A 34-year-old NEET otaku, chased out from his house by his family, found that his life is reaching a dead end. He then recalled that his life could actually have been much better if he had made better choices in the past.... more>>

Just when he was at the point of regret, he saw a truck moving at fast speed, and three high schoolers in its path. Mustering all the strength he had, he tried to save them and ended getting run over by the truck, quickly ending his life.

The next time he opened his eyes, he is reincarnated to a world of sword and magic as Rudeus Greyrat. Born to a new world, a new life, Rudeus decided that, “This time, I’ll really live my life to the fullest with no regret!” Thus starts the journey of a man yearning to restart his life. <<less

A species that has the ability to hunt mutants, a perennial species. ... more>>

One day, they suddenly find themselves isolated in Naraka, a place of torment. Seowoon was once highly ranked in his species and known for his excellent combat capabilities, but he lost all of those abilities after being secluded in the Naraka. Instead, he gained the ability to detect the emergence of mutants through the “Messenger”.

To escape Naraka, they need a Wu Ore, a by-product of the mutants, but Seowoon can’t even get close to mutants without being killed. Upon learning the truth, Cahaya makes a proposal to Seowoon.

“From now on, let’s work together, be my mutant notifier”.

With Cahaya’s help, he is able to travel back and forth to Seoul, but Seowoon finds it more and more difficult.

“Why did I push you away…….”

He just wants to deny the feelings that draw him towards Cahaya. <<less

Suddenly a high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him things become worse when he is attacked.... more>>

But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone.

Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices the ability he gained “Returns by Death” a helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death! <<less

To erase Christmas, I decided to become the girl’s lover.... more>>

Early December, when the holy night is just around the corner and the city start to be cheerful.

Dumped by my seniors, I was trembling with irresistible irritation and sadness as I watched the beautifully shining light (illuminations) in front of the station.

I wish that ‘Christmas’ just disappeared already…

And suddenly, a girl who seems to be a high school student appeared in front of me.

“You can do it, you can make ‘Christmas’ disappear.”

The notebook that she hold seems to be able to “to grant an unwanted wish.”

But, I need to like Christmas first before she could erase it with the power of her notebook. That’s why….

“With me, Please become a pseudo lover with me.”

One of The Winner of the 14th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence.

This is a story to end love, starting with a strange relationship between me and a girl. <<less

Youth is not just about love. But – only this love must not be noticed.... more>>

“Youth = getting a girlfriend? Youth or anything is not at all just about that.”

A high school student with a trauma in love, Koga Junya, believed that youth is definitely more about making merry with friends and developing friendships than about love; that watching the beautiful starry sky, and chatting in a family restaurant till morning with the five best friends was precisely their youth.

――And yet, why do we fall in love with someone even if they’re our friends? Even though we might not be able to have the same relationship as before.

Upon discovering the true hidden thoughts of one of the group members, Narushima Yoru, a complicit relationship between Junya and her is born, leading them to unintentionally touch each other’s wounds.

This a youth love drama depicting straightforward and twisted feelings where friendship and love intersect. <<less

Winner of the 2017 Joara Novel of The Year Contest-... more>>

In a world plagued by Morgellons, a deadly disease that turns humans into non-human creatures, people have chosen to abandon their humanity in order to fight against the bloodthirsty corpses. In the end, there will be no humans left on Earth.

But that harsh world is, in fact, a world fabricated merely for entertainment. A world for humans to live in exists neither inside nor outside.

This is the story of a boy who, while living a miserable life, stares at the stars as he desperately tries to keep his humanity. <<less

To save the hopeless Dark Fantasy World, I held back my tears and destroyed the world, then killed the Demon King and returned. ... more>>

Now, I’m trying to save the world using the “System” I gained as a “Regressor’s Privilege”… But the Main Heroines have also awakened their own memories of the previous timeline.

God damn it. <<less

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them:the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.—Immanuel Kant.... more>>

When Xule read these words, he looked up the sky. He felt anger instead of shocked by the words.

In Xule’s mind, the stars are so blinding that no one can tolerate them. And if anyone were lighted by the stars they will become idiots.

So Xule gave up his dream as a graceful naval commanders auxiliary officer, and now he begin to fall as a pool doorkeeper… He does not even know what he should follow and where he should go in this Great Age of the Spectacular.

Xule, a citizen in Eastwood, came from a half-deserted star. With the ingenious and strange knowledge from some unknown power in his body, he stepped into a equally boring and interesting world.

