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Kono Light Novel Ga Sugoi!
is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other people related to the light novel industry). 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 21st volume on November 26, 2024 and is the 2025 listing. ''A Certain Magical Index'' has appeared in the top 10 in 10 out of 19 issues, ''Sword Art Online'' has appeared in 9, ''Ascendance of a Bookworm'' appeared in 7 and ''Baka an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbreviation of "''raito noberu''" is or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the ''bunkobon'' format (ISO 216, A6, ). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installments being published in three-to-nine-month intervals. Light novels are very commonly illustrated in a manga artstyle, and are often adapted into manga and anime. Whilst most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first Serial (literature), serialized monthly in anthology magazines or via the internet as Web fiction#Web novel, web novels before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Plots frequently involve roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushoku Tensei
is a Japanese light novel series written by and later illustrated by Shirotaka. The series is about a jobless, overweight, reclusive man who dies and is reincarnated in a fantasy world. Retaining the memories from his previous life, he is determined to enjoy his new life without regrets and goes by the name Rudeus Greyrat. The series was originally published online at Shōsetsuka Ni Narō in November 2012. The following year, Media Factory's MF Books imprint announced a print edition with illustrations by Pixiv user A manga adaptation by Yuka Fujikawa began serialization in the June 2014 issue of '' Monthly Comic Flapper'', and three spin-offs were also released. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the volumes of the manga for North America along with the original light novels. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind aired between January and December 2021. A second season aired between July 2023 and July 2024. A third season has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisio Isin
, often stylized as NISIOISIN to emphasize the palindrome, is a pseudonymous Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer. Nisio debuted in 2002 with the novel ''The Beheading Cycle'' (the first in his '' Zaregoto'' series), which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Prize at twenty years of age. In 2005, he began his long-running ''Monogatari'' novel series, which was published in 29 volumes as of 2023, and was later adapted as a highly-successful animated series of the same name, produced by Shaft. His '' Katanagatari'' novels, '' Medaka Box'' manga series, '' Jūni Taisen'' novel, and ''The Beheading Cycle'' have also been adapted as anime. He has also collaborated with '' Death Note'' writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata to write the light novel '' Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases''. Between 2009 and 2016, he ranked among the top 10 best-selling authors in Japan, ranking as the best-selling in 2012 and 2014. As of November 2022, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaregoto (series)
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books in nine volumes. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Nisio's debut in 2022, the tenth volume of the series was released on February 8, 2023. The series was followed by a seven-volume spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, the series, focusing on the Zerozaki clan. A second spin-off series focused on Jun Aikawa titled series was serialized in the ''Mephisto'' magazine, and was collected by Kodansha in five volumes. First two volumes of ''Zaregoto'' were initially released in North America by Del Rey Manga, but have since been republished by Vertical, who also released the third volume. An eight-episode original video animation series adaptation of the first volume by Shaft was released between October 2016 and September 2017. Plot The story revolves around a narrator, whose name is never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
is a light novel publishing imprint (trade name), imprint of the Japanese publishing company Kadokawa Shoten, a Division (business), division of Kadokawa Corporation. It was established in 1988 and is aimed at a male audience. Some light novels published under this imprint were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's light novel magazine ''The Sneaker'', which was published between 1993 and 2011. The Kadokawa Corporation website is currently undergoing emergency maintenance and remained unavailable due to the 2024 cyberattack on Kadokawa and Niconico on June 8, 2024 from a group of hackers called BlackSuit. Published titles A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z References External links * {{in lang, ja Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, Kadokawa Corporation subsidiaries Book publishing company imprints 1988 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noizi Ito
