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Read Japanese web novels in English

Paste a chapter link or Japanese text above, or start from a site below. New to Japanese novel sites? Here is where to begin.

How it works

  1. 1

    Get a free key from Google AI Studio and paste it in . If AI Studio won’t open on your phone, make the key on a computer. One key works on every device.

  2. 2

    Pick a site below and open its rankings. Menus and titles show in English, in the site’s own layout.

  3. 3

    Tap a novel, then a chapter. It opens in the reader and translates as you watch. Use Next and Previous at the bottom to keep going.

Where to find novels

Japanese web novels are free to read and posted chapter by chapter, often years before an official translation.

  • Syosetu

    小説家になろうsyosetu.com

    Japan’s largest free web novel site. Many isekai anime started here, like Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

    Good for: Isekai, fantasy, long-running series

  • Kakuyomu

    カクヨムkakuyomu.jp

    Run by the publisher Kadokawa, so many of its stories become published light novels. Hosts writing contests too.

    Good for: Fantasy, romcom, contest winners

  • Hameln

    ハーメルンsyosetu.org

    Japan’s main fanfiction site, for anime, manga and game fan works. Despite the syosetu.org address, it is not part of Syosetu.

    Good for: Fanfiction of series you already know

  • Pixiv Novels

    pixiv小説pixiv.net

    Novels from the illustration community pixiv. Its lists only work in its own app, so find a novel there and paste its link (pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=…) here.

    Good for: Fanfiction, short stories

    Open pixiv.net

  • Nocturne

    ノクターンノベルズ18+noc.syosetu.com

    Syosetu’s adult section. Same layout as Syosetu, for readers 18 and over.

    Good for: Adult romance and fantasy

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Translation runs on your own Google Gemini key, and Google’s free tier has daily limits. Chapters you have translated are saved on this device, so reopening them costs nothing.

Where does my key go?

It stays in this browser and is sent only to Google to translate. Noveludo’s server never sees it.

Character names change between chapters.

Add them to Custom Term Glossary in Settings, like ミリア = Miria. Every chapter will use your spelling.

Can I read the Japanese next to the English?

Yes. In Settings, choose how strongly to show the original under Show the original.

A line stayed in Japanese.

An amber note appears under the chapter title. Tap it to jump to the line, or tap Fix lines to retranslate just those lines.