Norimichi lives in a quiet seaside town. On the day of the big summer fireworks display, he agrees to visit the town lighthouse with his childhood friends so they can see the fireworks "from the side." That evening, however, Norimichi receives a sudden invitation to "elope" with Nazuna, the girl from class he has a secret crush on. The pair's plan fails when Nazuna's mother shows up and drags her daughter away. Hoping to get Nazuna back, Noromichi makes a wish: If only he could get one more try...
Source: Yen Press
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?
Genres: Romance , Science Fiction , Time Travel , Friendship , Drama , Fantasy
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Top 5 Light Novel Like Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) [2025 List]
5. Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?

Norimichi lives in a quiet seaside town. On the day of the big summer fireworks display, he agrees to visit the town lighthouse with his childhood friends so they can see the fireworks "from the side." That evening, however, Norimichi receives a sudden invitation to "elope" with Nazuna, the girl from class he has a secret crush on. The pair's plan fails when Nazuna's mother shows up and drags her daughter away. Hoping to get Nazuna back, Noromichi makes a wish: If only he could get one more try...
Source: Yen Press
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?
4. Namjuui Yeojasaramchinguga Doeeotda

She became the failed-in-love, jealous inducer, a female friend of the male lead. In addition, the character even has an unrequited love for the male lead. She would be ruined. As long as this was the case, she decided to just become friends! It was nice to have the first meeting with such a young male lead…
"Hello, Miss Bouser."
"Uwa!!"
You were mistaken for a girl and you cried?
Fortunately, she managed to resolve the misunderstanding and become close friends. However, the male lead in his childhood is shyer and soft-hearted than she had thought. Eventually, she became attached to the male lead and decided to become a real friend. However, due to the disturbance of the male lead's father and the war which broke out, they had to be separated for a long time. She thought she could barely meet him again and stay the same as before but…
"Your eyes must have dropped a lot since I didn't see you. Princess Averine!"
What's wrong with him now?! It's not just that. Rather than getting along, he keeps getting into trouble when he has a chance, and most of all, he even bothers my love life!! Aren't we just friends?!
I Became the Male Lead's Female Friend is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Namjuui Yeojasaramchinguga Doeeotda
3. I Raised My Childhood Friend as a Tyrant

"I'm not interested in the throne." I reincarnated as the person who makes the male lead become a tyrant, "the short-lived childhood friend." I took the blame for him and died, just like the original story. And, I thought that I could finally return to my original world, but… "Why am I back to ten years old??"
I Raised My Childhood Friend as a Tyrant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Raised My Childhood Friend as a Tyrant
2. Saike Matashitemo

The story follows a unambitious introverted middle school student called Saike Kuzushiro. After witnessing the death of his childhood friend, Mikan Karatachi, in a road accident. He cries out to God and after a fall, Saike wakes up in bed the previous morning, the day of the accident.Will history repeat? Can he save Mikan? What power does he have to change the future?Included one-shot:Volume 3: Negatibrain
Saike Matashitemo has finished publishing and it has 142 Chapters. It is also Known as: サイケまたしても, Psyche Matashitemo, Saike Mata Shitemo, The Negatibrain, Negative Brain, Psyche Once Again, Psyche Mata Shite mo, Saike Mata Shite mo
1. Hiraheishi wa Kako wo Yumemiru

It details the life of a mid-rank soldier who died at the very end of the war against the Demon Race. Fortunately for him, he wakes up to find that he's a baby again, in the embrace of his real mother, years in the past. Determined to avoid the chain of tragedies that took his beloved ones away from him, he takes advantage of the advancements in swordsmanship and magic that developed during the war (as we all know, wars are when many scientific breakthroughs tend to happen), and tries his best to prepare for the demon invasion as well as strengthen himself with maximum efficiency.
Hiraheishi wa Kako wo Yumemiru has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: 平兵士は過去を夢見る, Hiraheishi wa Kako o Yumemiru