List of Light Novels Released in English

Buzz201

Buzz201

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I was able to get a copy of the Light Novel list from the old forum, I rescued Kuuderes_Shadow's post detailing Japanese releases, so I'll have a look at integrating that information at some point, as well as fixing the formatting.

Series Title - Main Author - Publisher - Format(s)

In Print and Available:
English Release Continuing:
Accel World - Reki Kawahara - Yen On - Physical*
Asterisk War, The - Yuu Miyazaki - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City - Ryo Suzukaze - Vertical - Physical^
Baccano! - Ryohgo Narita - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Black Bullet - Shiden Kanzaki - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Bluesteel Blasphemer - Ichiro Sakaki - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club (Ebook forthcoming)
Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker - Kenya Atsui - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club
Certain Magical Index, A - Kazuma Kamachi - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody - Ainana Hiro - Yen On - Physical & Ebook
Demon King Daimaou - Shotaro Mizuki - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club (Ebook forthcoming)
Devil is a Part-Timer, The - Satoshi Wagahara - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Durarara!! - Ryohgo Narita - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Faraway Paladin, The - Kanata Yanagino - J-Novel Club - J-Novel Cub (Ebook release coming)
Gobin Slayer! - Kumo Kagyu - Yen On - Physical & Ebook
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash - Ao Jūmonji - J-Novel Club/Seven Seas - Physicala, Ebook & J-Novel Club*
Haruhi Suzumiya - Nagaru Tanigawa - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - Dojyomaru - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club
I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse! - Namekojirushi - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club
Infinite Dendogram - Sakon Kaidou - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club (Ebook forthcoming)
Invaders of the Rokujouma!? - Takehaya - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club*
Irregular at Magic High School, The - Tsutomu Sato - Yen On - Physical*
Isolator, The - Reki Kawahara - Yen On - Physical
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Fujino Omori - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria - Fujino Omori - Yen On - Physical & Ebook^
Kagerou Daze - Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Kingdom Hearts II: The Novel - Tomoco Kanemaki - Yen On - Physical^
Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World - Natsume Akatsuki - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Yoshiki Tanaka - Haikasoru/Simon & Schuster Audio - Physical, Ebook & Audiobook Download*
Log Horizon - Mamare Touno - Yen On - Physical*
Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension - Nagaharu Hibihana - J-Novel Club - J-Novel Club (Ebook forthcoming)
Monogatari - Nisio Isin - Vertical - Physical & Audio drama download*
My Big Sisters Lives In a Fantasy World - Tsuyoshi Fujitaka - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club
My Little Sister Can Read Kanji - Takashi Kajii - J-Novel Club - Ebook & J-Novel Club
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, as I Expected - Wataru Watari - Yen On - Physical*
Naruto Hiden - Various - Viz Media - Physical & Ebook^
Naruto Shinden - Takashi Yano & Shin Towasa - Viz Media - Physical & Ebooks*^
No Game No Life - Yuu Kamiya - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Occultic;Nine - Chiyomaru Shikura - J-Novel Club/Seven Seas - Physical, Ebook & J-Novel Club*
Overlord - Kugane Maruyama - Yen On - Physical*
Planet Clockwork - Yuu Kamiya - J-Novel Club/Seven Seas - Physical, Ebook & J-Novel Club* (Physical forthcoming
Playing to Win in a VRMMO - Blitz Kiva - J-Novel Club - J-Novel Club & Ebook
Psycome - Mizuki Mizushiro - Yen On - Physical & Ebook
Re: Zero - Tappei Nagatsuki - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers - Ishio Yamagata - Yen On - Physical*
Rising of the Shield Hero, The - Aneko Yusagi - One Peace Books - Physical & Ebook
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen - Takaya Kagami - Vertical - Physical^
Sound! Euphonium - Ayano Takeda - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Spice and Wolf - Isuna Hasekura - Yen On - Physical & Ebooks*
Strike the Blood - Gakuto Mikumo - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Sword Art Online - Reki Kawahara - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Sword Art Online: Progressive - Reki Kawahara - Yen On - Physical & Ebook^
Tokyo Ghoul - Shin Towasa - Viz Media - Physical & Ebook^
Vampire Hunter D - Hideki Kikuchi - Dark Horse - Physical and Ebook*
Zaregoto - Nisio Isin - Vertical - Physical* (Two volumes were previously released by Del Rey)

