The culture of the Japanese state has long penetrated the foundations of our large, vast Motherland. At first, the Russians perceived it too coldly, squeamishly. "Monsters with eyes all over the face" - and, not only that, they called the characters of anime cartoons. However, time has shown that if a work is worthy of recognition and popularity, it will find its fans, no matter what. Very soon, anime fell in love in Russia. An analogue of Western comics appeared - manga, as well as a completely new and unusual kind of literary work - ranobe. What it is? Why is it so rapidly gaining popularity?
Genre Ranobe. What it is?
Faced with this concept for the first time, a person will certainly experience some difficulties. Ranobe is a genre in Japanese literature that combines elements of manga and an ordinary novel. From the latter, it is distinguished by the structure of the text. A good romance is the interweaving of dialogues and descriptions, manifesting themselves to the extent required by the situation. There are practically no descriptions in the runaway. Paragraphs are short, their length, as a rule, rarely exceeds two or three sentences, the rest of the space is occupied by dialogs. Using this narrative, the author achieves the speed of reading the chapter. The genre of a kind of novel is not limited by scope, it can be an action movie, horrors, a novel, or even a fantasy adventure.
"Durarara"
One of the most popular ranobes. This is something unusual and unique of its kind. The plot revolves around an ordinary schoolboy who decided to change the course of his life and start with a change in educational institution, which was prompted by the best friend. Moving to Tokyo opens up a new world for the protagonist. Circumstances force the recluse to plunge into the life of a normal teenager, and the cruel mazes of the city - to learn one important rule. If you want to continue to exist - do not stand in one place. Heroes are drawn into a showdown between local criminal gangs, and in order to prevent events from engulfing themselves, they have to take part in them. Nekstati pops up the legend of a headless horseman, which is also necessary to solve the mystery.
"Steel alarm"
A cycle of short stories in the genre of fiction, widely known in Japan. Outside of the country, anime and manga created from this novel are much more popular than ranobes. This is due to the release of the novel at a time when its genre was not so widespread. The plot begins to take off in an alternative universe, where people have special units in the ranks of the armed forces, the soldiers of which are fighting in huge robots resembling a man. The technologies for their creation were not identified empirically, scientists received them from selected people in whose memory knowledge was from birth. Terrorists and military are constantly hunting for those who can share unusual information. The main character, an officer of the organization protecting the elite, is forced to guard an unsuspecting schoolgirl.
"Gothic"
From two thousand and three in four years, the world eagerly awaited each new chapter of the superb ranobe. This is nothing like Gothic. The twenties of the last century, invented by the author of the European state Sobyur. The main character is an exchange student from the Academy of St. Margaret. Not having time to plunge into the educational process, the guy gets acquainted with an unusual, but very attractive girl Victoria. She rarely appears in the classroom, and spends every free minute surrounded by library cabinets, wanting to solve crimes that the detectives of that time could not handle. Having made acquaintance with Victoria, the protagonist himself soon gets into trouble.
"Trinity Blood"
Many thousands of years ago, a terrible war shook the world, the scale of which is comparable to the real end of the world. Humanity realized the size of a perfect mistake only when its consequences wiped out everything that it had achieved over the long years of its existence from the earth, and the survivors began to envy those who were carried away by the tragedy. Along with some troubles came others, in the person of cruel, previously unseen beings. Turning to the literature of their ancestors, people found an analogy to the aliens, which turned out to be vampires. The forces of nature do not sleep. As humanity feeds on animals, as vampires eat human blood, another mutant has chosen ghouls as a means to satisfy hunger. Which side will the unknown take? What position will be taken in the endless conflict of humanity and vampires? Ranobe fully answers all questions. It is worth the time.
"Sword Master Online"
The eponymous series of ranobes. This work quickly won the love of not only the Japanese, but also fans of the genre around the world. The novel served as the basis for the release of manga, anime, several films and games. In the near future, when technological progress has finally stepped forward, the creators of video games have developed a system that allows a person to fully immerse themselves in the process. Immediately after this, the world saw an online game that quickly scattered among fans of such entertainment. On the day the server was launched, the flow of gamers reached a record number, but very soon the joy of new impressions gave way to horror and fear.
People could not complete the game session, and the creator of the fun announced that now they have to go through the story to the end, if they again want to see loved ones. With one condition. Death in the game means death in real life.