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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 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 14th volume on November 25, 2017 and is the 2018 listing. A Certain Magical Index has appeared in the top 10 in 9 out of 14 issues of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! , while Sword Art Online has appeared in 8, Baka and Test has appeared in 6, and the Haruhi Suzumiya series and the Book Girl series have appeared in 5.
The guide book also ranks male characters, female characters and illustrators from all works released each year. Only on three occasions did a series rank first in all lists in the same issue: A Certain Magical Index in 2011 and 2017, and My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected in 2015.
Top 10 light novel rankings
2005–2009
2010–2014
Rank
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2010
01
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
02
Monogatari 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
2011
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
2012
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
Takeshi Matsuyama
Hirasato
2013
01
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
02
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
03
Rokka no Yūsha
Ishio Yamagata
Miyagi
Super Dash Bunko
04
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
05
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
06
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
07
Durarara!!
Ryohgo Narita
Suzuhito Yasuda
Dengeki Bunko
08
Shinonome Yūko wa Tanpen Shōsetsu o Aishiteiru
Bingo Morihashi
Nardack
Famitsu Bunko
09
Sakurada Reset
Yutaka Kōno
Yū Shiina
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
10
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Minoru Kawakami
Satoyasu
Dengeki Bunko
2014
01
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Alderamin on the Sky
Bokuto Uno
Sanbasō
Dengeki Bunko
03
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
04
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka
Fujino Omori
Suzuhito Yasuda
GA Bunko
05
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
06
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
Satoshi Wagahara
Oniku
07
Tokyo Ravens
Kōhei Azano
Sumihei
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
08
Rokka no Yūsha
Ishio Yamagata
Miyagi
Super Dash Bunko
09
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
10
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
2015–2016
Rank
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2015
01
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
03
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
04
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
05
Kōkyū Rakuen Kyūjō: Harem League Baseball
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Wingheart
Super Dash Bunko
06
Zesshinkai no Solaris
Rakiruchi
Asagiri
MF Bunko J
07
Escape Speed
Nozomu Kuoka
Gin
Dengeki Bunko
08
Toaru Hikūshi e no Seiyaku
Koroku Inumura
Haruyuki Morisawa
Gagaga Bunko
09
Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai
Bingo Morihashi
Nardack
Famitsu Bunko
10
Alderamin on the Sky
Bokuto Uno
Sanbasō
Dengeki Bunko
2016
01
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
03
Alderamin on the Sky
Bokuto Uno
Sanbasō
04
Eirun Last Code: Kakuu Sekai yori Senjou e
Ryuunosuke Azuma
Mikoto Akemi
MF Bunko J
05
WorldEnd
Akira Kareno
ue
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
06
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
07
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
08
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka
Fujino Omori
Suzuhito Yasuda
GA Bunko
09
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Fumiaki Maruto
Kurehito Misaki
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
10
Escape Speed
Nozomu Kuoka
Gin
Dengeki Bunko
2017–2018
Format
Rank
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2017
Bunkobon
01
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
Shirow Shiratori
Shirabi
GA Bunko
02
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
Tappei Nagatsuki
Shinichirou Ootsuka
MF Bunko J
03
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
04
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
05
Goblin Slayer
Kumo Kagyuu
Noboru Kannatsuki
GA Bunko
06
Melody Lyrik Idol Magik
Hiroshi Ishikawa
POO
Dash X Bunko
07
Gamers!
Sekina Aoi
Saboten
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
08
Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun
Yūki Yaku
Fly
Gagaga Bunko
09
KonoSuba
Natsume Akatsuki
Kurone Mishima
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
10
Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai
Bingo Morihashi
Nardack
Famitsu Bunko
Tankōbon
01
Overlord
Kugane Maruyama
so-bin
02
Monogatari
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
03
Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?
Okina Baba
Tsukasa Kiryū
04
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Rifujin na Magonote
Shirotaka
MF Books
05
Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen
Miya Kazuki
Yō Shiina
TO Books
06
Ninja Slayer
Bradley Bond, Philip N. Morzez
Warainaku
07
Kyūketsuki ni Natta Kimi wa Eien no Ai o Hajimeru: Long Long Engage
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
08
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Fuse
Mitz Vah
Micro Magazine
09
Bōkyaku Tantei series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
10
Kono Sekai ga Game da to Boku dake ga Shitteiru
Usbar
Ichizen
2018
Bunkobon
01
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
Shirow Shiratori
Shirabi
GA Bunko
02
86 -Eighty-Six-
Asato Asato
Shirabi
Dengeki Bunko
03
Infinite Dendrogram
Sakon Kaidō
Taiki
04
Tsuki to Raika to Nosferatu
Keisuke Masano
Karei
05
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
06
Bokutachi no Remake
Nachi Kio
Erette
MF Bunko J
07
Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun
Yūki Yaku
Fly
Gagaga Bunko
08
Gamers!