JianKe’s world must be so fantastic. <<less

I used a cheat to devise a character in a game. Upon regaining consciousness after pressing the play button, I discovered myself embodying the character... more>> I had crafted, the 'Priest of Corruption.' This character was intentionally created with unfavourable statistics and is widely detested! The sole item in my inventory was the withered hand of a woman, yet could it possibly be the hand of a goddess? <<less

Just like how everyone adored heroes in their childhood, a certain young man adored those powers hidden in shadows. After hiding his strength and living... more>> the mediocre life of a mob character by day while undergoing frenzied training by night, he finally reincarnates into a different world and gains ultimate power. The young man who is only playing at being a power in the shadows, his misunderstanding subordinates, and a giant organization in the shadows that gets trampled…. This is the story of a young boy who had adored powers in shadows possibly eventually reigning over the world of shadows in another world. <<less

Science and magic exist side by side in this world.... more>>

This is the peak of the science side with a curriculum for espers, Academy City. In this city where 80% of the population are students, the season has finally come when all residents are excited and fidgety!

It's Christmas Eve.

Amidst the city showing a cheerful hustle and bustle, ordinary boy who can’t keep up with school, Kamijou Touma, also doesn’t intend to miss this event! He was hard at work in his supplementary lessons...

A backward glance from the default misfortune-prone bastard, the silver-haired sister freeloading in his dormitory, Index, in the heart pounding scene different from the usual, activates a new gluton skill!? While Kamijou tries to desperately stop that, Misaka Mikoto taken in by the Christmas Eve atmosphere appears before him. <<less

Born with a scary face Sakamoto Akizuki has always been feared in his school, however one night he witnesses a girl's death.... more>>

He is faced with a choice where he is asked a question by a mysterious person, "for half of your life span will you revive her?" After following through with his decision the girl is brought back to life and now begins the romantic comedy between Akizuki and the girl Yumesaki. <<less

“Auto Memories Doll.” It’s already been a long time since that name was first popularized. It’s a machine that Dr. Orlando created that talks in a natural voice. At first, he only made it to help out his loving wife, but before long they spread out into the world. and companies were made to lend them out.... more>>

“I’m Violet Evergarden, the Auto Memories Doll who will rush to provide service anywhere you wish.“

That translucent voice comes from a robotic beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes like she came out of a storybook. <<less

July 15, 2043. On that day, a Full Dive VRMMO was released, its unique system called ＜Embryo＞ allowing each player to follow an extremely varied—or rather, an “infinitely” varied pattern of evolution. What's the game name?... more>>

＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

Possessing an element that, until now, had never been achieved by VRMMOs and was considered a technical impossibility, ＜Infinite Dendrogram＞ took over the entire world, becoming a major hit in the blink of an eye.

One and a half year had passed since the launch of ＜Infinite Dendrogram＞. A young man named Mukudori Reiji had finished his university entrance exams and began living alone in Tokyo. In order to celebrate the end of that lengthy studying period, after being invited by his older brother long ago, he finally started playing the game.

This is a story where the line between game and reality is blurred.

And also, a tale of reminiscences. <<less

She wrote a letter there, at an antique storage box of books that I got by a mere chance, and a reply came back.... more>>

From the handsome playboy Prince, Archie Albert , the pathetic supporting character in “The Princess and the Knight,”

Cordelia had a dream that she had a conversation with the main character in the novel.

Prince Archie desperately needs the advice of Cordelia, who knows the future of his world.

The letters they send and receive through the storage box of books continue without knowing that they are staying up late at summer nights..….

To Archie,

Have you ever done that?

I was walking with someone, and there was a flower blooming on the road.

So you did it with that man?

To the low-life Archie,

You are really indecent, Prince.

I am afraid that I am a ‘woman’ who thinks too much about sleeping with a man whom I met for the first time.

Sleeping? I was talking about kissing.

Oh, kiss? <<less

A bookworm who had finally found a job as a librarian at a university was sadly killed shortly after graduating from college.... more>>

She was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a soldier in a world where the literacy rate is low and books were scarce. No matter how much she wanted to read, there were no books around. What is a bookworm to do without any books? Make them, of course.

Her goal is to become a librarian! So that she may once again live surrounded by books, she must start by making them herself. <<less

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When the kingdom of El Pasa fell into abysmal ruins, Princess Beatrice of El Pasa assumed the identity of Chloe to survive.... more>>

But then, a man known for his exquisite appearance and coldness appeared and stirred up the peaceful life she led in s*avery.

That man was Alexandro Graham — the same man who was the sole reason of her kingdom’s downfall. <<less

Kei Arakawa, an average salary-man somewhere around his thirties, fell into a chasm between worlds. In exchange for a single limitation, he gained the ability to perceive someone or something’s status. But apart from that skill, he has no skills any ordinary person wouldn’t have. All he could do after ending up in another world, was to gain insight into something’s status, and use that information for his own growth and survival.... more>>

One day, as Kei was being assaulted by enemies, a certain individual appeared and saved his life. But it just so happens that this individual has an enormous secret――

This is an adventure fantasy where our MC encounters some beautiful women in another world, and throws himself into fierce battles with powerful beasts.

