Before the infamous OVA, there was the novel. Written by Yoshiyuki Tomino of Gundam fame.... more>>

The protagonist Chris is abruptly whisked away to a parallel world called Byston Well while his physical body remains in his home world. Chris' spiritual manifestation travels to a new world, where he is thrust into a rebellion. Chris is told that he has a mystical power called "Garzey's wing", which causes large wings made of light to come out of his ankles, allowing him to fly and run quickly. <<less

College student Chitose Karasuma is determined not to do boring things as she enters the adult world. To this end, this bad-mannered beauty barges into... more>> a facility that trains would-be voice actors and actresses, somehow landing a job at "Number One Produce," a voice actress agency managed by her older brother, Gojou. In Chitose's mind, she's poised for greatness, but finds herself at a loss when she continues to only get minor roles. As she clashes with other girls in the agency, including a cunning airhead and a girl with a Kansai accent, Chitose is about to learn that there's more to succeeding in this competitive industry than she imagined. <<less

Shinomiya Kyōya is forced to become a new member of the GJ-bu (lit. GJ Club), an unidentified club that dwells in a room of the former building of a certain school.... more>>

There he meets four girls: Mao, Megumi, Shion and Kirara. Time flies with these unique girls around. The series follows the everyday, though unusual, antics of this band of friends. <<less

The Ultimate Game, “Play of the Gods” made by their supreme grace, Gods, who had too much spare time probably.... more>>

A Former God, Reche, who woke up from a long slumber; declared unto the world:

“Bring forth the person who is the best in Games in this era!”

The test given to the humankind was to win 10 games against Gods.

10 difficult games brought by the Supreme Gods.

There is yet to be a Victor throughout this vast human history.

Fast forward to the modern time;

The “God-chosen” man Fei

On the behalf of the whole humanity, he was given the task.

The task to challenge and win at brain battles with these Supreme Gods.

But, Fei was no ordinary boy.

He is the boy nominated as the “best rookie” in the recent years.

The “Play of Gods” he is about to challenge might be too difficult.

Indeed, there is no human in history able to succeed. Well, the reason is quite obvious.

God is capricious, very unreasonable, and sometimes even “Absolutely Incomprehensible”.

But, because its such a game, “Its a waste to not have fun and play from the bottom of my heart!”

And thus begins the Ultimate Game Battle of a Genius Game Boy, a Former God, and friends! <<less

Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun's story revolves around Shungo Ninomiya, a male high school student trained in difficult hand-to-hand combat. He lives in a huge house with his... more>> older sister Ryōko, who is almost always gone on some dangerous mercenary mission. One day, his sister sends Mayu and Mikihiro Tsukimura, two siblings, to live with him to help Mayu overcome her fear of men. Unfortunately this is accomplished by making Mayu and Shungo share the same room and even sleep together in the same bed. Making things even worse, Reika Hōjō, the student-council chair, is blackmailed into becoming their maid due to a video that Ryoko recorded, in which she tries to seduce Shungo. <<less

Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her mind to solve difficult mysteries, several of which draw her away from the library. With a drop of sweet romance, you will immediately become addicted to Gosick!... more>>

GosickS is a companion series to Gosick, and fills in some of the gaps before and between Gosick volumes. GosickS I takes place before Gosick I, GosickS II between Gosick IV and V, GosickS III between Gosick VI and VII, and GosickS IV between Gosick VII and VIIIa. <<less

In a single day and night of fierce fighting, the Archduchy of Mongaul had overrun its elegant neighbor, Parros. The lost priest kingdom’s surviving royalty,... more>> the young twins Rinda and Remus, hid in a forest in the forbidding wild Marches. There they are saved by a mysterious creature with a man’s body and a leopard’s head who has just emerged from a deep sleep and only remembers his name. Guin. <<less

The story of Hantsuki focuses on the budding relationship between Yuichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba. Both teens are hospitalized in Yuichi's home town hospital for... more>> their respective conditions. Yuichi has hepatitis A which can be cured with rest, while Rika has problems with a weak heart valve (cardiomyopathy, to be exact) that can only be cured with a risky operation. These teens would then fall in love while they spend time with one another. <<less

Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shutdown because there are only four members. The two are childhood friends that got split up, but reunited nine years later and they spend their days studying and also trying to recruit new members. When a mysterious event occurs within their school, they band together in order to solve the mystery.... more>>

Each volume is split into various short stories (represented by s1, 2, 3... in the releases). <<less

High-school freshman Suzumi Hiyori is currently LIPxLIP’s apprentice manager, and she works diligently as she supports and bickers with Aizou and Yuujirou. One day, she falls in love at first sight after someone helps her at the concert venue. And LIPxLIP finds out about it! Just as she thought she’d get teased for it, the two suddenly say they’ll transform her into a cute girl…?!... more>>

“We’ll be the ones to send Cinderella to the Prince.” <<less

The Kitauji high school concert band club had at one time participated in national tournaments and was a champion school, but after the club's adviser... more>> changed, they have not been able to even participate in the qualifying tournament. However, thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instruction, the students are steadily improving and build up their strength. As they fight over who plays solos, some students give priority to studying and quit club activities. Finally, the long wished-for day of the contest arrives. <<less

Akari Mamiya is an Rank E freshman who looks up to her senior, the S-ranked Aria H. Kanzaki. They both attend Tokyo Butei High School,... more>> a school that trains its students as Armed Detectives otherwise known as "Butei" to society. Individual student training aside, the school employs the co-operative "Amica" system, allowing an underclassman to train alongside an upperclassman. Akari is determined to be paired with Aria. <<less

A salaryman and a high school girl live together. Between them, this and that happens.... more>>

This is the series’ first collection of short stories, featuring unpublished works and new writings! Enjoy episodes of cozy living with Sayu, along with significantly expanded new stories about Gotou, Mishima, Kanda, and Asami. <<less

The story is a prequel of the anime Free! and happens during the elementary school time of the boys Haruka, Rin, Makoto and Nagisa.

Himeko Kurusugawa and Chikane Himemiya are two high-school girls at the prestigious Ototachibana Academy in the fictional Japanese village of Mahoroba. They are also the... more>> reincarnations of the solar and lunar mikos. When their ancient enemy the Orochi (the eight-headed Yamata no Orochi of Japanese folklore) rises once more the girls’ long-sealed personas awaken to defend the world! <<less

Toru Acura, an incredibly lazy man with some hidden talents, has been forced by his sister Akari to actually go outside and search for work.... more>> However, he is in for a big surprise when he meets the girl who carries a coffin on the back named Chaika Trabant in the forest, and they are suddenly attacked by a monster! How will they survive? Who is this mysterious girl, and why is she being targeted? <<less

The story follows a high school girl named Aoi, who has just moved to Kyoto from her home up in Tokyo after the ending of... more>> a rocky relationship. Upon wandering the covered arcade street Teramachi, she finds a little antique shop, in which a university student, Kiyotaka, works. Kiyotaka is an enigmatic young man who people often come to in order to solve little mysteries about their antiques, and for that–as well as other reasons explored in the book–he is granted the nickname “Holmes”. As such, Aoi slowly but surely becomes the “Watson” in the tale as she starts a part-time job at the antique shop and learns more about his family and Kyoto as a whole. <<less

The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan called Great Japan, in an alternate timeline where the Tokugawa shogunate remained active and has remained isolated from the rest of the world. The story takes place at Buou Academic School, an academy located at the base of Mount Fuji where children of military families train to become samurai warriors. The academy is in the middle of a power struggle between Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Goto of the Toyotomi faction and the powerful student council that rules the school, and Muneakira Yagyu, the owner of the Yagyu Dojo, and the mysterious Jubei Yagyu are dragged in the middle of the conflict.... more>>

The series features famous historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period and early Edo period. The character Charles d'Artagnan also comes from the same age in Europe. <<less

At one time, Yukie was an ordinary housewife. But a fateful traffic accident has put her into debt, as she must pay a significant settlement to a wealthy businessman's son. ... more>>

Unable to settle things financially, she must offer her body in exchange. The tawdry arrangement eventually involves more and more members of her family until practically every single member is s**ked into it.

