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Japan's Weekly Light Novel Rankings for Apr 3 - 9

by Snow
Apr 12, 2017 3:49 PM | 14 Comments
Here are the weekly light novel rankings for April 3 - 9

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

*1. 30,098 *,*30,098 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.10
*2. 19,847 *,*19,847 Fate/strange Fake Vol.4
*3. 16,560 *,*16,560 Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Vol.10
*4. *9,217 *,*19,890 Last Embryo Vol.4
*5. *8,403 *,*57,713 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
*6. *6,069 *,*13,635 Shounen Onmyouji: Kotaenu Sobira ni Nakisakebe
*7. *5,666 *,**5,666 Heavy Object Vol.13
*8. *5,066 *,*82,384 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
*9. *4,924 *,*20,336 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
10. *4,479 *,*31,062 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)

11. *4,458 *,268,675 Sword Art Online Vol.19
12. *4,300 *,*18,542 Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
13. *4,170 *,*49,112 Date A Live Vol.16
14. *3,941 *,*67,104 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.2
15. *3,900 1,446,210 Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
16. *3,811 *,*30,257 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
17. *3,720 *,**3,720 Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo Vol.5
18. *3,627 *,**3,627 Zutto Kimi ga Hoshikatta
19. *3,431 *,**3,431 Onzoushi no Mondoumuyou na Propose: Kekkonshiki kara Hajimaru Toro-ama Love!
20. *3,365 *,*15,285 Kenja no Mago Vol.6

21. *3,331 *,**3,331 Botsuraku Yotei nano de, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu Vol.4

Separated by Specific Ranking
Bunko
*2. 19,847 *,*19,847 Fate/strange Fake Vol.4
10. *9,217 *,*19,890 Last Embryo Vol.4
11. *9,002 *,264,457 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Vol.7
12. *8,403 *,*57,713 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
16. *6,069 *,*13,635 Shounen Onmyouji: Kotaenu Sobira ni Nakisakebe
17. *5,924 *,*26,034 Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru Vol.11
19. *5,666 *,**5,666 Heavy Object Vol.13
23. *5,066 *,*82,384 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
29. *4,479 *,*31,062 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Bunko)
30. *4,458 *,268,675 Sword Art Online Vol.19

38. *4,170 *,*49,112 Date A Live Vol.16
41. *3,941 *,*67,104 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.2
47. *3,811 *,*30,257 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol.8
(cut-off 3,725)


Book
*2. 30,098 *,*30,098 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.10
*7. 16,560 *,*16,560 Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Vol.10
(cut-off 5,821)


Literature Books Genre (duplicates removed)
11. *4,300 *,*18,542 Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
15. *3,331 *,**3,331 Botsuraku Yotei nano de, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu Vol.4
(cut-off 2,877)

Source: Oricon Youtaijou

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FSF is doing quite well despite being Durarara reskin. I'd bet Narita's happy with easy money too. Hopefully that leads to DRRR!SH adaptation eventually.

Otherwise hella strange list(well not really strange, since it is expected) and facepalm at that top1 title, wtf is that? Isekai LNs sure are running out of ideas.

Apr 13, 2017 7:37 AM by Ahenshihael

Larkanite said:
37. 6,882 12,650 - けものフレンズBD付オフィシャルガイドブック

Good stuff. A increase in its second week and it will probably keep stretching.

*1. 30,098 *,*30,098 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.10

This series has been really strong sales. Manga 92k in 3 days. Spin off manga 37k in 3 days too.
Anime announcement this year should be highly likely.

There is a broken link and vol.1 is missing from

*8. *5,066 *,*82,384 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records



So kemono friends BD number is 12K? really freaking good

Apr 13, 2017 7:16 AM by Duck_knight

I hope with such good sales, Slime will get animated to further boost the sale.

Reading the Slime WN right now, I'm liking it. Will buy the LN sometime soon.

Apr 13, 2017 4:39 AM by Jiharo

Agafin said:
kuuderes_shadow said:


Biblia has almost caught up with SAO 19 despite having 2 weeks fewer sales. Unless SAO has something to give it a boost coming up that I don't know about then we can be pretty confident that Biblia will beat it in sales figures. But yes, it's well down on the last volume.


