5 Yuri Light Novel of All Time to Get You in the Mood

5 Best Yuri Light Novel Everyone Should Read 

If you like to reading love stories between girls, then you’re well catered to these days. The real struggle for people that enjoy light novels, however, it can sometimes be tricky to know where to start exploring. Never fear, though, because I am here with five top recommendations for you!

Part 1. What is Yuri Light Novel?

Yuri is a Japanese jargon term for content and a genre involving love between women in manga, anime, and related Japanese media. Yuri can focus either on the sexual, spiritual, or emotional aspects of the relationship. In Japan, a light novel is a novella-type story printed in conjunction with illustrations. The novels are mostly geared towards young adult readers of both sexes though females gravitate towards the medium most often. As the name suggests, a light novel is just that; The story itself is rarely more than 50,000 words and is divided up by a slew of stunning illustrations. Check out our list of “5 Most Famous Yuri Light Novels” below:

Part 2. 5 Most Famous Yuri Light Novel

1. Sexiled – My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress

After being kicked out of her adventuring party by a sexist man, mage adventurer Tanya Artemiciov is ready to go on a rampage. So what's a girl to do? Go to the wasteland and blow stuff up of course!  However, she accidentally frees a mythical sorceress named LaplaceLaplace wants to start a party of her own, Tanya wants revenge, and the solution is obvious: team up. It's time to kick ass, kiss girls, and dismantle the patriarchy. Most people know the anime adaptation already, but the yuri light novels are leaps and bounds better.

2. Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword

Flum never wanted to be a hero. She has zero stats and a power she can’t use. But she has defeated a werewolf and become an adventurer. Now she needs to rescues a merchant from some hoodlums, and deals with a violent nun from the Church of Origin, and defeats all the monsters she encounters, and finds the rare and illegal medicinal herb the merchant needs, and…confronts a horrible beast with a swirling vortex where its face should be! She needs to begin the task of getting her life back to normal.

3. I’m in Love With The Villainess

In this critically acclaimed romantic comedy, a reincarnated gamer pursues her villainous lady love at a fantasy girl's academy!Office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the main character from her favorite otome game, Revolution. It’s the perfect opportunity to do what she’s always wanted—seduce the villainess! In her previous life, Rei had no interest in the princes the game had to offer. Instead of romancing any of the make characters, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead.

4. Adachi and Shimamura

The yuri light novels about a sweet romance between high school girls--Also has a really quite good anime adaptation, the light novel is just more. Adachi is skipping class when she first meets fellow truant Shimamura in the gym loft, and just like that, a friendship is born. However, when they think of each other as friends, it feels like that is not the right word for it. What are these strange feelings she has when she thinks of Shimamura? And is it possible Shimamura feels the same way?

 

5. Otherside Picnic: Their Strange Exploration Files (Light Novel)

Kamikoshi's first encounter with Toriko Nishina was on the Otherside, after seeing something otherwordly and nearly dying. It is then that she meets Toriko who is exploring the Otherside to find someone special to her. Toriko and Sorawo set foot into this abnormal world for research, for profit--and to find a missing person that is near and dear to someone's heart. It has an anime adaptation, but the light novel is much better and actually has shoujo ai in it. 

Part 3. An Amazing Novel App to Make Your Books Everywhere

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Conclusion

The real struggle for people that enjoy light novels is not that there isn’t many yuri light novels, but that there is not a lot that have been translated. Light novels, of any genre, are not quite so popular yet like manga so not a lot of translators give them the time of day. Luckily, NovelCat have caught on to the demand and have begun to expand their catalogs. From the typical “slice of life” school setting to fantasy and adventure romances, there is something for everyone. Check out it and enjoy your time!