Because of this, manga and light novel fans on Reddit often come together to share the weirdest, silliest, and most bizarre titles they've come across while browsing, from the latest hits to the obscure and obscure titles.

Because of this, the site has created quite a catalog of silly manga and light novel names.

10. Exiled in a Class Trial for “Poor Dexterity.” Because He was Dexterous, He Lived on His Own. Because of His Dexterity, He was Able to Use All the Skills and Magic of the Higher Ranks, Making Him Invincible.

 

Reddit user DivineHolinessjr found this title so amusing that he dug up a two-year-old thread on /r/LightNovels titled “What’s the longest, most absurd light novel title you’ve ever heard of?” just to show others. This title, which DivineHolinessjr notes is “literally 3 sentences”, belongs to a series written by Kenyou Satou.

The series follows Leopin, a young man who can quickly learn any skill, making him a jack of all trades but a master of none. While this may seem like a disadvantage at first, Leopin quickly learns how to use it to his advantage, meaning that Leopin quickly becomes the envy of others living in his fantasy world, leading to conflict, romance, and comedic chaos.

9. I'm A High School Boy and a Successful Light Novel Author, But I'm Being Strangled By A Female Classmate Who's A Voice Actress And Is Younger Than Me

Written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, this light novel was published in 2014. In a /r/manga thread titled “Has anyone noticed that some isekai titles are really long and specific?” Reddit user NexEpula agreed with this title, calling it “the peak of this fad.”

This series follows a high school student who becomes a light novel author. His work becomes famous and gets an anime adaptation. But to his horror, the boy soon discovers that Eri Nitadori, the popular girl at his new school, is the voice actress for the main character, and soon the two begin a very difficult relationship.

8.Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

Though it's one of the shorter, tamer titles of the modern era, Itsuwa Katou and Hiru Kuma's 2016 three-volume light novel tends to be many manga readers' first exposure to the world of weird titles, especially now that it has an anime adaptation.

In fact, most Reddit threads discussing these titles feature at least one user discovering Reborn as a vending machine for the first time, with many of them initially assuming it to be a joke or meme.

One of these users was Jkz91, who, after seeing the title mentioned in a /r/LightNovels thread, responded “Please don’t tell me it’s a real novel.” A little later, they edited their comment to note that “My stomach couldn’t handle all that laughing” when they found out it was real.

7. The Circumstance Leading to a Simple Killer Princess's Marriage Was A Certain Magical Heavy Zashiki Warashi

Written by Kazuma Kamachi, this single-volume light novel follows Touma Kamijou as he finds a strange place in his room and is thrown into a dangerous but magical adventure. However, as Tilt_1 pointed out in an /r/LightNovels thread, the long name makes more sense than it might seem at first glance.

In the thread, they note that the light novel is a “Crossover of all the series written by Kazuma Kamachi” and that the “title contains parts of each of the titles in those series.” This is true, as Kamachi has previously worked on A certain magical index, The circumstances leading to Waltraute's marriage and Heavy Object.

6. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter

Released in 2019, this light novel and manga was written by Wakatsu Yatsuki. It follows a regular office worker who ends up in another world and becomes the kingdom's new accountant, a job that quickly leads to a lot of conflict. But despite this, the office worker soon falls for a guy, forcing him to question his choices.

From the user aislyng99 suggested the title in a thread asking for light novels with absurd titles that are actually good. In their post, aislyng99 noted that they “literally picked this one because the title was so ridiculous,” but admit that it’s “now one of my favorites.”

5. Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?

Fascinatingly, discussion of these titles is not restricted to manga-focused subreddits. For example, in a thread on /r/books asking users for the worst book titles they have ever read, creamy puffle posted this title while also noting that “Oh man, if you dive into Japanese light novels, there are 50 million,” while also arguing that despite their weirdness, they are “sure descriptive.”

That's probably why this manga and light novel series, written by Dachima Inaka and illustrated by Pochi Iida, quickly generated a dedicated fanbase, even receiving an anime and video game adaptation.

4. Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out for Revenge

Released in 2021 and written by Shisui Meikyou and illustrated by Takafumi Oomae, this manga, serialized in magazine pocket, has attracted a lot of attention due to its massively long title, often appearing in any thread talking about or satirizing massively exaggerated titles.

In fact, the title is so long and strange that many Reddit users have created threads dedicated to this single title. One such thread was created by user September 3rd, who took to the /r/MangaCollectors subreddit to create a thread where they said they were “Pretty sure this is the longest-titled English release yet.”

3. WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?

Part of a franchise that is often reduced to just end of the world, This light novel was released in 2014. Written by Akira Kareno and illustrated by Ue, the series is set in a world where the planet is ruled by monsters, forcing people to live on floating islands.

A group of girls called Leprechauns are equipped with mythical weapons and fight against the creatures, but their lives are turned upside down when an old warrior returns.

While end of the world is a popular series, many still find the title silly. One of those people is Nicholaevich, who posted the series in a /r/LightNovels thread about people's favorite light novel titles. In his post, Nicholaevich notes that the funniest thing about the title is that "it's three questions as a title."

2. Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

Nowhere is the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” more true than in light novels and manga, as often the title has only a passing connection to the story contained within the pages. as a user Kinophera noted in a thread on /r/LightNovels asking for light novels with absurd names, “as if there were any logical consequences to these events.”

However, this did not stop Higehiro to be a hit. Since 2017, the series has released five volumes and received both a manga and anime adaptation, meaning its romantic comedy plot has clearly helped people overlook the title's problems.

1. The Invincible Shovel: “Wave Motion Shovel Blast!” ( `・ω・´)♂〓〓〓〓★(゜Д ゜ ;;;).:∴ Ka-chooom

One of the hardest-to-pronounce manga titles of all time, this series first launched on the Dra Dra Sharp website in 2109. Illustrated by Hagure Yuuki and written by Yasohachi Tsuchise, the series follows Alan, a miner who possesses a legendary shovel that allows him to tunnel through any rock and grants him eternal life. Alan ends up teaming up with a princess to find magical gems, leading him on an unexpected adventure.

A Reddit user nm0n posted this title in a thread on /r/Isekai titled: "I want to know all the stupidest and longest Isekai titles out there." nmon noted that this title was not "the longest", but despite that, it clearly fits the theme of the thread.