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

A landslide occurred while we were returning from the camp. Subsequently, my five classmates and our teacher decided to spend the night in a mysterious manor. But the landowner, who goes by the name of Count, initiates a cruel survival game. The rules of the game are simple: every night, we have to vote on who among us is the disguised werewolf. However, in the special case where the most voted player isn't the werewolf, they'll be eaten by the real werewolf.... more>>

And so, it begins.

We can't leave the mansion until we discover the werewolf!

It's the ultimate survival game!

In this game where our intelligence and friendships will be tested...

Will we trust on our friends? Or be betrayed by them? <<less

Matsuoka is hooked on wearing his ex-girlfriend’s clothes and going for nighttime walks into town, feeling the pleasure of being stared at by men wherever he goes. One night, after he is assaulted by a man during a one-off encounter, he is saved by Hirosue, a nondescript senior worker from his company. Drawn to Hirosue’s innocent and pure love, Matsuoka continues to meet with Hirosue, all the while dressed as a woman, until Hirosue finally confesses to him. Narise Konohara’s pinnacle of achievement portrays the pain and beauty of unrequited love and has also been adapted to a theatrical play.... more>>

Contains 2 short stories (published in earlier editions) “Of Tenderness” (Itoshii koto) and “Of Love” (Aisuru koto). <<less

After regaining consciousness, high schooler Asagaya Makato has become an AI for a space battleship. As if that wasn’t enough, the ship has been surrounded by enemies, and he himself has a damaged engine, putting him in a dire situation.... more>>

The warship commander had already died in combat, and taking the place of the temporary commander is a young girl of the imperial family, who had joined the ship out of courtesy. Makoto had tried convincing himself that this was a dream, but being persuaded by the girl, he stands as a battleship.

After somehow crushing the enemy at point-blank range, the fleet’s fight is over, and the battle for the fate of the empire has ended in a crushing defeat. Makato gathers up the survivors and plans to escape the battleground, but there’s a large enemy fleet on the route to the empire. He makes a jump deep into the enemy territory on a slim chance, but —

Set 10,000 years in the future, a young boy has been turned into an incredibly powerful cheat AI and leads a small fleet to become peerless. There’s romantic comedy, imperial intrigue, ancient weapons, philosophy, and more! <<less

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

The story takes place in approximately the year 3000, when humankind arrived at the peak of its civilization, but is losing it’s will to keep... more>> living. It follows a girl, called “princess” by those around her, living on a small island with a fifty person colony and a shinning coral reef. She is a descendent of the Moon people, and it focuses upon how her ancestors supposedly came to Earth. <<less

“When we grow up, the three of us will find the mu*derer and take revenge.”... more>>

Fourteen years later, the three siblings of Ariake, a western-style restaurant whose parents were mu*dered when they were young, are now adults and living off marriage fraud. Their biggest target is the son of the owner of the restaurant “Togami Restaurant”. However, the specialty of the restaurant tasted just like the nostalgic “Ariake.”

“This is our father’s hashed beef rice–”

Fourteen years later, the three siblings, who believe only in each other and live in hostility toward the world, have their first and last chance to find out who killed their parents. The three of them had planned their revenge to perfection, but their biggest miscalculation is that they have lost sight of their sister who fell in love with him. The shocking truth that will bring tears to your eyes. <<less

Lain, a reincarnated person, lives his life as an 「Anti-Demon Aristocrat」 who is responsible for defeating demons in the frontier.... more>>

At the age of 15, his engagement to the princess, a privilege of the Anti-Demon Aristocrats, is supposed to be announced, but he is told to break the engagement and is also stripped of his status as a member of the anti-demon aristocracy.

Cast out not only by his country, but also by his adoptive-father, Lain leaves the royal capital and uses wind magic to fly through the air to a faraway village.

For some reason, Lain decides to live in the village, where only young girls live, and works with the girls to strengthen the village, teach them magic, and enjoy the freedom he has never had before…

Lain has escaped his black environment and is enjoying the slow life, but Lain’s power is affecting the world――! <<less

Her memories of being a military otaku in her previous life awaken and she remembers she’s in the world of an otome game she played in her previous life.... more>>

And what’s more, she’s what people refer to as a ‘villainess’.

In the game, the villainess is destined to face a destruction ending, but this girl is different.

If you don’t want to be destroyed yourself, you have to destroy them first!

In this way, our protagonist who is obsessed with recreating the power of modern weaponry using magical techniques by taking advantage of the magical talent bestowed upon the villainess, realizes it at last.

The heroine? The prince? Shaming her family? Being exiled from the country?

If only a bad end is destined for her, then she has to crush it through sheer firepower! <<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

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

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

“Exile” and you’re weakened!? A “do-over” fantasy of a failed party!... more>>

“Stardust”, an upstart party, in order to aim higher goal,They decided to expel Est, the only “burden” among the party members.

But as a consequence, the entire party is weakened While Est himself is awakened!

