Paperback, Novel

At long last, I was finally able to buy the first volume of the magnum opus light novel of Nagatsuki Tappei - Re:Zero. This series is an amazing character study, a mystery series, and just a living demonstration of what good isekai stories can be like; and if you’re someone who is an anime-only fan, I 100% recommend you read the light novel, because there’s much more to this series than what the anime adaptation has shown. When I first thought of buying Re:Zero in Japanese, I thought that I should level up my Japanese first, because the first time I ever read a Japanese light novel in an eBook format, it was Re:Zero, and I pretty much got wrecked by its difficult Japanese and had to make a tactical retreat to come back later after I level up my Japanese proficiency. Now that I actually bought volume 1 and can hold in in my hands, it feels pretty amazing to have it. I was kinda surprised at the book’s size at first - since I didn’t know it was the pocket size one - but everything is pretty much okay with it. The text quality is great, and the illustrations by Outsuka-sensei are spectacular; and of course, Nagatsuki-sensei’s writing itself is phenomenal. I 100% recommend it.