Japan Top 12 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: January 10, 2022 ~ January 16, 2022

Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Volume 5.5 has the series best ever 3-day sales with a total of 16,531 copies sold in total for both Regular and Special Edition of the volume. Note that this would bring its estimated revenue for the week to 15,203,200 yen (≈133.66 thousand USD). This is good news considering that the title was announced back in January 4 that it would be receiving an Anime adaptation by Project No.9, though its broadcasting date is still unknown. If you missed out on the teaser promotional video, do check it out below! Apart from that, the series has also inspired a Manga adaptation of the same name which serialization had just started on January the 6th this year. As for the Light Novel, there are up to three volumes out officially in English by Yen On. So do check it out!

It is thanks to the amazing 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! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Oricon right here (Light Novel) and here (Bungei-sho). The respective Google charts are also found at the bottom of the post if you are more comfortable with those.

There are a couple of new other releases to note for the week. First, head over to Number 7 and you will find Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu: Souda, Baikoku shiyou’s 11th volume at 3,510 copies sold in its first 3 days. The title currently has an Anime adaptation ongoing at the time of writing with 12 episodes planned for the season. On August the 21st, 2021, it received an ONA adaptation consisting of short episodes that are being posted on its official Twitter and YouTube accounts. There is also a Manga adaptation of the same name published in Manga UP! of which you can check out its first chapter right here in Japanese. The promotional video of its Anime can be viewed down below, so do have a look at it!

And then there is one Starts Publishing title, Binwan Pilot to no Gisoukekkon wa Akireru hodo Amakute Kuse ni naru: Ishhou, Omae wo Hanasanai at Number 8 with 3,059 copies in its first week. However, it is Number 9 that you may be interested in. Majo no Tabitabi Volume 18 debuts with 2,851 copies sold in its first 3 days. Studio C2C animated the title in a 12-episode Anime series back in 2018 and a Manga serialization is currently ongoing via Manga UP! and if you wish to check out its chapters in Japanese, the first chapter is viewable right here for free. In addition to that, you can purchase some of the volumes officially translated in English of which there are up to 8 volumes for grabs (Volumes 7 and 8 can be pre-ordered). There seems to be a related title by the same author and illustrator of Majo no Tabitabi at Number 12 titled, Inori no Kuni no Riviere which has a fairly decent turnout of 2,554 copies in its first 3 days.

The first few pages of Majo no Tabitabi’s Manga 1st chapter

As for others, Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? Volume 16 is still hanging in there strong with both Regular and Special Edition at 10,290 copies sold in total. That should put its 9-day sales at a solid 24,234 copies! Both Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Light Novels stumbled quite hard to see fewer copies sold from the week before, however the non-Mirai Bunko edition is still at its 1st place with 9,734 copies sold. As for Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Volume 28 which placed 11th for the week, its lifetime sales have now reached 33,138 copies.

Light Novel Weekly Top 12

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Source: Oricon

Google charts:
Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken

Visualisations:
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