English Release Complete:
37°C - Rio Sugihara - DMG Novel - Ebook
Akiba Labyrinth: A Little Trip with My Little Big, The - Maho - impress QuickBooks - Ebook'
Alice's Tale - Toadanori Kurashuita - impress QuickBooks - Ebook'
All You Need is Kill - Hiroshi Sakurazaka - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook
Aristocrat and the Desert Prince, The - Haruhi Tono - June Novel - Physical & Ebook (Physical versions appear to be going OOP, digital is still available)
Another - Yukito Ayatsuji - Yen On - Physical and Ebook* (Physical versions appear to going OOP, digital is still available)
Another: Episode S/0 - Yuki Ayatsuji - Yen On - Physical and Ebook^
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall - Ryo Suzukaze - Vertical - Physical^
Better Than a Dream - Raica Sakuragi - June Novel - Physical & Ebook
Body Language - Aki Morimoto - June Novel - Physical
Book Girl - Mizuki Nomura - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Boy and the Beast, The - Mamoru Hosoda - Yen On - Physical
Brave Story - Miyuki Miyabe - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook*
Caged Slave - Yuiko Takamura - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles - Nozomu Tamaki - Seven Seas - Physical & Ebook'
Demon City Shinjuku - Hideyuki Kikuchi - Digital Manga - Physical & Ebook*
Disappearance of Hatsune Miku, The - Muya Agami - Seven Seas - Physical
Eternal Love - Mizumi Takaoka - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Fafner: Dead Agressor - Tow Ubukata - Digital Manga - Physical^
Gentle Cage - You Shizaki - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Hot Gimmick S - Megumi Nishizaki - Viz Meida - Physical^
Immoral Darkness - Miya Matsuda - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Kieli - Yukako Kabei - Yen On - Physical
Kiss and a Pair of Handcuffs, A - Riuto Takeuchi - DMG Novels - Ebook
Like a Love Comedy - Aki Morimoto - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Little Darling - Matsuri Kouzuki - June Novels - Phsyical & Ebook (Physical seems to be going OOP)
Lonely Exorcist, The - Hikaru Masaki - June Novels - Physical & Ebook (Physical seems to be going OOP)
Love Water - Venio Tachibana - June Novels - Physical & Ebook (Yaoi Novel, Physical seems to be going OOP)
Magical Girl Raising Project - Asari Endō - Yen On - Physical & Ebook*
Mardock Scramble - Tow Ubakata - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook*
My Girlfriend's a Geek - Pentabu - Yen On - Physical & Ebook
Only the Ring Finger Knows - Satoru Kannagi - June Novels - Physical
PandoraHearts ~Caucus Race~ - Shinobu Wakamiya - Yen On - Physical & Ebook^
Promise of Romance, A - Kyoko Akitsu - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Selfish Demon King, The - Kyoko Wakatsuki - June Novels - Ebook (seems to be eManga exclusive)
Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Scars They Left Behind, The - Shuka Matsuda - Vertical - Physical & Ebook^
Sweet Admiration - Yuuki Kousaka - June Novels - Physical & Ebook
Whether It Rains or Shines Tomorrow - Madoka Haromi - impress QuickBooks - Ebook'
Wicked and the Damned, The: A Hundred Tales of Karma - Natsuhiko Kyogoku - Creek and River - Ebook*
Your name. - Makoto Shinkai - Yen Press - Physical & Ebook*

English Release Forthcoming:
Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria, The - Eiji Mikage- Yen On - TBC (Scheduled for Autumn 2017)
Goblin Sayer: Year One - Author Unconfirmed - Yen On - TBC (Launches 2018)
Hero and His Elf Bride Open a Pizza Parlor, The - Kaya Kizaki - Yen On - TBC (Scheduled for Spring 2018)
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years - Kisetsu Morita - Yen On - TBC
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: The Novel - Tomoko Kanemaki - Yen On - TBC^ (Announced but not scheduled)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep: The Novel - Tomoko Kanemaki - Yen On - TBC^ (Announced but not scheduled)
Mikagura School Suite - Last Note - One Peace Books - TBC (Scheduled for 29th August)
Re:Zero Ex - Tappei Nagatsuki - Yen On - Physical & Ebook (Scheduled for 14th November)
Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon - Hirukuma - Yen On - TBC
Record of Lodoss War - Ryo Mizuno - Seven Seas - Physical^* (Scheduled for 31st October)
Regarding Reincarnated as Slime - Fuse - Yen On - TBC (Unscheduled)
Saga of Tanya the Evil, The - Carlo Zen - Yen On - TBC* (Scheduled for November TBC)
Sister's All You Need, A - Hirasaka Yomi -Yen On - TBC
So, I'm a Spider, So What? - Okina Baba - Yen On - TBC
Spice and Wolf New Theory: Parchment and Wolf - Isuna Hasekura - Yen On - Physical & Ebook^
Your Lie in April: 6 People's Etude - Yui Tokiumi - Vertical - Physical (Scheduled for 25th July)^
Your name. Another Side: Earthbound - Arata Kanou - Yen Press - Physical^ (Scheduled for 31st October)

English Release Dropped:
All You Need is Love - Jinko Fuyuno - June Novel - Physical (2 of 3 volumes released)
Aria the Scarlet Ammo - Chugaku Akamatsu - Digital Manga - Ebook* (2 volumes released, releases are considered to be of poor quality)
Fullmetal Alchemist - Makoto Inoue - Viz Media - Physical^ (5 of 10 volumes released, in print as part of boxset, individual volumes seem to be going OOP)
Guin Saga - Kaoru Kurimoto - Vertical* (Only the first 5 volumes were released.)
Rocket Girls - Housuke Nojiri - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook* (2 of 4 volumes released)

*Has received an anime adaptation
^Spin-off from a previous property
'Digital availability is limited


Japanese Novels of Interest:
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls - Various - Vertical - Physical^ (Spin-off short story collection from the manga series)
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case - NisioIsin - Viz Media - Phyiscal^ (Spin-off from the manga)
Death Note: L - Change the World - M - Viz Media - Phyiscal^ (Spin-off from the manga)
Genocidal Organ - Project Itoh - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook* (Adapted into an anime film)
Harmony - Project Itoh - Haikasoru - Physical & Ebook* (Adapted into an anime film)

