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      Catscope last edited by

      I'm not sure where this would go, but forgive me for indulging my curiosity.

      I recently came across an old statement by Sam that Grimgar was originally the most popular series on the site until it was ignominiously dethroned by the Realist Hero.

      That was quite a while ago now, have things changed since then regarding series successes? Have any other series risen to the top? Is there a correlation between existing fan translation and popularity of series?

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      • Cynigami
        Cynigami @Catscope last edited by Cynigami

        @Catscope

        My guess would be that "Arifureta", "Realist Hero" and "Grimgar" makes up the top 3. Can't say in which order though.

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        • Rahul Balaggan
          Rahul Balaggan Staff last edited by Rahul Balaggan

          Arifureta Volume 1 is the #1 best seller for fantasy Manga, and Volume 2 is #3, and then Bluesteel is #4

          I believe for a brief moment Volume 2 of Realist Hero also made the Best Sellers list on amazon as well as Vol. 2 of Isekai Smartphone.

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            Jaquobus Premium Member last edited by

            Well, if we limit ourselves to amazon, then we can do an advanced search for publisher j-novel.club and order by salesrank: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_adv_b/?search-alias=stripbooks&unfiltered=1&field-keywords=&field-author=&field-title=&field-isbn=&field-publisher=J-Novel+Club&node=&field-p_n_condition-type=&p_n_feature_browse-bin=&field-age_range=&field-language=&field-dateop=During&field-datemod=&field-dateyear=&sort=salesrank&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=13&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=5

            This should be better than best sellers, as it works across genres. Unfortunately, this will only tell us about the popularity of titles. I'm afraid only @Sam-Pinansky could tell us the aggregate values.

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            • sparhawk6
              sparhawk6 Premium Member last edited by sparhawk6

              I just contact amazon.uk and bookdepository. They say that for Grimgar physical copy release they get limited number of books and they cover pre-order with that number. So they sold most of the stock just to cover pre-order. I was confused because I get pre-order few months back and there was 6.6.2017 but now is there september 2017 on their web. So thanks to god I should get it in time. So it looks like, there will be probably a second print. I am curious, how much copies was actually printed. Also, on US amazon is still 6.6.2017 release. They probably send just few copies to poor Europe :D (Slovakia here)

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              • Sam Pinansky
                Sam Pinansky Translators @Jaquobus last edited by Sam Pinansky

                @Jaquobus it's Realist, then paladin and grimgar are real close, then arifureta is catching up rapidly.

                I suspect it will be realist arifureta grimgar/paladin after dust settles.

                In case you are wondering our worst seller is not my little sister can read kanji! (That's a close second ;( )

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                  Catscope @Sam Pinansky last edited by Catscope

                  @Sam-Pinansky said in J-Novel Club's most successful series so far?:

                  In case you are wondering our worst seller is not my little sister can read kanji! (That's a close second ;( )

                  It has to be Brave Chronicle, right? :man_shrugging:

                  I'm really impressed though how Paladin can compete with high-exposure series like Realist and Arifureta and Grimgar. Hope Rokujouma and Daimao can make it up there once they're published. It would be a shame for either of them to be beaten by something like Smartphone (no offense to @ReadingSteiner ).

                  Thanks for taking the time to answer!

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                  • NeoAnkara
                    NeoAnkara last edited by NeoAnkara

                    Kinda curious about Rokujouma pre-order status at the moment. How good it is?

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                    • Terrence
                      Terrence Premium Member last edited by Terrence

                      I'm really glad to see Realist Hero doing so well. I didn't know anything about it going in and was pleasantly surprised. Very nice economical type Isekai tale, like a "Spice and Wolf" or "Maoyuu".

                      I personally fell behind on SisKan (along with some other series), so I'd need to do some serious catch up at some point if I want to get back into that one.

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                      • sparhawk6
                        sparhawk6 Premium Member @Terrence last edited by sparhawk6

                        @Terrence I really like Realist LN. Characters and story are really nice. But Spice and Wolf and Maoyuu holds a special place in my heart. Really nice economical story with feelings part.

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                        • Sam Pinansky
                          Sam Pinansky Translators @NeoAnkara last edited by

                          @NeoAnkara Let's not judge on preorders alone...

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                            Catscope @Sam Pinansky last edited by

                            @Sam-Pinansky

                            Need time for that word of mouth to build?

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                            • Liz
                              Liz Translators @Sam Pinansky last edited by

                              @Sam-Pinansky said in J-Novel Club's most successful series so far?:

                              @Jaquobus it's Realist, then paladin and grimgar are real close, then arifureta is catching up rapidly.

                              I suspect it will be realist arifureta grimgar/paladin after dust settles.

                              In case you are wondering our worst seller is not my little sister can read kanji! (That's a close second ;( )

                              Hah. You're so pathetic, you only have one series on the bottom of the sales heap!

                              I'm an overachiever.

