Japan Top-Selling Light Novels: First Half 2014

The following chart covers sales from November 18, 2013 to May 18, 2014....

No	Title	Author	Total	publisher
01	Kagerou Daze	JIN (Shizen no Teki-P)	814,638	Enterbrain
02	Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei	Tsutomu Satou, Illustration: Kana Ishida	651,405	ASCII Media Works
03	Sword Art Online	Story: Reki Kawahara, Illustration: abec	592,669	ASCII Media Works
04	Monogatari Series	NisiOisin, Illustration: VOFAN	519,732	Kodansha
05	Yahari Ore no Seishun LoveCome wa Machigatteiru	Wataru Watari, Illustration: Ponkan8	487,397	Shogakukan
06	Sword Art Online: Progressive	Story: Reki Kawahara, Illustration: abec	331,987	ASCII Media Works
07	Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index	Kazuma Kamachi, Illustration: Kiyotaka Haimura	318,987	ASCII Media Works
08	Kuroko no Basuke -Replace-	Sawako Hirabayashi, Original Story/Illustration: Tadatoshi Fujimaki	281,325	Shueisha
09	No Game, No Life (Kadokawa)	Yuu Kamiya	255,348	Kadokawa
10	Date A Live	Koushi Tachibana, Illustration: Tsunako	243,659	Fujimi Shobo
11	Strike the Blood	Gakuto Mikumo, Illustration: Manyako	243,652	ASCII Media Works
12	Log Horizon	Mamare Touno, Illustration: Kazuhiro Hara	236,474	Enterbrain
13	Hataraku Mao-sama	Satoshi Wagahara Illustration: 029	204,995	ASCII Media Works
14	Baka to Test to Shoukanju	Kenji Inoue, Illustration: Yui Haga	190,718	Enterbrain
15	Black Bullet	Shiden Kanzaki, Illustration: Saki Ukai	178,005	ASCII Media Works
16	Aria the Scarlet Ammo	Chūgaku Akamatsu, Illustration: Kobuichi	171,115	Media Factory
17	Tokyo Ravens	Kouhei Azano , Illustration: Sumihei	169,136	Fujimi Shobo
18	No Game, No Life (Media Factory)	Yuu Kamiya	168,701	Media Factory
19	Nourin	Shiratori Shirow, Illustration: Kippu	149,621	SB Creative
20	Accel World	Reki Kawahara, Illustration: HIMA	144,263	ASCII Media Works

Source: Oricon

The Winners List for The "Manga Award 2014" Competition

 

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Nikkei survey: Favorite Anime From 1960's - 1990's

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The 12 worst Live-Action Adaptation Of Anime and Manga

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MyNavi Student has recently conducted a survey asking which live action adaptation of anime or manga was the worst of all. With 599 respondents.

here are their results:

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Fans choose the manga character they would want to give chocolates to on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is big in Japan and it is a day where girls give the ones they like as well as their closest friends chocolates. Japanese digital book retail site eBookJapan recently conducted a poll just in time for the chocolate day, as known as Valentine's Day! Asked its customers who do they want to give chocolates to this Vanlentine’s Day.

Here’s what the ladies had to say:

5) Tony Chopper – One Piece

4) Edward Elric – Full Metal Alchemist

3) Jesus – Saint Onii-san

2) Shouta Kazehaya – Kimi ni Todoki

1) Gintoki Sakata – Gintama

Looks like guys who can make you roll on the floor laughing are really popular as the 4th wall-breaking samurai with a perm takes the top spot in e-book Japan’s poll. He beats out the popular Shouta Kazehaya, from the popular shoujo anime Kimi ni Todoke whose kindness and warm smile can make girls swoon.

 While Valentine’s Day may be geared towards girls in Japan, e-book Japan also asked guys which character do they want to receive chocolates from. After all, it’s the guys who get the chocolates and they usually want to receive one from a certain someone. In the results of a this poll question, they picked many characters that seasoned veterans in the scene could probably appreciate.

Here are their top 5:

5) Amir Halgal – Otoyomegatari

4) Lum – Urusei Yatsura

3) Minami Asukara – Touch

2) Nami- One Piece

1)  Kyouko Otonashi -Maison Ikkoku

Looks like legendary manga artist Rumiko Takahashi rules Valentine’s Day when it comes to girls as Kyouko Otonashi takes the #1 spot while the lovable alien invader in a tiger stripe bikini takes the #4 spot. Kyouko is often considered the perfect wife by many anime fans so this may be the reason she has edged out One Piece’s Nami and Minami Asukara from the classic baseball anime Touch.

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4,414 members of the MMD monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire over the 23rd and 24th of October 2013.

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