Japan Top 14 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: November 22, 2021 ~ November 28, 2021

Well, it has been awhile since we last saw any new volumes from No Game No Life. The last that came out was back in 2018 for the 10th volume, which at the time of its release had 49,228 copies sold in just 2 days. Its latest, Volume 11 is not too bad either, however its prowess has certainly diminished over time as a result of the 3 years gap. Copies sold are still very good nevertheless at 40,905 copies sold in 4 days. Perhaps this would rekindle readers’ interest in the series, and we may see a good turnout the following week. That would still bring to mind though, when will the next volume be released?

Many of you may have seen this coming as it would have seemed that the Anime adaptation of Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. has certainly charmed viewers into reading the Light Novel. Volume 6 presents the title’s best ever performance since the inception of its 1st volume on November 25, 2019. At the time, Volume 1 had a full week of sales when charted, sitting in 6th place with 6,608 copies sold. It experienced a slight drop in sales after that for Volume 2, but not due to slow demand, it was as a result of shorter days of sales. Since then, even without the Anime adaptation, copies sold have been on a steady rise until Volume 5. With the Anime’s first season having concluded, Volume 6 is able to ride on its popularity to see 20,187 copies sold in just 4 days.

It is thanks to the wonderful people 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 (Light Novel) and here (Bunko). If you are more comfortable with Google charts, I have left the links to their respective charts all the way down below.

Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi noted a recovery with the release of its 11th volume at 17,621 copies sold in its 4 days. Much better than sales of Volume 10 at 16,265 copies in 6 days. Note that these are still without the inclusion of their presales. If they are considered, Volumes 9 to Volume 11 total sales would have been as follows: 25,301 copies, 26,268 copies and 23,176 copies respectively. However, Volume 2 is perhaps its best still as it was able to sell 21,204 copies in just 2 days.

And then of course, Number 4’s Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Volume 19 at 12,786 copies which are just its presales. Note that the release of its 19th volume narrowly caused the series to miss out its inclusion onto Oricon’s yearly sales chart where the series sold 597,819 copies between November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021. The following week, the title will have 6 days of sales when charted, as such we may see a great turnout. 

The week is also filled with tonnes of other new releases, starting of with Hazurewaku no “Joutai Ijou Skill” de Saikyou ni Natta Ore ga Subete wo Juurin suru made Volume 8 with 9,146 copies sold at Number 5. The series also has its ongoing Manga adaptation published via Comic Gardo, of which some of its chapters are available for reading for free in Japanese.

Hazurewaku no “Joutai Ijou Skill” de Saikyou ni Natta Ore ga Subete wo Juurin suru made 1st Chapter colour spread

Then at Number 7 is the latest addition to the Kimetsu no Yaiba Light Novel family, Osowareta Katanakaji no Sato-hen (The Assault on Blacksmith’s Village Arc) at a decent 6,343 copies sold in just 3 days. 

Liar Liar Volume 9 places 8th with 5,478 copies sold in 4 days, slightly higher than Volume 8’s 5,554 copies in its first 5 days. Liar Liar too has a Manga adaptation published in Comic Alive of which its first chapter can be accessed here for free in Japanese. Most importantly, it is set to receive an Anime adaptation on an unannounced date. If you missed out on the special promo video, you can check it out right below!

Head over to Number 9 would be Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Volume 16 at 4,771 copies sold, a title you may have heard before considering the fact that it received two split cour Anime seasons in 2015 and 2016 adapted by studio A-1 Pictures. It had a Manga adaptation which unfortunately ended after 5 volumes. If you are interested, you can check out the first chapter of the Manga right here.

Several others on the chart for the week include: D Genesis: Dungeon ga Dekite 3-nen Volume 5 at 4,939 copies in its first 3 days, Number 11’s Haruna-chan, Ganbaru? Fairy Tail Chronicle Volume 6 is at 4,642 copies in 4 days, an improvement over Volume 5’s 5,709 copies in its first 6 days. Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru Volume 4 is right after at 3,979 copies in 4 days, then, Sasaki to Pii-chan Volume 4 at 3,646 copies in 4 days while AlphaPolis’s Skill “Boku dake no Noujyou” wa Cheat de shita: Henkyou Ryouchi wo Sekai de Ichiban Sumiyasui Kuni ni shimasu is 14th at 3,289 copies in its first 5 days. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Light Novel Weekly Top 14

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Source: Oricon

Google Charts:
No Game No Life
Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.
Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi

Visualisations:
Chart 1
Chart 2
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