Light Novel

A light novel (or Ranobe) is a style of Japanese novel typically not more than 40-50,000 words long, usually published in bunkobon size, and are often illustrated. The text is often serialized in anthology magazines prior to collection in book form.

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The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 1

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 2

ソードアート・オンライン 1: アインクラッド [Sōdo āto onrain 1: Ainkuraddo] (Sword Art Online Light Novel, #1)

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 4

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 3

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Light Novel), Part 1 Volume 1

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 5

無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気だす~ 1 (Mushoku Tensei, #1)

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 6

ソードアート・オンライン 2: アインクラッド [Sōdo āto onrain 2: Ainkuraddo] (Sword Art Online Light Novel, #2)

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa

Welcome to the N.H.K. by Tatsuhiko Takimoto

Ranobes - Japanese Light Novels

200 books — 172 voters

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Inio Asano

Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime by Mizuki Nomura

Manga / Light Novels Without Anime Adaptions

93 books — 31 voters

The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft

Doubles, Duplicates, Dreamselves and Doppelgangers in Speculative Fiction

40 books — 1 voter

Japan Foundation

32 books — 1 voter

The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria, Vol. 1 by Eiji Mikage

I Had That Same Dream Again by Yoru Sumino

Japanese Light Novels That are Finished and Completely Translated

247 books — 29 voters

Taming Riki Vol 1, Part 1 by Kira Takenouchi

A Kiss And A Pair Of Handcuffs by Riuto Takeuchi

Headmaster's Chambers, the Manga, 1 by Kira Takenouchi

Yaoi Light Novels

56 books — 5 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Light Novel”

“ Nobody's perfect. They are weak, with ugly hearts, and they quickly turn to jealousy. They try to knock others down. It's so odd . . . In the world we live in, the greater a person is, the more difficult his or her life becomes. ...more ”
― Wataru Watari, やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。1

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“ The one he loved wasn't the angel—it was the real Mahiru, the side of her she only let him see. He loved the Mahiru who could be infuriatingly stubborn and sarcastic but was also tenderhearted and shy, the one who tended to indulge him, who had a penchant for feeling lonely, and who sometimes looked so fragile he worried she might break into a million pieces. ...more ”
― Saekisan, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Vol. 3

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