Faust is a literary magazine published irregularly by Kodansha since 2003. Self-described as a "Fighting illustory magazine." Square bound like novels, all volumes have remained in print. Faust features young writers and pop, entertaining styles derived from light novels. Single handedly edited by Katsushi Ōta, who is currently in charge of the Kodansha Box line.
Faust It is also Known as: Faust
Genres: Comedy , Magic , Horror , Slice of Life , Drama , Action , Adventure , Dementia
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Top 5 Light Novel Like Faust [2026 List]
5. Hirotta Nazo Seibutsu no Kansatsu Nikki
An ordinary boy finds a strange creature injured and weakened. Afraid of attracting unwanted attention, he decides to take her home to care for her.
Observation Diary on a Creature I Picked Up has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: 拾った謎生物の観察日記, Hirotta Nazo Seibutsu no Kansatsu Nikki
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
Keiichi Maebara has moved to Hinamizawa Village, a cold village in the mountains. He was fulfilled in the lively and irreplaceable daily life with his friends. Knowing the horrific dismembered murders that occurred in the past and the existence of haunting that has been handed down to the village, suspicions are accelerating due to the unnatural attitude of his friends... The tragedy is repeated. Is it possible to overcome the fate of fear and suspicion and obtain an "answer?" The summer of 1983 begins.
Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: ひぐらしのなく頃に 業, When the Cicadas Cry
3. Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru
Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work!
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window has finished publishing and it has 57 Chapters. It is also Known as: さんかく窓の外側は夜, 三角窓の外側は夜
2. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can’t even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum’s life hits rock bottom when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master’s entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon…and something new awakens within her. A grimdark tale about one woman’s blood-soaked quest to reclaim her life!
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: "Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai, 「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい, ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
1. Robot
Robot is an all-color manga compilation compiled and edited by the elite manga artist Range Murata, character designer for Studio Gonzo's Last Exile and Blue Submarine No. 6. Murata's hand-picked contributors come together in a mind blowing experiment of what happens when top manga artists work in the unusual medium of color.
Included Stories:
Volume 1 only.
Super Color Comic: Robots 1: Works in Progress
Angels (KINUTANI Yuu)--Angels is a 9 page manga depicting a woman destroying some kind of machine in order to release "angels" - with unexpected results.
Angels at the Planetarium (TAJIMA Sho-u)
Biting Summer Play (MIURA Yasuto)
Carogna (ITOH Mami)
Clash! Revenge of Hunk Kung Fu vs. Ugly Kung Fu! Find a Groom! (NEKOI Mie)
Dragon Fly (MAESHIMA Shigeki)--In an future apocalyptic world the church once again has regained power, but not to do good, but to serve evil. Cloned priests, called "dragon fly" of the kirihito church use their power, however a shinigami has appeared to stop them and reclaim her past...
Dragon's Heaven (KOBAYASHI Makoto)
Dream of the Empty Cage (MIGGY)
Ebony & Ivory (YASUDA Suzuhito)
Eventyr (HACCAN)
Groundpass Drive (MURATA Range)
Hemohemo (YUG)
Moonlight (SANBE Kei)
Oputon (OKAMA)
A short oneshot about a girl dreaming of a oputon in her dream.
Pez (ASADA Hiroyuki)
Pez & Hot Strawberry
Picnic (NARUKO Hanaharu)
Primary Color Book (HAKUA Ugetsu)
Sedouka (NAGASAWA Shin)--Enraged over the slaughter of its cubs a mighty wolf kills and devours every human it comes across until a strange being suggests something a bit more brutal. By keeping a small child alive wars will rage and millions will die. The wolf would need a new body to guard the sickly girl and that body is named Juujirou.
There Goes Suzume Robo!! (SABE)
Wasteland (ABe Yoshitoshi)
Other artists (only):
Fujijun
WADA Rco
Imperial Boy
Robot has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 村田蓮爾責任編集 「robot」, Straw, Unidentified Cycling Object, Super Color Comic: Robots 1: Works in Progress, Angels, Dragon Fly, Sedouka, Clash! Revenge of Hunk Kung Fu vs. Ugly Kung Fu!, Ebony & Ivory, Find a Groom!, Oputon, Picnic, Carogna
