Categories Light novels Publisher Takarajimasha Country Japan | Frequency Annually First issue November 26, 2004 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.