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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2020
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is 1st franchise to top general book & manga rankings in 1 year
For the first time since Oricon began reporting its book ranking charts in April of 2008, one franchise topped both the general book ranking and the manga ranking in a year. It is also the first time one franchise took the top two spots in the general book ranking.
This list covers sales surveyed from November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2020.
| Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novelization | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 2,752,593 |
| 2 | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- | Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | 732,314 |
| 3 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Writer: Fuse/Illustration: Mitz Vah | 606,700 |
| 4 | Sword Art Online | Writer: Reki Kawahara/Illustration: abec | 564,235 |
| 5 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Writer: Hyūnganatsu /Illustration: Kashiwa Miyako | 527,950 |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2020 (First Half)
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