Sekina Aoi
Saboten
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
09
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka
Fujino Omori
Suzuhito Yasuda
GA Bunko
10
A Sister's All You Need
Yomi Hirasaka
Kantoku
Gagaga Bunko
Tankōbon
01
Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen
Miya Kazuki
Yō Shiina
TO Books
02
Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?
Okina Baba
Tsukasa Kiryū
03
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Carlo Zen
Shinobu Shinotsuki
Enterbrain
04
Overlord
Kugane Maruyama
so-bin
05
Monogatari
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
06
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Fuse
Mitz Vah
Micro Magazine
07
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Rifujin na Magonote
Shirotaka
MF Books
08
Yokohama Eki SF
Yuba Isukari
Tatsuyuki Tanaka
Kadokawa Books
09
Majo no Tabitabi
Jogi Shiraishi
Azul
GA Bunko
10
Uchi no Musume no Tame Naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maō mo Taoseru Kamoshirenai
Chirolu
Kei
HJ Books
Top 10 female characters rankings
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
2013
2014
2015
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
2016
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
2017
2005–2009
2010–2014
Rank
Character
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2010
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Tohko Amano
Book Girl series
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
Famitsu Bunko
03
Nanase Kotobuki
04
Hitagi Senjōgahara
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
05
Taiga Aisaka
Toradora!
Yuyuko Takemiya
Yasu
Dengeki Bunko
06
Karuma Takasaki
Sōkyū no Karuma
Kōshi Tachibana
Haruyuki Morisawa
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
07
Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
08
Kino
Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
Keiichi Sigsawa
Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Dengeki Bunko
09
Kluele Sophi Net
Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai series
Sazane Kei
Miho Takeoka
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
10
Holo
Spice and Wolf
Isuna Hasekura
Jū Ayakura
Dengeki Bunko
2011
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Yūko Shionji / Alice
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
Hikaru Sugii
Mel Kishida
03
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
04
Sena Kashiwazaki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
05
Tohko Amano
Book Girl series
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
Famitsu Bunko
06
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
07
Itsuwa
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
08
Hitagi Senjōgahara
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
09
Erio Tōwa
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
Hitoma Iruma
Buriki
Dengeki Bunko
10
Nanase Kotobuki
Book Girl series
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
Famitsu Bunko
2012
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
03
Sena Kashiwazaki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
04
Ruri Goko / Kuroneko
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
05
Yūko Shionji / Alice
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
Hikaru Sugii
Mel Kishida
06
Himeko Inaba
Kokoro Connect
Sadanatsu Anda
Shiromizakana
Famitsu Bunko
07
Hitagi Senjōgahara
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
Kirino Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
09
Haruhi Suzumiya
Haruhi Suzumiya series
Nagaru Tanigawa
Noizi Ito
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
10
Yozora Mikazuki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
2013
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
03
Himeko Inaba
Kokoro Connect
Sadanatsu Anda
Shiromizakana
Famitsu Bunko
04
Kuroyukihime
Accel World
Reki Kawahara
HiMA
Dengeki Bunko
05
Sena Kashiwazaki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
06
Ruri Goko / Kuroneko
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
07
Shino Asada / Sinon
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
08
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
09
Kirino Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
10
Yozora Mikazuki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
2014
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
03
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
04
Yui Yuigahama
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
05
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
06
Kirino Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
07
Ayase Aragaki
08
Shino Asada / Sinon
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
09
Miyuki Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satō
Kana Ishida
10
Yozora Mikazuki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Yomi Hirasaka
Buriki
MF Bunko J
2015–2017
Rank
Character
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2015
01
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
03
Yui Yuigahama
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
04
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
05
Othinus
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
06
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
07
Shino Asada / Sinon
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
08
Komachi Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
09
Misaki Shokuhō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
10
Shiro
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
2016
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
03
Iroha Ishhiki
04
Yui Yuigahama
05
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
06
Megumi Katou
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Fumiaki Maruto
Kurehito Misaki
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
07
Shiro
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
08
Miyuki Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satō
Kana Ishida
Dengeki Bunko
09
Othinus
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
10
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
2017
01
Mikoto Misaka
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Rem
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Tappei Nagatsuki
Shinichirou Ootsuka
MF Bunko J
03
Megumin
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Natsume Akatsuki
Kurone Mishima
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
04
Asuna Yūki / Asuna
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
05
Yukino Yukinoshita
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
06
Megumi Katou
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Fumiaki Maruto
Kurehito Misaki
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
07
White Queen
Mitou Shoukan:// Blood-Sign
Kazuma Kamachi
Waki Ikawa
Dengeki Bunko
08
Emilia
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Tappei Nagatsuki
Shinichirou Ootsuka
MF Bunko J
09
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
10
Othinus
Top 10 male characters rankings
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
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
2013
2014
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
2015
2016
2017
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
2005–2009
2010–2014
Rank
Character
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2010
01
Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
02
Koyomi Araragi
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
03
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
04
Mii-kun
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan
Hitoma Iruma
Hidari
05
Ken Sugisaki
Seitokai no Ichizon series
Sekina Aoi
Kira Inugami
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
06
Ryūji Takasu
Toradora!
