You want to read light novels, but don’t know which one to read. Here are five light novels recommended for you!
5 popular light novels
Sword Art Online
The author: Reki Kawahara
- Synopsis
A retail version of the game called “Sword Art Online” was released in 2022. The game is called a virtual MMORPG, and by attaching a special machine to their heads, people can simultaneously connect to a virtual world. However, the game master tells the players that they cannot return from the game to reality, and that if they die in the game, they will also die in reality. They go to defeat the boss in order to return from the game.
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The main character, Kirito, is very dependable and cool! The scenes where you level up and become stronger will really make you feel drawn into the game. What’s most appealing about this game is how realistically the players’ actions are depicted when they can only live in virtual space. Will they be able to escape from this game world alive? This is a must-read for anyone interested in genres set in games!
Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!
The author: Natsume Akatsuki
- Synopsis
In the modern world, the main character, Kazuma, is a student but a shut-in. He is involved in an accident and dies. Kazuma, who was reincarnated into another world due to a message from a goddess in the heavens, decides to take the goddess with him instead of using a cheat weapon. However, the goddess was no more useful than a cheat weapon… The protagonist and his friends go on a fun adventure through a bastard world where humanity and the Demon King’s army are at war.
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This is a comedy novel where you go on an adventure with a group of friends who appear to be strong at first glance, but are actually bastards. The three women who form a party with Kazuma are high grade warriors, but their abilities are difficult to handle and they have strange personalities. Kazuma becomes involved in the incidents that these girls cause. We can relate to Kazuma’s habit of saying, “Don’t be silly.” Things never go as planned, but will they be able to defeat the Demon King and save this bastard world? The text is informal, easy to read, and interesting, so even first-time readers will definitely enjoy it!
Ascendance of a Bookworm
The author: Miya Kazuki
- Synopsis
In the modern world, the main character, who loves books, is set to get a job as a librarian, but dies before he can get the job. Then, before she knew it, she was reborn into a different world with a medieval-like civilization where books were not yet widespread, and became a girl named Mine. She, who loves books, searches for books and uses magic and modern knowledge to live in a different world with a class system.
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I feel very refreshed when I read about the energy and boldness of “Mine,” who does anything for the sake of the book. Can a girl who loves books live a life surrounded by books? There are other works that utilize modern knowledge, but if you are reading a light novel for the first time, please start with this one!
You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story
The author: Makiko Nagaoka
- Synopsis
The main character, Ryuto Kashima, who was living an ordinary life, ends up confessing his love to the person he loves in a punishment game with his male friends! He recklessly confessed his feelings to Luna Shirakawa, the heroine of his class, and unexpectedly received an OK response! ? The two end up living their high school life as a romantic relationship…
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A true modern romance novel! “Ryuto” and “Luna”, who have lived completely opposite lives, have completely opposite views on love, and often clash, but you will be captivated by the way they overcome these obstacles together. This is a story that I wish would happen in real life. This work is a must-read for light novel beginners who want to read romance novels!
Spy Classroom
The author: Takemachi
- Synopsis
Klaus, a skilled spy, convened members from various units for an impossible mission with a 90% mortality rate. However, the seven girls gathered were the dropouts of each unit. Moreover, the first training of the new unit, as told by “Klaus”, is to defeat “Klaus” himself! ? Then, the communal life of one man and seven women begins.
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Each of the girls, who were called dropouts, has their own strengths, and you won’t be able to stop reading the scenes in which he brings out their talents through training. Will the elite team including “Klaus” be able to complete the impossible mission? You don’t know how the story will turn out until the end, so if you want to enjoy a thrill. This is the first work you should read!
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The five works mentioned above do not have complicated worldviews or settings, so I think they are relatively easy to read for light novel beginners. Also, all of the works introduced this time have been made into anime, so you can watch the anime and then read more in the novel version.
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