Japan's Weekly Light Novel Rankings for Aug 10 - 16

Thanks for clearing that up

I never knew SAO was still an ongoing novel

About the ending of NGNL Vol. 6, originally it was supposed to be an original ending for the anime (at the time the anime production ended, the latest volume out was the 5th). The author liked what Madhouse did and added it to his 6th novel, thus making it "canon."

so that means out of all the example anime I used that one is the one must unlikely to get a second season ?

Is this what they call the lesser of two evils?

Also glad that NGNL s2 is highly unlikely~

W-well, at least Rokka isn't at the bottom.

Has it ever happened for a light novel adaptation? Haruhi doesn't count as half of that was re-airing episodes.

Indeed the only series of any sort that springs to mind off the top of my head that had a 2-cours sequel to a 1-cour first series is Yama no Susume.

There's also the fact that MF Bunko J light novels have never had 2-cour anime adaptations...

The size. Tankoubon (18.8 x 13,5) are bigger than the bunkobon (15.4 x 10.6 or 15,2x10,9) version. And therefore, the price. Bunkobon are usually between 500 and 700 yen for the huge majority, whereas tankoubon are more around 1,000-1,200.Overlord is the later.



For No Game No Life's second anime season, there is enough material for a second season BUT they completely screwed up with that ending of the first anime season. THey adapted volume 1-3 but the ending scene is the 6th volume.

Whatever they do won't work well.

Adapting 3 volumes again ?
4-5-6 -> best and simpler choice for a one cour ImO BUT that make the second season ending with the same scene as the first one, which is awfully stupid...

4-5-7? (6 can be skipped since it's a flashback 6,000 years ago except for the ending scene which was used in the first anime) -> then three problems.
a)We spend most of the season to reach the actual ending scene of the first season,
b) that means skipping the volume that fans almost unanimously consider to be the best volume (so angry/disappointed fans everywhere, be ready for that, and I would be part of them for sure even withoutbeing a fan, because volume 6 IS very good) )
c) volume 7 isn't conclusive at all, it ends in a cliffhanger...

Adapting 4 volumes in one cour instead?
4-5-6-7 ->
a)would end in a huge cliffhanger so a HUGE NO,
b)would spend 3/4th of the season to reach the final scene of the first season,
c)and would logically be more rushed due to 4 volumes instead of 3

4-5-7-8->
a) volume 8 isn't out so cannot do it right now,
b)it's far from certain that it will be conclusive due to the sheer amount of things to resolve (this has clearly the possibility to be a 3 volumes arc) ,
c)this would skip the best volume so far (angry fans), and
d) this would still be rushed

Doing a 2 cour with 6 volumes?
4-5-6-7-8-9 -> assuming the current arc is a 3 volumes arc this would be the perfect solution but
a)this needs 2 volumes not out yet +
b) needs the editor to be willy to do a 2-cours 2nd season after a 1 cour long 1st season which usually don't happen.
In case volume 9 isn't conclusive this cannot be done either, but a 5 volume long could definitely be done with 22-24 episodes.


So anyway, that looks pretty bad. Most probably, it won't happen, and if it does, that's not any time soon.

They are but a lot of time they don't even announce them until after the whole season airs.

I see I always thought there was some invisible rule for light novels to get a second chance type thing like novel X has to make this X amount and novel Y had to make this X amount I was under that impression I know for manga it a little different

There's no hard and fast rule. Any one of those series that you mentioned potentially could get another season.



Split cours are typically planned in advance. Note that this says nothing against its chances of a proper second season, though.

Let's hope that the sneak peeks on the opening about the vols. 4-6 aren't just they cockteasing us =D

am still wanting on my question about strike the blood I am not too familiar with any light novels requirements to get second or third seasons for their animes this question is also for devils a part timer and no game no life or index and AW

Chances of MAdhouse announcing a second season cause it is actually split cour is now even more confirmed.....when an author says his novel sells more than expected u know u have higher chances :)...here is hoping plus there is already significant evidence pinpoint it is split cour already...this just strengthens it more.

Overlord Novels (and Manga) Have 1.5 Million Copies in Circulation.
A 500K increase in 20 days XD
The novel should be the huge majority since I can't find sht on the manga sales :(

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-08-20/overlord-novels-manga-have-1.5-million-copies-in-circulation/.91925

so what are the chances for a strike the blood season 2 anime do the novel sells indicate that it could get second season ?

Don't forget s2 was airing when v. 15 came out which probably helped, although the 1 year gap hurt sales a bit too.

Overlord keeps getting a steady boost. Nice. And wow, mahouka dropped a bit. Ngnl still hanging on.



what's the difference between tankoubon & bunkobon?

Is that why overlord gets ranked in literature/book category & not bunko?

I only know that overlord (1k ¥) costs more than regular titles like sao & mahouka(600-700 ¥). It makes the boost sound more impressive tho

I was thinking that too but every novel has been geting a 25% drop since the last 2 months:

Index sold 25% less (from 135k in Vol.12 -> 105k in Vol.13).
Mahouka got 25% less sales, from 170k in two weeks to 130k in two weeks.
SAO got 15% less sales, from 210k in two weeks to 175k in two weeks.
Netgame got 25% less sales to, from 18k in two weeks to 14k in two weeks.

Oricon messed up the data or many stores stopped reporting their sales to her.

9 days
126,505　210,268　Sword Art Online Vol.15
99,931　174,961　Sword Art Online Vol.16

The drop can be explained because there was a large delay between vol.15 and vol.16. I hope they will not have to wait 1 year for volume 17, Reki already said the next volume will be Progressive 4.