Will the women of the family be able to find the strength to break out of the cycle of exploitation, or will they give in to the lust and embrace it? <<less

Half a year ago, the four members of a literature club, as well as the elementary school niece of their faculty adviser, were bestowed with... more>> supernatural powers. The boy in the club, Ando Jurai, became able to produce black flames. The girls acquired a variety of powerful abilities: Tomoyo could slow, speed, or stop time, Hatoko could control the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, light), little Chifuyu could create things, and Sayumi could repair objects or heal living things. However, since they gained these powers, nothing has really changed in their everyday life. Why have they been given these powers in the first place? Will the heroic fantasy life they imagined these powers would bring ever actually arrive? <<less

“I mustn’t die before I finish this book!!”... more>>

One day, I unexpectedly died in the hands of these robbers and somehow I, the bookworm, ended up being resurrected… as a dog. Why a dog! How am I supposed to read like this! In the midst of my troubled thoughts, I saw this girl who believes that scissors are weapons——Natsuno Kirihime. She seemed pretty dangerous to me, but at least she understands my dog-talk. Apparently she’s secretly my favourite author, Akiyama Shinobu!? What should I do? And where are the robbers who killed me——!? <<less

Asaba Naoyuki is an ordinary junior high school student. As a member of his school's press club, he's just spent the summer camping outside the... more>> local military base, in hopes of seeing the UFOs that are secretly kept there, according to local legend. Returning to school, he meets a strange girl, Iriya Kana, and gradually comes to realize that she is more than merely strange - and that a dark secret lies beneath the world that he knows. <<less

The worlds enemy that spread terror to everything in the horizon, the "real demon king" was defeated by someone.
The name and existence of that one hero is still unknown.
Now that the age of terror was over, it was necessary to determine who that person was.... more>>

At the worlds largest city――the Yellow Capital, the strongest were gathering.
The one that gained victory there would be determined to be the hero.
A new era was about to begin, an important game to create idols of heroes.

For twenty five years, being subject to torment by the demon king, a reality that was far away to the extremes.
An era where all races sought strength in the face of one threat, perhaps it produced a threat not less than the Demon King.

At the time the tale they sought came to a sudden end, only the Shura that desired a place to battle remained.

――At present, the names of the Shura were fifteen.

The Willow sword Soujirou
Ars the Starry
Kia of the worlds words
Saianop of the inexhaustible flow
Gently singing Nastique
Horizons roar Melle
Noise cut Shalk
Rosklei the absolute
Silent Uhaku
Magic Two
Winter's Ruknoka
Obsidian Linalis
Box of destitute wisdom Mestel Exil
Repulsive Troa
Reverse Logic Hiroto <<less

A freshman of Miyasaka High, Kurogane Taito was average at everything. And all this while, he had believed himself to be an ordinary regular guy. But, he was wrong. The reason was because of a certain event 9 years ago. For the sake of a promise he had made then, he had already stopped being ordinary a long time ago. However, not a single fragment of his memory about that promise remained. Who had stolen his memory and to what ends? One day, as a consequence of a certain event that had descended upon his ordinary life, his memories were restored. That marked the beginning of his “extraordinary” life... ... more>>

--- you’ve finally died. I’ve been long waiting for this day ---
I’ve always thought that I’m a supporting character in life.

My story.
I’ll “die 7 times” for your sake

Everything starts from that promise. A story of a reverse school fantasy! <<less

The story is set several centuries into the slow decline of mankind. Earth has now become the realm of "fairies" - 10-centimeter-tall (about 4-inch-tall) creatures... more>> with remarkable intelligence. The human protagonist of the story serves an important duty as the international arbitrator between the fairies and humans, and she returns to her former hometown of Kusunoki. She chose this job because she thought it was an easy job she can do, even when she is as old as her grandfather. However, she learns that her job is anything but simple when she meets the fairies. <<less