Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
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 and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other people related to the light novel industry).[1] 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 16th volume on November 25, 2019 and is the 2020 listing.
 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 |
A Certain Magical Index has appeared in the top 10 in 10 out of 15 issues, while Sword Art Online has appeared in 9, Baka and Test has appeared in 6, and the Haruhi Suzumiya series, the Book Girl series, and the Monogatari series have all appeared in 5. A Certain Magical Index and Sword Art Online also hold the longest streak in the top 10, with 9 issues in a row each. My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected has been ranked first 3 times, more than any other series.
The guide book also ranks male characters, female characters and illustrators from all works released each year. Only on two occasions did a series rank first in all four lists in the same issue: A Certain Magical Index in 2011, and My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected in 2015.
Hall of Fame
The following are series inducted into the Hall of Fame. Series in the Hall of Fame will not be considered in future rankings.
| Year inducted | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 2020 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | ||
| The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko | |
Top 10 light novel rankings
2005–2009
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ||||
| 01 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 02 | Zaregoto | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 03 | Akuma no Mikata | Hisamitsu Ueo | Kaori Fujita | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Ryūketsu Megamiden | Shinobu Suga | Akari Funato | Cobalt |
| 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 | Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan | Masaki Okayu | Torishimo | |
| 10 | Chaos Legion | Tow Ubukata | Satoru Yuiga | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 2006 | ||||
| 01 | Zaregoto | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 02 | Kino's Journey | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Satōgashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai | Kazuki Sakuraba | Mū | Fujimi Mystery Bunko |
| 04 | Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de | Soichiro Watase | Minako Iwasaki | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | The Ending Chronicle | Minoru Kawakami | Satoyasu | |
| 06 | Haruhi Suzumiya | 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 | ||||
| 01 | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 | Zaregoto | 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 | The Ending Chronicle | Minoru Kawakami | Satoyasu | |
| 08 | Book Girl | 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 | ||||
| 01 | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 02 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 | Book Girl | 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 and Test | 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 | ||||
| 01 | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 02 | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Baka and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 04 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | |
| 06 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 07 | Student Council's Discretion | 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 | The Princess and the Pilot | Koroku Inumura | Haruyuki Morisawa | Gagaga Bunko |
2010–2014
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||
| 01 | Baka and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 02 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 03 | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 04 | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Student Council's Discretion | Sekina Aoi | Kira Inugami | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 06 | Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai | 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Sōkyū no Karma | Kōshi Tachibana | Haruyuki Morisawa | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 2011 | ||||
| 01 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Haganai | Yomi Hirasaka | Buriki | MF Bunko J |
| 03 | Baka and Test | 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 | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 07 | Student Council's Discretion | Sekina Aoi | Kira Inugami | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 08 | Oreimo | Tsukasa Fushimi | Hiro Kanzaki | Dengeki Bunko |
| 09 | Durarara!! | Ryohgo Narita | Suzuhito Yasuda | |
| 10 | Heaven's Memo Pad | Hikaru Sugii | Mel Kishida | |
| 2012 | ||||
| 01 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | A Certain Magical 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 and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 06 | Haganai | Yomi Hirasaka | Buriki | MF Bunko J |
| 07 | Occultologic | Tsukasa Nimeguchi | Magomago | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 08 | Haruhi Suzumiya | 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 03 | Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers | Ishio Yamagata | Miyagi | Super Dash Bunko |
| 04 | Baka and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 05 | Oreimo | Tsukasa Fushimi | Hiro Kanzaki | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 02 | Alderamin on the Sky | Bokuto Uno | Sanbasō | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 04 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | 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: Braves of the Six Flowers | Ishio Yamagata | Miyagi | Super Dash Bunko |