Out of Print:
Includes light novels and general interest novels
.hack//AI buster - Tatsuya Hamazaki - Tokyopop
.hack//Another Birth - Kazunori Ito - Tokyopop
.hack//Cell - Ryo Suzukaze - Tokyopop
Adventures of Duran Surk, The - Mishio Fukazawa - Tokyopop
Ai no Kusabi - Reiko Yoshihara - Digital Manga*
Alice in the Country of Diamonds: Bet on My Heart - Sana Shirakawa - Seven Seas (1 of a series of 9, seems to standalone?)^
Ballad of a Shinigami - K-She Hasegawa - Seven Seas* (Dropped after 3 of 12 volumes)
Blood+ - Ryō Ikehata - Dark Horse^
Boogiepop - Kouhei Kadono - Seven Seas* (4 of 15 released, not in order)
Calling You - Otsuichi - Tokyopop*
Chain Mail: Addicted to You - Hiroshi Ishizaki - Tokyopop
Chibi Vampire - Tohru Kai - Tokyopop^
Clamp School Paranormal Investigators - Tomiyuki Matsumoto - Tokyopop
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Mamoru Iwasa - Bandai Entertainment^ (Sequel series were not licensed)
Cold Fever - Narise Konohara - June Novels - Physical (Yaoi Novel)
Cold Light - Narise Konohara - June Novels - Phsyical (Yaoi Novel)
Crest of the Stars - Hiroyuki Morioka - Tokyopop
Devil May Cry - Suguro Chayamachi - Tokyopop^
Eureka Seven - Tomonori Sugihara - Bandai Entertainment^
FLCL - Yoji Enokido - Tokyopop^
Full Metal Panic - Shoji Gatoh - Tokyopop* (5 of 12 main series volumes released, sequel series not licensed)
Genshiken: Return of the Otaku - Kazutoshi Iida - Del Rey^
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Junichi Fujisaku - Dark Horse Comics^
Good Witch of the West - Noriko Ogiwara - Tokyopop (2 of 8 novels released)*
Gosick - Kazuki Sakuraba - Tokyopop* (Incomplete)
Gravitation - Jun Lennon - Tokyopop^
Junk Force - Hideki Kakinuma - DrMaster (3 of 5 novels released)
Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- - Keiichi Sigsawa - Tokyopop
Love Hina - Various - Tokyopop^
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - Riu Goto - Tokyopop^
S - Saki Aida - June Novels - Physical
Scrapped Princess - Ichiro Sakaki - Tokyopop
Slayers - Hajime Kanzaka - Tokyopop* (Ended after volume 8)
 
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Other titles I can think of:

* Ai No Kusabi - released by DMP. Out of print now I think.
* The Slayers - released by TokyoPop. Now out of print.
 
kuuderes_shadow said:
Sorry, I don't have my posts from this thread backed up so can't repost them myself.
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I was able to rescue your first post, but I lost the formatting, and Notepad seems to have screwed with some of the Japanese characters. I was going to look at perhaps incorporating some of the information into the main post, if you're OK with it:
Format:
Publishing label:
English Title - Japanese Title (romaji) - current status

Asahi Bunko (Owned by Asashi Shimbun Publications. Not a light novel label.)
Vampire Hunter D - 吸血鬼ハンターD (kyuuketsuki hantaa D) - Ongoing, with slightly fewer than 2 volumes released per year. The English releases numbering do not match up to the Japanese, with the latter having two different numbering systems anyway.

Dengeki Bunko: (ASCII Media Works, owned by Kadokawa)
Accel World - アクセル・ワールド (akuseru waarudo/Accel World in katakana) - Ongoing. Roughly 2 volumes released per year.
Baccano! - バッカーノ! (bakkaano!) - ongoing, but on unofficial hiatus since 2013. Author more interested in writing Durarara!! (see below)
Black Bullet - ブラック・ブレット (burakku buretto/Black Bullet in katakana) - Ongoing, although no new volumes since April 2014
A Certain Magical Index - とある魔術の禁書目録 (toaru majutsu no indekkusu) - series completed at 22 volumes. 2 side story volumes have been published. A sequel series is ongoing, with 2-3 volumes released per year.
The Devil is a Part-Timer - はたらく魔王さま! (hataraku maou-sama!) - series ongoing with roughly 3 volumes released a year.
Durarara!! - デュラララ!! (dyurarara!!) - series completed at 13 volumes. A sequel series and spinoff series are ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes a year between them.
The Irregular at Magic High School - 魔法科高校の劣等生 (mahouka koukou no rettousei) - Originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
The Isolator - 絶対ナル孤独者 (zettai naru aisoreeta) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 1 volume released per year.
Kieli - キーリ (kiiri) - completed in both Japanese and English at 9 volumes.
Spice and Wolf - 狼と香辛料 (ookami to koushinryou) - completed at 17 volumes
Strike the Blood - ストライク・ザ・ブラッド (sutoraiku za buraddo/strike the blood in katakana) - ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
Sword Art Online - ソードアート・オンライン (soodoaato onrain/sword art online in katakana) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes released per year.
Sword Art Online: Progressive - ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ (soodoaato onrain puroguresshibu/sword art online progressive in katakana) - originally a short story extra written as filler for the Sword Art Online anime adaptation, which was then fleshed out into its own novel series. Ongoing, with 1 volume released per year.

