For high-schooler Yoko Nakajima, life has been fairly ordinary–that is until Keiki, a young man with golden hair, tells Yoko they must return to their kingdom. Once confronted by this mysterious being and whisked away to an unearthly realm, Yoko is left with only a magical sword; a gem; and a million questions about her destiny, the world she’s trapped in, and the world she desperately wants to return to.... more>>

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Books in the Twelve Kingdoms series with the kingdom covered in parenthesis and volumes numbering based on re-release edition:

Arc 1: Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi – Volume 1-2

(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 2: Kaze no Umi, Meikyū no Kishi – Volume 3

(Tai Kingdom)

Arc 3: Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Sōkai – Volume 4

(En Kingdom)

Arc 4: Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora – Volume 5-6

(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 5: Tonan no Tsubasa – Volume 7

(Kyou Kingdom)

Arc Extra : Mashou no Ko (Demon Child) – Volume 0

(Taiki Story in Modern World)

Arc 6: Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora – Volume 8

(Tai & Kei Kingdoms)

Arc 7: Kasho no Yume – Volume 9

(Anthology: Tai, Hou, Kei, Sai & Sou Kingdoms)

Arc 8: Hisho no Tori – Volume 10

(Anthology: Kei, Ryu, and other Kingdoms)

Arc 9: Hakugin no Oka, Kuro no Tsuki – Volume 11-14

(Tai Kingdom) <<less

Cleo Farseed, the son of a Duke was disowned by his family because he could only attain second place no matter what he did at the Royal Metropolitan Academy. And to get first he tried everything but always got only second at everything he did.... more>>

He decided to escape from his cramped life and live freely as an adventurer, and tried to utilize the skills he had acquired being second at everything, but neither the Duke nor Cleo himself were aware of it… how great it was to be second in everything even if not mastering one.

“I’m just plain. I’m not an expert in anything–”

The boy who is second is unaware. Will shake the surroundings with great strength–! <<less

Hirune Hanamaki, who works for a black company with almost zero sleep, reincarnated in a different world with the blessing of a goddess because of her pure heart. Thanks to the blessing, her amount of magic power is strangely large, and her holy magic is extremely versatile. Eh, no one uses it like this?... more>>

“You have the talent of a saint.”

Hirune, who just wants to sleep on a fluffy futon, tries to skip work by making full use of holy magic, but the evaluation of the people around her continues to rise.

This means I’ll be working as hard as I did in my previous life. This is bad. Very bad. I’m also sleepy. Apparently, it is rumored that if you become a great saint, you’ll get your own church and you can live freely.

“Become a great saint and hang out on a futon all day long.”

She works hard for a leisurely life and becomes a great saint … Isn’t this pretty busy? I feel like I’m being worshiped a lot … It shouldn’t be like this …

This is the story of a dozing great saint who became a legend as she enjoyed a slow life at her own pace. <<less

At a unspecified point in the future, the Earth dies. Then, a genius engineer only known as “Y” manages to revive the Earth using only... more>> gears and clockwork. Thus the world is renamed “Clockwork Planet”, with cities being build inside the planet’s gears. A thousand years later Naoto Miura, a student and lover of machines living in the Kyoto gear, finds a crate has crashed through the roof of his apartment. Inside the crate is a coffin containing the broken body of an automaton. Using his superior sense of hearing, Naoto fixes the automaton, who is named RyuZU Yours*ave, who reveals she has been broken for over 200 years. RyuZU promises complete loyalty to Naoto and the two become close. Later they meet two people trying to find RyuZU: Dr. Marie Bell Breguet, the youngest person to become a “meister”, a group of master engineers; and her bodyguard Vainney Halter. A month after their encounter, all four appear in Akihabara, Tokyo, having now become the world’s most infamous terrorists <<less

I, a HIKKI-NEET, suddenly reincarnated in another world as a prince, and was immediately deemed the weakest ever, with my life already in a pinch after being abandoned as a baby, being stared down by a huge beast!? ... more>>

However, I could only use one kind of magic. It was close, but I was able to avoid a “dead end” in my first few days of being born using that magic.