| 09 | Oreimo | 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 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | 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 |
2017–2019
| 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | 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 | Enterbrain | |
| 02 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box | |
| 03 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Okina Baba | Tsukasa Kiryū | Kadokawa Books | |
| 04 | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | Rifujin na Magonote | Shirotaka | MF Books | |
| 05 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | Yō Shiina | TO Bunko | |
| 06 | Ninja Slayer | Bradley Bond, Philip N. Morzez | Warainaku | Kadokawa | |
| 07 | Kyūketsuki ni Natta Kimi wa Eien no Ai o Hajimeru: Long Long Engage | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko | |
| 08 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Fuse | Mitz Vah | GC Novels | |
| 09 | Bōkyaku Tantei series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha BOX | |
| 10 | Kono Sekai ga Game da to Boku dake ga Shitteiru | Usbar | Ichizen | Enterbrain | |
| 2018 | |||||
| Bunkobon | |||||
| 01 | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko | |
| 02 | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 03 | Infinite Dendrogram | Sakon Kaidō | Taiki | HJ Bunko | |
| 04 | Tsuki to Raika to Nosferatu | Keisuke Masano | Karei | Gagaga Bunko | |
| 05 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 06 | Bokutachi no Remake | Nachi Kio | Eretto | MF Bunko J | |
| 07 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yūki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga Bunko | |
| 08 | Gamers! | Sekina Aoi | Saboten | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | |
| 09 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Omori | Suzuhito Yasuda | GA Bunko | |
| 10 | A Sister's All You Need | Yomi Hirasaka | Kantoku | Gagaga Bunko | |
| Tankōbon | |||||
| 01 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | Yō Shiina | TO Bunko | |
| 02 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Okina Baba | Tsukasa Kiryū | Kadokawa Books | |
| 03 | The Saga of Tanya the Evil | Carlo Zen | Shinobu Shinotsuki | Enterbrain | |
| 04 | Overlord | Kugane Maruyama | so-bin | ||
| 05 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box | |
| 06 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Fuse | Mitz Vah | GC Novels | |
| 07 | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | Rifujin na Magonote | Shirotaka | MF Books | |
| 08 | Yokohama Eki SF | Yuba Isukari | Tatsuyuki Tanaka | Kadokawa Books | |
| 09 | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Jogi Shiraishi | Azul | GA Novel | |
| 10 | If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord | Chirolu | Kei | HJ Books | |
| 2019 | |||||
| Bunkobon | |||||
| 01 | Sabikui Bisco | Shinji Kobukubo | Akagishi K | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 02 | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko | |
| 03 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yūki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga Bunko | |
| 04 | Hige o Soru. Soshite Joshi Kōsei o Hirou. | Shimesaba | Booota | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | |
| 05 | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 06 | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J | |
| 07 | Bokutachi no Remake | Nachi Kio | Eretto | ||
| 08 | Sankaku no Kyori wa Kagiri Nai Zero | Saginomiya Misaki | Hiten | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 09 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | ||
| 10 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | ||
| Tankōbon | |||||
| 01 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | TO Bunko | |
| 02 | Umibe no Byōin de Kanojo to Hanashita Ikutsuka no Koto | Hiroshi Ishikawa | Mai Yoneyama | Kadokawa | |
| 03 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box | |
| 04 | Overlord | Kugane Maruyama | so-bin | Enterbrain | |
| 05 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Fuse | Mitz Vah | GC Novels | |
| 06 | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Jogi Shiraishi | Azul | GA Novel | |
| 07 | JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World | Ko Hiratori | Shimano | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 08 | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | Rifujin na Magonote | Shirotaka | MF Books | |
| 09 | I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level | Kisetsu Morita | Benio | GA Novel | |
| 10 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Okina Baba | Tsukasa Kiryū | Kadokawa Books | |
2020
| Format | Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||||
| Bunkobon | |||||
| 01 | Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru | Bokuto Uno | Ruria Miyuki | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 02 | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko | |
| 03 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yūki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga Bunko | |
| 04 | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J | |
| 05 | Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come | Shūichi Nimaru | Shigure Ui | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 06 | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keeji Mizoguchi | ||
| 07 | Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Moto Kano Datta | Kyōsuke Kamishiro | Takayaki | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | |
| 08 | Kimi no Wasurekata o Oshiete | Mirito Amasaki | Fly | ||
| 09 | Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi | Mei Hachimoku | Kukka | Gagaga Bunko | |
| 10 | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Aida ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteiru ken | Saekisan | Hazano Kazutake | GA Bunko | |
