What is Light novel?
A {{nihongo|'''light novel'''|ライトノベル|raito noberu}} is a type of Japanese [[novel]]. It is mainly intended for [[Young-adult fiction|young adults]] to read.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/ir/annual/2012/annual_2012.pdf | title = The Platform to Produce Innovative Content - Kadokawa Annual Report 2012 | format = PDF | page = 11 | access-date = 2016-07-01 | archive-date = 2013-07-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130717074857/http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/ir/annual/2012/annual_2012.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/21469.html|title=ICv2 Interview--Part 2|publisher=ICv2|date=9 November 2011|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> They are sometimes adapted into [[manga]] and [[anime]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{japan-stub}} [[Category:Light novels| ]]