The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• Vol: 2
• 2019

Fukuyose Mahiru is former Office Lady who was transported into another world and now sells bentos. She came to know that the reason for her summoning was because “a certain lazy genius magician wanted to eat some unusual bento”. While searching for the culprit, she realized that she held an abnormal magic…?

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2013 - 2014

From good morning to good night, working like a horse, aiming for the betterment of Japan’s tomorrow… that is the duty of a civil servant (Koh-Boku), a public official of Kasumigaseki. One such Koh-Boku, Kyuu-san, has Kashiwagi by his side, a super-elite who is a dozen years his junior. Even though he thinks that he really should push his junior to stand on his own, he couldn’t bear to be parted from the pleasure of working passionately every day with Kashiwagi… but a cozy relationship that could turn romantic…?!

• Vol: 8+
• 2017 - ?

Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a “Saint” who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all…as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn’t come back to haunt her.

• Vol: 2
• 2018 - 2020

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 2010

Includes the following chapters:

• 1. Necktie and Praying Mantis
• 2. Firework of Daisies
• 3. A Normal Life
• 4. Those Who Sin Against Us
• 5. To Buy a Ring

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2019 - 2020

Yoshinari is a handsome and capable salaryman who is really popular with women and Makabe is his senior who isn't well liked despite being someone who is great at taking care of others. These two are famous in the company as the duo with the huge gap in capabilities. One day, Yoshinari condescendingly provoked Makabe saying, "I will confess to the person I like, but only if you manage to get married."...

• Vol: 6
• 2017 - 2020

• Vol: 2
• 2018 - 2019

A hero with a production skill?? Akina Shoji, a salary slave, had a dream to open his own business. However, when he almost made his dream come true, he was summoned into another world with a “Cultivation” skill…

• Vol: 2+
• 2021 - ?

I'm Miko, a young woman who was summoned to another world as an experiment. Having been granted the ability to communicate with magical beasts, I was given the duty of expelling the ultimate human-hating dragon (which is the final boss) from the forest... Wait, that's completely absurd! But in order to get the cold-hearted dragon to open up to me, I try to get along with the beast by being friendly and talking with him -- only to have him say "your voice really soothes me for some reason, Miko" and have him become more and more overprotective of me...?!

• Vol: 14+
• 2012 - ?

Yamai Zenjirou is your everyday office worker in modern Japan. One morning, he suddenly finds himself summoned to a tropical world where dinosaurs roam the land. He is told that this is the kingdom of Capua and the person who summoned him - its monarch, Queen Aura - wants him to marry her and leave his old life behind for a life of carefree extravagance as her prince consort. The reasons for her offer are many and varied, but she needs an heir, and she wants him to be the one to provide it! If he accepts, he’ll never have to work again, lazing around in luxury with no worries other than securing the kingdom its next monarch.