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Shosen Book Tower Store Reveals Top 10 Best-Selling Light Novels of 2016
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Konosuba, Grimgar, Sword Art Online top store's list from December 2015-November 2016
The Shosen Book Tower, a book store in Akihabara, has announced its list of best-selling light novels in 2016. The list ranks the store's best-selling light novels from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016.
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Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
Author: Natsume Akatsuki
Illustrations: Kurone Mishima
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Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Author: Ao Jūmonji
Illustrations: Eiri Shirai
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Sword Art Online
Author: Reki Kawahara
Illustrations: abec
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Author: Tappei Nagatsuki
Illustrations: Shinichirou Otsuka
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Overlord
Author: Kugane Maruyama
Illustrations: so-bin
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The Irregular at Magic High School
Author: Tsutomu Satou
Illustrations: Kana Ishida
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GATE
Author: Takumi Yanai
Illustrations: Daisuke Izuka and Kurojishi
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Author: Fujino Ōmori
Illustrations: Suzuhito Yasuda
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Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~
Author: Miya Kazuki
Illustrations: Yō Shiina
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Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Author: Fuse
Illustrations: Mitz Vah
On the list, only Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~ and Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken have no anime adaptations. All novels except Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash began as online web novels.
Source: The Mainichi Shimbun via Otakomu