kotori: Japanese Novel Reader

Natsume Soseki, Dazai Osamu, Akutagawa Ryunosuke and more: kotori is an Aozora Bunko reader that beautifully displays about 17,600 public-domain works in vertical text with ruby (furigana). Start reading, or pick up where you left off — more easily than ever. kotori is a quiet place to read Japanese literature. No ads, no sign-up. ■ Bring literature closer with Kotori I want to read literary works like a paperback. I want to look up unfamiliar words right as I read. I want to revisit a passage that stayed with me anytime. Kotori connects reading, looking things up, and returning to favorites — creating a reading environment where you can slowly immerse yourself in a work. ■ Find your next read - Book of the week Each week, kotori introduces one work with a passage that shows what makes it special. - Browse by mood, theme, or author Find something that fits how you feel, from "something slow" to "something strange". Narrow each mood further to your taste, and every curated mood pick comes with a short note on why we chose it. Author guides lead you through the classics. - Work and author pages Every work and author has its own page. Jump to an author from Home, Explore, or any work page. - Your bookshelf Favorites, books in progress and finished books live on your bookshelf, and downloaded works now appear there too. Jump back into anything you left partway through. - Widget and reminders Open the book of the week or your current read from the Home Screen widget. Turn on reminders for a gentle nudge to return to the book you're reading. ■ Key Features - Vertical text + ruby support Full vertical text with ruby (furigana). Even works with older kanji forms or unfamiliar words read as naturally as a printed book. - Built-in offline dictionary (approx. 91,000 entries) Look up words on the spot, instantly. Even without a network connection, you can check meanings without interrupting your reading. - Table of contents to jump where you want Browse chapters of long works or short stories from a list and quickly open the section you want. Also handy when returning to a work you left partway through. - In-text search to find that passage again Search within a work for memorable phrases, character names, or scenes that caught your attention. Get right back to the passage you want to revisit. - Highlights & Notes Highlight passages that resonate with you and save them with notes. Even after finishing, you can look back on a work through your own words. - Search by title, author, or reading Quickly find what you want to read by title, author name, or phonetic reading. Download works to enjoy reading even where there is no signal. - A reading environment that suits you Choose from 4 themes — Light, Dark, Sepia, and Aozora — and 2 fonts — Gothic and Mincho — with fine-grained text size settings. Read in a setting that suits your eyes, morning or night. ■ Nothing between you and the story - No ads — nothing to interrupt your reading - No registration — start reading right away On screen, it's just you and the work. kotori is a small doorway into the treasure trove of Japanese literature. Savor it in beautiful vertical text, look up words, and return to the passages that stayed with you. Find your own reading time with kotori.