Weekly watching roundup – Autumn 2015 week 9

Caught up on some, fallen behind more on others. Such are the ways of the world.

Episodes watched in the past week:
One Punch Man 7
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru 3
Teekyuu 6 8
Teekyuu 6 9
Hacka Doll The Animation 9
Yuru Yuri San☆Hai! 9
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 4
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 5
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 6
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 7
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 8
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 9
Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan 9
Itoshi no Muco 9
Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen 6
Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen 7
Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen 8

Autumn 2015 Status:

Series rankings at present:
1. Noragami Aragoto
2. Lance N’ Masques
3. Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
4. Yuru Yuri San☆Hai!
5. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk (up 2)
6. Itoshi no Muco (down 1)
7. Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?? (down 1)
8. Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen
9. Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
10. Teekyuu 6
11. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
12. Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan
13. Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken
14. Fushigi no Somera-chan
15. Heavy Object
16. Dance with Devils
17. Hacka Doll The Animation
18. Komori-san wa Kotowarenai
19. One Punch Man
20. Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note

English and Japanese Light Novel Releases for Week Commencing 30th November 2015

Late post. Sorry.

English releases:

n/a

Japanese releases:

Hero Bunko: (release date 30th November)
Seiun wo Kakeru 3 (青雲を駆ける 3)
Ouroboros Record 1 (ウロボロス・レコード1)
Kantei Nouryoku de Chougoushi ni Narimasu 1 (鑑定能力で調合師になります 1)

GC Novels: (release date 30th November)
Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja 4 (賢者の弟子を名乗る賢者 4)
Tanaka: Nenrei Equal Kanojo Inaireki no Mahoutsukai 1 (田中~年齢イコール彼女いない歴の魔法使い~ 1)

Famitsu Bunko: (release date 30th November)
Haken no Kouki Altina 10 (覇剣の皇姫アルティーナX)
Lady!? Steady,GO!!
Guild no Cheat na Uketsukejou 3 (ギルドのチートな受付嬢(3))
Harem he no Kiyoku Tadashiki Route: 0-banme wa Kita Kokusan no Tundra Ouhi? (楽園への清く正しき道程 0番目は北国産のツンドラ王妃?)
Aoi Haruno Subete 4 (アオイハルノスベテ4)
Tegs no Meikyuu Tanbouroku 2 (テグスの迷宮探訪録2)
Ixiano Ikusa Monogatari: Kokuroukyou to Tengan no Gunshi (イキシアノ戦物語 黒狼卿と天眼の軍師)
Meikyuu Toshi no Antique Shop 3 (迷宮都市のアンティークショップ3)
Eiyuu Shikkaku 2 Yappari, Sekai wo Horoboshimasu (英雄失格2 やっぱり、世界を滅ぼします)
Ore yori Tsuyoi Ano Ko wo Naguri ni Iku (俺より強いあの娘を殴りに行く)

Monster Bunko: (release date 30th November)
Elf Tensei kara no Cheat Kenkokuki (エルフ転生からのチート建国記(2))
ぼっち転生記(1)
Yomei Ichinen no Ars Magna 2 (余命一年の勇者(2))
ビルドエラーの盾僧侶(4)

Jewel Bunko: (release date 30th November)
Kokuou Heika wo Taburakasu Tsumori ga (Shojo Bareshite) Tenohira de Korogasaremashita. (国王陛下をたぶらかすつもりが(処女バレして)てのひらで転がされました。)
Seijo Jutai Kishi Ouji ni Ubawarete (聖女受胎 騎士皇子に奪われて)
覇王

Cobalt Bunko: (release date 1st December)
ひきこもり神官と潔癖メイド 王弟殿下は花嫁をお探しです
Shimobe no Dairoku Tenmaou ~Honnouji Kara Hen~ (僕の第六天魔王 〜本能寺から変〜)
Heian Mononoke Busters: Dai Touzoku no Saishuushoku (平安もののけバスターズ 大盗賊の再就職)

TO Bunko: (release date 1st Deember)
海の見える花屋フルールの事件記~秋山瑠璃は恋をしない~
アゲイン~私と死神の300日~

Kodansha Ranobe Bunko: (release date 2nd December)
Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha 14 (アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者14)
Ojamajo Doremi 19 (おジャ魔女どれみ19)
Gakunen Top no Ojousama ga 1-nen de Hensachi wo 40 Sagete Gyaru ni Natteita Hanashi (学年トップのお嬢様が1年で偏差値を40下げてギャルになっていた話)
Hinagiku Kokoro no Break Time 1 (雛菊こころのブレイクタイム1)

Melissa: (release date 2nd December)
王太子妃になんてなりたくない!!2
Yasashii Shinjitsu to Seiryaku Kekkon (やさしい真実と政略結婚)

Iris Neo: (release date 2nd December)
Watashi no Kinodoku na Konyakusha (私の気の毒な婚約者)

Sonya Bunko: (release date 3rd December)
Gunpuku no Shoudou (軍服の衝動)
Haitoku no Rensa (背徳の恋鎖)

Ponycan BOOKS: (release date 3rd December)
DEEMO -Last Dream-

Ponycan BOOKS Light Novel Series: (release date 3rd December)
SHOW BY ROCK! ! 聖MIDI女学園高等部~ぷるぷる♪すとろべりー~
Lance N’ Masques 6 ~Lance And Masques~ (Lance N’ Masques(6)~ランス・アンド・マスクス~)
救いをこの手に

JUMP j BOOKS: (release date 4th December)
Haikyuu!! Shousetsuban!! 6 (ハイキュー! ! ショーセツバン! !VI)
Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari 1 (終わりのセラフ 吸血鬼ミカエラの物語 1)

