W20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku is a Japanese light novel written by Hiro Yūki and illustrated by Kazumi Ikeda, with art and backgrounds by Momoka Nagatani. The novel won an honorable mention in the full-length novel category at the 8th Kyoto Animation Awards in 2017, and was the only series to win an award that year. Kyoto Animation published the novel under their KA Esuma Bunko imprint on August 10, 2018 (ISBN 978-4-907064-88-4). On July 27, 2018, KA Esuma Bunko's Twitter account announced that an anime adaptation of the novel would be produced, and would be animated by Kyoto Animation, but the project's status is currently unknown following the Kyoto Animation arson attack which destroyed the main production office.
WAs the Demon King's Right Hand, I'm Going to Rewrite the Script! is a Japanese web novel written by Kimula and released on Pixiv from August 2018 to November 2020. Kadokawa published the novel in print, with art by Jiroalba, with two volumes released. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Jiro, was serialized on Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday online platform from July 2019 to September 2020.
WAzur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, players engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay, using female moe anthropomorphic characters based on warships from the war's major participants. Other gameplay elements, like customizing a dorm and in-game characters, are also present.
WBanished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside is a Japanese light novel series written by Zappon and illustrated by Yasumo. It began serialization online in October 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published nine volumes since June 2018 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Masahiro Ikeno has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace since May 2018. It has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Wolfsbane and Studio Flad aired from October to December 2021.
WBloom Into You is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Nio Nakatani. The manga began serialization in the Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on April 27, 2015, and ended on September 27, 2019. The story follows two female high school students, Yuu Koito and Touko Nanami, and the relationship that develops between them as they learn more about themselves through their experiences together.
WCells at Work! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounters. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from January 2015 to January 2021. It is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA.
WThe Dawn of the Witch is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki, with partial character designs by Yoshinori Shizuma. Kodansha have published four volumes since August 2018 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tatsuwo has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius since July 2019. It has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions is scheduled to premiere in April 2022.
WDogeza: I Tried Asking While Kowtowing is a Japanese sex comedy manga series created by Kazuki Funatsu. It was originally published as a webcomic through Funatsu's Twitter account starting in March 2017, and has since been published by Kadokawa Shoten in two collected tankōbon volumes. A two-part novelization and a live-action adaptation were released in 2018, and an anime television series adaptation by Adonero aired from October to December 2020.
WDrugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist is a Japanese light novel series written by Kennoji. It was serialized online between 2016 and 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Linda Publishers, who have originally published two volumes with illustrations by Shōji Nigō between February and June 2017 under their Red Rising Books imprint, before going bankrupt. Hifumi Shobō later reacquired the series, who have published seven volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni since April 2018 under their Brave Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Eri Haruno has been serialized online via Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma Plus website since December 2018. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by EMT Squared aired from July to September 2021.
WThe Eminence in Shadow is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization online in May 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who have published four volumes since November 2018.
WEx-Arm is a Japanese science fiction manga series written by HiRock and illustrated by Shinya Komi. The series is a remake of Komi's earlier manga Ex-Vita. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump from February 2015 to December 2017, and later on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website from December 2017 to June 2019. Shueisha compiled its chapters into fourteen tankōbon volumes.
WThe Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt is a Japanese light novel series, written by Toru Toba and illustrated by fal_maro. SB Creative has released ten volumes since May 2018 under their GA Bunko label. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Emuda has been serialized online since October 2019 via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga UP!. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Yokohama Animation Laboratory premiered in January 2022.
WGoblin Slayer stylized GOBLIN SLAYER! is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose is serialized in the Monthly Big Gangan magazine, and a second adaptation by Masahiro Ikeno runs in the same magazine. A prequel manga by Kento Eida runs in Young Gangan. Both the novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed by North American publisher Yen Press. Three audio drama CDs have been released, bundled with the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth light novels. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired from October to December 2018. An anime film, titled Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown, premiered in February 2020. A second season has been announced.
WThe Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is a Japanese light novel series written by Myōjin Katō and illustrated by Sao Mizuno. It began serialization online in August 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who have published nine volumes since May 2018 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Misuho Kotoba has been serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan since February 2019. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link and Blade is set to premiere in April 2022.
WHanebado! (はねバド!), also known as The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! or Hanebad!, is a Japanese sports manga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon from June 7, 2013 to October 7, 2019, and has been collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July 2018 to October 2018.
WHigehiro, short for Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway , is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Shimesaba and illustrated by booota. It was serialized online between March 2017 and August 2018 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published by Kadokawa Shoten with five volumes between February 2018 and June 2021 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Imaru Adachi has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace since November 2018. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. The light novel is licensed in North America by Kadokawa, and the manga is licensed by One Peace Books. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from April to June 2021.
