LN Sales:
2016 (First Half) | Top Light Novel Sales by Series
Rank Sales Name
1 757,412 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
2 489,374 Sword Art Online
3 371,880 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
4 321,535 Sword Art Online: Progressive
5 308,471 Monogatari Series
6 304,721 No Game No Life
7 302,013 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
8 297,459 Boukyaku Tantei Series
9 280,586 Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu Series
10 263,357 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
11 238,163 Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut
12 213,521 Overlord
13 210,762 Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
14 178,019 Netgame no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja Nai to Omotta?
15 165,442 Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!!
16 157,460 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spin-off
17 155,250 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
18 138,679 Orange
19 132,196 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
20 128,460 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
21 127,373 Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari
22 123,649 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
23 120,955 Eiga Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
24 119,692 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
25 105,145 Imouto sae Ireba Ii.
26 104,704 Bungou Stray Dogs
27 104,267 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei SS
28 101,012 Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Gaiden
29 100,077 Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Catastrophe
30 96,084 Date A Live
Haremshitter please, please go away.
>1 757,412 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
>Anime such a huge hit that they actually gave it a second season
>LN sales skyrocketed too
How much money is Kadokawa going to make from Konosuba?
>1 757,412 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
>2 489,374 Sword Art Online
Looks like SAO finally left it's throne. And by a big margin too.
Oregairu is plummeting. Good.
Is Log Horizon on hiatus or something? It used to have great sales so it's weird to see it out of the top ranks.
>>142190986
>19 132,196 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
Is this going to be next isekaishit show that's inevitably going to get an anime?
>>142191142
There's been no new release this year, so yeah, there's nothing to buy. I'm impressed it managed to sell 123k volumes with no new release.
I've read volume 1 of Konosuba (in Japanese, pretty much the easiest LN I've read yet) and I didn't really think it was anything special.
Funny, yeah, but I don't see why it's so popular.
>>142191148
I don't know. Last time I heard, the author was arrested due to tax evasion.
>>142191295
Probably, the amount of SAO shit on it fucking hurts.
I'd rather have a Boukyaku Tantei anime. The live action wasn't enough.
>>142191789
different strokes for different folks, i personally find it funny and comedic with a nice flow
>>142191789
It's a deconstruction of isekai and has interesting characters.
>>142191295
>shit
Take that back
>>142190986
>1 757,412 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Aqua-sama blessings!
I'm curious where was Konosuba sellings were prior to the premiere this January?
Because it did made more money than expected
>>142191839
I don't disagree, but that wasn't enough to make me choose it over more interesting series (e.g. Alderamin).
Were the last 2 volumes of Zero No Tsukaima ever published? I heard they were going to use the author's notes.
>>142190986
>3 371,880 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
Praise be Onii-sama
S2 when?
(No not a fucking movie that takes years to sub)
>>142192060
one was publisbed but i dont know the release date for the second one
>>142190986
>3 371,880 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
The hell?
I always thought Mahouka was more niche in Japan than that given the amount of mockery it seems to get for its prose and right-wing views online.
Thought it would be somewhere around where Gate is on that list, honestly.
>>142190986
>6 304,721 No Game No Life
SECOND SEASON
FUCKING
WHEN
>>142192235
>no game no life
no season 2
>>142192207
Didn't you remember? That shit like averaged 8-9k or something in sales.
>>142192291
And look what ranks above and below it.
SAO, Konosuba, and Monogatari, which sold a helluva lot more than 8-9k.
>>142190986
>20 128,460 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
Surely they'll make Index S3 now to boost sales again, r-right?
>>142190986
>Mushoku Tensei didn't even make the list
So much for the top-rated Narou novel of all time, eh?So are we getting a Slime Tensei anime anytime soon then.
>>142192377
I'm still wondering why they still haven't done it.
>>142191789
comedy is relative, personally i found it to be one of the funniest things i've seen/read.
