An ordinary boy called Sherlock Doyle is captured and forced to put on his twin sister’s dress by the Emperor’s diplomat to be shipped to... more>> a small country called Ehren. His genius sister, Glinda, went missing two days before she’s supposed to be sent to Ehren to be a royal tutor for the King’s children. The sudden life change is too overwhelming for Sherlock, but he sees no way out. Later, he finds out the disturbing truth about the kingdom’s intention with his sister. <<less

A peacefull story of the self alleged 'Normal girl',Crazy Psycho b*tch, Fujii Hina, asked by a certain company's employee that came from the future, Schulz,... more>> to test the new VR shoujo game that their company created. *Though, if she fell in love, she'll die. <<less

With a king falling in love with Almaine’s mother at first sight. He became a part of the Fimmelhausen dynasty. However, one day... the ten-year-old learned of his mother’s death and became keenly aware of the royal family’s repulsive nature from an incident with Hiltrud, his beautiful elder sister. As a result, he fled from the palace.... more>>

From there, he spent eight years roaming the continent when his matured younger sister, Naria, appeared before him as a knight. Reluctantly, Almaine returned to the palace for a time, but would be met with the harsh fate of the royal family, captive to their blood… <<less

It is an age when giant monsters rule the world of nature, freely roaming the land and soaring through the sky. In order to survive, humanity relies on the hunters, powerful warriors with the strength and intellect to fell such beasts.... more>>

Zeeg Grandest is one such hunter, albeit still a rookie. Through his meetings with numerous comrades and battles against powerful wyverns, the boy will learn what it truly means to be a Monster Hunter.

Based on Capcom's PS2 video games Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter G.

The series won Kadokawa Shoten’s 2007 light novel award for light novels under the novelization category. <<less

Yet another tale of a girl who is "unable to cry" and a boy who is "unable to laugh".... more>>

Chise was shocked to hear about the divorce of her parents.

With her bright smile, she had barely managed to keep together her family that was on the verge of collapse.

And yet, it would've been better if she had just honestly cried and told them she wanted the three of them to be together...

Riku worked part-time as a newspaper delivery boy.

His mother was always away, absent, thus it was essential that he worked to pay his living expenses.

All he wished for was to keep drawing, however that wish of his didn't come true either.

And although he never really hated or detested any of that, he couldn't remember when or if he had smiled before...

Now, their paths cross in this tale of one heartrending and fragile summer. <<less

The story centers around the treasure of Nanana, a ghost who was once a beautiful but a NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) girl.... more>> A boy named Juugo was disowned by his father and forced to transfer to a high school on the “Special Student Zone,” an artificial island. With only 40,000 yen a month to live on, Juugo chooses a low-rent apartment that happens to be haunted by Nanana. Juugo and members of the school’s adventure club join a “treasure hunt royale” on the island for the Nanana Collection, a treasure that possesses a mysterious power. <<less

Entering 2nd year of high school, Yumizuki moved to apartment because 2 hours commuting from home was tiring. However when he and the delivery company... more>> reached the apartment, another tenant already started to move to the apartment he supposed to stay. A beautiful girl who just returned from America, Saeki Kirika. Because of their personal circumstances none could concede, and then Saeki propose to share the apartment... <<less

A fantasy war chronicle following a bloodstained girl as she races through the battlefields.... more>>

The girl who was born in a poor village, Shera, saw a “tasty-looking​” Death God behind the Liberation Force soldier who was attacking her. Shera ate the Death God before it could bring down its scythe on her.

She went on to become a soldier of her Kingdom’s Royal Army. With a giant scythe in her hands, she fought to destroy her enemy, the Imperial Army -- And more importantly, to obtain delicious food. <<less

An anthology of short stories from several authors.

‘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

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Rent Farrant discovered a magic book in his home library when he was a child.... more>>

The book was left behind by his ancestor, the legendary great magician, and it contained all kinds of information about magic. Rent read the book and continued his magic training, and became proficient in all kinds of magic.

Eventually, Rent grew up and came to the Magic Academy in the royal capital. He took the entrance exam, but the value that came out when measuring his magic power was,

「Zero magic power.」

Without understanding why, Rent was admitted to the lowest class, Class C. The students there are all failures.

Sarah, even though she comes from a prestigious knight’s family, she was dropped into Class C because of her rebellious attitude towards the examiner.

Diene, from a merchant family, was forced to enroll because she was told to look for a noble husband to make connections.

Muno, from an orphanage, he can’t read and write letters.

