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 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... more>> the guide book was on November 26, 2004 and is the 2005 listing.

1. Zaregoto series

2. Kino's Journey

3. Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai

4. Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de

5. Owari no Chronicle (Ahead series)

6. Haruhi Suzumiya series

7. Watashitachi no Tamura-kun

8. Saredo Sainin wa Ryuu to Odoru / All You Need Is Kill

10. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora <<less

Mostly LNs on this list, since I don't tend to read much Japanese WNs. Most of the stuff on here are pretty much what you'd expect a person who got into anime/manga back in the early 00's would like. Nothing super shocking or unknown, I think.... more>>

Also, just want to add that Otherside Picnic would 100% be on this list if it was actually listed on NU. It's just a really fantastically written little spooky horror with some very interesting characters. Would recommend. <<less

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