is a publishing imprint

Imprint

In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...

 affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works

ASCII Media Works

is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...

. It was established on December 16, 2009 with the publication of eight novels, and is a mainstream novel imprint aimed at a general audience. The imprint is an extension of ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Bunko

Dengeki Bunko

is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works . It was established in June 1993 with the publication of Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience...

 imprint which publishes 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...

s. Authors who have moved on from light novels, even ones previously published under Dengeki Bunko, also are published under Media Works Bunko. Winners of the Media Works Bunko Prize in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Novel Prize

Dengeki Novel Prize

The is a literary award handed out annually by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like Kouhei Kadono and Yashichiro Takahashi. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel...

 annual contest are published on this imprint, along with winning 500,000 yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

. The first two winners of the prize in the sixteenth Dengeki Novel Prize held in 2009 were Mado Nozaki, for (Ei) Amrita, and Kaoru Arima, for Taiyō no Akubi.

0–9

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
0 Nōsha Minato		2011-02-25February 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870138-9
19	, , , ,	2010-12-25December 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870174-7
4 Girls		2011-01-25January 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870278-2

A

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Angel Whisper (1)		2010-09-25September 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868906-9
Angel Whisper (2)		2010-09-25September 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868907-6
Aozora Shigure		2010-01-25January 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868290-9

B

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Baka ga Zenra de Yattekuru		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868819-2
Bokura no Kiseki		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868382-1
Boku to Kanojo to Girl Game na Tatakai		2010-11-25November 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870154-9
Bumen Matome to Omote no Onna		2010-04-26April 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868581-8

C

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Cerberus (1)		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868219-0
Chōnōryokusha no Ita Natsu		2010-06-25June 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868662-4
Custom Child: Tsumi to Batsu		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868223-7

D

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Dark Side: Yami to Hikari to Christmas		2010-03-25March 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868470-5
Dog Opera		2010-12-25December 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870175-4

E

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
(Ei) Amrita		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868269-5
Eien Kōro		2010-07-26July 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868774-4

F

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Furen		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868822-2
Fushigi-kei Jōshi no Kōryakuhō		2010-11-25November 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870153-2

G

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Garden Lost		2010-01-25January 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868288-6

H

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Hatsukoi Suisei		2010-05-25May 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868584-9
Hitoribocchi no Ō-sama to Side Throw no Ohime-sama		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868381-4
Hitoribocchi no Ō-sama to Side Throw no Ohime-sama 2		2010-07-26July 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868816-1
Hydra no Kokuhaku		2010-03-25March 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868465-1

I

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Ikenie no Dilemma (1)		2010-09-25September 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868932-8
Ikenie no Dilemma (2)		2010-10-25October 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868933-5
Ikenie no Dilemma (3)		2010-12-25December 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868934-2

K

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Kan		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868384-5
Kimi ni Tsuzuku Senro		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868383-8
Kurogane Baka Nikki		2010-07-26July 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868703-4

M

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Maid Road Reload		2010-04-26April 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868534-4
Maioh		2010-05-25May 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868582-5
Makai Tantei Meiōsei O Pain no P		2010-06-25June 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868659-4
Makai Tantei Meiōsei O Toy Box no T		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868729-4
Malicious Claim		2010-06-25June 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868661-7
Malicious Claim 2		2010-10-25October 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870055-9
Manatsu no Hi no Yume		2011-02-25February 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870346-8
Megenai-kun to Spicy Onna Jōshi: Megamitachi no Iru Shokuba		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868704-1
Metamoru.		2010-11-25November 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870137-2

O

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Ocha ga Hakobaretekuru Made ni: A Book At Cafe	(with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi)	2010-01-25January 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868286-2
Ocharake Ō		2011-02-25February 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870282-9
Omoidashitaku mo Nai Jinsei Saiaku no 96 Jikan		2010-09-25September 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868931-1
Onmyō no Miyako Getsufūtan: Kurobō no Oni		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868224-4
Onmyō no Miyako Getsufūtan 2: Setsuhō no Ōkami		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868821-5
Ore no Convenience Store		2010-08-25August 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868800-0

P

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Psyche no Namida		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868385-2

R

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Roppyaku-roku-jū-en no Jijō		2010-05-25May 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868583-2

S

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Satsuriku Game no Kan (1)		2010-03-25March 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868468-2
Satsuriku Game no Kan (2)		2010-03-25March 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868469-9
Seija no Shikijitsu		2010-04-26April 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868532-0
Shinigami to Sakura Drive		2010-03-25March 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868467-5
Shinanai Seito Satsujin Jiken: Shikibetsu Kumiko to Samayoeru Fushi		2010-10-25October 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870056-6
Shōkei no Saki ni Aru Mono		2010-06-25June 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868660-0
Sora no Kanata		2010-01-25January 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868289-3
Sora no Kanata 2		2010-05-25May 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868611-2
Sora no Kanata 3		2010-10-25October 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870044-3
Sora o Sakana ga Oyogu Koro		2011-02-25February 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870283-6
Subete no Ai ga Yurusareru Shima		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868220-6

T

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Taiyō no Akubi		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868270-1
Tanpopo no Mamori Hito		2010-04-26April 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868533-7
Tantei Hanasaki Tarō wa Hiramekanai		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868222-0
Tantei Hanasaki Tarō wa Kutsugaesanai		2010-02-25February 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868386-9
Tantei Higure Tabibito no Wasuremono		2010-09-25September 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868930-4
Tantei Higure Tabibito no Nakushimono		2011-01-25January 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870279-9
Theater!		2009-12-16December 16, 2009	ISBN 978-4-04-868221-3
Theater! 2		2011-01-25January 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870280-5
Titans no Hata no Moto ni (1)		2010-07-26July 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868775-1
Titans no Hata no Moto ni (2)		2010-07-26July 26, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868776-8
Toiki Yukiiro		2010-11-25November 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870053-5
Tokkyūbin Girl!		2011-02-25February 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870385-7

Y

Title	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...	Release date	ISBN International Standard Book Number The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers W.H...
Yama: Kai		2010-01-25January 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-868287-9
Yoru ga Hakobaretekuru Made ni: A Book in a Bed		2010-12-25December 25, 2010	ISBN 978-4-04-870235-5
Yumemiru Kanojo no Kimyō na Aijō		2011-01-25January 25, 2011	ISBN 978-4-04-870277-5