Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!

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.

Contents

Top 10 light novel rankings

2005

Rank Title Author Artist Imprint
01 Haruhi Suzumiya series Nagaru Tanigawa Noizi Ito Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
02 Zaregoto series Nisio Isin Take Kodansha Novels
03 Akuma no Mikata Hisamitsu Ueo Kaori Fujita Dengeki Bunko
04 Ryūketsu Megamiden Shinobu Suga Akari Funato Cobalt Bunko
05 Baccano! Ryohgo Narita Katsumi Enami Dengeki Bunko
06 Nana Hime Monogatari Wataru Takano Osamu Otani
07 Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de Soichiro Watase Minako Iwasaki
08 Allison Keiichi Sigsawa Kouhaku Kuroboshi
09 Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Masaki Okayu Torishimo
10 Chaos Legion Tow Ubukata Satoru Yuiga Fujimi Fantasia Bunko

2006

Rank Title Author Artist Imprint
01 Zaregoto series Nisio Isin Take Kodansha Novels
02 Kino's Journey Keiichi Sigsawa Kouhaku Kuroboshi Dengeki Bunko
03 Satōgashi no Dangan wa Uchimekenai Kazuki Sakuraba Mū Fujimi Mystery Bunko
04 Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de Soichiro Watase Minako Iwasaki Dengeki Bunko
05 Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) Minoru Kawakami Satoyasu
06 Haruhi Suzumiya series Nagaru Tanigawa Noizi Ito Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
07 Watashitachi no Tamura-kun Yuyuko Takemiya Yasu Dengeki Bunko
08 Saredo Sainin wa Ryū to Odoru Rabo Asai Kyūjyō Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
All You Need is Kill Hiroshi Sakurazaka Yoshitoshi ABe Super Dash Bunko
10 Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Tsumugu Hashimoto Keiji Yamamoto Dengeki Bunko

2007

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

2008

Rank Title Author Artist Imprint
01 Full Metal Panic! Shoji Gatoh Shikidouji Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
02 Haruhi Suzumiya series Nagaru Tanigawa Noizi Ito Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
03 Book Girl series Mizuki Nomura Miho Takeoka Famitsu Bunko
04 Toradora! Yuyuko Takemiya Yasu Dengeki Bunko
05 Spice and Wolf Isuna Hasekura Jū Ayakura
06 Kino's Journey Keiichi Sigsawa Kouhaku Kuroboshi
07 Mimizuku to Yoru no Ō Izuki Kogyoku Hiroo Isono
08 Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Kenji Inoue Yui Haga Famitsu Bunko
09 Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai series Kei Sazane Miho Takeoka Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
10 Shakugan no Shana Yashichiro Takahashi Noizi Ito Dengeki Bunko

2009

Rank Title Author Artist Imprint
01 Book Girl series Mizuki Nomura Miho Takeoka Famitsu Bunko
02 Toradora! Yuyuko Takemiya Yasu Dengeki Bunko
03 Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Kenji Inoue Yui Haga Famitsu Bunko
04 Toaru Majutsu no Index Kazuma Kamachi Kiyotaka Haimura Dengeki Bunko
05 Spice and Wolf Isuna Hasekura Jū Ayakura
06 Bakemonogatari series Nisio Isin Vofan Kodansha Box
07 Seitokai no Ichizon series Sekina Aoi Kira Inugami Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
08 Full Metal Panic! Shoji Gatoh Shikidouji
09 Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan Hitoma Iruma Hidari Dengeki Bunko
10 Toaru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku Koroku Inumura Haruyuki Morisawa Gagaga Bunko

2010

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

2011

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

2012

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

No. 1 ranked characters

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

Male

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

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