Recent content by RonJB

Ahh, you gotta love those long railway journeys... Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Vol 1-5, Part 4 vol 1-8: Finally it happened. Rosemyne actually expressed interest in a book for its contents. I was starting to think she was suffering from some weird OCD, where she just runs her eyes along the...

Ascendance of a Bookworm part 1 v3, Part 2 v1-4: So the section with Myne at home ended with her moving to the temple and becoming an apprentice shrine maiden. I think the anime ended partway through the second volume (I remember the knights battling the big tree) but it's been ages since I...

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride v2-v3: The too terrified to admit their feelings super-powerful couple is getting a little wearing, but the rest of the cast makes up for it .... mostly. Even I'm not that dense about relationships (looking back, yes I am). The Countess Is a...

I laughed ironically at this sentence: the recent revelations about the de-listing of some physical media from the Crunchyroll Store once again illustrate the friction point between being “The world's most popular anime brand” and delivering every fan, every experience they expect. as it must...

The Disowned Queen's Consulting Detective Agency v1: This one was a lot of fun but, sadly, there is yet to be a sequel and I want to see what happens to Octavia. It's in the far future after a disaster involving a previous king apparently running amok and civilisation being saved by angels...

My general anime thoughts, as I languish in exile in the hell-hole that is a small town in the south of France (irony) is that anime/manga seems to be quite popular. This town has around 10,000 people and there are a number of boarded up shops around the main square. Despite that, there are TWO...

I also refrained from any festive purchases this year, but it's more because I've just moved to France and had to cull half my collection to reduce the moving costs (after making digital copies of course). Plus I also have a big backlog to plough through before I can consider buying new stuff.

Well, if it means I can get English language (Japanese) content in France I'll be happy. Maybe I'll even un-cancel my AL membership.

Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss! v1-v2: This is a departure from your standard isekai, as our hero is dumped to die in a fantasy world greated by the Gods for their amusement (humans are regularly inserted into this world and messed around with in...

Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! v1: A young man finds a door to a fantasy world in his grandmother's old house and starts selling common items from Japan into this world. Moderately intersting premise. Some nice elements, but I find the whole buy stuff cheap...

The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies v1: bit of a darker isekai here, as our hero is reincarnated into a world where his dirt-poor mercenary parents only had him so they could sell him into slavery when he turns 5. Luckily (?) they are killed and Thor is forced to fend for himself at...

Well, there goes my AL membership, I suppose. It's my own fault for choosing to move to France. :-(

I can't wait to find out what I can get once I move to France next month. Luckily I have a large back catalogue to plough through.

Foolishly I have started two new light novel series. The first, called Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole, is a fun take on the isekai story, as the protagonist Chise can't remember anything about her former life (incuding gender, life, or age and manner of...

Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! v1: odd book, as almost the entire novel is a monologue, as he can't understand the beasts he has tamed and he has not yet encountered any humans, as he emerged in this new world in the middle of a huge forest. He seems to have limitless...