LIGHT NOVEL
BOOK OF MY LIFE​

Light novels (ライトノベル) are a form of Japanese novels. “Light Novel” is from wasei-ego, a Japanese term adapted from English. “Light” in “light novel” is not light but means short, light in number of words. Light novels are often abbreviated as ranobe or rainobe (web name). Each light novel is usually no more than 40,000 – 50,000 words long, and is usually published in the form of an archive (bunkobon) and accompanied by illustrations. Light novel content is often serialized in literary journals before publication as a complete novel.