'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) ← Previous Year