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Sales data · Rankings

Strongest Debuts

Volume 1 first-week sales — highest ever recorded.

Top by Circulation Strongest Debuts Biggest Climbers Biggest Fallers Best Single Weeks

LN weekly data covers 2009–2016 only.

Strongest Debuts 100 results · Light Novel · top 100
Rank Series Publisher Debut Week 1 Sales
51 Library Wars Love & War Bessatsu-hen ASCII Media Works — 35,327
52 Haikyuu!! TV Anime Team Book — — 33,313
53 Tokuto Tenjoin alpha no Nanjiken — — 32,252
54 The Seven Deadly Sins — — 31,654
55 The Irregular at Magic High School ASCII Media Works — 31,528
56 Kuroko no Basket TV Anime Characters Book — — 31,372
57 Tokage no Oh Kadokawa — 30,749
58 Last Embryo Kadokawa — 30,715
59 Nisekoi Urabara Shueisha — 30,505
60 Hitotsu no Tairiku no Mongatari Kadokawa — 30,392
61 A Sister's All You Need. Shogakukan — 30,114
62 Hidan no Aria Kadokawa — 30,061
63 Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl Kadokawa — 29,715
64 Mitou Shoukan://Blood Sign ASCII Media Works — 29,673
65 Food Wars! ~A La Carte~ — — 29,315
66 Restaurant to Another World — — 28,960
67 Five Star Stories Tracer — — 28,946
68 Gosick Fujimi Shobo — 28,664
69 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai。 — — 26,678
70 Dowl Masters ASCII Media Works — 26,336
71 Kokoro Connect Asu Random Enterbrain — 26,046
72 Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai ASCII Media Works — 25,290
73 Sword Art Online Kadokawa — 24,173
74 Shin Fortune Quest Part 16 — — 23,347
75 Toaru Majutsu no Heavy na Zashiki Warashi ga Kantan na Satsujinki no Konkatsu Jijou ASCII Media Works — 23,307