Monica Everett, a genius magician, was extremely shy and terrible at speaking in public.... more>>

To that end, she worked hard and mastered the art of countless magic, which she could use without chanting. After being chosen as one of the Seven Sages at the tender age of fifteen as the “Silent Witch,” she lived a quiet life in the forest.

However, two years have passed since then, and one day, Monica received an order.

And it was to secretly protect the second prince to the academy undetected.

In order to protect the prince, Monica must infiltrate a glamorous school for the children of noble families.

“I don’t wanna do this… I’m scared… Ugh… My stomach is aching…”

…said the girl whimpering. <<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

July, 1946. The existence of an alternate world was confirmed. It was supposed to be a new world for mankind. However, the enormous cost, the annihilation of the advance troops, and fierce public opposition, led to the signing of a non-aggression treaty. Mankind turned their eyes towards space. ... more>>

Half a century later, a certain company formed a team in order to explore the alternate world’s dungeon. Five professionals, three artificial intelligences, and one reserve member. With modern weapons and technology, the adventure was expected to be easy.

However, the ones who had arrived in the alternate world were a defective artificial intelligence, and a non-professional. Through trial and error they lived, ate, and fought. And, they explored the dungeon. <<less

Music, dance, fashion—Ryōran Private High School, a performing arts academy where geniuses from every field come together. However, the reality is that it’s a place where everything, starting with one’s “face” and overall appearance, determines all evaluations. My sister, Ikebukuro Shika, is a shut-in, and perhaps because she’s a person who can’t live without her brother’s care, her sense of streaming and star quality are disastrously poor.... more>>

She was considered the weakest in this school. But I know the truth. The VSINGER who became a legend on the net by hiding her face. That true identity is none other than Shika.

“―Blue, the color of this song. All I do is sing in tune with it.” Therefore, Shika’s singing voice is unique. Overturning all the common sense of the school, her talent begins to be discovered―!

(TLN : We’re using the english title from the cover.) <<less

After 2000 years has passed, the ruthless demon lord has just been reincarnated! But his aptitude at an academy for nurturing candidates for demon lords is, “Inept”!?... more>>

Having the capability to destroy humans, elementals, and gods, after a long period of countless wars and strife, Arnos the demon lord became sick and tired of all that and longed for a peaceful world, so he decided to reincarnate to the future.

However, what awaited him after his reincarnation is a world too used to peace that his descendants became too weak due to a huge weakening in magical powers.

Arnos enrolled in the Maou Academy established to find any students that might be the demon lord’s reincarnation, but his powers are too extraordinary that those in the academy couldn’t properly judge his powers, so he’s regarded as an “Inept student”. Being underestimated and avoided by most people there, he recruited a girl friendly to him, Misha, as his subordinate and comrade, and strives to climb to the top of the demon race hierarchy to one day reclaim his former title and status. <<less

Japanese most important Light Novel Award "KONORANO" winner of 2021 and 2022, second in 2023... more>>

As far as normies go, it’s hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular guy in his high school? Check.

An ironclad reputation that can repel even vicious online attacks? Check.

A group of friends as attractive on the outside as they are on the inside? Check.

But when a teacher asks Saku to help rehabilitate a student who been shut away in their room for months to school life, his perfect world will never be the same.

What is this, some kinda normie harem story? <<less

Tenjou Yuuya has been a bullied boy since the past.... more>>

He lives in the home of his beloved grandfather while he goes to school. As usual, he receives a harsh bullying, and he takes an extended absence from school to have some time to heal his wounds.

While on this long time of absence, he takes the opportunity to clean his grandfather’s house and goes to a room he never went before, where his grandfather keep many different objects that he gathered from his travels around the world. While he was arranging the objects, he found a door not on a wall among the objects.

Out of curiosity he opens this door, what he found on the other side was… <<less

Due to an accident, half of Kagami Keina’s body was paralyzed. One day, because of a power outage she regrettably died, but just before that she was moved to the world of the online game she was playing. When woke up, she was in the game, moreover it was 200 years in the future?... more>>

Well for the time being, in order to survive I should probably do something.

In the world that was a video game, who stands in the way of the fumbling girl making her way through!? <<less

The story takes place in the near future. Money (Game) Master is the world's biggest VR online game. It is an open world game with no levels and no quests, the only goal for players (known as Dealers) is to make money. All sorts of illegal actions like violence and theft are allowed in the pursuit of Snow, the game's virtual currency. Due to the game's massive popularity, Snow has a significant influence in the real world, thus making the game's conflicts part of the global economy. Each Dealer is partnered with a Magisterus, a female support AI modelled after a supernatural creature, which acts as their guide and support.... more>>

Kaname Suou, the main protagonist is a famous Dealer, with a succubus-type Magisterus is called Tselika. Formerly part of a famous team known as Called Game, Kaname undertakes a mission involving the Inheritance, a set of cheat weapons created by a Dealer known as Criminal AO that can break the game's balance, and with it, the world's economy. <<less

This is the story of Shuutaro, a young man who was chosen from a pool of 100,000 people as a member of the second group of players for the new VRMMO [Eternity].... more>>

When he finishes selecting random skills on the character creation screen, he is given the [Dungeon Creation] skill and becomes trapped in a game of death with approximately 350,000 other people.

