#light novel series

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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Cooks Up A Second Season

Ready for another helping? 🍖🍲🍰 Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Cooks Up A Second Season! #とんでもスキル #tondemo_skill #anime #manga #lightnovels

It’s the dish that every adventurer has been craving, and that’s another season of the hit anime series, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill. To celebrate this Gourmet Delicacy, Masa, the novels’ manga artists K Akagishi and Momo Futaba, and the anime’s director Kiyoshi Matsuda drew illustrations to celebrate the news: Image Credit: MAPPA, Masa, OverlapImage Credit: Akagishi…

[glorfys-glorioushair]

Started watching and reading The Apothecary Diaries. Here's some cursed redraws ✨️

[keepyourpantsongohan]

Meaningful Highlights from Kakashi Retsuden:

Minato catching Kakashi before he falls, the same way Kakashi always does for his students. And Kakashi, even at eight or nine years old, straight out of his father's funeral and before being his student, immediately relaxing when he runs into Minato: His feet tangled beneath him and he pitched forward. Into someone’s back. “You were really strong back there,” a voice told him, and he suddenly saw bright golden hair. He felt his breathing become a little easier. The Yellow Flash of Konoha. Namikaze Minato.

Kakashi describing his current feelings about his father: Now he felt proud from the bottom of his heart to have been born the child of the White Fang of Konoha.

Kakashi wanting to help the people of Redaku in a way that they can sustain themselves, even as he actually is providing a great deal of support through the process: The people of this country had to learn how to stand up and walk under their own strength. Give a starving person bread or teach them how to grow wheat. As Hokage, Kakashi had always chosen the latter.

Kakashi reflecting on his time as Sixth Hokage he eschewed tradition to build something that developed beyond shinobi: A never-ending peace. That was what Kakashi had sought as the Sixth Hokage. An orderly society that would go on and on even when he was not the Hokage, even when the day came when the role of Hokage disappeared. To create a framework so that they would never again fall into the quagmire of war.

The way Kakashi shows that he still views all of the former students taught by him and his friends in a parental and protective way: They had long since reached adulthood, and some were now parents while others were active on the front lines as shinobi. Even so, no matter how many years passed, to Kakashi, they were his precious students and the next generation who needed to be protected. Seeing them having so much fun was enough to ease his heart.

[ghostbny]

Kirbytober Day 28 butterfly

[hyeahgaku]

A spin-off novel of SAKAMOTO DAYS, titled "Hitman Blues", is set to be out in stores this December 4th, 2024.

Original Story, Cover & Illustrations by Yūto Suzuki

Light Novel written by Renka Misaki

Features several spin-off stories that can only be read in this novel!

1.) Hitman Onsen Trip

The Sakamoto family went to a hot springs inn after a long time since their last family trip. Hana-chan is looking forward to it but a small problem prevents her from taking a bath. Shin tries to do something about it, but.....

2.) The Seba Brothers' Part-time Job

This story is set in the past, when the two Seba brothers work part-time at a crepe food truck. Mafuyu was unmotivated. Due to his obsession in cleanliness, he refused to serve customers... Until a dangerous man suddenly appears before them.

3.) Sakamoto Corporation ~ Invoice of Betrayal ~

In this alternate universe set in a different world from the main, Shin is a salaryman who's hard at work. One day, he was approached by Akira, from the Accounts department, with a disturbing request. She says that an employee within the Corporation is involved in a corruption scandal...

4.) JCC Midnight Explore

This incident took place back when Sakamoto, Nagumo and Rion were JCC students. It was late into the night when the trio broke into one of the school buildings to steal test answers. However, what stood in their way was Satoda-sensei...

5.) Shishiba & Osaragi's Food Tour

Shishiba would like to savor & enjoy his meal alone today, so he checks out some restaurants of interest from the Internet. Of course, Osaragi doesn't wanna miss out too....

[fictionadventurer]

Top 5 obscure light vintage novels! (Not sure if my previous ask got eaten, but also curious about this one specifically)

The strictest definition of what I consider "obscure light vintage novels" requires a book to meet a lot of criteria:

Published before 1960

Not recommended to me by anyone I know personally (including on tumblr)

Doesn't have a fancy Oxford-Classics-type edition with an introduction. (And none of the author's other books are well-known enough to have one)

Has a realistic setting

Ideally written by a woman or centered around a female main character

Which means that very few books fit this list. But of those few, here are my top five.

