As magic, once monopolized by the aristocracy, becomes available to the masses, crime rates soar and the empire establishes a Magic Crimes Investigation Bureau. Investigator Rogue is transferred through his superior's scheming to the 6th Branch Office -- a notorious unit that solves magic-related cases alongside witches who once brought calamity to the empire. Imprisoned for their catastrophic power and stripped of most of their magic by enchanted collars, these witches nevertheless drag Rogue along on their own terms. A fantasy-action story in which the protagonist is at the mercy of his captivating witch partners. Grand Prize winner of the 30th Dengeki Novel Award.

There is only one thing I desire -- "fun".

Set in the final years of the Meiji era, seventeen-year-old Shoko travels from Tokyo to Kanazawa to take over the family business of her deceased father. Under the name "Rindo" (Gentian), her father had made his fortune entertaining otherworldly beings called "Okatatoki" who arrive with the coming of night. Now taking up the name of the second-generation Rindo, Shoko faces her first banquet night. A Japanese fantasy tale of elegant horror and nightmarish revels, the novel conceals a stunning narrative device that shocked selection committee members. Grand Prize winner of the 30th Dengeki Novel Award.

The story evolves three times.

A warped object is a supernatural artifact that contains the distortions of this world. The azure sword held by Jin Karamori is one of them. Having wished to live upon the cursed blade that destroys its owner, he carries a fate that curses those around him even as he lives. Together with Archive, an emotionless girl bound by her fate to a certain book, he plunges into brutal incidents and battles involving warped objects to save the girl who became Archives vessel after being caught up in his distortion. Winner of the 30th Dengeki Novel Award Gold Prize.

The boy wished to live. In exchange for that wish, he received a cursed sword that destroys fate.

In the capital of Qin, a nation where two ethnic groups coexist, the body of a woman with her skull removed is discovered. A government official named Shu Minase encounters Enzan Machida, a man of extraordinary beauty and power from the minority Hojo people, at the crime scene. The Hakuhoukyoku, rumored to be the most uneventful department at court, secretly handles the investigation and recovery of the "Hojo-gu," cursed artifacts that materialize the darkness in their owners' hearts and cause supernatural incidents. Drafted into the bureau by order of the prince, Shu joins the investigations, but both the apparitions and Enzan himself prove formidable. This mismatched duo eventually unravels a truth that threatens the entire nation. An oriental court fantasy that won the 30th Dengeki Novel Grand Prix MediaWorks Bunko Award.

An unlikely duo with opposite personalities exorcise the darkness lurking in human hearts.

High school student Tsukishiro Kazuki, tormented by noise he perceives from the shadows of others and on the verge of ending his life, encounters former national idol actress Hoshimiya Miyuki. A girl who can see the future, she stops his suicide and an unusual cohabitation begins. Set against themes of music and love, this youth story of parting overcomes the past and future, and depicts a tale of love that resonates through eternity. Winner of the 30th Dengeki Novel Award Silver Prize.

If there is such a thing as eternal sound, it would take the shape of you.

A reminiscence told by Norman, a boy detained in the fortress city of Baldium, who answers interrogation about the Anrou—exceptional individuals who convert emotions into power. The story recounts his encounters with four beautiful girls named Tearflower, Hellhound, Jewel, and Fairy, and their secret battles against strange incidents threatening the city. As Norman is eventually hunted as a great criminal, a confession offers a glimmer of hope.

Have you ever fallen in love with a monster? — A legend and reminiscence woven by a boy’s confession and four girls.

Tsushima Rindo, an ordinary information master who manipulates information factors to produce supernatural phenomena, takes on a job to escort Holley, daughter of a fallen noble family, out of the Barga Empire. But what begins as a simple escort mission spirals into a web of conspiracy. Their flight is relentlessly pursued not only by the empire’s regular army but also by the feared Six Imperial Swords, the most powerful information masters in the empire. As the truth behind Holley’s hidden identity is revealed, Rindo unleashes the power he has kept concealed for the sake of revenge. When two people bound only by a transaction forge an oath together, all despair is dispelled—an unorthodox tale of a knight unlike any other.

When the two forge their oath, all despair is dispelled. The tale of an unorthodox knight begins!

Kuromatsu Osamu is a high school student with a hidden gift for sculpting beautiful-girl figures, who keeps others at arm's length by calling himself the Eros Demon King. One day Imakami Tsukiko, a medical student in training who secretly writes light novels, asks him to create figures of her novel's characters. To cure her mysterious inability to experience youth, Osamu takes on the challenge while confronting his own past. Winner of the Selection Committee Encouragement Award at the 30th Dengeki Novel Grand Award.

A full-scale youth romantic comedy starring the most wonderfully eccentric cast imaginable -- now begins!

High school student Yuki, drifting through apathetic days, unexpectedly reunites with Sayaka, a girl he once studied painting with six years ago. She now lives in fear of others’ gazes and cannot open her eyes, yet insists that drawing people is her “revenge” and that she will see it through at any cost. Moved by her earnest resolve, Yuki agrees to serve as her subject. As they spend time together, Yuki finds himself drawn to Sayaka’s sincerity, but she harbors another secret she has not told him. A youth love story about a boy and a girl burdened with troubles over school, family, future, and friendship who carve out their own lives through the act of drawing.

A story of love and revenge, painted by a false you and a transparent me.