| Tankōbon | |||||
| 01 | Unnamed Memory | Kuji Furumiya | chibi | Dengeki no Shin Bungei | |
| 02 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | TO Bunko | |
| 03 | Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! | Daisuke Aizawa | Tōzai | Enterbrain | |
| 04 | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | Rifujin na Magonote | Shirotaka | MF Books | |
| 05 | Rebuild World | Nafuse | Gin | Dengeki no Shin Bungei | |
| 06 | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Jogi Shiraishi | Azul | GA Novel | |
| 07 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Fuse | Mitz Vah | GC Novels | |
| 08 | Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu | Yomu Mishima | Monda | ||
| 09 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Okina Baba | Tsukasa Kiryū | Kadokawa Books | |
| 10 | Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Liselotte to Jikkyō no Endō-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san | Suzu Enoshima | Eihi | ||
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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | |||||
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 2016 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2017 | |||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||
| 2020 | Kei Karuizawa | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
2005–2009
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |||||
| 01 | Dokuro Mitsukai | Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan | Masaki Okayu | Torishimo | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yomiko Readman | Read or Die | Hideyuki Kurata | Taraku Uon | Super Dash Bunko |
| 03 | Yuki Nagato | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 04 | Haruhi Suzumiya | ||||
| 05 | Allison Whittington | Allison | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Tazusa Sakurano | Ginban Kaleidoscope | Rei Kaibara | Hiro Suzuhira | Super Dash Bunko |
| 07 | Sorasumihime | Nanahime Monogatari | Kazu Takano | Osamu Otani | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Victorique de Blois | Gosick | Kazuki Sakuraba | Hinata Takeda | Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
| 09 | Shana | Shakugan no Shana | Yashichiro Takahashi | Noizi Ito | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Danatia Aryl Ankurouge | Rakuen no Majo Tachi | Satomi Kikawa | Mūnī Mutchiri | Cobalt Bunko |
| 2006 | |||||
| 01 | Kino | Kino's Journey | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yuki Nagato | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 | Victorique de Blois | Gosick | Kazuki Sakuraba | Hinata Takeda | Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
| 04 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 05 | Shana | Shakugan no Shana | Yashichiro Takahashi | Noizi Ito | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Rika Akiba | Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora | Tsumugu Hashimoto | Keiji Yamamoto | |
| 07 | Hiroka Sōma | Watashitachi no Tamura-kun | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | |
| 08 | Yomiko Togano | Missing | Gakuto Coda | Shin Midorigawa | |
| 09 | Kaho Sakazaki | Modern Magic Made Simple | Hiroshi Sakurazaka | Miki Miyashita | Super Dash Bunko |
| 10 | Eguriko Gankyū | Mushi to Medama series | Akira | Mitsuki Mouse | MF Bunko J |
| 2007 | |||||
| 01 | Holo | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yuki Nagato | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 | Haruhi Suzumiya | ||||
| 04 | Tohko Amano | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 05 | Kino | Kino's Journey | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Taiga Aisaka | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | |
| 07 | Rika Akiba | Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora | Tsumugu Hashimoto | Keiji Yamamoto | |
| 08 | Victorique de Blois | Gosick | Kazuki Sakuraba | Hinata Takeda | Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
| 09 | Shana | Shakugan no Shana | Yashichiro Takahashi | Noizi Ito | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière | The Familiar of Zero | Noboru Yamaguchi | Eiji Usatsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 2008 | |||||
| 01 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 02 | Tohko Amano | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 03 | Yuki Nagato | Haruhi Suzumiya | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 04 | Holo | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Kaname Chidori | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shiki Douji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 06 | Kino | Kino's Journey | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 07 | Hitagi Senjōgahara | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 08 | Nanase Kotobuki | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 09 | Teletha Testarossa | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shiki Douji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 10 | Taiga Aisaka | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2009 | |||||
| 01 | Tohko Amano | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 02 | Holo | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Taiga Aisaka | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | |
| 04 | Nanase Kotobuki | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 05 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Kino | Kino's Journey | Keiichi Sigsawa | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | |
| 07 | Hitagi Senjōgahara | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 08 | Kluele Sophi Net | Tasogareiro no Uta Tsukai | Sazane Kei | Miho Takeoka | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 09 | Shana | Shakugan no Shana | Yashichiro Takahashi | Noizi Ito | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Hideyoshi Kinoshita | Baka and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
