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Noun
1. light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art styleWasei, word made in Japan, From English . Wasei (word made in Japan)
Wikipedia definition
2. Light novel"Ranobe" redirects here. For the Madagascar locality, see Berevo-Ranobe. A light novel is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting middle and high school students. The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. For short, light novels are often called ranobe or LN in the West.
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ライト・ノベル

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