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English Title: Overlord
Japanese Title: オーバーロード — “Overlord”
Author: Kugane Maruyama — 丸山くがね
Illustrator: so-bin
Translator: Emily Balistrieri
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-fi
Original Run: July 2012 – ongoing
Note: Japanese web novel began serialization in 2010.
English Run: May 2016 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Enterbrain (Kadokawa Corporation)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 11 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 4 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Hardcover $14 — Kindle $7 — Nook $10

Synopsis: For twelve years, the virtual world of Yggdrasil has served as the playground and battlefield for the skeletal lord Momonga and his guild of fellow monsters, Ainz Ooal Gown. But the guild’s glory days are over, and the game is shutting down permanently. When Momonga logs in one last time just to be there when the servers go dark, something happens–and suddenly, fantasy is reality. A rogues’ gallery of fanatically devoted NPCs is ready to obey his every order, but the world Momonga now inhabits is not the one he remembers. The game may be over, but the epic tale of Ainz Ooal Gown is only beginning…

Volume 1 — The Undead King
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Released May 24, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316272247

Volume 2 — The Dark Warrior
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Released September 27, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316363914

Volume 3 — The Bloody Valkyrie
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Released January 31, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316363938

Volume 4 — The Lizardman Heroes
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Released May 23, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316397599

Upcoming Releases

Reviews of Overlord
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Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — 13 episodes — Aired July 2015 – September 2015
Funimation (streaming)
Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 3 of the light novel series

Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — Published November 2014 – ongoing (English releases by Yen Press)
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English Title: The Isolator: Realization of Absolute Solitude
Japanese Title: 絶対ナル孤独者≪アイソレータ≫ — Zettainaru Kodokusha: The Isolator — “Realization of Absolute Solitude: The Isolator”
Author: Reki Kawahara
Illustrator: Shimeji
Translator: Adair Trask
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
Original Run: 2014 – ongoing
English Run: 2015 – ongoing
Volumes: 3
English Publisher: Yen Press
Volumes Published in English: 3 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Hardcover — $14

Synopsis: Ever since a terrible childhood tragedy, Minoru Utsugi has wished for one thing: solitude. Years later, a bizarre encounter leaves a mysterious artifact in Minoru’s body that grants his wish–but that’s far from the end of his troubles. Others have been visited and given powers like Minoru’s, but their twisted desires are not so benign. When a murderous force threatens the people Minoru holds dear, will his newfound abilities be enough to stand in its way? And can there be a future for someone who craves eternal solitude above all else? The story of the Isolator begins here!

Volume 1 — The Biter
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Volume 2 — The Igniter
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Volume 3 — The Trancer
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Reviews of The Isolator
Vol 1 – English Light Novels

Suggestions for Further Reading
Same Author (Reki Kawahara): Accel World, Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online: Progressive
Similar Characters and Situation (middle/high school students involved with supernatural elements): A Certain Magical Index, Chibi Vampire, Haruhi Suzumiya, Kagerou Daze, Pita-Ten, Psycho Busters, Shakugan no Shana

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English Title: Log Horizon
Japanese Title: ログ・ホライズン — “Log Horizon”
Author: Mamare Touno
Illustrator: Kazuhiro Hara
Translator: Taylor Engel
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-fi
Original Run: 2011 – ongoing
English Run: 2015 – ongoing
Volumes: 10
English Publisher: Yen Press
Volumes Published in English: 7 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback — $12

Synopsis: When thirty thousand Japanese gamers are suddenly trapped in the online game world of “Elder Tale,” a realm of swords and sorcery–that was, up until yesterday, very much a fantasy–is now their cold, hard reality. Severed from their everyday lives, they’re faced with fighting monsters, eating food with no flavor, and being unable to die?! Amid the chaos in “Elder Tale” Akihabara, veteran gamer Shiroe locates his old friend Naotsugu and teams up with the beautiful female assassin Akatsuki. Together they embark on an adventure to change the world as they know it!

Volume 1 — The Beginning of Another World
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Volume 2 — The Knights of Camelot
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Volume 3 — Game’s End: Part One
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Volume 4 — Game’s End: Part Two
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Volume 5 — A Sunday in Akiba
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Volume 6 — Lost Child of the Dawn
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Volume 7 — The Gold of the Kunie
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Reviews of Log Horizon
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Suggestions for Future Reading
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