Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-light-novel" theme.

Overlord (2015) is a TV show set in a dystopian future where the main character becomes trapped in a virtual reality game called Yggdrasil. In this game world, he takes on the persona of his character, a powerful wizard named Momonga. As Momonga, he must navigate through a kingdom filled with monsters and magic, all while trying to find a way to escape and return to the real world.

After hitting her head, Katarina Claes regains memories of her past life and realizes she has been reincarnated as the villainess in the game Fortune Lover. Determined to avoid the doom that awaits the character she now embodies, Katarina sets out to change her fate and forge new relationships.

Log Horizon is a TV show about a group of gamers who find themselves trapped in the game they were playing. They must learn to navigate their way through the virtual reality world and find a way back home. Along the way, they encounter challenges and obstacles that test their skills and resolve. With strategic thinking and teamwork, they form alliances and guilds to survive and thrive in this new world.

In the virtual reality game New World Online, a girl named Maple decides to focus solely on increasing her defense abilities to avoid taking damage. As she explores the game with her unique playstyle, she encounters various other players and together they form the guild 'Maple Tree.' Despite her unconventional approach, Maple becomes a formidable force in the game and attracts the attention of other players. BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. is a comedic and light-hearted anime series that follows Maple's adventures and the friendships she forms within New World Online.

Classroom of the Elite follows the story of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, a student of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, where students are ranked based on their grades. However, the school's true purpose is to conduct a social experiment, where students must use their intelligence to manipulate and outsmart each other in order to succeed and rise up the ranks. As Kiyotaka navigates the complex web of relationships and power struggles, he uncovers the dark secrets lurking behind the prestigious facade of the school.

After dying in a landslide, a young book-loving girl named Urano is reborn in a fantasy world where books are a luxury. Determined to fulfill her dream of reading as many books as possible, Urano becomes Main, a frail and sickly five-year-old girl born into a poor family. With her knowledge of modern culture and a burning passion for books, Main sets out to create her own library in a world where books are scarce.

After dying from a truck accident, a NEET is reincarnated in a fantasy world as Rudeus Greyrat. With his past memories intact, he takes this opportunity to create a fulfilling life for himself. He hones his magical skills, forms relationships, and embarks on adventures, all while facing the challenges of this new world.

The Devil Is a Part-Timer! follows the story of Satan, who is forced to flee his world and ends up as a part-time employee at a fast-food restaurant in Tokyo. As he tries to adjust to this new life, he encounters various challenges and forms unexpected relationships with the humans around him.

Orphen is a powerful sorcerer who is notoriously lazy. Everything changes when he finds a way to save his sis, who was turned into a dragon during their days at magic academy. Betrayed by friends who refused to help, Orphen will stop at nothing to track her down, even if he has to go it alone.

In Date a Live, Shido Itsuka, a high school boy, has the ability to seal away spirits that threaten to destroy the world. To do this, he must go on dates with these spirits and make them fall in love with him. With the help of an organization called Ratatoskr, Shido embarks on a mission to save the world and protect the girls he encounters.

Saiunkoku is a world of eight provinces or houses, each named after a different colour. The new Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, has gained for a reputation for being uninterested in courtly matters and for flaunting his love for men. Shuurei, although born of the important Kou family, has difficulty making ends meet. She easily accepts an invitation to be the Emperor's concubine in order to turn him into a good ruler. The mysterious Seiran, a young man who was adopted by her father, goes with her as Ryuuki's bodyguard. Entering the imperial palace revives Shuurei's dream of being a court official, and, together with the many companions she meets along the way, continues moving bravely forward while trying to fend off the Emperor's advances.

Mahiro Yasaka is just an ordinary high school student, until one day he is suddenly attacked by a dangerous monster. Just when everything seems to be lost, he is saved by a strange girl named Nyaruko, who claims to be the shape-shifting deity Nyarlathotep from horror author H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

After dying in a freak accident, Kazuma Satou is sent to a parallel world where he forms a dysfunctional party with a goddess, a mage, and a crusader. Together, they take on quests, battle monsters, and try to survive in this comedic and fantastical adventure.

Durarara!! is set in the city of Ikebukuro, where different urban legends and youth subcultures coexist. The story follows several characters and their interconnected lives as they get involved in the mysterious happenings in the city. From street gangs to medical experiments, Durarara!! delves into the complexities of city life.

A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.

After being falsely accused, Naofumi is summoned to a parallel world where he discovers he is the Shield Hero. With the king and kingdom against him, he must rely on his wit and the aid of a demi-human slave to save the world from the Waves of Catastrophe.

History is coming to an end. When humans came down from the sky they brought with them the Testament, the guide to the path they must follow if they wish to return to the skies again.

Gate is a TV show about a parallel universe that opens in the middle of Tokyo, leading to a world filled with fantasy creatures and magic. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are sent to explore this new world and establish diplomatic relations, but they soon find themselves engaged in a war against the Empire, a powerful nation from the other side of the gate.

The semi-coherent adventures of two teenage intergalactic private eyes, Kei and Yuri. Members of Trouble Consultant team 234, their code name is 'Lovely Angels'. However, they're better known – universe-wide, in fact – as the 'Dirty Pair', a moniker they're not fond of. Their arrival at the scene is always a source of hope and dread, since they always solve the case, but wherever they go, something gets destroyed, up to and including entire planets. Luckily for them – but not so much for the universe – there's typically some extenuating circumstances that support their oft-uttered phrase, "It's not our fault".

Goblin Slayer follows the story of a young priestess who joins a seasoned warrior known as Goblin Slayer in his quest to exterminate goblins. As they encounter more dangerous and cunning goblin encounters, the team faces various challenges and deadly battles in their search for revenge.