Japan Top 10 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: May 17, 2021 ~ May 23, 2021

The Light Novel sales chart for the week between May 17 to May 23 is also filled with new releases, to be specific seven of them led by Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi‘s 10th volume at 10,003 copies sold. However, sales seem to have been slipping for the series from the 21,204 copies sold it made for Volume 8 to the 10,561 copies sold it made for Volume 9.

It is thanks to the wonderful folks over at Oricon that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! Plus, all the data you find below is accessible via Oricon right here.

Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta‘s 8th volume trails Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi at 2nd place with 8,988 copies sold while Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu settles for 3rd with 8,599 copies sold. Spy Kyoushitsu at number 4 had a decent turnout the year before, and sales have picked up for its 5th volume. Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsu Shi? and Tensei shite Inaka de Slow Life wo Okuritai are both at 5 and 8 spots respectively. Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen at number 9 received an Anime adaptation in 2020 by SILVER LINK. and YEN ON has seven of its volumes now up for grab. So, do check it out!

As for the rest, sales continue the downtrend for Detective Conan: Hiiro no Dangan, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto and Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka. Though, Danmachi‘s Volume 17 has seen its five-week sales reached 89,368 copies.

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Light Novel Weekly Top 10


1. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol. 10 (NEW)
by (Author) Ren Eguchi and (Illustration) Masa
Publisher: Overlap
Release date: May 2021
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 10,003
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Link (ENG): Catalogue


2. Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta Vol. 8 (NEW)
by (Author) Miku and (Illustration) Rein Kuwashima
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2021
Price: 704 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 8,988
Link (JPN): Vol. 8


3. Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu Vol. 5 (NEW)
by (Author) Touya and (Illustration) chibi
Publisher: Earth Star Entertainment
Release date: May 2021
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 8,599
Link (JPN): Vol. 5


4. Spy Kyoushitsu Vol. 5 (NEW)
by (Author) Takemachi and (Illustration) Tomari
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2021
Price: 748 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 8,424
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
Link (ENG): Vol. 1


5. Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsu Shi? Vol. 9 (NEW)
by Kogitsunemaru
Publisher: AlphaPolis
Release date: May 2021
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 6,004
Link (JPN): Vol. 9


6. Detective Conan: Hiiro no Dangan (↓19.73%)
by (Author) Shima Mizuki and (Original) Gosho Aoyama
Publisher: Shogakukan
Release date: December 2020
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 5,452
Link (JPN): CDJapan


7. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol. 11 (↓34.97%)
by (Author) Natsu Hyuuga and (Illustration) Touko Shino
Publisher: SHUFUNOTOMO
Release date: April 2021
Price: 748 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 5,345
Link (JPN): Vol. 11


8. Tensei shite Inaka de Slow Life wo Okuritai Doll Shishaku ga yatte kita! (NEW)
by (Author) Renkinou and (Illustration) Chaco Abeno
Publisher: Takarajimasha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 4,903
Link (JPN): CDJapan


9. Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen Vol. 11 (NEW)
by (Author) Ao Nekonabe and (Illustration) Kei Sazane
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2021
Price: 726 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 4,452
Link (JPN): Vol. 11
Link (ENG): Catalogue


10. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Vol. 17 (↓32.34%)
by (Author) Fujino Omori and (Illustration) Suzuhito Yasuda
Publisher: SB Creative
Release date: April 2021
Price: 836 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 4,195
Link (JPN): Vol. 17
Link (ENG): Catalogue


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Source: Oricon

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2 thoughts on “Japan Top 10 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: May 17, 2021 ~ May 23, 2021

    1. Well it was released on May 28 last year, I’ve checked their website, so far no news yet. Perhaps this coming few days.

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