Does Kiss Him Not Me Have An English Light Novel?

I’ve poked around this before because I love collecting different versions of series I like, and the short version is: there’s no widely available official English light novel for 'Kiss Him, Not Me' (the original Japanese title is 'Watashi ga Motete Dousunda'). What did get an official English release is the manga — Kodansha handles that — and the anime adaptation is the other major officially translated format.

If you’re hunting for any novel-type material, try searching for Japanese-only tie-ins under the Japanese title; sometimes small booklets or character essays exist but never get translated. Also check publisher sites (Kodansha USA, BookWalker Global, and even Amazon JP) and databases like Anime News Network or MyAnimeList to confirm. If you don’t mind unofficial routes, fan translations sometimes pop up, but I’d recommend supporting the licensed manga if you can — it’s the surest way to experience the story in English without losing the original’s visual comedy. If you want, I can list specific retailers where the English manga is sold or some fan forums that track small tie-ins.

I still get excited thinking about the chaotic charm of 'Kiss Him, Not Me' — that whole fujoshi-protagonist-trapped-with-handsome-boys setup is a comfort read for me. To your question: there isn’t an official English light novel edition of 'Kiss Him, Not Me' that I can find. The original work is a manga by Junko, 'Watashi ga Motete Dousunda', and that’s what got officially licensed in English (Kodansha Comics released the manga volumes). The franchise expanded into anime, drama CDs, and official character goods, but when it comes to prose-style light novels in English, nothing official has been widely published to my knowledge.

I’ve hunted down a lot of obscure tie-in books over the years, so I dug through the usual places — publisher catalogs, BookWalker, Amazon listings, and fan communities — and everything legitimate points back to the manga and the anime. There may have been Japanese-only novellas or short tie-in publications in Japan (some series do get those), but those didn’t make the jump into an English, licensed light novel run. If you want the full, official English experience, grabbing the Kodansha-published manga volumes is your best bet; they’re translated and printed properly, and the manga covers the core story with all the visual comedy and expressions that make the series shine.

If you’re craving a novel-style read specifically, there are a couple of workarounds: look for fan translations (not official, so use caution and respect creators), try picking up Japanese editions and using reading aids/apps if you’re learning Japanese, or flip through drama CD liner notes and official artbooks which sometimes contain short prose bits. Also keep an eye on publisher announcements — tiny miracle releases happen occasionally — and follow Kodansha’s US site or their social feeds. Personally, I grabbed the manga omnibus editions and the anime on a streaming platform when it aired; for me that scratched the same itch a prose novel would, since the humor and character beats are so visual. If you want, I can point you to where to buy the official English manga or suggest fan communities that catalog any obscure tie-ins I might’ve missed.