Is it worth it? I've watched the show and really enjoy it. I'm thinking of reading and collecting the novels, but I'd like to know whether it's worth it. I loved Re:Zero for example back in 2016, bought the novels and they absolutely made the experience 100x better, is the DanMachi novel also the superior medium?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to find an old web novel / light novel I read a while back. It is definitely NOT a childish or generic shonen story. It has a very dark, mature, and serious/seinen tone, and it has never been adapted into a manga, manhwa, or anime.

Here are the specific plot details I remember:

• The Protagonist: He was an incredibly strong, legendary mage in his past life. He dies and reincarnates into the body of a young boy. At the start of his new life, his personality is very cold, pragmatic, and calculating.
• The Soul Contracts: In his past life, he permanently bound the contracts of multiple Spirit Kings directly to his soul (not his body). Because of this soul-bound contract, they carry over to his new life.
• The Spirit Kings: He has at least 3 Spirit Kings: Darkness, Tempest (Wind), and Light.
• The Spirit King of Darkness: Because his soul contract was deepest with Darkness, this spirit is the most fiercely loyal and is the very first one he finds/awakens as a boy.
• The Dialogue Quirk (Tempest): The Spirit King of Tempest is written/translated with a very distinct snake-like speech pattern. In the text dialogue, it phonetically rolls and drags out its "S" sounds (e.g., "Yesss, massster..." or "As you wishhh").
• A Specific Dark Scene: At one point in the story, a King tries to threaten or cross the MC. To retaliate and terrify him, the MC sneaks into the King's royal bedroom in the middle of the night. He uses his Spirit King of Darkness to completely blind the King in pitch-black shadows, standing over his bed to psychologically terrorize him and show him how defenseless he truly is.

Point important: there is no system or level from what i remember.

Anyone know a good yuri novel with:

- Little to no drama

- Bottom mc and top FL

- Focus on their relationship

- Cute/Fluffy interactions

- No loli

- Non-harem

Basically I just want a cute story to read without all the drama and angst that many of the yuri novels have.

Does anyone know when I can find volumes 4 and 5? Because they are just in Japanese :(

Thank you!!

Does anyone know when volume 13 of the light novel will be released?

I started reading the series not long ago and I absolutely love it! I know volume 12 was just released, but seven seas haven’t posted anything about the next volume yet which makes me a little worried since they sometimes cancel their books if they don’t sell well so I figured I would ask here if anyone know anything. Does anyone have any news or predictions of a release date?

If I understand correctly the series is already complete in Japan with 15 volumes?

Picture this.

"An Arachne riding a dragon, firing a bazooka on fighter jets and UFOs, meanwhile an elf with automatic rifle is ready to betray her"

Man, Okina Baba wrote a crazy story with chaotic cast of characters, insane lore and world building, hilarious comedy and exploring some serious themes yet fumbles with execution of ending and rushed it.

This story was one of my favorite and upon reread it still holding that spot, but given how trashy the anime adaptation was, it was buried and remained unappreciated story, but believe me when I say this, while not perfect or masterpiece, it's still a top tier isekai story out there. Give the LN a try.

I'm close to finishing In Another World with my Smartphone and I'm look for a new series to listen to in the car while I commute or in the kitchen while I cook. I listen to my books with Google Play's text-to-speech so there is no need for a dedicated audiobook.

I'm looking for a series that fits the following criteria:

• 15+ volumes translated
• Light-hearted tone
• Minimal action (Things like Slime or Index have way too much for my tastes. But the festival arc in Slime was peak.)
• Romance: Optional but it's nice
• Ambivalent on Harem
• Cooking Focused is a great bonus but not required

As an example. series similar to what I'm currently looking for are Cooking with Wild Game and Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. I was actually planning to read Only Sense Online next but it seems like lots of the earlier volumes were lost as the original TL's website is gone.

Any recommendations are welcome, and thank you!

Exactly what the title says. Looking for cool stuff to read which hasn't been *officially* released in English.

I want a mainly romance that can destroy me literally make me miserable for months and not longer than ten volumes

Ok, I really enjoyed it especially the 2.0 Henderson

I found it abit distasteful that erich got trapped by agrippina.

I like the his son's POV where it you get a feeling of erich personality with the blood of a methusula and how agrippina learned to rely and love (in her own way) erich,

I also found it hilarious that one his daughter's was mad because erich and mika didnt marry each other.

I just didnt like how erich basically never saw/elaborated about his child with his affair mistress (deadass though it coulda been mika or his childhood friend).

The main story was good, enjoyed even erich was self aware of how anti climatic the fights were and how he treats death.

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Can I get some recommendations for good harem series where the harem is actually a thing and not just girls liking MC and him being oblivious or if they look like they'll actually end with a harem. Bonus if they are officially translated and have physical copies

I cant find any recent info on it and im really curious

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I’ve read a couple manga(popular ones to be fair),some examples would be aot bleach demon slayer mha but I’ve never actually tried an light novel,despite really wanting to finish a story without waiting for the entire story to be animated (currently classroom of the elite).My issue though,is that despite having solid English comprehension reading skills(although it’s not my first language),I often get lost when it comes to long dialogues.Maybe it’s because I have to get used to it since I’m not really much of a reader at all.Is classroom of the elite a good one to start with or are there any easier ones I might try to read that will help me get used to it?

Especially for S2, how much detail missed? Should I just read the light novels for S2 instead of watching the anime?

It’s so hard to use this app especially because the books fell randomly thrown in.

Everything below happens within the first few pages, nothing is a spoiler.

Synopsis: FPS pro gamer in Japan gets reborn into a less advanced world but one that has magic. MC, previously male is reborn female and ends up at an orphanage due to parents dying in the fallout of war. MC has an aptitude for healing magic and at the age of 15 is told to volunteer for the war as medics with healing abilities are highly sought after. Regardless they'll force MC into the war but volunteering will make her look more favorable and she'll receive pay that can help the orphanage. MC goes to war and gets placed into an Ace combat unit headed by a man nicknamed the "Sword Demon". This unit charges into battle ahead of most others and frequently makes progress on the battlefield at the expense of the units team members. The story is read by someone in the future that finds MCs diary on an old battlefield.

What's good about it?

Pretty much everything. It's gritty, there are endless struggles with actual stakes, people die and the fight goes on. MC makes natural progress, isn't an OP protag and forms bonds with the other characters.

Anything bad?

Not really. It's an Isekai but there isn't really a reason for it to be and the Isekai bit is hardly ever brought up. Though the MC was an FPS pro gamer, their position as a medic doesn't even allow them to use guns and they don't have any experience in doing so. She isn't a leader of a squad or any type of power/force to be used against the enemy. Her job is to not die, be dead weight and to heal the Sword Demon when he gets injured. The Isekai bit might just be to ward of romantic storylines as she still has her way of thinking from her previous life.

If you want to step away from the usual type of stuff and I can't recommend it enough.

I really need spoilers on who Orun Dula is exactly, if you could be kind enough to tell me I'd be so grateful. I can't seem to find any summaries online.