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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017 (First Half)
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This list covers sales surveyed from November 21, 2016 to May 21, 2017.
| Rank | Estimated Sales in Period |
Title | Publisher |
| Author | |||
| 1 | 707,300 | Sword Art Online | Kadokawa |
| Story: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
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| 2 | 578,811 | KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 3 | 540,806 | Re:Zero | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/ Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | |||
| 4 | 412,086 | Novel your name. | Kadokawa |
| Makoto Shinkai | |||
| 5 | 344,286 | The Saga of Evil Tanya | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Carlo Zen/ Illustration: Shinobu Shinotsuki | |||
| 6 | 299,957 | The irregular at magic high school | Kadokawa |
| Tsutomu Satou Illustration: Kana Ishida |
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| 7 | 275,579 | Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tarō Hitsuji/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 8 | 239,132 | Eromanga Sensei | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tsukasa Fushimi/ Illustration: Hiro Kanzaki | |||
| 9 | 231,214 | Regarding Reincarnation as Slime | MicroMagazine |
| Writer: Fuse/ Illustration: Mitz Vah | |||
| 10 | 168,725 | KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! Spinoff | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/ Illustration: Kurone Mishima | |||
| 11 | 155,631 | Overlord | Kadokawa |
| Kugane Maruyama | |||
| 12 | 155,625 | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend | Kadokawa |
| Story: Fumiaki Maruto / Illustration: Kurehito Misaki | |||
| 13 | 151,679 | Monogatari Series | Kodansha |
| Writer: NisiOisin/ Illustration: VOfan | |||
| 14 | 140,639 | Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Tōko Fujitani/Original Concept: HoneyWorks/Illustration: Yamako | |||
| 15 | 137,160 | No Game, No Life | Kadokawa |
| Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
| 16 | 123,136 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Side Story | SB Creative |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
| 17 | 117,210 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | SB Creative |
| Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | |||
| 18 | 108,564 | Goblin Slayer | SB Creative |
| Writer: Kumo Kagyu/ Illustration: Noboru Kannatsuki | |||
| 19 | 104,018 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Chūgaku Akamatsu/ Illustration: Kobuichi | |||
| 20 | 96,624 | FATE/STRANGE FAKE | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Ryohgo Narita/ Illustration: Shizuki Morii/ Original Story: Type-Moon | |||
| 21 | 96,200 | Novel Bungo Stray Dogs | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Kafka Asagiri/ Illustration: Sango Harukawa | |||
| 22 | 94,469 | No Game, No Life Short Story Collection | Kadokawa |
| Writer/Illustration: Yuu Kamiya | |||
| 23 | 93,118 | Accel World | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Reki Kawahara/ Illustration: Hima | |||
| 24 | 88,653 | Haikyu!! Novel Edition!! | Shueisha |
| Original Story: Haruichi Furudate/ Writer: Kiyoko Hoshi | |||
| 25 | 87,316 | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | Shogakukan |
| Writer: Yomi Hirasaka/ Illustration: Kantoku | |||
| 26 | 85,505 | Gamers! | Kadokawa |
| Writer: Sekina Aoi/ Illustration: Sabotenn | |||
| 27 | 84,372 | Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou | Overlap |
| Writer: Ryo Shirakome/ Illustration: Takayaki | |||
| 28 | 80,553 | Tokyo Ghoul:re Novelization | Shueisha |
| Original Story: Sui Ishida/ Novel: Shin Towada | |||
| 29 | 79,133 | Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | Kadokawa |
| Kazuma Kamachi / Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura | |||
| 30 | 76,801 | Ryūō no Oshigoto! | SB Creative |
| Writer: Shirō Shiratori/ Illustration: Shirabi |
Source: Oricon
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