Top 5 Light Novel Like Let’s Create a Sand Kingdom With Sand Magic-Because I Was Banished to the Desert, I Tried My Best to Build a Nation Beyond My Homeland (Suna Mahou de Suna no Oukoku wo Tsukurou: Sabaku ni Tsuihou Sareta kara Ganbatte Sokoku Ijou no Kokka wo Tatete Mita) [2026 List]

Suna Mahou de Suna no Oukoku wo Tsukurou: Sabaku ni Tsuihou Sareta kara Ganbatte Sokoku Ijou no Kokka wo Tatete Mita

Horus, the fifth prince of the Magref Empire, is considered useless because he can only use the magic of the sand attribute to manipulate the sand, and is banished from the empire.

Thrown into the scorching desert, Horus demonstrates his sand magic and builds a huge sand castle.

Realizing that what seemed to be hell for others was heaven for him, he decided to live here leisurely.

However, through the battle with the demons, friends of various races gather and gradually form a “kingdom” with Horus as the king.

Let’s Create a Sand Kingdom With Sand Magic-Because I Was Banished to the Desert, I Tried My Best to Build a Nation Beyond My Homeland has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 砂魔法で砂の王国を作ろう ~砂漠に追放されたから頑張って祖国以上の国家を建ててみた~, Suna Mahou de Suna no Oukoku wo Tsukurou: Sabaku ni Tsuihou Sareta kara Ganbatte Sokoku Ijou no Kokka wo Tatete Mita

Genres: Fantasy , Action , Adventure , Romance , Comedy

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5. Jigoku Raku

Jigoku Raku

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽, Jigokuraku, Paradition, Heavenhell, Jigoku Raku (KAKU Yuuji)

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4. Overlord

Overlord

The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.

Overlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord

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3. Psyren

Psyren

Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.

Psyren has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: PSYЯEN -サイレン-, Siren

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2. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

The huge labyrinth city, Orario, is the gateway to the huge underground maze commonly known as the “Dungeon”. Its strange name causes excitement, a place to gain honour, and maybe even a romance with a pretty girl. A place where people hold their breath, hoping to gain all they wish for, a place where a solitary young man meets a little "god".

"Alright, Bell-kun, follow me! It's time for the "Familiar" initiation rite to happen!"
"Yes! I'm going to get stronger!"

The fated meeting of a boy who wants to become an adventurer, and the failed god who doesn't even have a single follower.

This boy's journey as written by the goddess, "Family's Legend" (Familiar's Myth).

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru nowa Machigatteiru darouka, DanMachi, Is It Wrong That I Want to Meet You in a Dungeon

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1. Akatsuki no Yona

Akatsuki no Yona

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona of the Dawn has finished publishing and it has 277 Chapters. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn

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