Shuutaro accidentally activated the Dungeon Creation skill at the same time the Death Game began, and due to a bug in his coordinates, he found himself in the final area that has yet to be implemented, the [Ross Moara Castle]. <<less

He, A self-proclaim vending machine maniac, died protecting a vending machine in a traffic-related accident.... more>>

He, who had expected to end his life at that moment woke up to a beautiful lake surrounded by gorgeous nature.

He had no idea what had happened to him. Only, that he had transformed into a vending machine.

Alone in the dungeons of another world… his story begins… when he encounters a young girl…

*Light Novel rebooted in June/July, 2023 <<less

Honjou Kaede was invited by her friend, Shiromine Risa to play a VRMMO.... more>>

I don’t hate games, but painful things a little……no, I hate it very, very much.

Eh!…the pain would be reduced if I placed stats on defense power?

Then, the only place where I can place it, is there right? Right?

Solidly fortify everything into defense, now here I come! <<less

Smart, refined, and strikingly gorgeous, half-Russian half-Japanese Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou is considered the idol of her school. With her long silver hair, mesmerizing blue eyes, and exceptionally fair skin, she has captured the hearts of countless male students while being highly admired by all others. Even so, due to her seemingly unapproachable persona, everyone remains wary around the near-flawless girl.... more>>

One of the few exceptions is Alisa’s benchmate Masachika Kuze, a relatively average boy who spends his days watching anime and playing gacha games. Despite his nonchalant demeanor, Masachika is the sole student to receive Alisa’s attention. Unable to be fully honest, Alisa is frequently harsh on Masachika and only expresses her affection in Russian. Unbeknownst to her, however, Masachika actually understands the language yet simply pretends otherwise for his own amus**ent.

As the odd pair continues to exchange witty and playful remarks, their relationship gradually grows more romantic and delightful—and Alisa might finally learn to freely convey her true feelings. <<less

Bash, the Orc Warrior, is a Hero. ... more>>

During the war, he crushed and defeated all that stood in his path. He is respected by all Orcs as the Orc among Orcs.

However, Bash has a secret.

He has no experience with women – he, the Hero, was a virg*n.

For Orcs, who hold combat and s*xual prowess in high regard, being a virg*n was tremendously shameful.

[The fact that I’m a not only a virg*n, but a virg*n Orc Hero, is a shame for all of Orcish society. I want a wife too!]

With this in mind, he decides to embark on a journey.

In order to protect the pride and honor of his race, but mostly to finally get his d*ck wet, he decides to go to leave on a grand quest to find himself a woman. <<less

There was a mysterious old man who approached the failed swordsman with the “100 million years button”. A magic button which can achieve the same effect as training for 100 million years if you push it.... more>>

The failed swordsman who pushed the button had his doubts, but immediately felt tremendous power rising in his body. So he pushed the button many times.

However it was a cursed button. The moment it was pushed, he was confined to the 100 million years prison of time. The first 100 years were devoted solely to training. After 1000 years he had forgotten why he swung his sword. He stopped thinking completely after 10,000 years had passed. After 100 million years he became crippled and finally managed to return to the real world. At the same time losing all his memories from the past 100 million years, the only thing that remained were his sword techniques. “I can become stronger just by pressing the button!” or so he thought and pushed the button many times after that. Foolishly trapping himself in that 100 million years of hell each time.

As he continued this loop, he began to think “If I destroy this world, will I get out of here?” A few billion years later, he finally escaped from the loop.

This is the story of a failed swordsman trying to make a name for himself in the world. <<less

There’s a legendary Bishoujo Game that has become popular among Japanese gentlemen.... more>>

Its name is “ Magical★Explorer” or Magiero for short.

The game’s protagonist has a cheat-like power with12 different beautiful heroines to flirt with, including additional 12 heroines from the DLC, a harem of 24 beauties. I have become that protagonist!………………Not. Instead, I have become the third-wheel character who always laughing like an idiot next to him.

Of course I was in despair at first.

Of course. If I am the protagonist I could have all 24 heroines for myself along with unparalleled cheat power. However, since I am the third-wheel there’s no heroine that would lay their eyes on me.

But now I couldn’t care less about the protagonist and his heroines. Why? Because I discovered magic. While I was using it, I have become interested in it. I want to master it. I want to become the strongest. Thus I have decided.

I would abandon half my role as a protagonist’s friend to train my magic and then I would beat the hell out of that cheat who can solo the Demon King.

