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Strongest Debuts

Volume 1 first-week sales — highest ever recorded.

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LN weekly data covers 2009–2016 only.

Strongest Debuts 100 results · Light Novel · top 100
Rank Series Publisher Debut Week 1 Sales
01 Toshokan Sensou ASCII Media Works 372,063
02 Sword Art Online: Progressive 280,736
03 Biblia Koshoten no Jikentecho ASCII Media Works 248,546
04 One Piece Strong Words Shueisha 227,903
05 Durarara!! Kadokawa 223,722
06 Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou 168,933
07 Monogatari Series: Off Season 140,327
08 No Game No Life Kadokawa 128,682
09 Nekomonogatari Kodansha 127,917
10 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Kadokawa 121,410
11 Owarimonogatari Kodansha 110,518
12 Gintama Kaettekita 3 nen Z gumi Ginpachi Sensei Returns 106,027
13 Overlord Kadokawa 103,329
14 Kuroko's Basketball 100,905
15 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? SB Creative 99,808
16 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kadokawa 90,905
17 Kami no Moribito Kaiseisha 90,864
18 Sword Art Online Alternative - Gun Gale Online Kadokawa 90,119
19 Kantai Collection -KanColle- Chinjufu Seikatsu no Susume 83,379
20 Kemono no Souja Shogakukan 79,680
21 Hyouka 77,011
22 Ten to Chi no Moribito Kodansha 69,959
23 Hataraku Maou-sama! ASCII Media Works 68,752
24 Full Metal Panic! Another Fujimi Shobo 65,967
25 Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Kadokawa 59,492