🐉 Fantasy · Japan
Best Fantasy Books from Japan
Fantasy literature is the literature of the impossible made believable. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in fantasy, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best fantasy from Japan by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami· 1994
Goodreads Choice AwardKirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#2
fantasy
Foul Lady Fortune
Chloe Gong· 2022
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#3
science-fiction
Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Haruki Murakami· 1985
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score43/100
#4
literary-fiction
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami· 2002
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score42/100
#5
fantasy
Best served cold
Joe Abercrombie· 2009
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#6
fantasy
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie· 2001
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#7
fantasy
A Little Hatred
Joe Abercrombie· 2019
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#8
fantasy
The Trouble with Peace
Joe Abercrombie· 2020
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#9
fantasy
Half a War
Joe Abercrombie· 2012
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#10
fantasy
The Gladiators
Arthur Koestler· 1954
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
