AI buster, the prequel to .hack//SIGN, is the story of Albireo,a debugger, who used to play ‘Fragments,’ the beta version of ‘The World.’ Albireo encounters... more>> Lycoris, whom he assumes is an event NPC (an AI character) but she’s actually a failed version of Aura. She is blind, deaf, and mute, because Albireo debugged her and broke up important files. The missing files are hidden as items in the World, and when returned to Lycoris, she gets a function back. When she gains them all, she changes into a teenage form with purple hair who looks like Aura. Because of his acquaintance with Lycoris, Albireo cannot log out of the game and exit the World. <<less

.hack//CELL is a novel series written by Ryo Suzukaze, serialized in the magazine .hack//G.U.: The World, and published in paperback format.... more>>

It follows the experiences of a female Edge Punisher, Midori, as she hires herself out to players who want to fight her without resistance <<less

“The World” is a massively multiplayer online game played by more than twelve million people across the globe. Within this virtual world Haseo, a PKK... more>> (Player Killer Killer), continues an endless fight. Everything he does is for the sake of the girl Shino, who back in the real world, is hospitalized by an unexplained coma. However, on finally meeting with his sole lead, a PK called ?Tri-Edge,? Haseo is dropped back to Level 1 by a mysterious power! Can Haseo save Shino now that he has lost all of his abilities? <<less

Set in an alternate timeline of Earth, in the year 2010. After a computer virus named “Pluto’s Kiss” crashes nearly every computer in the world, Internet access were blocked for the general public to address security concerns. As two years went by without the Internet and online games, an MMORPG called “The World” is released. Kite, who, after witnessing an abnormality in the game that causes his friend to go comatose, goes on a quest to unravel the mysteries behind the popular MMORPG, “The World”.... more>>

Who is kite from the [.hackers?]
This is a retelling of the early .hack series in novel format. <<less

A comedy of exploration unfolds between two individuals caught in a mutual crush—a love comedy bound to induce sighs!... more>>

"So, a friend asked me… what type of girl is Sota into?"

Troubled second-year high school boy, Sota Sedaka, finds himself one day receiving an unusual consultation from his childhood friend and crush, Noa Fujishiro.

"Noa…! Could it be that this is…?"

"N-no, it's not! I told you, it's just about a friend!"

With this approach, even the romance-inept Sota knows the drill.

In other words, could it be that Noa is also into Sota? However, on another day, Sota ends up being confessed to by another girl. Was it really just "a friend's talk" after all? But Noa keeps coming closer, and who on earth is this "friend" they are talking about!? <<less

Ichimonji Hayate, aka Monji, is an energetic ordinary highschooler. Chatting about nothing with his best friend Kirika, going home with the senpai that he admires,... more>> and spending peaceful days... that's what he thought. One day, he met a mysterious girl, and suddenly she gave him a cellphone called D-phone. It was "actual fact" about gathered urban legend site, linked to the "8th world." He was chosen to be a main character of "100 stories." To Ichinoe Mizue, a new transfer student whisper to him "why didn't you answer to the phone?" <<less

An anthology of short stories from several authors.

"Ehh...Uhmm...long time no see, sir"
(.......No way)... more>>

Komamura, a bachelor salaryman, has been entrusted to take care of his cousin, Kanon, A Gal JK.
Just as he was wrapping his head around the sudden change in his life as he went on with his work—

“Can I stay with you overnight?”
“Hey, I really think it’s better for you to head back home......”
“That’s the last thing I would ever want to do.”
(................)

He was in the city when surprisingly, responsibility came rolling in—
When he met the Runaway JK, Himari, at a loss on what to do.

“Kazu-nii, Himari. I made sukiyaki tonight.”
“Komamura-san, I-I’ll be washing your back.....!”
“All of you just go to bed!”

