light novels are literature r-r-r-ight?
Light novels are literature r-r-r-ight?
doesn't look like anybody cares mate
Yes
NO
Obviously. Why would you be asking that?
mfw there is some stupid narrow cultural definition of what constitutes as literature
only good light novels are literature, baka
They're at least better than western YA. The length of many LN series make them valuable for learning Japanese, but if you've read a few series of each genre, you've read them all.
I assume YA novels would be alright for learning English. I've read a small selection of both and found YA to be better written but far more pander-y
there is much literature
the question is whether it is art
art is innovation within the context of the tradition of art
so the answer is, some light novels could be artistic
all of them, by a pedantic definition, probably are
probably are literary, i mean
Cringe
why the fuck wouldn't they be?
Xianxia is life
What's the best Light Novel and why is it Dungeon Defense?
Only those in Japanese like Jinrui
>pandering
no, literary is about absolute truth
yes
Now that light novel is confirmed to be literature, I can tell people I'm well read.
Ah, feels good to be an intellectual.
Sure.
>words shouldn't mean anything
Really, I have found western YA to be far better than Japanese light novels, granted I haven't read romance YA but every light novel I have read is just too obviously a self insert power fantasy on the authors part, you got any good recommendations that aren't like this?