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                                Catscope @Liz last edited by

                                @Liz for what it's worth I follow both NeeChuu and $$$MMO and would be quite sad if either were dropped. :cry:

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                                • Terrence
                                  Terrence Premium Member @Catscope last edited by

                                  @Catscope They're my favorite series, right there with Realist Hero (up through V2 of Paying to Win and V3 of NeeChu). =(

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                                  • Eternal Wanderer
                                    Eternal Wanderer Premium Member last edited by

                                    I hope Neechuu eventually gets animated so it gets a sales boost, it definitely deserves more attention than its getting right now.

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                                    • sparhawk6
                                      sparhawk6 Premium Member last edited by

                                      If someone is interested in LN sales Nov - May

                                      1 707,300 Sword Art Online
                                      2 578,811 Konosuba
                                      3 540,806 Re:Zero
                                      4 412,086 your name.
                                      5 344,286 The Saga of Evil Tanya
                                      6 299,957 The Irregular at Magic High School
                                      7 275,579 Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor
                                      8 239,132 Eromanga Sensei
                                      9 231,214 Regarding Reincarnation as Slime
                                      10 168,725 Konosuba Spinoff

                                      11 155,631 Overlord
                                      12 155,625 Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
                                      13 151,679 Monogatari Series
                                      14 140,639 Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū
                                      15 137,160 No Game No Life
                                      16 123,136 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Side Story
                                      17 117,210 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
                                      18 108,564 Goblin Slayer
                                      19 104,018 Aria the Scarlet Ammo
                                      20 96,624 FATE/STRANGE FAKE

                                      21 96,200 Bungo Stray Dogs
                                      22 94,469 No Game No Life Short Story Collection
                                      23 93,118 Accel World
                                      24 88,653 Haikyu!! Novel Edition!!
                                      25 87,316 Imōto Sae Ireba Ii.
                                      26 85,505 Gamers!
                                      27 84,372 Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou
                                      28 80,553 Tokyo Ghoul:re Novelization
                                      29 79,133 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
                                      30 76,801 Ryūō no Oshigoto!

                                      This list covers sales surveyed from November 21, 2016 to May 21, 2017.

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                                      • Cynigami
                                        Cynigami @sparhawk6 last edited by

                                        @sparhawk6

                                        Yen Press is so gonna pick up Eromanga-sensei and Saekano.

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                                        • sparhawk6
                                          sparhawk6 Premium Member @Cynigami last edited by

                                          @Hakomari I think so too, sadly.

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                                          • sparhawk6
                                            sparhawk6 Premium Member last edited by

                                            This is ranking for volumes :
                                            *1. *,285,125 Sword Art Online Vol.19
                                            *2. *,264,066 Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
                                            *3. *,173,046 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.21
                                            *4. *,148,020 Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
                                            *5. *,129,377 Monogatari Series: Off Season "Musubimonogatari"
                                            *6. *,102,985 Youjo Senki Vol.1
                                            *7. *,101,480 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.11
                                            *8. *,*95,920 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.11
                                            *9. *,*92,710 No Game No Life: Practical War Game
                                            10. *,*91,034 Accel World Vol.21

                                            11. *,*80,553 Tokyo Ghoul:re "Quest"
                                            12. *,*79,431 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.12
                                            13. *,*74,491 Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound
                                            14. *,*71,009 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spin-off: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo! Vol.4
                                            15. *,*69,463 Meitantei Conan Karakurenai no Love Letter
                                            16. *,*63,055 Youjo Senki Vol.2
                                            17. *,*61,604 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.10
                                            18. *,*60,501 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.1
                                            19. *,*60,135 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.1
                                            20. *,*59,791 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.9

                                            Rank 21 - 41

                                            21. *,*59,488 Fate/strange Fake Vol.4
                                            22. *,*58,999 Bleach: We Do Knot Always Love You
                                            23. *,*57,862 Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Hametsu Vol.7
                                            24. *,*56,710 Date A Live Vol.16
                                            25. *,*56,001 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Vol.10
                                            26. *,*55,279 Hidan no Aria Vol.24
                                            27. *,*55,036 Strike the Blood Vol.16
                                            28. *,*54,728 Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! Vol.8
                                            29. *,*54,669 Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Familia Chronicle Episode Ryu
                                            30. *,*54,650 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.10

                                            31. *,*54,540 Eromanga-sensei Vol.8
                                            32. *,*53,795 Monster Strike The Movie: Hajimari no Basho e
                                            33. *,*40,080 Boku no Hero Academia: Yuuei Hakusho Vol.2
                                            34. *,*36,858 Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note: Idol Oouji wa Shitteiru
                                            35. *,*35,159 Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Inkai
                                            36. *,*34,240 Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note: Gakkou no Toshi Densetsu wa Shitteiru
                                            37. *,*33,538 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
                                            38. *,*28,622 Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
                                            39. *,*27,557 Gekijouban Kuroko no Basket: Last Game
                                            40. *,*25,438 12-sai.: Omoritai

                                            41. *,*24,273 Ao no Exorcist: Spy Game

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