Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Unveils Series Rankings for 2023

All otaku readers desperately wait for one thing as the year ends: Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook’s series rankings.

The light novel guidebook by Takarajimasha has made a respectable name for itself as its lineup and grades are taken very seriously. They usually reveal the titles on top at the end of the year and have done the same this time.

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook has revealed its top rankings in various novel categories for 2023.

First we have the top 10 bunkobon titles:

RankTitleAuthorIllustratorImprint
1Classroom of the Elite: Year 2Syougo KinugasaShunsaku TomoseMF Bunko J
2Chitose-kun is in the Ramune BottleHiromuraemzGagaga Bunko
3Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni NaritaiTaiga ShikiSue YanagiGagaga Bunko
4The Angel Next Door Spoils Me RottenSaekisanHanekotoGA Bunko
5Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in RussianSunsunsunMomocoKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
6Ryūgoroshi no Brunhild (Brunhild The Dragon Slayer)Yuiko AgarizakiAoasoDengeki Bunko
7Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara. (I’m Fine With Being the Second Girlfriend)Jōyō NishiReTakeDengeki Bunko
8Spy Classroom  TakemachitomariFujimi Fantasia Bunko
9Days With My StepsisterGhost MikawaHitenMF Bunko J
10The Detective Is Already DeadnigozyuUmibōzuMF Bunko J

Next are the top 10 rankings for tankobon and novel series:

RankTitleAuthorIllustrator 
1Ascendance of a BookwormMiya KazukiYou ShiinaTO Bunko
2Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical ToolsHisaya AmagishiKEIMF Books
3Yūshakei ni Shosu  Rocket ShōkaiMephistDengeki no Shin Bungei
4Secrets of the Silent WitchMatsuri IsoraNanna FujimiKadokawa Books
5Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationRifujin na MagonoteShirotakaMF Books
6Koishita Hito wa, Imōto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.Mizuki NaganoSaori ToyotaTO Bunko
7Sasaki and PeepsBuncololiKantokuMF Bunko J
8Kusuri no Mamono no Kaiko RiyūAyaka SakurazeAs and BorderTO Bunko
9Overlord  Kugane Maruyamaso-binEnterbrain
10Tensei Reijō to Suki na Jinsei woKamiharaShiro46Hayakawa Bunko JA

Last, but definitely not the least, here’s the most anticipated rankings of the guidebook, that is, the new titles:

TitleAuthorIllustrator
Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni NaritaiTaiga ShikiSue Yanagi
Ryūgoroshi no Brunhild (Brunhild The Dragon Slayer)Yuiko AgarizakiAoaso
Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara. (I’m Fine With Being the Second Girlfriend)Jōyō NishiReTake
Tomodachi no Ushiro de Kimi to Kossori Te wo Tsunagu. Dare nimo Ienai Koi wo Suru.Hideaki MashiroyaMisumi
Yūshakei ni ShosuRocket ShōkaiMephist
Wasuresaseteyo, Kōhai-kunMirito AmasakiHechima
Tenshi wa Tansan Shika NomanaiMoroyaka MarumiNagu
Unmei no Hito wa, Yome no Imōto Deshita.Author AienkienAyaka Chihiro
Kōmuin, Nakata Shinobu no AkutokuUraura TachikawaKaeru Ōchi
Kisekai TraverseChiaki KonnoMai Ōkuma
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These rankings are always on point as the readers vote in, and the poll is always unbiased and never rigged.

Now you know exactly which ones to pick this year, and have a great time reading.

Source: Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!

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