2010–2014
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yūko Shionji / Alice | Kami-sama no Memo-chō | Hikaru Sugii | Mel Kishida | |
| 03 | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 03 | Asuna Yūki / Asuna | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Yui Yuigahama | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 05 | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | A Certain Magical 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 |
2015–2019
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||||
| 01 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 02 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Yui Yuigahama | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 04 | Asuna Yūki / Asuna | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Othinus | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 06 | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | ||||
| 07 | Shino Asada / Sinon | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 08 | Komachi Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 09 | Misaki Shokuhō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Shiro | No Game No Life | Yū Kamiya | MF Bunko J | |
| 2016 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 10 | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | ||||
| 2017 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Rem | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | Tappei Nagatsuki | Shinichirou Ootsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 03 | Megumin | KonoSuba | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 04 | Asuna Yūki / Asuna | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 06 | Megumi Katou | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | Fumiaki Maruto | Kurehito Misaki | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 07 | White Queen | Mitou Shoukan:// Blood-Sign | Kazuma Kamachi | Waki Ikawa | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Emilia | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | Tappei Nagatsuki | Shinichirou Ootsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 09 | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Othinus | ||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Maine | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | Nico Nico Seiga |
| 03 | Asuna Yūki / Asuna | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Mai Sakurajima | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keeji Mizoguchi | |
| 05 | Megumi Katou | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | Fumiaki Maruto | Kurehito Misaki | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 06 | Yukino Yukinoshita | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 07 | Yui Yuigahama | ||||
| 08 | Rem | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | Tappei Nagatsuki | Shinichirou Ootsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 09 | Iroha Isshiki | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 10 | Othinus | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2019 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Vladilena Mirizé | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | |
| 03 | Asuna Yūki / Asuna | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 04 | Ginko Sora | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirou Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko |
| 05 | Maine | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | Nico Nico Seiga |
| 06 | Minami Nanami | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yaku Yuuki | Fly | Gagaga Bunko |
| 07 | Mai Sakurajima | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keeji Mizoguchi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Kei Karuizawa | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 09 | Ai Yashajin | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirou Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko |
| 10 | Elaina | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Shiraishi Jougi | Azul | GA Novel |
2020
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||||
| 01 | Kei Karuizawa | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 02 | Ginko Sora | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirou Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko |
| 03 | Mikoto Misaka | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Mai Sakurajima | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keeji Mizoguchi | |
| 05 | Minami Nanami | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yaku Yuuki | Fly | Gagaga Bunko |
| 06 | Elaina | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Shiraishi Jougi | Azul | GA Novel |
| 07 | Honami Ichinose | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 08 | Mahiru Shiina | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Aida ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteiru ken | Saekisan | Hazano Kazutake | GA Bunko |
| 09 | Shouko Makinohara | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keeji Mizoguchi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Vladilena Mirizé | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | |
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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2012 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 2013 | |||||
| 2014 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 2015 | |||||
| 2016 | |||||
| 2017 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2018 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 2019 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2020 | Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
2005–2009
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |||||
