Light Novels

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Are light novels still manga or are they actually written novels? I don't think I've read any...

[Vishnal]

Are light novels still manga or are they actually written novels? I don't think I've read any...

They're written novels. Like Pala said, each volume is about the length of a novella; if you combined volumes you could probably get at least one full length novel. Depends on how many volumes are available, of course.

Anyway, the last light novel I read was No.6, and that was a few years ago. I don't think I ever got past the second volume, though I'm considering trying to read it again from the start. I'm not a huge reader as is (unless you count manga), and a lot of good light novels have animanga adaptations (granted, those adaptations are not always good...) so I usually opt to watch/read their animanga counterpart.