Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!|
Cover of the first issue of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!. |
| Categories |
Light novels |
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| Frequency |
Annually |
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| Publisher |
Takarajimasha |
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| First issue |
November 26, 2004 |
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| Country |
Japan |
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| Language |
Japanese |
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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 thirteenth volume on November 24, 2016 and is the 2017 listing. Toaru Majutsu no Index has appeared in the top ten in nine out of thirteen issues of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, while Sword Art Online has appeared in seven, Baka to Test to Shōkanjū has appeared in six, and the Haruhi Suzumiya series and the Book Girl series have appeared in five.
Top 10 light novel rankings
2005–2009
2010–2014
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
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| 2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
2015–2017
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
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| 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 | Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? | 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 | Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata | Fumiaki Maruto | Kurehito Misaki | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 10 | Escape Speed | Nozomu Kuoka | Gin | Dengeki Bunko |
| 2017 |
| 01 | Ryuuou no Oshigoto! | Shirow Shiratori | Shirabi | GA Bunko |
| 02 | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | 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 | Yowa-Chara Tomozaki-kun | Yuuki Yaku | Fly | Gagaga Bunko |
| 09 | Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 10 | Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai | Bingo Morihashi | Nardack | Famitsu Bunko |
Top 10 female characters rankings
| Year | Character | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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- Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2008 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. November 21, 2007. ISBN 978-4-7966-6140-9.
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