ENTERBRAIN: (Enterbrain's label for publishing web novels, owned by Kadokawa)
My Girlfriend's a Geek - 腐女子彼女。 (fujoshi kanojo.) - Originally a web novel/blog. Complete in both English and Japanese at 2 volumes.
Log Horizon - ログ・ホライズン (stylised and pronounced as log horizon) - originally a web novel. Ongoing both online and in serialised form, with the novel typically coming out a couple of months after it finishes serialising online. Releases are thus erratic.
Overlord - オーバーロード (stylised and pronounced as overlord) - originally a web novel but the two versions are radically different. Original webnovel finished but the light novel version is ongoing. Was 3 volumes a year but has since slowed down considerably.

Famitsu Bunko: (Enterbrain, owned by Kadokawa)
Book Girl - “文学少女”シリーズ (bungaku shoujo series) - complete in both English and Japanese at 8 volumes.
Psycome - サイコメ (saicome) - completed with 6 volumes.

Fujimi Fantasia Bunko: (Fujimi Shobo, owned by Kadokawa)
Rocket Girls - ロケットガール (roketto gaaru) - complete in Japanese at 4 volumes, although dropped in English. Original release.

GFantasy Novels: (Square Enix)
PandoraHearts ~Caucus Race~ - PandoraHearts ~Caucus race~ - spinoff of a video game. Complete in both English and Japanese at 3 volumes.

GA Bunko: (SB Creative, owned by SoftBank)
Goblin Slayer - ゴブリンスレイヤー (goburinsureiyaa/goblin slayer in katakana) - ongoing, with the first two volumes having come out 3 months apart from one another.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - 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 (danjon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka) - ongoing with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria - 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 外伝 ソード・オラトリア (danjon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka gaiden soodo oratoria) - ongoing with roughly 2 volumes released per year.

Gagaga Bunko: (Shougakukan)
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, as I Expected - やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 (yahari ore no seishun rabucome wa machigatteiru.) - ongoing. Was 3 volumes a year including the half volumes that came out occasionally (unsure if these are licensed, but I would hope so). Seems to have halted for the time being.

Hayakawa Bunko JA: (Hayakawa)
Mardock Scramble - マルドゥック・スクランブル (marudukku sukuranburu/roughly mardock scramble in katakana) - original series complete at 3 volumes, and complete in English at 1 volume. Later series were not licensed.
Rocket Girls - ロケットガール (roketto gaaru) - complete in Japanese at 4 volumes, although dropped in English. Rerelease.

Impress QuickBooks: (ICE, which is part of Impress Group. Ebooks only)
The Akiba Labyrinth: A Little Trip with My Little Big - アキバ迷宮～小さな先輩と小旅行 (akiba meikyuu ~ chiisana senpai to koryokou) - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume
Alice's Tale - アリスの物語 — “Alice’s Tale” (Arisu no monogatari - "Alice's Tale") - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume
Whether It Rains or Shines Tomorrow - 明日が雨でも晴れでも (ashita ga ame demo hare demo) - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume

Jump j BOOKS: (Shueisha)
Naruto Hiden - NARUTO秘伝シリーズ (NARUTO hiden series) - completed at 6 volumes
Naruto Shinden - NARUTO 真伝シリーズ(NARUTO shinden series) - completed at 3 volumes in Japanese. The English license may just be for the first 2 volumes as this is the Itachi Shinden part.
Tokyo Ghoul novels - 東京喰種-トーキョーグール- (tokyo guuru) - unknown status in Japan, with the latest release having been in 2014.

Kadokawa BOOKS: (Kadokawa)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody - デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲 (desumaachi kara hajimaru isekai kyousoukyoku) - ongoing at 7 volumes in Japan, with 1 volume every 4 months. Originally published on syosetsu. First few volumes of the series were published under Fujimi Shobo Novels, which was absorbed into the Kadokawa BOOKS label last year.

Kadokawa Bunko: (Kadokawa, not strictly speaking a light novel label)
Another - Another - complete at 2 volumes (first rerelease)
Another: Episode S/0 - Another エピソードS - not yet released under this label at the time of writing. Due out in June 2016.
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (main release)

Kadokawa Bunsho: (Kadokawa, not a label at all, let alone a light novel one. Included solely due to being the original source of some titles on the list)
Another - Another - complete at 1 volume (first release)
Another: Episode S/0 - Another エピソードS - complete at 1 volume (first release)

Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: (Kadokawa)
Another - Another - complete at 2 volumes (second rerelease)
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (second rerelease, 11 days after Kadokawa Bunko)
Haruhi Suzumiya - 涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (suzumiya haruhi series) - on indefinite hiatus at 11 volumes, with the last 2 of those having been released together. The author hasn't written anything at all in years now.
KonoSuba - この素晴らしい世界に祝福を! (kono subarashii sekai ni shukufuku wo!) - ongoing in Japan at 8 volumes, with one volume published every 3 months, although this includes the spinoff novels which may not be included in the license.

Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko: (Enterbrain, confusingly enough, although this is owned by Kadokawa. Possibly not strictly speaking a light novel label, although due to the nature of the label, this is hard to tell)
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (first rerelease, 5 days after Kadokawa Bunko)

KCG Bunko: (Enterbrain, owned by Kadokawa)
Kagerou Daze - カゲロウデイズ (kagerou deizu) - ongoing, seems to have slowed to 1 volume a year.

Kodansha BOX: (Kodansha, actually two different labels with exactly the same name, one of which is in the process of replacing the other)
Monogatari Series - 〈物語〉シリーズ (<monogatari> series) - ongoing, and on the 4th subseries. Releases erratic.

Kodansha Ranobe Bunko: (Kodansha)
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall - 進撃の巨人　Before the fall (shingeki no kyojin Before the fall) - Spinoff of a manga. Completed in both Japanese and English. 3 volumes in Japan.
Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City - 進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王 (shingeki no kyojin kakuzetsu toshi no joou) - Spinoff of a manga. Completed at 2 volumes.
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen - 終わりのセラフ 一瀬グレン、16歳の破滅 (owari no serafu ichinose guren, juurokusai no hametsu) - Spinoff of a manga. Ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes released per year.

MF Books: (Media Factory's label for publishing web novels, owned by Kadokawa)
The Rising of the Shield Hero - 盾の勇者の成り上がり (tate no yuusha no nariagari) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, about 5 volumes released per year.

MF Bunko J: (Media Factory, owned by Kadokawa)
The Asterisk War - 学戦都市アスタリスク (gakusen toshi asutarisuku) - ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year, albeit at erratic intervals.
No Game No Life - ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (noogeimu nooraifu/no game no life in katakana) - ongoing, typically a release every 5 months.
Re: Zero - Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 (Re:zero kara hajimeru isekai seikatsu) - ongoing, seems to be stabilising at 4 volumes released per year

Sonorama Bunko (Was owned by Asahi Sonorama, now defunct. Not strictly speaking a light novel label on account of having predated the term "light novel" and, unlike certain other old labels, never having chosen to adopt the term. However it is often treated as though it was one.)
Vampire Hunter D - 吸血鬼ハンターD (kyuuketsuki hantaa D) - ongoing but now under Asahi Bunko. See that entry for more details.

Sougen SF Bunko: (Tokyo Sogensha, not a light novel label)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 銀河英雄伝説 (ginga eiyuu densetsu) - complete at 10 volumes (rerelease. Original publisher Tokuma Novels - see below)

Superdash Bunko: (Shueisha, defunct and replaced with Dash X Bunko)
All You Need is Kill - All You Need Is Kill - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume

Tokuma Novels: (Tokuma Shoten, not a light novel label)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 銀河英雄伝説 (ginga eiyuu densetsu) - complete at 10 volumes

Not published under any book label in Japan:
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles - ??? - Japanese release is complete - as a comiket novel doujin.
 
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Buzz201 said:
kuuderes_shadow said:
Sorry, I don't have my posts from this thread backed up so can't repost them myself.
Click to expand...

I was able to rescue your first post, but I lost the formatting, and Notepad seems to have screwed with some of the Japanese characters. I was going to look at perhaps incorporating some of the information into the main post, if you're OK with it:
Format:
Publishing label:
English Title - Japanese Title (romaji) - current status

Asahi Bunko (Owned by Asashi Shimbun Publications. Not a light novel label.)
Vampire Hunter D - 吸血鬼ハンターD (kyuuketsuki hantaa D) - Ongoing, with slightly fewer than 2 volumes released per year. The English releases numbering do not match up to the Japanese, with the latter having two different numbering systems anyway.

Dengeki Bunko: (ASCII Media Works, owned by Kadokawa)
Accel World - アクセル・ワールド (akuseru waarudo/Accel World in katakana) - Ongoing. Roughly 2 volumes released per year.
Baccano! - バッカーノ! (bakkaano!) - ongoing, but on unofficial hiatus since 2013. Author more interested in writing Durarara!! (see below)
Black Bullet - ブラック・ブレット (burakku buretto/Black Bullet in katakana) - Ongoing, although no new volumes since April 2014
A Certain Magical Index - とある魔術の禁書目録 (toaru majutsu no indekkusu) - series completed at 22 volumes. 2 side story volumes have been published. A sequel series is ongoing, with 2-3 volumes released per year.
The Devil is a Part-Timer - はたらく魔王さま! (hataraku maou-sama!) - series ongoing with roughly 3 volumes released a year.
Durarara!! - デュラララ!! (dyurarara!!) - series completed at 13 volumes. A sequel series and spinoff series are ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes a year between them.
The Irregular at Magic High School - 魔法科高校の劣等生 (mahouka koukou no rettousei) - Originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
The Isolator - 絶対ナル孤独者 (zettai naru aisoreeta) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 1 volume released per year.
Kieli - キーリ (kiiri) - completed in both Japanese and English at 9 volumes.
Spice and Wolf - 狼と香辛料 (ookami to koushinryou) - completed at 17 volumes
Strike the Blood - ストライク・ザ・ブラッド (sutoraiku za buraddo/strike the blood in katakana) - ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
Sword Art Online - ソードアート・オンライン (soodoaato onrain/sword art online in katakana) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes released per year.
Sword Art Online: Progressive - ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ (soodoaato onrain puroguresshibu/sword art online progressive in katakana) - originally a short story extra written as filler for the Sword Art Online anime adaptation, which was then fleshed out into its own novel series. Ongoing, with 1 volume released per year.

