Japan's Weekly Light Novel Rankings for Dec 25 - 31

by Snow
Jan 5, 2018 1:05 PM | 20 Comments

Here are the weekly light novel rankings for December 25 - 31

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

*1.　28,992　45,702　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.15
*2.　24,173　24,173　Kagerou Daze Vol.8
*3.　15,933　15,933　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Zero Vol.1
*4.　15,174　15,174　Isekai Cheat Majutsushi Vol.7
*5.　14,717　27,353　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Vol.7
*5.　13,291　13,291　Risou no Himo Seikatsu Vol.10
*6.　13,261　20,961　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Tanpenshuu Vol.3
*7.　10,679　10,679　Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Hametsu Vol.1
*8.　*7,553　*7,553　Seirei Gensouki Vol.9
*9.　*7,163　23,053　Date A Live: Encore Vol.7
10.　*6,600　97,727　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.13

11.　*6,223　21,769　Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol.4
12.　*5,713　16,382　Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai desho! Vol.12
13.　*5,235　*5,235　Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei Vol.7
14.　*4,989　*4,989　Ubau Mono Ubawareru Mono Vol.9
15.　*4,826　10,144　Fairytale Chronicle: Kuukiyomenai Isekai Life Vol.16
16.　*4,513　*4,513　Sanzensekai no Karasu wo Koroshi Vol.21
17.　*4,397　*4,397　Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai Vol.2
18.　*3,903　15,618　Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. Vol.11

Separated by Specific Ranking

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*2.　28,992　45,702　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.15
*3.　24,173　24,173　Kagerou Daze Vol.8
*7.　15,933　15,933　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Zero Vol.1
*8.　15,174　15,174　Isekai Cheat Majutsushi Vol.7
10.　14,717　27,353　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Vol.7
12.　13,291　13,291　Risou no Himo Seikatsu Vol.10
13.　13,261　20,961　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Tanpenshuu Vol.3
17.　10,679　10,679　Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Hametsu Vol.1
28.　*7,553　*7,553　Seirei Gensouki Vol.9
29.　*7,163　23,053　Date A Live: Encore Vol.7

35.　*6,600　97,727　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.13
42.　*5,235　*5,235　Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei Vol.7
44.　*4,989　*4,989　Ubau Mono Ubawareru Mono Vol.9
(cut-off 4,567)

Literature Books Genre (duplicates removed)
*7.　*6,223　21,769　Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol.4
*9.　*5,713　16,382　Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai desho! Vol.12
12.　*4,826　10,144　Fairytale Chronicle: Kuukiyomenai Isekai Life Vol.16
16.　*4,397　*4,397　Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai Vol.2
20.　*3,903　15,618　Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. Vol.11
(cut-off 3,903)

Source: Oricon Youtaijou

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i want to point out a mistake. The owari no seraph novel is not
' owari no seraph: Ichinose Guren 16 sai no hametsu ( catastrophe would have been better bet well),
but
Owaru no seraph: Ichinose Guren 19 sai no resurection
its a new series ( that is still not added to your database!), the one you listed is the first volume of the first series which came out years ago!

Jan 9, 2018 11:13 AM by nihon_no_tsuki

Nice, Date a Live still going strong.

Jan 7, 2018 6:28 AM by Roman123

RobertBobert said:

tragedydesu said:
Re zero is doing well
also arifutera

Isekai with cute waifus keep selling well

By the way, what about Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou? Is this a good work? It's hard for me to realize that White Fox will be the ones who adapt it to the anime.

It is not. Just generic edgy MC who hates everyone for nothing.

Jan 6, 2018 4:36 PM by removed-user

Nice to see that Seirei Gensouki is in here and im really suprised to see Isekai Cheat Magician sell so well, expecting an Anime one day of it.

Jan 6, 2018 1:41 AM by BlackFIFA19

moodie said:
ya its their things just like their anime and their manga

I would say fetishes have strong influence in that as well.

Jan 6, 2018 1:34 AM by Swagernator

Series rankings from Oricon website:
*1. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*2. Kagerou Daze
*3. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
*4. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
*5. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Rei
*6. Isekai Cheat Magician
*7. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Tanpenshuu
*8. Risou no Himo Seikatsu
*9. Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 19-sai no Hametsu
10. Sword Art Online
11. Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu
12. Imouto Sae Ireba Ii.
13. Seirei Gensouki
14. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi
15. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
16. Date A Live Encore
17. Overlord
18. 86 -eighty six-
19. Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
20. Hachinan-tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

(Source: Oricon website)

Jan 5, 2018 11:34 PM by kuuderes_shadow

And with volume 8, the Kagerou Daze light novels are finally finished. It's so out of place in this ridiculously isekai-saturated list though.

