| rdfs:comment | - Novels in the Naruto series are officially published short stories either by the author Masashi Kishimoto or a third party, with Kishimoto's supervision.
- The Steins;Gate body of works contains a number of light novels and short stories. Some of which are novelizations, which often put a different spin on events, while others tell original stories of their own. Many of the original stories explore periods that were glossed over in the main visual novel or act as sequels.
- Gantz has had two spin off Light Novels, Gantz Minus and Gantz EXA.
- A series of Light Novels based on the Gin Tama manga have been authored by Tomohito Ōsaki, illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi, and published by Shueisha. They feature the series characters transposed to a school setting with Gintoki acting as their teacher. It is running in Jump Square under the title 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei (3年Z組銀八先生 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei? lit. "Grade 3 Class Z Ginpachi-sensei"). The first novel was published on February 3, 2006, while as of September 4, 2013, seven light novels have been published by Shueisha.
- The TV anime series Code Geass by Sunrise has been additionally novelized into various series of light novels. First serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's The Sneaker magazine, they are divided into two separate series corresponding with the series two seasons. The first series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, spanned five volumes with the first, labelled as volume 0, released in Japan on April 28, 2007 and the last on March 1, 2008. All five volumes in the first series of novels have been released in English by Bandai Visual. The first volume was released on November 2008 and the last one on February 23, 2010. The series focus on how the former prince Lelouch vi Britannia obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it destroy the Holy Britannian Empire. The first novel acts as a pro
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| abstract | - The TV anime series Code Geass by Sunrise has been additionally novelized into various series of light novels. First serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's The Sneaker magazine, they are divided into two separate series corresponding with the series two seasons. The first series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, spanned five volumes with the first, labelled as volume 0, released in Japan on April 28, 2007 and the last on March 1, 2008. All five volumes in the first series of novels have been released in English by Bandai Visual. The first volume was released on November 2008 and the last one on February 23, 2010. The series focus on how the former prince Lelouch vi Britannia obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it destroy the Holy Britannian Empire. The first novel acts as a prologue, focusing on how Lelouch befriended Suzaku Kururugi, when the former prince and his sister Nunnally Lamperouge were sent to Japan as a political hostages. The second novel series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, covers the second season of the anime series in which Lelouch continues his battle against the Holy Britannian Empire. It was released in four volumes from June 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009. Only the first English volume of this series was released in North America as of April 15, 2010 by Bandai. A single volume side story novel, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ 朱の軌跡 Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu Shu no Kiseki?) was released on April 1, 2008 in Japan. It focuses on the life of teenager girl Kallen Stadtfeld who becomes a soldier from the organization the Black Knights under Lelouch's leadership to defeat Britannia.
- Novels in the Naruto series are officially published short stories either by the author Masashi Kishimoto or a third party, with Kishimoto's supervision.
- The Steins;Gate body of works contains a number of light novels and short stories. Some of which are novelizations, which often put a different spin on events, while others tell original stories of their own. Many of the original stories explore periods that were glossed over in the main visual novel or act as sequels.
- A series of Light Novels based on the Gin Tama manga have been authored by Tomohito Ōsaki, illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi, and published by Shueisha. They feature the series characters transposed to a school setting with Gintoki acting as their teacher. It is running in Jump Square under the title 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei (3年Z組銀八先生 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei? lit. "Grade 3 Class Z Ginpachi-sensei"). The first novel was published on February 3, 2006, while as of September 4, 2013, seven light novels have been published by Shueisha. A novelization of the second film has also been authored by Ōsaki and was released in 2013 alongside the film.
- Gantz has had two spin off Light Novels, Gantz Minus and Gantz EXA.
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