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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese light novel

Light novel

A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

 series by Kentarō Katayama

Kentaro Katayama

is a Japanese author most notable for his light novel series Kure-nai. Kentarō Katayama's light novel has been adapted into an anime, and a manga in Jump SQ. Kure-nai has three individual books illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto...

, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto

Yamato Yamamoto

is a Gensaku-sha most notable for creating the artwork in the Kure-nai light novel series. The Kure-nai series was adapted into a manga with Yamato Yamamoto and the original author....

. In 2009, a two-episode OVA adaptation was exclusively bundled with the pre-order editions of Kure-nai

Kure-nai

is a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of Jump Square magazine...

DVD volumes 3 and 4. Kure-nai is another anime by the same author. Under the title , the first story in the series won an honorable mention at the Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award

Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award

The is an annual award given by Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint for the best new light novel of the year. The award was first presented in 2001. Submissions are accepted until October 25 each year, and announced on April 25 of the following year....

s in 2003. The Japanese term denpa originally referred to radio waves, but in slang usage it refers to people who perceive things sane people can't.

Plot

Jūzawa Jū is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by Ochibana Ame, who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight." At first Jū wants nothing to do with Ame, but after a classmate is murdered, he accepts her help as he looks for the killer.

OVA

The two OVA episodes are based on the first and third light novel. The second novel does not have an OVA adaptation.

External links

• Light novel series official website