Japan Top 18 Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking: September 19 – September 25, 2022

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou tops the weekly Light Novel sales chart with 15,045 copies sold of its 13^th volume in just… 1 day! Now, this is quite a large improvement when we compare its latest performance against some of its other past volumes with much longer days of sales. For instance, Volume 7 was charted at 15,933 copies sold in its first 7 days, then we have Volumes 9 and 10 at 17,701 copies and 17,432 copies sold in their first 6 days, respectively. The closest we have to the 1-day sales we see here would be its 11^th volume which sold 23,103 copies in 2 days back in July 2020. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou was first published by Overlap in June 2015 and was adapted into a Manga series by artist RoGa the year after which was serialized in Comic Gardo. More information about the work can be obtained on its official web page here whereas some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese here. Note that Airship is publishing the Light Novels officially in English with Volume 12 up for pre-order as of the time of writing. In July 2019, the series was adapted into a 13-episode TV Anime series by asread. and White Fox. Then, its sequel was aired in January 2022, produced by asread. and studio MOTHER. A Season 3 is currently in the works, however no confirmation as to its date of broadcast has been given yet. If you missed out on the news about its latest season, do watch the video of its announcement below. If you head over to its Season 2’s Blu-ray page, the series is noted to have passed 5 million copies in circulation.

Skip a spot over to Number 3 and Kekkaishi no Ichirinka Volume 2 makes its presence at 12,138 copies sold in its first 5 days, its first appearance on the list. The novel first began its publication journey in December 2021 and was later adapted into a Manga series by artist Odayaka in March this year which is being serialized in B’s-LOG Comic. More information about the work can be obtained on its official Manga web page here, and if you are interested to see what its Manga is like, feel free to give some of its chapters a try right here in Japanese on Comic Walker.

Something is certainly not right with Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. Its latest and 31^st volume can be found at Number 5 for the week at 11,581 copies sold in its first 4 days, which is quite the departure from Volumes 23 and 26’s 23,093 copies and 21,350 copies sold in their first 4 days. The performance of its latest volume is also less than the 3-day sales of Volumes 27 to 30 and would possibly mark its worst performance to date since Volume 22. However, there is a strong potential that it can rebound the week after and see copies sold closer to Volumes 23 and 26. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu was first serialized on Shousetsuka ni Narou in April 2012 before it was officially published by KADOKAWA under its MF Bunko J label in January 2014. Around six months after its official publication, it was adapted into a Manga series by artist Daichi Matsuse, serialized in Comic Alive. More information about the work can be found on its official website here whereas some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese on Comic Walker. Yen On is publishing its official English volumes with Volume 20 now available for pre-order, slated for release on November 22. According to the cover of its 28^th Light Novel volume, the series has more than 11 million copies in circulation. White Fox adapted the work into a 25-episode TV Anime series in April 2016, ever since, it has seen numerous other Anime-related releases such as the side story “Memory Snow” in October 2018 and Re:Petit kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu in June 2016. It received its sequel TV Anime season split in 2-cour format in July 2020.

The colour spread page of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Dai-4 Shou – Seiiki to Gouyoku no Majo’s 1^st chapter

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).

At Number 6, Wagaya wa Machi no Ogamiya-san EX graces us with its debut of 11,521 copies sold in its first 5 days. The series was first published in January 2016 and a Manga adaptation was greenlit the year after in December by artist Ritsu Aozaki which is serialized in B’s-LOG Comic. Further information about the work can be found on its official web page here whereas some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese right here via Comic Walker. According to its latest volume cover, the series has passed 1 million copies in circulation in both physical and digital as of the month of September 2022. You can also watch the 2-minute video released by KADOKAWA on its official YouTube channel to promote the title down below.

Isekai Yururi Kikou Volume 13 is 8^th on the list with copies sold at 10,005 in its first 4 days, 13.90% and 7.80% down from Volumes 10 and 12. The Light Novel was first published in April 2017 and was later adapted into a Manga series by artist Tomomi Mizuna in January 2018. More information about the title can be found on its official Manga web page here along with its first three Manga chapters available for free. According to its latest volume cover, circulation for the series (including digital) has grown by 130,000 copies to 870,000 from Volume 12 which made its debut back in March this year. You can also watch the short video released by AlphaPolis to promote the title down below.

Around 40 Kenja no Isekai Seikatsu Nikki Volume 17 is 12^th on the list at 6,042 copies sold in just 1 day, a much stronger performance than the 2-day sales of Volumes 12 and 15 and the 3-day sales of Volumes 13 and 16. The Light Novel was first published in September 2016 and received a Manga adaptation by artist 888 in April 2018 that is serialized in ComicWalker. More information about the work can be found on its official Manga web page here while its first Manga chapter can be read for free in Japanese here. The series has more than 2.2 million copies in circulation according to Ln-news.

Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsushi? is 16^th on the list with its 13^th volume at 4,971 copies sold in its first 4 days, not as good as Volume 11’s 4,418 copies in its first 3 days. The series was first published by AlphaPolis in February 2018 and had its Manga serialization begun in August 2018 by artist Tarou Sasakama. You can discover more information about the title on its official Manga web page here and read its first three chapters there. According to its latest volume cover, the series has passed 750,000 copies in circulation, an increase of 80,000 copies from the 670,000 copies it had back with Volume 12 in May this year.

Finally, we have two titles with their very first volume debuts on the week’s chart. Inochi no Tabekata Volume 1 is 17^th with 4,686 copies sold in its first 4 days whereas Kamisama no Misu de Isekai ni Poitto Saremashita: Moto Salaryman wa Jiyuu wo Ouka suru Volume 1 takes the 18^th spot at 4,299 copies sold in just 1 day. You can check out more information about Inochi no Tabekata on its official web page here whereas Kamisama no Misu de Isekai ni Poitto Saremashita’s 1^st volume can be previewed here in Japanese.

Light Novel Weekly Top 18

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Previous Chart: Sep. 12 – Sep. 18
Source: Oricon

Google Charts:
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Isekai Yururi Kikou
Around 40 Kenja no Isekai Seikatsu
Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsushi?

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