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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017
posted on by Egan Loo
Sword Art Online sells 1.2 million, followed by Konosuba, Re:Zero, Irregular at Magic High School, Classroom of the Elite
This list covers sales surveyed from November 21, 2016 to November 19, 2017.
Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher |
Author | |||
1 | 1,173,096 | Sword Art Online | ASCII Media Works |
Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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2 | 960,418 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! | Kadokawa |
Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
3 | 925,671 | Re:Zero | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | |||
4 | 809,636 | The Irregular at Magic High School | ASCII Media Works |
Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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5 | 564,642 | Classroom of the Elite | Media Factory |
Writer: Syohgo Kinugasa/ Illustration: Shunsaku Tomose | |||
6 | 501,026 | Novel your name. | Kadokawa |
Makoto Shinkai | |||
7 | 489,916 | Eromanga Sensei | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tsukasa Fushimi/ Illustration: Hiro Kanzaki | |||
8 | 443,995 | Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor | Kadokawa |
Writer: Tarō Hitsuji/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
9 | 426,706 | Overlord | Enterbrain |
Writer: Kugane Maruyama/ Illustration: so-bin | |||
10 | 417,897 | The Saga of Evil Tanya | Kadokawa |
Writer: Carlo Zen/ Illustration: Shinobu Shinotsuki |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2017 (First Half)