Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese user-generated novel publishing website created by Yusuke Umezaki. It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. The site hosts over 400,000 novels, has near 800,000 registered users and it receives over 1 billion page views per month.
Over one hundred novel series uploaded to the site have been acquired by various publishers. The most successful of these are Log Horizon, serialized from 2010 before being acquired by Enterbrain in 2011, and The Irregular at Magic High School, which was serialized between 2008 and 2011 before being acquired by ASCII Media Works.
Futabasha's light novel imprint Monster Bunko was established on July 30, 2014, which exclusively publishes series that originated on Shōsetsuka ni Narō.
Selected works
- Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter by Reia - acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, received a manga adaptation
- ' by Ryo Shirakome - acquired by Overlap, received several manga adaptations, a prequel light novel series, and an anime television series adaptation
- Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki - acquired by TO Books, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Bofuri by Yuumikan - acquired by Fujimi Shobo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- By the Grace of the Gods by Roy - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- ' by Kennoji - acquired by Hifumi Shobō, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Cooking with Wild Game by EDA - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation
- Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody by Hiro Ainana - acquired by Fujimi Shobo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Demon Lord, Retry! by Kurone Kanzaki - acquired by Futabasha, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! by FUNA - acquired by Taibundo and Earth Star Entertainment, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom by Dojyomaru - acquired by Overlap, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord by Chirolu - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- In Another World with My Smartphone by Patora Fuyuhara - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Infinite Dendrogram by Sakon Kaidō - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Isekai Cheat Magician by Takeru Uchida - acquired by Shufunotomo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" by Natsuya Semikawa - acquired by Takarajimasha, received a manga adaptation, an original net animation adaptation, and a live-action drama adaptation
- I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level by Kisetsu Morita - acquired by SB Creative, received a manga adaptation, two spin-off light novels, and an anime television series adaptation
- I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino - acquired by Futabasha, received a manga adaptation, a live-action film adaptation, and an anime film adaptation
- Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi by Rui Tsukiyo - acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Knight's & Magic by Hisago Amazake-no - acquired by Shufunotomo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- KonoSuba by Natsume Akatsuki - acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, received a spin-off light novel series, a manga adaptation, and an anime television series adaptation
- Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear by Kumanano - acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Kusuriya no Hitorigoto by Natsu Hyūga - acquired by Shufunotomo, received two manga adaptations
- Log Horizon by Mamare Touno - acquired by Enterbrain, received several manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation
- Mushoku Tensei by Rifujin na Magonote - acquired by Media Factory, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- ' by Satoru Yamaguchi - acquired by Ichijinsha, received two manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation
- ' by MINE - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation
- Overlord by Kugane Maruyama - acquired by Enterbrain, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon by Hirukuma - acquired by Kadokawa Shoten
- Reincarnated as a Sword by Yuu Tanaka - acquired by Micro Magazine, received a manga adaptation
- by Tappei Nagatsuki - acquired by Media Factory, received several manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation
- Restaurant to Another World by Junpei Inuzuka - acquired by Shufunotomo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wiseman by Hirotsugu Ryusen - acquired by Micro Magazine, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- So I'm a Spider, So What? by Okina Baba - acquired by Fujimi Shobo, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse - acquired by Micro Magazine, received two manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation
- The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? by Y.A. - acquired by Media Factory, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan by Izushiro - acquired by Hobby Japan, received a manga adaptation
- The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter by Meguru Seto - acquired by Kodansha, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- The Irregular at Magic High School by Tsutomu Satō - acquired by ASCII Media Works, received several manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy by Shu - acquired by ASCII Media Works, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- The Rising of the Shield Hero by Aneko Yusagi - acquired by Media Factory, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation
- Wise Man's Grandchild by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka - acquired by Enterbrain, received a manga adaptation and an anime television series adaptation