Their abrupt cohabitation that came out of nowhere.
A heartwarming home love comedy that’s spun from living with two high-school girls <<less

After causing serious trouble on his Tokyo middle school's powerhouse volleyball team, Kimichika Haijima moves to his mother's hometown in Fukui where he spent his... more>> childhood, and reunites with his childhood friend Yuni Kuroba. The two grow as an ace duo but clash at their final middle school prefectural tournament and went on to their local Seiin High School without speaking to each other. With their arrival, the weak boys' volleyball team aims for nationals. <<less

‘3 Minutes Boy Meets Girl’ is an anthology of short stories produced by the authors working at Famitsu Bunko. There are 19 chapters from 19... more>> different authors. <<less

Noda has never wanted to be a source of disappointment or shame to his family. Raised in a pious, conservative household, he knew he had certain expectations to meet. Get a job, find a wife, have children- these were to be his destiny. But Noda has a secret. 10 years ago, he had a torrid s*xual affair with an acquaintance, a male acquaintance. Noda had kept himself from getting to know Wakasugi too well, hoping to distance himself from emotional entanglements. After all, it had to end sometime s two men couldn't carry on a forever type of relationship. When it got too personal, Noda pushed Wakasugi out of his life.... more>>

Now, Noda is all alone in his newly built house. His wife has left him, and they've had no children together. Then came the unexpected phone call from Wakasugi. Feelings buried for ten long years were given an opportunity to be laid to rest. But the outcome was not as either man expected, as passions that had simmered for ten long, lonely years insist upon a reckoning. Is Wakasugi ready to risk his heart again, and can Noda find the courage to step out of the closet he has locked himself and his emotions into? Two hearts reach across time and emotional distance to feed the fever that burns... <<less

There are twenty independent stories written by twenty different authors, sharing the common theme of “April”. ... more>>

An anthology that is considered a rare item as it has never hit the shelves as a standalone book. There is no ISBN and it is an unbuyable except in online auctions. The anthology was published as a bonus gift to Dengeki Magazine readers in 2009.

It now has a Kindle release. <<less

The story is set in a Middle Eastern inspired land, Chevron, ruled by five kings of divine blood. Seiji, a pleasure s*ave, has a little... more>> sister who can read the future in the stars. When her prophetic gift begins to attract attention, he dresses up as a girl and goes in her stead to the palace to serve the King of Kings, Azur. <<less

「Having fewer possessions is better. Both material things and relationships.」... more>>

Shinichi Hirakawa, a minimalist high school student who only socializes with the minimum number of people, is set to participate in a love study abroad program.

The program provides a perfect environment with unlimited funds for living expenses, and he will be living with six bride candidates――The catch is that he has to reject them one by one sequentially!

The candidates include an idol, an actress, a YouTuber, a childhood friend, a stepsister, and an ex-girlfriend, each with a unique approach to wooing him.

Shinichi is troubled by the task of determining who should be eliminated from these spirited and diverse beauties.

However, everything changes when an anonymous accusation surfaces, claiming――『Someone among us is cheating!』

Thus begins a love comedy where Shinichi decide the losing heroine, a romance built on the premise of rejection! <<less

A War Without Casualties.... more>>

The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighbouring Giadian Empire’s army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that’s what the government claims.

In truth, there is no such thing as a bloodless war. Beyond the fortified walls protecting the eighty-five Republic territories lies the “nonexistent” Eighty-Sixth Sector. The young men and women of this forsaken land are branded the Eighty-Six and, stripped of their humanity, pilot the “unmanned” weapons into battle…

Shin is the leader of a squadron of eighty-sixers. Lena is a “handler” who commands the detachment from the remote rear with the help of special communication technology.

The farewell story of the severe and sad struggle of these two begins! <<less

“Lores”— substantial forms born out of urban legends. And high-schooler Tsukumo Jin, who had accidentally released the strongest and most well-known “lore of the vampire”, was now the butler (and lover) of Sylvia, the vampire princess who chooses to take on the form of a little girl.... more>>

Jin was also tasked with saving his beloved little sister Shigure by banishing the “one-man hide-and-seek” urban legend with the help of mysterious transfer student Ayase. It was the beginning of the battle with “the last vampire”, the hidden entity orchestrating these incidents… <<less

The Security System that Seals the Savage Science Smartly by its Supreme Sagacity and Strength... more>>

9S is set in an age of science, but in a too distant future. The Mad Scientist, Mineshima Yujiro, disappeared several years previous to where the story begins. The inheritance he left behind, the technology and objects he had created, were given the codename ‘Legacy’, and are highly sought after by government agencies and terrorists, for reasons both good, and....... not so pleasant. One of these ‘objects’ he left behind was his daughter, imparted with a mental calculating capacity that dwarfs supercomputers, combined with her physical body, which makes for a devastating combination. <<less

“Breeding Diary” – A mysterious notebook that has been secretly passed down from graduate to current student at a certain high school.... more>>

Only some knew about its existence, and even fewer knew the outline of the Breeding Diary.

