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:
| Rank | Title | Author | Illustrator | Imprint |
| 1 | Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 | Syougo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J |
| 2 | Chitose-kun is in the Ramune Bottle | Hiromu | raemz | Gagaga Bunko |
| 3 | Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni Naritai | Taiga Shiki | Sue Yanagi | Gagaga Bunko |
| 4 | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten | Saekisan | Hanekoto | GA Bunko |
| 5 | Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian | Sunsunsun | Momoco | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| 6 | Ryūgoroshi no Brunhild (Brunhild The Dragon Slayer) | Yuiko Agarizaki | Aoaso | Dengeki Bunko |
| 7 | Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara. (I’m Fine With Being the Second Girlfriend) | Jōyō Nishi | ReTake | Dengeki Bunko |
| 8 | Spy Classroom | Takemachi | tomari | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| 9 | Days With My Stepsister | Ghost Mikawa | Hiten | MF Bunko J |
| 10 | The Detective Is Already Dead | nigozyu | Umibōzu | MF Bunko J |
Next are the top 10 rankings for tankobon and novel series:
| Rank | Title | Author | Illustrator | |
| 1 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | Miya Kazuki | You Shiina | TO Bunko |
| 2 | Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools | Hisaya Amagishi | KEI | MF Books |
| 3 | Yūshakei ni Shosu | Rocket Shōkai | Mephist | Dengeki no Shin Bungei |
| 4 | Secrets of the Silent Witch | Matsuri Isora | Nanna Fujimi | Kadokawa Books |
| 5 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | Rifujin na Magonote | Shirotaka | MF Books |
| 6 | Koishita Hito wa, Imōto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta. | Mizuki Nagano | Saori Toyota | TO Bunko |
| 7 | Sasaki and Peeps | Buncololi | Kantoku | MF Bunko J |
| 8 | Kusuri no Mamono no Kaiko Riyū | Ayaka Sakuraze | As and Border | TO Bunko |
| 9 | Overlord | Kugane Maruyama | so-bin | Enterbrain |
| 10 | Tensei Reijō to Suki na Jinsei wo | Kamihara | Shiro46 | Hayakawa Bunko JA |
Finally, below are the most anticipated rankings of the guidebook – the new titles:
| Title | Author | Illustrator |
| Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni Naritai | Taiga Shiki | Sue Yanagi |
| Ryūgoroshi no Brunhild (Brunhild The Dragon Slayer) | Yuiko Agarizaki | Aoaso |
| Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara. (I’m Fine With Being the Second Girlfriend) | Jōyō Nishi | ReTake |
| Tomodachi no Ushiro de Kimi to Kossori Te wo Tsunagu. Dare nimo Ienai Koi wo Suru. | Hideaki Mashiroya | Misumi |
| Yūshakei ni Shosu | Rocket Shōkai | Mephist |
| Wasuresaseteyo, Kōhai-kun | Mirito Amasaki | Hechima |
| Tenshi wa Tansan Shika Nomanai | Moroyaka Marumi | Nagu |
| Unmei no Hito wa, Yome no Imōto Deshita. | Author Aienkien | Ayaka Chihiro |
| Kōmuin, Nakata Shinobu no Akutoku | Uraura Tachikawa | Kaeru Ōchi |
| Kisekai Traverse | Chiaki Konno | Mai Ōkuma |
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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