RIYL Manga

NOVELS FORMANGA LOVERS

“5 Ancestors” series by Jeff Stone

“Vampire Hunter D” prose novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi

“Samurai Girl” series by Carrie Asai

Blue Fingers: a Ninja’s Tale by Cheryl Whitesel

Tokyo Suckerpunch by Isaac Adamson

Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman (Sandman illustrated chapter book)

Kung Fu Princess: Veil of Secrets by Pamela Walker

The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Futaro Yamada (manga “Basilisk” is based on it)

Missing In Tokyo by Graham Marks

Avalon: Circles in the Stream by Rachel Roberts (cover art and interior illustrations done in manga style)

The “Akiko” prose novels by Mark Crilley

Wandering Warrior by Da Chen

“The Edge Chronicles” by Paul Stewart

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick

Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz

Pacific Crossing by Gary Soto

Kiki Strike by Kirsten Miller

Prose Novels from publisher TOKYOPOP:

Chibi Vampire: The Novel

Full Metal Panic (novel) Vol.1

Calling You Vol.1

Chain Mail Vol.1

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (Novel) Vol.1

CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators (Novel) Vol.1

The One I Love: Vol 1

.HACK Another Birth (Novel) Vol.1

Regular Prose Novels

Five Ancestors series (Tiger, Monkey, Snake, etc) by Jeff Stone, which are very focused on martial arts and adventure.

Sign of the Qin by L.G. Banks

Little Sister by Kara Dalkey

Truancy by Isamu Fukui. he was 15 when he wrote it and while it is text and rather lengthy it had an over the top adventure angle reminding me of National Treasure.

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn (first in a trilogy)

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey

Japanese novels in translation

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi

Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara

Light Novels (From Wikipedia: a novel with anime- or manga-style illustrations, primarily targeting teens and young adults.)

Kino No Tabi by Keiichi Shigusawa

Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto

Scrapped Princess by Ichiro Sakaki

Rahxephon (started out graphic then changed to textual)

Novels that are based on manga:

Shakugan No Shana: Fight Day

Shakugan No Shana: The Girl with Fire in Her Eyes

Death Note: Another Note by Nisoisin. (you need to read the manga otherwise it's confusing)

Socrates in Love by Yoichi Katayama

Be With You by Takuji Ichikawa

Resources:

• The Graphic Library by Sarah Smith