青空文庫Stella vs Widget Bunko

Aozora Stella – A Literary Sanctuary Guided by Fate and Intuition. "What should I read next?" When you dive into a foreign language, the hardest part is knowing where to begin. You don’t know the authors, you don’t know the titles, and search bars leave you empty-handed. Aozora Stella is designed for you. It strips away the noise—reviews, ratings, and biases—and connects you directly with the raw beauty of Japanese literature through chance, intuition, and the mystique of Tarot. ○ Meet Your Literary Destiny via Tarot Let the cards guide your reading journey. Use our unique Tarot feature to reflect your current mood or fortune, leading you to a handpicked, profound passage from over 500 classic Japanese works. On your screen, a beautiful 500-character excerpt appears—it could be the gripping opening or a random, dazzling line from deep within the book. No titles to prejudice you, no lengthy synopses. Just you and the words. If the text resonates with your soul, tap the "Sparkle" button. A shooting star animation will carry your newly discovered "Star" into your personal bookshelf. If not, simply skip. Your next destined encounter is just a swipe away. ○ Weave Your Personal Constellation Your bookshelf is a reflection of your soul. It contains no trending rankings or generic recommendations—only the fragments of literature that genuinely moved you. Track your reading progress, bookmark your favorite pages, and look back at your literary journey. For those moments when you seek something specific, a seamless search function is also available, allowing you to explore by author, title, or keywords. Here, serendipity and intention coexist beautifully. ○ A Mindful, Stress-Free Japanese Reading Experience We believe reading should be comfortable and immersive, especially when reading in its original language. Aozora Stella offers powerful, thoughtful tools tailored for Japanese language learners and enthusiasts alike: 3 Furigana (Ruby) Modes: Toggle between full reading guides, kanji-only, or kana-only text to match your reading proficiency. Total Comfort Customization: Easily adjust font sizes with a slider and switch between Light and Dark modes for optimal reading anytime, anywhere. Beautiful Literary Cards: Save the passages that shook your heart as elegant, aesthetic quote cards. Complete with the author’s name and title, they are perfect for sharing your emotional discoveries with friends or on social media. Your Reading Profile: Your profile page visualizes your literary world. Share your favorite authors, quotes, and reading habits as a unique self-introduction card with the global community. ○ Why "Stella"? "Stella" is the Latin word for Star. Just like the countless stars shining in the night sky, there are thousands of masterpieces waiting to be found in Japanese literature. Just as ancient stargazers connected individual stars to draw constellations and tell stories, you will connect the beautiful fragments that touched your heart to build your very own literary universe. Welcome to Aozora Stella. May you find the star that speaks to your soul tonight.

There are countless masterpieces you promise yourself you’ll read one day. And yet the app you open is always social media. That isn’t entirely your fault — the classics never came to meet you. Until now: they slide onto your Home Screen, right before you reach for your feed. ■ Read without opening the app Your widget shows the page you’re on. On the train, in a queue, during a meeting that isn’t your turn — read on in any spare moment. When you near the end, the widget shows the opening of your next recommended book. ■ Made for Japanese learners • The works are in the original Japanese, set vertically like a real bunko paperback. • Furigana from the original texts sit beside difficult kanji. (Only where the original text has them — not every kanji.) • Long-press any word to look it up in the iOS dictionary. • Menus and settings are in your language. ■ Classics ready on your shelf 夏目漱石『こころ』『吾輩は猫である』『坊っちゃん』, 芥川龍之介『羅生門』『蜘蛛の糸』, 太宰治『走れメロス』『人間失格』, 宮沢賢治『銀河鉄道の夜』 and more. Search over 17,000 Aozora Bunko works, or browse “Random 50” for a chance encounter, like wandering a used bookstore. ■ Pro (one-time purchase) • Furigana on every page of every work (free version: first 10 pages of each work) • Choose-a-Book Widget: small, medium and large, each with its own book • No banner ads Your background themes, dictionary lookup and the classic widget stay free. ■ Pricing The app is free. Banner ads appear at the bottom of Home, Bookshelf and Discover; never while you read. No account or sign-in is needed. With deep gratitude to the Aozora Bunko project. All works are public-domain literature collected under Aozora Bunko’s guidelines, and each ends with its source information. Support: https://widgetbunko.doublereedlab.com/support Privacy Policy: https://widgetbunko.doublereedlab.com/privacy