Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less

Yi Feng, who was terminally ill, was reborn in the year 2000. In that year, his childhood sweetheart and school beauty Gu Muxi turned 18.... more>>

“Yi Feng, lend me a pen!”

“…Didn’t you just borrow one yesterday?”

“Yesterday was yesterday, today is today, things change, don’t you understand?”

“…I’m convinced, alright, here you go.”

“Yi Feng, tear off a piece of paper for me to use!”

“…Why tear mine? Don’t you have any?”

“I do, but I don’t mind tearing yours.”

“…You really have a way of thinking! Fine, fine, here you go.”

“Yi Feng…”

“…What do you want to borrow now? I don’t have anything left.”

“Hmph, lend me your hand for a moment!”

“…What for?!”

“Nothing much, I just want to hold my boyfriend’s hand.”

“Huh???”

This is the daily life of a romance between childhood friends, filled with social awkwardness.

A story full of sweetness, without any melodrama or heartache.

Welcome aboard!~ <<less

16 year old Yaichi Kuzuryuu, the strongest champion in the history of the Shogi, the ‘Ryuuou’, is stuck at home when he was visited by... more>> the 9 year old girl Ai Hinazuru. For what purpose is she aiming to be his ‘disciple’?? Furthermore, for some strange reasons, they’re living together!! <<less

To erase Christmas, I decided to become the girl’s lover.... more>>

Early December, when the holy night is just around the corner and the city start to be cheerful.

Dumped by my seniors, I was trembling with irresistible irritation and sadness as I watched the beautifully shining light (illuminations) in front of the station.

I wish that ‘Christmas’ just disappeared already…

And suddenly, a girl who seems to be a high school student appeared in front of me.

“You can do it, you can make ‘Christmas’ disappear.”

The notebook that she hold seems to be able to “to grant an unwanted wish.”

But, I need to like Christmas first before she could erase it with the power of her notebook. That’s why….

“With me, Please become a pseudo lover with me.”

One of The Winner of the 14th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence.

This is a story to end love, starting with a strange relationship between me and a girl. <<less

Van is the leader of Lone Horn, a group of soldiers on a hopeless mission to defend their country from the encroaching empire. Van had expected to die in the war, but somehow he ends up a prisoner, chained with other s*aves in a salt mine. ... more>>

A sudden vicious attack interrupts this hopeless existence. Wild dogs with strange skill and purpose race through the mine attacking everyone in it. Van defends himself, but he too is bitten. The dog runs off; but the bite carries an infection.

When Van regains consciousness, apparently some days later, he finds that all his fellow prisoners are dead. Breaking free of his chains he searches the camp. The guards, prisoners and other workers are all dead. But in one hut, a woman had died hiding her baby daughter from the dogs. With this little girl, whom he calls Yuna, Van sets off out of the camp. <<less

"I expect a fox to come down this evening."... more>>

I, who spend my daily life working in a factory, saw a woman standing alone on a deserted mountain pass and called out to her without thinking.
She shakes her hair tied in one knot and turns her head to look at me. I was puzzled by her unrealistic words, but I felt nostalgic for her face and decided to wait for the fox to fall with her.

"Um, have we met before?"
"――――, I was sure you'll remember me."

《I》 traced my memories one by one as if I was counting them with my fingers.

A town in the countryside. The noisy sound of cicadas and the choking smell of grass. The summer festival at the shrine and the red and scarlet sleeves of the yukata. The "Fox Fireworks" that the two of us lit on fire together - those days when a new summer came around every year. <<less

The mountain was once home to a dragon with fiery red eyes and a red mane.... more>>

Its breath scorched the forest, its claws cut through the rocky skin of giants, and its fangs devoured even devils with horns and wings.

One night, the soul of a sobbing child wandered to the dragon and settled on it.

The dragon, with its power approaching that of a god, is undaunted and will not yield to anyone.

However, the red dragon knew nothing of how to protect those who were much weaker than it, or how to hold on to the life that was dying. <<less

Moon Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides and is a simple and rustic '*Peach Blossom Spring.' With a single boat ticket, Qin Zhaoyi arrived on Moon Island, and on her first night there, she kissed a girl by the seaside.
*a hidden land of peace and prosperity(utopia)... more>>

Qin Zhaoyi's grandmother's house was located near the girl's home, and at night, she would throw stones into their yard. She would wake up half an hour early to help them walk their dog and drive half an hour to buy the freshest roses, only to find out that the girl was already engaged.