| 01 | I | Zaregoto series | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 02 | Sousuke Sagara | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 03 | Mikoto Sayama | Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) | Minoru Kawakami | Satoyasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Orphen | Majutsushi Orphen | Yoshinobu Akita | Yuuya Kusaka | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 05 | Maisaka Ryi | Beat no Discipline | Kouhei Kadono | Kouji Ogata | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Kei Monobe | D Crackers | Kōhei Azano | Hisato Murasaki | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 07 | Elion | Harmonizer-Elion | Yoru Yoshimura | Tsukasa Kotobuki | |
| 08 | Maido B. Garnash | Detamaka | Kazuyuki Takami | Chiyoko | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 09 | Ferio Aruseifu | Soranokane no Hibiku Wakusei de | Soichiro Watase | Minako Iwasaki | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Dr. Kishida | Ariel | Yūichi Sasamoto | Masahisa Suzuki | Sonorama Bunko |
| 2006 | |||||
| 01 | I | Zaregoto series | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 02 | Mikoto Sayama | Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) | Minoru Kawakami | Satoyasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Gaius Levina Sorel | Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru | Asai Labo | Miyagi | Gagaga Bunko |
| 04 | Sousuke Sagara | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 05 | Shizuo Heiwajima | Durarara!! | Ryohgo Narita | Suzuhito Yasuda | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Hitoshiki Zerozaki | Zaregoto series | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 07 | Yuri Shibuya | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Tomo Takabayashi | Temari Matsumoto | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 08 | Abel Nightroad | Trinity Blood | Sunao Yoshida | Thores Shibamoto | |
| 09 | Conrad / Conrart Weller | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Tomo Takabayashi | Temari Matsumoto | |
| 10 | Daisuke Kusuriya | Mushi-Uta | Kyouhei Iwai | Ruroo | |
| 2007 | |||||
| 01 | Mikoto Sayama | Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series) | Minoru Kawakami | Satoyasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | I | Zaregoto series | Nisio Isin | Take | Kodansha Novels |
| 03 | Hitoshiki Zerozaki | ||||
| 04 | Shizuo Heiwajima | Durarara!! | Ryohgo Narita | Suzuhito Yasuda | Dengeki Bunko |
| 05 | Sousuke Sagara | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 06 | Kyon | Haruhi Suzumiya series | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 07 | Gaius Levina Sorel | Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru | Asai Labo | Miyagi | Gagaga Bunko |
| 08 | Izaya Orihara | Durarara!! | Ryohgo Narita | Suzuhito Yasuda | Dengeki Bunko |
| 09 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 10 | Daisuke Kusuriya | Mushi-Uta | Kyouhei Iwai | Ruroo | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 2008 | |||||
| 01 | Sousuke Sagara | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 02 | Kyon | Haruhi Suzumiya series | Nagaru Tanigawa | Noizi Ito | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 03 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Hideyoshi Kinoshita | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 05 | Ryūji Takasu | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Daisuke Kusuriya | Mushi-Uta | Kyouhei Iwai | Ruroo | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 07 | Konoha Inoue | Book Girl series | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 08 | Saito Hiraga | Zero no Tsukaima | Noboru Yamaguchi | Eiji Usatsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 09 | Kraft Lawrence | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Kurz Weber | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 2009 | |||||
| 01 | Hideyoshi Kinoshita | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 02 | Ryūji Takasu | Toradora! | Yuyuko Takemiya | Yasu | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 04 | Sousuke Sagara | Full Metal Panic! | Shoji Gatoh | Shikidouji | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 05 | Konoha Inoue | Book Girl series | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko |
| 06 | Koyomi Araragi | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 07 | Mii-kun | Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan | Hitoma Iruma | Hidari | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Akihisa Yoshii | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko |
| 09 | Kraft Lawrence | Spice and Wolf | Isuna Hasekura | Jū Ayakura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Ken Sugisaki | Seitokai no Ichizon series | Sekina Aoi | Kira Inugami | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
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 | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 03 | Koyomi Araragi | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
| 04 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical 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 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 03 | Accelerator | ||||
| 04 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 02 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 04 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical 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 |
2015–2019
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||||
| 01 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 02 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 04 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical 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 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Ōmori | Suzuhito Yasuda | GA Bunko |
