The 2025 edition of Takarajimasha‘s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its lists of the top light novel series on Tuesday.

Author Takibi Amamori and illustrator Imigimuru‘s Too Many Losing Heroines! topped the Bunkobon, Illustrator, and Male Character (Kozuhiko Nukumizu) rankings. The novel’s character Anna Yanami also placed second in the Female Character rankings, which the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the novel’s anime celebrated as characteristic of a series about “losing heroines.”

Mahiru Shiina from author Saekisan and illustrator Hanekoto‘s The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten instead topped the Female Character rankings, while the novel’s illustrator Hanekoto ranked second in the Illustrator rankings.

Bunkobon rankings:

1. Author Takibi Amamori and illustrator Imigimuru‘s Too Many Losing Heroines!
2. Author Daken and illustrator toi8‘s Dare ga Y?sha o Koroshita ka
3. Author Sunsunsun and illustrator Momoco‘s Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
4. Author Aiencien and illustrator Ogipote‘s Kochira, Sh?matsu Teitai Iinkai.
5. Author Saekisan and illustrator Hanekoto‘s The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
6. Author Koroku Inumura and illustrator Kotar?’s Shiroki Teikoku
7. Author Hinata Mori and illustrator Nun Yukimaru‘s Kono Monogatari o Kimi ni Sasagu
8. Author Ghost Mikawa and illustrator Hiten‘s Days With My Stepsister
9. Author Kury? Nagayama and illustrator Sakinoji’s Hoshi ga Hatetemo Kimi wa Nare
10. Author Hirotaka Akagi and illustrator Kitsune Fuku’s Hih? Oj?samakei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu D?gy?sha o Bokotteshimau

Tank?bon and Novel rankings:

1. Author Hisaya Amagishi and illustrator Kei‘s Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools
2. Author Touya and illustrator chibi‘s A Tale of the Secret Saint
3. Author Touya and illustrator Yoimachi‘s Akuyaku Reij? wa Dekiai Route ni Hairimashita!? (The Villainess’s Guide to (Not) Falling in Love)
4. Author Y?saku Sakaishi and illustrator Haru Ichikawa‘s Mah? Tsukai no Hikkoshiya
5. Author Mizuki Nagano and illustrator Saori Toyota‘s Koishita Hito wa, Im?to no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.
6. Author Tsukikage and illustrator Chyko‘s Let This Grieving Soul Retire!
7. Author T?ko Amekawa and illustrator Wan Hachipisu‘s 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life
8. Author Megusuri and illustrator popman3580‘s Hikikomori VTuber wa Tsutaetai
9. Author Fuse and illustrator Mitz Vah‘s That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
10. Author Daisuke Aizawa and illustrator T?zai‘s The Eminence in Shadow

New Title rankings:

1. Author Daken and illustrator toi8‘s Dare ga Y?sha o Koroshita ka
2. Author Aiencien and illustrator Ogipote‘s Kochira, Sh?matsu Teitai Iinkai.
3. Author Koroku Inumura and illustrator Kotar?’s Shiroki Teikoku
4. Author Hinata Mori and illustrator Nun Yukimaru‘s Kono Monogatari o Kimi ni Sasagu
5. Author Kury? Nagayama and illustrator Sakinoji’s Hoshi ga Hatetemo Kimi wa Nare
6. Author Hirotaka Akagi and illustrator Kitsune Fuku’s Hih? Oj?samakei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu D?gy?sha o Bokotteshimau
7. Author Gakuto Coda and illustrator potg’s H?kago Gakari
8. Author Aya Hazuki and illustrator Inko Horiizumi’s Tenshi no Mune ni, Sayonara no Hanataba o
9. Author Y?saku Sakaishi and illustrator Haru Ichikawa‘s Mah? Tsukai no Hikkoshiya
10. Author Imugi Hatanora and illustrator Hitsuji Maki‘s Koi Suru Sh?jo ni Sasayaku Ai wa, Misohitomoji dake Areba Ii

Saekisan and Hanekoto‘s The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten topped the 2024 Bunkobon rankings. Mizuki Nagano and Saori Toyota‘s Koishita Hito wa, Im?to no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta. topped the Tank?bon and Novel rankings, and Y?shi Ukai and Nekometal‘s Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table topped the New Title rankings.

Update: Aiencien’s preferred spelling updated. Thanks, Andrew Cunningham.

Source: Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2025 edition

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