This series has been adapted to a manga, with updates being published under the Comic Valkyrie label.

This novel is a recipient of the 3rd annual WebNovel Award, with three volumes published to date. <<less

Makoto Takatsuki is a normal high school student and a hardcore RPG player.... more>>

However, “normal” goes out the window when his whole class is involved in a bus crash and whisked away to another world! Powerful gods rule this strange new land of magic and monsters, and every newcomer is blessed with strong stats and unique skills.

Well, not quite. Makoto’s stats turn out to be pathetic, and his skills are super weak compared to his classmates’…he’s even stuck as an apprentice mage. Worse still, he’s given only ten years to live!

Luckily, Makoto soon meets a minor goddess named Noah, who appears in Makoto’s dreams and asks him to become her first believer. With the help of Noah’s blessings and a divine weapon, Makoto seeks to become strong enough to rescue his goddess from the dungeon where she’s been trapped.

By training hard and using his weak skills in unorthodox ways, Makoto proves that, even when playing on hardcore difficulty, an RPG player always makes it to the end! <<less

This was a story that began and ended with tears.... more>>

Yakumo Saegusa, a boy who lost his mother to a strange disease, the “Chloride Blight,” in which the whole body slowly turns into salt and crumbles, met a girl in the music room.

She was a beautiful and gifted piano player named Yuzuki Igarashi. Her delicate fingers were capable of both piano and wring bullies. She struggled to live up to her mother’s excessive expectations in the dark while presenting a strong front. Yakumo, who had seen Yuzuki in all her various forms from a distance closer than anyone else, was unknowingly drawn to her.

Graduating from elementary school, Yuzuki grew more beautiful and charming, and by then, became the object of people’s love and admiration. By the time she entered high school, Yuzuki, already a professional pianist, left for Italy to learn her craft. Yakumo, acutely aware of the overwhelming difference between him, a nobody, and Yuzuki, an international pianist. Eventually, he began to write a novel.

His reunion with her came suddenly one day—and that reunion would come to change his destiny forever.

Grand Prize of the 16th Shogakukan Light Novel Award. <<less

“Scramble Love” is a Japanese hit love comedy manga that has accumulated over 10 million copies sold.... more>>

I was thrown into this manga that I had never read before.

And to top it all off, as an extra with no considerable influence. <<less

This stands at the forefront of strategy guides to Life (a shitty video game)!... more>>

Life is a bad video game. This commonplace phrase is, unfortunate as it might be, the truth.

After all, Life has no simple, easy rules. The rules it does have are nothing but irrational and unfair. The strong claim that Life has a high level of freedom, but the weak have no choice but to cope with an overwhelmingly disadvantageous design.

That’s why it’s a sh*t game.

Since I, Japan’s leading gamer who has experienced and mastered a multitude of games, say so, there can be no mistake.

— However, that person, on top of having mastered gaming to about the same level as I, declared to me that Life is a god-tier game.

Destined to be a top-tier character, that person is the school’s perfect heroine, Hinami Aoi. And to top it off, she even says she will teach me the rules of Life?

…… Normally, I wouldn’t believe such a thing. However, Hinami Aoi is someone who does not fit into a frame like ‘normal’ at all!

From the winner of the 10th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence. A low-tier character takes on life’s strategy guide, but with instruction from a pretty girl! <<less

In a certain place, there was a traveler witch. Her name was Elaina.... more>>

Being a traveler, she came across many people and countries while continuing her long, long journey.

A country that only accepted magicians, a muscle loving giant, a youth at death’s door awaiting his lover’s return, a Princess left alone in the ruined country, and the story of the witch herself up until now and from now on.

While meeting particularly peculiar people and experiencing others’ moments of beauty, even now, the witch keeps spinning the tale of meeting and parting evermore.

“Please don’t mind it. After all, I’m a traveler. I must hurry ahead.”

The Witch――Yes, me. <<less

This is the miraculous story spun by a witch with a year left to live.... more>>

[Serialized in “Dengeki’s New Literary Arts”! Book version now available! Winner of the “Dengeki’s New Literary Arts 2nd Anniversary Contest – Intense Master-Disciple Relationship Category” Grand Prize!]

Meg Raspberry, an apprentice witch, is told by her master that one day she will die at the age of eighteen due to a curse.

The only thing that can prolong her life is the seed of life that can be created by collecting a thousand tears of joy.

In order to collect tears of joy, Meg comes into contact with many people and discovers what is important to witches.

Encounters, partings, laughter, tears, friendship, and love.

After grasping so many things, Meg eventually learns about her master and the truth about her one-year life expectancy.

A bright, funny, and a little sad story of an apprentice witch’s life expectancy. <<less