Many don't know, but is there any difference between a light novel and a book? The answer is Yes! Let's find out what that difference .
Light Novels are pocket books for young people with a lighter reading than traditional books. His writing has few kanji (characters from the Japanese language), some with furigana (caption of how to read in smaller font) and simple, short sentences. The 'marketing' of the novel in Japan is that you can read it wherever you want.
Although it is more difficult for some to perceive and understand the difference between book and Light Novel when closed , this format is simple and light to read, especially in Portuguese, it is still possible to perceive the difference in narration, where the paragraphs are small and the huge number of direct narrations on the pages (speech and thoughts of isolated characters).
Furthermore, light novels integrate the entire otaku universe , bringing onomatopoeia ( on'yu ) and various graphic resources that we know mainly from manga .
References to anime are everywhere on the pages, some of them have a direct connection to this universe, looking like a description of an anime, with typical scenes from animations and manga everywhere. There is also a difference in the number of direct speeches.
Therefore, most of the works are manga-style illustrations made by the same author or an illustrator.
In Japan, most of these works are serialized in manga magazines or their own magazines, released directly in volumes. In fact, most of the publishers that work with them are the same ones that publish manga, with the Kadokawa the largest of them.
Finally, in Brazil, novels are a little overlooked, both are always accompanied by strong names such as No Game no Life among other famous works.
