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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), here (Bunko) and here (Bungei-sho). To access the sales data, be sure to click on the “Analytics” accordion and then click “Chart”.
Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Light Novel Weekly Top 12
1. Sword Art Online: Unital Ring VI Vol. 27 (↓9.09%)
by (Author) Reki Kawahara and (Illustration) abec
Volume Information
Release Date: October 7, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 26,483
Link (JPN): Vol. 27
Additional Comments
When compared to the 10-day sales of Volume 26 (same number of days), the 27th volume’s performance is down by 15.54% to 55,614 copies from 65,850 copies. Copies sold for Volume 27 are also much weaker than the 81,994 copies it had for Volume 24 in its first 9 days.
2. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol. 20 [Regular Edition] (↓57.61%)
by (Author) Fuse and (Illustration) Mitz Vah
Volume Information
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 1,000 yen
Publisher: Micro Magazine
Estimated number of copies sold: 12,470
Link (JPN): Vol. 20 [Regular Edition]
Additional Comments
Its 17-day sales have now reached 100,569 copies sold.
3. Lycoris Recoil Ordinary Days Vol. 1 (↓28.86%)
by (Author) Asaura, (Illustration) Imigimuru and (Plan, Original, Supervision) Spider Lily
Volume Information
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 670 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 11,165
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Additional Comments
Copies sold for Lycoris Recoil Ordinary Days in its first 38 days have reached 114,540 copies sold.
4. Astraea Record: Jaaku Taidou Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Eiyuutan Vol. 1 (NEW)
by (Author) Fujino Omori and (Illustration) Kakage
Volume Information
Release Date: October 14, 2022
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 700 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 9,893
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Light Novel Information
Publication Date: October 14, 2022
Label: GA Buno
Official Web Page: N/A
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: N/A
Additional Comments
Astraea Record is a spin-off title of the Light Novel, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka by the same author. The work focuses on Orario’s “darkest” age where the protagonist this time would be Ryuu Lion. More information about the title can be found on its official wiki page here.
5. Suzume no Tojimari (↓8.12%)
by Makoto Shinkai
Volume Information
Release Date: August 24, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 680 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 9,828
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Additional Comments
Physical sales in Japan have hit 126,684 copies sold in its first 54 days.
6. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery: Zettou no Yume wo Uchi Kudake! Hen (↓9.99%)
by (Author) Mie Takase and (Illustration) Tau Karino and Poto
Volume Information
Release Date: September 14, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 720 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,980
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Additional Comments
Copies sold in its first 33 days have reached 48,283 copies.
7. Kamisama-tachi no Oisemairi Vol. 12 (NEW)
by Yuuki Takemura
Volume Information
Release Date: October 13, 2022
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: Futabasha
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,328
Link (JPN): Vol. 12
Light Novel Information
Publication Date: June 15, 2017
Label: Futabasha Bunko
Official Web Page: N/A
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: 200,000 (Source)
8. Madoushi wa Heibon wo Nozomu Vol. 30 (NEW)
by (Author) Ren Hirose and (Illustration) ⑪ toichi
Volume Information
Release Date: October 12, 2022
Days of Sales: 5
Price: 1,300 yen
Publisher: Frontier Works
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,108
Link (JPN): Vol. 30
Analysis
Madoushi wa Heibon wo Nozomu Volume 30 marks a small upgrade of 0.66% over sales of Volume 27, both in their first 5 days. The series also made its debut for Volumes 28 and 29 on Oricon sales charts at 4,234 copies and 3,279 copies sold in their first 6 and 4 days.
Additional Comments
It had a Manga adaptation that was short lived by artist Hiromi Taihei that serialized between November 30, 2017 to November 30, 2019. You can check out the first volume preview right here in Japanese.
9. Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Jikenbo Vol. 4 after (↓21.05%)
by (Author) Matsuri Isora and (Illustration) Nanna Fujimi
Volume Information
Release Date: October 7, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 1,300 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,102
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
Additional Comments
Its copies sold in its first 7 days have reached 9,298.
10. Chittai Ore no Makikomare Isekai Seikatsu Vol. 2 (NEW)
by (Author) Nu and (Illustration) Mitsuki Koyoi
Volume Information
Release Date: October 11, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 1,200 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,100
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Light Novel Information
Publication Date: June 10, 2022
Label: Tsugikuru Books
Official Web Page: N/A
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: N/A
Additional Comments
This is its first appearance on Oricon’s list since the Blog began tracking.
11. One Piece Film: Red (↓13.79%)
by (Author) Jun Esaka, (Original) Eiichiro Oda and (Composition) Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Volume Information
Release Date: August 9, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 700 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,463
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Additional Comments
Physical copies sold has hit 80,584 copies sold in its first 69 days.
12. Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy Vol. 10 (↓9.63%)
by (Author) Shuichi Nimaru and (Illustration) Ui Shigure
Volume Information
Release Date: October 7, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,435
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Additional Comments
Its 10-day sales have reached 7,236 copies sold.
As always, if you find any issues with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!
Previous Chart: Oct. 3 – Oct. 9
Follow-up Chart: Oct. 17 – Oct. 23
Source: Oricon
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