Light Novels

A light novel (ライトノベル, raito noberu) is a style of Japanese young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called ranobe (ラノベ) or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, close to the minimum expected for a Western novel, and light novels are usually published in bunkobon size (A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm), often with dense publishing schedules. A distinguishing characteristic of light novels is that they are il ...more

Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01
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 1
オーバーロード 1 不死者の王 (Overlord, #1)
Ascendance of a Bookworm (Light Novel), Part 1 Volume 1
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (Re:Zero Light Novels, #1)
86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi Suzumiya, #1)
Bakemonogatari, Part 1: Monster Tale (Bakemonogatari, #1, Part 1)
So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 1
無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気だす~ 1 (Mushoku Tensei, #1)
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novel, Vol. 1
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)
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
空ろの箱と零のマリア 1
Lord of Goblins, Vol. 1 by Michiel WerbrouckThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol. 1 by Nagaru TanigawaThe Legend of Zelda by Akira HimekawaThe Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) by Natsu HyuugaMiki Falls, Volume 1 by Mark Crilley
Best Light Novels and Anime Books
13 books — 7 voters
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 1 by Izumi TsubakiThe Case Study of Vanitas, Vol. 1 by Jun MochizukiDelicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko KuiAfter-school Hanako-kun, Vol. 1 by AidaIroAwkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Yen Press books
85 books — 13 voters

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English Light Novels of Quality
29 books — 1 voter
BACK STAGE!! 1 by Eiki EikiAi no Kusabi Vol. 1 by Rieko YoshiharaTaming Riki Vol 1, Part 1 by Kira TakenouchiA Kiss And A Pair Of Handcuffs by Riuto TakeuchiHeadmaster's Chambers, the Manga, 1 by Kira Takenouchi
Yaoi Light Novels
56 books — 5 voters

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