Light Novels

 Lately I have been obsessed with light novels. They're the same as any fantasy or YA book with a few illustrations or two to give you a little visual on the characters and actions going on in the story. If you didn't already know. lol...

Anyways, SO many publishers have jumped full throttle onto the bandwagon and we now have plenty to look forward to!

I'll be going back and making a list of others I have my eye on, but these were recently announced or released by J-Novel Club & Yen Press/Yen On. 

I'm so excited for their release &/or to read them. Yay!

I can only hope more Yaoi/BL ones get picked up soon, but... for now, these are the ones that sounded interesting for me. Now I don't know which ones I'll actually buy... there are so many, I can't pick! haha~  

In any case, don't they sound good?! lol :D

#1

She’s the Cutest… But We’re Just Friends! ~to be released~

俺の女友達が最高に可愛い。 

by Akamitsu Awamura

Illustrations by mmu

Kai Nakamura has the average range of otaku hobbies for a high school boy, but the buddy he shares them with is far from ordinary… Kai’s best friend in the whole world is Jun Miyakawa, his classmate known as a super hottie. 

Though Kai and Jun just met when they enrolled in high school, they hit it off with passion for all the same hobbies! When they’re together, the pair never have enough hours in the day. Kai and Jun can’t get enough of each other’s company as they chat about video games and manga or sing anime songs at karaoke. 

Love is fleeting, but friendship is forever in this “just friends” rom-com filled with flirty fun! 

#2

Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village ~click~

フシノカミ ～辺境から始める文明再生記～

by Mizuumi Amakawa 

Illustrations by Mai Okuma

Ash is a young boy with apparent past-life memories who lives in a remote, deserted village. As he remembers leading a bountiful life, he can't bear living in a world akin to the Dark Ages, where not even the internal combustion engine exists. Ash envisions the rebirth of a civilization where housing with proper sanitation is the norm and the world is connected via a means of transportation faster than horses. For that reason, he is eager to consult books containing knowledge from a highly-developed ancient culture that is rumored to have existed far in the past.

Ash makes use of the church's resources, learning how to read and obtaining the knowledge that he seeks. In addition, he enlists the help of the people around him, including Maika, the village chief's daughter. Together, they aim to develop their own village.

This is only the beginning of the story about a young boy who sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life!

#3

The Eminence in Shadow ~click~

陰の実力者になりたくて！

by Daisuke Aizawa  

Illustrations by Touzai

One big fat lie and a few twisted truths

Even in his past life, Cid's dream wasn't to become a protagonist or a final boss. He'd rather lie low as a minor character until it's prime time to reveal he's a mastermind...or at least, do the next best thing-pretend to be one! And now that he's been reborn into another world, he's ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal-and everyone knows the truth but him!

#4

I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again! ~click~

二度と家には帰りません！

by Milli-gram 

Illustrations by Yuki Kana

Despite being the eldest daughter of a Baron, Chelsea has spent her life enduring endless torment at the hands of her mother and younger twin sister Margaret. But that all changed on her twelfth birthday, when she is discovered to have the never-before-seen skill — [Seed Creation]! 

Brought to the Royal Research Institute by her appraiser, Glen, for further study of her ability, she is greeted with open arms, a big room with personal maids, a soft warm bed, and all the delicious food she could want. Her life couldn't have done more of a complete 180! But of course, Margaret won’t sit by quietly as Chelsea is now pampered like a princess...

#5

Unnamed Memory ~click~

by Kuji Furumiya  

Illustrations by Chibi

Love can bloom in the strangest places...and people! 

A cursed king and the world's strongest witch are about to cross paths, forever changing their future and the fate of the world!

#6

Reign of the Seven Spellblades ~click~

七つの魔剣が支配する

by Bokuto Uno  

Illustrations by Miyuki Ruria 

Springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, when new students begin their first year. One boy, clad in black robes with a white cane and sword strapped to his hip, approaches the prestigious school. This young man--Oliver--must form a bond with a katana-wielding girl named Nanao if he's to survive the dangers he's to face at this school that is anything but what it seems!

#7

The Bloodline ~click~

ブラッドライン 

by Taketeru Sunamori 

Illustrations by hakus

After the fall of civilization, a hierarchical society was born where blood determines everything. The rich steal both the blood and lifespans of the poor, rejoicing in their eternal lives. 

Nagi is a commoner doomed to an early death, while Saya is a royal gifted with eternal youth. When their unlikely paths cross in a twist of fate, their innocent love sets the gears in motion to tear down the walls of a society built upon tremendous inequality and discrimination.