You're never alone

by Lianne Sentar, Rem (Illustrator), Priscilla Hamby (Illustrator)

English novel in the style of a Japanese light novel (prose with illustrations). The story follows two supernatural teenagers, Ayase and Jo, as they begin high school in Tokyo in 2002 and are unexpectedly pulled into an underground gang war. Also available online as a free dramatized audio book with full voice cast.

To read online for free:
http://sparklermonthly.com/series/tok...

Genres: Fantasy

404 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 2012

About the author

Hired off her Sailor Moon fanfiction to write the Sailor Moon novels when she was 17 years old, Lianne Sentar has worked as a rewriter in the manga and light novel industry for over a decade. She's adapted more than 100 books, including volumes of Fruits Basket, Saiyuki, Slayers, and Alice in the Country of Hearts/Clover/Joker. She's known for her love of innuendo, rhyming, and cuss words.

In addition to her adaptation work, she's served as head writer and editor of the angry manga/anime review collective sleepisfortheweak.org. She self-published two novels as a teenager and is currently writing the original English-language light novel series Tokyo Demons (http://www.tokyodemons.com).

She lives between the United States and Canada, depending on her feels.

Reviews

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first heard about it, I was hesitant to read it. But once I started I was hooked. The story is well plotted and the prose is easy to read and follow. The Japanese style is refreshingly different from a typical English book. The characters are well developed, even in 8 short chapters. The audio version is well done, the voices are perfect for their roles, be they creepy, tired, overly cheerful, annoyed etc...
I am eagerly following the updates on the second book.

[Najela · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good. I have no idea why this took me so long to get started. I know I started on more than one occasion, but I think it was the audiobook that got me.

[J Astley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only is the novel itself really engaging and hard to put down, but the illustrations are just gorgeous - there are beautiful manga-style pics by rem for each chapter.

[jesse · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

free web-fiction with manga-like illustrations.

[Sarah Lou · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the audio book ver: Tokyo Demons, it motivated me to try this dark and dangerous journey of Ayase, Jo and their team mates. My favorite narration is by Jo Oda, a cunning, confident pickpocket and how his story intertwine with others. This is an interesting adventure series with a giant array of different, diverse characters which can be a little overwhelming. Good news is; if you expect the cast to be just 'any old stereotype', they all are active in the story and play important roles.

If this piqued your interest, grab a copy or listen to their audio drama.

[Al Waskow]

Another childhood fav