The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2024-2025!

Irede, the town of pleasure, was built in reverence to a god. Here, a straitlaced young shadeslayer meets a courtesan, beginning a tale of marriage between two worlds. However, restless shadows stand in their way, ready to test their resolves.

Born with a useless crest that earned him nothing but ridicule, Prince Heale is exiled to a deserted island on the day he turns fifteen. Alone, miserable, but determined to survive, he reaches for a pickaxe—and discovers the true power of his crest!

Toudou Masaki works as a Game Master on his favorite MMORPG, Britalia Online. But one day, he suddenly blacks out and awakens in a new world with magic, game skills, and monsters. Can he use his GM abilities to survive in this land ravaged by war?

A pair of mysterious and astute travelers ride their spryverns to all corners of this fantasy world! By order of the Sanctum, Ral and Jilet cross many nations to edit the Pamphlet, a collection of regional myths and legends.

Ash, a young boy from a remote farming village, holds memories of a previous, more bountiful life. Determined to improve his current life, he dives into the world of books, eager to uncover the secrets of yesteryear.

The founder of K-1, Kazuyoshi Ishii, leaves Shizuoka Prison only to be struck down by a truck and reincarnated in the body...of a comatose high school girl?! Can he use this new body to make amends with the karate he besmirched?

Japan has fallen apart and unknown enemies from a world of fantasy and magic threaten to eradicate Earth. It’s now up to Yu Ichinose and a mysterious elf girl to be the nation’s last hope.

Ash, a young boy with apparent past-life memories, sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life! Together with his friend Maika, they aim to develop their new world starting with a village!