While taking classes with them, the principal of the Magic Academy notices Rent's talent.

「The reason you were considered to have zero magic power was the measurement tool’s fault. Your magic power can’t be measured by modern magic. What you are using is the lost ancient magic.」

Rent, who is the last user of ancient magic, was dropped into the lowest class, Class C, but he decided to teach magic to his classmates.

His classmates are considered failures by the standards of modern magic, but for Rent, they have plenty of room to grow.
In order to get to Class A with all of his classmates, Rent begins his struggle. <<less

Tohru, a passionate fan of the “absolute evil” Demon King, who died as the symbol of the happy ending of the manga ‘Lapis Lazuli World’, was in despair. ... more>>

“I wanted to dedicate everything to you.”

Such was Tohru’s last thought as she fell from a high building.

The next time she woke up, she had already transferred to the Lapis Lazuli World. And to the castle of her beloved Demon King, at that! <<less

Makabe Shizuru grew up in a single-parent household, and was left alone after his mother was killed in a traffic accident.... more>>

However, on the night after the funeral, a man claiming to be his father appeared and offered to take Shizuru in.

And so, when he visited the man’s house, he found Hasumi Shion, a popular female student at the same high school, waiting for him there with a cold gaze.

‘Well, I’m proof of her father’s betrayal. That reaction is expected…’

Nevertheless, they were still siblings and were going to live together under one roof.

On the other hand, Shizuru has long been pursued by a beautiful, refined lady, Takinami Ruika, a senior student at his school.

A cold half-sibling and a refined lady(?)

Shizuru, who was supposed to lead a quiet school life as the only member of the library committee, but one day, his surroundings became rowdy and colorful. <<less

Mizukami Sakura, 20 years old. This time, I ended up having a trip to the another world! But, my trip destination was on top of... more>> a bed while I was dressed with only a bath towel wrapped around me, and I ended up being “eaten” by the owner of that room, Captain Grace-san. Well, I’ll forgive him since he’s an ikemen who’s completely my type. Rather, how about doing it one more time? <<less

Valeria Costacurta, a 16-year old girl from a formerly prestigious noble family, dreams of being able to someday rebuild her house’s noble status with her own strength. One day, she is chosen to become a Dominas, those that possess the tattooed crest that imbue one with the ability to wield magic. The odds of one bearing such a crest being only one in ten, Valeria accepts, the first step to her achieving her dream now paved right before her. ... more>>

Being maidens, Dominas are traditionally paired with other females (called Hiera Glaphicos) to protect their purity. But for Valeria her Hiera Glaphicos is a young man known as Dimitar Richternach. Dimitar’s aunt, Orvieto Richternach, assures Valeria that he will never lay a hand on her – because Dimitar only has eyes for older women. To Valeria he is foul-mouthed, brash and tactless. Dimitar sees her as haughty, overbearing, and completely naive.

Their adventures begin with their first assignment, a secret mission to investigate a supposed uprising in a nearby city. Not everything goes according to plan, however, and the scouting mission that was supposed to have been simple at the start quickly turns sour. <<less

The story follows the East German Army's 666th TSF Squadron in its battles and political conflicts during the BETA's westward push in 1983.... more>>

The East German Army 666th TSF Squadron "Schwarzesmarken" (Black Marks) are a special-forces unit tasked with assaulting BETA forces through unconventional tactics; specifically, they target Lux and Magnus Lux to deny the BETA the advantage of ranged firepower. Their orders are given the topmost priority, such that it is common practice for the 666th to ignore allied distress calls that will result in deviation from their original mission, even if only for a short moment. <<less

Alicia Faitlin, daughter of an impoverished aristocratic family, was forced into an arranged marriage by her uncle, but the groom is killed suddenly in the middle of the ceremony.... more>>

Although Alicia has been labeled “The Princess of Death” due to this incident, there’s someone pursuing the matter of a second marriage with her. He is an upstart noble whose family was recently promoted to the ranks of the aristocracy, Kashburn Licen. This man is rumored to be a “Tyrant” but–?! <<less

The Walter Prison is a prison that has been known as "The Hell."
Elma, a young girl, born of a prostitute, was raised by prisoners and was released from the prison from a pardoned state when King Luden, the great king, died.
Elma is then made into a maid of honor at the order of the Second Prince Lucas, who issues the order for her release. She follows her mother's advice and starts to live her life as a "normal" girl, but she always ends up doing something outrageous.
She has the beauty of a prostitute, the mind-reading skills of a swindler, the fighting skills of a mad warrior, and the medical skills of a... more>> mad scientist - all of which her "family" of prisoners had taught her that is a rather "normal."