In this “Serves You Right!” situation, a swordsman with zero motivation and pride rises to the occasion!

This is a story revolves on the “Aftermath” of the “Side that Banished Him”. <<less

In the year 20XX --- seven seraphim suddenly descended upon the city of Kichijouji. Then, within a several kilometre radius of Inogashira Park, a certain phenomenon occurred. People began to obtain special abilities one after the other. The seraphim then caused an immensely tall structure to appear within the park, and they disappeared into it. The Japanese Government repeatedly failed to establish contact with the seraphim. The seraphim did not respond to any calls, they did not show their appearances, and they didn’t even make any statements. Although confusion ensued at first, the special powers that people acquired turned out to be usable only within that particular area.... more>>

In Kichijouji City, more and more people from all walks of life and with different kinds of abilities came in to join the overflowing crowd. And so --- several years had passed since the advent of the seraphim, and special abilities had now become commonplace. Kichijouji continues to reign as the number one city that young people want to live in. <<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

The hero party has defeated the Demon King who threatens the world. However, when the Demon King was about to die, he released a miasma that could destroy the world.... more>>

“I won’t let everyone’s hard work go to waste. Even if it costs my life…!”

While everyone is in despair, the Saint Sophia, a member of the hero party, sacrifices herself to stop the demon king’s miasma.

Sophia’s holy magic crystallized and continues to purify the Demon King's miasma.

People all over the world were grateful and hailed her as a great saint.

As time passes, the Great Saint Sophia, who has purified the Demon King’s miasma, finally awakens.

What awaited her when she woke up was the world twenty years later.

Even though she is surprised that her former companions are now uncles and her juniors are now older than her, will she find peace?

Even so, she lives in the new world. <<less

Shion, the ‘Hero of Darkness’. He was said to be the strongest hero ever. He believed one thing, and that was his current party members.... more>>

“I’ll defeat the Demon Lord with this party!”

That is what he swore to do, but a tragedy occurs. He was painfully betrayed by the girls that he trusted.

He barely held onto his life, but the incident left a deep scar in his heart.

He gave up on living, and while he was wandering around in a forest, looking for a way to die, a single monster appeared in front of him.

“Will you kill me, please?”

The monster asked Shion, who was still strong, despite losing his powers.

What Shion, who wanted to die as well, did was― <<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

“Orn Doula, today will be your last day in the party.” ... more>>

Since the party was lacking someone who could play the essential role of Enchanter, it was the quickly adaptable Orn who had converted from Swordsman to Enchanter.

On a certain day, Orn, who belongs to the Hero Party is suddenly informed by the party leader – “your skills are lacking, so leave the party”. The other party members also insult him as a “weakling” and a “jack of all trades but a master of none”.

Orn is someone with both average physical abilities and magical skills – nothing outstanding.

Still, his worth is in being able to easily acquire skills that ordinary people have to obtain through much effort, Undeniably a “jack of all trades and master of none”. And that was why he had coveted and devoured all kinds of knowledge and techniques.

After being expelled from the party and getting a fresh start, he decides to resume adventuring. This being so, he chooses to return as a Swordsman since he was an Enchanter only due to party circumstances.

-However, having been an Enchanter was definitely not a waste.

His time in the Hero Party, knowledge, experience, and development of countless original magic will certainly nurture Orn into a Swordsman of unconventional strengths. <<less

Arnold Academy of Magic, a prestigious academy that has produced many great magicians.... more>>

A boy, Ray White, decided to attend there as the only magician from an ordinary family to enter since the Academy began.

Surrounding him are all students from aristocrat and magician families that disdain him.

But people don’t know.

He is a person who has made many achievements in the former Far East battle, and is now said to be the strongest among the seven great magicians in the world.

Despite being disregarded as a magician, he eventually shows his power to the surroundings…!? <<less

Noir, third son of a “beggar noble,” lost his job and was at a loss, but fortune struck just as he was contemplating becoming an adventurer.... more>>

Hidden Dungeons that no one knows how to enter. Legendary places full of extremely rare magical beasts, magic tools for power beyond measure and items that would be considered a rarity all over the world.
To such a dungeon the entrance was opened.

“Without telling anyone about this place I’ll secretly become the strongest.”

This world is harsh to nobles of poverty.
Without authority or honor, if I could at least acquire power―― <<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

Twenty years ago, humanity suddenly acquired a new power.... more>>

Ten years ago, that power went out of control, and the “Another ー” monsters were born.

And the people who deal with these monsters are called “subjugators.” One of the subjugators, Haruchika Yorikawa, who is ranked first in the Sapporo area, uses an ability called 【Lazy clown】.

A girl named Supika Maigami comes from Tokyo to study with him.

She was the lowest in the ranking order, a drop out if you will.

Haruchika is partnered with her. The top of the ranking order and a dropout.

This strange partnership soon turns into a solid bond…….!?

“I don’t care about the future. As long as we’re together now, I’m happy.”

They have it all—a coming-of-age story between a boy and a girl with a lack of abilities! <<less