Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!)

[Athena]

Misaka Mikoto's popularity is ridiculous.

My impression of the rankings. Not a critic, more like me rambling pointlessly, so yeah:

Originally Posted by Mecasonic13

Complete "translated" list for those who can't read Japanese:

Spoiler for Top 60 Light Novels 2014:

1. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. (Oregairu/Hamachi/SNAFU) <--Surprising pick.
2. Alderamin in the Sky<--the hell is this series
3. Index<--Not expecting it to drop lower than that
4. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka (DanMachi)<---see #2
5. SAO<--Expected it to drop, still a fun series to read
6. Hataraku Maou-sama<--Anime boost probably, but good read.
7. Tokyo Ravens<--Really liked it when I read the series...back in 2011. Must've been better since then, I guess.
8. Rokka no Yuusha<--Still haven't read it
9. Oreimo<--I'm biased as ****
10. No Game No Life<--Completely forgot to continue reading it
11. Dokusou Tanpen Series - Nozaki Madou Gekijou
12. Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kataSee
13. Clockwork Planet
14. Vampire Summer Time
15. Durarara!<--This has been here for a long time
16. Haken no Kouki Altina
17. Escape Speed
18. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei<--I don't understand.
19. When Hikaru was on Earth...<--Good novel, great author.
20. Baka Test<-- ;_;
21. To aru Hikuushi no Seiyaku
22. Mondaiji-tachi<--Hmm.
23. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai<--Could be due to a single volume relevant to the main story being published this year.
24. Knights & Magic
25. Amaryllis in the Ice Country
26. No-Rin
27. Kokoro Connect<-- <3 <3 <3
28. Strange Moon
29. Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo<--Love it.
30. Dress na Boku ga Yangotonaki Katagata no Kateikyoushi-sama na Kudan<--...wat.
31. Accel World<--Whoa. I'm late on the novels, but for such a drastic drop to happen...
32. Record of Grancrest War
33. Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu.
34. Dai Nihon Samurai Girl
35. Ashita Boku wa Shinu. Kimi wa Ikikaeru<--Started it a while ago. Title caught my attention, reading it atm.
36. Ro-Kyu-Bu!<--OK.
37. Date A Live<--Thought would be higher, but considering that some novels didn't even make it past 50, I guess I'm glad it's here.
38. Kino no Tabi
39. 420 Renpai Girl<--I really want to know what the "420" here stands for. Seriously.
40. Death Need Round
41. Kagerou Days
42. Asachi to Shimamura
43. Seitokai no Ichizon<--So many memories...
44. Hidan no Aria<--Forgot its existence. Really thinking of picking it back though, since it's one of my first LNs. But doesn't deserve to be in the top.
45. Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?
46. Magdala de Nemure<--Ehhh
47. Boku to Kanojo no Game Sensou
48. Ore ga Ikiru Raison d'Etre
49. Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
50. High School DxD<--I'm ridiculously biased about this series, won't comment.

[Eijigawa]

Top Selling Light Novels of 2013


*1位　2,006,033部　Sword Art Online
*2位　1,051,305部　Kagerou Days
*3位　*,947,772部　Mahouka
*4位　*,727,435部　Hataraku Maou Sama
*5位　*,707,626部　Yahari Ore Seishun
*6位　*,650,692部　To Aru Majutsu no Index New Testament
*7位　*,618,026部　Monogatari
*8位　*,612,472部　Date A Live
*9位　*,565,787部　Kurono no Basket　－Ｒｅｐｌａｃｅ－
10位　*,546,142部　Accel World
11位　*,516,907部　Mondaiji-tachi
12位　*,369,306部　Strike the Blood
13位　*,358,990部　Infinite Stratos
14位　*,357,498部　Oreimo
15位　*,346,173部　Highschool DxD
16位　*,290,715部　Haganai
17位　*,271,999部　Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
18位　*,267,088部　Henneko
19位　*,235,532部　Baka to Test
20位　*,198,895部　Aria the Scarlet Ammo
21位　*,191,094部　Oreshura
22位　*,189,537部　Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
23位　*,180,426部　Machine Doll
24位　*,178,154部　Ryuugoroshi no Sugosu Hibi
25位　*,170,295部　Haganai CONNECT
26位　*,169,178部　Gate - Thus The JSDF Fought There
27位　*,165,883部　Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon GENESIS
28位　*,158,304部　Ao no Exorcist
29位　*,157,423部　Koten-bu
30位　*,155,964部　To Aru Majutsu no Index

[Flower]

Wow - the top has almost twice as much as the number two spot....