Yuyuko Takemiya
Yasu
Dengeki Bunko
07
Konoha Inoue
Book Girl series
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
Famitsu Bunko
08
Neight Yehlemihas
Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai series
Kei Sazane
Miho Takeoka
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
09
Hideo Kawamura
Sentō Jōsai Masurawo
Tomoaki Hayashi
Yumehito Ueda
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
10
Akihisa Yoshii
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
2011
01
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Accelerator
03
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
04
Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
05
You Satou
Ben-To
Asaura
Kaito Shibano
Super Dash Bunko
06
Sousuke Sagara
Full Metal Panic!
Shoji Gatoh
Shikidouji
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
07
Koyomi Araragi
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
08
Ken Sugisaki
Seitokai no Ichizon series
Sekina Aoi
Kira Inugami
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
09
Mii-kun
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan
Hitoma Iruma
Hidari
Dengeki Bunko
10
Shizuo Heiwajima
Durarara!!
Ryohgo Narita
Suzuhito Yasuda
2012
01
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
02
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
03
Koyomi Araragi
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
04
Accelerator
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
05
You Satou
Ben-To
Asaura
Kaito Shibano
Super Dash Bunko
06
Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
07
Kyousuke Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
08
Kyon
Haruhi Suzumiya series
Nagaru Tanigawa
Noizi Ito
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
09
Akihisa Yoshii
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
Kenji Inoue
Yui Haga
Famitsu Bunko
10
Ken Sugisaki
Seitokai no Ichizon series
Sekina Aoi
Kira Inugami
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
2013
01
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
02
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
03
Accelerator
04
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
05
Kyousuke Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
Dengeki Bunko
06
Koyomi Araragi
Monogatari series
Nisio Isin
Vofan
Kodansha Box
07
Tatsuya Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satou
Kana Ishida
Dengeki Bunko
08
You Satou
Ben-To
Asaura
Kaito Shibano
Super Dash Bunko
09
Ken Sugisaki
Seitokai no Ichizon series
Sekina Aoi
Kira Inugami
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
10
Toori Aoi
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Minoru Kawakami
Satoyasu
Dengeki Bunko
2014
01
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
03
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
04
Accelerator
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
05
Sadao Maō
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
Satoshi Wagahara
Oniku
06
Kyousuke Kousaka
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Tsukasa Fushimi
Hiro Kanzaki
07
Izayoi Sakamaki
Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo?
Tarō Tatsunoko
Yū Amano
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
08
Tatsuya Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satou
Kana Ishida
Dengeki Bunko
09
Ken Sugisaki
Seitokai no Ichizon series
Sekina Aoi
Kira Inugami
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
10
Koremitsu Akagi
Hikaru ga Chikyū ni Itakoro
Mizuki Nomura
Miho Takeoka
Famitsu Bunko
2015–2017
Rank
Character
Title
Author
Artist
Imprint
2015
01
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
03
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
04
Accelerator
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
05
Tatsuya Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satou
Kana Ishida
06
Sora
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
07
Rentarō Satomi
Black Bullet
Shiden Kanzaki
Saki Ukai
Dengeki Bunko
08
Bell Cranel
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?
Fujino Ōmori
Suzuhito Yasuda
GA Bunko
09
Saika Totsuka
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
10
Ikuta Soroku
Alderamin on the Sky
Bokuto Uno
Sanbasō
Dengeki Bunko
2016
01
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
02
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
Dengeki Bunko
03
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
04
Accelerator
05
Tatsuya Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satou
Kana Ishida
06
Sora
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
07
Bell Cranel
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?
