what are japanese light novels?
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A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students (young adult demographic). The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language.
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['Shōnen.', 'Shōjo.', 'Seinen.', 'Kodomo.', 'Josei.', 'Manga and anime sub-styles.']
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Is This a Zombie? is an anime series adapted from the light novels of the same title written by Shinichi Kimura and illustrated by Kobuichi and Muririn. The series follows the adventures of Ayumu Aikawa, a zombie who is resurrected by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe after being killed by a serial killer.
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか, Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka), also known as DanMachi (ダンまち) for short, and with English subtitle Familia Myth, is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.
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['lacquerware.', 'washi (traditional Japanese paper)', 'incense.', 'ceramics.', 'green tea and other Japanese teas.', 'kimono.', 'yukata (light summer robes)', 'martial arts goods.']
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[' Grand Blue. Photo: Zero-G. ... ', " Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist. Photo: J.C.Staff. ... ", ' Highschool of the Dead. Photo: AT-X. ... ', ' Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler. ... ', ' Great Teacher Onizuka. ... ', ' Golden Boy. ... ', ' Keijo!!!!!!!! ... ', ' Daily Lives of High School Boys.']
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['Deep love- Ayu no Monogatari. amazon jp. Mangaka: Yoshi (story), Yoshii, Yuu.', 'NANA. Buy now. Mangaka: Yazawa, Ai. ... ', '3. Fruits Basket. Buy now. Mangaka: Takaya, Natsuki. ... ', 'Sekai no Hate. Buy now. Mangaka: Makino, Aoi. ... ', 'Watashitachi Shiawase na Jikan. Buy now. ... ', 'Hana to Akuma. Buy now. ... ', 'Mademoiselle Butterfly. amazon jp. ... ', 'Haou Airen. Buy now. ... ']
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['The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. ©️2006 谷川 流・いとうのいぢ/SOS団 ©️2007,2008,2009 谷川 流・いとうのいぢ/SOS団 ... ', "Clannad. ©VisualArt's/Key/光坂高校演劇部 ... ", 'K-On! © 1995–2019, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. ... ', 'Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. © 虎虎／京都アニメーション／中二病でも製作委員会 ... ', 'Violet Evergarden. ©暁佳奈・京都アニメーション／ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン製作委員会']
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Kimi ni Todoke is a Japanese manga, light novel, and anime series. The story is centered around a girl named Kuronuma Sawako who is nicknamed Sadako (ghost girl from "The Ring") by her classmates because of her scary face and demeanor.
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The Japanese e-books in the Kindle store are region-locked, so you won't get the full Japan experience. However, you'll find some great novel-length reads if you're looking for something longer. Just be aware that since the Kindle store ranks titles by popularity, there are also some smutty options on the main page.
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['10 Actually, I Am… ... ', "9 Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love with a Pervert, as Long as She's a Cutie? ... ", '8 Rosario + Vampire. ... ', '7 My First Girlfriend is a Gal. ... ', '6 Shuffle! ... ', '5 The Fruit of Grisaia. ... ', '4 Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend. ... ', '3 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.']
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Nasu and Takeuchi's novel series Kara no Kyokai also got a commercial released by Kodansha in 2004 and later got a series of anime movie adaptations by anime studio ufotable from 2007 to 2013. Tsukihime, Kara no Kyokai, and the Fate series are all set in parallel versions of the same world.
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['The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch.', 'A Darker Shade of Magic, by VE Schwab.', 'Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik.', 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke.', 'Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman.', 'A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K Le Guin.', 'The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett.']
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Wise Man's Grandchild. Wise Man's Grandchild (賢者の孫, Kenja no Mago, lit. "The Sage's Grandson") is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka and illustrated by Seiji Kikuchi. ... An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from April 10 to June 26, 2019.
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In Japan, light novels are a major publishing category in their own right, with some series like Overlord and RE:Zero selling between 600,000 to 800,000 copies in a year in Japan alone.
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A majority were published for the VS JOJO 25th Anniversary Project, where multiple well-known authors wrote their own stories relating to the series. As such, these Light Novels are not written by Hirohiko Araki himself and may or may not be considered canon.
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['Dragon Ball.', 'One-Punch Man.', 'Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)', 'Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)', "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.", 'One Piece.', 'Naruto.', 'Toriko.']