[Ougon]

Originally Posted by Eijigawa

Top Selling Light Novels of 2013


*1位　2,006,033部　Sword Art Online
*2位　1,051,305部　Kagerou Days Checked
*3位　*,947,772部　Mahouka Checked
*4位　*,727,435部　Hataraku Maou Sama
*5位　*,707,626部　Yahari Ore Seishun Checked
*6位　*,650,692部　To Aru Majutsu no Index New Testament Checked
*7位　*,618,026部　Monogatari Checked
*8位　*,612,472部　Date A Live Checked
*9位　*,565,787部　Kurono no Basket　－Ｒｅｐｌａｃｅ－
10位　*,546,142部　Accel World
11位　*,516,907部　Mondaiji-tachi Checked
12位　*,369,306部　Strike the Blood Double Checked (one for reading, one for translating)
13位　*,358,990部　Infinite Stratos
14位　*,357,498部　Oreimo
15位　*,346,173部　Highschool DxD
16位　*,290,715部　Haganai Checked
17位　*,271,999部　Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Checked
18位　*,267,088部　Henneko
19位　*,235,532部　Baka to Test
20位　*,198,895部　Aria the Scarlet Ammo Checked
21位　*,191,094部　Oreshura Checked
22位　*,189,537部　Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
23位　*,180,426部　Machine Doll
24位　*,178,154部　Ryuugoroshi no Sugosu Hibi
25位　*,170,295部　Haganai CONNECT
26位　*,169,178部　Gate - Thus The JSDF Fought There
27位　*,165,883部　Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon GENESIS
28位　*,158,304部　Ao no Exorcist
29位　*,157,423部　Koten-bu Checked
30位　*,155,964部　To Aru Majutsu no Index

Hmm, a lot of Lns that I read are in there. It seems Strike is doing better too.

[Iron Maw]

Originally Posted by Ougon no Kemono

Hmm, a lot of Lns that I read are in there. It seems Strike is doing better too.

Looking at some of StB's sale records it seems like it was always a good seller, (25k-28k average) so I guess this shouldn't be a surprise. anime seems to have given it a decent boost too.

[n0m@n]

Two months till the 2015 version.

https://ssl.tkj.jp/form/lightnovel2015/

I already sent my vote.(It will close on 6th of Oct)
Hope Misaka's 6th consecutive win won't happen... So I chose Asuna(1st) and Yukino(2nd) for the best heroine spot since I wanted to do even the tiniest struggle.

(...Runsaway before getting killed.)

[dragon1412]

well, there is neither Index nor railgun this season and SAO is going quite strong so it's possible but i doubt that the Cult will lie down that easily.

[n0m@n]

Lol, yeah. Tbh, I don't mind what series takes the top 60. But it becomes a different matter for the best heroine spot... I have to become nasty about it since seeing the same name for the first spot is getting lame.

[Chaos2Frozen]

I predict No Game No Life to be in the top ten.

Black Bullet, Strike the Blood, Hitsugi no Chaika and Log Horizon to be in the top twenties.

[n0m@n]

Yeah, NGNF, BB, StB, and log horizon would seem like they would enter the high ranks. NGNG was ranked 10 last year, so its may rank even higher due to the anime(i think it aired this year).

[Chaos2Frozen]

Oh right NGNL was on the top list last year as well.

There should be alot more space this year on the top ten now that OreImo, Haganai, baka test are over.

[Zefyris]

this year rokka no yuusha is out since no new volume on the concerned period. one more place open in the top 10 due to this.

Also, I'm not sure that anime has a lot of influence in those ranking; as it didn't seem to be the case before.

