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Writer Jun Esaka and artist Nakamaru's ONE PIECE novel ZORO ranked at #1 with 47,965 copies. Shueisha published the novel on July 3. The novel depicts Zoro's life and adventures before meeting Luffy. Esaka also wrote the One Piece: Heroines light novel series with illustration by Sayaka Suwa. Viz Media publishes the novels in English. The light novels' anime adaptation debutedon July 5.
The sixth volume of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's Heaven Official's Blessing novel ranked second with 24,807 copies sold. The novel was first published online starting in 2017. Funimation simultaneously streamed the novel's Chinese animated series adaptation in 2020, and released an English dub in 2021.
The ninth volume of TakibiAmamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novelseries ranked third with 18,785 copies sold. Amamori released the first volume of the novel series in July 2021 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko light novel label, with illustrations by Imigimuru. The novel won the 15th Shogakukan Light Novel Award in 2020. Seven Seas licensed both the light novel series and Itachi's manga adaptation, which launched on Shogakukan's Manga ONE service in April 2022. The first season of the novels' anime adaptationpremiered in July 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. The anime is gettinga second season.
The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in July 2026, according to Oricon, were:
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