Japan's Light Novels Rankings for 1st Half of Fiscal 2011

by dtshyk
May 31, 2011 5:58 PM | 16 Comments

Here are the light novels sales rankings for the first half of the fiscal 2011.

Volume by volume (copies)
*1, 962,495 Moshidora
*2. 240,443 One Piece Strong Words vol.1
*3, 223,124 Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.9
*4, 206,086 Toaru Majutsu no Index: New Testament vol.1
*5, 205,326 Kabukimonogatari
*6, 180,408 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai vol.8
*7, 178,077 Hanamonogatari
*8, 171,476 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.6
*9, 168,478 Durarara!! vol.9
10, 162,836 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.7
11, 152,939 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai vol.5
12, 151,910 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.1
13, 145,523 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.2
14, 143,478 Gintama Kaettekita 3 nen Z gumi Ginpachi Sensei Returns
15, 140,817 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.3
16, 139,380 One Piece Strong Words vol.2

Author by author (copies)
*1, 1,123,683 Kamachi Kazuma
*2, 1,100,471 Arikawa Hiro
*3, 1,040,219 Yumizuru Izuru
*4, *,969,905 Iwasaki Natsumi ("Moshidora")
*5, *,695,053 Sakuraba Kazuki
*6, *,635,229 Nisio Isin
*7, *,624,064 Fushimi Tsukasa
**, *,472,409 Oda Eiichiro

Source: Oricon

16 Comments Recent Comments

I can't believe IS is so popular.

Jun 1, 2011 12:41 PM by Gar_Logan

Nice to see the Moshidora novel at 1#.Also very glad to see the Gintama novel on there too.Usually novels based on manga never do so well.

Jun 1, 2011 11:54 AM by nightastronomer

Toaru Majutsu no Index: New Testament need to read it

Jun 1, 2011 11:47 AM by Mr_Gutts

Aezile said:

Lolis_and_Shotas said:

dtshyk said:
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.9
*4, 206,086 ]

I didn't know Baka to test was so popular.

Try reading it for a change, it's really funny and lighthearted novel <3

I'll probly read it at somepoint, I was just saying I didnt know it was so popular.

Jun 1, 2011 9:57 AM by FlowersAreCool

IS

Yuck, Japan has lost it.

Jun 1, 2011 9:03 AM by Hoppy

Oh shit didnt know
there was new index series
apparently its the sequel huh

Jun 1, 2011 5:58 AM by kaena

FUCK YEAH!
OREIMO!

Jun 1, 2011 1:06 AM by IncestRules

I see freaking IS there. Life isn't fair

Jun 1, 2011 12:02 AM by mikhailn

Numi said:

dtshyk said:
*4, 206,086 Toaru Majutsu no Index: New Testament vol.1

*1, 1,123,683 Kamachi Kazuma

Hell yeah. :)b

Seconded!

Lolis_and_Shotas said:

dtshyk said:
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.9
*4, 206,086 ]

I didn't know Baka to test was so popular.

Try reading it for a change, it's really funny and lighthearted novel <3

May 31, 2011 11:12 PM by Aezile

Is the Moshidora novel really even that good to warrant that much sales? I also heard the anime adaptation was pretty crap so I'm assuming that the novel has some groundbreaking themes and elements and shit.

May 31, 2011 10:24 PM by chocolaetmaelk

dtshyk said:
*4, 206,086 Toaru Majutsu no Index: New Testament vol.1

*1, 1,123,683 Kamachi Kazuma

Hell yeah. :)b

May 31, 2011 9:58 PM by Numi

dtshyk said:

Author by author (copies)
*1, 1,123,683 Kamachi Kazuma

Proof that people will buy poorly written garbage.

May 31, 2011 9:55 PM by Windex

Moshidora is so popular, yeah..

BakaTest, OreImo & Drrr!! Glad to see them.. :3

May 31, 2011 9:26 PM by Niitatsu

dtshyk said:
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.9
*4, 206,086 ]

I didn't know Baka to test was so popular.

May 31, 2011 7:51 PM by FlowersAreCool