Top 10 Light Novel Characters 2010: BiriBiri, Trap Top Rank
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Nov 20, 2009 08:25 JST
- Tags: Bakemonogatari, Crossdressing, Light Novels, Misaka Mikoto, Rankings
The annual “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!” ranking has been published, definitively ranking the characters of the latest crop of light novels. The results see Mikoto seizing the top female spot, but even she is no match for the powerful charms of ambiguous gender…
The ranking, in the format “Name / Title (Gender Ranking)”:
1. Hideyoshi Kinoshita / Baka to Test to Shōkanjū (♂1)
2. Araragi Koyomi / Bakemonogatari (♂2)
3. Touma Kamijou / Index (♂3)
4. Mii-kun / Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan (♂4) [Mii-kun is undrawn so Maa-chan is substituting for him in the illustration]
5. Ken Sugisaki / Seitokai no Ichizon (♂5)
6. Mikoto Misaka / Index (♀1)
7. Ryuji / Toradora (♂6)
8. Tooko Amano / Bungaku Shoujo (♀2)
9. Nanase Kotobuki / Bungaku Shoujo (♀3)
10. Konoha Inoue / Bungaku Shoujo (♂7)
Other characters of note are Bakemonogatari’s Hitagi at 12, Toradora’s Taiga at 15, Index’s Accelerator at 17 and Kino no Tabi’s Kino at 18. Horo scrapes in at 20, a spent force it seems.
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū actually came in as the number one novel overall, so doubtless we will be seeing more of this franchise later. Hideyoshi actually came first in the last male ranking and tenth in the last female ranking (second overall), quite an achievement in more ways than one, and not just figuratively speaking.
Aside from a very obvious fascination with the charms of ambiguous gender, the most interesting aspect of this ranking is the gratifying failure of insubstantial moe characters to dominate the list, with certain tsundere icons and their respective works all but banished from the rankings, despite strong showings last year.
If these results are any predictor of the direction of the anime they so often spawn, the industry may be heading out of the moe/tsundere boom and into the era of cross-dressing shota…
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Im not impressed. Not at all.
Except for the trap, of course.
Konoha Inoue is male not female and the pic used on the web is NOT Konoha
Thanks. 2ch was giving both Kino and Inoue as girls and that one slipped past. Impossible to find a proper picture of him though it seems...
can u guys please tell me where can i download or read those novels in english language..........
So would it be safe to assume that there is a larger female audience in light novels?
And yay to mikoto. She's attractive to all genders. Kuroko sure does know how to pick em.
gender bending and the such seem to be all the rage lately
Yeah for bungaku shoujo for taking place 8, 9 and 10!
Too bad Horo got 20.
Oh fuck yes, Sugisaki Ken.
kool to see some males for once good work ryuji
Ewwwwww Touma.
touma beast you got bad taste thats all
Touma is the person higher than God.
And his antics are funny.
Trap deserves the top spot. ^^
I forgot to declare that it's indeed a 'trap' win. Oh wow, bad pun and such a lame delivery.
oh wow.. the men are actually dominating.. *whistle*
I smell yandere in usotsuki mi kun to kowareta maa-chan
someone give me info please!
I'm unable to log in at the moment (MusicalNote here) but I have to say FUCK YES! The age of shota traps can't come soon enough for me!
A Certain Magical Index, Index-tan looks like a trap herself. Bridget + Jun Watarase and presto you have Index-tan!
I started liking traps when I saw Hideyoshi.
Ken over Mikoto?
APPROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEDDD!!!
So when are we gonna get the top 10 H-anime characters ?
Ya Ken, make that harem come true :D
"the industry may be heading out of the moe/tsundere boom and into the era of cross-dressing shota"
...
I'm okay with this.
Hideyoshi is #1
Suddenly I fall in love with Japan.
Arararararararararagi! xD
Really WEIRD to see Ryuuji beat out Taiga. I mean, I hate vapid moe nonsense, but Taiga ISN'T a vapid moe character- she's a markedly more interesting character than Ryuuji (who's a ghood character, but just isn't as deep or multi-layered as Taiga).
Nice pic of Araragi, by the way.
Thats because Taiga is a vapid tsundere character... and sometimes looked creepy acting so bipolar.
Really WEIRD to see Ryuuji beat out Taiga. I mean, I hate vapid moe nonsense, but Taiga ISN'T a vapid moe character- she's a markedly more interesting character than Ryuuji (who's a good character, but just isn't as deep or multi-layered as Taiga).
Nice pic of Araragi, by the way.
Oops, double post.
I can't believe this. They are falling for a fucking cross-dresser??? Now I AM sure Japanese men are becoming gay. No wonder why women don't want to marry now.
well, seeing that the top spots belong to male characters, it can be deduced there's a larger female following for light novels?
Nice to see Ryuuji in there. Probably one among my favorite male character too.
Just no.
Shota trap era? The mind boggles.
Now if they'd gone for an ambivalent futa type then I'd give it the nod.
=)
Futa are women, so there is no comparison to traps, who are male.
But the cover says "Kono Light Novel Ga Sugoi" not "wa Sugoi" :D
Yay, Araragi-kun!
And Hitagi, number 12.
A trap is fine too.
Konoha is a faggot for not choosing Nanase. That's all I wanted to say.
"Accelerator at 17"
What's the appeal that people see in that character? I just found him to be annoying. Does he get better development in the novels?
You bet he does. He's probably just as important as Touma right now.
He's the best level 5, awesome laugh, AND owns a loli, what more can you ask in life?
the target audience of Index is too old to be fooled by "power level". I to am shocked that anyone treats him as anything other than a spoiled brat.
Owns a loli for the lulz.
Freaking powerful and pretty badass.
Awesome evil laugh.
Accelerator for the lulz!!!!.
One of mi fav characters, and he is the lead character for the science side of To aru Majutsu no Index.
Really? I thought Touma's laugh at Aureleus is epic.
Thank god Senjougahara wasn't in the top 10.
Araragi is number two, however.
So much for moe dependence.
Still being bitter on Bakemonogatari's huge DVD sales eh?
Either girls were most of the ones that voted for that trap or Japan is secretly gay. Not that I'm complaining, traps FTW!
This poll is for a character that you LIKE, not someone that you would SLEEP WITH. Nothing wrong with voting for the same sex.
Well....if you can say "traps FTW!", then I hope you understand where the poll comes from. Unless you're girl.
What surprising results! I'm pleasantly surprised to see Sugisaki Ken in there, he's really a funny guy! Ryuuji also, such a lovable main character.