| 09 | Saika Totsuka | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 10 | Ikuta Soroku | Alderamin on the Sky | Bokuto Uno | Sanbasō | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2016 | |||||
| 01 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 02 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical 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 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Ōmori | Suzuhito Yasuda | GA Bunko |
| 08 | Saika Totsuka | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 09 | Sakuta Azusagawa | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keiji Mizoguchi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Sadao Maō | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | Satoshi Wagahara | Oniku | |
| 2017 | |||||
| 01 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | |
| 03 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 04 | Subaru Natsuki | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | Tappei Nagatsuki | Shinichirou Ootsuka | MF Bunko J |
| 05 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 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 | KonoSuba | 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 |
| 2018 | |||||
| 01 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 03 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Tatsuya Shiba | The Irregular at Magic High School | Tsutomu Satou | Kana Ishida | |
| 05 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 06 | Sora | No Game No Life | Yū Kamiya | MF Bunko J | |
| 07 | Subaru Natsuki | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | Tappei Nagatsuki | Shinichirou Ootsuka | |
| 08 | Ferdinand | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | Nico Nico Seiga |
| 09 | Kazuma Satou | KonoSuba | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 10 | Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 2019 | |||||
| 01 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 03 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 04 | Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 05 | Shinei Nouzen | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 07 | Rio | Seirei Gensouki | Yuri Kitayama | Riv | Hobby Japan |
| 08 | Bisco Akaboshi | Sabikui Bisco | Shinji Kobukubo | Akagishi K | Dengeki Bunko |
| 09 | Kazuma Satou | KonoSuba | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 10 | Bell Cranel | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Ōmori | Suzuhito Yasuda | GA Bunko |
2020
| Rank | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||||
| 01 | Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 02 | Sakuta Azusagawa | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Hajime Kamoshida | Keiji Mizoguchi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 03 | Tōma Kamijō | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 04 | Hachiman Hikigaya | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Wataru Watari | Ponkan8 | Gagaga Bunko |
| 05 | Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | Kazuma Satou | KonoSuba | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 07 | Accelerator | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | Dengeki Bunko |
| 08 | Bell Cranel | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Ōmori | Suzuhito Yasuda | GA Bunko |
| 09 | Shinei Nouzen | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | Dengeki Bunko |
| 10 | Fumiya Tomozaki | Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki | Yūki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga 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 |
| 03 | Hidari | Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan |
| 04 | Yui Haga | Baka and Test |
| 05 | Meru Kishida | Heaven's Memo Pad |
| 06 | Buriki | Haganai, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl |
| 07 | Kouhaku Kuroboshi | Kino's Journey, Lillia and Treize, Meg and Seron |
| 08 | Kira Inugami | Student Council's Discretion |
| 09 | Ryō Ueda | Sayonara Piano Sonata |
| 10 | Yasu | Toradora! |
| 2011 | ||
| 01 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 02 | Buriki | Haganai, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl |
| 03 | Miho Takeoka | Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai |
| 04 | Meru Kishida | Heaven's Memo Pad |
| 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 and Test |
| 09 | Kira Inugami | Student Council's Discretion |
| 10 | Suzuhito Yasuda | Durarara!! |
| 2012 | ||
| 01 | Buriki | Haganai, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl |
| 02 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 03 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 04 | Meru Kishida | Heaven's Memo Pad |
| 05 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. |
| 06 | Miho Takeoka | Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai |
| 07 | Noizi Ito | Shakugan no Shana, Haruhi Suzumiya |
| 08 | Shiromizakana | Kokoro Connect, Tobira no Soto |
| 09 | Hiro Kanzaki | Oreimo |
| 10 | Hidari | Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan |
| 2013 | ||
| 01 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 02 | Buriki | Haganai, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl |
| 03 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 04 | Shiromizakana | Kokoro Connect, Tobira no Soto |
| 05 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. |
| 06 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 07 | Miho Takeoka | Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai |
| 08 | Meru Kishida | Heaven's Memo Pad |
| 09 | Hiro Kanzaki | Oreimo |
| 09 | Kobuichi | Aria the Scarlet Ammo |
| 2014 | ||
| 01 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 02 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 03 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 04 | Buriki | Haganai, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl |
