'Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!' 2025 Rankings Revealed

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Yesterday, 9:04 AM | 19 Comments

'Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!' 2025 Rankings Revealed

The Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) guidebook has revealed its annual light novel rankings for 2025. This list includes the ten most popular light novels, characters, and illustrators as polled by readers.

Light Novels
*1. Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!
*2. Dare ga Yuusha wo Koroshita ka
*3. Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san
*4. Kochira, Shuumatsu Teitai Iinkai.
*5. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken
*6. Shiroki Teikoku
*7. Kono Monogatari wo Kimi ni Sasagu
*8. Gimai Seikatsu
*9. Hoshi ga Hatete mo Kimi wa Nare
10. "Hihou" Ojousama Kei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu Dougyousha wo Bokotte shimau

Books
*1. Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life

*2. Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu
*3. Akuyaku Reijou wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!?
*4. Mahou Tsukai no Hikkoshiya
*5. Koishita Hito wa, Imouto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.
*6. Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyou Party Ikuseijutsu
*7. Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru
*8. Hikikomori VTuber wa Tsutaetai
*9. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
10. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

New Works
*1. Dare ga Yuusha wo Koroshita ka
*2. Kochira, Shuumatsu Teitai Iinkai.
*3. Shiroki Teikoku

*4. Kono Monogatari wo Kimi ni Sasagu
*5. Hoshi ga Hatete mo Kimi wa Nare
*6. "Hihou" Ojousama Kei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu Dougyousha wo Bokotte shimau
*7. Houkagogakari
*8. Tenshi no Mune ni, Sayonara no Hanataba wo: Yomei Mainasu na Watashi ga Shinu Made Nishitai 1 Tsunokoto
*9. Mahou Tsukai no Hikkoshiya
10. Koisuru Shoujo ni Sasayaku Ai wa, Miso Hito Moji dake Areba Ii

Female Characters
*1. Shiina Mahiru (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Aida ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteiru ken)
*2. Anna Yanami (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!)
*3. Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san)
*4. Dahliya Rossetti (Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life)
*5. Yuki Suou (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san)

*6. Fia Ruud (Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu)
*7. Luciana Dianthus (Akuyaku Reijou wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!?)
*8. Wisteria Irene (Koishita Hito wa, Imouto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.)
*9. Rishe Imgard Wertsner (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru)
10. Saki Ayase (Gimai Seikatsu)

Male Characters
*1. Kazuhiko Nukumizu (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!)
*2. Masachika Kuze (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san)
*3. Amane Fujimiya (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Aida ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteiru ken)
*4. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
*5. Safia Dianthus (Akuyaku Reijou wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!?)
*6. Yuuta Asamura (Gimai Seikatsu)
*7. Volfred Scalfarotto (Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life)
*8. Sakuta Azusagawa (Seishun Buta Yarou Series)

*9. Cid Kagenou (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!)
10. Krai Andrey (Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyou Party Ikuseijutsu)

Illustrators
*1. Muru Imigi (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!)
*2. Hanekoto (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken)
*3. Momoco (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san)
*4. Hiten (Gimai Seikatsu)
*5. Umibouzu (Tantei wa mou, Shindeiru.)
*6. Shunsaku Tomose (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
*7. Machi Yoi (Akuyaku Reijou wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!?)
*8. raemz (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka)
*8. Saori Toyota (Koishita Hito wa, Imouto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.)
10. Kantoku (Sasaki to Pii-chan)

Source: Official Guidebook

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@RippleLover Could you explain this "it's literally me" more than just stating it? And thus, it turns out that you see self-insert in literally any protagonist?

2 hours ago by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert Almost none of the characters in my favorites are charas I actually care about, because having only 10 spaces for that is stupid, so I use the fav section purely for my NM experiment.

Nukumizu has no real personality, and picking Ayanokoji is like the worst example you could've said as he's the poster boy of ''literally me''.

2 hours ago by RippleLover

An endless supply of novels and these are the ones to make it to the list...?

3 hours ago by karrotStick

They had the chance to do the funniest thing with Anna and they took it.

6 hours ago by DatRandomDude

Make heroine almost won everything. But of course, yanami anna lost again.

7 hours ago by mshfqtny

@NewestPersonHere Thanks for the info!

