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Correct me if I'm wrong, but, why are there no popular manga series based on
light novels? I know that there are many anime based on light novels that are
popular such as Sword Art Online, Oreimo, Monogatari Series, Melancholy of
Haruhi Suzumiya, or Kara no Kyoukai. But for some reason, there are no popular
manga adaptations from light novels, whether the light novel has been adapted
into an anime - like SAO manga, or Oreimo manga (I think these two manga are
not as popular as the anime or any other manga) - or not.


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Why there are no popular manga series based on light novels?


After a decent amount of research, I have to retract my previous answer.

There are in fact a lot of series that started as Light Novels and achieved
commercialized success. Some include Accel World, Zero no Tsukaima, Haruhi
Suzumiya, and Shakugan no Shana. Their order of progression was LN -> Manga ->
Anime.

Then there are still LN today that have a manga, but no anime , such as
Kagerou Project (although scheduled for Spring 2014).


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