Witch on the Holy Night Tops Japan Weekly Light Novel Ranking

Witch on the Holy Night: Middle Volume took No. 1 on Japan’s weekly light novel ranking dated October 12, 2026, with an estimated 20,919 copies sold during the September 28–October 4 tracking period. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Vol. 12 followed at No. 2 with 12,574 copies. Seven titles in this week’s Top 10 were absent from the previous week’s Top 10, helping lift combined sales to 68,234 copies.

At a Glance

Witch on the Holy Night: Middle Volume ranked No. 1 with 20,919 estimated copies sold.

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Vol. 12 placed second with 12,574 copies.

The Top 3 generated 41,048 copies, accounting for 60.2% of all estimated Top 10 sales.

Five KADOKAWA titles appeared in the Top 10, combining for 28,208 copies.

Witch on the Holy Night Takes a Clear No. 1

Witch on the Holy Night: Middle Volume ranked No. 1 with an estimated 20,919 copies sold during the week.

It finished 8,345 copies ahead of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Vol. 12 at No. 2 and accounted for 30.7% of all estimated sales across the Top 10.

The volume was released in Japan on September 30, placing its launch directly inside the September 28–October 4 tracking period.

An Entirely Different Top 3 Reshapes the Ranking

All three of this week’s highest-ranked titles were absent from the previous week’s Top 10.

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Vol. 12 entered the Top 10 at No. 2 with 12,574 estimated copies sold, followed by Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court Vol. 13 at No. 3 with 7,555 copies.

Together, the Top 3 sold an estimated 41,048 copies, representing 60.2% of the Top 10 total.

Last Week’s Leaders Slide Down the Ranking

Only three titles from the previous week remained in the Top 10, and all three moved lower.

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Vol. 14 fell from No. 1 to No. 6, with weekly sales declining from 7,313 to 3,995 copies, a drop of 45.4%.

Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Vol. 46 moved from No. 3 to No. 8 as sales fell 29.8% to 3,784 copies.

The Classroom of the Elite: Honami Ichinose Character Book saw the largest ranking decline among returning titles, moving from No. 2 to No. 10. Its estimated weekly sales fell 42.4%, from 5,606 to 3,231 copies.

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