Desire by Una Silberrad: Flawed but fascinating Edwardian novel about an eccentric heiress who meets a soulful author and eventually winds up working for him when she loses her money and he inherits his father's pottery business. Fascinating characters, amazing romance, lots of interesting themes. I'm also going to count the author's other novels in this category, because she's come to epitomize "obscure light classic" for me. The Good Comrade is a much frothier novel with some great characters, and Curayl is highly flawed, but its silver-tongued hero lives rent-free in my head.

The Ark by Margot Benary-Isbert: I finished this book less than twenty-four hours ago (so I could include it on this list). It's a 1953 German novel set in 1947, about a refugee family building a home after the end of the war. It reads like, if you can believe it, a cozy post-apocalyptic novel. These people are living through some terrible things, but they make the best of things and manage to find joy. It's chock-full of fascinating details about life in post-war Germany, and reminds you that the people on that side of the war were human too, losing people and places they loved, and doing their best to live in terrible times. There are some superstitious elements later on that I wasn't crazy about, but otherwise I adored this story.

The Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy: Novel from the 1880s about four sisters who open a photography studio to support themselves after their father's death. Extremely underwritten (one of the girls meets an old flame and marries him between chapters), but a very easy, pleasant read with interesting historical details, and some nice sisterly relationships that remind me just a bit of Little Women meets Oscar Wilde.

The Heir of Redclyffe and Countess Kate by Charlotte Mary Yonge: Books by one of the bestselling authors of the Victorian age who's completely forgotten today. Both get too preachy at times, but make up for it by having amazing characters. The first one is a family saga about cousins caught up in an old feud, and the second is like if Anne Shirley suddenly found out she was a countess.

The Rosary by Florence Barclay: The bestselling novel of, like, 1920. It gets very melodramatic, but I was also surprised at how grounded and witty the characters were. I remember very little about it, but I have fond memories of the reading experience, and it earns a place on this list because when I want to find an "obscure vintage light novel", on some level I'm thinking I want to find a book like this.

I know you didn't ask, but I find myself wanting to list five novels that don't quite meet the strict criteria above, but are close enough that I want to highlight them.

The Dean's Watch and The Rosemary Tree by Elizabeth Goudge: Goudge isn't exactly obscure in this section of tumblr (which is why I heard of her in the first place), but she's obscure enough that a lot of her books are out-of-print or otherwise hard to get, and these two in particular are among the best books I've ever read.

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery: Montgomery is extremely well-known, and this book has an ever-growing and very devoted cult following, so it's not exactly obscure, but it's much less well-known than most of her other books. A deep cut, if you will. It fits perfectly within the light vintage novel category, and has long been one of my favorite novels of all time.

Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon: It's got an Oxford Classics (or similar imprint) edition, and is well-known as one of the very first sensation novels, but it's not exactly known among people who don't deep-dive into Victorian literature. I read this last month and loved it. It's a cozy sensation novel with an amazing main character, great atmosphere, and a plot that manages to grip you even while not much happens.

Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther: It's not exactly obscure if it has a movie adaptation, but from what I know, the movie basically ignores the book, which isn't that well-known today. Charming slice-of-life from the very early days of WWII England.

Helen by Maria Edgeworth: Not exactly beloved, and Edgeworth isn't exactly obscure, but this is a lesser-known novel that fits well within this category. The first half had some moments that were so dull I considered not finishing, but the second half was gripping enough that I can mention it as a nice, obscure surprise of a book.

[pharawee]

Everything can change at any time. One day you may not believe in the same things anymore.

[wisebeth]

why does the pjo series have to unnecessarily villainize goddesses (hera & athena) or show them as silly ladies (aphrodite & demeter) BUT posiedon and apollo are somehow shown as the coolest/most likeable gods, even though arguably, they're right after zeus on terms of corruption?

ares shown as the worst god after zeus and hera amuses me. last time i checked, he was the patron god of amazons and literally killed a man for attempting to rape his daughter but guess who cursed women for rejection? apollo. guess who raped women when they said no (aside from zeus)? posiedon.

[gothsuguru]

this man has no fucking right to be THIS beautiful… jinshi my LOVE.

