is the first annual Kadokawa Light Novel Expo held by Kadokawa and Kimirano, which originally set on October 10 to October 11, 2020 in Tokorozawa Sakura Town, but has been postponed to March 6 - April 11, 2021 simulatenously in the website as the main venue and Tokorozawa Sakura Town as the sub venue, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This event hosted many writers of light novel series from Kadokawa's Light Novel imprints, such as Dengeki Bunko, Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, MF Bunko J and Famitsu Bunko. It has more than 2.000 exclusive web autographed books by popular creators of more than 100 different titles of five different imprints, which sold at The Da Vinci Store. It also has the special set events, such as Sword Art Online (Dengeki Bunko), Date A Live (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko), and (MF Bunko J).[1] [2]
The heroines from series that represented the main 5 Light Novel imprints are:[3]
The presentation Stages held on March 6–7, 2021, with Chiaki Matsuzawa as the host of this event. The following anime announcements of the presentation plan section, which held on March 6–7, 2021, such as:[4]
| Game | Genre | Guest | Developer / Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onegai, ore wo Genjitsu ni Modosanaide! Symphonia Stage (Oresute) | Yurina Uchiyama, Miyari Nemoto, Chisa Suganuma | WonderPlanet Inc., Kadokawa | ||
| Fantasia Re:Build | Aoi Koga, Yūki Kuwahara, Ayana Taketatsu | DMMGames | ||
| Yusuke Kobayashi, Rie Takahashi, Yumi Uchiyama | Sega | |||
| Sword Art Online | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Rina Hidaka, Nobunaga Shimazaki | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
The following new anime announcements of the New work announcement sections, such as:
| Name | Imprints | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabikui Bisco[15] | Dengeki Bunko | |
| The Devil Is a Part-Timer![16] | ||
| The Misfit of Demon King Academy[17] | ||
| The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody[18] | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
The web Autograph Sessions held on March 6–7, 2021. The list of Light Novel's author and illustrator participated in autograph session are:[19]
Note:
Kadokawa Light Novel Expo Best Selection 2020 nomination held on January 25, 2021 until February 25, 2021.[20] In the results announcement, Chiaki Matsuzawa served as the host, Yui Ogura and Rina Hidaka as the guest, and Ryu Yamazaki, The Light novel youtuber, announced the winners based on the categories. The following series that inducted into the results include:[21]
The Strongest Protagonist
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sword Art Online | Reki Kawahara | Abec | Dengeki Bunko | |
| 2 | Tsutomu Satou | Kana Ishida | Dengeki Bunko | ||
| 3 | In the Land of Leadale | Ceez | Tenmaso | Famitsu Bunko | |
| 4 | Slayers | Rui Araizumi | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | ||
| 5 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Chūgaku Akamatsu | Kobuichi | MF Bunko J |
The Supreme Heroine
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fumiaki Maruto | Kurehito Misaki | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | ||
| 02 | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | ||||
| 03 | Book Girl | Mizuki Nomura | Miho Takeoka | Famitsu Bunko | |
| 04 | Spice and Wolf | Dengeki Bunko | |||
| 05 | The Familiar of Zero | MF Bunko J |
Perfect Bonds of Partners
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | No Game No Life | Yū Kamiya | MF Bunko J | ||
| 02 | The Detective Is Already Dead | Nigojū | Umibōzu | ||
| 03 | Adachi and Shimamura | Non Shizue Kaneko | Dengeki Bunko | ||
The Best Team
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Baka and Test | Kenji Inoue | Yui Haga | Famitsu Bunko | |
| 02 | Spy Classroom | Takemachi | Tomari | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | |
| 03 | Liar Liar | Haruki Kuou | Konomi | MF Bunko J |
The Finest Comedy
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | KonoSuba | Natsume Akatsuki | Kurone Mishima | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | |
| 02 | Student Council's Discretion | Aoi Sekina | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | ||
| 03 | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | Satoshi Wagahara | Oniku | Dengeki Bunko |
Immortal Youth
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | Keeji Mizoguchi | Dengeki Bunko | ||
| 02 | Toradora! | Yasu | |||
| 03 | Haganai | Yomi Hirasaka | Buriki | MF Bunko J |
Blissful Moe
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Date A Live | Kōshi Tachibana | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko | ||
| 02 | Shūichi Nimaru | Shigure Ui | Dengeki Bunko | ||
| 03 | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. | Sou Sagara | MF Bunko J |
Sensational Gem
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shinichirou Ootsuka | MF Bunko J | |||
| 02 | WorldEnd | Akira Kareno | Ue | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | |
| 03 | 86 | Asato Asato | Shirabi | Dengeki Bunko |
Infinite Passion
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Classroom of the Elite | Shōgo Kinugasa | Shunsaku Tomose | MF Bunko J | |
| 02 | A Certain Magical Index | Kazuma Kamachi | Dengeki Bunko | ||
| 03 | High School DxD | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Echanted Immorality
| Rank | Title | Author | Artist | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Testament of Sister New Devil | Tetsuto Uesu | Nekosuke Ōkuma | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | |
| 02 | Redo of Healer | Rui Tsukiyo | Shiokonbu | ||
| 03 | Ken'yuu-sha Sikorski Zeelife no Oinaru Tankyuu | Uzo Toshimichi | Karei | Dengeki Bunko |