Qin Zhaoyi felt disappointed that day, and in the evening, she sat on the reef to bask in the moonlight. In the quiet of the night, someone came from behind and held her, whispering softly in her ear, 'I won't take responsibility after we kiss, okay?'

-

Luo Yue grew up on Moon Island from a young age, gentle and obedient, beloved by the islanders. Qin Zhaoyi was bold and charming, and on her first day on the island, all the islanders advised her to keep her distance from this 'outsider.' But what no one knew was that after Qin Zhaoyi kissed her that night, she had a dreamy night. It was a secret: she liked girls.

They had the most romantic dreams together on Moon Island.

[Small Theater]

Popular writer Qin Zhaoyi was interviewed by the media, and a reporter asked, 'A year ago, you were still struggling with relationships, but your new book has caused a sensation, and readers are saying they want to marry on the spot after reading it. Do you think your writing skills have improved?'

Qin Zhaoyi replied without hesitation, 'No skills, it's all inspiration from my wife.'

That day, Qin Zhaoyi + wife became a trending topic on the internet. Qin Zhaoyi posted her wedding photos, indirectly announcing their marriage.

At night, Luo Yue whispered in Qin Zhaoyi's ear with a hint of grievance, 'Wife, why didn't I know you took wedding photos?'

Qin Zhaoyi: '...'

'Can you put it on for me?' Luo Yue said, 'I want to see.'

So that night, the wedding dress Qin Zhaoyi had just put on... went to waste.

A young and famous, flamboyant and beautiful writer 'Tiger' vs. a mature, stable, and gentle English teacher 'Wolf in sheep’s clothing.'

Content Tags: Urban, Unconditional Love, Riverside Pavilion, Sweet Story, Light-hearted

Search Keywords: Protagonists: Qin Zhaoyi, Luo Yue | Supporting Characters: Cheng Shijing, Yan Ci, Zhong Yu | Others:

One-sentence Summary: Humanoid loyal dog & Gentle Seductress

Concept: Meeting kind people in beautiful places, facing love and life with a positive and optimistic attitude. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

“Jun Aiba, will you give me your life?”. On the last Christmas of his high school life, Jun Aiba, who is having a hard time... more>> living, makes a deal with a woman who calls herself the God of Death. In exchange for his life span, Aiba obtains a watch that can rewind time, and uses the power of the watch to realize his ideal life. Aiba tries to spend the remaining three years of his life without any inconvenience, but his life changes drastically when he interrupts the su*cide of a girl who was supposed to die. Aiba decides to keep interfering until Tsukimi Ichinose, a girl who wants to die, gives up on su*cide. He spends his days struggling against Ichinose, who refuses to give up on her su*cide. <<less

When I reincarnated, I became a pig! But if I get a cute girl to take care of me, this kind of adventure doesn't sound bad at all.... more>>

I'm an ordinary otaku who lost consciousness after eating raw pig liver. Just when I figured that I was reincarnated into another world, I discovered I became a pig!

While I was collapsed inside a pigpen, Jess, a girl who can read people's minds, helped me out.

Oink! She's cute! From a pig's perspective, I could catch a glimpse of something underneath her skirt hem. It was white...

"Um, I can hear your thoughts..."

Oh crap! My desires are being exposed!

"If that is your wish, just a peek is okay."

Eh, what...?!

A life where an innocent girl takes care of me and accepts (albeit a bit taken aback) my beast-like desires. Yeah, it's not so bad being a pig.

This was supposed to be our oink-oink-like grand adventure, but... Hey Jess, why is your life being targeted?

Now, this pig with no magic or skills must use his knowledge, wits, and sense of smell to save this girl from her cruel fate! <<less

Kamishita Seiji suddenly gets summoned to another world and starts helping God with creating a new world based on RPG games.... more>>

After teaching the God everything he knows, he gets told that he cannot go back to his former world, so the God offers to give him development cheats, but Seiji thinks it would feel strange to live his life in such a way.

As a result, Seiji chooses to reincarnate with a different cheat that lets him get stronger depending on how much effort he spends: He needs ten times more experience to level up than other people do, but in exchange, he can enter dungeons to train as much as he wants without worrying about time.

Kamishita Seiji reincarnates as the eldest son of a poor family as Seiji Slowdish, but he is able to use his leftover experience points after leveling up to purchase magic, skills or even goods from Japan.
He receives a book called Parallel World Online Shopping.

