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    • TerrenceT
      Terrence Premium Member @Rahul Balaggan
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      @Rahul-Balaggan said in What are your Top Light Novels:

      1. The Isolator

      I was disappointed that Justus R Stone, our resident Light Novel YouTube reviewer, didn't really take to these. Different strokes for different folks, though with Baccano I think he admitted reading Durarara before it kind of ruined Baccano for him as it followed similar patterns.

      With The Isolator, he gave up after V1 but has heard good things from others. His dourness on V1 made me want to reassess my opinion since I thought it was decent (multiple perspectives, gory real world action not Isekai, Parasyte inspired).

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      • Rahul BalagganR
        Rahul Balaggan Staff @Terrence
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        @Terrence Re: The Isolator I will be one of the people who say it gets better with more volumes.

        Volumes 2 and 3 had a lot more depth and certainly added darker tones to the overall story.

        I will say this out of all 3 volumes currently available in english (I am not sure if Volume 4 has been released in Japan or is even scheduled at this point, I asked Yenpress and received no response) volume 3 was my favorite volume...

        And before anyone who read volume 3 asks

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        • erictbarE
          erictbar Premium Member
          last edited by erictbar

          1. Time of Eve: Another Act
          2. The Faraway Paladin
          3. Is it Wrong to Pickup Girls in a Dungeon (Vol. 6 especially)
          4. The Devil is a Part-Timer
          5. The Isolator

          Also would consider adding Arifureta after completing at least 1 volume.

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          • L
            linksbrawler Member
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            1. The Faraway Paladin
            2. Grimgar
            3. Goblin Slayer
            4. Realist Hero
            5. Big Sis

            Big Sis dropped after volume 3. And I'm also considering adding Arifureta to #1 after completing volume 1. I'm a huge fan of darker plots, so I'm quite attached to Arifureta.

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            • J
              Jaquobus Premium Member
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              1. Grimgar
              2. Another
              3. Book Girl
              4. Faraway Paladin/Spice & Wolf
              1. Big Sister

              I've only read the first 3 main volumes of Book Girl, so that one could still move in either direction.

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              • sparhawk6S
                sparhawk6 Premium Member
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                hmm I can´t actually make a list like this, because I like too many LN.
                But one of the best for me are : Black Bullet, Arifureta, Shinmai Maou no Testament, Highschool DxD, Mahouka, Is Wrong to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon, Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou, Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan, Akashic Record of Bastard Magical Instructor, Eromanga-Sensei,Goblin Slayer, Death March, Rising of the Shield Hero, Re:Zero, Monogatari Serjies, No game no life, Strike the blood, Konosuba, Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaa-san wa Suki desu ka? and many other haha

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                • BryanB
                  Bryan Premium Member
                  last edited by Bryan

                  No particular order:
                  Over Lord
                  Grimgar
                  Mushoku Tensei
                  Goblin Slayer

                  Would be my top 4

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                  • SiphonarioS
                    Siphonario @Bryan
                    last edited by

                    @Bryan Pretty much mine too. I would add Danmachi and Faraway Paladin though.

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                      Rootbeermaster Premium Member
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                      1. No Game No Life
                      2. My Big Sister Lives In a Fantasy World
                      3. Invaders of the Rokujyōma
                      4. My Favorite Song - Silver Siren
                      5. Strike the Blood
                      6. Arifureta
                      7. Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon?
                      8. Log Horizon
                      9. Asterisk War
                      10. Index
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                      • TerrenceT
                        Terrence Premium Member @Rootbeermaster
                        last edited by Terrence

                        @rootbeermaster said in What are your Top Light Novels:

                        1. My Favorite Song - Silver Siren

                        I just picked this and The Violet Knight up on that Cross Infinite World sale. Be a bit before I get to it though. =)

                        In terms of my interests, I didn't enjoy Paying to Win volume 3 as much and the formula + lack of any sort of interesting setting / world building in the VRMMO is holding it back for me. So that'd fall down on my personal list.

