Japan's Weekly Light Novel Rankings for Mar 13 - 19

by Snow
Mar 22, 2017 5:11 PM | 21 Comments

Here are the weekly light novel rankings for March 13 - 19

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

*1.　30,085　*,*30,085　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1
*2.　15,353　*,*15,353　Date A Live Vol.16
*3.　14,644　*,*14,644　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
*4.　13,319　*,*36,049　Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Vol.6
*5.　12,461　*,*12,461　High School DxD Vol.23
*6.　10,675　*,*10,675　Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! Vol.4
*7.　*9,076　*,**9,076　Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
*8.　*9,024　*,250,685　Sword Art Online Vol.19
*9.　*8,764　*,**8,764　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet
10.　*6,962　*,*18,985　Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou: Ookami to Youhishi Vol.3

11.　*6,029　*,*13,793　Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
12.　*5,895　*,**5,895　Gamers! Vol.7
13.　*4,023　1,434,954　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
14.　*3,826　*,**3,826　Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai! Vol.9
15.　*3,730　*,**3,730　Ryokudonasu: Ougon no Ou to Tsue to Haiiro Ookami
16.　*3,631　*,158,829　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.21
17.　*3,625　*,**3,625　P to JK: Kouta no Monogatari
18.　*3,576　*,**3,576　Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. Vol.4.5
19.　*3,557　*,**3,557　Amakute Junsui, Sukoshi Akutou
20.　*3,484　*,**3,484　Ore no Ongaeshi: High Spec Murazukuri Vol.2

21.　*3,427　*,124,540　Youjo Senki Vol.1
22.　*3,387　*,**3,387　Danganronpa Kirigiri Vol.5

Separated by Specific Ranking

Bunko
*2.　30,085　*,*30,085　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1
*8.　15,353　*,*15,353　Date A Live Vol.16
*9.　14,644　*,*14,644　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
10.　13,319　*,*36,049　Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Vol.6
11.　12,461　*,*12,461　High School DxD Vol.23
13.　*9,076　*,**9,076　Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
14.　*9,024　*,250,685　Sword Art Online Vol.19
16.　*8,764　*,**8,764　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet
21.　*6,962　*,*18,985　Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou: Ookami to Youhishi Vol.3
23.　*6,484　*,*48,248　Shinrei Tantei Yakumo: Another Files "Bourei no Negai"

24.　*6,029　*,*13,793　Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
25.　*5,895　*,**5,895　Gamers! Vol.7
40.　*4,023　1,434,954　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
45.　*3,826　*,**3,826　Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai! Vol.9
50.　*3,631　*,158,829　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.21
(cut-off 3,631)

Book
12.　10,675　*,*10,675　Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! Vol.4
29.　*7,945　*,*16,427　Gakkou no Toshi Densetsu wa Shitteiru: Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note
(cut-off 5,608)

Literature Books Genre (duplicates removed)
13.　*3,730　*,**3,730　Ryokudonasu: Ougon no Ou to Tsue to Haiiro Ookami
15.　*3,625　*,**3,625　P to JK: Kouta no Monogatari
18.　*3,484　*,**3,484　Ore no Ongaeshi: High Spec Murazukuri Vol.2
19.　*3,427　*,124,540　Youjo Senki Vol.1
20.　*3,387　*,**3,387　Danganronpa Kirigiri Vol.5
(cut-off 3,387)

Source: Oricon Youtaijou

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Snow said:

Yaoi-Senpai said:

Hi, the light novel thread wasn't ready by the time I went off. Both threads have been posted now, sorry for the delay!

Oh, sorry I thought you were tired or busy. Np.

Mar 30, 2017 3:45 PM by removed-user

Yaoi-Senpai said:

Hi, the light novel thread wasn't ready by the time I went off. Both threads have been posted now, sorry for the delay!

Mar 30, 2017 3:41 PM by Snow

Damn, Date A Live is number 2, when is that shit getting a third season.

Mar 30, 2017 2:27 PM by blueswizzle

Z4k said:
@Snow what happened to this week's list?

Manga sales is already out in Ann. I think he is busy.

Mar 30, 2017 1:34 PM by removed-user

@Snow what happened to this week's list?

Mar 30, 2017 1:22 PM by Z4K

SSTHZero said:

DarklordVor said:

Rinne Utopia's design looked much better than Vol. 16, because it fits Kotori perfectly (flat is justice!) :3 This is definitely the darkest timeline...

