A is a style of Japanese
novel primarily targeting
middle- and
high-school students (
young adult demographic). "Light novel" is a
wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the
English language. Such short, light novels are often called or
LN in the West. They are typically not more than 40,000–50,000 words long (the shorter ones being equivalent to a
novella in US publishing terms), are rarely more than a few hundred pages, often have dense publishing schedules, are usually published in
bunkobon size (
A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm), and are often
illustrated. The text is often serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form.