Kodansha X Bunko White Heart: (release date 4th December)
黒の女王~ブラック・ウィドウ~ 欧州妖異譚11
愛煉の檻 約束の恋刀
薔薇十字叢書 ようかい菓子舗京極堂
夜陰の花 華族探偵と書生助手

VG Bunko: (release date 5th December)
マッドファーザー

Unknown label or not a light novel:
火輪を抱いた少女1 晴れのち地獄
勇者様のお師匠様 V
ファイナルファンタジーXI ~終わりなき大地の唄~
霧雨が降る森 End Over End
東京無国籍少女
5分で読める! ひと駅ストーリー 旅の話
独りの時間をご一緒します。
縁結び雑貨店「華伊菜講(かいなこう)」のよろず相談

Adult light novel labels with releases this week:
King Novels (release date 1st December) – 2 volumes
Real Dream Bunko (release date 2nd December) – 1 volume

Plus rereleases of 通りすがりの王子 1, シュガー*ホリック 1 and 純情リターンマッチ under Eternity Bunko

eBook Japan Yearly Light Novel Sales rankings

This one seems much more female audience oriented than Bookwalker or Oricon.

Needless to say, this is an ebook ranking, and it is also a series ranking rather than a volume ranking. The rankings cover the top 20.

Light novels:
1. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
2. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
3. Kedamono
4. No Game No Life
5. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden Sword Oratoria
6. Madan no Ou to Vanadis
7. Rokka no Yuusha
8. Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
9. Gunpuku no Katsuai
10. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
11. Hataraku Maou-sama!
12. Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan
13. Shinmai Maou no Testament
14. (Kari) Hanayome no Yangotonaki Jijou
15. Mushoku Tensei ~Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu~
16. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
17. Danna-sama wa Toshishita Ookami!?
18. Fukushuu no Hanazono
19. Hatsukoi no Tsumeato
20. Koukyuu Yuugi

Literature Ranking: (select titles)
3. Arslan Senki
8. Boukyaku Tantei Series
14. Toshokan Sensou Series

(source: eBook Japan via book-rank.net)

Bookwalker.jp 2015 yearly rankings (light novels)

These rankings are series rankings, not volume rankings. The overall rankings list (the top one) has gaps as things that are not light novels (mostly manga) have been left out. This treatment has not been applied to the literature rankings, so there are a couple of non-light novels on there.

These rankings cover bookwalker ONLY but this is a major source of light novel sales, so is worth including despite being limited to a single site.

1. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
2. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
4. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
5. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
6. Seiken Tsukai no World Break
7. Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
8. Hataraku Maou-sama
9. Mushoku Tensei ~Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu~
10. Highschool DxD
11. Madan no Ou to Vanadis
12. Log Horizon
13. Granblue Fantasy
14. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou Ka Gaiden
15. Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
16. Date A Live
21. Shinmai Maou no Testament
22. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
24. Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?
25. Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de
26. Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan
30. Tokyo Ravens
32. Fairytale Chronicle
35. Toaru Majutsu no Index
36. Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
38. Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku
39. Strike the Blood
40. Hachinantte, Sore wa Nai Deshou
41. Amagi Brilliant Park
42. Hidan no Aria
46. Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?
47. No Game No Life
49. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
51. Boukyaku Tantei Series
56. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
57. Uchi no Isourou ga Sekai wo Shouaku Shiteiru!
60. Rokka no Yuusha
63. Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” toshite Rachirareta Ken
65. Campione!
66. Heavy Object
67. Neet Dakedo Hello Work ni Ittara Isekai ni Tsuretekareta
69. Only Sense Online
72. Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
73. Absolute Duo
75. Netge no Yome wa Onna no Ko Janai to Omotta
76. Full Metal Panic! Another
78. Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai
79. Haken no Kouki Altina
80. Sky World
82. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir
84. Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!
86. Tenkyou no Alderamin
92. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
95. Sekai no Owari no Encore
96. Outbreak Company
97. Isekai Mahou wa Okureteru!

Literature rankings for volumes outside the top 100 overall:
4. Osozaki Explorer
5. Sakurako san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
6. 29-sai Dokushin wa Isekai de Jiyuu ni Ikita… …Katta.
7. Bannou Kanteishi Q Series
8. Arslan Senki
9. Legend
10. GOSICK Shin Tairiku hen
11. Haunted Campus
12. Toshokan Sensou Series
13. Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
14. Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
15. Ninja Slayer
16. Otoko nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji wo Mezasanakya ne
17. Love Live! School Idol Diary
18. Domahou ni Eikou wo!
19. Elf to Sensha to Boku no Mainichi
20. GOSICK

Female audience light novel rankings:
1. Okobore Hime to Entaku no Kishi
2. Madoushi wa Heibon wo Nozomu
3. (Kari) Hanayome no Yangotonaki Jijou
4. Shounen Onmyouji
5. Imouto ga Yuusha ni Narimashita.
6. Soukai Genyuuden
7. Migawari Hakushaku Series
8. Hakuou Shijin
9. Dare ka Kono Joukyou Setsumei Shite Kudasai! ~Keiyaku Kara Hajimaru Wedding~
10. Maria-sama ga Miteru
11. Sugar Apple Fairytale
12. Nariyuki Saiou
13. Ruri Ryuu Shugoroku
14. Yami no Koutaishi
15. Kashin Yuugiden
16. Kaimetsu Kishidan to Toraware no Otome
17. Kamen Konyaku no Tashinami
18. Charpentier no Zakkayasan
19. Cinderella Hakushaku-ke no Kutsubakokan
20. Honoo no Mirage

All male audience light novels are included in the top list.

source: bookwalker.jp