Do All Light Novels Share the Same Plot?
Last week, I did a series of posts trying to come up with a new definition of what a light novel is. And among the definitions translated...
What is a Light Novel? Part 4 – Rob’s Definition
Over the past three days I have looked at the different ways people see light novels. From the Japanese point of view From the non-Japanese point of...
What is a Light Novel? Part 3 – Laying out the Perspectives
For this little project, I went through many definitions of what a light novel is, both from Japan and from the non-Japanese world. And I have to...
What is a Light Novel? Part 2 – The non-Japanese View
Previously, we looked at how some Japanese try to define what a light novel is. Now, this time we’re going to look at how some non-Japanese have...
What is a Light Novel? Part 1: The Japanese View
Defining what a Light Novel is seems to be like trying to grab a greased pig – it’s messy, hard to pin down, and you can never...
Origins and Context of Isekai Discussion Video(s)
An interesting discussion about the origins of the Isekai genre. They bring up a couple of good points, including the genre’s close connection with The Hero’s Journey...
Gigguk Used A Million Dollar AI To Prove Light Novel Titles Are Dumb.
This is really funny, and some of the titles the AI came up with are even funnier. By the way, I have officially started research and development...