Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
Cover of the first issue of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!. |
| Categories |
Light novels |
| Frequency |
Annually |
| Publisher |
Takarajimasha |
| First issue |
November 26, 2004 |
| Country |
Japan |
| Language |
Japanese |
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい!, Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi!?, lit. This Light Novel is Amazing!) is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels and their characters according to readers polled on the Internet. An introduction to each of the works comes with each listing, along with an interview of the light novel's author or authors for first place. Many of the light novels that have been listed in this guide book were later adapted into anime series. Most of the light novels listed contain a series of volumes, but some single-volume light novels also get listed. The first release of the guide book was on November 26, 2004 and is the 2005 listing. The latest release is the eighth volume on November 19, 2011 and is the 2012 listing. The Haruhi Suzumiya series, Baka to Test to Shōkanjū and the Book Girl series have appeared in five out of eight issues of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, while Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toradora! have appeared in four. Of these five series, only Toradora! has not achieved a ranking of No. 1 in a given year.
[edit] Top 10 light novel rankings
| Rank |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 01 |
Spice and Wolf |
Isuna Hasekura |
Jū Ayakura |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 |
Haruhi Suzumiya series |
Nagaru Tanigawa |
Noizi Ito |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 |
Zaregoto series |
Nisio Isin |
Take |
Kodansha Novels |
| 04 |
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora |
Tsumugu Hashimoto |
Keiji Yamamoto |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 |
Kino's Journey |
Keiichi Sigsawa |
Kouhaku Kuroboshi |
| 06 |
Toradora! |
Yuyuko Takemiya |
Yasu |
| 07 |
Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) |
Minoru Kawakami |
Satoyasu |
| 08 |
Book Girl series |
Mizuki Nomura |
Miho Takeoka |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 09 |
Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de |
Soichiro Watase |
Minako Iwasaki |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 |
Aruhi, Bakudan ga Ochitekite |
Hideyuki Furuhashi |
Yukari Higa |
| Rank |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 01 |
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū |
Kenji Inoue |
Yui Haga |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 02 |
Bakemonogatari series |
Nisio Isin |
Vofan |
Kodansha Box |
| 03 |
Book Girl series |
Mizuki Nomura |
Miho Takeoka |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 04 |
Toradora! |
Yuyuko Takemiya |
Yasu |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 |
Seitokai no Ichizon series |
Sekina Aoi |
Kira Inugami |
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 06 |
Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai series |
Sazane Kei |
Miho Takeoka |
| 07 |
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan |
Hitoma Iruma |
Hidari |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 |
Ben-To |
Asaura |
Kaito Shibano |
Super Dash Bunko |
| 09 |
Toaru Majutsu no Index |
Kazuma Kamachi |
Kiyotaka Haimura |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 |
Sōkyū no Karma |
Kōshi Tachibana |
Haruyuki Morisawa |
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| Rank |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 01 |
Toaru Majutsu no Index |
Kazuma Kamachi |
Kiyotaka Haimura |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 |
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai |
Yomi Hirasaka |
Buriki |
MF Bunko J |
| 03 |
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū |
Kenji Inoue |
Yui Haga |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 04 |
Sword Art Online |
Reki Kawahara |
Abec |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 |
Ben-To |
Asaura |
Kaito Shibano |
Super Dash Bunko |
| 06 |
Book Girl series |
Mizuki Nomura |
Miho Takeoka |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 07 |
Seitokai no Ichizon series |
Sekina Aoi |
Kira Inugami |
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 08 |
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai |
Tsukasa Fushimi |
Hiro Kanzaki |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 09 |
Durarara!! |
Ryohgo Narita |
Suzuhito Yasuda |
| 10 |
Kami-sama no Memo-chō |
Hikaru Sugii |
Mel Kishida |
| Rank |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 01 |
Sword Art Online |
Reki Kawahara |
Abec |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 |
Toaru Majutsu no Index |
Kazuma Kamachi |
Kiyotaka Haimura |
| 03 |
Ben-To |
Asaura |
Kaito Shibano |
Super Dash Bunko |
| 04 |
Circlet Girl |
Satoshi Hase |
Miyū |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 05 |
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū |
Kenji Inoue |
Yui Haga |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 06 |
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai |
Yomi Hirasaka |
Buriki |
MF Bunko J |
| 07 |
Occultologic |
Tsukasa Nimeguchi |
Magomago |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 08 |
Haruhi Suzumiya series |
Nagaru Tanigawa |
Noizi Ito |
| 09 |
Idolising! |
Sakaki Hirozawa |
Cuteg |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 |
Iris on Rainy Days |
Matsuyama Takeshi |
Hirasato |
[edit] No. 1 ranked characters
[edit] Female
| Year |
Character |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 2005 |
Dokuro Mitsukai |
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan |
Masaki Okayu |
Torishimo |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 2006 |
Kino |
Kino's Journey |
Keiichi Sigsawa |
Kouhaku Kuroboshi |
| 2007 |
Holo |
Spice and Wolf |
Isuna Hasekura |
Jū Ayakura |
| 2008 |
Haruhi Suzumiya |
Haruhi Suzumiya series |
Nagaru Tanigawa |
Noizi Ito |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 2009 |
Tohko Amano |
Book Girl series |
Mizuki Nomura |
Miho Takeoka |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 2010 |
Mikoto Misaka |
Toaru Majutsu no Index |
Kazuma Kamachi |
Kiyotaka Haimura |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| Year |
Character |
Title |
Author |
Artist |
Imprint |
| 2005 |
I |
Zaregoto series |
Nisio Isin |
Take |
Kodansha Novels |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
Mikoto Sayama |
Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) |
Minoru Kawakami |
Satoyasu |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 2008 |
Sousuke Sagara |
Full Metal Panic! |
Shoji Gatoh |
Shikidouji |
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 2009 |
Hideyoshi Kinoshita |
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū |
Kenji Inoue |
Yui Haga |
Famitsu Bunko |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
Tōma Kamijō |
Toaru Majutsu no Index |
Kazuma Kamachi |
Kiyotaka Haimura |
Dengeki Bunko |
| 2012 |
Kirito |
Sword Art Online |
Reki Kawahara |
Abec |
Dengeki Bunko |
[edit] References