ENTERBRAIN: (Enterbrain's label for publishing web novels, owned by Kadokawa)
My Girlfriend's a Geek - 腐女子彼女。 (fujoshi kanojo.) - Originally a web novel/blog. Complete in both English and Japanese at 2 volumes.
Log Horizon - ログ・ホライズン (stylised and pronounced as log horizon) - originally a web novel. Ongoing both online and in serialised form, with the novel typically coming out a couple of months after it finishes serialising online. Releases are thus erratic.
Overlord - オーバーロード (stylised and pronounced as overlord) - originally a web novel but the two versions are radically different. Original webnovel finished but the light novel version is ongoing. Was 3 volumes a year but has since slowed down considerably.

Famitsu Bunko: (Enterbrain, owned by Kadokawa)
Book Girl - “文学少女”シリーズ (bungaku shoujo series) - complete in both English and Japanese at 8 volumes.
Psycome - サイコメ (saicome) - completed with 6 volumes.

Fujimi Fantasia Bunko: (Fujimi Shobo, owned by Kadokawa)
Rocket Girls - ロケットガール (roketto gaaru) - complete in Japanese at 4 volumes, although dropped in English. Original release.

GFantasy Novels: (Square Enix)
PandoraHearts ~Caucus Race~ - PandoraHearts ~Caucus race~ - spinoff of a video game. Complete in both English and Japanese at 3 volumes.

GA Bunko: (SB Creative, owned by SoftBank)
Goblin Slayer - ゴブリンスレイヤー (goburinsureiyaa/goblin slayer in katakana) - ongoing, with the first two volumes having come out 3 months apart from one another.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - 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 (danjon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka) - ongoing with roughly 3 volumes released per year.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria - 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 外伝 ソード・オラトリア (danjon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka gaiden soodo oratoria) - ongoing with roughly 2 volumes released per year.

Gagaga Bunko: (Shougakukan)
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, as I Expected - やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 (yahari ore no seishun rabucome wa machigatteiru.) - ongoing. Was 3 volumes a year including the half volumes that came out occasionally (unsure if these are licensed, but I would hope so). Seems to have halted for the time being.

Hayakawa Bunko JA: (Hayakawa)
Mardock Scramble - マルドゥック・スクランブル (marudukku sukuranburu/roughly mardock scramble in katakana) - original series complete at 3 volumes, and complete in English at 1 volume. Later series were not licensed.
Rocket Girls - ロケットガール (roketto gaaru) - complete in Japanese at 4 volumes, although dropped in English. Rerelease.

Impress QuickBooks: (ICE, which is part of Impress Group. Ebooks only)
The Akiba Labyrinth: A Little Trip with My Little Big - アキバ迷宮～小さな先輩と小旅行 (akiba meikyuu ~ chiisana senpai to koryokou) - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume
Alice's Tale - アリスの物語 — “Alice’s Tale” (Arisu no monogatari - "Alice's Tale") - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume
Whether It Rains or Shines Tomorrow - 明日が雨でも晴れでも (ashita ga ame demo hare demo) - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume

Jump j BOOKS: (Shueisha)
Naruto Hiden - NARUTO秘伝シリーズ (NARUTO hiden series) - completed at 6 volumes
Naruto Shinden - NARUTO 真伝シリーズ(NARUTO shinden series) - completed at 3 volumes in Japanese. The English license may just be for the first 2 volumes as this is the Itachi Shinden part.
Tokyo Ghoul novels - 東京喰種-トーキョーグール- (tokyo guuru) - unknown status in Japan, with the latest release having been in 2014.

Kadokawa BOOKS: (Kadokawa)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody - デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲 (desumaachi kara hajimaru isekai kyousoukyoku) - ongoing at 7 volumes in Japan, with 1 volume every 4 months. Originally published on syosetsu. First few volumes of the series were published under Fujimi Shobo Novels, which was absorbed into the Kadokawa BOOKS label last year.

Kadokawa Bunko: (Kadokawa, not strictly speaking a light novel label)
Another - Another - complete at 2 volumes (first rerelease)
Another: Episode S/0 - Another エピソードS - not yet released under this label at the time of writing. Due out in June 2016.
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (main release)

Kadokawa Bunsho: (Kadokawa, not a label at all, let alone a light novel one. Included solely due to being the original source of some titles on the list)
Another - Another - complete at 1 volume (first release)
Another: Episode S/0 - Another エピソードS - complete at 1 volume (first release)

Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: (Kadokawa)
Another - Another - complete at 2 volumes (second rerelease)
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (second rerelease, 11 days after Kadokawa Bunko)
Haruhi Suzumiya - 涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (suzumiya haruhi series) - on indefinite hiatus at 11 volumes, with the last 2 of those having been released together. The author hasn't written anything at all in years now.
KonoSuba - この素晴らしい世界に祝福を! (kono subarashii sekai ni shukufuku wo!) - ongoing in Japan at 8 volumes, with one volume published every 3 months, although this includes the spinoff novels which may not be included in the license.

Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko: (Enterbrain, confusingly enough, although this is owned by Kadokawa. Possibly not strictly speaking a light novel label, although due to the nature of the label, this is hard to tell)
The Boy and the Beast - バケモノの子 (bakemono no ko) - complete at 1 volume (first rerelease, 5 days after Kadokawa Bunko)

KCG Bunko: (Enterbrain, owned by Kadokawa)
Kagerou Daze - カゲロウデイズ (kagerou deizu) - ongoing, seems to have slowed to 1 volume a year.

Kodansha BOX: (Kodansha, actually two different labels with exactly the same name, one of which is in the process of replacing the other)
Monogatari Series - 〈物語〉シリーズ (<monogatari> series) - ongoing, and on the 4th subseries. Releases erratic.

Kodansha Ranobe Bunko: (Kodansha)
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall - 進撃の巨人　Before the fall (shingeki no kyojin Before the fall) - Spinoff of a manga. Completed in both Japanese and English. 3 volumes in Japan.
Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City - 進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王 (shingeki no kyojin kakuzetsu toshi no joou) - Spinoff of a manga. Completed at 2 volumes.
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen - 終わりのセラフ 一瀬グレン、16歳の破滅 (owari no serafu ichinose guren, juurokusai no hametsu) - Spinoff of a manga. Ongoing, with roughly 2 volumes released per year.

MF Books: (Media Factory's label for publishing web novels, owned by Kadokawa)
The Rising of the Shield Hero - 盾の勇者の成り上がり (tate no yuusha no nariagari) - originally a webnovel. Ongoing, about 5 volumes released per year.

MF Bunko J: (Media Factory, owned by Kadokawa)
The Asterisk War - 学戦都市アスタリスク (gakusen toshi asutarisuku) - ongoing, with roughly 3 volumes released per year, albeit at erratic intervals.
No Game No Life - ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (noogeimu nooraifu/no game no life in katakana) - ongoing, typically a release every 5 months.
Re: Zero - Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 (Re:zero kara hajimeru isekai seikatsu) - ongoing, seems to be stabilising at 4 volumes released per year

Sonorama Bunko (Was owned by Asahi Sonorama, now defunct. Not strictly speaking a light novel label on account of having predated the term "light novel" and, unlike certain other old labels, never having chosen to adopt the term. However it is often treated as though it was one.)
Vampire Hunter D - 吸血鬼ハンターD (kyuuketsuki hantaa D) - ongoing but now under Asahi Bunko. See that entry for more details.

Sougen SF Bunko: (Tokyo Sogensha, not a light novel label)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 銀河英雄伝説 (ginga eiyuu densetsu) - complete at 10 volumes (rerelease. Original publisher Tokuma Novels - see below)

Superdash Bunko: (Shueisha, defunct and replaced with Dash X Bunko)
All You Need is Kill - All You Need Is Kill - complete in both English and Japanese at 1 volume

Tokuma Novels: (Tokuma Shoten, not a light novel label)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 銀河英雄伝説 (ginga eiyuu densetsu) - complete at 10 volumes

Not published under any book label in Japan:
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles - ??? - Japanese release is complete - as a comiket novel doujin.
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Sure, if you can think of a good way to incorporate it without overloading the post with information. And if you feel able to keep it up to date.
 
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Going through my collection, there's a Vampire Knight light novel been released by Viz. Pretty sure it's still in print. Viz OOP that I know of are Hot Gimmick S and Kamikaze Girls, Socrates in Love. Del Rey also released the Kitchen Princess light novel, so that'll be OOP too, as is Clamp School Paranormal Investigators by Tokyopop
 
Thanks for the dates kuuderes_shadow :D

I've updated the main post as follows.

Yen Press
Goblin Slayer! is now scheduled for December 13th 2016.
Death March is now scheduled for January 24th 2017.
Psycome has started releasing.
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers was announced but not scheduled.
Seven Seas
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku was announced but not scheduled.

Digital Manga
I discovered a couple of weeks back Digital Manga released the first couple of volumes of Aria the Scarlet Ammo. I've added them to the list, but would note that the releases are generally considered to be of poor quality.
 
Digital Manga have also released the following ebooks:
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All You Need is Love^
The Aristocrat and the Desert Prince^
Better than a Dream^
Body Language^
Caged Slave^
Cold Fever^
Cold Light^
Demon City Shinjuku (also physical)
Eternal Love^
Gentle Cage^
Immoral Darkness^
It's Not Love*
A Kiss and a Pair of Handcuffs*
Like a Love Comedy^
Little Darling^
The Lonely Egotist^
Love Water^
Only the Ring Finger Knows^
A Promise of Romance^
S^
The Selfish Demon King^
Sweet Admiration^

*published under DMG Novel
^published under June Yaoi Novel

Physical releases by them:
Demon City Shinjuku (also ebook)
Fafner: Dead Aggressor also physically released by them
 
Other titles missing from the OP:

