'Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!' 2014 Rankings Revealed
Light Novels
*1. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (Oregairu)
*2. Tenkyou no Alderamin - Nejimaki Seirei Senki
*3. Toaru Majutsu no Index (Index)
*4. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka
*5. Sword Art Online (SAO)
*6. Hataraku Maou-sama! (Maou-sama)
*7. Tokyo Ravens
*8. Rokka no Yuusha
*9. Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo)
10. No Game No Life
Female Characters
*1. Misaka Mikoto (Index)
*2. Yukinoshita Yukino (Oregairu)
*3. Yuuki Asuna (Asuna) (SAO)
*4. Yuigahama Yui (Oregairu)
*5. Index (Index)
*6. Kousaka Kirino (Oreimo)
*7. Aragaki Ayase (Oreimo)
*8. Shino Asada (Sinon) (SAO)
*9. Shiba Miyuki (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (Mahouka))
10. Mikazuki Yozora (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai))
Male Characters
*1. Hikigaya Hachiman (Oregairu)
*2. Kamijou Touma (Index)
*3. Kirigaya Kazuto (Kirito) (SAO)
*4. Accelerator (Index)
*5. Maou (Maou-sama)
*6. Kousaka Kyousuke (Oreimo)
*7. Sakamaki Izayoi (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?)
*8. Shiba Tatsuya (Mahouka)
*9. Sugisaki Ken (Seitokai no Ichizon)
10. Akagi Koremitsu (Hikaru ga Chikyuu ni Ita koro...... (Hikaru))
Combined Characters
Light Novel Artists
*1. Haimura Kiyotaka (Index)
*2. Ponkan 8 (Oregairu)
*3. abec (SAO)
*4. Buriki (Haganai, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko)
*5. Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.)
*6. Tsunako (Date A Live)
*7. Takeoka Miho (Bungaku Shoujo, Hikaru)
*8. Kanzaki Hiro (Oreimo)
*9. Ukai Saki (Black Bullet)
10. Yasuda Suzuhito (Durarara!!)
New Works
*1. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka
*2. Dokusou Tanpen Series: Nozaki Mado Gekijou
*3. Clockwork Planet
*4. Vampire Summer Time
*5. Haken no Kouki Altina
*6. Knights & Magic
*7. Koori no Kuni no Amaryllis
*8. Strange Moon Housekibako ni Utsuru Tsuki
*9. Grandcrest Senki
10. Ashita, Boku wa Shinu. Kimi wa Ikikaeru.
Best of 10 Years
*1. Toaru Majutsu no Index
*2. Bungaku Shoujo
*3. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
*4. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
*5. Sword Art Online
*6. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
*7. Ben-To
*8. Shakugan no Shana
*9. Full Metal Panic!
10. Ookami to Koushinryou
Source: Yaraon
Story by symbv
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And Izayoi too bad ass, must read LN x.x
Dec 8, 2013 1:58 PM by DGemu
Well, I think that's the theory, they do exactly the same with manga.
Dec 8, 2013 1:50 PM by Zefyris
And odd that Monogatari isn't listed but a couple of their characters made the top 30's. They are not bunko so not light novels technically so they don't qualify or they just didn't rank? But their characters did somehow? I know I shouldn't get caught up in magazine poll rankings but still, oddly inconsistent.
I am pretty sure that they didn't qualify. They are never shelved with the other light novels in any Japanese bookstore I have been to, so I think it is safe to say that it is the exception and not the rule to consider them Light Novels.
A little rant: why do Japanese bookstores shelve by publishers? Damn annoying.
Dec 8, 2013 11:56 AM by Takuan_Soho
I have nothing against monogatari as a series but such a rip off (talking about the label and not the series) shouldn't be allowed in there ImO.
Nov 27, 2013 12:48 PM by Zefyris
Please tell me what exactly makes you think Koudansha boxes are closer from LN than titles from media work bunko like Reinousha Minato or Biblia Koshodou which AREN'T allowed.
