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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2021
posted on by Egan Loo
Demon Slayer sells 776,320, followed by That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Apothecary Diaries, Re:Zero, Detective Is Already Dead
This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021.
Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
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1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novelization | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 776,320 |
2 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Writer: Fuse/Illustration: Mitz Vah | 597,819 |
3 | The Apothecary Diaries | Writer: Hyūnganatsu /Illustration: Kashiwa Miyako | 496,626 |
4 | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- | Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | 424,173 |
5 | The Detective Is Already Dead | Writer: nigozyu/Illustration: Umibōzu | 367,984 |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2021 (First Half)