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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2023 (1st Half) — Suzume, Blue Lock Take Top 4 Slots
posted on by Egan Loo
Pocket Monster Scarlet/Violet Kōshiki Guidebook Kanzen Story Kōryaku (Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Official Guidebook: Complete Story Walkthrough), Pocket Monster Scarlet/Violet Kōshiki Guidebook Paldea Zukan Kansei Guide (Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Official Guidebook: Complete Illustrated Guide to Paldea), and Pocket Monster Scarlet/Violet Takara-Sagashi Bōken Guide (Pokémon Scarlet/Violet: Treasure-Hunting Adventure Guide) sold 272,153, 165,741, and 127,249 copies to rank #2, #11, and #23, respectively, in the general book category.
The regular paperback edition of the Suzume novel ranked #24 in the general book category. The bunko (trade paperback) edition of the Suzume novel ranked #4 in the bunko category.
The two volumes of the Lonely Castle in the Mirror novel sold 148,570 and 134,427 copies to rank #8 and #10 in the bunko category. My Happy Marriage sold 100,518 copies to rank #18 in the bunko category. The ninth Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 volume also ranked #20 in the bunko category.
The two Blue Lock novels also ranked #4 and #8 on the general literary novel category.
| Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novel Suzume [Bunko Trade Paperback Edition] | Makoto Shinkai | 247,093 |
| 2 | Suzume [Regular Paperback Edition] | Creator: Makoto Shinkai/Interior Art: Chiiko | 122,832 |
| 3 | Novel Blue Lock Tatakai no Mae, Bokura wa Isagi/Nagi/Bachira | Original Story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro/Novel: Momo Moegi | 114,408 |
| 4 | Novel Blue Lock Tatakai no Mae, Bokura wa Chigiri/Reo/Rin | Original Story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro/Novel: Momo Moegi | 99,371 |
| 5 | Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 9 | Writer: Syougo Kinugasa/Illustration: Shunsaku Tomose | 96,943 |
| 6 | The Apothecary Diaries 13 | Writer: Natsu Hyūga /Illustration: Touko Shino | 95,085 |
| 7 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 18 | Writer: Fujino Ōmori/Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda | 91,652 |
| 8 | Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 5 | Writer: Sunsunsun/Illustration: Momoco | 73,240 |
| 9 | Kishibe Rohan wa Taorenai Short Story Collection | Original Story: Hirohiko Araki/Novel: Ballad Kitaguni | 69,697 |
| 10 | Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine | Writer: Shima Mizuki/Original Story: Gōshō Aoyama/Script: Takeharu Sakurai | 68,700 |
Source: Oricon