Thus begins his reincarnation story of great effort and determination to level up and use leftover experience points for online shopping as he still cannot decide whether he’s suffering or having fun. <<less

The story is staged in the distant future within our own Milky Way Galaxy, approximately in the late 36th century. A portion of the galaxy is filled with terraformed worlds inhabited by interstellar traveling human beings. For 150 years two mighty space powers have intermittently warred with each other: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.... more>>

Within the Galactic Empire, based on mid 19th century Prussia, an ambitious military genius, Reinhard von Müsel, later conferred Reinhard von Lohengramm, is rising to power. He is driven by the desire to free his sister Annerose, who was taken by the Kaiser as a concubine. Later, he wants not only to end the corrupt Goldenbaum dynasty but also to defeat the Free Planets Alliance and to unify the whole galaxy under his rule.

In the Free Planets Alliance Star Fleet is another genius, Yang Wen Li. He originally aspired to become a historian through a military academy, and joined the tactical division only out of need for tuition money. He was rapidly promoted to an admiral because he demonstrated excellence in military strategy in a number of decisive battles and conflicts. He becomes the archrival of Reinhard, though they highly respect one another. Unlike Reinhard he is better known for his underdog victories and accomplishments in overcoming seemingly impossible odds and mitigating casualties and damages due to military operations.

As a historian, Yang often predicts the motives behind his enemies and narrates the rich history of his world and comments on it. One of his famous quotes is: “There are few wars between good and evil; most are between one good and another good.”

Besides the two main heroes, the story is full of vivid characters and intricate politics. All types of characters, from high nobility, admirals and politicians, to common soldiers and farmers, are interwoven into the story. The story frequently switches away from the main heroes to the Unknown Soldier fighting for his life on the battlefield.

There is a third neutral power nominally attached to the Galactic Empire called the Phezzan Dominion, a planet-state (city-state on a galactic scale) which trades with both warring powers. There is also a Terraism cult, which claims that humans should go back to Earth, gaining popularity throughout the galaxy. Throughout the story executive political figures of Phezzan in concert with the upper-hierarchy of the Terraism cult orchestrate a number of conspiracies to shift the tide of the galactic war so that it may favor their objectives. <<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

“Kill Hamyuts Meseta”... more>>

A story about a world where all dead people become “Books” and are housed in a Library. The boy named Colio Tonies had his memories taken and a bomb transplanted in his chest. His life’s purpose is killing the world’s strongest Armed Librarian, Hamyuts Meseta. But, one day he gets his hands on the “Book” of a beautiful princess and falls in love at first sight. Furthermore, that love will cause Colio to get involved in a grand scale battle… <<less

There were women approaching me, who had decided to die.

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them:the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.—Immanuel Kant.... more>>

When Xule read these words, he looked up the sky. He felt anger instead of shocked by the words.

In Xule’s mind, the stars are so blinding that no one can tolerate them. And if anyone were lighted by the stars they will become idiots.

So Xule gave up his dream as a graceful naval commanders auxiliary officer, and now he begin to fall as a pool doorkeeper… He does not even know what he should follow and where he should go in this Great Age of the Spectacular.

Xule, a citizen in Eastwood, came from a half-deserted star. With the ingenious and strange knowledge from some unknown power in his body, he stepped into a equally boring and interesting world.

JianKe’s world must be so fantastic. <<less

The ‘meddlesome’ high school student Mamori Suzufumi helps a starving neighbor who had collapsed in the apartment next door by some chance.... more>>

That person turned out to be the popular high school idol, Sasaki Yuzuki!

Yuzuki had been on an excessive diet to maintain her ideal idol image.

But when the worried Suzufumi serves her homemade cooking, she eats it with a face full of happiness while screaming,

「——Aaaaaah… I can’t take it anymore!」

With a face full of happiness, she finished her meal.

Falling in love with her hearty appetite, Suzufumi decides to tempt Yuzuki with her favorite foods to make her fall for him through ‘food seduction.’

Pork bowl, ramen, okonomiyaki——

「I definitely won’t eat it!」

That’s what Yuzuki says, but once again, she finds herself craving Suzufumi’s cooking today── <<less

Plain, slow, and not that smart.... more>>

Plus she’s not that pretty, my classmate Satou-san.

Yet now that I’m next to her, for some reason she’s catching my interest a bit more.

