Light novel

"Ranobe" redirects here. For the Madagascar locality, see Berevo-Ranobe.
For the science fiction novel, see Light (novel).
Not to be confused with Visual novel or Graphic novel.

A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting teens to twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging but it generally refers to a story accompanied with manga-style illustrations, often in black and white.

The abbreviation of "raito noberu" is ranobe (ラノベ) or, in English, LN.

The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the bunkobon format (A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm [4.1 in × 5.8 in]). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installments being published in three-to-nine-month intervals.

Light novels are often adapted into manga and anime. Whilst most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first serialized monthly in anthology magazines or via the internet as web novels before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published.

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