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 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

Top 10 female characters rankings

Top 10 male characters rankings

Top 10 illustrator rankings

See also

• Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!

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.