A story about an uncooperative boy who is attracted to a simple girl in a neighboring seat. <<less

In the year 1989, the Japanese government passed the Media Betterment Act, allowing a group of soldiers known as the Media Betterment Committee (MBC) to destroy and censor any "problematic" media under the guise of protecting public morals. As a response, regional governments established the Library Defense Force (LDF), whose members take up arms and put their lives on the line to protect freedom of expression. At the top of the Kanto branch of the LDF stands the Library Task Force (LTF): an elite squad consisting of only the most exceptional fighters.... more>>

As a high schooler, Iku Kasahara experienced the terror of censorship first-hand when she refused to surrender the newest volume of her favorite series to MBC agents. She only came out unscathed thanks to a lone member of the LDF, who protected her and her beloved book. Now in her 20s and still unable to forget the man who saved her, Kasahara joins the LDF in the hope of becoming just like her prince.

But LDF training turns out to be far more rigorous than she could have imagined, and her instructor, LTF member Atsushi Doujou, seems fixated on making her life a living hell. Given her struggles, Kasahara is shocked when she is selected as one of the two new LTF recruits as a result of Doujou's recommendation. As Kasahara does all she can to become worthy of the LTF and unravel her enigmatic superior's motivations, she wages war—both on the battlefield and in her personal life.

Vol 1 – Toshokan Sensou (図書館戦争) (Library War)
Vol 2 – Toshokan Nairan (図書館内乱) (Library Infighting)
Vol 3 – Toshokan Kiki (図書館危機) (Library Crisis)
Vol 4 – Toshokan Kakumei (図書館革命) (Library Revolution) <<less

A scientist who lost his wife in an unforeseen accident.... more>>

He set out to create a clone of his wife because of loneliness.

But just before the birth of the clone, he was converted and the clone was discarded.

But then for a while. Scientists who are subjected to guilt will receive unexpected punishment.

The runaway of the science which does not stop. The sci-fi short short of two men who are crazy for love, depicting their sins and punishments. <<less

As a human being, Kaneki Ryo was a broken man. Being a monster with rationality, he was finally apprehended one day and sentenced to death. From there, through twists and turns, he was now a teacher at a school of magic. After three years of teaching, his school life began to undergo a transition in the spring of his third year as a teacher when a prodigy princess enrolled at the school.... more>>

This is an action horror story that outright rejects the conventional school teacher story. <<less

Fei Ni preferred having a house over love. ... more>>

If it weren't for the requirement to marry in order to get a house, Fei Ni would never have married Fang Muyang.

To outsiders, it seemed as though Fei Ni had chosen Fang Muyang solely for his looks, as there was little else to commend him for beyond his handsome face.

As time went on, Fang Muyang's renown soared due to his exceptional talent in painting, and his parents' social status was restored. Everyone praised Fei Ni's discerning eye, acknowledging that she had recognized Fang Muyang's latent brilliance long before others.

Little did they know, this was a journey that started with youthful innocence, evolving into an enduring companionship. It was difficult to discern whether it was the blossoming of unrequited love or the result of a fateful encounter through marriage...

(Note: This story takes place in 70’s China) <<less

A land polluted with poison, filled with cannibals and monsters. A world where society can only continue to exist inside “safe zones”. This is the... more>> story of Arsen, a knight who goes on an adventure in search of dreams and hope in this barren land. <<less

The protagonist is a guy who is among the s*upidest of the s*upidest in the school. In this school, your grades can, under the supervision of teachers, take a virtual form to do combat! However, if you leave an examination half way, you get zero marks. A bright and cute girl, Mizuki Himeji, was having a high fever during the examination. Despite her potential to be the second highest scorer in the level, she obtained zero marks for having left due to her illness and is thus allocated to the worst class, class F. ... more>>

Grades mean almost everything. For Class A, they have a smart-looking teacher, a plasma TV as big as the entire wall as their blackboard, personal laptops, personal air-cons, refrigerators, adjustable seats and all kinds of different appliances. Within the refrigerator, there are all kinds of drinks and snacks. Their ceiling is made of glass, the wall lets them put up high-class drawings and plants.

As for Class F, the worst class... They have Japanese desks and seat paddings. Their blackboard is dirty and there is no chalk even! Someone complains that the legs of his desk are broken, so the teacher asks, "Didn't we distribute some glue to stick wood together? Glue it back yourself later." Another one complains that wind is blowing in from the broken window. The teacher says, "I got it. I will apply for plastic bags and invisible glue to fix it later." There are spider webs everywhere, not a patch of the wall is clean. A unique moldy smell spreads across the entire room; it must be from the old tatamis used to tile the floor. This is the status of class F.

The protagonist feels displeased at such an arrangement, and seeks help from his friends to try to make a change through summoning war!! And they devise all kinds of plans to try to beat the famous class A, intending to get class A's classroom and equipment if they win!! <<less