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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017 (First Half)
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This list covers sales surveyed from November 21, 2016 to May 21, 2017.
Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher |
Author | |||
1 | 707,300 | Sword Art Online | Kadokawa |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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2 | 578,811 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! | Kadokawa |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
3 | 540,806 | Re:Zero | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | |||
4 | 412,086 | Novel your name. | Kadokawa |
Makoto Shinkai | |||
5 | 344,286 | The Saga of Evil Tanya | Kadokawa |
Writer: Carlo Zen/ Illustration: Shinobu Shinotsuki | |||
6 | 299,957 | The Irregular at Magic High School | Kadokawa |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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7 | 275,579 | Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tarō Hitsuji/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
8 | 239,132 | Eromanga Sensei | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tsukasa Fushimi/ Illustration: Hiro Kanzaki | |||
9 | 231,214 | Regarding Reincarnation as Slime | Micro Magazine |
Writer: Fuse/ Illustration: Mitz Vah | |||
10 | 168,725 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Spinoff | Kadokawa |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
11 | 155,631 | Overlord | Kadokawa |
Kugane Maruyama | |||
12 | 155,625 | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | Kadokawa |
Story: Fumiaki Maruto / Illustration: Kurehito Misaki | |||
13 | 151,679 | Monogatari Series | Kodansha |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
14 | 140,639 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | |||
15 | 137,160 | No Game No Life | Kadokawa |
Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
16 | 123,136 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Side Story | SB Creative |
Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
17 | 117,210 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative |
Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
18 | 108,564 | Goblin Slayer | SB Creative |
Writer: Kumo Kagyu/ Illustration: Noboru Kannatsuki | |||
19 | 104,018 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Kadokawa |
Writer: Chūgaku Akamatsu/ Illustration: Kobuichi | |||
20 | 96,624 | FATE/STRANGE FAKE | Kadokawa |
Writer: Ryohgo Narita/ Illustration: Shizuki Morii/ Original Story: Type-Moon | |||
21 | 96,200 | Novel Bungo Stray Dogs | Kadokawa |
Writer: Kafka Asagiri/ Illustration: Sango Harukawa | |||
22 | 94,469 | No Game No Life Short Story Collection | Kadokawa |
Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
23 | 93,118 | Accel World | Kadokawa |
Writer: Reki Kawahara/ Illustration: HIMA | |||
24 | 88,653 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! | Shueisha |
Original Story: Haruichi Furudate/ Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi | |||
25 | 87,316 | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | Shogakukan |
Writer: Yomi Hirasaka/ Illustration: Kantoku | |||
26 | 85,505 | Gamers! | Kadokawa |
Writer: Sekina Aoi/ Illustration: Sabotenn | |||
27 | 84,372 | Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou | Overlap |
Writer: Ryo Shirakome/ Illustration: Takayaki | |||
28 | 80,553 | Tokyo Ghoul:re Novelization | Shueisha |
Original Story: Sui Ishida/ Novel: Shin Towada | |||
29 | 79,133 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | Kadokawa |
Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
30 | 76,801 | Ryūō no Oshigoto! | SB Creative |
Writer: Shirō Shiratori/ Illustration: Shirabi |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016
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