Japan Top 10 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: January 18, 2021 ~ January 24, 2021

Light Novel titles for Jujutsu Kaisen reported great jumps week-on-week as Yuku Natsu to Kaeru Aki witnessed 54% rise in number of copies sold to settle for 16,409 copies whereas its compatriot Yoake no Ibara Michi had to contend with the 2nd place, copies sold at 14,505 copies. Sales for Kimetsu no Yaiba titles in the Top 10 have all dropped. Nevertheless, the biggest rise belonged to Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! Fukuroudani & Inarizaki / Karasuno High School • Winter (at number 3). The title went up by almost 70%.

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The week saw three new releases making onto the chart with another iteration of Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! novel on the list at number 5. At number 4 is Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun Lv. 9 with an encouraging 11,280 copies sold in its first week. The Anime is currently airing and publisher Yen On has six of its volumes out in English. Likewise, at number 9 is Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku with 5,244 copies sold. The title also has its English version out by KAITEN BOOKS, however only two volumes are available at the time of writing. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Light Novel Weekly Top 10


1. Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuku Natsu to Kaeru Aki (↑54.35%)
by Gege Akutami and Ballad Kitaguni
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2019
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 16,409
Link (JPN): Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuku Natsu to Kaeru Aki


2. Jujutsu Kaisen Yoake no Ibara Michi (↑42.55%)
by Gege Akutami and Ballad Kitakuni
Publisher: Shueisha
Release Date: January 2020
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 14,505
Link (JPN): Jujutsu Kaisen Yoake no Ibara Michi


3. Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! Fukuroudani & Inarizaki / Karasuno High School • Winter (↑68.93%)
by Haruichi Furudata and Kiyoko Hoshi
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2021
Price: 858 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 11,447
Link (JPN): Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! Fukuroudani & Inarizaki / Karasuno High School • Winter


4. Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun Lv. 9 (NEW)
by (Author) Yuuki Yaku and (Illustration) Fly
Publisher: Shogakukan
Release date: January 2021
Price: 803 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 11,280
Link (JPN): Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun Lv. 9
Link (ENG): Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki


5. Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! Shiratorizawa Academy / Karasuno High School • Winter (NEW)
by Haruichi Furudata and Kiyoko Hoshi
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2021
Price: 858 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 9,069
Link (JPN): Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! Shiratorizawa Academy / Karasuno High School • Winter


6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Kaze no Michishirube (↓23.66%)
by (Original) Koyoharu Gotouge and (Novel) Aya Yajima
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: July 2020
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 5,984
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Kaze no Michishirube


7. Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana (↓21.06%)
by (Original) Koyoharu Gotouge and (Novel) Aya Yajima
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: February 2019
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 5,732
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana


8. Kimetsu no Yaiba Katabane no Chou (↓17.84%)
by (Original) Koyoharu Gotouge and (Novel) Aya Yajima
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2019
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 5,651
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Katabane no Chou


9. Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku life. 6 (NEW)
by (Author) Shouji Goji and (Illustration) booota
Publisher: Overlap
Release date: January 2021
Price: 792 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 5,244
Link (JPN): Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku life. 6
Link (ENG):
Loner Life in Another World


10. Shin Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Kigunasu no Otome-tachi (↓68.90%)
by (Author) Tsutomu Sato and (Illustration) Kana Ishida
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: January 2021
Price: 737 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 5,119
Link (JPN): Shin Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Kigunasu no Otome-tachi


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Source: Oricon

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