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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half)
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3 SAO books, 3 Irregular at Magic High School books, 1 No Game, No Life book, Wazamonogatari, 9 Konosuba books
This list covers sales surveyed from November 23, 2015 to May 22, 2016.
Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher | Release Date |
Author | ||||
1 | 284,686 | Sword Art Online: Progressive 004 | Kadokawa | 2015/12 |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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2 | 261,951 | Sword Art Online 17 | Kadokawa | 2016/04 |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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3 | 198,065 | The Irregular at Magic High School 19 | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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4 | 168,737 | No Game, No Life 8 | Kadokawa | 2015/12 |
Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | ||||
5 | 153,066 | Wazamonogatari | Kodansha | 2016/01 |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
6 | 122,488 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! [1] | Kadokawa | 2013/10 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
7 | 106,698 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 2 | Kadokawa | 2013/12 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
8 | 104,267 | The Irregular at Magic High School SS | Kadokawa | 2016/05 |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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9 | 101,596 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! VI | Shueisha | 2015/12 |
Original Story: Haruichi Furudate/ Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi | ||||
10 | 100,516 | KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 3 | Kadokawa | 2014/03 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
11 | 99,714 | Assassination Classroom: Graduation | Shueisha | 2016/03 |
Novel: Tatsuya Kanazawa/ Original Story: Yūsei Matsui | ||||
12 | 99,215 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū Koi-iro ni Sake | Kadokawa | 2016/04 |
Original Concept: HoneyWorks/ Writer: Tōko Fujitani, Mari Kōsaka/ Illustration: Yamako | ||||
13 | 95,262 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 8 | Kadokawa | 2016/01 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
14 | 91,545 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) 15 | Kadokawa | 2016/04 |
Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | ||||
15 | 91,211 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 4 | Kadokawa | 2014/05 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
16 | 84,582 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 5 | Kadokawa | 2014/09 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
17 | 83,913 | Okitegami Kyōko no Taishoku-Negai | Kodansha | 2015/12 |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
18 | 81,961 | Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Kyūketsuki Miraera no Monogatari 1 | Shueisha | 2015/12 |
Novel: Takaya Kagami/ Illustration: Yamato Yamamoto | ||||
19 | 78,955 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 6 | Kadokawa | 2015/03 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
20 | 77,700 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 7 | Kadokawa | 2015/09 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
21 | 77,172 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 10 | SB Creative | 2016/05 |
Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
22 | 73,163 | Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku | Kodansha | 2014/10 |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
23 | 69,693 | Date A Live 14 | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Writer: Koushi Tachibana/ Illustration: Tsunako | ||||
24 | 68,614 | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! 15 | Kadokawa | 2016/02 |
Satoshi Wagahara / Illustration: 029 | ||||
25 | 67,552 | Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online IV | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Writer: Keiichi Sigsawa/ Illustration: Kouhaku Kuroboshi/ Original Concept/Supervision: Reki Kawahara | ||||
26 | 63,424 | Papillon Rouge to Arashi no Hoshi: Kaizoku to Joō no Kōchūki | Chuokoron-Shinsha | 2015/12 |
Sunako Kayata | ||||
27 | 61,080 | The Irregular at Magic High School 18 | Kadokawa | 2015/11 |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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28 | 57,306 | orange 1 | Futabasha | 2015/07 |
Original Creator/Illustration: Ichigo Takano/ Writer: Yui Tokiumi | ||||
29 | 56,147 | Zero's Familiar 21 | Kadokawa | 2016/02 |
Writer: Noboru Yamaguchi / Illustration: Eiji Usatsuka | ||||
30 | 54,888 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo ⅩⅩ II | Kadokawa | 2016/04 |
Writer: Chūgaku Akamatsu/ Illustration: Kobuichi | ||||
31 | 51,568 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa | 2014/02 |
Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | ||||
32 | 50,950 | orange 2 | Futabasha | 2015/11 |
Original Creator/Illustration: Ichigo Takano/ Writer: Yui Tokiumi | ||||
33 | 50,939 | High School DxD 21 | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Writer: Ichiei Ishibumi/ Illustration: Miyama-Zero | ||||
34 | 49,792 | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash level. 1 | Overlap | 2013/06 |
Writer: Ō Jūmonji/ Illustration: Eiri Shirai | ||||
35 | 49,194 | Re:Zero 1 | Kadokawa | 2014/01 |
Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsukai | ||||
36 | 47,483 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Spinoff | Kadokawa | 2014/07 |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | ||||
37 | 47,403 | Strike the Blood 15 | Kadokawa | 2016/05 |
Writer: Gakuto Mikumo/ Illustration: Manyako | ||||
38 | 47,215 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū Yakimochi no Kotae | Kadokawa | 2014/06 |
Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | ||||
39 | 45,412 | Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Kyūketsuki Miraera no Monogatari 2 | Shueisha | 2016/05 |
Novel: Takaya Kagami/ Illustration: Yamato Yamamoto | ||||
40 | 44,813 | Fate/strange Fake 3 | Kadokawa | 2016/05 |
Writer: Ryohgo Narita/ Illustration: Shizuki Morii/ Original Story: Type-Moon | ||||
41 | 44,565 | Eromanga Sensei 6 | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Writer: Tsukasa Fushimi/ Illustration: Hiro Kanzaki | ||||
42 | 44,136 | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash level. 2 | Overlap | 2013/11 |
Writer: Ō Jūmonji/ Illustration: Eiri Shirai | ||||
43 | 43,742 | Last Embryo 2 | Kadokawa | 2015/12 |
Writer: Tarō Tatsunoko/ Illustration: Momoko | ||||
44 | 43,035 | Tokyo Ravens 14 | Kadokawa | 2015/12 |
Writer: Kōhei Azano/ Illustration: Sumihei | ||||
45 | 42,683 | Okitegami Kyōko no Suisenbun | Kodansha | 2015/04 |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
46 | 42,520 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū Ima Suki ni Naru. | Kadokawa | 2015/07 |
Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | ||||
47 | 42,107 | Chivalry of a Failed Knight 9 | SB Creative | 2015/12 |
Writer: Riku Misora/ Illustration: Won | ||||
48 | 41,617 | Re:Zero 2 | Kadokawa | 2014/02 |
Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsukai | ||||
49 | 41,567 | Lord Marksman and Vanadis 14 | Kadokawa | 2016/03 |
Writer: Tsukasa Kawaguchi/ Illustration: Hinata Katagiri/ Original Character Design: Yoshi☆wo | ||||
50 | 41,302 | Bungō Stray Dogs Side Story Yukito Ayatsuji Vs. Natsuhiko Kyōgoku | Kadokawa | 2016/01 |
Writer: Kafka Asagiri/ Cover & Frontispiece Illustrations: Harukawa35 |
Source: Oricon
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