Kodansha started a novel label for children on November 30th, 2012 with the release of 3 novel volumes that are spin-off novel adaptations of the "Heisei Kamen Rider" series.

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Publisher: Kodansha

講談社キャラクター文庫
Kodansha Character Bunko
http://kodomo.kodansha.co.jp/shousetsu_rider.html

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Shueisha started a novel label for the publication of children's literature on March 1st, 2011. Other than original fantasy, mystery, etc. novels published under the label, also novel adaptations of shounen and shoujo manga are published. The label is aimed at elementary school students and junior high school students.

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Publisher: Shueisha

集英社みらい文庫
Shueisha Mirai Bunko
http://miraibunko.jp/

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Novel labels aimed at juniors:

Publisher: Shogakukan

小学館ジュニア文庫
Shogakukan Junior Bunko
http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/series/_id_B30013

小学館ジュニアシネマ文庫
Shogakukan Junior Cinema Bunko
http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/series/_id_B30013

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Our staff member Matt122004 started an english light novel magazine titled "Karui Shosetsu Magazine", and its first issue is already available here:
http://ksm.lightnovel.org/

Just a question, but why not cooperate with the guys that work on the "Karui Shosetsu Magazine"?

A talking cat and his friend the chest seems interesting...

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Kadokawa Shoten has started a new label for publishing children's literature that's titled "Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko" (角川つばさ文庫). The label started on March 3rd, 2009 with the publication of 15 novel volumes. In the label's first year (March 2009 till March 2010) 50 works are scheduled to be published. Starting from April 2009, novels published under this label will be published on the 15th of every month.

The label is aimed at children from third grade elementary school to first grade junior high school.

The novels will be in 6 categories of genres:

A Original
B Bestseller
C Novelization
D Non-fiction
E Foreign Masterpiece
F Japan's Masterpiece

An official site for the children's literature label is here:
http://www.tsubasabunko.jp/

Kadokawa Shoten's page for Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko's books:
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/book/series_34.html

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Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/

角川つばさ文庫
Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko

http://www.tsubasabunko.jp/

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I don't read this... but from your synopsis it seems pretty interesting, I'll check this light novel series out someday.

I'm getting only bad news today

Be it at work (a close co-worker/friend is leaving for a different job), be it at home (my hamster just started to stare in the air and shivering ), and now this

I see, but its not mentioned in the release schedule, so its okay

Though, the light novel release schedule does need a major updating:
http://lightnovel.org/release-schedule

And of course an update won't happen, unless I get some help >_< anyone volunteering?

Thanks Yeran, I'll add this with some other stuff soon.

If there's anything else "missing" (lol) please mention it in this thread

I'll also add some of the japanese young adult novel labels in this post.

Young Adult novel labels:

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Publisher: Kodansha

YA! entertainment
http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/books/ya-enter/

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Publisher: Iwasaki Shoten

ＹＡ！フロンティア
YA! Frontier
http://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/products/series_338_1.html

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Publisher: Jive

ピュアフル文庫
Pureful Bunko
http://pureful.jive-ltd.co.jp/

(this is possibly a young adult label)

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For example, the YA! Entertainment label, I have seen a few novels from this label being considered light novels by fans.

Children's literature:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_literature

Why a thread about japanese children's literature in the light novel sub forum?

Some japanese children's literature are considered to be light novels by some fans. how? they are illustrated just like light novels, and sometimes even written in the same writing style used in light novels. but these are still children's literature, becasue they are not considered to be light novels by their publishers (an enough reason not to mention them as so).

For example, novels that come from Poplar Pocket Bunko label are considered light novels by some fans, but Poplar Pocket Bunko is a label of novels for children.

The reason for this thread is to mention some of the labels used to publish children's literature, and by so keep us from mentioning them as light novels. or at least we'll know (by checking the label its published under) that these are children's novels that some fans consider to be light novels

Japanese labels that publish children's literature:

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Publisher: Iwanami Shoten
http://www.iwanami.co.jp/

岩波少年文庫
Iwanami Shounen Bunko

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Publisher: Kaiseisha
http://www.kaiseisha.co.jp/

偕成社文庫
Kaiseisha Bunko

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Publisher: Kodansha

青い鳥文庫
AoiTori Bunko
http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/aoitori/index.html

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Publishers: Iwasaki Shoten, Doshinsha, Kin no Hoshisha, Rironsha

フォア文庫
Four Bunko
http://www.4bunko.com/

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Publisher: Poplar Sha

ポプラポケット文庫
Poplar Pocket Bunko
http://www.poplar.co.jp/pocket/

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Publisher: Jive

カラフル文庫
Colorful Bunko
http://hint.jive-ltd.co.jp/

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Maybe more will be added later... maybe >.<