Fujino Ōmori
Suzuhito Yasuda
GA Bunko
08
Saika Totsuka
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
09
Sakuta Azusagawa
Seishun Buta Yarō series
Hajime Kamoshida
Keiji Mizoguchi
Dengeki Bunko
10
Sadao Maō
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
Satoshi Wagahara
Oniku
2017
01
Tōma Kamijō
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
Dengeki Bunko
02
Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara
Abec
03
Accelerator
Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kazuma Kamachi
Kiyotaka Haimura
04
Subaru Natsuki
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Tappei Nagatsuki
Shinichirou Ootsuka
MF Bunko J
05
Hachiman Hikigaya
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Wataru Watari
Ponkan8
Gagaga Bunko
06
Ninja Slayer / Kenji Fujikido
Ninja Slayer series
Bradley Bond Philip Ninj@ Morzez
Warainaku
Enterbrain
07
Tatsuya Shiba
The Irregular at Magic High School
Tsutomu Satou
Kana Ishida
Dengeki Bunko
08
Kazuma Satou
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Natsume Akatsuki
Kurone Mishima
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
09
Sora
No Game No Life
Yū Kamiya
MF Bunko J
10
Kyousuke Shiroyama
Mitou Shoukan:// Blood-Sign
Kazuma Kamachi
Waki Ikawa
Dengeki Bunko
Top 10 illustrator rankings
2010–2014
Rank
Artist
Notable works
2010
01
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl , Tasogareiro no Utatsukai
02
Noizi Ito
Shakugan no Shana , Haruhi Suzumiya series
03
Hidari
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan
04
Yui Haga
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
05
Meru Kishida
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
06
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
07
Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Kino's Journey , Lillia and Treize , Meg and Seron
08
Kira Inugami
Seitokai no Ichizon series
09
Ryō Ueda
Sayonara Piano Sonata
10
Yasu
Toradora!
2011
01
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
02
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
03
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl , Tasogareiro no Utatsukai
04
Meru Kishida
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
05
Hidari
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan
06
Abec
Sword Art Online
07
Noizi Ito
Shakugan no Shana , Haruhi Suzumiya series
08
Yui Haga
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū
09
Kira Inugami
Seitokai no Ichizon series
10
Suzuhito Yasuda
Durarara!!
2012
01
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
02
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
03
Abec
Sword Art Online
04
Meru Kishida
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
05
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
06
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai
07
Noizi Ito
Shakugan no Shana , Haruhi Suzumiya series
08
Shiromizakana
Kokoro Connect , Tobira no Soto
09
Hiro Kanzaki
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
10
Hidari
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan
2013
01
Abec
Sword Art Online
02
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
03
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
04
Shiromizakana
Kokoro Connect, Tobira no Soto
05
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
06
Ponkan8
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
07
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai
08
Meru Kishida
Kami-sama no Memo-chō
09
Hiro Kanzaki
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
09
Kobuichi
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
2014
01
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
02
Ponkan8
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
03
Abec
Sword Art Online
04
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
05
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
06
Tsunako
Date A Live
07
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai
08
Hiro Kanzaki
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
09
Saki Ukai
Black Bullet
10
Suzuhito Yasuda
Durarara!!
2015–2017
Rank
Artist
Notable works
2015
01
Ponkan8
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
02
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
03
Abec
Sword Art Online
04
Buriki
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai , Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
05
Saki Ukai
Black Bullet
06
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
07
Miho Takeoka
Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai, Hikaru ga Chikyū ni Itakoro
08
Yū Kamiya
No Game No Life
09
Suzuhito Yasuda
Durarara!!, Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?
10
Tsunako
Date A Live
2016
01
Ponkan8
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
02
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
03
Abec
Sword Art Online
04
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
05
Kurehito Misaki
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
06
Suzuhito Yasuda
Durarara!!, Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?
07
Yū Kamiya
No Game No Life
08
Kurone Mishima
Rokudenashi no Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
09
Tsunako
Date A Live
10
Saki Ukai
Black Bullet
2017
01
Kiyotaka Haimura
Toaru Majutsu no Index
02
Abec
Sword Art Online
03
Kantoku
Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
04
Kurone Mishima
Rokudenashi no Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
05
Warainaku
Ninja Slayer
06
Ponkan8
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
07
Kurehito Misaki
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
08
Shirabi
Ryuuou no Oshigoto!
09
Shinichirou Ootsuka
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
10
Saki Ukai
Black Bullet
See also
References
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2005 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 26, 2004. ISBN 978-4-7966-4388-7 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2006 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 26, 2005. ISBN 978-4-7966-5012-0 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2007 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2006. ISBN 978-4-7966-5559-0 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2008 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2007. ISBN 978-4-7966-6140-9 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2009 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 22, 2008. ISBN 978-4-7966-6695-4 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2010 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2009. ISBN 978-4-7966-7490-4 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2011 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 19, 2010. ISBN 978-4-7966-7963-3 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2012 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 19, 2011. ISBN 978-4-7966-8716-4 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2013 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 19, 2012. ISBN 978-4-8002-0357-1 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2014 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 20, 2013. ISBN 978-4-8002-1954-1 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2015 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2014. ISBN 978-4-8002-3373-8 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2016 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2015. ISBN 978-4-8002-4766-7 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 24, 2016. ISBN 978-4-8002-6345-2 .
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2018 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 25, 2017. ISBN 978-4-8002-7798-5 .
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