That illustration is a sin. What they did with Kotori? T_T

The author decided to ruin Kotori T_T the Rinne Utopia ending design was so much better, because that Kotori illustration just made her looked like Natsumi (another character in DAL) with a different hair color.

Mar 24, 2017 7:34 PM by DarklordVor

DarklordVor said:

Rinne Utopia's design looked much better than Vol. 16, because it fits Kotori perfectly (flat is justice!) :3 This is definitely the darkest timeline...

That illustration is a sin. What they did with Kotori? T_T

Mar 24, 2017 11:52 AM by SSTHZero

Good to see another danmachi spinoff doing well

Mar 23, 2017 8:19 AM by Shishou_23

Why another spin-off ? This guy is inspired as fuck.
Did he planned to finish the main story ?

Mar 23, 2017 4:50 AM by Topolowgic

Not bad for a spin-off.

Mar 23, 2017 2:16 AM by joe_g7

Wait a second is that familia chronicle episode ryuu the story of the "
justiciary organization" Astraea Familia?
If so I must get my hand on that one soon, I can't think of any gaiden from danmachi that would interest me as much as this story.

Mar 23, 2017 1:52 AM by Zefyris

haha, low key thought that was Link From Zelda on the cover.

Mar 23, 2017 1:30 AM by Voidd

*2.　15,353　*,*15,353　Date A Live Vol.16'

*9.　*8,764　*,**8,764　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet

Hmm not bad for something that was released for just 1-2 days, since DAL vol. 16 and the spin-off was released on the 18th.

Although one of vol. 16's illustration is a blasphemy! I will not accept that Kotori design at all. T_T. I'm gonna take Kotori's ending on Rinne Utopia's design as my future headcannon from now on. My top 10 LN betrayal by the author right there. Yoshino looked good though.

Rinne Utopia's design looked much better than Vol. 16, because it fits Kotori perfectly (flat is justice!) :3 This is definitely the darkest timeline...

Mar 23, 2017 12:28 AM by DarklordVor

Weekly series rankings from Oricon website:
*1. Sword Art Online
*2. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle
*3. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
*4. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
*5. Date A Live
*6. Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
*7. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*8. Highschool DxD
*9. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
10. Youjo Senki
11. Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!
12. Hirune-hime ~Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari~ Novelisation
13. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
14. Date A Bullet
15. Gamers!
16. Shousetsu Kimi no Na wa.
17. Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou
18. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spinoff
19. Overlord
20. Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai!

(source: Oricon website)

Volumes on bunko rankings that were included previously but are not in the OP:
*4. *24,328 222,283 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou

Mar 22, 2017 11:54 PM by kuuderes_shadow

Paulo27 said:
Why is Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1 ranking now when MAL says it has been publishing since 2016?
The first manga volume also just came out. Thought it was really weird why the manga and the novel's first volumes would come out at the same time.

It's the same as SAO Clover's Regret. Publishing since June but first volume came out November. I think a short chapter of Clover's Regret came out earlier in Dengeki Bunko Magazine and the whole volume was made later on. Could be the same. A chapter came out earlier and the whole volume was just published physically right now. Looking at the serialization, Gangan Online, the chapter may have been available online and it's counted as the start date.

>*9.　*8,764　*,**8,764　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet
Interesting that it's written by Higashide. I should probably hunt down the rest of the main series volume translations. I stopped at vol12 I think.

Mar 22, 2017 8:20 PM by belatkuro

Cute.
*6.　10,675　*,*10,675　Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! Vol.4\

Mar 22, 2017 8:16 PM by ichii_1

Another DanMachi novel? They're going hard into that series huh.

Mar 22, 2017 7:47 PM by Retolee

Kimi no Na wa is still ranking

Wonderful

Other than that, glad to see Saenai Kanojo and DAL doing well.

Mar 22, 2017 6:34 PM by Jiharo

Ale1212 said:

Maybe the first chapter was released at that time.

I guess the LN is being published online too? I thought MAL used volume releases for dates in those cases though.
Guess that at least explain how both manga and LN came out at the same time.

Mar 22, 2017 6:30 PM by Paulo27

Maybe the first chapter was released at that time.

Mar 22, 2017 6:21 PM by Ale1212

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