Light Novel chart for the week sees Kouka Koukyuu Monogatari at the top of the list with 8,265 copies sold in its first 6 days for its 13th volume. The Light Novel was last seen with its spin-off series, Koukyuu Monogatari 0’s 5th volume which made its debut at 7,130 copies in 4 days back in July 2021. The title also has an ongoing Manga adaptation titled, Kouka Koukyuu Monogatari: Shougyokuden, serialized back in 2016 through Akita Shoten’s Princess magazine, of which some of its pages can be previewed right here for Volume 1. So, do check it out!
The first few pages of Kouka Koukyuu Monogatari: Shougyokuden Chapter 1
Head over to Number 5 and you will stumble upon a title that you may be familiar with, Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records with its 20th volume at 4,679 copies in its first 2 days. Its appearances on the Oricon sales charts have not been so frequent, and was last seen for Volume 19 at 7,333 copies sold in its first 3 days back between June 14 and June 20, 2021. Prior to that, it made its debut with Volume 17 at 7,748 copies sold in its first 3 days in July 2020. The title received an Anime adaptation back in 2017 by LIDENFILMS, and a Manga adaptation which ended its serialization at Volume 16. You can read its first 3 chapters for free right here in Japanese.
The colour spread page of Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records’s 1st chapter
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Three more new releases can be found at Number 8 to 10 with Saki Giichi no Yuganaru Seikatsu: Flower and Shower at 3,775 copies in its first 7 days. Ore wa Subete o “Parry” Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai’s 4th volume is 9th at 3,217 copies sold in 5 days, and its Manga adaptation can be found here for free for some its chapters in Japanese. Finally, Only Sense Online Volume 21 is 10th at 3,185 copies in 2 days. Like Ore wa Subete o “Parry” Suru, it too has an ongoing Manga adaptation readable through Comic Walker here for several of its chapters.
Ore wa Subete o “Parry” Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai’s Manga 1st chapter colour spread page
Light Novel Weekly Top 11
1. Kouka Koukyuu Monogatari Vol. 13 (NEW)
by (Author) Kana Yukimura and (Illustration) Takashi Kiriya
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 15, 2022
Price: 580 yen
Estimated number of copies: 8,265
Link (JPN): Vol. 13
2. Shin Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Cygnus no Otome-tachi Vol. 3 (↓59.40%)
by (Author) Tsutomu Satou and (Illustration) La-na
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 10, 2022
Price: 640 yen
Estimated number of copies: 6,496
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
3. Eighty-Six Ep. 11 (↓57.16%)
by (Author) Asato Asato and (Illustration) Shirabi
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 10, 2022
Price: 680 yen
Estimated number of copies: 5,250
Link (JPN): Ep. 11
Link (ENG): RightStuf; Amazon
4. Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online XII – 5th Squad Jam <Middle> (↓54.93%)
by (Author) Keiichi Sigsawa and (Illustration) Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 10, 2022
Price: 640 yen
Estimated number of copies: 5,146
Link (JPN): Vol. 12
Link (ENG): RightStuf; Amazon
5. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records Vol. 20 (NEW)
by (Author) Tarou Hitsuji and (Illustration) Kurone Mishima
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 19, 2022
Price: 680 yen
Estimated number of copies: 4,679
Link (JPN): Vol. 20
6. Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Vol. 24 (↓69.31%)
by (Author) Hiro Ainana and (Illustration) shri
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 10, 2022
Price: 1,300 yen
Estimated number of copies: 4,644
Link (JPN): Vol. 24
Link (ENG): RightStuf; Amazon
7. Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy Vol. 9 (↓39.68%)
by (Author) Shuichi Nimaru and (Illustration) Ui Shigure
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 10, 2022
Price: 640 yen
Estimated number of copies: 4,114
Link (JPN): Vol. 9
8. Saki Giichi no Yuganaru Seikatsu: Flower and Shower (NEW)
by Shinobu Gotoh
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 14, 2022
Price: 1,100 yen
Estimated number of copies: 3,775
Link (JPN): CDJapan
9. Ore wa Subete o “Parry” Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai Vol. 4 (NEW)
by (Author) Nabeshiki and (Illustration) Kawaguchi
Publisher: Earth Star Entertainment
Release date: February 16, 2022
Price: 1,200 yen
Estimated number of copies: 3,217
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
10. Only Sense Online Vol. 21 (NEW)
by (Author) Zachou Aloha and (Illustration) Yukisan
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 19, 2022
Price: 660 yen
Estimated number of copies: 3,185
Link (JPN): Vol. 21
11. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie Novelize (↓25.05%)
by (Original) Gege Akutami, (Novel) Ballad Kitaguni and (Script) Hiroshi Seko
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 24, 2021
Price: 760 yen
Estimated number of copies: 3,171
Link (JPN): CDJapan
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Source: Oricon
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Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2022
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