Top 1 in Top 10 best dark fantasy light novels you should read right now.
Author: Aneko Yusagi, Minami Seira (illustrated)
Genre: Fantasy
Published: August 2013 - Present
Iwatani Naofumi along with several others got lost in a strange new world. Summoned to wield powerful weapons to defeat evil, Iwatani should be considered a hero. Unfortunately, while everyone has strong weapons, Iwatani only has one shield. Regarded as useless, both the heroes and the king rejected Iwatani and kicked him out of the group. With anger welling up in his heart, Iwatani was about to show the world that he could do the impossible even using a shield as his primary weapon.
Imagine if you were Iwatani. Here, you are transported from the world you live in to an imaginary world and are immediately considered useless because you do not have a strong weapon. You will be filled with suffering like Iwatani. That's why Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari is the best dark fantasy light novel with a story filled with anger and revenge.