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Tag: Hiroshi Sakurazaka

New Crunchyroll Simulcast “Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra”

1 October, 2009 (14:13) | Uncategorized

Crunchyroll has announced that Friday at 7:30 a.m. it will begin simulcasting the Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra anime based on the light novel series by Ishio Yamagata.
In a world where the dead are transformed into books…
When a person dies, the body is divested of the soul, and when the soul departs from its [...]

Slum Online, 12 Kingdoms 4, New Release Dates

21 September, 2009 (15:38) | Light Novel, News, release dates

Haikasoru has updated their website with excerpts from their novels so if you haven’t checked it out yet, now’s a good time. Otsuichi’s horror story collection, Zoo, is out in stores as is Usurper of the Sun by Housuke Nogiri. Haikasoru will be releasing Slum Online by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (All You Need is [...]

Moribito Wins Batchelder Award, Haikasoru Titles Confirmed

27 January, 2009 (16:10) | Light Novel, News

Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe won it last year, and this year another children’s novel translated from Japanese is the proud recipient of the:

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for [...]

All You Need is Kill & Other Haikasoru & Viz Titles

17 January, 2009 (02:50) | Light Novel, News, release dates

An entry for All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with a release date is July 21, 2009 has appeared on Amazon.com. Viz is listed as the publisher, but it seems to be science fiction so I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually be coming out through Haikasoru. As far as [...]