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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015
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3 Sword Art Online books, 1 Kagerou Daze book, 4 The Irregular at Magic High School books, The Boy and The Beast, 3 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU books
This list covers sales surveyed from November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
| Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher | Release Date |
| Author | ||||
| 1 | 325,991 | Sword Art Online: Progressive 003 | Kadokawa | 2014/12 |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 2 | 285,081 | Sword Art Online 16 | Kadokawa | 2015/08 |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 3 | 255,785 | Kagerou Daze VI -over the dimension- | Kadokawa | 2015/03 |
| JIN (Shizen no Teki-P) / Illustration: Shizu | ||||
| 4 | 251,640 | The Irregular at Magic High School 16 | Kadokawa | 2015/05 |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 5 | 247,532 | The Irregular at Magic High School 15 | Kadokawa | 2015/01 |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 6 | 244,336 | The Boy and The Beast | Kadokawa | 2015/06 |
| Mamoru Hosoda | ||||
| 7 | 224,761 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 10 | Shogakukan | 2014/11 |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 8 | 217,136 | Naruto: Kakashi's Story | Shueisha | 2015/02 |
| Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto/ Novel: Akira Higashiyama | ||||
| 9 | 207,460 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 10.5 | Shogakukan | 2015/03 |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 10 | 194,973 | The Irregular at Magic High School 17 | Kadokawa | 2015/08 |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 11 | 187,465 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 11 | Shogakukan | 2015/06 |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 12 | 168,810 | The Irregular at Magic High School 18 | Kadokawa | 2015/11 |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 13 | 158,397 | Naruto: Shikamaru's Story | Shueisha | 2015/03 |
| Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto/ Novel: Takashi Yano | ||||
| 14 | 157,524 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) 12 | Kadokawa | 2015/03 |
| Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | ||||
| 15 | 157,104 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 7 | SB Creative | 2015/04 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 16 | 156,331 | No Game, No Life 7 | Kadokawa | 2015/07 |
| Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | ||||
| 17 | 151,793 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! Ⅴ | Shueisha | 2015/05 |
| Original Story: Haruichi Furudate/ Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi | ||||
| 18 | 148,228 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 9 | SB Creative | 2015/09 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 19 | 146,981 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 8 | SB Creative | 2015/06 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 20 | 143,937 | Naruto: Sakura's Story | Shueisha | 2015/04 |
| Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto/ Novel: Tomohito Ōsaki | ||||
| 21 | 143,148 | Naruto: Konoha's Story | Shueisha | 2015/05 |
| Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto/ Novel: Shō Hinata | ||||
| 22 | 140,934 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative | 2013/01 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 23 | 140,327 | Orokamonogatari | Kodansha | 2015/10 |
| Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
| 24 | 138,225 | Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Ⅰ | Kadokawa | 2014/12 |
| Writer: Keiichi Sigsawa / Supervisor: Reki Kawahara / Illustration: Kouhaku Kuroboshi | ||||
| 25 | 137,576 | Kuroko's Basketball -Replace VI- | Shueisha | 2015/09 |
| Original Creator/Illustration: Tadatoshi Fujimaki/ Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi | ||||
| 26 | 131,972 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 6 | SB Creative | 2014/11 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 27 | 128,980 | Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku | Kodansha | 2014/10 |
| Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | ||||
| 28 | 124,208 | Overlord 1 | Enterbrain | 2012/07 |
| Kugane Maruyama | ||||
| 29 | 121,110 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 2 | SB Creative | 2013/02 |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | ||||
| 30 | 119,780 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) 13 | Kadokawa | 2015/07 |
| Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura |
Source: Oricon
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