Japan's Weekly Light Novel Rankings for Mar 20 - 26

by Snow
Mar 30, 2017 3:38 PM | 25 Comments

Here are the weekly light novel rankings for March 20 - 26

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

*1.　29,695　*29,695　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
*2.　21,551　*36,904　Date A Live Vol.16
*3.　16,990　*29,451　High School DxD Vol.23
*4.　16,413　*16,413　Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol.2
*5.　16,236　*16,236　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
*6.　14,847　*14,847　Knights & Magic Vol.7
*7.　14,058　*28,702　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
*8.　13,729　*13,729　Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Vol.11
*9.　12,496　*21,572　Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
10.　11,734　*11,734　World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent Vol.5

11.　10,392　*19,156　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet
12.　*9,495　*39,580　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1
13.　*9,313　**9,313　The New Gate Vol.9
14.　*7,247　257,932　Sword Art Online Vol.19
15.　*7,167　*13,062　Gamers! Vol.7
16.　*6,974　**6,974　Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
17.　*6,966　*20,759　Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
18.　*6,938　**6,938　Next Life Vol.11
19.　*6,437　**6,437　Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. Vol.8
20.　*6,239　**6,239　Kakushi Skill de Isekai Musou Vol.1

21.　*5,626　**8,944　Konjiki no Word Master: Yuusha Yonin ni Makikomareta Unique Cheat Vol.10
22.　*5,593　**5,593　Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de Vol.15
23.　*5,216　**5,216　Magi Craft Meister Vol.11
24.　*5,213　**5,213　Kuitsume Youhei no Gensou Kitan Vol.1
25.　*4,863　**4,863　Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Vol.17
26.　*4,516　**4,516　Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Gaiden: Queenvale no Tsubasa Vol.2
27.　*4,434　**4,434　Juusai Saikyou Madoushi Vol.1
28.　*4,403　**4,403　Sono Saikyou, Kami no Irai de Isekai e Vol.1
29.　*4,374　**7,561　Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan Vol.12
30.　*4,291　**4,291　Makikomare Isekai Shoukanki Vol.1

31.　*4,144　**4,144　Ochitekita Naga to Horobiyuku Majo no Kuni Vol.11

Separated by Specific Ranking

Bunko
*2.　29,695　*29,695　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
*3.　21,551　*36,904　Date A Live Vol.16
*6.　16,990　*29,451　High School DxD Vol.23
*7.　16,236　*16,236　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
*8.　14,847　*14,847　Knights & Magic Vol.7
*9.　14,058　*28,702　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.12
10.　12,496　*21,572　Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
11.　11,734　*11,734　World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent Vol.5
15.　10,392　*19,156　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet
16.　*9,495　*39,580　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu Vol.1

21.　*7,595　**7,595　Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru Vol.11
22.　*7,247　257,932　Sword Art Online Vol.19
23.　*7,167　*13,062　Gamers! Vol.7
25.　*6,966　*20,759　Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
26.　*6,938　**6,938　Next Life Vol.11
31.　*6,239　**6,239　Kakushi Skill de Isekai Musou Vol.1
32.　*5,626　**8,944　Konjiki no Word Master: Yuusha Yonin ni Makikomareta Unique Cheat Vol.10
33.　*5,581　*41,630　Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Vol.6
41.　*4,516　**4,516　Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Gaiden: Queenvale no Tsubasa Vol.2
43.　*4,434　**4,434　Juusai Saikyou Madoushi Vol.1

45.　*4,403　**4,403　Sono Saikyou, Kami no Irai de Isekai e Vol.1
46.　*4,374　**7,561　Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan Vol.12
48.　*4,291　**4,291　Makikomare Isekai Shoukanki Vol.1
50.　*4,144　**4,144　Ochitekita Naga to Horobiyuku Majo no Kuni Vol.11
(cut-off 4,144)

Book
*8.　16,413　*16,413　Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol.2
11.　13,729　*13,729　Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Vol.11
23.　*9,313　**9,313　The New Gate Vol.9
48.　*6,974　**6,974　Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
(cut-off 6,699)

Literature Books Genre (duplicates removed)
13.　*6,437　**6,437　Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. Vol.8
17.　*5,593　**5,593　Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de Vol.15
18.　*5,216　**5,216　Magi Craft Meister Vol.11
19.　*5,213　**5,213　Kuitsume Youhei no Gensou Kitan Vol.1
20.　*4,863　**4,863　Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Vol.17
(cut-off 4,863)

Source: Oricon Youtaijou

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nisevoucher said:
Oregairu is basically dead 😩

Volume 12 is in the works at least.

Apr 20, 2017 9:00 PM by -Mahesvara

Oregairu is basically dead 😩

Apr 20, 2017 7:32 PM by nisevoucher

kuuderes_shadow said:

Kuma said:

is this isshuukan friends we previously known in manga and anime that got novel adaptation?

Yes. To be precise, it's a novelisation of the live action film, which in turn is based on the manga.

kuuderes_shadow said:

Kuma said:

is this isshuukan friends we previously known in manga and anime that got novel adaptation?

Yes. To be precise, it's a novelisation of the live action film, which in turn is based on the manga.

thanks for information..

Apr 3, 2017 12:54 PM by Kuma

Kuma said:

kuuderes_shadow said:
35位　Eiga Novelisation Isshuukan Friends. 5,397 70,894

is this isshuukan friends we previously known in manga and anime that got novel adaptation?

Yes. To be precise, it's a novelisation of the live action film, which in turn is based on the manga.

Apr 3, 2017 12:45 PM by kuuderes_shadow

MiziTami said:

Xenocrisi said:

It will never happen. The studio that made the backgrounds for Hai to Gensou went in bankrupt

Do you know the studio's name?

