While light novels aren’t as popular as manga or anime, they have certainly come a long way, withmany light novel anime adaptations becoming incredibly popular, such asMushoku Tenseior theMonogatariseries. Anime adaptations like these have single-handedly raised the profile of light novels as a whole, and many of them are worth reading for anime and manga fans.
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Naturally, light novels cover as wide a berth of genres as manga do, so there are plenty of romance stories to go around for fans of that genre. Harem series are also just as big in light novels as they are in anime and manga, so here are the best harem light novels that are already completed.
9Oreshura
Eita Kido’s parents divorced at an early age and left him to pursue new lovers, causing him to become incredibly anti-romance. Unfortunately, he catches the attention of the school’s No. 1 beauty, Masuzu Natsukawa, who wants to use Eita as a fake boyfriend so she can stop dealing with constant confessions.
Oreshurais aclassic fake romance storythat quickly balloons into rom-com shenanigans, especially once Eita’s childhood friend gets involved. Fans of quirky characters and personalities will surely get a kick out of this story.
8The “Hentai” Prince And The Stony Cat
Yoto Yokodera is a pervert of the highest order, but for whatever reason he can never truly say what is on his mind. He soon learns of the Stony Cat, a statue that grants wishes in exchange for an offering. Yoto manages to lose his ability to lie easily but finds that his life has not changed the way he wants it to be.
The “Hentai” Prince and the Stony Catis a romantic comedy series that takes a slight supernatural lean. While the series does not immediately focus on romance, the potential for it is already there quite early on.
7Psycome
When he is falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, Kyosuke Kamiya finds himself transferred to a school created to hold juvenile convicts. Though Kyosuke just wants to get out of this school alive, when he is approached by the beautiful Renko Hikawa, his life gets much more hectic.
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Psycomeis a dark romantic comedy where many of the female heroines are sadistic and violent. While fainthearted readers might not appreciate the darker parts of this series,it certainly stands out from other romantic comedies.
6Lord Marksman And Vanadis
Brunish count Tigremund “Tigre” Vorn is defeated in battle by one of the Zchted war maidens, Eleonora “Elen” Viltaria, and taken prisoner. However, he is treated well by Elen and recruited into her personal army. Tigre soon finds himself embroiled in battles involving the seven legendary war maidens of Zchted.
Lord Marksman and Vanadisis a fantasy action serieswhere magic and supernatural powers are commonplace. While the romance elements in this story certainly take a backseat to the action, fans of harem romance will still get their fill from this series.
5The Testament Of Sister New Devil
Basara Tojo’s life suddenly gets flipped around when his father gets re-married and brings him two new stepsisters in Maria and Mio. However, things are not as they seem: Mio and Maria are part of a Demon clan, while Basara is part of a Hero clan!
The Testament of Sister New Devilis a supernatural action series with a side of ecchi and romantic comedy hijinks. Fans of action stories and romance stories will certainly find this particular series quite interesting.
4The Asterisk War
In a world ruled by megacorporations and filled with superpowered humans called Genestella, the city of Rikka, also known as Asterisk, holds six schools that each feature various students fighting in events called Festa. While searching for his missing sister Haruka, Ayato Amagiri arrives at Seidoukan only to get enrolled in the school himself!
The Asterisk War is an action series filled with flashy superpowers and beautiful women. While romance isn’t the main focus of the series, there is certainly plenty to be found in this story.
3Haganai
Kodaka Hasegawa has trouble making friends due to his naturally blond hair and fierce face that makes him look like a delinquent. One day, he has an encounter with the equally friendless Yozora Mikazuki, and the two realize their shared lack of social skills. to get out of this funk and make real friends, the two form a Neighbors' Club where people can come to make friends.
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Haganaiisa classic romantic comedy harem seriesas the Neighbors' Club quickly fills up with female characters that all have varying levels of romantic affection for Kodaka. Fans of romantic comedies full of quirky characters are sure to love this series.
2Date A Live
For the last 30 years, the world has been suffering from reoccurring spatial quakes, which cause various amounts of damage and casualties around the world. Shido Itsuka is a seemingly normal high school boy who has a unique power: he can quell the Spirits that cause these quakes,but only by making them fall in love with him and kissing them.
Date A Liveis a popular science fiction romance series that has its own long-running anime adaptation. Fans of sci-fi action and supernatural beings will enjoy this series even if they aren’t all that interested in the romance.
1Saekano
Tomoya Aki, an otaku, is inspired by an encounter with a beautiful girl to create a visual novel with her as the heroine. To his surprise, he finds out that the girl he met was actually his classmate Megumi Kato, but he never noticed her due to her lack of presence. With his fellow classmates working with him on the art, Tomoya hopes to create a great visual novel with Megumi.
Saekanois a romantic comedy with a focus on otaku and video game culture. Watching the characters develop as the story comes along is just as fun as watching their romance grow.