The main character, Sakuma, is at the mercy of rumors about the “Breeding Diary” but strives to uncover the truth.

――And behind the birth of the “Breeding Diary” that finally arrived, there was a…. <<less

Ulysses, a brilliant but inflexible soldier, is shunned by the top brass and demoted to a station in a rural area where he meets his new wife Leah. The demotion that should’ve been a terrible thing turns into a blessing as Leah and her siblings teach the boorish Ulysses about family and love.... more>>

A soothing daily life fantasy about a silent military man and a clumsy new wife. <<less

Watari, a failing author, gets transported to another world and exploits the world's scarcity of items common on Earth to become rich.

This is a story of reconciliation between estranged childhood friends.... more>>

The popular girl in my class, Yuzuki Amiru, is a so-called 'gal' with blonde hair, makeup and flashy fashion. And...she's also my childhood friend.

Ever since she made her debut as a gal in junior high school, it became difficult to talk to her, and now we are completely estranged. I thought that she and I lived in different worlds, as I was more interested in studying.

But then one day, a teacher asked me to teach her how to study because she was getting bad grades, which led me to start talking to her again. What's more, she's also invading my personal life...!?

"I like doing housework and stuff."

"How is it? I made the broth myself."

Huh? Me and Amiru were estranged, right? Wait, don't clean my room without permission! <<less

Let’s start a “battle” between the hated me and the invisible senior.... more>>

“You and I are all alone, is there anything we can do to save each other?”

Fujishiro Toya, a first-year high school student, got into a dispute and was suspended from school right after he entered school. There are rumors that he is a wicked delinquent at school after his suspension, and none of his classmates even make eye contact.

While spending his high school life alone, he meets a beautiful senior, Akane Yunagi, at the old school building.

As he interacts with Akane, she learns that she has serious troubles with her. One day, after the virtual self appeared, no one recognized the real Akane. I want to help my only senior who believed in me! Toya tries to save Akane by himself, but…?

A coming-of-age story about two people who lost their place together and regain their “place to be”. <<less

Kyle Tuuri, a man with the unique ability to understand the language of dragons, works for a rural town’s knight order.... more>>

One day, he reunites with his past lover, Alfred.

Kyle has not had a single day where he has forgotten him since their separation three years ago.

However, Alfred, who was once his direct superior, is now a margrave, while he himself is a commoner, a mere knight.

And moreover, Kyle betrayed Alfred.

Believing that he has no right to be by Alfred’s side, Kyle tries to keep his distance.

But Alfred wouldn’t allow that —

“No matter where you are, I’ll come looking for you. I won’t let you escape anymore.” <<less

Kyoya Kujo is a boy who was unable to save the world because he does not possess the unique abilities that are the blessings of a goddess.... more>>

In another world where returned heroes who have saved many worlds gather, he is a boy who could not save the world. In the academy, he was ridiculed as a "Failure Hero".

However, he is the most powerful and unique hero who trained for 30,000 years in another world with Felice, the most evil demon king who has destroyed 3,000 worlds!

Kyoya's latent ability is so powerful that even the strongest heroes cannot compete with him...?

The tale of a boy trained by the most powerful demon king is about to begin! <<less

The hero and weapon are the strongest connections! An exhilarating fantasy that lurks from the back of the world!... more>>

Ned, a young man who has been behind many of the world’s greatest achievements, using a weapon known as human networking.

One day, however, he is judged by the selfish king to be a liability and expelled from the heroic party.

Ned decides to start as an adventurer from scratch. But his life as an adventurer is naturally out of the ordinary, as he is adored and connected with everyone from the leader of the knights to the princess of the mermaid tribe…

‘Can I get help from the Wisdom King and the Great Sage to find this person?’

Meanwhile, the King is coming to a realization. The heroes’ party was full of capable, but incredibly problematic children, and that it was Ned that controlled them..

Thus opens a new story of a hero who changes the world from behind the scenes with his motto of “using connections”. <<less