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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016
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Shinkai's your name. sells 1.4 million + 283,000, followed by Konosuba, Sword Art Online, Re:Zero, Overlord
This list covers sales surveyed from November 23, 2015 to November 20, 2016.
| Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher |
| Author | |||
| 1 | 1,417,661 | Novel your name. | Kadokawa |
| Makoto Shinkai | |||
| 2 | 1,174,562 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 3 | 1,020,673 | Sword Art Online | ASCII Media Works |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 4 | 1,007,381 | Re:Zero | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsukai | |||
| 5 | 711,154 | Overlord | Enterbrain |
| Kugane Maruyama | |||
| 6 | 602,256 | The Irregular at Magic High School | ASCII Media Works |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 7 | 562,187 | No Game, No Life | Media Factory |
| Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
| 8 | 450,791 | Monogatari Series | Kodansha |
| Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
| 9 | 449,192 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
| 10 | 435,482 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | |||
| 11 | 422,569 | Bōkyaku Tantei Series (Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku) | Kodansha |
| Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
| 12 | 380,144 | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | Overlap |
| Writer: Ō Jūmonji/ Illustration: Eiri Shirai | |||
| 13 | 361,088 | Sword Art Online: Progressive | ASCII Media Works |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 14 | 294,478 | Regarding Reincarnated to Slime | Micro Magazine |
| Writer: Fuse/ Illustration: Mitz Vah | |||
| 15 | 292,746 | Bungo Stray Dogs Dazai Osamu no Nyūsha Shiken | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Kafka Asagiri/ Illustration: Sango Harukawa | |||
| 16 | 287,728 | Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | SB Creative |
| Writer: Senri Akatsuki/ Illustration: Ayumu Kasuga | |||
| 17 | 282,826 | your name. Another Side:Earthbound | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Arata Kanō/ Illustration: Masayoshi Tanaka/ Original Story: Makoto Shinkai | |||
| 18 | 282,077 | And you thought there is never a girl online? | ASCII Media Works |
| Writer: Shibai Kineko/ Illustration: Hisasi | |||
| 19 | 281,195 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | ASCII Media Works |
| Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
| 20 | 256,782 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! | Shueisha |
| Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi/ Original Story: Haruichi Furudate | |||
| 21 | 236,127 | Kagerou Daze | Enterbrain |
| JIN (Shizen no Teki-P) / Illustration: Shizu | |||
| 22 | 225,229 | Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Spinoff | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 23 | 195,199 | Assassination Classroom Novelization | Shueisha |
| Writer: Masatoshi Kusakabe, Others/ Original Story: Yūsei Matsui | |||
| 24 | 185,710 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | Shogakukan |
| Wataru Watari Illustration: Ponkan8 |
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| 25 | 181,314 | Ensemble Stars! Novelization | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Akira/ Original Creator/Illustration: Happy Elements | |||
| 26 | 180,275 | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | Shogakukan |
| Writer: Yomi Hirasaka/ Illustration: Kantoku | |||
| 27 | 174,175 | Orange Novelization | Futabasha |
| Writer: Yui Tokiumi/ Original Story: Ichigo Takano | |||
| 28 | 168,542 | The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water | Media Factory |
| Writer: Yuu Miyazaki/ Illustration: okiura | |||
| 29 | 163,829 | Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tarō Hitsuji/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 30 | 162,562 | Date A Live | Fujimi Shobo |
| Writer: Koushi Tachibana/ Illustration: Tsunako |
Source: Oricon
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