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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half)
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU sells 624,815, followed by The Irregular at Magic High School, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Naruto, SAO: Progressive
This list covers sales surveyed from November 17, 2014 to May 17, 2015.
| Rank | Estimated Copies Sold in Period |
Title | Publisher |
| Author | |||
| 1 | 624,815 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | Shogakukan |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 2 | 592,084 | The Irregular at Magic High School | ASCII Media Works |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 3 | 528,617 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
| 4 | 451,359 | Naruto Story Series | Shueisha |
| Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto / Text: Akira Higashiyama, Others | |||
| 5 | 354,259 | Sword Art Online: Progressive | ASCII Media Works |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 6 | 322,987 | Kagerou Daze | Enterbrain |
| JIN (Shizen no Teki-P) / Illustration: Shizu | |||
| 7 | 314,775 | Sword Art Online | ASCII Media Works |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 8 | 245,373 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! | Shueisha |
| Original Story: Haruichi Furudate/ Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi | |||
| 9 | 245,006 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Short Story Collection | Shogakukan |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 10 | 227,314 | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | Fujimi Shobo |
| Story: Fumiaki Maruto / Illustration: Kurehito Misaki | |||
| 11 | 209,615 | Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Keiichi Sigsawa / Supervisor: Reki Kawahara / Illustration: Kouhaku Kuroboshi | |||
| 12 | 205,604 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | |||
| 13 | 187,250 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | ASCII Media Works |
| Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
| 14 | 182,068 | The Testament of Sister New Devil | Kadokawa |
| Tetsuto Uesu / Illustration: Nekosuke Okuma | |||
| 15 | 179,886 | Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku | Media Factory |
| Writer: Last Note / Illustration: Akina | |||
| 16 | 176,175 | World Break - Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman | SB Creative |
| Akamitsu Awamura / Illustration: refeia | |||
| 17 | 165,836 | Tokyo Ghoul Short Story Collection | Shueisha |
| Original Story: Sui Ishida / Writer: Shin Towada | |||
| 18 | 159,655 | Blue Spring Ride Novelization | Shueisha |
| Io Sakisaka | |||
| 19 | 151,798 | Absolute Duo | Media Factory |
| Takumi Hiiragi-Boshi / Illustration: Yū Asaba | |||
| 20 | 142,853 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Side Story | SB Creative |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
| 21 | 128,690 | Seraph of the End - Vampire Reign: Ichinose Guren, 16-Sai no Hametsu | Kodansha |
| Takaya Kagami / Illustration: Yamato Yamamoto | |||
| 22 | 127,020 | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | ASCII Media Works |
| Satoshi Wagahara / Illustration: 029 | |||
| 23 | 118,972 | Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts Short Story Collection | Enterbrain |
| Kenji Inoue / Illustration: Yui Haga | |||
| 24 | 118,001 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Yoshiki Tanaka | |||
| 25 | 113,538 | Log Horizon | Enterbrain |
| Mamare Touno / Illustration: Kazuhiro Hara | |||
| 26 | 112,658 | Amagi Brilliant Park | Fujimi Shobo |
| Shoji Gatoh / Illustration: Yuka Nakajima | |||
| 27 | 108,329 | Nou Shou Sakuretsu Girl | Kadokawa |
| Original Concept: rerulili Writer: Erika Yoshida / Illustration: Chatsubo | |||
| 28 | 108,130 | Lord Marksman and Vanadis | Media Factory |
| Tsukasa Kawaguchi / Illustration: Yoshi☆wo | |||
| 29 | 107,557 | Durarara!! | ASCII Media Works |
| Ryohgo Narita / Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
| 30 | 105,602 | Assassination Classroom Koro-tan Novelization | Shueisha |
| Novel: Atarō Kuma / Original Story: Yūsei Matsui / English Supervisor: Kōdai Abe |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2014
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