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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 (Book), 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 15
1. Blue Lock: Tatakai no Mae, Bokura wa. Chigiri・Reo・Rin (NEW)
by (Author) Momo Moegi and (Original) Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Volume Information
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 700 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 16,194
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Light Novel Information
Publication Date: October 17, 2022
Label: KC Deluxe
Official Web Page: N/A
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: 13,000,000 for the entire series (Source)
2. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 8 [Regular Edition] (↑77.90%)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: January 14, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 15,598
Link (JPN): Vol. 8
Additional Comments
Copies sold for the series’ Volume 8 Regular Edition has now hit 24,366 in its first 9 days.
3. Suzume no Tojimari (↓24.17%)
by Makoto Shinkai
Volume Information
Release Date: August 24, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 680 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 9,378
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Additional Comments
Physical sales in Japan have hit 420,080 copies sold in its first 152 days.
4. Kagami no Kojou First Part (↓21.84%)
by Mizuki Tujimura
Volume Information
Release Date: March 5, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 780 yen
Publisher: Poplar-sha
Estimated number of copies sold: 9,126
Link (JPN): First Part
5. Blue Lock: Tatakai no Mae, Bokura wa. Isagi・Nagi・Bachira (↑16.62%)
by (Author) Momo Moegi and (Original) Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Volume Information
Release Date: October 17, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 700 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 8,412
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Light Novel Information
Publication Date: October 17, 2022
Label: KC Deluxe
Official Web Page: N/A
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: N/A
6. Kagami no Kojou Final Part (↓18.88%)
by Mizuki Tujimura
Volume Information
Release Date: March 5, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 780 yen
Publisher: Poplar-sha
Estimated number of copies sold: 8,329
Link (JPN): Final Part
7. Spy Kyoushitsu Vol. 9 (NEW)
by (Author) Takemachi and (Illustration) Tomari
Volume Information
Release Date: January 20, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 700 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 7,609
Link (JPN): Vol. 9
Analysis
Spy Kyoushitsu has noted an improvement in sales with the release of its 9th volume, very likely a result of the Anime adaptation that is currently being broadcasted this season as of the time of writing. There are no direct 3-day comparison with its past volumes, however, the 7,609 copies sold made by Volume 9 is certainly higher than Volume 6’s 4,905 copies sold in 2 days and may have even still outpaced Volume 7’s 5,543 copies in its first 2 days as well seeing the two past volumes have nearly identical average per day sales with Volume 9 (note that the longer the days, the lower the average tends to be). The performance of the latest volume is also positive when compared to the 5-day sales of Volume 8’s 8,964 copies sold in its first 5 days back in July 2022, and it may have sold more than Volume 5’s 8,424 copies in its first 4 days had it gone on a day longer.
Additional Comments
The latest volume is titled, “Garakuta” no Annette.
The title is being adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series by studio feel. that is currently being aired this season as of the time of writing.
8. Atarashii Game Hajimemashita. Shimei mo nai noni Saikyou desu? Vol. 6 (NEW)
by (Author) Jaga Butter and (Illustration) Enishi Shiobe
Volume Information
Release Date: January 20, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 1,272 yen
Publisher: TO Books
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,934
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Analysis
This would be Atarashii Game Hajimemashita. Shimei mo nai noni Saikyou desu? best performance so far among its latest three volumes. The 3-day sales of Volume 6, at 4,934 copies, is higher than Volumes 4 and 5 that sold 4,893 copies and 4,924 copies in their first 4 and 5 days.
Additional Comments
The title has a Manga adaptation that began its serialization in August 2020 via Comic Corona. Some of its chapters can be accessed via its official Manga page right here in Japanese, so do check them out.
9. Suzume no Tojimari [Tsubasa Bunko Edition] (↓21.88%)
by (Author) Makoto Shinkai and (Illustration) Chiko
Volume Information
Release Date: October 13, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 840 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,548
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Additional Comments
Together with sales made the past twelve weeks, it has sold 112,553 copies.
10. Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift “Mugen Gacha” de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & “Zamaa!” Shimasu! Vol. 6 (NEW)
by (Author) Shisui Meikyou and (Illustration) tef
Volume Information
Release Date: January 19, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 1,300 yen
Publisher: Hobby Japan
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,470
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Additional Comments
The series last made an appearance with its Light Novel Volume 3 at 4,922 copies sold in its first 5 days back in January 2022.
It also has a Manga adaptation by artist Takafumi Oomae that is serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine pocket with some of its chapters available for reading right here in Japanese for free.
11. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 1 (N/A)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: June 14, 2019
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 600 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,076
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
12. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 2 (N/A)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 630 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,775
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
13. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 3 (N/A)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: September 11, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 630 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,387
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
14. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 4 (N/A)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: March 12, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 630 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,149
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
15. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 5 (N/A)
by (Story) Saeki-san and (Illustration) Hanekoto
Volume Information
Release Date: July 14, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: SB Creative
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,008
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
Addendum (BOOKS)
Shinkai Makoto Works: Suzume no Tojimari Official Visual Guide (NEW)
by Shinkai Makoto, Comix Wave Film, Toho, Story, edited by Kadokawa Shoten
Release date: January 16, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 1,700 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 9,207
Link (JPN): CDJapan
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Spy Kyoushitsu
Previous Chart: Jan. 9 – Jan. 15
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
Source: Oricon
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