WHikari no Ō is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Rieko Hinata and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Holp Shuppan have published four volumes between December 2018 and September 2020. An anime television adaptation by Signal.MD has been announced.
WKōkyū no Karasu is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōko Shirakawa and illustrated by Ayuko. Shueisha have published six volumes since April 2018 under their Shueisha Orange Bunko imprint. An anime adaptation has been announced.
WMidnight Occult Civil Servants is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōko Tamotsu. The manga has inspired a novelization by Masumi Suzuki, and an anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019. The anime series is licensed in North America under a Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.
WThe Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants , also known simply as Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha (魔王学院の不適合者), is a Japanese light novel series written by Shu and illustrated by Yoshinori Shizuma. The series originally began as an web novel in April 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō when it was later acquired by ASCII Media Works, which officially began to publish it in March 2018. A manga adaptation by Kayaharuka was serialized online from July 2018 to July 2021, when it ended due to the author's death from pancreatic cancer. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from July to September 2020. A second season has been announced.
WMy Isekai Life, short for My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! , is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana. It began serialization online in October 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by SB Creative, who has released ten volumes since May 2018 under their GA Novel label.
WMy Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Kyōsuke Kamishiro and illustrated by Takayaki. The series began serialization on the online novel website Kakuyomu in August 2017, with a print version beginning publication under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint in December 2018; the series has seven volumes as of July 30, 2021. The light novel is licensed digitally in North America by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Rei Kusakabe began serialization online via Niconico Seiga website as part of the Dra Dra Sharp and Dra Dra Flat brands in May 2019, and has been compiled into three volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of May 8, 2021. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is set to premiere in 2022.
WOutburst Dreamer Boys , also called as Young Disease Outburst Boy in sometimes, is a Japanese mixed-media project. It started as a Vocaloid song series created by Rerulili. The light novel adaptations are written by Rerulili and Minato Tonami, with illustrations by Hoshima, MW, Koji Milk and Akira Ookami, and published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko label. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Megumi Hazuki was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon Special magazine from July 15, 2016, to December 15, 2016, and compiled into a single tankōbon volume. A 11-episode anime television series adaptation aired between October 4, 2019, and December 13, 2019. The series was directed by Kazuya Ichikawa and animated by Studio Deen, with scripts written by Midori Gotou. It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
WReign of the Seven Spellblades is a Japanese light novel series written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Ruria Miyuki. ASCII Media Works have published eight volumes since September 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Sakae Esuno has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace since May 2019. It has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
WRelease the Spyce is a Japanese anime television series created by Sorasaki F., Takahiro, and Namori, produced by ASCII Media Works and animated by Lay-duce. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A manga and a serial novel are being published by ASCII Media Works.
WROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! is a Japanese light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by kinta. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, which began releasing it in print in July 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. The light novel has been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.
WRust–Eater Bisco is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagashi, with world-building art by mocha. ASCII Media Works have released eight volumes since March 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko label. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Yūsuke Takahashi was serialized online between April 2019 and March 2021 via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga UP!. It was collected in four tankōbon volumes. The second part of the manga with art by Sō Natsuki began serialization in the same magazine in December 2021. An anime television series adaptation by OZ premiered in January 2022.
WSasaki and Miyano is a Japanese yaoi slice of life manga series by Shō Harusono, serialized online via pixiv Comic website since 2016. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes by Media Factory. A two-volume novel adaptation by Kotoko Hachijō was published by Media Factory from October 2018 to March 2020. A spin-off manga by Harusono titled Hirano to Kagiura has been serialized in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene since March 2019 and has been collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen premiered in January 2022.
WTrapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Monda. It was originally self-published as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō platform by the author beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on October 15, 2019, concluding with seven parts and 176 chapters. It later began publishing as a light novel by Micro Magazine under their GC Novels imprint on May 30, 2018. A manga adaptation of the series by Jun Shiosato began serialization on October 5, 2018, and is published under the Dragon Comics Age imprint by Fujimi Shobo. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the light novel and the manga adaptation in English. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI is set to premiere in April 2022.
WWatashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu, subtitled No Working After Hours!, is a 2018 novel by Japanese writer Kaeruko Akeno. The story follows the life of a woman who refuses to follow the working habits of her coworkers and bosses. The book and its sequel were adapted by Satoko Okudera into a 2019 TBS television drama starring Yuriko Yoshitaka that drew international attention for its criticisms of Japanese corporate life.
WYowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryū Nintei is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaisei Enomoto and illustrated by Shugao. It was serialized online between June 2017 and June 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published three volumes from February 2018 to October 2019 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Kōichi Muro was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker from January 2018 to November 2019. It was collected in five tankōbon volumes. A Japanese-Chinese anime adaptation by Studio LAN has been announced.