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While light novels based on isekai adventures have been the major trend in recent years, not all light novels concern themselves with fantasy stories. The romance genre is big in the light novel space, and some popular stories manage to make themselves stand out among the rest. Here are some romance light novels that haven’t received an anime adaptation yet.
10 The Girl I Saved On The Train Turned Out To Be My Childhood Friend
Ryou Takamori and Hina Fushimi were always close as kids, but they drifted apart as they got older. By chance, Ryou saves a girl from being molested on the train, only for it to turn out to be Hina. The two reconnect after that incident, but what Ryou doesn’t realize is that Hina may think of him as more than a friend…
The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend is a classic rom-com story with an oblivious protagonist and an adorable female lead. While it’s a little by-the-numbers for a romance story, avid fans of the genre are sure to enjoy this saccharine high school romance.
9 Yashiro-kun’s Guide To Going Solo
Shigeaki Yashiro lives the proud life of a loner, being an expert at enjoying himself without the need of friends. Popular Girl Kanon Hanamizawa approaches him with a rather bizarre request: to teach her how to enjoy herself when she’s all on her own.
Yashiro-kun’s Guide to Going Solo doesn’t immediately launch into a romance, with most of the story taken up by the two leads doing various activities together. However, as the story progresses, a few romantic entanglements form among the cast.
8 Survival In Another World With My Mistress
Kousuke wakes up in a fantasy world with nothing to his name except a strange power to use a game-like menu to craft whatever he likes. As he struggles to survive in this new world, he meets the mysterious dark elf Sylphy, who immediately claims him as her own and swears to protect him no matter what.
Survival in Another World with My Mistress is an isekai story with a little extra focus on romance. The relationship between Kousuke and Sylphy is established early on, and it doesn’t take long for them to grow closer.
7 Guide To The Perfect Otaku Girlfriend
Kagetora Ichigaya is a hardcore otaku desperate for a girlfriend. While at a meetup for otaku, he bumps into Kokoro Nishina, the most popular girl at school. Nishina is a closet otaku and desperately wants an otaku boyfriend she can share her hobbies with. Kagetora offers an even exchange - he’ll tell her how to become an otaku’s dream girl if they help him out in romance too.
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Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend is a romantic comedy series based around two characters who team up to achieve their romantic dreams. Their personalities conflict a lot, but seeing them come to an accord and work together can be both heartwarming and hilarious.
6 So You Want To Live The Slow Life
Mikura Moriya inherits a large estate and orchard deep in the woods from his great-grandfather. Hoping to have a peaceful and quiet life, Mikura decides to live off the land as a farmer. However, the house turns out to be deep in the Beastly Wilds, a mystical forest that the strange Beastfolk call home.
So You Want to Live the Slow Life is a slice-of-life farming series with fantasy elements. While the series mostly focuses on the main character’s work and daily life, there are a few moments of sweet romance here and there to spice up the story.
5 Reincarnated As The Piggy Duke
A young man wakes up to find himself transformed into the Piggy Duke, the antagonist of his favorite anime Shuya Marionette. Fully aware of the character’s grisly end, his only way of saving himself is to become a man worthy of his retainer Charlotte and confess his feelings to her.
Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke is yet another isekai story, but romance takes center stage as his main goal is to confess his love. While the usual isekai tropes are to be expected, romance fans can still expect to enjoy this light novel series.
4 Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel To Trifecta
Yotsuba Hazama is best friends with Yuna Momose and Rinka Aiba, the two idols at her school. Everyone thinks that Yuna and Rinka are perfect for each other, but surprisingly, both of them end up confessing their love to Yotsuba instead! Having accidentally accepted both of their confessions, Yotsuba has to keep her girlfriends happy without letting them know she’s two-timing the both of them.
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Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta is a Girls’ Love rom-com series that puts a unique spin on the classic love triangle. Yotsuba’s bizarre situation is a perfect jumping point for all kinds of romantic shenanigans and sticky situations.
3 An Introvert’s Hookup Hiccups
Being confessed to by the beautiful Nanami Barato is a dream come true - except Yoshin Misumai knows that she’s only doing it for a dare. Yoshin accepts, nevertheless, thinking that it might be good practice for the future, but it turns out her confession may be more real than he realizes.
An Introvert’s Hookup Hiccups is a standard rom-com series about a fake relationship that slowly becomes real. While Yoshin may have reasonable doubt over Nanami’s true feelings, it’s clear to see that their relationship is growing as the story progresses.
2 I’m In Love With The Villainess
Rei Ohashi realizes that she has woken up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game. She immediately jumps at the chance to romance her favorite character from the game - Claire Francois, the main antagonist!
I’m in Love with the Villainess puts an interesting spin on the otome game isekai trend, with the villainess being the romantic interest rather than the viewpoint character. This series will surely be appealing to fans of Girls’ Love stories specifically, though any romance fan should enjoy this series.
1 The Ideal Sponger Life
Zenjirou Yamai is summoned from his home on Earth to the strange kingdom of Capua, where he is met by its Queen, Aura. Aura needs to find a husband but doesn’t want someone who would try to take power from her. Aura offers Zenjirou her hand in marriage and a life in luxury, but is there more to the deal than he realizes?
The Ideal Sponger Life is yet another isekai romance series, with this one more focused on political drama. While the romance can sometimes take a backseat to the intricate politics between kings and nobles, it is certainly a significant part of the series.
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