Japan Top 17 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: July 18, 2022 ~ July 24, 2022

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Volume 6 remains as the best-selling Light Novel for the second week in a row as copies sold continue to stay strong at 32,833 with a drop of 33.17% week-on-week. Following right behind is Tenshi-tachi no Kagai Katsudou Volume 9 which made its pre-sales debut the week before at 4,877 copies sold, and this time the volume sees a total of 14,887 copies sold in its first 6 days. Debut-to-debut comparison would put its latest volume performance at 19.22% less than the 6-day sales of Volume 7 which in March last year sold 18,430 copies. However, if the pre-sales of Volume 9 are included, it will have a slight advantage over Volume 7 by 7.24% as total sales for the volume would then be 19,764 copies. Tenshi-tachi no Kagai Katsudou was first published in July 2011 by Chuokoron-Shinsha as part of its Fantasia Novels series.

Head over to Number 6 and you will find Spy Kyoushitsu with its 8^th volume at a good start of 8,964 copies sold in its first 5 days where it sold only slightly more than the 4-day sales of Volume 5. Publication for Spy Kyoushitsu first began in January 2020, and a Manga adaptation of the title started its serialization journey slightly after two years in Comic Alive with more information about the work can be obtained via its official webpage right here. As for its Manga, you can head over to Comic Walker where some of its chapters are made freely available for reading in Japanese. As of the time of writing, the series has surpassed 500,000 copies in circulation (Source: Animate Times). In March, the series was announced to have an Anime adaptation that is slated for broadcast in 2023, produced by studio feel. You can also check out the latest teaser trailer of the Anime that was recently released on July 15 by KADOKAWA down below.  

Then, we have Saigo no Bangohan with its latest volume titled “Genkatsugi to Tai Soumen” that is placed 8th for the week at 7,403 copies sold in its first 4 days, more or less the same performance-wise with its previous volume Koukai to Macaroni Gratin which made its debut at 9,766 copies old in its first 6 days back in February this year. Saigo no Bangohan was also adapted into a live-action drama series in 2018 with a total of more than 1 million copies in printed circulation. More information about the work can also be obtained via its official webpage here including a promotional video that was released by KADOKAWA of which you can watch below.

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Koujo Denka no Kateikyoushi is at Number 9 with its 12^th volume selling 6,166 copies in its first 5 days, a small improvement over Volumes 8 and 9’s 5,473 copies and 5,288 copies sold in their first 3 days back in March and July 2021. The series however failed to chart for Volume 11 in March this year amid strong competition. Koujo Denka no Kateikyoushi was first published in December 2018 and a Manga adaptation is also available for the series of which some of its chapters can be read through Comic Walker for free right here in Japanese. As of its latest volume’s cover, the series has passed 500,000 copies in circulation (including digital). A video was also released by KADOKAWA in November last year featuring voice actors Yuma Uchida, Rina Hidaka and Miyuri Shimabukuro to promote its Manga of which you can watch below.

Koujo Denka no Kateikyoushi’s Manga adaptation 1^st chapter colour spread page

Marunouchi de Shuushoku Shitara, Yuurei Bukken Tantoudeshita. Volume 12 can be found at Number 14 at 4,823 copies sold in its first 4 days, and it was last seen with Volume 11 not in its first week of release, but instead on the second week where it sold 3,472 copies. Before that, it made its 10^th volume debut at 5,889 copies sold in its first 6 days back in August 2021. Publication for the work first began in October 2017 and a Manga adaptation was finally granted in 2020. Unfortunately, the serialization of its Manga came to an end after three volumes. As for its Manga chapters, you can read them right here for free in Japanese and at the same time, get more information about the series right here via its official webpage. In 2018, KADOKAWA released a short video to promote the work of which you can watch below.

Finally, AlphaPolis’ Fushiou wa Slow Life wo Kibou shimasu makes its first ever appearance on the chart since the Blog started tracking with its 3^rd volume selling 4,015 copies in its first 4 days. The title first volume was initially released in September last year with some of its chapters available for reading here for free in Japanese. Likewise, a Manga adaptation is also available with serialization first beginning on April the 12^th this year. You can read its first four chapters for free in Japanese right here.

Fushiou wa Slow Life wo Kibou shimasu’s Manga adaptation 1^st chapter spread page

Light Novel Weekly Top 17

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Source: Oricon

Google Charts:
Tenshi-tachi no Kagai Katsudou
Spy Kyoushitsu

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