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One Piece novel Zoro Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
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 debuted on 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 Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series 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 adaptation premiered in July 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. The anime is getting a second season.
The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in July 2026, according to Oricon, were:
| Rank | Title | Author(s) | Publisher | Monthly Sales | Cumulative Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE PIECE novel ZORO | (Original Story) Eiichiro Oda / (Novel) Jun Esaka / (Art) Nakamaru | Shueisha | 47,965 | 47,965 | |
| Heaven Official's Blessing 6 | (Author) Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / (Translation) Zheng Yingxin / (Art) Ri Chu de Xiao Taiyang | Frontier Works | 24,807 | 24,807 | |
| Too Many Losing Heroines! 9 | (Author) Takibi Amamori / (Art) Imigimuru | Shogakukan | 18,785 | 18,785 | |
| Farming Life in Another World 21 | (Author) Kinosuke Naito / (Art) Yasumo | Kadokawa | 14,185 | 14,443 | |
| Magical Girl Witch Trials | (Author) Acacia / (Cover Art) Umemaro / (Frontispiece & Text Illustration) Omu Sugawara, maruchi | Kadokawa | 10,281 | 10,281 | |
| Mobile Police Patlabor: Sushiya no Goto | (Author) Kazunori Itō / (Art) Masami Yuuki | Bungeishunju | 9,709 | 21,760 | |
| Cosmic Princess Kaguya! | (Original Story) Studio Chromato, Studio Colorido / (Author) Naruto Kiriyama / (Frontispiece & Text Illustration) Asao Urata | Kadokawa | 9,100 | 195,319 | |
| Noda 3 | (Author) Mao Mano / (Art) Oda Kogane / (Original Story & Supervision) Daibakuhasin | Kadokawa | 8,637 | 13,142 | |
| Heaven Official's Blessing 6 Special Edition | (Author) Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / (Translation) Zheng Yingxin / (Art) Ri Chu de Xiao Taiyang | Frontier Works | 7,625 | 7,625 | |
| I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class 10 | (Author) Takata / (Art) Azuri Hyūga | Kadokawa | 7,571 | 7,571 | |
| The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! 21 | (Author) Shirow Shiratori / (Art) Shirabi | SB Creative | 7,439 | 7,439 | |
| I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! 12 | (Author) Yomu Mishima / (Art) Nadare Takamine | Overlap | 7,255 | 7,255 | |
| Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 10 | (Author) Yūshi Ukai / (Art) Nekometal | Kadokawa | 6,643 | 13,034 | |
| Let's Go! Maizen Sisters: Totsuzen Osama ni Natteshimatta Ken | (Text) Hiroshi Ishizaki / (Art) Sanosuke Sakuma | Poplar Publishing | 6,061 | 6,061 | |
| Let This Grieving Soul Retire! 14 | (Author) Tsukikage / (Art) Chyko | Micro Magazine | 5,957 | 5,957 | |
| Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 45 | (Author) Tappei Nagatsuki / (Art) Shinichirou Otsuka | Kadokawa | 5,947 | 12,993 | |
| I Make Delicious Meal for My Beloved Family 9 | (Author) Ayasakura / (Art) CONACO | Earth Star Entertainment | 5,867 | 5,867 | |
| Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles: Gaiden Amakawa-kyo no Shokutaku | (Author) Yuri Kitayama / (Art) Riv, Kyoko Yufu | Hobby Japan | 5,581 | 5,581 | |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Shooting Star Starly World Arc | (Author) Mie Takase / (Art) Tau Karino, Poto | Kadokawa | 5,427 | 54,813 | |
| Kinnikuman: Kindan no Chojin Taggu Satsujin Jiken | (Author) Oginuma X / (Supervision) Yudetamago | Shueisha | 5,362 | 5,362 |
Source: Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS
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