Yesterday, 4:56 PM by Temperanced

@MadanielFL

MadanielFL said:
Bro has a light novel cover as pfp but doesn't know what it is lol

I only read Light Novel's, so I did not know that there were different types of LN's and the books they have mentioned in this article for E.g. 7th Time loop is labeled as LN in its info page, so I got confused.

btw Thanks for the info.

Yesterday, 4:55 PM by Temperanced

Temperanced said:
Commenting because I also want to know what's the difference.

Bro has a light novel cover as pfp but doesn't know what it is lol

Well it's basically books for teenagers and young adults with some manga illustrations on it.
Simplest way to separe them is:
has manga-like illustrations = LN
No illustrations = novel

Yesterday, 4:21 PM by MadanielFL

@themasterseaso
@Temperanced

The difference being the book formats. We LN readers call them Bunkobon and Tankobon.
Bunkobon titles are usually cheaper and lower quality paper while Tankobon titles are double price and higher quality paper, sometimes with a better hard cover.
Tankobon titles are usually longer than Bunkobon titles.

Yesterday, 3:45 PM by NewestPersonHere

Almost all LN are rom-coms and high school romance? Is the action LN losing so much popularity and recognition?

@themasterseaso @Temperanced A more readable format with a more compact edition and easier language. Also a large number of illustrations. That's why this is a LIGHT novel. Of course, the authors of “real” novels predictably consider this genre to be secondary to them, and one of the anime even used the offer to write LN for the author of the books as potentially humiliating.

@RippleLover What do you mean by “no self-insert” characters in this case? Especially considering that all of your favorite male characters are self-inserts from shonen-ish shows. Ayanokoji is too autistic for fans to easily identify with, Nukumizu has enough personality, for example.

Yesterday, 3:15 PM by RobertBobert

All the male characters being self-inserts is very telling.

Yesterday, 1:55 PM by RippleLover

@themasterseaso Commenting because I also want to know what's the difference.

Yesterday, 1:43 PM by Temperanced

I maybe ignorant but.... What's the different between LN and book?

Yesterday, 12:40 PM by themasterseaso

Every time I see the first place in this ranking it's always shit, pretty impressive.

Yesterday, 12:12 PM by Ionliosite2

LN ads some people call anime, sure did some heavy lifting. Makeine was pretty decent for the most part, so it would be able to stand on its own but Otonari was a blatant low quality ad for the LN. I'm surprised it's getting a second season. I'm even more surprised Gimai is so popular. I dropped the manga after 3 volumes and couldn't be arsed to finish the first episode of the anime.

Yesterday, 11:47 AM by Antanaru

Female Characters
*1. Shiina Mahiru (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Aida ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteiru ken)
*2. Anna Yanami (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!)

Once losing, always losing. Sasuga our losing heroine. 🤭

Well, at least, her series won.

Yesterday, 10:07 AM by AkeZZZ

Seeing Shiina Mahiru in first place makes me relieved that the community hasn't been corrupted by the degenerate shonen virus . Great news

Yesterday, 10:01 AM by Yubisoft

How is this same female character number one for the last four years? Is making food and living next door really that big of a deal? Lol.

Yesterday, 9:47 AM by Softhenic03

For some whatever reason, the titles that I fell asleep reading tend to win top spots in Kono Light Novel Ga Sugoi~

The LN titles that I fell asleep reading:
Angel Next Door: Enjoyed first 4 volumes, fell asleep reading volume 5.
Gimai Seikatsu: Dozing off frequently in volume 8 and 9, enjoyed first half of volume 10 though (best character Yomiuri is back)
Dahlia: I don’t even know why I force myself to read 7 volumes when I was bored since volume 1.
Secret Saint: Starts off interesting but get repetitive in volume 3. I just like Condemned Saint from Overlap more.

Maybe I should pick up 7th Time Loop.
Definitely not reading Too Many Losing Heroines, too much Chitose Is In The Ramune Bottle vibes. I dislike Saku Chitose. >_>

My taste is really different from Japanese audience. >_>

Still waiting for Eminence In Shadow volume 7. :/

Yesterday, 9:35 AM by NewestPersonHere

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Manga:	Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, Dare ga Yuusha wo Koroshita ka, Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san, Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken, Shiroki Teikoku, Gimai Seikatsu, Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life, Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu, Akuyaku Reijou wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!?, Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyou Party Ikuseijutsu, Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!, Houkagogakari