Jan 5, 2018 5:50 PM by SuccHunter

Swagernator said:
Yep, Isekai LNs are on the loose, yet again.

Never will understand what nipponjins see in them. It's probably another of their "things".

ya its their things just like their anime and their manga

Jan 5, 2018 5:37 PM by moodie

10.　*6,600　97,727　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.13

Next week will reach 100k! There's no breaks stopping the KonoSuba train! Unless somehow the quality died or something.

*5.　14,717　27,353　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Vol.7
*3.　15,933　15,933　Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Zero Vol.1

I'm actually surprised that Arifureta's spinoff is selling about half of its main series. I wonder how the anime will boost its sales next season, though I'm really doubtful it would be good with that kind of shitty key visual art.

*9.　*7,163　23,053　Date A Live: Encore Vol.7

Another boost for DAL~ can't wait for season 3.

Jan 5, 2018 4:08 PM by DarklordVor

Swagernator said:
Yep, Isekai LNs are on the loose, yet again.

Never will understand what nipponjins see in them. It's probably another of their "things".

I think it's rather a fetish than a genre.
> Resurrected/Lost/Reincarnated to other world
> Pick skill
> Pick bitch
> Win
> Repeat formula.

It's just Matters of time till we're seeing more isekai series in this year.

Rip innovation.

Jan 5, 2018 3:51 PM by Xaelath

japan with the shit taste

Jan 5, 2018 2:34 PM by Infatuate

There needs to be a separate isekai list, I want to know how the lower ones are doing.

Jan 5, 2018 1:59 PM by ichii_1

This list...

on the bright side, Battle Schools are dead, but the replacement doesn't seems promising by reading the synopsis of these Isekai novels.

Jan 5, 2018 1:59 PM by AdrianRubinsky

RobertBobert said:

Then maybe there is enough violence, drama or psychology to make it look serious, at least in part of the plot?

Well not really, it is very cliche and sometimes childish (i have nothing against that so i'm enjoying the story). The plot isn't very deep, so i wouldn't recommend it to you someone looking for

Jan 5, 2018 1:58 PM by Anowser

Yep, Isekai LNs are on the loose, yet again.

Never will understand what nipponjins see in them. It's probably another of their "things".

Jan 5, 2018 1:50 PM by Swagernator

tragedydesu said:
@RobertBobert
i didn't read it

all i know this novel have so much negative reviews
'good start and then waste potential' 'edgy mc' 'Decent first, crappy later' ...

the female lead (Yue) have a lot of fans though

Well, I heard from friends that this is one of those novels, the harem MC is completely literal and the fanservice is not eroticism on the brink, but already real sex and jokes around it. No, I'm not a prude and do not oppose such works, I just do not understand why it's White Fox?

Anowser said:

RobertBobert said:

By the way, what about Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou? Is this a good work? It's hard for me to realize that White Fox will be the ones who adapt it to the anime.

It becomes quickly a classic isekai with OP MC destroying every opponent and getting all the girls. Nonetheless i still find the story quite good

Then maybe there is enough violence, drama or psychology to make it look serious, at least in part of the plot?

Jan 5, 2018 1:48 PM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

tragedydesu said:
Re zero is doing well
also arifutera

Isekai with cute waifus keep selling well

By the way, what about Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou? Is this a good work? It's hard for me to realize that White Fox will be the ones who adapt it to the anime.

It becomes quickly a classic isekai with OP MC destroying every opponent and getting all the girls. Nonetheless i still find the story quite good

Jan 5, 2018 1:44 PM by Anowser

@RobertBobert
i didn't read it

all i know this novel have so much negative reviews
'good start and then waste potential' 'edgy mc' 'Decent first, crappy later' ...

the female lead (Yue) have a lot of fans though

Jan 5, 2018 1:39 PM by tragedydesu

tragedydesu said:
Re zero is doing well
also arifutera

Isekai with cute waifus keep selling well

By the way, what about Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou? Is this a good work? It's hard for me to realize that White Fox will be the ones who adapt it to the anime.

Jan 5, 2018 1:29 PM by RobertBobert

Re zero is doing well
also arifutera

Isekai with cute waifus keep selling well

Jan 5, 2018 1:16 PM by tragedydesu