Some Light Novels were Canceled Even Appearing in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
Every year several light novels are ranked in “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi”, which is a kind of award to inform which are the best and most popular light novels on the market so far.
So we have several rankings (depending on the category) with several light novels in them, and there fans can find even more light novels to buy.
So for a long time fans thought that appearing in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi rankings was synonymous with the novel selling well, but that’s not the case!
Light Novels were Canceled Even Appearing in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
Some light novels that appeared in this year’s ranking have just been canceled due to low sales! Appearing in a ranking means nothing if no one buys them!
An example of a recently canceled light novel is Mondaiji no Watashitachi wo Kaeta no wa, Onaji Class no Monaka-senpai, The author published in his profile that the light novel managed to appear in the Kono Light novel ga Sugoi ranking, but received the news of its cancellation due to low sales
残念なお知らせです。
【問題児の私たちを変えたのは、同じクラスの茂中先輩】は、このラノ入賞を果たすことができましたが売り上げの結果で打ち切りとなりました。
続きを楽しみにしてくれていた読者の皆様の期待を裏切る形となり大変申し訳ありません。今まで応援して頂き、ありがとうございました。 pic.twitter.com/lput6BKiLc— 桜目禅斗@ 問題児2巻発売中 (@Zent_Sacramen) November 28, 2022
It’s sad because the author says he was planning to put twists in the story that would make it even more interesting. But it wasn’t just him, we have another author here whose light novel was also canceled due to low sales:
【万年２位書籍、打ち切り危機のご連絡】
この度、講談社Kラノベブックス様から出版させていただいている『万年２位だからと勘当された少年、無自覚に無双する』ですが、現状の売上が芳しくなく、内きりの宣告を受けたことをご報告いたします。
以下、ツリーで続きます。— あざね（灰）＠お仕事募集中！ (@azane19930406) November 14, 2022
He apologizes for his lack of writing skills. Anyway, from what the authors said, the determining factor for the cancellation or not of a light novel is the first week sales.
If they are too low, the publisher will cancel publication of the light novel. It is sad to see authors having their work interrupted like this and interesting to know that appearing in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi ranking has no influence if sales are low.
via: Nijipoi