[BL] Top 20 Best Novels - BL Award 2020 Rankings

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    nachte Well-Known Member

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    Chil Chil just released their BL Award 2020 Rankings. Here are the Top 20 in the Best Novels category.

    #1
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    Title: Nayamashii Kare ~Utsukushii Kare 3~
    Author: Nagira Yuu
    Illustrator: Kasai Rikako

    #2
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    Title: OFF AIR 2 ~Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka~
    Author: Ichiho Michi
    Illustrator: Takemiya Lala

    #3
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    Title: Hai no Tsuki
    Author: Konohara Narise
    Illustrator: Nashi Toriko

    #4
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    Title: Bon Appetit!
    Author: Tsukimura Kei
    Illustrator: Kinoshita Keiko

    #5
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    Title: Love ~Kiss 2~
    Author: Ichiho Michi
    Illustrator: yoco

    #6
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    Title: Kitsune no Kokuhaku, Tanuki no Soine -Kenai Reizoku-
    Author: Yakou Hana
    Illustrator: Kasai Ayumi

    #7
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    Title: His Royal Secret
    Author: Lilah Pace
    Illustrator: yoco

    #8
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    Title: Kouteiryuu o Kainarase 1 ~Boukunryuu o Kainarase 7~
    Author: Inukai Nono
    Illustrator: Kasai Ayumi

    #9
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    Title: Amakute Setsunai
    Author: Tsukimura Kei
    Illustrator: yoco

    #10
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    Title: Hanaregatai Kemono
    Author: Yasoniwa Tazu
    Illustrator: Sasaki Kumiko

    #11
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    Title: Bright Prison Gakuen no Bara to Erabareshimono
    Author: Inukai Nono
    Illustrator: Aya

    #12
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    Title: Sora no Itoshii Danna-sama
    Author: Nohara Shigeru
    Illustration: Samamiya Akaza

    #13
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    Title: Rapunzel Ouji no Kayoizuma
    Author: Konaka Daizu
    Illustration: Mamahara Erie

    #14
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    Title: Aisare Omega no Shiawase Gohan
    Author: Aoi Yuyu
    Illustrator: Kawai Chiharu

    #15
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    Title: Avalon no Higashi ~Kiseki no Izumi, Kin~
    Author: Ogami Yoichi
    Illustrator: Oukawa Mihara

    #16
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    Title: Kishi no Inori
    Author: Yakou Hana
    Illustrator: Nara Chiharu

    #17
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    Title: Mimi Kara Koi ni Ochiteiku
    Author: Tsukimura Kei
    Illustrator: Shimizu Yuki

    #18
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    Title: Intimite
    Author: Ichiho Michi
    Illustrator: Yamada Nichoume

    #19
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    Title: Omega no Koi wa Himitsu no Ko o Dakishimeru -Cinnamon Roll no Kioku-
    Author: Katou Erena
    Illustrator: Yuuki

    #20
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    Title: Sousakan wa Ai o Shiru
    Author: Toritani Shizu
    Illustrator: Oyamada Ami

    Source: https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2020/mode/novel/

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    Nayamashii Kare ran away with the top position with 2304 votes vs OFF AIR 2 in second place with 1029 votes! Also nice that a translation of a Western novel made an appearance here. If anyone is interested in a translation of the blurb for a particular novel, feel free to ask.

    I've personally read 3 books on this list, and I have 3 others on my to-read list. They make up 4 of the top 5.
     
    nachte, Apr 3, 2020
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    I have never read a single one of them lol
     
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    I read only #2 from the list but it's really good and I recommend this novel to everyone. I'm really happy Ichiho Michi sensei is in this ranking.
    As for the rest, I've been eyeing #1 and #3 for a while, so I'm hoping someone will translate them in the future
     
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    I'm currently translating OFF AIR 2. The main series Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka has been licensed in English, and it will also get an anime movie at the end of the year! You can see the PV here.

    I've also given detailed summaries of the Kiss Series (#5) and Aisare Omega no Shiawase Gohan (#14) had someone translating it too the last I checked.
     
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    What is it between good BL novel and the word Utsukushii?

    For anyone that haven't read it yet and are looking for great BL novel, go and read Utsukushii Koto. :cookie::cookie:
     
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    I see a novel illustrated by shimizu-san TvT)/
     
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    That one caught my eye! It's by Tsukimura Kei, and she tends to write really cute stories! It's a voice actor x culinary expert story!

    Title: Falling in Love by Ear
    Blurb: Nagisa becomes a culinary expert thanks to his mother's connections, and he takes a job in television. The new TV show casts Nagisa, who's a poor speaker, with a dialog partner who has a heavenly voice. Nagisa is surprised to hear that it's the voice actor Yokota. He voices the Red Ranger on the late-night anime that Nagisa always watches. Although Yokota is friendly, Nagisa is nervous around him, but the tapings become more fun and Nagisa starts to look forward to his work. As he becomes closer to Yokota, Nagisa starts to have more feelings for him beyond a fan...?

    It's cute, Nagisa is totally an otaku with a voice fetish.
     
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    Omg me with a voice fetish can relate hahahuhu TvT)/
     
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    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    Only #7 intrigues me, based on cover and mood. I can easily skip the rest. Maybe take a look at #6. The rest appear boring. Again, only based on cover. #3 looks like straight abuse I would skip immediately. And #1 has the prettiest art, but the cover just doesn't intrigue me. Well, that's my shallow opinion lol. I'm a bit curious about #7's plot and characters.
     
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    Lucky you, #7 is originally a Western novel.

    #3 is a hardcore yakuza story not for the faint of heart.

    I've read #2, #4, #5. On my to-read list is #1 (I've read books 1 and 2 so far, but I put off book 3 b/c I wasn't a fan of book 2), #13, and #18, but I want to read #17 because of voice actors! And because I like Tsukimura Kei as an author. But yeah, I mainly read by author, so Nagira Yuu, Ichiho Michi, and Tsukimura Kei are my go-to's in terms of how much I want to cry or how much fluff I want.
     
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