| 05 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. |
| 06 | Tsunako | Date A Live |
| 07 | Miho Takeoka | Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai |
| 08 | Hiro Kanzaki | Oreimo |
| 09 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet |
| 10 | Suzuhito Yasuda | Durarara!! |
2015–2019
| Rank | Artist | Notable works |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||
| 01 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 02 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 03 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 04 | Buriki | Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko |
| 05 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet |
| 06 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., A Sister's All You Need |
| 07 | Miho Takeoka | Book Girl, Tasogareiro no Utatsukai, Hikaru ga Chikyū ni Itakoro |
| 08 | Yū Kamiya | No Game No Life |
| 09 | Suzuhito Yasuda | Durarara!!, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? |
| 10 | Tsunako | Date A Live |
| 2016 | ||
| 01 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 02 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 03 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 04 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., A Sister's All You Need |
| 05 | Kurehito Misaki | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend |
| 06 | Suzuhito Yasuda | Durarara!!, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? |
| 07 | Yū Kamiya | No Game No Life |
| 08 | Kurone Mishima | Rokudenashi no Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records, KonoSuba |
| 09 | Tsunako | Date A Live |
| 10 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet |
| 2017 | ||
| 01 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 02 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 03 | Kantoku | Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko., A Sister's All You Need |
| 04 | Kurone Mishima | Rokudenashi no Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records, KonoSuba |
| 05 | Warainaku | Ninja Slayer |
| 06 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 07 | Kurehito Misaki | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend |
| 08 | Shirabi | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! |
| 09 | Shinichirou Ootsuka | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- |
| 10 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet |
| 2018 | ||
| 01 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 02 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 03 | Kurone Mishima | KonoSuba |
| 04 | Ponkan8 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected |
| 05 | Keeji Mizoguchi | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series |
| 06 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., A Sister's All You Need |
| 07 | Kurehito Misaki | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend |
| 08 | Shirabi | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! |
| 09 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet |
| 10 | Hiro Kanzaki | Oreimo, Eromanga Sensei |
| 2019 | ||
| 01 | Shirabi | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!, 86 |
| 02 | Kyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 03 | Fly | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki |
| 04 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., A Sister's All You Need |
| 05 | Kurone Mishima | KonoSuba |
| 06 | Keiji Mizoguchi | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series |
| 07 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 08 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet, Isekai Goumon-hime |
| 09 | Riv | Seirei Gensouki |
| 10 | Shunsaku Tomose | Classroom of the Elite |
2020
| Rank | Artist | Notable works |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| 01 | Shirabi | Ryou no Oshigoto, 86 |
| 02 | Fly | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki |
| 03 | Shunsaku Tomose | Classroom of the Elite |
| 04 | Keeji Mizoguchi | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series |
| 05 | Kurone Mishima | KonoSuba |
| 06 | Kiyotaka Haimura | A Certain Magical Index |
| 07 | Kantoku | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., A Sister's All You Need |
| 08 | Azul | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina |
| 09 | Abec | Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online Progressive |
| 10 | Saki Ukai | Black Bullet, Isekai Goumon-hime |
Top 10 light novels of the decade
Decade of 2010s
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | ||||
| 01 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko |
| 02 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Kiyotaka Haimura | |
| 03 | The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko |
| 04 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fujino Omori | Suzuhito Yasuda | |
| 05 | Alderamin on the Sky | Bokuto Uno | Sanbasō | Dengeki Bunko |
| 06 | No Game No Life | Yū Kamiya | MF Bunko J | |
| 07 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | Yō Shiina | TO Bunko |
| 08 | The Irregular at Magic High School | Tsutomu Satou | Kana Ishida | Dengeki Bunko |
| 09 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | Yūki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga Bunko |
| 10 | Monogatari series | Nisio Isin | Vofan | Kodansha Box |
See also
References
- "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!: Sword Art Online is the Light Novel of the Decade". Anime News Network. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- 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.
- Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2019 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 24, 2018. ISBN 978-4-8002-9044-1.
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