/r/LightNovels

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A community for those interested in the Novels translated from Japan.

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This is a discussion based subreddit based around translated Light Novels, Novels, and Web Novels which originate from Japan.

Discussion is usually around the latest translated chapter for a series but feel free to start other kinds of discussions. Just make sure to follow submission guidelines and rules.

Do not hesitate to post anything you want to discuss about LNs!

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  5. Top level posts should be related to Light Novels in some way. (Japanese Origin)
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Searching for missing Japanese LN

I dont remember much about it because I read it a long time ago but its genre was tragedy (very heavy and filled with violence) and the two main characters were already married but they got divorced after the FL was stabbed in a party and forgot her memory. The ML was in love with a different girl which was the crown princess and he always compared the FL to her and manipulated the FL to be similar to the crown princess that she lost herself. The story is basically about how they both changed their lives for the better and they didn't end up together.

Any leads on what this novel is would be greatly appreciated ^^

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2024/05/05
05:43 UTC

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[REC] Any rec for some good yuri/ wlw LNs?

Just wanted to see what suggestions y'all have. Nothing in 1st pov. Can't really read 1st pov.

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2024/05/05
04:02 UTC

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April Haul. What light novels should I collect next?

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2024/05/05
01:41 UTC

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are there any series like angel next door, too many losing heorines, and bottom tier tomozaki kun?

basically good highschool romance

9 Comments
2024/05/05
01:06 UTC

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Light novel for beginners recommendations?

I want to read start reading light novels please recommend me some light novel to read which have not been adapted into anime or manga and the protagonist should male (genre psychological, mystery, Sci-Fi tragedy, romance)

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2024/05/04
16:27 UTC

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Any recommendations LN that are wholesome romance?

I'm just starting to read LN. Currently, I finished Apothecary Diaries vol 1-10 and 7th time loop vol 1-5. Now I am looking for wholesome romance LNs. Also, if you can recommend me any LNs that would be great too. Thank you!

6 Comments
2024/05/04
15:21 UTC

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[REC] mc gets NTRed by lover or gets betrayed

Happy ending, no harem, if possible fantasy setting also I have read most of ntr available on novel updates so don't recommend me ones that are commonly known.

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2024/05/04
14:37 UTC

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[Rec] Any isekai Anime/manga/LN where world was created because of one character (if it's Yuri that will do too)

Like World exists because of mc or Villen or side character if they die world will get destroyed

4 Comments
2024/05/04
14:17 UTC

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[HELP] At what chapter in the novel does the village Sim NPC manga end at?

Just finished the manga "this village NPC could only be real" and really loved it to the point I'd want to read the novel of it, since the manga practically ended now.

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2024/05/04
10:01 UTC

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Just finished Unnamed Memory vol 6, thoughts and questions

Honestly, I really liked act 2 after getting used to the new status quo. Personally I think this Tinasha is better than act 1. Act 1 Tinasha was also very good though, but act 2 feels like a more complex character with the contrast between her queen self and how she is with Oscar (and the conflicts resulting from that). If anyone read after the end or babel, is the extra chapter how they met in the true history? did they ever have kids? what happened to Farsus, like succession and all that? how does their immortality work? They said their bodies stop at their prime but they get reincarnated, do they only get reincarnated if they die by getting killed? And with Tinasha's witch knowledge, how do they get killed so often?

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2024/05/04
08:52 UTC

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Looking for recs similar to Shoushimin

I recently caught up to what was translated of Shoushimin and was hoping to find other series that were similar to it. I’ve also already read Yonezawa other work Hyouka.

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2024/05/04
06:07 UTC

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Recommend Light Novels for me

Title says it all! However, i am looking specifically for light novels that currently DO NOT have an anime. Any recommendations are fine but I do like my serious stories or have fights and stuff. Kinda like Mushoku Tensei and That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime. I know these are Isekai that I’m using as examples but I’m not specifically looking for that genre but just something thats a bit engaging. Anyway, recommend me anything! :)

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2024/05/04
04:52 UTC

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[REC] please suggest me yuri villeness manga/manwa/light novel

I'm interested in yuri villeness these days

7 Comments
2024/05/03
19:31 UTC

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please help me !!! "High School Prodigies Have It Easy In Another World "

is lyrule alive or dead ? does she come back to life in the 10th volume ?

3 Comments
2024/05/03
15:09 UTC

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Magical Explorer Question vol 3.

There’s a part in the book where Marino is discussing Kouskue. My question is where she is saying she would like him to bring along any one the girls. The words used are “any of you dea-ow, don’t kick me!” What is the word supposed to be? Dea???

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2024/05/03
11:51 UTC

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The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival: a nice surprise

I haven't previously heard of this series and I began reading it when it appeared at j-novel.club, just out of curiosity. I've been following it and I like it more and more, so it's been a nice surprise to me. I'll agree if you say it's a bit too extreme, but I find it real fun and I'm expecting every weekly (more or less) new part. Any comments about it?

