Toaru Majutsu no Index
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Worldbuilding - "the process of constructing a world, originally an imaginary one, sometimes associated with a fictional universe." These kinds of manga are usually set in a fantasy and/or sci-fi world, and excel at establishing & showcasing the rules/history/economy of their fictional universe. List was created through collective data from multiple websites of people's answers as to what manga are considered to have great world building.

Number of sales and date that number was acquired from in notes for each. Some of them I have personally estimated a higher figure than the date says.

No. 112 would be Gaki Deka by Tatsuhiko Yamagami with 30 million (Nov. 16th, 2017)

No. 114 says Jingi, but it seems to be Tachihara Ayumi's other work Maji! due to the dates and amount of volumes.

I asked ChatGPT for the top 50 best light novels, here is what I got (couldnt write "top 50 light novel" in title as it wouldnt let me post it public)

More non-binary characters in manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.


Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28860
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55436

-Ordenadas en orden de emisión

-Si queres un orden mas claro y conciso sobre las distintas formas en las que podes leer la franquicia en general, recomiendo mucho que lean esta publicacion de reddit echo con mucho amor por fanes de Index https://www.reddit.com/r/toarumajutsunoindex/wiki/order/

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-Ordered in order of issue

-If you want a clearer and more concise order about the different ways in which you can read the franchise in general, I recommend that you read this Reddit post made with a lot of love by Index fans
https://www.reddit.com/r/toarumajutsunoindex/wiki/order/

Science fiction manga that feature LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.


Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/45431

HM:
- Kino no Tabi
- Twelve Kingdoms
- Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo?
- Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
- Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
- Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?

Manga and light novels that I can only presume are untapped kino

From Buddhism, Christian sutras, etc. to stories about emerging religious groups. Works in which some kind of fictitious religion appears are also included.

In addition to the main theme ones, it also includes those in which the main protagonist is a monk and sub-themes.

Transgender characters from light novels. Some started out as anime, manga, games, or visual novels, but they have a light novel/novel version. Some of the characters listed are my trans headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.
Organized roughly by year.


In light novel anime adaptations but not in original light novel (?):

Maria-sama ga Miteru (1998-2012)
Alice Arisugawa (trans girl) (supporting)

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (2013-2020)
Sylvia (intersex woman) (supporting)

Genderless (no biological sex, not the androgynous fashion style) characters in manga. Most identify as somewhere on the non-binary spectrum (usually agender).

Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/71849

List of light novels ranked #1 in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!.

Starting from 2017, the rankings were divided into two categories: Bunkobon and Tankōbon.

There are also several light novels that made it into the Top 10 of the 2010s decade, so I included them as Honorable Mentions along with their highest rankings.