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Journey to the West
Journey to the West (西遊記, Xiyou ji), anonymous 1592 Ming novel attributed to Wu Cheng'en, retells Xuanzang's pilgrimage to India with Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng through 81 tribulations; one of the four classical Chinese masterpieces.
Killed Again, Mr. Detective?
Killed Again, Mr. Detective? (また殺されてしまったのですね、探偵様) is a KADOKAWA MF Bunko J mystery light novel series by Teniwoha with art by Riichu, in which high school detective Sakuya is killed each case and revives; a 12-episode TV anime aired in 2026.
Lancelot-Grail
The Lancelot-Grail, also called the Vulgate cycle or Prose Lancelot, is a vast Old French prose cycle of Arthurian romances composed about 1215 to 1235.
List of Arifureta characters
Character list for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (ありふれた職業で世界最強), Ryo Shirakome's isekai series: Hajime Nagumo the Synergist, vampire Yue, Shea Haulia, Tio Klarus, classmates, and prequel Zero characters.
List of Ascendance of a Bookworm characters
Character list for Ascendance of a Bookworm (本好きの下剋上) by Miya Kazuki: Myne/Rozemyne, Ferdinand, Lutz, her lower-city family, nobles, temple staff, and merchant allies, with voice cast and anime production notes.
List of My Happy Marriage characters
Character list for My Happy Marriage (わたしの幸せな結婚), Akumi Agitogi's Meiji-Taisho romance fantasy: Miyo Saimori, Kiyoka Kudou, the Saimori, Tatsuishi, and Usuba families, and the season-by-season anime voice cast.
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky is a Japanese light novel series by Nanigashi Shima about a withdrawn student and Koharu, a blind woman who dreams of launching fireworks.
May I Ask for One Final Thing?
May I Ask for One Final Thing? (最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか, Saihito) is a Japanese light novel series by Nana Ōtori, published by AlphaPolis from 2018, adapted into a Sora Honoki manga and a 2025 Liden Films TV anime about the duke's daughter Scarlet punching corrupt nobles.
Mayo Chiki!
Mayo Chiki! (まよチキ!), full title Mayoeru Shitsuji to Chikin na Ore to, is a 12-volume MF Bunko J light novel series by Hajime Asano about a gynophobic boy who discovers his butler classmate is a girl; adapted to manga and a 2011 feel. anime.
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World (鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ) is a Japanese isekai light novel series by Tamamaru and Kinta about Eizo, a reincarnated engineer with cheat blacksmithing skills, running a quiet forge; published by Kadokawa, licensed in English by J-Novel Club, with a Yoshino Himori manga.
Nana (novel)
Nana (1880) is the ninth novel of Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle, following Anna Coupeau, daughter of Gervaise, from the Théâtre des Variétés to courtesan power over Paris, ending with the Empire's collapse and her smallpox death.
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (凶乱令嬢ニア・リストン) is a Japanese light novel series by Umikaze Minamino about a god-slaying hero reincarnated as a sickly noble girl; published by Hobby Japan (HJ Bunko), translated by J-Novel Club, adapted as a TV anime premiering October 6, 2026.
Noble Reincarnation
Noble Reincarnation (貴族転生) is a Japanese isekai light novel series by Nazuna Miki and kyo, published by SB Creative's GA Bunko since 2019. Noah, the emperor's 13th child with uncapped levels and servant-absorbing skills, rises to become emperor; a 12-episode anime aired January to March 2026.
Onmyōji (陰陽師) (literary series)
Onmyōji (陰陽師) is Yumemakura Baku's long-running Heian-era short-story series about the onmyōji Abe no Seimei and musician Minamoto no Hiromasa solving supernatural mysteries; over 7 million copies sold, adapted into manga, films, and a Netflix anime.
Oresuki (俺好き)
Oresuki (俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ) is a harem rom-com light novel by Rakuda with art by Buriki, Dengeki Bunko, 17 volumes 2016-2022, 22nd Dengeki Novel Prize Gold Award; adapted into a Shonen Jump+ manga (6 volumes) and a 12-episode 2019 CONNECT anime plus a 2020 OVA.
Post-Vulgate Cycle
The Post-Vulgate Cycle, also known as the Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal, is an Old French Arthurian prose cycle of the early thirteenth century that rewrites the Vulgate Cycle.
