Initially, he just hoped to earn wealth to better the lives of his family.... more>>

When he became wealthy, he just hoped for power so that when the time came to protect his family, he wasn’t powerless to do so.

When he obtained power, he just hoped to evolve his life to obtain immortality!

Escaping death despite being struck by lightning; and obtaining the Insight System after the incident.

This was no dream.

Traversing thousands of worlds under the heavens, learning secret techniques of the powerful, and finally standing at the pinnacle! Searching for the secrets behind the evolution of the natural order all to obtain eternal life! <<less

A young orphaned boy named Mu Yi is saved by an old travelling Taoist Priest. They travel the world ‘scamming’ people by ‘exorcising ghosts’ and ‘slaying demons’, that is until the old Taoist Priest dies and Mu Yi is forced to realise that all is not as it seems. He was told stories of armies of ghosts, hordes of zombies, horrifying demons, and worst of all, the cultivators who controlled them.... more>>

Mu Yi takes his first steps towards rising to the top of this dark and cruel new world. <<less

The tale unfolds around a wandering samurai, seeking employment, who arrives at a post town and secures lodging at an inn. During his stay, he... more>> encounters a peculiar narrative relayed by a youthful shopkeeper. <<less

If you are the last “person” in the world.

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part... more>> of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violet exploitation when first published in Japan—where it became a runaway best seller—Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. <<less

It is said that an egg exists deep within the heart of a single person. This egg, raised while storing someone with no ostensible appearance,... more>> is always waiting, day after day, for the moment that someone is born from within its shell. When that shell breaks, possibility that emerges might even stave off myself, Boogiepop, and crush the world. ......And so, the destiny revealed by this egg will, at this point, bring about a single confrontation between one who is already the strongest of his kind, and another who, following this, will shatter that shell. However, the countdown to this fate will steadily tick away until the moment these two meet. It seems as if many will be entangled within this approaching, unavoidable clash for the sake of two individuals, a pinnacle of strength and he who flashes like lightning, as each of them seek their own single way of life. -- Now marks the beginning of the first act to this life or death struggle between those manipulated by unseen thread, all wrapped in the enigma of the Embryo. <<less

The second novel in the series: Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Part 1
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The third novel in the series: Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Part 2... more>>

There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name--Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real.

Told in a non-linear fashion that asks the reader to piece together the sequence of events to solve the mysteries alongside the characters, Kouhei Kadono's first Boogiepop novel took First Place in Media Works' Dengeki Game Novel Contest in 1997 and ignited the Japanese "light novel" trend. Today, there are over 2 million Boogiepop novels in print, a feature film and manga adaptation based on the first book, an original manga entitled Boogiepop Dual, and the unforgettable original anime series Boogiepop Phantom. <<less

Don'cha ever think that this thing we call the world is just so wicked? We're all just trying to live our lives, but you just never know when you'll have the rug pulled out from under you, ya know?... more>>

I am Embryo. I exist to break the shell within the human heart. Whether they like it or not, whomever touches me has their excess potential dragged outta them. The result? Disaster... The disaster happening right this second is an invitation to the rematch between "The Strongest" and "Inazuma." Now is the time for the conclusion to their duel of fates. The city will shake, roaring flames will rise--and then, this wicked Boogiepop guy has the nerve to interfere with destiny...

I wonder what awaits at the end of this life and death struggle--with this strange embryo at the center of it all—whether that end be hell, the future, or even— <<less

I was beginning to regret coming here to the Saejima Research Center half-jokingly to confirm the rumors that were spreading among my classmates at the university.... more>>

The Saejima Research Center is an institution conducting research on cutting-edge medical care, and that it is leading the world's first cold sleep experiment for humans, that is, frozen sleep, which has been whispered about for several years. <<less

A young woman was hurled down the stairs and died a long time ago. But in the east garden of the royal palace, in... more>> a four-room structure known as Akatsuki-tei, her body was hung. When her spirit was unable to leave the house, rumours that the young woman's ghost would haunt the Akatsuki-tei started to circulate. The young woman who turned into a ghost recounts the tale. <<less

She used to express her desire to become an adult as quickly as possible.

I’m a ghost. This is the account of a ghost’s typical day.

On the night of her grandmother's death anniversary. A girl house-sitting alone hears a strange sound in the middle of the night. The sound is... more>> getting closer. The frightened young lady was unable to move on the bed...... <<less

I thought it was rather strange.
"Why did you split Sato C’-san's head open??"
I couldn't instantly think of a motive for killing someone with the same face.... more>>

Me and me. You and you. A frenzied mirror house story. <<less

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Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman’s partially digested corpse – with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this “child of the Titans” be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?... more>>

Vol 1: Before the Fall

Vol 2: Kuklo Unbound

Vol 3: The Harsh Mistress of the City <<less

"Today is the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
I will now kill the participants."... more>>

Hanami Mitsui, a 19-year-old girl, will be attending the Coming-of-Age Ceremony that day.
She attended the Coming-of-Age Ceremony wearing a kimono, just like the rest of her classmates.
However, her goal is to kill her classmates. <<less

The meeting of two people who both hate to lose.... more>>

Neither will go down until the other does.

(This is about gambling in a fancy casino, a dealer vs a gambler.) <<less

Vira, from a race called the Headless, visits the duke's daughter Mirette Legusalle in order to obtain her ideal head. ... more>>

And when Villa saw Mirette, she was about to die from poison. <<less

Duchess Azu, who was perfect except for being possessed by a fox, was kept at a distance by her fiancée, the prince, because of her fox ears. ... more>>

The prince, who disliked Azu, eventually became friendly with Viscount Naiya, and at the school graduation party, he foolishly announced the annulment of his engagement to the Duchess. The prince, however, did not know what his decision would lead to.

Everything comes to an end when the promise made between Azu and his country is fulfilled. <<less

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them.... more>>

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This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes as they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself. <<less

A scientist who lost his wife in an unforeseen accident.... more>>

He set out to create a clone of his wife because of loneliness.

But just before the birth of the clone, he was converted and the clone was discarded.

But then for a while. Scientists who are subjected to guilt will receive unexpected punishment.

The runaway of the science which does not stop. The sci-fi short short of two men who are crazy for love, depicting their sins and punishments. <<less

Fear that suddenly appeared in everyday life.