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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2012
posted on by Egan Loo
Sword Art Online, Accel World, Kotenbu/Hyou-ka, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei, A Certain Magical Index top list
This list covers sales surveyed from November 21, 2011 to November 18, 2012.
| Rank | Cover | Series | Creators | Publisher | Estimated Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sword Art Online | Author: Reki Kawahara Illustration: abec |
ASCII Media Works | 2,764,454 |
| 2 |  |
Accel World | Reki Kawahara/HIMA | ASCII Media Works | 1,033,906 |
| 3 |  |
Kotenbu (Classic Literature Club) Series (Hyou-ka) | Honobu Yonezawa | Kadokawa Group Publishing | 767,236 |
| 4 |  |
Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei | Tsutomu Sajima/Kana Ishida | ASCII Media Works | 696,322 |
| 5 |  |
Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (New Testament: A Certain Magical Index) | Kazuma Kamachi/Kiyotaka Haimura | ASCII Media Works | 686,467 |
| 6 |  |
High School DxD | Ichiei Ishibumi/Miyama-Zero | Fujimi Shobo | 654,224 |
| 7 |  |
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends | Yomi Hirasaka/Buriki | Media Factory | 620,972 |
| 8 |  |
Oreimo | Tsukasa Fushimi/Hiro Kanzaki | ASCII Media Works | 544,507 |
| 9 |  |
Oda Nobuna no Yabō | Mikage Kasuga/Miyama-Zero | SoftBank Creative | 450,794 |
| 10 |  |
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! | Tomohiro Matsu/Yuka Nakajima | Shueisha | 447,053 |
| Rank | Estimated Copies Sold |
Title | Publisher |
| Creators | |||
| 11 | 425,343 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Media Factory |
| Chūgaku Akamatsu/Kobuichi | |||
| 12 | 411,380 | Kokoro Connect | Enterbrain |
| Sadanatsu Anda/Shiromizakana | |||
| 13 | 409,949 | Genesis Series Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | ASCII Media Works |
| Minoru Kawakami/Satoyasu (TENKY) | |||
| 14 | 404,065 | Kagerō Days (link) | Enterbrain |
| Jin (Shizen no Teki-P)/Jizu | |||
| 15 | 369,703 | Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos | SoftBank Creative |
| Manta Aisora/Koin | |||
| 16 | 349,496 | Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts | Enterbrain |
| Yui Haga/Miwa Oshima | |||
| 17 | 300,996 | Date A Live | Fujimi Shobo |
| Kōshi Tachibana/Tsunako | |||
| 18 | 278,103 | The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | ASCII Media Works |
| Hajime Kamoshida/Keeji Mizoguchi | |||
| 19 | 277,048 | Campione! | Shueisha |
| Jō Takezuki/Sikorsky | |||
| 20 | 265,512 | Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne | Media Factory |
| Daisuke Suzuki/Gekka Urū |
Source: Oricon
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