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light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

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manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

magazine aimed at young men, first published in 1988. Since March 19, 2008 the magazine has been published every other month.It will cease publication with its May 2025 issue. The light novel magazine ''Fantasia Battle Royal'' was a special edition of ''Dragon Magazine''.

Serialized works

Many popular light novels which were later animated were originally serialized in it. The magazine also features one or two manga series at a time. Former serialized works also include: *''

Black Blood Brothers ''Black Blood Brothers'', also known as ''BBB'', is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa ...

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Chaika - The Coffin Princess is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki and illustrated by Namaniku ATK. Twelve volumes of the series have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It has been adapted into three manga se ...

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Chrono Crusade , originally known in Japan (due to a typo) as ''Chrno Crusade'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Comic Dragon'' from 1998 to 2003 and later in ''Monthly Dr ...

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Detatoko Princess is a Japanese manga written by Hitoshi Okuda and serialised in '' Dragon Magazine'' from 1994 to 1999. The individual chapters were published in six '' bound volumes'' by Fujimi Shobo. The manga was adapted into a 3-episode original video ani ...

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Dragon Half is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's '' Dragon Magazine'' from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adap ...

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High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a lascivious high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by h ...

'' *'' Hyper Police'' *'' I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job'' *''

Kaze no Stigma is a Japanese light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. After the death of Yamato on July 20, 2009, the story remains incomplete at twelve volumes. A 24-episode anime adaptation directed by Junichi Saka ...

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Patlabor , also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori ...

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Saber Marionette is a Japanese series created by Satoru Akahori featuring android girls. It has been produced in the form of anime, manga, and light novels. In January 1995, a twelve-episode audio drama series called ''SM Girls Saber Marionette R'' aired ...

'' *'' Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School'' *''

Scrapped Princess is a Japanese light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Yukinobu Azumi, also known as the popular adult dōjin artist Nakayohi Mogudan. In 2003, it was adapted into an anime series produced by Bones. ''Scrapped Princess'' is ...

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Slayers is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in ''Dragon Magazine (Fujimi Shobo), Dragon Magazine'' since 1989, before being published into indi ...

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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshinobu Akita. It was adapted into manga, two anime television series and a Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, video game. As of December 2019, the novels had over 14 million copies in ...

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Sword World RPG is a Japanese tabletop role-playing game created by Group SNE. 10 million copies of the related books including rulebooks, novels and Tabletop role-playing games in Japan#Replays, replays have been sold. The game was first published in 1989; the ...

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The Ambition of Oda Nobuna is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks has ...

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The Weathering Continent is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata. ''The Weathering Continent'' centers on three travelers – the delicately beautiful sorcerer Tieh, the burly and reticent warrior Bois, an ...

References

External links

Official website
1988 establishments in Japan Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan Fujimi Shobo Light novel magazines Magazines established in 1988 Magazines published in Tokyo {{Anime-mag-stub