A couple of days ahead of the This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2026 guide book’s release, a number of the ranking results have been revealed by the relevant publishers as well as the series’ social media accounts.
The winner of the general ranking, as well as the bunko and new bunko work categories, is Asobi no Kankei, the new romantic comedy from Gamers!‘s Sekina Aoi. The premise revolves around a boardgame cafe, with the main characters including the cafe owner and a part-time worker. The books are published under KADOKAWA’s FANTASIA Bunko label and illustrated by Kurehito Misaki.
Coincidentally, Asobi no Kankei shares a link with previous general ranking winner Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! — Hikaru Tono, who voices Makeine character Anna Yanami in the TV anime, provides the narration and voices the said part-time worker Mifuru Takanashi in Asobi no Kankei‘s promotional videos.
━━━【𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎】━━━
「#このラノ2026」
✨総合𝟏位獲得✨
━━━━━━━━━━━
『このライトノベルがすごい！2026』にて
「#あそびのかんけい」が、
🥇総合第１位を獲得しました！
さらに、
🥇文庫第1位
🥇新作文庫第1位
と三冠受賞🏆
深崎暮人描き下ろしのお祝いイラストも到着🎲 pic.twitter.com/kXRbaQUqyO
— 『あそびのかんけい』公式 (@asobinokankei) November 25, 2025
Secrets of The Silent Witch, the KADOKAWA BOOKS light novel series written by Matsuri Isora and illustrated by Nanna Fujimi, placed first in the tankobon/novel category. The books, which follow a shy mage whose accomplishments include the ability to use magic without chanting, inspired a TV anime which aired during the Summer 2025 anime season.
◤お知らせ◢
『このライトノベルがすごい！ 2026』
（宝島社刊）にて#サイレントウィッチ が
【単行本・ノベルズ部門 １位】
を獲得！🎉
応援、本当にありがとうございます！
藤実なんな先生より
アルパトラ風民族衣装に
身を包んだモニカ＆ラナの
お祝いイラストも届きました！#このラノ2026 pic.twitter.com/EJv1mheWiY
— 『サイレント・ウィッチ』原作公式@小説11巻1月発売 (@the_SilentWitch) November 25, 2025
Other winners include Kentaro Honjo‘s reincarnated-as-a-king isekai Nanji, Ankun o Aiseyo (DRE Novels label, illustrated by toi8) in the new tankobon/novel category and The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten‘s Hanekoto in the illustrator category (the The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten series placed second in the general and bunko rankings).
#このラノ2026
『お隣の天使様にいつの間にか
駄目人間にされていた件』
（著：佐伯さん/イラスト：はねこと）
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はねこと先生👑第１位👑
総合・文庫 👑第２位👑
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応援、ありがとうございました！#お隣の天使様 #GA文庫 pic.twitter.com/rykCINJShY
— 「お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件」公式 (@tenshisama_GA) November 25, 2025
The This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2026 guide book will be released in Japan on November 27. The series is published by Takarajimasha. The first issue, This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2005, was released in November 2004.
Sources: @asobinokankei, @the_SilentWitch, @tenshisama_GA, @drecom_media