[veveisveryuncool]

YO REMEMBER THAT TIME KIRBY HAD A MINI BREAKDOWN BECAUSE OF VOID IN THE STAR ALLIES LIGHT NOVEL????

based off this excerpt from the star allies light novel:

"Ki... Ki... Kirby...!?" Waddle Dee screamed, seeing the similarities in the sphere and Kirby.

it seems so. the face that appeared on the surface of the sphere looked just like kirby's face. the kirby-like face laughed more and more with glee at the four exhausted people.

"It... it's different from me...!" Kirby shouted in a craze. "That's not me! I'm not this color! I don't look like this, I don't have those weird stripes...!"

"Calm down, Kirby." Meta Knight, alertly glanced at the marble-like sphere and spoke. "Of course this isn't you. This is the true identity of Void Termina."

[dspd]

Gunther is father of the decade.

He loves his daughter so much he was willing to die for her and then he did the exact oposite. He gave her up at age 8 and swore an oath to protect her by pretending she died and living the rest of his life morning her and never seeing her or speaking to her again.

Literally his goal in life was to for his daughters to be healthy and happy and he chose to carry this secret to his grave.

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Raising Your Culinary Skills In The Newest Trailer for Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill

Raising Your Culinary Skills In The Newest Trailer for Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #とんでもスキル #anime #tondemo_skill

What’s that smell? Why it’s brand new information about the upcoming anime adaption of Ren Eguchi’s Isekai Light Novel Series, Campfire Cooking In Another World With My Absurd Skill! Today, a brand new trailer, cast addition, and the OP and ED Theme Artists were announced. The opening theme, titled “Seitaku na Saji” (Extravagant Spoon), is performed by Van de Shop. The ending theme, titled…

[autisticshizuo]

20 years ago, on this day the first volume of Durarara!! (デュラララ!!) was released in Japan. This volume contains the Dollars/Mika Harima arc, which is the start and readers' first meeting with such a well written plot, complex characters and artsy language.

Happy 20th anniversary to Durarara!! It will be forever my favorite media; no book, anime or manga can come close to the place that Durarara!! has in my heart. It will remain as a unique and one of a kind work, not only to me but to many other readers as well.

[keepyourpantsongohan]

Kakashi and Yamato Highlights from Naruto Retsuden:

Sasuke's narration putting Yamato being Kakashi's “partner” in quotation marks like it's a euphemism!!

Kakashi going into his interactions with Yamato with teasing about what an excellent ninja he is but also very genuinely reflecting on how powerful, humble and steadfast he is.

Yamato saying, “And there you go again,” suggesting Kakashi complimenting him is a frequent thing, and then telling Kakashi that since he's older he's not susceptible to flattery anymore but immediately smiling anyway and the narration saying he's happy to receive the compliments.

Kakashi immediately identifying how Yamato feels when their first combined jutsu doesn't work as intended: “You’re worried. I am too,” Kakashi said in a light tone, perhaps guessing at Yamato’s anxiety.

The implication from Sakura that Kakashi and Yamato will be late to the mission because they are taking a group nap from training too hard: “I guess they were up all night practicing. Said they used all their chakra and their energy, so they were dead asleep until just a little bit ago.”

The little stretches they do together after the group nap: Kakashi and Yamato had also arrived, but they looked sleepy, like they had just woken up. They were putting their backs together, pulling on each other’s arms, doing stretches.

Naruto's complete faith that his teachers will fix everything, even as a full-grown man, amidst a hailstorm while they're thousands of feet in the air. “No, we’ll be okay,” Naruto said to the Uchiha couple in front of and behind him. “Master Kakashi and Commander Yamato said they would handle it! I’m sure those two can make it work somehow.”

Yamato grinning at how he and Gaara both describe Kakashi and Naruto respectively with “As reckless as ever.”

[ghostbny]

We need more papi content

[jojo-schmo]

A second style study with the Forgotten Land Roleswap!! I think I did better this time hehe. I couldn't resist the temptation of trying to imitate the style of a character who already has a set appearance in the official art... so here is the Awoofy Prince in four different Kirby Universes!! This was quite challenging but very fun :D

Side note, I just learned how small the eyes on Kirby-shaped characters are compared to my natural art style haha

Kirby Art Style Meme with Roleswap Elfilis here!

Original Kirby Art Meme by @das-a-kirby-blog