Japan Top 10 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: August 23, 2021 ~ August 29, 2021

A fairly decent outing for Light Novels the week between August 23 to August 29. The Top 12 members are led by Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! Volume 23 which sees 11,635 copies sold in its opening week, stronger than sales of Volume 22 which at the time of its release, recorded 6,771 copies sold. Despite the weaker turnout for Volume 22, sales rebounded on the 2nd week as it reported 5,154 copies sold, putting its two-week sales at 11,925 copies. Nevertheless, its best performer amongst its latest six volumes remains to be Volume 21 which debut sales were at 13,393 copies sold. The title received a 12-episode Anime adaptation by studios SynergySP and Shin-Ei Animation from April 2020 to June 2020, and a Manga adaptation of the same name is still ongoing.

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That said, we get to see a slew of new releases making their way onto the chart other than Hachi-nan tte. At Number 4 you will stumble upon the 10th volume of Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsu Shi? which debut sales have improved by 18.45% from Volume 9’s 6,004 copies sold. Yuuki Takemura’s Marunouchi de Shuushoku Shitara, Yuurei Bukken Tantoudeshita. Volume 10 is at 6th place with 5,889 copies sold, and a Manga adaptation of the same name is currently published through KADOKAWA’s Young Ace Up magazine. Thankfully, you can check out the 1st chapter available for free (in Japanese) right here, plus a promotional video released three years ago down below:

Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. at Number 7 is a fairly new title which initially began in December of 2020. Five months after its release, a Manga adaptation was made available through the Shounen Ace Plus web Manga magazine, and for those of you interested, its 1st chapter (in Japanese) can be found right here through Comic Walker.

Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Manga adaptation colour spread page as seen on its 1st chapter

A spot below is Honnouji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Touitsu at Number 8 with 5,083 copies sold. Like the aforementioned title, it too has an ongoing Manga adaptation which 1st chapter can be read here through Comic Walker for free (in Japanese), so do check it out! Tensei Shoujo wa Mazu Ippo kara Hajimetai places 9th at 4,473 copies sold, and Ookami Papa no Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku sits in at 10th place with 4,300 copies sold. At Number 11 is Madan no Ou to Michelia Volume 9 which serves as an alternative setting to Madan no Ou to Vanadis, a title you may be familiar with. It ends its first week with 4,281 copies sold.

As for past titles,Shinomonogatari‘s upper and lower volumes continue to see strong sales on Week 2. Volume 1 places 2nd at 8,433 copies whereas Volume 2 is 3rd at 8,134 copies sold. The 16,567 copies sold it makes on Week 2 allows the title’s two-weeks sales to reach 51,483 copies sold! Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime at Number 5 enters its 11th week and sales show no signs of slowing down. As such, its lifetime sales have now hit 106,557 copies. Although copies sold have fallen week-on-week for Number 12’s Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Volume 5, its seven-week sales stand at a great 143,973 copies sold. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Light Novel Weekly Top 12

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Source: Oricon

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