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Sword Art Online
Japanese light novel series
Haruhi Suzumiya
Japanese light novel series
Violet Evergarden
Japanese light novel series

Toradora!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Yasu. ASCII Media Works released ten volumes between March 2006 and March 2009 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series titled Toradora Spin-off! were later published. The main series follows Ryūji Takasu and Taiga Aisaka, two social outcasts who gradually fall in love while trying to help each other get with their crushes. The title Toradora! is derived from the names of the two main characters.

Ocean Waves
1993 anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki

KonoSuba
often referred to simply as KonoSuba, is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The series follows Kazuma Satou, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archmage, and a crusader.
Full Metal Panic!
Japanese light novel series
Shakugan no Shana
Japanese light novel series
High School DxD
Japanese light novel series

Slayers
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in Dragon Magazine since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits.
Durarara!!
, shortened to DRRR!! in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. Durarara!! tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called the Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. The series ran for thirteen volumes, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A sequel series, titled Durarara!! SH set two years after the events of the original series, started in 2014.
Date A Live
Japanese light novel series
A Certain Magical Index
Japanese light novel series
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected
Japanese light novel series
Eromanga Sensei
Japanese light novel series by Tsukasa Fushimi

Baccano!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohibition era. Its characters includes alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi and Camorristi, who are, at first, unconnected to one another. After an immortality elixir is recreated in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to cross paths, setting off events that spiral further and further out of control.
The Irregular at Magic High School
Japanese light novel series
Free!
Free! is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, , written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. The first season titled, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club for international distribution, aired in Japan in 2013; and the second season titled, Free! - Eternal Summer, aired in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled, Free! - Dive to the Future, aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while seaso
Kino's Journey
Japanese light novel series
The Familiar of Zero
Japanese light novel series

Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
short for is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Fushimi, with illustrations provided by Hiro Kanzaki. The story depicts high school student Kyosuke Kosaka who discovers that his standoffish younger sister Kirino is actually an otaku with an extensive collection of moe anime and younger sister–themed eroge she has been collecting in secret. Kyosuke quickly becomes Kirino's confidant for her secret hobby.
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
Japanese light novel series
Beyond the Boundary
Japanese light novel series
Baka and Test
Japanese light novel series
Maria-sama ga Miteru
Japanese light novel series
Strawberry Panic!
Japanese media franchise
The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
Japanese light novel
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
Japanese light novel series
Gate
Japanese novel series
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Japanese light novel series
Amagi Brilliant Park
Japanese light novel series
Kokoro Connect
Japanese light novel series
Restaurant to Another World
Japanese light novel series
Rokka no Yūsha
Japanese light novel series
Is This a Zombie?
Japanese light novel series
Golden Time
Japanese light novel series
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Japanese light novel series
Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
Japanese light novel series
Kanokon
is a Japanese light novel series by Katsumi Nishino, with illustrations by Koin. The first novel was released by Media Factory on October 31, 2005, under its MF Bunko J imprint, and it published 15 volumes until December 24, 2010. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rin Yamaki was serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between the August 2006 and August 2010 issues. A drama CD was produced by Media Factory and released on March 28, 2007. A twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by Xebec aired in Japan between April and June 2008 on AT-X, and has been licensed b
Oresuki
, short for , is a Japanese harem–romantic comedy light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. ASCII Media Works published seventeen volumes from February 2016 to January 2022 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
Japanese light novel series
Heaven's Memo Pad
Japanese light novel series
Black Bullet
Japanese light novel series
Tsurune
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano, with illustrations by Chinatsu Morimoto. The first novel won a Special Judge Award in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2016, and was published by the studio in December of that year.
Oreshura
, short for , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūji Yūji, with illustrations provided by Llo. SoftBank Creative published eighteen main novels and one extra from February 2011 to February 2022. There have been four manga adaptations and an anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired from January to March 2013.
Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?
Japanese light novel series
Noucome
, short for , is a Japanese light novel series written by Takeru Kasukabe, with illustrations by Yukiwo. Kadokawa Shoten published 12 volumes between February 2012 and February 2016. A manga adaptation by Sayaka Itsuki was serialized in Enterbrain's Famitsu Comic Clear. A ten-episode anime television series adaptation, directed by Takayuki Inagaki and produced by Diomedéa, aired between October and December 2013.
Inukami!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Mamizu Arisawa, with illustrations by Kanna Wakatsuki. The series originally started serialization in volume seventeen of ASCII Media Works' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on April 18, 2002. Four more chapters were published until the first bound novel of the series was released, though more chapters were later serialized in the magazine. Fourteen main novels, plus two additional bonus novels with illustrations by Mari Matsuzawa, were published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko label between January 10, 2003, and December 10
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Japanese light novel series
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
Japanese light novel series
Outbreak Company
Japanese light novel series
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?
Japanese light novel series
Grimoire of Zero
Japanese light novel series
The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Japanese light novel series
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
Japanese light novel series
Oniichan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Gekka Urū. The series is published by Media Factory since December 2010 and ended on January 25, 2019, with a total of 12 volumes released. There are two manga adaptation series, both were serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine. It follows two siblings after the passing of their parents who were forced to live with separate families for six years and have finally reunited and started to live together.
Kamisama Kazoku
Japanese light novel series
Ro-Kyu-Bu!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama and illustrated by Tinkle. ASCII Media Works published 15 novels between February 2009 to July 2015. The series follows a high school freshman Subaru Hasegawa who becomes the coach of a grade school's girls' basketball team after his own basketball club is disbanded for a year due to a scandal. Three manga adaptations and three PlayStation Portable visual novel games were produced. A 12-episode anime television series, animated by Project No.9 and Studio Blanc, aired between July and September 2011. A 12-episode second season titled Ro-Ky

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
Japanese light novel series
Hyakka Ryōran
Japanese light novel series