………..I was training with that thought in mind, but somehow I keep getting closer to the heroines and furthermore, I don’t know why I keep encounter events like I am some Eroge’s protagonist. <<less

Connie, the daughter to a Viscount whose only value is her honesty, and Scarlet Castiel, the most reviled villainess of the era who was sentenced to death ten years ago. When the two people who were never supposed to meet encountered one another at a night party, the story that should have ended with Scarlet's death began anew.... more>>

Although their relationship only began out of mutual interest, they soon became true partners in an effort to unravel the mysteries of a grand conspiracy borne out of the past, that still has a vicious grip on the present. <<less

Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatte Iru is a romantic comedy which revolves around antisocial high school student, Hachiman Hikigaya, who has no friends, no girlfriend, and a severely distorted view on life.... more>>

When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters, “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” In an attempt to fix Hachiman’s twisted personality, his teacher forces him to join the volunteer ‘service club’, where the only other member happens to be one of the school’s most beautiful and smartest girls, Yukino Yukinoshita. <<less

In an academy for summoners, students combine impressive stores of magical energy with artful incantations to usher legends, great and small, onto the battlefield. Feil... more>> Fonaf, an eighteen-year-old son to a poor farmer, may have had a rougher upbringing than his more affluent peers, but he’s here to prove he deserves his spot at the academy! As luck would have it, his counterpart summon winds up being the legendary god-slaying beast, Pandora! There’s just one problem... <<less

This strong and cute receptionist will defeat all bosses and overtime to protect (her own) peace and quiet!... more>>

Alina’s ideal job is that of a guild receptionist. It’s desk work so it should be super safe! It’s a public position so it should be super stable! However when she actually became a receptionist, what awaited her was day after day of relentless overtime, far from what she had imagined.

It’s all because they’re failing to conquer the dungeon!

No longer able to bear it Alina headed off to defeat the boss herself, her first rank sliver adventurer’s license that she keeps hidden and her silver shining warhammer in hand.

That’s right. In truth the remarkable and mysterious adventurer who has been the rumour around town, who shows up in dungeons whose conquest has come to a standstill and defeats the boss on their own, who they call “the Executioner”… is her!

But don’t tell anyone! Why? Because receptionists are not allowed to have a side job!!! And yet, did the guild’s strongest party who happened to be present when she defeated the boss find out about Alina’s identity?

This is a thrilling other world comedy about the strongest receptionist who uses her overwhelming power to protect (her own) peace and quiet! <<less

​Born talentless to a noble family famous for their supernatural abilities, Miyo Saimori is forced into an existence of servitude by her abusive stepmother. When... more>> Miyo finally comes of marriageable age, though, her hopes of being whisked away to a better life crumble after she discovers her fiancé’s identity: Kiyoka Kudou, a commander apparently so cold and cruel that his previous would-be brides all fled within three days of their engagements. With no home to return to, Miyo resigns herself to her fate—and soon finds that her pale and beautiful husband-to-be is anything but the monster she expected. As they slowly open their hearts to each other, both realize the other may be their chance at finding true love and happiness. <<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

Growth cheats? Infinite magic power? The ability to utilize all archetypes? What’s the point if instant death ends everything with a single attack?... more>>

High school senior Yogiri Takatou was on a school field trip when he woke up to a dragon assaulting his sightseeing bus, with the only ones still on the bus being him and his female classmate, the panicking Tomochika Dannoura. Apparently the rest of his classmates had been given special powers by Sion, a woman who introduced herself as Sage, and escaped from the dragon, leaving those that hadn’t received any special powers behind as dragon bait.

And so Yogiri was thrown into a parallel universe full of danger, with no idea of what just happened. Likewise, Sion had no way of knowing just what kind of being she had summoned to her world. <<less

I don’t want to die. I want to be free. To that end, I shall….reconcile myself to the fate of becoming a “monster”.... more>>

A strange disease that racks one’s entire body with intense never-ending pain, until the person slowly withers away and eventually dies. After a few years of braving through the pain, the boy is in no luxury to even feel despair. With nary a soul to tend to him, he breathes his last.

The next time he opened his eyes, the boy had become an “Undead” of the lowest rank through the power of an evil Necromancer.

The boy rejoices at having his earnest desire fulfilled, which is a body that will never feel pain. However, he realizes that he is still under someone’s control and how it was no different from when he was cooped up in the hospital ward.

But the world would not leave alone the boy who only wished for peace.

The Necromancer who revives the boy from the dead, names him “End” and attempts to gain control over him.

The Undead Knights, lay their lives on the line to persistently chase after and annihilate the beings of the darkness.

With countless monsters under their command, the Demon Lords rule over their own lands while they all contend for ultimate supremacy.

The motivation being survival and freedom. The requirements being caution and power.

This is the tale of the cowardly King of the Undead. In his pursuit for freedom, he heads into battle and turns tail at times. He knows when to fear his opponents and when to waver in his decisions. <<less

With beautiful hair fluttering in the wind, the girl loved by God swings her blade with ferocious abandon.... more>>

She is the loveliest girl to be found across the kingdom… But beneath her beauty is the world’s strongest mercenary: Savage Fang! Thus begins the completely abnormal lady’s conquest! <<less