is a Japanese light novel and video game artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization form. Ito is well known for her work as the character designer and artist for the '' Shakugan no Shana'' novel series which spawned a manga and anime series. She has also worked on the '' Haruhi Suzumiya'' novel series along with its author Nagaru Tanigawa. Their work has also led to an anime television series titled after the first book in the series, ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya''. Interview with Noizi Ito at Sakura-Con 2010 The-O Network Online She is also the character designer for the 2012 anime series '' Another'' and for the Virtual YouTuber Tenjin Kotone. Career Ito first began creating characters around the time she graduated from middle school. She grew up at a time when fighting games were popular with her and her class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagaru Tanigawa
is a Japanese author. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known as the creator of the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novel series, which was adapted into an anime television series and film, and for which he won the Grand Prize at the eighth annual Sneaker Awards. While Tanigawa was on hiatus from writing his light novel series, he wrote the manga series '' Amnesia Labyrinth'', which was serialized in '' Dengeki Bunko Magazine''. Career Tanigawa was born in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture. He attended Hyōgo Prefectural Nishinomiya Kita High School before attending and graduating from the Kwansei Gakuin University with a degree in law. After graduating from university, he worked as a manager at a women's clothing store before making his official debut in March 2003 with the novel ''Dengeki!! Aegis 5'' under Dengeki Bunko's ''Dengeki Moeoh'' magazine. On June 7 of the same year, the eighth Sneaker award-winning novel ''The Melancholy of Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Shiina
is a Japanese freelance illustrator and manga artist. She has contributed to light novel and children's book covers, illustrations, as well as game package and character design. She did work on the illustrations for the Ascendance of a Bookworm series by Miya Kazuki. She received the Dengeki Game Illustration Gold Award in 1998, and her cover art for the "Ascendance of a Bookworm" earned the ''Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'' award in 2018 and 2019. Biography In high school, she began submitting work to contests. Shiina found employment at a game company and undertook the character designs for '' Purikura Daisakusen'' in 1996. She contributed character designs for Tales of Commons (2005), Tales of Wahrheit (2006), and Tales of the World: Material Dungeon (2008) in the Tales of Mobile series of mobile phone games from Bandai Namco Games. In 2008, Shiina collaborated with fellow artist Haccan on illustrations and package design for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky from Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miya Kazuki
is a Japanese light novelist and essayist. Career Kazuki started writing novels when she was in her second year of junior high school. After taking an entrance exam, she entered into a national university before graduating and becoming busy with work, stopping her from writing. Once she was married and her child entered kindergarten, Kazuki had more free time, which she used to start writing again. From 2013 onwards, she started publishing her novel ''Ascendance of a Bookworm'' on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō which saw success. In 2015, she officially debuted with said series under the T.O. Books imprint. From 2015 to 2017, Kazuki founded a research group and wrote for the magazine ''Minna no Toshokan'' (みんなの図書館) where she published her essays about issues surrounding libraries. Bibliography Novels * ''Ascendance of a Bookworm'' (本好きの下剋上 〜司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません〜) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirabi
is a Japanese illustrator. His notable works include ''The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!'' (2015–present), ''Myriad Colors Phantom World'' (2013–2016) and '' 86'' and it's spin offs (2017–present). In ''Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'', Shirabii ranked 8th in 2017 and 2018, and ranked 1st in 2019 and 2020. Outside of manga, he has also done character design for the TV adaptations of Myriad Colors Phantom World is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Sōichirō Hatano and illustrated by Shirabi. The series, set in the future Kamigyo ward, an accidental release of an unstable virus caused an epidemic that alters the human brain, leading ... and End Card Illustration for Haganai NEXT. He is also the character designer of Hololive DEV_IS member Isaki Riona.https://x.com/shirabii/status/1854379447660818882 Notes References External links * * Japanese illustrators Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative have released nineteen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' from 2015 to 2019, and has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from January to March 2018. Plot Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who won the title of Ryūō at the age of 16. Following his victory, he has been in a slump until he is approached by Ai Hinatsuru, a nine-year-old elementary school girl who begs him to make her his disciple. Astonished by Ai's potential, Yaichi agrees to become her master, and the two then brace themselves together in the world of shogi with their friends and rivals. However, this comes with the condition imposed by Ai's mother that Yaichi is to marry Ai if she does not bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
