Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! is an annual light novel guide book, printed every November since 2004. The title translates (literally) to "This Light Novel is Amazing!" Every guide includes a list of the top ten most popular light novels of the year, along with the most popular characters, and most popular illustrators. Here is the top ten series for 2014. I'll add previous lists, characters, and more later:
Mahouka is a relatively new series, it's popularity is still on the rise. It's still too soon to contend with characters from established hits like Index, Oreimo, Sword Art Online, and Oregairu (this years big winner). Next year, after the anime, I would not be surprised if Mahouka dominates.
It's nice to see No Game No Life in the top ten. It has it's flaws, but overall it's a good series. The plot is very clever. Hopefully the anime (already announced) will come out this spring.
I really want Tokyo Ravens translations. The anime is really good, I want to read the original
Light Novels
1. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (Oregairu)
2. Sword Art Online (SAO)
3. No Game No Life (NGNL)
4. Toaru Majutsu no Index (Index)
5. Koukyuu Rakuen Kyoujou: Harem League Baseball
6. Zetsushinkai no Solaris
7. Escape Speed
8. Toaru Hikuushi no Seiyaku
9. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai
10. Tenkyou no Alderamin
New Works
1. Koukyuu Rakuen Kyuujou: Harem League Baseball
2. Zetsushinkai no Solaris
3. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai.
4. Kiniro Quartet!
5. Danshi Koukousei de Urekko Light Novel Sakka wo Shiteiru keredo, Toshishita no Classmate de Seiyuu no Onnanoko ni Kubi wo Shimerareteiru.
6. Higashi Ikebukuro Stray Cats
7. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
8. Majo wa Tsuki Izuru Tokoro ni Nemuru
9. Steam Heaven Freaks
10. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Oregairu and Index completely dominated, I know Touma, Accel and Mikoto(who lost her 1st place for the first time) are guaranteed to be in the top but 4 females in the top 10...Othinus wasn't even that interesting, and Index herself...
The top 10 LNs are full of names I don't know(5 to 9). Then again it's because of this top that I got interested in Rokka no Yuusha, some of them must be good.
I did not expect Oregairu to be THAT popular! So happy when one of my favorite series doing great hopefully that means more translation and 2nd season of Anime
I did not expect Oregairu to be THAT popular! So happy when one of my favorite series doing great hopefully that means more translation and 2nd season of Anime
Oh well that's saddening to hear. These days LN translations tend to be scattered throughout blogs anyway, so I thought there are some people out there who are willing to translate those, hopefully.
I shall read some volumes during my vacation to see if it worthy of buying when Yen Press announce it because they will announce, anything that can make success and is a novel, they are announcing.
Novels
1. Oregairu
2. Sword Art Online
3. Tenkyou no Alderamin
4. Eirun Last Code
5. Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka
6. No Game No Life
7. Toaru Majutsu no Index
8. DanMachi
9. Saekano
10. Escape Speed
11. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
12. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
13. To Aru Hikuushi e no Seiyaku
14. Imouto Sae Ireba Ii
15. Gamers!
16. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai.
17. Rokka no Yuusha
18. Durarara!!
19. Shitayomi Danshi to Toukou Joshi
20. Tatakau Panya to Automaton Waitress
21. Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
22. Seishun Buta Series
23. Isekai Shokudou
24. Kino no Tabi
25. Overlord
26. Ryuuou no Oshigoto!
27. Accel World
28. Zesshinkai no Solaris
29. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
30. Hakozoko no Elpis
31. Rokudenashi no Majutsu Koushi to Akashi Records
32. Koukyuu Rakuen Kyuujou: Harem League Baseball
33. ****** Ouji to Waranai Neko
34. Ideologue!
35. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
36. Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
37. Wa ga Hero no Tame no Zettai Aku
38. Namapo Aniki
39. Haken no Kouki Altina
40. Dokusou Tanpen Series: Nozaki Mado Gekijou
41. Hataraku Maou-sama!
42. Sekai no Owari no Encore
43. Sky World
44. Wizard’s Brain
45. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
46. Ore no Kyoushitsu ni Haruhi wa Inai
47. Rasen Jikuu no Labyrinth
48. Hidan no Aria
49. Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded
50. Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai!