Atelier BWCA
It didn't go bankrupt, the director is really sick so he closed the studio, maybe he'll reopen it when he's better.

Apr 3, 2017 12:28 PM by ichii_1

kuuderes_shadow said:
35位　Eiga Novelisation Isshuukan Friends. 5,397 70,894

is this isshuukan friends we previously known in manga and anime that got novel adaptation?

Apr 3, 2017 12:22 PM by Kuma

For completeness' sake, various other volumes that may be of interest:

Bunko ranks:
*5位　Biblia 7 18,784 241,067
27位　D-ban no Bishounen* 6,782 6,782
35位　Eiga Novelisation Isshuukan Friends. 5,397 70,894
36位　Shinrei Tantei Yakumo ANOTHER FILES Bourei no Negai 5,185 53,433

*not a light novel or anime related but written by NisioIsin

(source: refugee-chan)

Apr 3, 2017 11:43 AM by kuuderes_shadow

*2.　21,551　*36,904　Date A Live Vol.16

11.　10,392　*19,156　Date A Live Fragments: Date A Bullet

Well, it's Kurumi's LN after all.

Mar 31, 2017 6:04 PM by DarklordVor

Man Date A Live and even it's spin-offs selling really well, fab series so happy to see that. Just wish someone, anyone would license them over here. Would like to continue reading them.

*3.　16,990　*29,451　High School DxD Vol.23

Good second week sales, hopefully it can keep on chugging along to reach 40k before falling below cut-off. Sales seem to have been getting steadily lower for it which is kind of understandable given the amount of volumes and time it took between some recent volumes.

Mar 31, 2017 4:49 AM by VulgarLife

@kuuderes_shadow Thank for your reply

Mar 31, 2017 3:55 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:
Rokudenashi and Knight & Magic in themselves are so popular, or is it the result of the announcement of their future anime adaptations?

Anime adaptation announcements have next to no impact on sales, and both these series have been doing well for some time before the adaptations were announced. That said, adaptations can boost sales of new volumes slightly up to a month or so before they start airing, and Akashic Records does seem to be doing better than the last couple of volumes, both of which narrowly missed out on 20k sales.

Mar 31, 2017 2:49 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Series rankings from Oricon website:
*1. Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*2. Sword Art Online
*3. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
*4. Date A Live
*5. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
*6. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
*7. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi
*8. Highschool DxD
*9. Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
10. Knights & Magic
11. Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu
12. World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent
13. Hirune-hime ~Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari~ Novelisation
14. Date A Bullet
15. Youjo Senki
16. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Familia Chronicle
17. Gamers!
18. THE NEW GATE
19. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
20. Shousetsu Kimi no Na wa.

(source: Oricon website)

Mar 31, 2017 1:18 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Pretty great sales for just 2 days for Grimgar.
Last volume did 20k in 3 days.

Xenocrisi said:

Chapifa_04message=50167059 said:
*5.　16,236　*16,236　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
So happy to see this, please make a second season.

It will never happen. The studio that made the backgrounds for Hai to Gensou went in bankrupt

Pretty sure the director was just sick?

Mar 31, 2017 1:12 AM by Paulo27

Chapifa_04 said:
*5.　16,236　*16,236　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
So happy to see this, please make a second season.

It will never happen. The studio that made the backgrounds for Hai to Gensou went in bankrupt

Mar 30, 2017 10:35 PM by Xenocrisi

Glad to see Re:Zero and HS DxD on the list.

Mar 30, 2017 7:32 PM by AntwanMantilla

I wouldn't mind another season, it must be cheap as hell to make so,,,
29.　*4,374　**7,561　Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan Vol.12

Mar 30, 2017 7:23 PM by ichii_1

Rokudenashi and Knight & Magic in themselves are so popular, or is it the result of the announcement of their future anime adaptations?

Fappa said:

That is if Tappei-sensei manages to keep up his 1-2 month release pace which I'm confident in. I think you should expect some major news regarding the anime around the time the MF Summer festival happens.

Judging by the current projects of White Fox, we should wait for the next season in 2018, as it seems to me. For example, a twelve-episodes series of 1-2 arcs.

Mar 30, 2017 5:14 PM by RobertBobert

Houreki said:

Wait for real? where was it announced?

At the recent Sugoi Awards in which Re:Zero won the two categories of anime and light novel the producer Tanaka ( who was actually the person that pushed the series to a point where it got its anime project greenlit ) confirmed that while the original ( novel ) is still ongoing the anime will continue as well and we should expect future performances.

They actually put his quote on an advertisement for the series so here if you need visual confirmation

Mar 30, 2017 4:48 PM by Fappa

Nice sales for Re:zero.

*5.　16,236　*16,236　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.10
Hopefully we will get a season two of this one day

Fappa said:

CG-Silver said:
How much more volumes for Re:Zero until we have enough content for a 25 episode 2nd season?

Judging from how the 4th arc has been streamlined and hence shortened a bit, I'd say once arc 5 has concluded it should be ready. That would be around Volume 18/19 if not too many changes are being made. Then again the anime is already confirmed to continue so it's all a matter of waiting for more content.

Wait for real? where was it announced?

Mar 30, 2017 4:29 PM by Houreki

CG-Silver said:

Means around 8-12 more months for another 7 volumes to release.

That is if Tappei-sensei manages to keep up his 1-2 month release pace which I'm confident in. I think you should expect some major news regarding the anime around the time the MF Summer festival happens.

Mar 30, 2017 4:23 PM by Fappa

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