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The Top 40 Lanebook Sales of All Time! Which light novel has sold the most?

24th place:The Story of Saiunkoku

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This is a fantasy work by Ms. Yukino Sai, published by Kadokawa Beans Bunko between 2003 and 2011.
The illustrations are by Ms. Kairi Yura.
The story is set in a fictional Chinese-style country called “Saiyunguo” and depicts the daughter of an aristocrat, Kou Shurei, who lives her life to the fullest.

There are 18 volumes of this story and 4 volumes of other stories.
The total number of copies of this series exceeds 6.5 million, which is the highest number among light novels for women.
It was made into an anime on NHK and was broadcast almost every week from 2006 to 2008.

23th place: The Familiar of Zero

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This is an otherworldly fantasy published by MF Bunko J. Nobor Yamaguchi.
There are 22 volumes in total, but due to the death of the author, volumes 21 and 22 were written by him and his bereaved family, based on the plot left by Mr. Shizuu.
The illustrations are done by Eiji Usatsuka throughout the volumes.

This love comedy depicts the otherworldly life of Saito Hiraga, who was summoned by the heroine Ruiz to spend time as an errand boy.
Ruiz is an extremely popular character that drove the Tsundere boom.
The TV anime was produced for four seasons between 2006 and 2012, and the series became a hit with a total of 6.8 million copies sold.

22th place: Biblia Koshodou Incident Notebook

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Everyday Mystery by En Mikami, published by Mediaworks Bunko since 2011.
The illustrations are by Mr. Hagu Koshijima.
Shioriko Shinokawa, the owner of a used bookstore who is extremely shy but changes her mind whenever books are involved, tries to solve the mysteries of the old books that customers bring in.

The story has been completed in 7 volumes, and a new series is currently underway that will follow the story.
The series has sold 6.8 million copies in total, making it one of the top hits in everyday mystery.

21th place:I do not have many friends

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This is an adolescent romantic comedy by Yomi Hirasaka, published by MF Bunko J from 2009-2015.
It is illustrated by Tinplate Sensei.
It is a harem type story about the protagonist, Kotaka Hasegawa Kotaka, who is forced to join the Neighborhood Club and spends his days with the unfortunate beauties who belong to it.

It is a 14-volume series consisting of 11 volumes, 2 anthology volumes, and 1 extra volume, with a total of 7 million copies sold.
It was made into an anime in 2011 and 2013.

20th place:Stupid, test and summoned beast

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A school explosion romantic comedy by idiots and beautiful girls, published by Kenji Inoue Sensei from 2007-2015 by Famitsu Bunko.
The illustrations are by Yui Haga-sensei.
It is a slapstick comedy that takes place in Bungetsu Academy High School, which has introduced the “Test Summoning System” that improves the environment according to test scores.

It consists of 12 volumes and 6 short stories in 18 volumes, and the total sales of the series has reached 7.3 million copies.
It was made into an anime in 2011 and 2012.

19位: The Rising of the Shield Hero

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This is an inter-world summoning fantasy from Narou, published by MF Books in 2013 by Anekoyunagi-sensei.
The illustrations are by Sera Mina.
It is a story about the hero who was summoned to another world as a shield hero, and despite being betrayed, he forms a new party and develops a rise story where he accumulates a lot of achievements as a shield actor.

As of October 2019, 22 volumes of the main story plus three volumes of the outer story, “The Spear Hero’s Redo,” are currently being published.
The series’ total circulation has reached 7.8 million copies.
The series will be made into a TV anime series in the winter-spring of 2019, with a second and third season in the works.

18位:Overload

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This is a dark fantasy by Kugane Maruyama-sensei, published by Enterbrain since 2012.
The illustrations are by so-bin-sensei.
The story of the main character, who has been transferred to an alternate world very similar to the VR MMORPG “Yggdrasil”, takes on the name of his former guild, “Ain’t Wool Goun”, and leads his subordinates to plot world domination, is heavily and elaborately drawn.

As of October 2019, the book is currently in volume 13.
The sales per volume have been extremely high, reaching 8 million copies in total for the series, as it was ranked number one for the year in the 2018 Ranobe Sales Ranking (Oricon).
The TV anime adaptation has been in the works since 2015 and has been produced for three seasons.

17位:Kino’s Journey

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This is a road movie type light novel published by Keiichi  Shigasawa from Dengeki Bunko since 2000.
It is illustrated by Kohaku Kuroboshi-sensei.
It is a fantasy work full of emotions in which Kino, a traveler, travels to various countries with his partner, Motlad (two-wheeler) Hermes, and gets caught up in the unique customs and intrigues of …….

As of October 2019, 22 volumes of the book plus six volumes of the self-parody “School Kino” are currently being published.
The series has sold a total of 8.2 million copies.
The series was adapted into an anime in 2003 and then re-animated 14 years later in 2017.

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