Alice in the Country of Diamonds: Bet on My Heart
Ballad of a Shinigami
Blood+
Boogiepop
Brave Story
Calling You
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Death Note: Another Note (should probably be in the "Japanese novels of interest" category rather than the main section)
Death Note: L - Change the World (should probably be in the "Japanese novels of interest" category rather than the main section)
Devil May Cry
Eureka Seven
FLCL
Full Metal Panic
Fullmetal Alchemist
Genshiken: Return of the Otaku
Good Witch of the West
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Gosick
Guin Saga
.hack//Cell
Hot Gimmick S
Junk Force
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kitchen Princess
Maid Machinegun
Missing
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Moribito (should probably be in the "Japanese novels of interest" category rather than the main section)
Naruto
Oh My Goddess! First End
Onegai Teacher
Onegai Twins
Pita-Ten
Psycho Busters
Quantum Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
RahXephon
Rurouni Kenshin
Shakugan no Shana
Slum Online
Strawberry Panic
Time of Eve: Another Act
Train Man (should probably be in the "Japanese novels of interest" category rather than the main section)
Trinity Blood
Twelve Kingdoms
Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams
Welcome to the NHK (should probably be in the "Japanese novels of interest" category rather than the main section)
A Wind Named Amnesia / Invader Summer
Zaregoto
 
****. I spent some time going through your list, researching them and adding them to the list, then I closed my tab most of the way through without saving by mistake. I'll try and add them all tomorrow, but as you can tell I'm an idiot, so I might have to do them in batches.

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Thought this might be of interest to some. Viz's Haikasoru is this week's StoryBundle:
Haikasoru is VIZ Media, LLC's "internal small press" dedicated to bringing the best of Japan's science fiction, fantasy, and horror to English-speaking audiences around the world. Since our launch in 2009, we've published Hugo Award-winning fiction, inspired a Tom Cruise film, and have shown the world that the future is Japanese!

In this bundle we've included some of Haikasoru's favorites, such as the science fiction anthology The Future is Japanese, which includes the Hugo Award-winning short story "Mono No Aware" by Ken Liu, and Hiroshi Sakurazaka's Slum Online is a light novel about a college kid obsessed with a fighting MMO—and Sakurazaka knows something about video games, as anyone who has seen the film Edge of Tomorrow (based on his All You Need is Kill) understands.

As or the bonus books? Our latest anthology, Hanzai Japan was nominated for the Locus Award, and features sci-fi crime from mystery writers including S. J. Rozan and Naomi Hirahara, and fantasists such as best-selling author Carrie Vaughn and horror master Chet Williamson. And then there is Project Itoh's Harmony, the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation winner—the dark utopian flip side to Genocidal Organ.
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So DRM free books of The Battle Royale Slam Book, The Future is Japanese, Genocidal Organ, The Lord of the Sands of Time, Slum Online, for any price over $1. And if you pay more than $15 you also get Gene Mapper, Hanzai Japan, Harmony, Legend of the Galactic Heroes V1 and Phantasm Japan.

It ends in 22 days and you can pay with PayPal, Amazon US or a credit card.
 
The Digital Manga list should now be live, except for It's Not Love as I can't find any reliable sources for it. (Safe to assume it's well OOP now then.) I have assumed they're all light novels, but I'm not 100%, so I'll go back and check them all individually at some point. I'll try and get the other list done tomorrow.
 
Link for It's Not Love: https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1144

S has been out since 2008.

Labels under which the volumes were released in Japan:

Aqua Novels:
カラダでわかる恋心 / Body Language
淋しがりやのエゴイスト / The Lonely Egotist

B-Boy Novels:
Cold Fever
Cold Light

Chara Bunko:
その指だけが知っている / Only the Ring Finger Knows

Daria Bunko:
愛しかいらねえよ。 / All You Need Is Love (note: rerelease - originally non-light novel label Daria Novels)

Dengeki Bunko:
蒼穹のファフナー / Fafner: Dead Aggressor

Ice Novels:
リトルダーリン / Little Darling

Prism Bunko:
目を閉じて見る夢よりも / Better than a Dream
密室の虜 / Caged Slave
ラブコメディのように / Like A Love Comedy
ワガママ・ゴーマン・魔王様!? / The Selfish Demon King
甘やかな崇拝 / Sweet Admiration

SHY Novels:
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貴族と熱砂の皇子 / The Aristocrat and the Desert Prince (later rereleased under SHY Bunko)
永遠の愛を、我が花嫁に / Eternal Love
優しい檻 / Gentle Cage
不道徳な闇 / Immoral Darkness
恋じゃない / It's Not Love
キスと手錠 / A Kiss and a Pair of Handcuffs
妓楼の戀水 / Love Water
契約―ブランドロマンス / A Promise of Romance (later rereleased under SHY Bunko)
エス / S

Sonorama Bunko: (same label as Vampire Hunter D)
魔界都市〈新宿〉 / Demon City Shinjuku
 
This week's light novel releases:
Re:Zero -starting life in another world- 1
Log Horizon 5: A Sunday in Akiba
Durarara!! 4
Kagerou Daze IV: -The Missing Children-
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 2: Ambition (ebook and audiobook only - physical release scheduled for 25th August)
 
New license from Vertical:
*The Seven Deadly Sins: The Seven Scars Left Behind/Shousetsu Nanatsu no Taizai -Gaiden- Karera ga Nokoshita Nanatsu no Kizuato
- One of two Nanatsu no Taizai (Seven Deadly Sins) gaiden volumes, released in Japan in October last year. A third is due out this October.
- Published by Kodansha.
- Spinoff of the manga series.
- Due out May 2017.
 
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