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2024/05/03
11:24 UTC

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Oricon Weekly Top 10 Light Novel Ranking on Apr 22, 2024 to Apr 28, 2024

No.Number of sales on Apr 22, 2024 to Apr 28, 2024TitleLight Novel Release DatePublisher
116,126Rakudai Ninja Rantarou: Dokutake Ninja Team, The Strongest TacticianApr 22, 2024Asahi Shimbun Publishing
212,714Detective Conan: The Million-dollar PentagramApr 12, 2024Shogakukan
37,825Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Novel: The PreludeApr 17, 2024Shogakukan
46,097The Apothecary Diaries Vol.15Mar 29, 2024Shufunotomo
55,126Lonely Attack on the Different World Vol.14Apr 25, 2024Overlap
64,958CheeseApr 25, 2024Kadokawa
74,097Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol.3Apr 15, 2024Frontier Works
83,434Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Vol.20Apr 25, 2024Overlap
93,048Haikyu!! Shosetsuban!! Vol.1Jun 4, 2013Shueisha
103,011Haikyu!! Shosetsuban!! Vol.7Oct 4, 2016Shueisha

Source: Oricon

3 Comments
2024/05/03
03:47 UTC

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How does Baby Princess LN end?

I remember watching the OVA and since I'm not planning to read the LN, I wondered who did Yotaro choose?

Also which of the 19 daughters like him? (not counting the very young ones)

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2024/05/03
03:37 UTC

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Anyone ever read the Pet Girl of Sakurasou?

Just curious as I have been considering getting into the novels after I finish watching the show, but I don’t know if there is any difference between them I general, such as the writing itself.

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2024/05/03
01:21 UTC

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I liked Mushoku Tensei LN, will I enjoy grimgar ?

Okay, to sum up for me MT was the best LN of all time. It changed my life. I relate so much to the MC, to the grievance from the past, to the real feel (not a game) of the world, to wanting to live your life fully before dying, to people having good and bad side etc.

Problems though, after reading MT and watching the anime, I no longer can enjoy anything (okay maybe Frieren a little but not as much as MT)

Then I remembered an old anime I watched before my MT phase, Grimgar. It made me depressed >! Especially after Minato death !<.

As the anime continuation is dead, I think I want to start the LN. Given that I like MT, Is it worth it ? What is the negative side of it ?

I may have gotten spoiled a little >! Apparently they were all in a bus before going grimgar, this was seen in a character dream, not sure though... !<

I just don't want to invest time and at the end have something like the tate no yuusha LN...

42 Comments
2024/05/02
21:30 UTC

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Are Light Novels ever made directly into anime?

I'm pretty new to light novel/web novel/manga reading world, having mostly been an anime watcher before this, though now started reading all 3 types.

Something I started wondering about, is if Light/Web Novels are ever made directly into anime, like without having a manga. And in the case it has a manga and the anime had "caught up", if they'd continue making it based on the light/web novel, instead of waiting for further manga releases.

My honest guess would be no, based on the fact they'd have to design everything, but I'm curious if any of ya'll know of an example where someone's done it, or anything like it.

23 Comments
2024/05/02
17:08 UTC

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The wrong way to use healing magic

From where to I continue to read the ln after the anime?

15 Comments
2024/05/02
15:36 UTC

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[REC] I'm on the lookout for stories where someone who's been teased nonstop finally hits the point of 'Okay, that's just too far.' Teasing can get pretty intense in these tales, and I'm curious to see how they handle it.

It's like tuning in to your favorite TV series, and in every episode, there's this recurring theme – one character constantly subjected to teasing. It's become a staple, almost expected, but as a viewer, you can't help but notice how it's taken a toll. This character, the main one you root for, never seems to catch a break. The teasing is relentless, almost as if it's more about the other characters' amusement than any genuine connection with the person being teased.

And here's the kicker: despite all the hints and setups for character development, they never seem to get the chance to move on. It's like the writers are more interested in the cheap laughs from the teasing than giving this character any real depth or growth.

Poeple how read enough anime media should know what i am refering too

9 Comments
2024/05/02
11:26 UTC

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Looking for romance LN

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Days with My Stepsister

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

Hi, I looking for romance LN, out of this three, which one is the best romance LN?

9 Comments
2024/05/02
09:24 UTC

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What happen to series "The Holy Grail of Eris"

Recently, I just find an interesting series "The Holy Grail of Eris", so I look into it and find that last novel publish at 2022, and not continued, when I look into JP novel, I dont find any epub availble, while Manga series still continued, and other translate group had translated to vol 7, so what happen? Why it got deleted from online store? Did it continue? Hiatus? Or got cancelled?

9 Comments
2024/05/02
03:26 UTC

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What light novels do you think are actually well written

This a question i have been pondering and wondered what people thought. To preface this I do not necessarily mean light novels you like as I would say there are alot of light novels I like but at the same time they are just light entertainment and not necessarily littery excellence but there is some I think are genuinely well written

My examples are the rascal series, Overlord, That Time I got reincarnated as a slime (though I do dubiously include this one and could understand arguments against it), Ascendance of a bookworm, wandering witch Journey of Elaina, Konosuba (excellent satire of the isekai genre as well being genuinely funny), D-genesis, Min maxing my trpg build in another world.

Theres probably some of I have missed as i did this from memory

Examples if ones I love but wouldn’t say are brilliantly written Kuma Kuma Kuma bear, killing slime for 300 years

So what are yours I am genuinely curious

73 Comments
2024/05/01
22:39 UTC

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