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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 7 months ago

I noticed they studiously avoided using the phrase "light novel".

I just tried, and they don't have a definition for that phrase.

The best match that the OED came up with was "railway novel" defined as:

railway novel, n. A light novel, typically in a cheap edition, suitable for reading on a railway journey.