If you can't, then it doesn't deserve to be here, just like it didn't deserve to be here the past years; and just like the characters themselves has nothing to do in there as well. Koudansha has its own ln label IIRC, so no reasons to validate koudansha boxes as valid in this ranking.
Nov 27, 2013 2:43 AM by symbv
Good for OregaIru and Maou-sama.Hopefully we will get second seasons sometime in near future.
*8. Rokka no Yuusha
It not simply looks interesting, it is :3.
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Also, people should bear in mind that beside the LN ranking, all the other rankings are merely popularity ranking. No one is saying that Misaka or hachiman are the best characters ever in LN, they're simply saying that they like that character.
Whereas on the contrary, some titles like rokka no yuusha are in the top 10 not because they are popular but because they are considered awesome/impressive (you can see which titles is in the top 10 for which reasons by looking at the detailed scoring system. Index is only here by popularity, for example, but oregairu or alderamin aren't only there for that).
So ranking for several years in the top 10 doesn't mean the LN is popular enough to get an anime adaptation.
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Please tell me what exactly makes you think Koudansha boxes are closer from LN than titles from media work bunko like Reinousha Minato or Biblia Koshodou which AREN'T allowed.
If you can't, then it doesn't deserve to be here, just like it didn't deserve to be here the past years; and just like the characters themselves has nothing to do in there as well. Koudansha has its own ln label IIRC, so no reasons to validate koudansha boxes as valid in this ranking.
Nov 27, 2013 2:35 AM by Zefyris
Nov 26, 2013 9:47 PM by Jenaimemepas
So happy to see Oregairu dominating the poll and now if only Yukino could be number 1, she's better than Mikoto.
Also No game No life in top ten yahoo! SAO and Tokyo Ravens also did a great job!
Nov 26, 2013 6:05 AM by YuzurihaAsuna
Can't wait for the author to write more volumes.
Nov 20, 2013 8:47 PM by ChronosXIII
Not trying to be a troll here, but seeing this list kinda makes me feel sad. Of the 10 first LNs listed, more than a half follow one exact same formula that has been used for years now and yet are a lot popular, which means that all the new authors trying to pull up different stories/formulas are struggling to get some attention.
I'm not saying that these novels are all bad, I just wished a little more variety in terms of content.
Really? And what magic formula would that be then? Because I don't even see two of those ten that are the same.
Nov 20, 2013 9:02 AM by kuuderes_shadow
I'm not saying that these novels are all bad, I just wished a little more variety in terms of content.
Nov 20, 2013 8:33 AM by Faytz
Oregairu deserves first spot.
Nov 20, 2013 7:50 AM by Joseito1875
Now it would be really awesome if they will ANIMATE all of them!!!!
Nov 20, 2013 7:33 AM by Tengai
Congrats to those who made it on the list~
Nov 20, 2013 7:09 AM by snuffless
Nov 20, 2013 7:04 AM by -MgZ_
Also,
Male Characters
*7. Sakamaki Izayoi (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?)
*9. Sugisaki Ken (Seitokai no Ichizon)
Light Novel Artists
*2. Ponkan 8 (Oregairu)
*5. Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.)
*6. Tsunako (Date A Live)
*8. Kanzaki Hiro (Oreimo)
*9. Ukai Saki (Black Bullet)
New Works
*3. Clockwork Planet
Nice!
Nov 20, 2013 5:45 AM by Zekamashi
ok... but, where is monogatari series??
It's a novel, not a light novel.
Nov 20, 2013 4:35 AM by symbv
ok... but, where is monogatari series??
It's a novel, not a light novel.
Before this year, it has never failed to get in the top 60 since the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2008 rankings.
Nov 20, 2013 4:28 AM by hpulley
ok... but, where is monogatari series??
It's a novel, not a light novel.
Nov 20, 2013 4:18 AM by scytheavatar
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I am pretty sure that they didn't qualify. They are never shelved with the other light novels in any Japanese bookstore I have been to, so I think it is safe to say that it is the exception and not the rule to consider them Light Novels.
A little rant: why do Japanese bookstores shelve by publishers? Damn annoying.
Dec 9, 2013 6:54 AM by symbv