Well, my reasoning is that, even though Biblia was released two weeks later, its been like two months or something, I'm not sure it still has enough demand to pull ahead of SAO by more than 5k or so, if that. And since we are almost guaranteed to have SAO volume 20 released this year, that will give vol. 19 the necessary push to ultimately top it. Biblia vol. 8 by contrast won't be available until 2018.


Biblia is 6.5k ahead of where SAO was at this point, and the gap is increasing with each week.
There won't be a Biblia volume 8. There will be a film, though. I don't think this has a date yet but if it comes out before the year's end it could give a very big boost.

Apr 13, 2017 3:54 AM by kuuderes_shadow

kuuderes_shadow said:


Biblia has almost caught up with SAO 19 despite having 2 weeks fewer sales. Unless SAO has something to give it a boost coming up that I don't know about then we can be pretty confident that Biblia will beat it in sales figures. But yes, it's well down on the last volume.


Well, my reasoning is that, even though Biblia was released two weeks later, its been like two months or something, I'm not sure it still has enough demand to pull ahead of SAO by more than 5k or so, if that. And since we are almost guaranteed to have SAO volume 20 released this year, that will give vol. 19 the necessary push to ultimately top it. Biblia vol. 8 by contrast won't be available until 2018.

Apr 13, 2017 1:32 AM by Agafin

Would have liked Re:Zero to have sold just a little more to hit that nice round number of 60k. But with how well it's done, I can't complain too much.

And Slime Tensei pretty damn impressive pulling off 30k even without an adaptation.

Apr 13, 2017 1:15 AM by Iron_Maw

Series rankings from Oricon website:
*1. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
*2. Sword Art Online
*3. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
*4. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*5. FATE/STRANGE FAKE
*6. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
*7. Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku
*8. Eromanga Sensei
*9. Hirune-hime ~Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari~ Novelisation
10. Last Embryo
11. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
12. Youjo Senki
13. Shousetsu Kimi no Na wa.
14. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
15. Shounen Onmyouji
16. Heavy Object
17. No Game No Life
18. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spinoff
19. Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho
20. Date A Live

(Source: Oricon website)

So TenSura is pulling off 30k in week 1 now? That series just keeps on growing.

Agafin said:
11. *9,002 *,264,457 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Vol.7

Uh, wow I hadn't noticed that Biblia's sales had dropped this much. At this rate, there's a good chance for it to not even be the best selling volume this year for the first time in like forever, seeing how close it and SAO 19 are (unless I'm missing something, like Biblia having better late legs maybe? ).


Biblia has almost caught up with SAO 19 despite having 2 weeks fewer sales. Unless SAO has something to give it a boost coming up that I don't know about then we can be pretty confident that Biblia will beat it in sales figures. But yes, it's well down on the last volume.

Apr 12, 2017 10:58 PM by kuuderes_shadow

Not really surprised by the Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records boost.

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken's popularity should be continuing this year and maybe an anime adaptation in the future.

Apr 12, 2017 9:55 PM by Stark700

Slime killing it and rokudenashi with the potential big novel boost.

Apr 12, 2017 8:30 PM by ichii_1

11. *9,002 *,264,457 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Vol.7

Uh, wow I hadn't noticed that Biblia's sales had dropped this much. At this rate, there's a good chance for it to not even be the best selling volume this year for the first time in like forever, seeing how close it and SAO 19 are (unless I'm missing something, like Biblia having better late legs maybe? ).

Apr 12, 2017 6:46 PM by Agafin

Almost 20k sales for 2 days release of Strange Fake. Not bad. Excited for the happenings in the volume based on the spoilers.

SAO still hasn't fallen off the charts. Impressive.

Rokudenashi charting I see. The second episode was pretty good I guess.

Apr 12, 2017 6:17 PM by belatkuro

Rokudenashi already getting some boost.
Bit too early for the rest I think.

Apr 12, 2017 5:04 PM by Paulo27

Your name came back to the list XD

Apr 12, 2017 4:03 PM by removed-user

37. 6,882 12,650 - けものフレンズBD付オフィシャルガイドブック

Good stuff. A increase in its second week and it will probably keep stretching.

*1. 30,098 *,*30,098 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.10

This series has been really strong sales. Manga 92k in 3 days. Spin off manga 37k in 3 days too.
Anime announcement this year should be highly likely.

There is a broken link and vol.1 is missing from

*8. *5,066 *,*82,384 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

Apr 12, 2017 4:02 PM by Larkanite

It’s time to ditch the text file.
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