51. Clockwork Planet
52. Date A Live
53. Kagerou Daze
54. Ashita, Boku wa Shinu, Kimi wa Ikikaeru
55. Hitotsu no Umi no Pallas Athena
56. Youkoso Zitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
57. Nourin
58. Orihara Izaya to, Yuuyake wo
59. Uchuujin no Mura e Youkoso Shinomura Nougyou Koukou Tanteibu wa Mita!
60. Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho
Illustrators
1. Ponkan8 (Oregairu)
2. Kiyotaka Haimura (Index)
3. abec (Sword Art Online)
4. Kantoku (Henneko)
5. Kurehito Misaki (Saekano)
6. Suzuhito Yasuda (DanMachi)
7. Yuu Kamiya (No Game No Life)
8. Mishima Kurone (KonoSuba)
9. Tsunako (Date A Live)
10. Saki Ukai (Black Bullet)
11. Shiromizakana (Kokoro Connect)
12. Buriki (Haganai)
13. Ayumu Kasuga (Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu)
14. Keeji Misoguchi (Seishun Buta Series)
15. Kouhaku Kuroboshi (Kino no Tabi)
16. Hiro Kanzaki (Eromanga-sensei)
17. Mahaya (Zashiki Warashi)
18. 029 (Hataraku Maou-sama)
19. Miho Takeoka (Kyuuketsuki ni Natta Kimi wa Eien no Ai wo Hajimeru)
20. Kobuishi (Hidan no Aria)
21. Kippu (Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai)
22. Ryou Nagi (Heavy Object)
23. Kana Ishida (Mahouka)
24. Miyama Zero (High School DxD)
25. Nardack (Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai)
26. Waki Ikawa (Mitou Shoukan)
27. Haruaki Furuno (Sekai no Owari no Encore)
28. so-bin (Overlord)
29. BUNBUN (Chronicle Legion)
30. Ruroo (Machine Doll)
31. Mel Kishida (Kamisama no Memochou)
32. Tinkle (3P!)
33. Satoyasu (Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon)
34. Shirabi (Musaigen no Phantom World)
34. Bania600 (Rail Wars!)
34. Gin (Escape Speed)
37. Hidari (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai)
37. Miyagi (Rokka no Yuusha)
39. Manyako (Strike the Blood)
39. Shinichirou Otsuka (Re:Zero)
39. Yamato Yamamoto (Owari no Seraph)
42. Hisasi (Netoge)
43. HIMA (Accel World)
44. Shiki Douji (Full Metal Panic!)
44. karory (Dress no Boku)
46. Shunsaku Tomose (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
47. Non (Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
48. Shino (Clockwork Planet)
49. Noizi Itou (Shakugan no Shana)
49. Yuugen (Outbreak Company)
49. Sikorsky (Campione!)
52. Saboten (Gamers!)
52. CUTEG (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
52. Yui Haga (Baka to Test)
55. Magomago (Gusha no Junction)
55. Yoshinori Shizuma (Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho)
55. Eihi (Shitayomi Danshi to Toukou Joshi)
Pretty cool to see Rokka characters in the character polls, all my favs bar Tgurneu even . I was sure Miasaka was going to be first again but Oregairu is even more imposing. I expected at least Mushoku Tensei somewhere. Mahouka is not in the top 10 but to see Tatsuya in the top 5 is enough for me, it's also nice to see Aiz is still above Hestia despite the heavy Hestia promotion in the anime, Sword Oratoria is the LN I want to read the most right now.
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2018 rankings
Light Novels
1. Ryuuou no Oshigoto!
2. 86
3. Infinite Dendrogram
4. Tsuki to Layka to Nosferatu
5. Sword Art Online
6. Bokutachi no Remake
7. Yowa-Chara Tomozaki-kun
8. Gamers!
9. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
10. Imouto sae Ireba Ii.
Books
1. Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
2. Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?
3. Youjo Senki
4. Overlord
5. Monogatari Series
6. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
7. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
8. Yokohama-eki SF
9. Majo no Tabitabi
10. Uchi no Musume no Tame naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai.
Female Characters
1. Mikoto Misaka (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
2. Maine (Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen)
3. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
4. Mai Sakurajima (Seishun Buta Yarou Series)
5. Megumi Katou (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
6. Yukino Yukinoshita (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
7. Yui Yuigahama (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
8. Rem (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
9. Iroha Isshiki (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
10. Othinus (Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Male Characters
1. Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
2. Hachiman Hikigaya (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
3. Touma Kamijou (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
4. Tatsuya Shiba (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
5. Accelerator (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
6. Sora (No Game No Life)
7. Subaru Natsuki (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
8. Ferdinand (Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen)
9. Kazuma Satou (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!)
10. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
Illustrators
1. Kiyotaka Haimura (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
2. abec (Sword Art Online)
3. Kurone Mishima (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!)
4. Ponkan 8 (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
5. Keiji Mizoguchi (Seishun Buta Yarou Series)
6. Kantoku (Imouto sae Ireba Ii.)
7. Kurehito Misaki (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
8. Shirabi (Ryuuou no Oshigoto!, 86)
Ever since I have read Mushoku Tensei, all Isekai stories have been disappointing to me but that Spider Isekai has quite the reputation, maybe I will read it later. Along with Infinite Dendogram. Didn't expect a LN about shogi to be N.1. An anime is scheduled I think.
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hopefully that means more translation and 2nd season of Anime 
