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Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017's Series Ranking

The 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook is reporting its list of the top light novel series on Thursday. This year, the category is divided between bunkobon (smaller A6-sized books) and tankōbon (larger B6-sized books). The bunkobon rankings include:

1. Ryūō no Oshigoto!
   Author: Shirō Shiratori
   Illustrations: Shirabi
   
2. Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World
   Author: Tappei Nagatsuki
   Illustrations: Shinichirou Otsuka
   
3. A Certain Magical Index Series
   Author: Kazuma Kamachi
   Illustrations: Kiyotaka Haimura
   
4. Sword Art Online
   Author: Reki Kawahara
   Illustrations: abec
   
5. Goblin Slayer!
   Author: Kumo Kagyu
   Illustrations: Noboru Kannatsuki
   
6. Melody Lyrik Idol Magik
   Author: Hiroshi Ishikawa
   Illustrations: POO
   
7. Gamers!
   Author: Sekina Aoi
   Illustrations: Saboten
   
8. Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun
   Author: Yūki Yaku
   Illustrations: Fly
   
   
9. Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
   Author: Natsume Akatsuki
   Illustrations: Kurone Mishima
   
10. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai
    Author: Bingo Morihashi
    Illustrations: Nardack
    

Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected previously topped the 2014, 2015, and 2016 lists, but does not appear in this year's list (no new volume in the series was released this year). Sword Art Online ranked at second on the 2015 and 2016 lists. It previously topped the 2012 and 2013 lists.

The tankōbon rankings include:

1. Overlord
   Author: Kugane Maruyama
   Illustrations: so-bin
   
2. Monogatari series
   Author: Nisioisin
   Illustrations: VOFAN
   
3. Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?
   Author: Okina Baba
   Illustrations: Tsukasa Kiryū
   
4. Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
   Author: Rifujin na Magonote
   Illustrations: Shirotaka
   
5. Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~
   Author: Miya Kazuki
   Illustrations: Yō Shiina
   
6. Ninja Slayer
   Author: Bradley Bond, Philip N. Morzez (Leika Sugi, Yu Honda)
   Illustrations: Warainaku
   
7. Kyūketsuki ni Natta Kimi wa Eien no Ai o Hajimeru ~Long Long Engage
   Author: Mizuki Nomura
   Illustrations: Miho Takeoka
   
8. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
   Author: Fuse
   Illustrations: Mitz Vah
   
   
9. Bōkyaku Tantei series
   Author: Nisioisin
   Illustrations: VOFAN
   
10. Kono Sekai ga Game da to Boku dake ga Shitteiru
    Author: Usbar
    Illustrations: Ichizen
    

The guidebook also lists the most popular male and female characters from light novels. The most popular male characters include:

1. Tōma Kamijō (A Certain Magical Index series)
2. Kirito or Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
3. Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index series)
4. Subaru Natsuki (Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World) (votes tied with Hachiman Hikigaya)
5. Hachiman Hikigaya (My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected) (votes tied with Subaru Natsuki)
6. Ninja Slayer or Kenji Fujikido (Ninja Slayer)
7. Tatsuya Shiba (The irregular at magic high school)
8. Kazuma Satō (Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!)
9. Sora (No Game, No Life)
10. Kyōsuke Shiroyama (Mitō Shōkan:// Blood Sign)

The most popular female characters include:

1. Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index series)
2. Rem (Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World)
3. Megumin (Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!)
4. Asuna or Asuna Yūki (Sword Art Online) (votes tied with Yukino Yukinoshita)
5. Yukino Yukinoshita (My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected) (votes tied with Asuna)
6. Megumi Katō (Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata)
7. The White Queen (Mitō Shōkan:// Blood Sign)
8. Emilia (Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World)
9. Index (A Certain Magical Index series)
10. Othinus (A Certain Magical Index series)

Update: Typo fixed. Thanks, killjoy_the