• ButteryMonkey@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    I’ve heard sort of the same thing but not related to some website or whatever. Idk which is truthier, so I’ll add my understanding as well.

    What I heard is It’s a category of actual books called light novels, they have a picture here and there but it’s mostly text, and they tend not to be super long. Think YA (young adult) books.

    But what I heard largely agrees; that it’s such a popular category with so many options that that’s how they are named to give you a rough idea of what you’ll be reading at a glance.