Kurenai (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• Vol: 17
• 2009 - 2014

In a world where Japan's security rests in the hands of super-powered samurai and their masters called "generals", Muneakira Yagyuu, the official swordsmanship tutor to the family of the shogun, arrives at Buou Academy in order to serve as head of the school's dojo. However, while he hopes this will be a routine assignment at an all-girl's school, everything changes when a strange girl falls from the sky with a power of a Master Samurai and no memory...

• Vol: 27; Ch: 236
• 2012 - 2018

Since the Edo periods of Japan, gladiator arenas exist in certain areas. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat where winner takes all. Tokita Ohma, nicknamed "Ashura", joins these arenas and devastates his opponents. His spectacular ability to crush his enemies catches the attention of the big business owners, including the Nogi Group chairman, Nogi Hideki.

• Vol: 14
• 1990 - 1992

In the 21st century, an earthquake devastated Japan, destroying Tokyo and leaving its people homeless and lawless. In the present, the ruins of Tokyo are a haven for thugs and street gangs, the most powerful of which is the ruthless Koryukai gang. Takateru Suga is visiting Tokyo on a mission: to find his sister Kiyomi, but things heat up once he discovers she's been kidnapped by the Koryukai themselves! With the help of a transvestite, colonel-turned-monk and a lot of firepower, Takateru must help defeat the Koryukai and save the city, or lose everything he holds dear!

• Vol: 29
• 1982 - 2006

Yajima Junko (Yaji-san) and Shinokita Reiko (Kita-san), are two lively high-school girls. They are both very beautiful and very good at fighting with various styles and techniques. They also have a strong sense of justice, and can't stop themselves from helping weak people in need. They are always transferring from one school to another - because every new school they join turns out to be riddled with bad guys (violent gangs, sadistic teachers) and, well, it's always the same thing: by the time they have finished "cleaning up" the place, they have caused so much trouble and angered so many big honchos that they have to leave or be expelled.

• Vol: 6; Ch: 18
• 2011 - 2014

Izumiko Suzuhara is a 15-year old girl who has been raised at Tamakura Shrine, part of the Kumano Shrines World Heritage Site. She has a strange affliction where she destroys any electrical device that she comes into contact with. Despite being shy, she wants to try living in the city. Her guardian Yukimasa Sagara recommends that she enroll at Hojo High School in Tokyo, accompanied by his son and Izumiko’s childhood friend Miyuki Sagara. While in Tokyo, an entity named “Himegami” appears. Izumiko learns that she is a yorishiro, a vessel for a shinto spirit known as a kami, while Miyuki learns that he is a yamabushi, a warrior tasked with protecting her.

• Vol: 4
• 2019 - 2021

• Vol: 13+
• 2014 - ?

Bunny girls do not live in libraries. This is simply common sense. And yet, that's exactly where Sakuta runs into one in the wild. More bewildering is who the bunny girl is: Mai Sakurajima, an older student who attends the same school and is a well-known actress currently on break from industry work. Wanting to find out more about the mystery surrounding Mai and maybe get a little closer to her in the process, Sakuta launches an investigation to figure out what's causing this bunny girl to be invisible and unnoticed by everyone around them.

• Vol: 43; Ch: 481
• 1985 - 1996

Kansai Fifth Technical High School is famous all over Osaka for its thugs. Here the weaklings get beaten into virtual slavery. In order to change his weak self, Matsushita joins the karate club...?!

• Vol: 13; Ch: 89
• 2004 - 2014

The Ikebukuro district in Tokyo is full of interesting people. A boy longing for the extraordinary. A hotheaded punk. An airheaded pseudo-stalker. An information broker who works for kicks. An underground doctor who specializes in truly desperate patients. A high school student infatuated with a monster. And a headless rider on a pitch-black motorcycle. Their story may not be a heartwarming one, but as it turns out, even weirdos like these sometimes fall in love.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 15
• 2007 - 2008

Yoshiaki is entering a school that is famous for its fights and violence. He chose to go there for just that reason, and he intends to be the strongest one there. When he first arrives, he helps out a girl called Homura, who is being picked on by some guys. When she asks him to be her "sword" afterward, Yoshiaki doesn't know how to respond. Apparently, students of the school team up in pairs; a "sword" and a "master". Others advise him not to associate with the girl, who is a "Rank F", as she probably won't live very long. However, Yoshiake is not thrilled with the idea of abandoning her to die.