Renegade Immortal (仙逆)
Renegade Immortal (仙逆, Xian Ni) is Er Gen's completed xianxia web novel, serialized on Qidian 2009-2012 in 2,088 chapters, about protagonist Wang Lin defying fate to cultivate; adapted into donghua, games, manga, and film.
Saekano
Saekano (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata, 冴えない彼女の育てかた) is Fumiaki Maruto and Kurehito Misaki's 13-volume light novel series (2012, Fujimi Fantasia Bunko), adapted into two A-1 Pictures anime seasons (2015, 2017) and CloverWorks' 2019 finale film.
Scum of the Brave (勇者のクズ)
Scum of the Brave (勇者のクズ) is a Japanese action fantasy by Rocket Shokai about ether-enhanced mafia Demon Kings and drug-fueled bounty-hunter Heroes in future Tokyo; it won the first Kakuyomu contest, became a hit self-published manga, and aired as a 24-episode OLM anime in 2026.
Shangri-La Frontier
Shangri-La Frontier (シャングリラ・フロンティア) is Katarina's web novel since 2017 and Ryosuke Fuji's Weekly Shonen Magazine manga since 2020 about kusoge hunter Sunraku in a 30-million-player VR game; won 47th Kodansha Manga Award, anime by C2C since 2023, season 3 in 2027.
Shimoneta
Shimoneta (下ネタという概念が存在しない退屈な世界), also Shimoseka, is a 2012 Japanese satirical comedy light novel series by Hirotaka Akagi, adapted into a 12-episode 2015 J.C.STAFF anime about dirty-joke terrorists in a censored Japan.
Sister Princess
Sister Princess (シスター・プリンセス, SisPri) is a Japanese media-mix franchise begun in Dengeki G's Magazine in 1999 by Naoto Tenhiro and Sakurako Kimino, with twelve sisters, six games, two anime, and a founding role in the imouto-moe genre.
The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World
Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohantabi (The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World) is a Japanese isekai light novel by Yoneori, illustrated by Akane Nitou, published by Kadokawa BOOKS since 2020, with a Nana Kogami manga and a 2026 EMT Squared anime.
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (領民0人スタートの辺境領主様)
Japanese frontier-development fantasy by Fuurō; web novel from January 2018 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, book series from 2018, manga by Yumbo, and 2026 TV anime; hero Dias builds a village from an empty grassland with the oni girl Arnar.
The Greatest Estate Developer
The Greatest Estate Developer (역대급 영지 설계사) is a Korean web novel by BK_Moon and Naver Webtoon manhwa by Lee Hyunmin and Kim Hyunsoo in which civil engineering student Suho Kim wakes as the debt-ridden noble Lloyd Frontera and rebuilds his estate with engineering; 222 chapters, completed 2026.
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龍記) is Jin Yong's 1961-1963 wuxia novel serialized in Ming Pao, third of the Condor Trilogy. It follows Zhang Wuji, who becomes Ming Cult leader in late Yuan China; the Dragon Saber hides the Book of Wumu and the Heaven Sword the Nine Yin Manual.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (アルスラーン戦記)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki, アルスラーン戦記) is Yoshiki Tanaka's 1986 heroic fantasy novel series about Prince Arslan of Pars, concluded in 16 volumes in 2017, with a Hiromu Arakawa manga and 2015 anime adaptations.
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (解雇されたチート付与魔術師は気ままなセカンドライフを謳歌する)
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (追放されたチート付与魔術師は気ままなセカンドライフを謳歌する) is a Japanese fantasy series by Asa Rokushima and Gyomuyoumochi about Rein Garland, an expelled enhancement mage who recalls his enchantments; adapted as a 2026 P.A.WORKS anime.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传, also 大漠英雄传) is Jin Yong's 1957–1959 wuxia novel, first of the Condor Trilogy, following Guo Jing and Huang Rong in Song-era China; revised in the 1970s, adapted to screen at least nine times, and translated into English 2018–2021 by Anna Holmwood and co-translators.
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan (最凶の支援職【話術士】である俺は世界最強クランを従える)
Japanese fantasy light novel series, native title 最凶の支援職【話術士】である俺は世界最強クランを従える, by Jaki and illustrator fame, published by Overlap since June 2020; includes a Yamorichan manga and a 12-episode Fall 2024 anime by Felix Film and Ga-Crew.