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Here are the weekly light novel rankings for March 27 - April 2

Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles

*1. 19,615 *49,310 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
*2. 11,920 *11,920 Kenja no Mago Vol.6
*3. 10,673 *10,673 Last Embryo Vol.4
*4. *9,152 *23,999 Knights & Magic Vol.7
*5. *8,278 *24,514 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
*6. *8,235 **8,235 Seirei Gensouki Vol.7
*7. *8,038 *44,942 Date A Live Vol.16
*8. *7,612 **7,612 Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou Vol.6
*9. *7,566 **7,566 Shounen Onmyouji: Kotaenu Sobira ni Nakisakebe
10. *7,268 *14,242 Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game

11. *6,458 *35,909 High School DxD Vol.23
12. *6,434 *15,412 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
13. *6,285 264,217 Sword Art Online Vol.19
14. *6,009 **6,009 Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja Vol.7
15. *5,824 *26,583 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
16. *5,479 **5,479 Sennen Sensou no Aigis: Shiro no Teikoku-hen Vol.2
17. *5,220 **5,220 Noumin Kanren no Skill bakka Agetetara Naze ka Tsuyoku Natta. Vol.1
18. *5,165 **5,165 Granblue Fantasy Vol.7
19. *5,156 *11,395 Kakushi Skill de Isekai Musou Vol.1
20. *5,069 *44,649 Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1

21. *4,912 **4,912 Guild no Cheat na Uketsukejou Vol.5
22. *4,874 *26,446 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
23. *4,702 *11,640 Next Life Vol.11
24. *4,607 **4,607 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol.6
25. *4,557 *33,259 Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
26. *4,389 *16,123 World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent Vol.5
27. *4,151 *17,880 Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Vol.11

Separated by Specific Ranking
Bunko
*2. 19,615 *49,310 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
*9. 11,920 *11,920 Kenja no Mago Vol.6
10. 10,673 *10,673 Last Embryo Vol.4
13. *9,152 *23,999 Knights & Magic Vol.7
14. *8,278 *24,514 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
15. *8,235 **8,235 Seirei Gensouki Vol.7
17. *8,038 *44,942 Date A Live Vol.16
21. *7,612 **7,612 Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou Vol.6
22. *7,566 **7,566 Shounen Onmyouji: Kotaenu Sobira ni Nakisakebe
24. *6,458 *35,909 High School DxD Vol.23

25. *6,285 264,217 Sword Art Online Vol.19
27. *5,824 *26,583 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
29. *5,479 **5,479 Sennen Sensou no Aigis: Shiro no Teikoku-hen Vol.2
31. *5,220 **5,220 Noumin Kanren no Skill bakka Agetetara Naze ka Tsuyoku Natta. Vol.1
33. *5,165 **5,165 Granblue Fantasy Vol.7
34. *5,156 *11,395 Kakushi Skill de Isekai Musou Vol.1
37. *5,069 *44,649 Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1
39. *4,912 **4,912 Guild no Cheat na Uketsukejou Vol.5
40. *4,874 *26,446 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
42. *4,702 *11,640 Next Life Vol.11

43. *4,557 *33,259 Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
46. *4,389 *16,123 World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent Vol.5
(cut-off 4,253)


Book
20. *9,661 **9,661 Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Vol.10
40. *7,268 *14,242 Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
(cut-off 6,662)


Literature Books Genre (duplicates removed)
11. *6,009 **6,009 Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja Vol.7
15. *4,607 **4,607 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol.6
16. *4,151 *17,880 Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Vol.11
(cut-off 3,626)

Source: Oricon Youtaijou

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Apr 5, 2017 4:09 PM
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*25,905 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.9 (3 days + 1 week)
*24,514 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10 (2 days + 1 week)
Volume 9 didn't rank again and the cut-off was 4,286.
Doubt volume 10 will rank again unless cut-off is somehow really low, sales seems more or less stable though.

Also wondering what's getting a boost this season. Last season it was basically just Konosuba and Youjo Senki and the former already had its boost before, the latter kinda fell off towards the last weeks didn't it though.
Here's hoping SukaSuka gets its share. 10 LN adaptations is a lot.
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Apr 5, 2017 4:29 PM
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Glad to see Re:Zero still in the top place. The wait for Yen Press to release Vol.9 is killin me.
Apr 5, 2017 5:16 PM
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Rezero domimates the LN ranking and YOI! in dvd/bd ranking.Cool.
Apr 5, 2017 5:43 PM
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Kimi no Na wa stopped ranking already.

It's been a good and long run. RIP

Hopefully it broke some records when it was in rank.
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Apr 5, 2017 9:02 PM
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Nice isekai desu.
Apr 5, 2017 11:06 PM
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Is it just me, or "Last Embryo" sounds like a pretty damn close copy of Mondaiji-tachi?
Apr 5, 2017 11:32 PM
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Askorti said:
Is it just me, or "Last Embryo" sounds like a pretty damn close copy of Mondaiji-tachi?


That's because it is a prequel.