[Kenju of the Right]

Alright, it's getting close to that time of year again
]lets go Kamijou
wonder if Heavy Object will make it high

[Kunagisa]

Look who won again hahaha. Grats Oregairu.
Interview with Overlord's author, maybe that's something too.

[Excorsism]

Now for the male and female rankings...

[n0m@n]

Now I want ethier Yukino or Asuna to take first place...

[OH&S]

I guess Oregairu deserved it. Even though I haven't read it, I saw that Volume 9 was received unanimously well by the fanbase and had excellent sales to boot.

Though I'm surprised NGNL lost out. I thought it was a sure win for it given the huge sales driver the anime was.

Series I'm personally looking out for:
All Kamachi Series: Toaru Majutsu no Index (first and foremost)
DanMachi
Kamiya Yuu series: NGNL & Clockwork Planet
Mahouka (just to see if it benefited from an anime; zero interest otherwise)

A shame that Rokka no Yuusha won't be there this year but at least Volume 5 has been listed. Next year for sure.

Characters I'm personally looking out for:
Kamijou Touma: He's probably going to lose out to HachiMAN again but this year was basically owned by TouMAN in terms of character development and character awesomeness.
Othinus: NT10 ending withstanding, she's definitely left her mark.
Shokuhou Misaki: Its a shame that NT11 isn't counted but here's hoping she breaks into the Top 10 with Othinus.
Misaka Mikoto: Is there anyone who can dethrone her? (Preferably not Asuna...maybe Sinon).
Accelerator: Small but awesome moment that showed definite character development.
Thor: For the lulz.

Artists:
Ponkan8: He has a second chance to take the top spot after Haimura snatched it from him last year.
Haimura Kiyotaka: He basically drew one of his best illustrations (if not the best) to date. He'll be a tough contender this year as well.

[Excorsism]

Originally Posted by OH&S

I guess Oregairu deserved it. Even though I haven't read it, I saw that Volume 9 was received unanimously well by the fanbase and had excellent sales to boot.

Though I'm surprised NGNL lost out. I thought it was a sure win for it given the huge sales driver the anime was.

Series I'm personally looking out for:
All Kamachi Series: Toaru Majutsu no Index (first and foremost)
DanMachi
Kamiya Yuu series: NGNL & Clockwork Planet
Mahouka (just to see if it benefited from an anime; zero interest otherwise)

A shame that Rokka no Yuusha won't be there this year but at least Volume 5 has been listed. Next year for sure.

Characters I'm personally looking out for:
Kamijou Touma: He's probably going to lose out to HachiMAN again but this year was basically owned by TouMAN in terms of character development and character awesomeness.
Othinus: NT10 ending withstanding, she's definitely left her mark.
Shokuhou Misaki: Its a shame that NT11 isn't counted but here's hoping she breaks into the Top 10 with Othinus.
Misaka Mikoto: Is there anyone who can dethrone her? (Preferably not Asuna...maybe Sinon).
Accelerator: Small but awesome moment that showed definite character development.
Thor: For the lulz.

Artists:
Ponkan8: He has a second chance to take the top spot after Haimura snatched it from him last year.
Haimura Kiyotaka: He basically drew one of his best illustrations (if not the best) to date. He'll be a tough contender this year as well.

It states on the cover Ponkan8 took first place. Well deserved.

Also, Yukinoshita Yukino is the best contender to dethroning Mikoto. Those other girls, not so much.

I won't spoil you, but the development Hachiman received in volume 9 far surpasses whatever Touma went through in the Othinus volume. It really doesn't compare. Personally expecting Oregairu to sweep almost every bracket. And yes, there's some bias here on my part.

[R.LocK]

I disagree. Both Kamijou and Hachiman went through roughly the same revelation. It's just Oregairu's writing style allows to convey it with more emotions; it's more intimate than Index could ever hope to be with its composition.

...Ah, I'll be very, very disappointed in Japan (again) if Misaka/SAO's haremettes'd won girls' top. And pretty surprised if Othinus places in top-3.

[Plant42]

It's seem NGNL will get a huge boosted in this year ranking too.

The cover mention that both work and illust' attention degree are suddenly rise.
and also it got its own illust gallery & interview section.