                        I'm in the middle of SisKan V3 (hopefully my tabs stay open with that one since I know it expired). I kind of like how they introduced this new character. They betrayed some of my expectations... well, initially. So that series is going up on my rankings.

                        Rokka: Braves is good, though with the light bit of info I gleaned from some posts, I hope it doesn't affect my read. I know basically nothing beyond volume 1.

                        Baccano V4 up next for me after Sound! Euphonium. I feel bad, but I'm way behind on Part-Timer. It's just one of those series I know will be there waiting for me to jump back in whenever I like.

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                        • myskarosM
                          myskaros Staff
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                          1. Accel World
                          2. Overlord
                          3. DanMachi
                          4. Spice & Wolf
                          5. Goblin Slayer

                          Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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                          • Eternal WandererE
                            Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
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                            Utsoro No Haku to Zero No Maria

                            A Certain Magical Index

                            Invaders of the Rokujyōma

                            Spice and Wolf

                            The Devil is a Part Timer

                            i it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon

                            My Big Sister Lives in a Fatnasy World

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                            • CynigamiC
                              Cynigami
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                              Utsuro no Hako To Zero no Maria

                              Mushoku Tensei

                              OREGAIRU

                              Gekkou

                              Faraway Paladin

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                                Hyferzftw
                                last edited by Hyferzftw

                                1.Overlord
                                2.Grimgar
                                3.Realist Hero
                                4.Faraway Paladin
                                5.The New Gate
                                6._*Is It Wrong To Pick Up girls in a Dungeon
                                7.Classroom of The Elite (to long in Japanese 😅)
                                8.Heavy Object
                                9.Infinite Dendrogram (I'm think it will go up to my top 5 soon)
                                10.Spice & Wolf

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                                • TerrenceT
                                  Terrence Premium Member @Hyferzftw
                                  last edited by

                                  @hyferzftw said in What are your Top Light Novels:

                                  7.Classroom of The Elite (to long in Japanese 😅)

                                  I really hope someone picks this up in English soon. xC

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                                  • ImIlyazI
                                    ImIlyaz
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                                    This'll be hard. In no particular order

                                    1. Grimgar

                                    2. Oregiaru

                                    3. biblia antiquarian bookshop

                                    4. Mondaiji-Tachi

                                    5. Hyouka? (Not a Light novel)

                                    Bluesteel might join this list, but I've only read 1 Vol so far

                                    "I drowned a fish, killed a dead tree and made medicine sick"

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                                    • saskirS
                                      saskir Premium Member
                                      last edited by saskir

                                      Lets see

                                      1. Overlord
                                      2. In a different World with my Smartphone (was why I subscriped to J-Novel Club)
                                      3. Death March
                                      4. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (some times you just need a nice Slice of Life Novel)
                                      5. Cook of the Mercenary Corp
                                      6. Kara no Kyoukai (why oh why is there only one chapter released in english -atleast officially-)
                                      7. Lottery Grand Prize (yep it is a typical Harem Story with an OP MC. But an Badass MC)
                                      8. Summoned Slaughterer

                                      Oh yeah this list doesn't mean that I am more inclined to Isekai novel although many are transportet to another world novel

                                      There are others I enjoy to read (Baccano, Index, Irregular at Magic High School and so on)but those are the once I rerread regularly. Also I am sure that Youjo Senki will join this list shortly. But let's wait till it gets released.

                                      Also there are some which do not fit the LN criteria like Gourmet of another World

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                                      • NeoAnkaraN
                                        NeoAnkara @Terrence
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                                        @terrence There are fan-translation for this though and it's also the same translator for Gamers!.

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                                          Hyferzftw @Terrence
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                                          @terrence I remember just reading the description of the LN got me hooked. Now that the anime is out I hope someone starts translating it again.

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                                          • zchronosZ
                                            zchronos
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                                            Hi all!
                                            I am relatively new reading LN.

                                            No particular order:

                                            • Campione!
                                            • Oda Nobuna no Yabou
                                            • Rokujouma no Shinryakusha
                                            • Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan
                                            • High School DxD
                                            • Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
                                            • A Certain Magical Index
                                            • Overlord
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