, humanity establishes the Hero Institute, a school for training the next generation of heroes with the assistance of magical devices known as Gear.
Ruchika, a free-spirited demon girl with a knack for fighting and zero interest in book learning, journeys to the human realm in hopes of joining the Institute. There, she meets Leonie, a star in the classroom who struggles on the battlefield despite being the daughter of the Almighty Hero, who defeated the Demon Lord.
Instantly falling head over heels, Ruchika proposes to Leonie–right in the middle of their entrance exam! Do these two girls have what it takes to overcome their weaknesses and become heroes? And can love really bloom between a human and a demon?
Loner Life in Another World, Vol. 12
A SEXY THIRD DUNGEON EMPEROR!
The infiltration of the Grand Cathedral begins! Motormouthed high-school loner Haruka launches his assault on the Theocracy’s evil pope. Inside, he fights off swarms of fierce enemies to discover a sealed treasure chest, and inside–the body of a long-lost friend of Dungeon Emperor Nefertiri.
Haruka embarks on a quest through the Grand Cathedral to find a way to bring the beautiful girl back from the dead. If he succeeds, he’ll face his most powerful enemy yet!
An honorable knight fallen from grace…returns as a total stud!
Ras Talion was once a respectable knight who single-handedly slayed a Greater Dragon, but he lost his beloved in that same battle. Now Ras is a mercenary and a hedonist who visits brothels night after night. He’s even known throughout the empire by the derisive nickname “the Stallion.”
One day, he comes face-to-face with the impossible–the supposedly deceased imperial princess Fiarca, his ex-fiancĂ©e. Alive and kicking, she assigns him a mission she believes only he can accomplish. To save the empire from impending doom, he must seduce a princess of the neighboring kingdom!
To Sir, Without Love: I’m Divorcing You, Part 1
A MARRIAGE ABOUT TO END BEFORE IT BEGINS
At sixteen, Byletta Holland was married off to Arnald Swangan, a nobleman’s son with a reputation for being both ruthless and handsome–who also left for the war front on their wedding day. Eight years later, the war has come to an end, and Arnald returns home as a distinguished lieutenant colonel, while Byletta has built her own life without him.
When she takes the opportunity to request a divorce, he proposes an unbelievable wager: they sleep together for the next month, and if she doesn’t conceive by the end of it, she gets her divorce. Between Byletta’s notoriety and Arnald’s inexperience with love, is there any hope for this pair?