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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Novel Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for June 2026
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
The novel adaptation of Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film by writer Naruto Kiriyama and illustrator Asao Urata topped the chart, selling 15,049 copies. The novel shipped in Japan on January 30, and currently has an estimated cumulative 186,219 copies sold. Netflix began streaming the film on January 22. The film's limited theatrical run in Japan started on February 20 and ended on June 18.
The fourth volume of writer Syougo Kinugasa and illustrator Shunsaku Tomose's Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 light novel series, which topped the chart last month, ranked at #2. The volume shipped in Japan on May 25, and currently has an estimated cumulative 72,450 copies sold. The series' Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 novels ended in 2024 with volume 12.5. The anime adaptation's fourth season debuted on April 1 and covers the first semester of the Year 2 light novels. The anime is getting a fifth season.
The first volume of Ryohgo Narita's DON'T BLEACH MY FIST, the novel adaptation of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga, ranked at #3. The novel shipped on June 4. The novel is based on a project that started as an April Fools' prank and gained popularity. Narita previously wrote the two-volume Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You, and the three-volume Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World novel series.
The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in June 2026, according to Oricon, were:
| Rank | Title | Author(s) | Publisher | Monthly Sales | Cumulative Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Princess Kaguya! | (Original Story) Studio Colorido, Studio Chromato / (Author) Naruto Kiriyama / (Frontispiece & Text Illustration) Asao Urata | Kadokawa | 15,049 | 186,219 | |
| Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Vol. 4 | (Author) Syougo Kinugasa / (Illustration) Shunsaku Tomose | Kadokawa | 14,208 | 72,450 | |
| DON'T BLEACH MY FIST 1 | (Original Story) Tite Kubo / (Novel) Ryohgo Narita | Shueisha | 13,445 | 13,445 | |
| The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love 10 | (Author) Touya / (Art) Yoimachi | Square Enix | 12,518 | 12,518 | |
| Mobile Police Patlabor: Sushiya no Goto | (Author) Kazunori Itō / (Art) Masami Yuuki | Bungeishunju | 12,051 | 12,051 | |
| Novel: Mononoke The Movie - Hebigami | Yasumi Atarashi | Kadokawa | 10,746 | 11,058 | |
| Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord 10 | (Author) Sou Akaike / (Art) Kururi | Overlap | 10,159 | 10,159 | |
| Who Killed the Hero? Kenja no Sho | (Author) Daken / (Art) toi8 | Kadokawa | 8,112 | 12,486 | |
| Case Closed: The Fallen Angel of the Highway | (Author) Shima Mizuki / (Original Story) Gōshō Aoyama / (Script) Takahiro Ōkura | Shogakukan | 7,103 | 75,710 | |
| Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 45 | (Author) Tappei Nagatsuki / (Art) Shinichirou Otsuka | Kadokawa | 7,046 | 7,046 | |
| Wistoria: Wand and Sword 2 - Grimo Acta -The Earth Princess- | (Author) Fujino Ōmori / (Art) Yūnagi / (Original Story) Fujino Ōmori, Toshi Aoi (Kodansha Weekly Shōnen Magazine Comics) | SB Creative | 6,599 | 6,599 | |
| Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 10 | (Author) Yūshi Ukai / (Art) Nekometal | Kadokawa | 6,391 | 6,391 | |
| Aria the Scarlet Ammo XLV: The Crystal Tower | (Author) Chūgaku Akamatsu / (Art) Kobuichi | Kadokawa | 5,418 | 5,418 | |
| Magic Detective Kurumi Tokisaki's Death Certificate | (Author) Koushi Tachibana / (Art) Tsunako | Kadokawa | 4,851 | 4,851 | |
| I Bought a Mountain 8 | (Author) Emu Jitsukawa / (Art) Ririnra | SB Creative | 4,759 | 4,759 | |
| Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring - Part 1 | (Author) Kana Akatsuki / (Art) Suoh | Kadokawa | 4,552 | 88,216 | |
| Noda 3 | (Author) Mao Mano / (Art) Oda Kogane / (Original Story & Supervision) Daibakuhasin | Kadokawa | 4,505 | 4,505 | |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Shooting Star Starly World Arc | (Author) Mie Takase / (Art) Tau Karino, Poto | Kadokawa | 4,472 | 49,386 | |
| Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring - Part 2 | (Author) Kana Akatsuki / (Art) Suoh | Kadokawa | 4,292 | 70,874 | |
| Yaebuki Kikan: Senmanjō Tō Tōha Roku 1 | (Author) Asato Asato / (Art) necömi / (Worldview Art) Imari Ozaki | Kadokawa | 4,291 | 4,291 |
Source: Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS
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