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Top Selling Light Novel In Japan Is Demon Slayer

The top selling light novel is Demon Slayer. Over 1 million copies sold you can see why.  The story has the characters in modern times in high school. As far as I know there are no ties to how the series end.

This list covers sales surveyed from November 18, 2019 to May 17, 2020.

Rank Title Author Estimated Sales
1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novelization Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima 1,199,863
2 Sword Art Online Writer: Reki Kawahara/Illustration: abec 377,493
3 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Writer: Fuse/Illustration: Mitz Vah 327,191
4 Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Writer: Hyūnganatsu /Illustration: Kashiwa Miyako 317,749
5 Overlord Writer: Kugane Maruyama/Illustration: so-bin 264,875
6 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka 264,458
7 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Writer: Wataru Watari/Illustration: Ponkan8 256,704
8 Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Writer: Natsume Akatsuki/Illustration: Kurone Mishima 223,657
9 Seishun Buta Yarō Series (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai) Writer: Hajime Kamoshida/Illustration: Keeji Mizoguchi 173,391
10 Classroom of the Elite Writer: Syohgo Kinugasa/Illustration: Shunsaku Tomose 150,689

Article:https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-28/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-series-2020/.159996

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