Japan Top 24 Weekly Light Novel Ranking: March 14, 2022 to March 20, 2022

The Light Novel chart for the week between March 14 and March 20 opens with Midori Yuuma’s Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi Volume 12 taking the 1^st spot at 18,166 copies sold in its first 6 days. You may have heard of the title if you have watched the 2018 Anime adaptation of the Light Novel by studio Gonzo which ran for up to 26 episodes. A Manga adaptation is also available by artist, Wako Ioka published in B’s-LOG Comic by Kadokawa with the first chapter available for free in Japanese through Comic Walker right here and for more information about the title, you can visit its official website here.

The first few pages of Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi’s 1st chapter

Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Novel Episode 1: Shinku no Boukun is 2^nd on the list at 13,614 copies sold in its first 3 days. The title has made frequent appearances for its other related works with its anthology comics featuring twice in their debut weeks back in 2020 and 2021 on the Manga charts. Recently, it made another appearance for the 2^nd volume of The Comic Episode of Heartslabyul between March 7 and March 13 at 30,962 copies. The title is in fact based on an adventure and card gacha game created by Disney Japan, published by Aniplex for mobile devices of which more information can be accessed about it right here. Interestingly enough, the concept, main story, and character designs are all by Yana Toboso, the creator of Kuroshitsuji (or Black Butler). As such, if you are a fan of her works, you may want to check it out.

Skip over to Number 4 and you will find the latest addition to the Kimetsu no Yaiba Light Novel family, Mugen-jou Totsunyuu! Shinobu no Omoi-hen at 9,337 copies sold in the first 3 days. The volume will cover the Mugen-jou Hen or the Infinity Castle Arc. Minazuki-ke no Iinazuke 16-sai no Tanjoubi, Honke no Toushu ga Mukae ni Kimashita is right after at 9,266 copies sold in its first 6 days. The work is done by Midori Yuuma, the same author of Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (Number 1 on the list).

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).

This would not be Koukyuu Kisaki no Kanrinin’s first appearance on the chart since it was last seen between September 13 and September 19 with its 5^th volume selling 5,617 copies in the first 5 days. This time around, with a day longer, copies sold for Volume 6 are at 5,921 copies, slightly less impactful than Volume 5. The title also has a Manga adaptation of the same name by artist, Shiwori Hiromoto, published in Flos Comic. Some of its chapters are viewable here in Japanese, so do check them out!

Koukyuu Kisaki no Kanrinin’s colour spread page of its 1st chapter

At Number 11 is Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan’s 15^th volume at 5,600 copies sold in the first 5 days, not its best performance so far since Volume 12. Copies sold for Volumes 12 and 14 were noticeably much higher despite being in their first 4 days at 6,729 copies and 5,667 copies sold each. Volume 13 was at 6 days of sales when it managed to see 6,050 copies sold, not much of a lead from Volume 15. The title does have a Manga adaptation that is ongoing, first published back in May 2017 through Comic Earth☆Star. Some of its chapters can be read here for free in Japanese.

Among the titles listed here, you may be most interested in Number 12’s Spy Kyoushitsu seeing that it is recently announced to receive an Anime adaptation by studio feel. You can check out the official video by Kadokawa down below. Its sales performance has been going steady for its recent volumes, and with 5,543 copies sold for Volume 7 in its first 2 days, the series is seeing an uptrend as copies sold improved by 11.51% from Volume 6 (2 days of sales). The Manga adaptation is also available, viewable here in Japanese for some of its chapters, and on January 25^th this year, the official English release came out, published by Yen Press.

Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka Volume 6.5 is 13^th with copies sold at 5,451 in the first 3 days and was last seen back in August 2021 with Volume 6 at 7,807 copies in its first 4 days. You can also check out its Manga adaptation’s first chapter right here in Japanese. Matsurika Kanriden Volume 12 by Rinne Ishida is right after at 5,450 copies sold in the first 6 days. You may be interested in this work if you are familiar with the author’s other work, Okobore Hime to Entaku no Kishi. A Manga adaptation is available via Princess magazine with some previews of its chapters can be read here in Japanese. The title was last seen for Volume 11 between November 15 and November 21, 2021, at 4,805 copies sold in its first 7 days.

Head over to Number 16 and you will find Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta Volume 10 at 5,096 copies sold in just 2 days, which is a welcoming outcome. Note that Volume 8 made its debut at 8,988 copies in its first 4 days in May 2021 while Volume 9 sold 9,040 copies in the first 5 days in October 2021. In December 2019, it received a Manga adaptation by artist, Kazuomi Minatogawa, published in Web DenPlay Comic where its first five chapters can be read for free in Japanese right here. So do check them out!

The rest on the list are as follows: the side story of High School DxD, High School DxD DX is 18^th on the list at 4,566 copies sold in 2 days, another title by Rinne Ishida (see Number 14, the same author as Matsurika Kanriden) places 19^th with the 6^th volume of 13-sai no Tanjoubi Kougou ni narimashita. at 4,519 copies sold in its first 6 days, Mofumofu to Mukumuku Isekai Hyouryuu Seikatsu is two spots below with its debut volume, copies sold at 3,800 copies in 5 days. Finally, Hell Mode with its latest volume at 3,264 copies sold in its first 5 days, 11.66% less than Volume 4’s 3,695 copies sold back in September 2021. You can also check out some of its chapters available in Japanese right here. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Light Novel Weekly Top 24

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Source: Oricon

Google Charts:
Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan
Spy Kyoushitsu
Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta

Visualisations:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

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