The Long and Funny Titles of Light Novels

Over the last few years, it has become popular to name Japanese light novels and books almost like synopses. That is why the titles of light novels and anime can become gigantic, sometimes reaching more than 20 words. In this article, we will look at some of the light novels with the longest titles.

Keep in mind that most of the titles mentioned are Light Novels (romance novels) that later received adaptations as manga, anime, games, and more. They are not ordinary books; they are aimed at young readers and are easier to read than traditional novels.

俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
Ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai

There is no way my sister can be this cute;

A light novel that spawned an anime, manga, and several games; very popular;

あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

We Still Do Not Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day;

The famous AnoHana, which got an anime and manga and made many people cry;

 俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している 
Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru 

My mental choices are completely ruining my school romantic comedy;

I had trouble translating this one, but it is based on a light novel;

 こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo 

This is the police station in front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward

A long and famous manga series and anime. The series tells the stories of a group of police officers in Tokyo;

 男子高校生で売れっ子ライトノベル作家をしているけれど、年下のクラスメイトで声優の女の子に首を絞められている。 Danshi kōkōsei de urekko raitonoberu sakka o shite irukeredo, toshishita no kurasumeito de seiyū no on'nanoko ni kubi o shime rarete iru 

I am a high school student and a successful light novel author, but I am being strangled by a younger classmate who is also a voice actress;

This is the longest light novel title I have ever seen in my life;

 邪神に転生したら配下の魔王軍がさっそく滅亡しそうなんだが、どうすればいいんだろうか 
Jashin ni tensei shitara haika no maō-gun ga sassoku metsubō shi-sōna ndaga, dōsureba īndarou ka 

I have been reincarnated as an evil god, and my subordinate demon army is on the verge of collapse... What should I do?

 恋人にしようと生徒会長そっくりの女の子を錬成してみたら、オレが下僕になっていました 
Koibito ni shiyou to seito kaichō sokkuri no on'nanoko o rensei shite mitara, ore ga geboku ni natte imashita 

I created a girl who looks exactly like the student council president in hopes of making her my girlfriend, and I ended up becoming her servant;

 女の子は優しくて可愛いものだと考えていた時期が俺にもありました (電撃文庫) 
On'nanoko wa yasashikute kawaii monoda to kangaete ita jiki ga orenimo arimashita (dengeki bunko) 

There was a time when I thought girls were gentle and cute;

 名門校の女子生徒会長がアブドゥル=アルハザードのネクロノミコンを読んだら 
Meimon-kō no joshi seito kaichō ga abudo~uru = aruhazādo no nekuronomikon o yondara 

When the female student council president of a prestigious school reads Abdul Alhazred's Necronomicon

 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうです よ? 
Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? 

Problem children are said to come from another world, right?

 俺がお嬢様学校に『庶民サンプル』としてゲッツされた件 
Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken 

I was taken by an elite girls' school as a sample of an ordinary boy;

 やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがってい 
Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa machigatteiru 

My Teen Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected;

These were some of the long titles of anime, manga, games, and light novels. Of course, there are many others that follow this trend of long synopsis-like titles. Who do you think started all this?