Anyways, I just want to live a lazy shut-in life as an adopted noble with my one all-purpose magic, but…? <<less

In a world where life was determined by the [JOB] given by the goddess, Ain, a 15-year-old boy (the main character), was an [Appraiser]. He had no ability other than appraising things.... more>>

One day, in a dungeon, he was attacked by a horde of monsters due to his party member’s fault. Ain, who was left alone, falls into the abyss.

There, Ain met the spirit of a special tree, the World Tree, which grow deep underground, and the sage who protected it.

With their help, Ain’s appraisal skill had evolved. He obtained a [God’s Eye] that could see through everything.

Using it, he could clearly see all the movements and weak points of his opponents. He could even copy the attacks and magics his opponents used just by observing.

Acquiring the power, Ain managed to escape from the dungeon and lived a second life. <<less

Due to a particular incident, High school student -Sumihara Tsuguto- ended his life with hatred and regret.... more>>

He was supposed to die but when he awoke to his senses, he found himself in a mysterious cave.

The lack of modern civilization. A mountain range that looked like thorns piercing the sky.

A place clearly different from Earth, An encounter with a little girl, Becoming aware of a strange energy dwelling in his eyes. Now starts Tsuguto story–This is a different world adventure woven by a boy with a bad look and a little girl holding a shovel. <<less

After being transported to another world at age 15, Saitou became a great sage, defeated the demon lord, and safely returned to Japan.... more>>

Expecting to live a humble life in his hometown, he instead discovered that 19 years had passed.

Not to mention after saving his beautiful former classmate(now a single mom) and helping yokai, he finds himself drawing the attention of the mafia and modern day Japan’s supernatural organisations.

While trying to solve his problems peacefully, the yokai began to refer to him as Master, and the mafia and supernatural organisations started to call him things like Don and Boss…..

As his troubled days continue, it seems like he won’t be able to live a normal life. <<less

Queen Leticia was executed by beheading. She had committed various crimes in order to turn her husband’s attention away from his lover, which ultimately led to her being labeled as the worst villain by the public.... more>>

I was disliked by my husband and hated by the people, and everyone hated me. Oh, how foolish I was. Father, Mother, I’m sorry.

However, even though I thought I had died, I somehow went back in time and started my second life.

“In this life, I won’t fall in love. I’ll become a plain and studious person and live a peaceful life!”

In my previous life, I had spent my Academy life playing around, but now I devoted myself to studying. Even though my ex-husband, Prince Agustin, is one year ahead of me, I no longer care about him.

One day, Leticia met a male student named Camilo Cervantes. He was a superstar at the Academy who would later become a dragon knight.

In my previous life, we had been close, but in this life, I was a bottom-tier girl and he was a popular student. Of course, there should be no connection between us.

Despite this, various circumstances led me to learn magic from him, and during our practice, my glasses slipped off, revealing my face.

And then, an intense love and obsession began! He surrounded me with his love!

Huh? He saw my face and regained his memories from our previous life? “I’ve always loved you.” Is he serious?! <<less

It’s the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses and mu*der.... more>>

On Wet Crow’s Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she’s lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn’t been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

And so nineteen-year-old college student Ii-chan and his best friend, computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, find themselves as Iria’s guests at her elaborate mansion. Surrounded by fascinating women–a chef, a fortune-teller, a scholar, and an artist, not to mention his own friend Tomo–Ii-chan is feeling a little overmatched intellectually. But the sudden discovery of a grisly mu*der sends the island into shock. And Ii-chan discovers that he does possess a bit of genius: the ability to discover what is real and what is fake… who is who they claim to be–and who is a killer. <<less

They are the helpers of adventurers who aim to explore and conquer labyrinths – a term for those in the occupation of guiding the way and shouldering luggage. ... more>>

Rowe, who is active as a Sherpa in the Tyros Labyrinth, is highly regarded as a skillful Sherpa despite his youth. Half a year ago, he lost his father, and began a life with just his young sister.

