A random list without specific themes.

Japanese novels

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい! Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi!, lit. This Light Novel is Amazing!) is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet. An introduction to each of the works comes with each listing, along with an interview of the light novel's author or authors for first place. Many of the light novels that have been listed in this guide book were later adapted into anime series. Most of the light novels listed contain a series of volumes, but some single-volume light novels also get listed. The first release of... more>> the guide book was on November 26, 2004 and is the 2005 listing.

Top 10 bunkobon

1. The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

2. 86 -Eighty-Six-

3. Infinite Dendrogram

4. Tsuki to Raika to Nosferatu

5. Sword Art Online

6. Bokutachi no Remake

7. Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun

8. Gamers!

9. Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka

10. A Sister's All You Need

Top 10 tankoubon

1. Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen

2. Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?

3. Saga of Tanya the Evil

4. Overlord

5. Monogatari series

6. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

7. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

8. Yokohama Eki SF

9. Majo no Tabitabi

10. If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord <<less

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Mostly LNs on this list, since I don't tend to read much Japanese WNs. Most of the stuff on here are pretty much what you'd expect a person who got into anime/manga back in the early 00's would like. Nothing super shocking or unknown, I think.... more>>

Also, just want to add that Otherside Picnic would 100% be on this list if it was actually listed on NU. It's just a really fantastically written little spooky horror with some very interesting characters. Would recommend. <<less

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Japanese Manga/WB/LN

Infinite Dendogram is at the top of the list!

Light Novels that I'm reading that are available at thatnovelcorner.com... more>>

Password:thatnovelcorner.com <<less

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A mixed bag of some of the interesting novels that I read, not adhering to a particular genre. Just like a kaleidoscope, you can see... more>> (read) these novels when you are bored of reading one particular genre of novels. Also, this list is completely  random and not sorted with best novel on top etc.  <<less

Fantasy Novels about VR Games and/or  where in the real world has changed to a Fantasy world. A world with Towers, Dungeon, and Game settings.... more>>

Not Isekai, Characters are just playing a Game. Or in a Changed World, People has no choice to play for Survival. <<less

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A personal recommendation list that I've made to recommend to my friends. This list covers a lot of genres and some might not be your... more>> cup of tea. I avoid novels that has/have netorare or cheating or a love triangle. I'm also a sucker for novels with game elements, isekai (depends on the novel), magic, kingdom building and yandere(female) novels. I'm a person that experiences mood swings time to time which changes the preference of the novel I like to read. Enjoy browsing this list and I hope you find a novel that you will like to read. <<less

JP Novels with Diverse Genres... more>>

Not in any order

Mostly Isekai's & fantasy SoL

NO BL, Yaoi, Tragedy, 18+, Fan-fics

Just for Light Readings. <<less

roughly sorted in order of enjoyment... more>>

recommendations welcome <<less

In no particular order.

Check the comments for more recommendations. I only added novels above 3 stars, and I'm not gonna bother personally ranking them. ... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

Overpowered KR MCs Give Me Life - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/71430/ <<less

A list for every books that I've read from here.... more>>

So I will note whether I have completed reading it, dropped it, and what rate I would rate it from 1-5 Stars.

Don't mind the # (rank), because you'll find a 4~5 stars novel even at > #50

[STILL UPDATING] <<less

I have collected the few stories with reasonable & moral characters and character development. In most of these stories, the powers  MCs have are earned... more>> not given. I have avoided harem tags like the plague, due to many cardboard cutout supporting characters. However, the few stories with harem tags listed actually have characters with at least 2D/3D personalities. almost all of these have a rating of 4+ as the quality(rating) is more important than the quantity(popularity). Incomplete stories can be pirated using nyaa.si, vn miedo, ect. <<less

Part 2 of my first list since there is a 100 series limit. Series here will mostly be from Fall 2019 onwards.

No specific order to the list.... more>>

Those are light novels that won best-seller award, Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi, and the ones that have translation only.

(Except for Utsuro no Hako, Kara no Kyoukai and Violet Evergarden.) <<less

This list is subjective, based on my preferences in analyzing novels as a whole, such as aspects: characterization of characters, world building, plot and other... more>> aspects. <<less

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