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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016
posted on by Egan Loo
Shinkai's your name. sells 1.4 million + 283,000, followed by Konosuba, Sword Art Online, Re:Zero, Overlord
This list covers sales surveyed from November 23, 2015 to November 20, 2016.
Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher |
Author | |||
1 | 1,417,661 | Novel your name. | Kadokawa |
Makoto Shinkai | |||
2 | 1,174,562 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! | Kadokawa |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
3 | 1,020,673 | Sword Art Online | ASCII Media Works |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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4 | 1,007,381 | Re:Zero | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsukai | |||
5 | 711,154 | Overlord | Enterbrain |
Kugane Maruyama | |||
6 | 602,256 | The Irregular at Magic High School | ASCII Media Works |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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7 | 562,187 | No Game, No Life | Media Factory |
Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
8 | 450,791 | Monogatari Series | Kodansha |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
9 | 449,192 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative |
Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
10 | 435,482 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | |||
11 | 422,569 | Bōkyaku Tantei Series (Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku) | Kodansha |
Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
12 | 380,144 | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | Overlap |
Writer: Ō Jūmonji/ Illustration: Eiri Shirai | |||
13 | 361,088 | Sword Art Online: Progressive | ASCII Media Works |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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14 | 294,478 | Regarding Reincarnated to Slime | Micro Magazine |
Writer: Fuse/ Illustration: Mitz Vah | |||
15 | 292,746 | Bungo Stray Dogs Dazai Osamu no Nyūsha Shiken | Kadokawa |
Writer: Kafka Asagiri/ Illustration: Sango Harukawa | |||
16 | 287,728 | Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | SB Creative |
Writer: Senri Akatsuki/ Illustration: Ayumu Kasuga | |||
17 | 282,826 | your name. Another Side:Earthbound | Kadokawa |
Writer: Arata Kanō/ Illustration: Masayoshi Tanaka/ Original Story: Makoto Shinkai | |||
18 | 282,077 | And you thought there is never a girl online? | ASCII Media Works |
Writer: Shibai Kineko/ Illustration: Hisasi | |||
19 | 281,195 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | ASCII Media Works |
Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
20 | 256,782 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! | Shueisha |
Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi/ Original Story: Haruichi Furudate | |||
21 | 236,127 | Kagerou Daze | Enterbrain |
JIN (Shizen no Teki-P) / Illustration: Shizu | |||
22 | 225,229 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Spinoff | Kadokawa |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
23 | 195,199 | Assassination Classroom Novelization | Shueisha |
Writer: Masatoshi Kusakabe, Others/ Original Story: Yūsei Matsui | |||
24 | 185,710 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | Shogakukan |
Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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25 | 181,314 | Ensemble Stars! Novelization | Kadokawa |
Writer: Akira/ Original Creator/Illustration: Happy Elements | |||
26 | 180,275 | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | Shogakukan |
Writer: Yomi Hirasaka/ Illustration: Kantoku | |||
27 | 174,175 | Orange Novelization | Futabasha |
Writer: Yui Tokiumi/ Original Story: Ichigo Takano | |||
28 | 168,542 | The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water | Media Factory |
Writer: Yuu Miyazaki/ Illustration: okiura | |||
29 | 163,829 | Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tarō Hitsuji/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
30 | 162,562 | Date A Live | Fujimi Shobo |
Writer: Koushi Tachibana/ Illustration: Tsunako |
Source: Oricon
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