Wasn't expecting Re:Zero to dominate the weekly chart twice. :D
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Apr 5, 2017 11:33 PM
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Series rankings from Oricon website:
*1. Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*2. Sword Art Online
*3. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
*4. Kenja no Mago
*5. Hirune-hime ~Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari~ Novelisation
*6. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
*7. Last Embryo
*8. Knights & Magic
*9. Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
10. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
11. Youjo Senki
12. Date A Live
13. Seirei Gensouki
14. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
15. Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou
16. Shounen Onmyouji
17. Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
18. Shousetsu Kimi no Na wa.
19. Kuroko no Basket LAST GAME Novelisation
20. Granblue Fantasy Novelisation

(Source: Oricon website)
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Apr 6, 2017 12:08 AM

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Other stuff:

Bunko ranks:
*5位 *14,388部 255,455部 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou 7
*8位 *12,515部 *20,110部 Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru: Chou no Ashiato

Books rank:
B13位 **4,709部 **4,709部 Reset 10
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Apr 6, 2017 12:22 AM

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Siigh.

If not for Grimgar which is kind of decent, the top 10 is filled with pretty much just trash. Not surprising but still disappointing. Rezero is set to be next SAO :/
Apr 6, 2017 12:24 AM

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Fai said:
Siigh.

If not for Grimgar which is kind of decent, the top 10 is filled with pretty much just trash. Not surprising but still disappointing. Rezero is set to be next SAO :/


How many of them have you read?
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Apr 6, 2017 12:32 AM

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Jagd84 said:
Askorti said:
Is it just me, or "Last Embryo" sounds like a pretty damn close copy of Mondaiji-tachi?


That's because it is a prequel.


I thought it was Izayoi's side story.
Apr 6, 2017 12:36 AM

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kuuderes_shadow said:
Fai said:
Siigh.

If not for Grimgar which is kind of decent, the top 10 is filled with pretty much just trash. Not surprising but still disappointing. Rezero is set to be next SAO :/


How many of them have you read?


Tried a few. Grimgar is average. Date A Live and the mecha otaku one are absolute shlock. Tried reading REZero but gave up when I realized its just as awful as the anime(even though it fixed up some plotholes when compared to anime).

The fact that like 99% of that list is isekai nonsense with nearly identical synopsis tells the rest of the story and similar cover art. Like I said, its not surprising stuff like that sells, but still having anything decent or good in top 10 would not hurt
Apr 6, 2017 1:05 AM

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Glad Re:Zero is selling well, hoping for a new season soon ^^.
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Fai said:
kuuderes_shadow said:


How many of them have you read?


Tried a few. Grimgar is average. Date A Live and the mecha otaku one are absolute shlock. Tried reading REZero but gave up when I realized its just as awful as the anime(even though it fixed up some plotholes when compared to anime).

The fact that like 99% of that list is isekai nonsense with nearly identical synopsis tells the rest of the story and similar cover art. Like I said, its not surprising stuff like that sells, but still having anything decent or good in top 10 would not hurt


So three things on the list that you didnt like. Fair enough.
Re:Zero is a long way from being the "next SAO" though.

The proportion of that list that is isekai is as close to 50% as possible, and there are some very different synopses there. From Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou, to Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, to Seirei Gensouki.

In fact the only one with a synopsis that sounds bland and average to me is Grimgar's*... Which just goes to show how silly it is to just look at the synopsis of a series.

*and possibly Kakushi Skill de Isekai Musou's, but to nowhere near the same extent as Grimgar's does.
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Apr 6, 2017 1:44 AM

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Glad to see Re:Zero still first.
Well, it's volume 12 after all, it was expected considering what's happening right now in the novel
Apr 6, 2017 1:45 AM

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Noo that cancer named Re:Zero is spreading.
Apr 6, 2017 1:54 AM

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Rezero woop woop
Release those fucking novels faster so we (might) get a new season quicker!
Apr 6, 2017 3:08 AM

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Youjo Senki LN seem not good? The anime is fine but the boost is worse than Konosuba s2
Apr 6, 2017 4:59 AM
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I'm really curious what happens in vol 12 of Re:zero now. Still hoping for season two.



Now that Last Embryo is at #3, can we get an adaptation of the rest of Mondaiji tachi
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Youjo Senki LN seem not good? The anime is fine but the boost is worse than Konosuba s2


Youjo Senki was doing better in the earlier weeks, although very heavily skewed towards the first volume or two.

Plus you've got to bear in mind that KonoSuba was still seeing the aftereffects of the first season's boost when the second one came along, so you'd expect it to return to a higher base than Youjo Senki after the new boost wears off, unless Youjo Senki took off in the same way (which is very unusual).
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Apr 6, 2017 6:00 AM

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Fai said:
kuuderes_shadow said:


How many of them have you read?


Tried a few. Grimgar is average. Date A Live and the mecha otaku one are absolute shlock. Tried reading REZero but gave up when I realized its just as awful as the anime(even though it fixed up some plotholes when compared to anime).

The fact that like 99% of that list is isekai nonsense with nearly identical synopsis tells the rest of the story and similar cover art. Like I said, its not surprising stuff like that sells, but still having anything decent or good in top 10 would not hurt

Konosuba LN is really good if you compare with anime, which is already decent. My favorite LN, you may like it
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Jagd84 said:
Askorti said:
Is it just me, or "Last Embryo" sounds like a pretty damn close copy of Mondaiji-tachi?


That's because it is a prequel.

Wasn't expecting Re:Zero to dominate the weekly chart twice. :D


Actually, Last Embryo is a sequel to Mondaiji.
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CloudACC said:
Jagd84 said:


That's because it is a prequel.

Wasn't expecting Re:Zero to dominate the weekly chart twice. :D


Actually, Last Embryo is a sequel to Mondaiji.


Huh? I swore the synopsis mad it sound like a prequel. That's for the correction.

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