I was looking for the publication date of the first novel and I found this:
>Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku hails Sword Art Online as the smartest series in recent years, praising its deep insight on the psychological aspects of virtual reality on the human psyche, its sociological views on creating a realistic economy and society in a massively multiplayer online game setting, and the writing staff's ability to juggle a wide variety of genres within the series. Eisenbeis noted how the romance between Kirito and Asuna is explored bringing "definition to exactly what love is like in a virtual world." However, at the time of this preliminary review, he had only watched the first 12 episodes of the series. He has since gone on to review the second half of the series, lauding its excellent use of plot twists and praising its well written and believable villain. However, he felt that some of the initial positive aspects of the series were lost in the second half, such as the focus on psychological repercussions and social interactions that could be realistically seen in an online game. Criticism was also levied on the aspect of turning Asuna into a damsel in distress, stating that a female lead as strong as her was "reduced to nothing but the quest item the male lead is hunting for." Eisenbeis closes his review of the series by stating in regards to the two halves, "Both, however, are enjoyable for what they are."
Steve of DeviceCritique also praises Sword Art Online for exploring the psychological and social aspects of virtual reality gaming.
Not that it's a big deal but do people really take SAO seriously?
>>142191850
>It's a deconstruction of isekai and has interesting characters.
Protip: EVERY isekai that comes out nowadays tries to deconstruct the isekai genre in some manner, usually by the genre-savvy main character not-so-subtly dropping meta commentary about his predicament constantly. Amateur authors don't seem to get that pointing out and making fun of every cliche you write in your story isn't funny, it just gets fucking annoying after a while, especially when you use it as a justification to write the shittiest most by-the-books setting ever just so the protagonist can make fun of it.
At this point I honestly prefer to reading a straight-up vanilla isekai story that ISN'T stuffed to the gills with snark and sarcasm and just plays its premise straight.
>>142192954
>Richard Eisenbeis
Isn't this the guy that threw a fit about Kill la Kill "glorifying wrist-cutting and self-harm"?
>>142192954
Who the fuck cares about SAO now?
>>142193155
Judging by those sales, Japan apparently.
>>142192889
>EEEEEEEE? BUT SHE ISN'T WEARING ANY PANTSU!
>EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Is Nishio Ishin one person? If yes, his output is insane.
Probably was one in the beginning, but nowadays it's multiple writers working under the penname.
>>142190986
>Zero No Tsukaima Volume 21 didn't ranked
it hurts so much
>>142193453
it's a group more than several writters iirc
>>142193501
>>142193388
It's just Kamachi.exe with a wordplay module installed and turned up to overdrive.
>Light novels
Which isekai LNs aren't terrible?
>Mahouka SS and Mahouka main volumes are counted separately
This is interesting
>>142190986
Where can i find this chart?
>no shieldbro
Well i should have expected somethign like this, considering the LNs barely can break 10k.
>>142190986
See Kadokawa, you don't absolutely need A-1 and Jewplex anime marketing to promote this shit. This is probably a way cheaper approach too that pisses off a lot less potential new fans in the process.
>>142193138
Yeah that guys a fucking idiot. Objectively bad taste in pretty much everything too which is not easy to do
Slime anime when
>>142190986
>20 128,460 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
DED
E
D
Holy shit, none of them are good.
Why is manga so much better as medium in every ways?
>25 105,145 Imouto sae Ireba Ii.
nice
>17 155,250 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
>24 119,692 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
>The latter has had a split core season and is still selling less
Asterisk really is garbage.
Can't wait until YP licence every single one of those series and translations then stop and all these faggots on /a/ who are posting on the wrong board finally fuck off since they are poor and hate official shit.
>>142190986
No Rokujouma? You have shitty taste Japan.
>>142199120
Both are fucking shit.
>>142195590
Isekai is all trash for plebs to consume.
>>142195590
just avoid the ones about summoned cheat heroes, so long as MC has a interesting hobbies other than his harem and murder it's probably half decent.
>>142193155
A lot of people care about SAO. Just because you don't see it on your sekrit imageboard a lot doesn't mean people stopped caring.
>>142190986
So if you combine SAO and SAO:P then it beats everything. SAO is still king.
>>142201129
Well if you combine Konosuba and the spin off Konosuba still wins
Still pretty crazy to see konosuba just dominating, how popular was it before the anime?
>>142190986
>20 128,460 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
Just put it out of it's fucking misery.
>>142190986
>1 757,412 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Nice.
>>142191113
If you combine both their spinoffs, the margin isn't that big.
>index still popular
>no new anime
Why?
>>142190986
>so many entries
>they're all basically the same: harems for 14 years olds
Is LN's the shittiest medium in existence? There's literally nothing redeemable about them.
