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light novel

Japanese novella-type storytelling in conjunction with illustrations, geared toward young adults
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Summary

light novel is a literary form[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of literary form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: novel[3]
  • Commons category: Light novels[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Light novels[5]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Light novels[6]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox animanga/Light novel[7]
  • Native label: ライトノベル[8], ラノベ[9]
  • Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/LightNovel[10]
  • Different from: visual novel[11], manga[12]
  • Practiced by: light novelist[13]

Why It Matters

light novel has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! The Sneaker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → visual novel, manga
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: pop novel"
  2. 16w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:Light novels
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox animanga/Light novel
    Practiced by → light novelist
    Different from → visual novel, manga
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: young adult literature"
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