Latest: Japan Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking As of July 28 2025 Announced by Oricon

3rd place: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach Queen+

A long-awaited Rascal Does Not Dream short story collection—with newly written content added to a rare bonus novel!

It’s Sports Day at Minegahara High School. As usual, Sakuta is woken up by Kaede and heads off to school.
He joins the cheering squad for the Blue Team, alongside Rio and Yuuma—but then an unpleasant request comes his way:

“We’re short a player for the ball toss. Sakuta, can you fill in?”

He’s asked to stand in for Minagi Otsu, a classmate and junior beach volleyball player who suddenly disappeared.
From teaming up with Tomoe for the ball toss to entering a scavenger race with Nodoka, Sakuta finally makes it to lunchtime with Mai…
But during a brief stop along the way, he unexpectedly spots Minagi!?

This collection includes Tropical Summer, a brand-new story written just for this volume.
The very first Rascal Does Not Dream short story anthology is here!

2nd place: Kirby: Waddle Dee's Great Babysitting Battle!!

A brand-new side story starring the Waddle Dees is finally here!!

While King Dedede is away on a trip, he leaves his castle in the hands of the Waddle Dee Squad.
But suddenly, the Meta-Knights launch an attack, demanding, “Surrender the castle!”

There’s no way they can win in a head-on fight.
Still, until King Dedede returns, they’re determined to protect the castle no matter what!

Pooling their strength, the Waddle Dees use all their wits and courage to take on the Meta-Knights with every trick they’ve got!
Meanwhile, Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight have fallen into a trap set by Shadow Kirby…!?

The spotlight shines on the Waddle Dees at last in this exciting new side story series!!

1st place: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Crimson Testaments

A spin-off novel series spotlighting the Assassination Team and the Boss’s Elite Guard from Part 5 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure—originally serialized in JOJO Magazine to great acclaim—is now being released as a deluxe hardcover edition!

It features seven gripping stories, including:

A previously untold assassination mission by Risotto,

A gritty gangster tale of Prosciutto and Pesci,

Melone and Ghiaccio facing Baby Face’s rebellious phase,

A courtroom drama starring Squalo and Tizzano,

And an all-new, book-exclusive episode about Sorbet and Gelato.

A requiem etched in print for those who burned with a fire that never faded… and met their end in its blaze.

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Oricon Comic Ranking Summary

Oricon Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking

Ranking / Estimated number of copies sold / Estimated cumulative sales volume / Title / Author

1 6,771 6,771 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Crimson Testaments (Original Concept) Hirohiko Araki / (Author) Keiji Ando, Keito Obokita, Baraddo Hokkoku, Kira Tsukinami, Denki Eidō, Ayato Toritani
2 6,098 15,234 Kirby: Waddle Dee's Great Babysitting Battle!! (Story) Mie Takase / (Art) Tau Karino, Poto
3 5,311 18,890 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach-Queen+ (Author) Ichiei Kamishida / (Illustration) Keiji Mizoguchi
4 4,667 7,860 The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! vol.20 (Author) Shirow Shiratori / (Illustration) Shirabi
5 4,205 168,916 The Apothecary Diaries vol.16 (Author) Natsu Hyuga / (Illustration) Touko Shino
6 3,928 3,928 Stray Dog Iggy (Original Story) Hirohiko Araki / (Novel) Otsuichi
7 3,326 3,326 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! vol.15 (Author) Satoru Yamaguchi / (Illustration) Nami Hidaka
8 3,251 3,251 The Immortal King Hopes for a Slow Life vol.6 Kogitsumaru
9 3,131 31,368 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian vol.10 (Author) SUNSUNSUN / (Illustration) Momoco
10 2,903 2,903 Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter vol.20: Dawn-Bringing Star Staff (Author) Riku Nanano / (Illustration) cura

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