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Reading novels in Japanese can be a real challenge if your reading flow comes to a stop every time you encounter a kanji you can’t read, so getting a book with 100% furigana can help cutting back on that frustration.

There are several Japanese publishers with a younger target audience, whose books all have furigana on every kanji while still presenting complex and interesting stories about 150 – 300 pages long.

They are my top recommendation for all intermediate readers, who already have experience with graded readers, easy childrens stories or manga, but have yet to read a longer novel aimed at native speakers.

講談社青い鳥文庫 – Kōdansha Aoi Tori Bunko

集英社みらい文庫 – Shūeisha Mirai Bunko

角川つばさ文庫 – Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko

小学館ジュニア文庫 - Shōgakukan Junior Bunko

双葉社ジュニア文庫 – Futabasha Junior Bunko

静山社ペガサス文庫 – Seizansha Pegasus Bunko

TOジュニア文庫 – TO Junior Bunko

You will recognize them easily by their colorful frames around the covers and they include popular anime movies like 君の名は。novelisations of anime series or disney movies, light novels and even the Harry Potter books.

I go into more detail about my recommendations for each publisher on my blog.

I always wondered if they knew each other personally