However, the heroes of the “Twilight’s Sword”, whose renown is rapidly spreading through the royal capital have set their sights on conquering the Tyros Labyrinth, and even before Rowe can say anything, he will be dragged into their quest. <<less

The dark soldier, Dariel (30 years old), who can’t use magic despite being in the Demon Lord’s army, was fired for his lack of capacity.... more>> Having been raised by the previous Demon Lord himself, he finds that his adoptive brother, the new Demon Lord, has little use for him. However, after rescuing a villager girl from a forest monster, Dariel is invited into her village and starts realizing that he may be considerably more powerful than what he thought… <<less

When I confessed my feelings to Sayahara Kiki, a classmate I dearly yearned for, she answered, "...I’m glad that you feel that way about me.... more>> Thank you very much. But I... can't go out with someone who has a face like a potato. I’m sorry.” I was so shocked that I thought I was going to vomit. I went to sleep with a broken heart, but when I woke up the next day... it turned out to be today again! Apparently, if you don't capture her heart, tomorrow will never come...! <<less

“I annul our engagement!”
“I won’t allow it.”... more>>

The prince announced his engagement to the beautiful, blonde Lady Victoria annulled. Her aura was like that of an empress and supreme ruler. The proudest Lady Victoria Winner Gloria becomes the queen consort and walks the greatest path while having people swoon over her today as well.

This is a rom-com about an aristocratic lady who thinks she’s the greatest in the world and can uppercut the conversation the moment it begins. Huh? Was this how villainess characters acted again?

A queen consort acting like the empress with the aura of a supreme ruler dotes on the king and pins him against the wall. While charming those around her, the pompous queen consort cares of nothing else as she dashes through the city streets. The story of the queen who thinks she’s the greatest starts here. <<less

A mage who has become too strong, bored with his first life, reincarnates 1000 years later.... more>>

But when he reincarnates as Kurt, he sees a world where magical civilization has declined and mage who are much weaker than they were 1000 years ago.

There, Kurt is mistakenly perceived to be 'defective magic', but only he knows this.

“Defective magic? What are you talking about? Isn’t that the strongest and best golden color?”

Eventually, the strongest mage attends a magic school and fights back in his second life! <<less

One day, dungeons appeared all over the world.... more>>

A level system appeared in humans, and the sense of values ​​so far collapsed.
Meanwhile, I found a place in the dungeon with the cheat skills [experience value x1000] and [level free]. <<less

Klaus, an adventurer who lived with his stepsister before his parents, acquired a unique skill called [Automatic function (auto mode)] at the age of 15.... more>>

At first, it was whispered to be a rare skill, but when he used it, it turned out to be an outrageous skill, and the guild and knight scouts who used to praise Klaus so much turned back.

Eventually, no one looked at him.

However, Klaus did not give up.

As a low-ranking adventurer, Klaus has been working finely, training his skills steadily, and finally improving his skills as a result of several years of activity.

That is the true value of [Auto Mode], which even Klaus did not expect.

One thing… When two unique skills awaken, Klaus grows at a terrifying rate. <<less

“This party doesn’t need an incompetent magician who can only use supportive magic. You’re fired, Alec Huguette.”... more>>

Suddenly, Alec, a court magician who had joined the crown prince’s party to help him conquer dungeons——was banished from the party.

And not just the party, but the crown prince’s harassment has banished him from the royal palace as well, and a friend from the “magic academy” approached Alec, who was at his wit’s end.

“——Hey, Alec. Do you want to try to conquer the dungeon with us again?”

And so, together with the friends he used to party with, Alec begins his second journey in life.

This is the adventure story of a former court magician who had been abandoned.