Her unconventional abilities and actions soon caused an uproar in the entire royal palace...?

"Perhaps...the people from the unbound world, can't do that much? (With a straight face) "

It's a remarkable story of a young girl who aims to be "normal" in the unbound 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 up 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

"I have come as collateral for my brother's debt. I will be in your care from now on."... more>>

Miyamae Akari suddenly barged into Shiragi Motomu's apartment. She was a good girl who loved her brother and was rumored to be a beautiful girl throughout the grade. But suddenly she offered herself as collateral for her brother's debt. And that too, for 500 yen. "I'll gladly become senpai's belonging until my brother pays back his debt!" She declared happily. Motomu is bewildered by this outlandish turn of events, but Akari forcefully convinces him and steadily prepares to take up residence. Naturally, there's more to the story. The exciting life of living together with a beautiful girl in a one-room apartment begins! <<less

"How can you call someone insane if they're not even arbitrarily mu*dering other people?" she said while holding a bar of chocolate in one of her hands.... more>>

Mayuzumi Azaka, an arrogant, cold hearted, self-willed picky eater is also a fourteen-year-old girl with supernatural powers. Holding her red paper umbrella, dressed in her Gothic Lolita fashion, she smiled at me. A smile that seems to bring me into a deeper despair. And then under a blooming cherry blossom, she spoke to me "Stay by my side."

A cruel and painful, ugly and beautiful mysterious fantasy is about to begin! <<less

The story centers around a loner named Takahashi, who is talented in many things except for studying. He shied away from others in high school,... more>> and soon was in his second year, still completely alone—until he has a once-in-a-lifetime chance meeting with Satou, a perfect girl in many ways except personality. She asks him to use his talent and help her become the student council president. Now Takahashi finds himself supporting Satou, and is determined to reclaim his school life. <<less

For Tohko Amano, a third-year high-school student and self-styled “book girl,” being the head of the literary club is more than just an extracurricular activity. It’s her bread and butter…literally! Tohko is actually a literature-gobbling demon, who can be found at all hours of the day munching on torn out pages from all kinds of books. But for Tohko, the real delicacies are hand-written stories. To satisfy her gourmet tastes, she’s employed (rather, browbeaten) one Konoha Inoue, who scribbles away each day after school to satisfy Tohko’s appetite. But when another student comes knocking on the literary club door for advice on writing love letters, will Tohko discover a new kind of delicacy?... more>>

Bungaku Shoujo won Kadokawa Shoten’s 2007 light novel award for light novels under the mystery category.

Placed 7th (2007) and 3rd (2008) on “このライトノベルがすごい!” (This Light Novel is Amazing!) without an anime nor manga associate.

Novels:

– Main story:

1. Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime

2. Book Girl and the Famished Spirit

3. Book Girl and the Captive Fool

4. Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel

5. Book Girl and the Wayfarer’s Lamentation

6. Book Girl and the Undine Who Bore a Moonflower

7-8 Book Girl and the Scribe Who Faced God

– Short stories:

1-4. Bungaku Shoujo to Koisuru Souwashuu (Episode)

– Gaiden:

1. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Hatsukoi

2. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Shoushin

3. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Sotsugyou

– Last Volume:

Hanjuku Sakka to Bungaku Shoujo na Henshuusha (Muse) <<less

The top player of the MMORPG [Eternal Magia] Morioka Hiroto was in reality a shut in with a history of 3 years of being a shut in on his first year of high school.... more>>

Spending the majority of his lifetime playing [Eternal Magia] but one day, all of his hard work was lost with a blink of an eye, and to the Hiroto that fell in despair, his fate closed up when he rescued the female childhood friend he neglected so much in the past from a Truck accident.

Even though he was bad at communication in real life but inside the game his communication skills were so effective which eventually made him into the reigning top player of the game with the help of the skill that no one would take and the most unpopular of all skills [Negotiation Technique].

A Goddess from another world became interested in Hiroto and reincarnated him into another world while turning all of his misfortunes into bonus points which he unhesitatingly used to maximize the skill [Negotiation Technique].

In a world with the perfect reproduction of the game Hiroto played without change, Hiroto who was reincarnated to a baby re-affirmed the usefulness of the skill [Negotiation technique] and would sometimes have some unexpected ways of usage, until he can rise bit by bit from his villager life.

*There are also several other people who will be sent into the other world excluding the protagonist. <<less