Japanese Light Novels 轻小说(日本)

1 迟 Wings That Came Too Late: A Hyouka Series Novel, Book Six 迟来的翅膀（冰菓系列之六） (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature123k WordsCompleted 0Votes188Recs2.5kFans

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A choir festival is about to be held in Kamiyama City, but Airu Chitanda, who was in charge of solo singing before the performance, is missing. Houtaro Oreki found clues from Airi's state before the summer vacation, the investigation and testimony of Mayaka Ihara and Satoshi Fukube, the competition songs, and someone's lies, and went to find Airi alone. Where is Airu, and what are her real thoughts?

2 两 A Rough Estimate of the Distance Between Two People (Hyouka Series, Vol. 5) 两人距离的概算（冰菓系列之五） (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature88k WordsCompleted 0Votes169Recs2.4kFans

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Spring has arrived, Houtaro and others have entered the second year of high school. At the same time, the "Ancient Book Research Club" where they are located also welcomes a new student who joins temporarily-Ohinata Tomoko. Ohinata Tomoko quickly became familiar with Chitanda Eru and the others, but one day, she left an incomprehensible word and told them that she would not join the club. The reason seemed to be the conversation between her and Chitanda in the activity room, but Houtarou disagreed. With her character, it is impossible for her to harm others. During the marathon race held on the day of the deadline for joining the company, Houtarou speculated on the truth behind Ohinata's change of heart while running!

3 绕 The Long Way Around: A Hyouka Series Novel, Book Four 绕远路的雏人偶（冰菓系列之四） (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature138k WordsCompleted 0Votes29Recs66Fans

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Oreki Houtaro participated in the local traditional festival "Hina Doll Festival" at the request of Chitanda Eru, a member of the Ancient Books Research Society. The content of this festival is that "living dolls" wearing twelve singles parade in the street, but this year due to a communication error, it is unclear whether it can be held. In the end, thanks to Chitanda's idea, the festival was successfully held. However, she was curious about the "mistake" and decided to work with Houtarou to deduce the truth.

4 库 Kudryavka's Order: A Hyouka Series Novel, Book Three 库特利亚芙卡的排序（冰菓系列之三） (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature140k WordsCompleted 0Votes34Recs44Fans

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The much-anticipated cultural festival has begun, but the ancient book research club to which Oreki Houtaro belongs once again ran into trouble - accidentally, they printed too many copies of the club's anthology "Hyokka". Just when the members were having a headache, a series of thefts suddenly occurred in the school. There are all kinds of things stolen, including Go pieces, tarot cards, and even water guns - then, let's solve this "case" in one fell swoop and let the reputation of the Ancient Book Research Society skyrocket! Our goal is to sell out the anthology! Oreki Houtaro was once again pushed to the stage by his friends who were in high spirits and began to challenge this puzzle...

5 愚 The Fool's Epilogue: A Hyouka Series Novel, Book Two 愚者的片尾（冰菓系列之二） (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature85k WordsCompleted 0Votes60Recs42Fans

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"I'm curious." Chitanda Eru muttered softly after watching the class-produced independent film to be shown at the cultural festival. At the end of that movie, a victim died in a locked ruins room. Who was the murderer? What was the modus operandi? The movie ends without any explanation at all. Chitanda, who was concerned about the follow-up, began to explore the ending together with her partner Oreki Houtaro and others.

6 冰 Hyouka 冰菓 (Japan) Hifumi Yonezawa(日)米泽穂信Youth Literature77k WordsCompleted 0Votes10.6kRecs3.4kFans

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The classroom turned into a secret room without anyone noticing, the books were borrowed every week, and the boy insisted that the anthology that should exist did not exist. And hidden in the anthology called "Hyouka" is the truth from 33 years ago - the "energy-saving" young man Oreki Houtaro, who tried not to get involved with anything, had no choice but to join the ancient book research club for many reasons. Later, entrusted by members of the same club, he successively solved the incredible mysteries hidden in daily life.

7 你 Your Name. Another Side: Earthbound 你的名字。Another Side：Earthbound (Japan) Makoto Shinkai, Arata Kanoh(日)新海诚 加纳新太Youth Literature75k WordsCompleted 0Votes10kRecs3kFans

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Taki, a male high school student living in Tokyo, dreamed that he had swapped bodies with a female high school student in a remote mountain town. Although he was not used to this strange female body at first and felt overwhelmed by life in the countryside, as time went by, he gradually adapted to it all. Taki couldn't help but want to know more about the owner of this body, "Mitsuha", but people around Mitsuha also had doubts about her being a little different from usual...

8 言 The Garden of Words 言叶之庭 (Japan) Makoto Shinkai(日)新海诚Youth Literature105k WordsCompleted 0Votes10.2kRecs3.2kFans

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The adapted novel of the animated film "The Garden of Words" written by Japan's "genius" animation director Makoto Shinkai, uses text to make up for the various regrets that the 45-minute film version cannot present. Takao, a high school student who aims to become a shoemaker, likes to sneak to the Japanese garden in the park on rainy mornings to sketch shoe designs. One day, he met a mysterious woman who was older than him - Xueye. At first, Takao was a little distanced by Yukino's unconventional behavior in formal workplace attire, but on subsequent rainy days, the two always met in the courtyard by chance. After several conversations, the beautiful and mysterious Yukino and the young and strong Takao gradually opened their hearts, sharing their troubles and ideals with each other, and the two young hearts gradually got closer. However, at this time, Takao discovered that Yukino was actually a classical literature teacher who had caused an uproar in his school and had to resign. Xueye, who was under pressure, was confused by this setback and didn't even know how to continue his life... Young Takao didn't want to see Xueye continue to be depressed, so he expressed his feelings and customized the first pair of women's shoes for her, hoping that Xueye would be able to walk on bravely. Encouraged, Xueye regained her confidence and made up her mind to return to her hometown to coach again... Is this the reason why the two separated? Please enter the novel world of "The Garden of Words" and further experience the "lonely and sad love" world constructed by Makoto Shinkai.

9 三 Three Days of Happiness 三日间的幸福 (Japan) Saki Misaki(日)三秋缒Youth Literature92k WordsCompleted 0Votes368Recs4.2kFans

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It seems that nothing good will happen to me in my future life. Therefore, the rest of my life is "valued" at 10,000 yen per year. I was very pessimistic about my future, so I simply sold out most of my remaining life, thinking that at least I could live a happier life for the rest of my life. Who knows that no matter what I do, it always backfires. Just as I was struggling in vain over and over again, "Monitor" Miyagi appeared in front of me. Unfortunately, when I finally realized that living for Miyagi was the happiest thing, I only had less than two months left to live.