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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
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