Four years ago, the “Lasting Period,” a party of four that had been called “legendary,” has gradually spread its name around the world. <<less

Yuto is in love with a girl called Asahina Hinata AKA “The Sunflower Goddess”. Asahina Hinata is very popular among the students and teachers as... more>> well. When Yuto found out that his first love Hinata is her half-sister , he thought that he will be broken hearted. But instead, somehow Yuto and Hinata started living together! Since Yuto and Hinata started living together, Yuto’s childhood friend, Tsukino Saya AKA “The Angel of The Moon” became really sweet to Yuto. So then, a romantic comedy with these two girls begins! <<less

A lackluster detective and devoted mystery aficionado has met his demise. Yet, he finds himself reborn in a classic fantasy realm of swords, magic, monsters, and dungeons, all while retaining his previous life’s memories. He now goes by the name Van, a commoner with an extraordinary talent for magic and a wealth of knowledge from his past life. Despite his lowly status, Van manages to climb the ranks and make a name for himself.... more>>

However, his journey takes a dark turn when an inexplicable mu*der occurs right in front of him. The victim is none other than a Dragon Eater, an immortal transcendent being. Making matters more perplexing, there exists a Prophecy Machine capable of predicting everything, yet this particular mu*der was never foreseen. The baffling question now stands: How was the transcendent being mu*dered in an event that escaped the prophecy? <<less

Returned. ... more>>

I came back.

But, food and water and a home, everything needed to live needs money. Even if you just want to live a normal life. And I don't have any money..
If that's the case, I gotta work hard at a part-time job again, like before!

A normal person that returned from another world does a part-time job, eats food, sometimes runs into trouble, has close calls with the police, and ends up helping some people...Is what was supposed to have happened.

A written record of a normal life that begins to deviate little by little, a person who himself wants to spend it leisurely in a normal manner, and the surroundings that inevitably start moving in a changing world. <<less

A great detective who appears out of nowhere and solves cases with brilliant deductions. Kirinomiya Saika, who acts like this, is my senior. She's the... more>> daughter of a conglomerate, not someone that an ordinary student like me can approach, but for some reason I'm being made her assistant. As I’m dragged along to crime scenes, a real mu*der case finally occurs.
"The mystery that wanders in the depths of darkness, I will expose it to the light of day.”
No matter how much my senpai shows off her deductions, she cannot solve the mystery. <<less

A face-less female ghost wearing a mini-skirt is known to roam around at night in this city. Kalin Nanase is the ghost of a celebrity... more>> who died an unnatural death. A detective named Saki Yumihara encounters the ghost of Kalin and is saved by a girl named Kotoko Iwanaga. Kotoko was kidnapped by ghosts when she was a little girl and has ever since served as a mediator between people and ghosts. Kotoko also happened to be dating Saki’s ex-boyfriend Kurou Sakuragawa. Kotoko and Saki work together to solve Kalin’s case. <<less

The Monogatari series centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms.... more>>

He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her, Koyomi offers his help, and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire.

Some volumes are split into multiple stories which are identified by the ‘s1,2,3…’ in the releases.

Volumes 1-2: Bakemonogatari, 3: Kizumonogatari, 4-5: Nisemonogatari, 6-7: Nekomonogatari, 8: Kabukimonogatari , 9: Hanamonogatari, 10: Otorimonogatari, 11: Onimonogatari, 12: Koimonogatari, 13: Tsukimonogatari, 14: Koyomimonogatari, 15-17: Owarimonogatari, 18: Zokuowarimonogatari, 19: Orokamonogatari, 20: Wazamonogatari, 21: Nademonogatari

The author has also split the volumes into various seasons: First Season: Volumes 1-6, Second Season: Volumes 7-12, Final Season: Volumes 13-18, Off Season: Volumes 19-21 <<less

Mel Lylute, who just turned 15, is called to receive his unique Skill. He then receives... Appraisal...
But, this calls the attention of bad people.... more>> /> What will he do? <<less