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Regarding the sales performance of Light Novels, the half-year Top 10 list for 2023 shows that KADOKAWA had the most titles with four, accounting for 40% of the Top 10. SB Creative followed with two titles while the remaining titles were from Kodansha, Micro Magazine, Overlap, and SHUFUNOTOMO, each with one title. If we expand … Continue reading Oricon’s Half-Year Light Novel Sales Ranking 2023 and a Short Market Update
Remember! That it is thanks to Oricon that we get to see these charts on a yearly basis, so be sure to say your thanks by visiting their site here. All the information you see below is accessible via Oricon right here (Series), here (Individuals) and here (Bunko). For previous years’ charts, you can read … Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Light Novel Sales Ranking 2022
Please see here for the 2020 chart and here for the 2019 chart. Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuku Natsu to Kaeru Aki tops the individual Light Novel volume ranking with 259,960 copies sold within the aggregated period. The volume made frequent appearances on the Oricon sales chart between November 23, 2020 to April 19, 2021, ranking every … Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Light Novel Sales Ranking 2021
Similar to my “Yearly Manga Sales Ranking” post. This is based on a forum post by a user on Baidu (courtesy of Sakura Beth, thanks!). So, take it with a grain of salt. Oricon is quite strict with what we share from their business or personal platform, Youtaijou. If the information listed is indeed from … Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Light Novel Sales Ranking 2020 (Unofficial)
Kimetsu no Yaiba just won’t let up! After powering through Oricon’s Manga sales chart, the series has made a splash here in the Light Novel sales chart as well. The individual sales volumes of the title lead the chart with four out of eight of the spots going to the series with Shiawase no Hana … Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Light Novel Sales Ranking 2020
Since I made the post for Manga, why not cover Light Novel as well?! Again let me know what you thing about the format. NOTE: This is for the year 2019, not 2020. The 2020 chart will be out in around 2 to 3 weeks time. 2019 remains a pretty busy year for Light Novel, … Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Light Novel Sales Ranking 2019
