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The Irregular at Magic High School Magian Company Tops Oricon's Light Novel Ranking for September
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Tsutomu Satou and Kana Ishida's The Irregular at Magic High School Magian Company volume 12 topped the chart, selling 24,222 copies. The volume shipped on September 10. The latest anime in the franchise, The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -, opened in Japan on May 8, and will screen in the United States and Canada on November 1, 3, and 4.
NISIOISIN and VOFAN's Torimonogatari, the latest volume in the Monogatari Series, ranked at #2. The volume shipped on September 4.
Saekisan and Hanekoto's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten volume 13 shipped on September 12, and it ranked at #3. The second season of the anime based on the novel series debuted on April 3 and aired for 12 episodes.
The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in September 2026, according to Oricon, were:
| 1 | The Irregular at Magic High School Magian Company 12 | (Author) Tsutomu Satou / (Illustration) Kana Ishida | KADOKAWA | 24,422 | 24,422 |
| 2 | Torimonogatari | (Author) NISIOISIN / (Illustration) VOFAN | Kodansha | 16,599 | 16,599 |
| 3 | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 13 | (Author) Saekisan / (Illustration) Hanekoto | SB Creative | 14,483 | 14,483 |
| 4 | Witch on the Holy Night: Part 1 | (Author) Kinoko Nasu / (Illustration) Hirokazu Koyama | Seikaisha | 13,884 | 33,444 |
| 5 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected: Ketsu 3 | (Author) Wataru Watari / (Illustration) Ponkan8 | Shogakukan | 11,590 | 11,590 |
| 6 | A Certain Magical Index: Genesis Testament 16 | (Author) Kazuma Kamachi / (Illustration) Kiyotaka Haimura | KADOKAWA | 10,113 | 10,113 |
| 7 | A Tale of the Secret Saint 13 | (Author) Touya / (Illustration) chibi | Earth Star Ent. | 9,283 | 9,283 |
| 8 | Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools 14 | (Author) Hisaya Amagishi / (Illustration) Hachi Komada / (Original Character Design) Kei | KADOKAWA | 7,548 | 7,548 |
| 9 | By the Grace of the Gods 19 | (Author) Roy / (Illustration) Ririnra | Hobby Japan | 7,425 | 7,425 |
| 10 | Cosmic Princess Kaguya! | (Story) Studio Chromato / Studio Colorido / (Author) Naruto Kiriyama / (Frontispiece & Interior Illustrations) Asao Urata | KADOKAWA | 7,215 | 208,203 |
| 11 | Kirby: Mugen no Haguruma - Kiri ni Tsutsumareta Daijiken!? | (Author) Mie Takase / (Illustration) Tau Karino / Poto | KADOKAWA | 6,691 | 31,101 |
| 12 | Magical Girl Witch Trials | (Author) Acacia / (Cover Illustration) Umemaro / (Frontispiece & Interior Illustrations) Omu Sugawara / maruchi | KADOKAWA | 6,367 | 28,907 |
| 13 | Witch and Mercenary 8 | (Author) Kaeru Chōhōkiteki / (Illustration) Bench Kanase | Micro Magazine | 5,877 | 5,877 |
| 14 | I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too 21 | (Author) Miku / (Illustration) Rein Kuwashima | KADOKAWA | 5,853 | 5,853 |
| 15 | Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court - Short Story Collection 1 | (Author) Satsuki Nakamura / (Illustration) Kana Yuki | Ichijinsha | 5,795 | 6,205 |
| 16 | Classroom of the Elite: Honami Ichinose Character Book | (Story) Syougo Kinugasa / (Illustration) Shunsaku Tomose | KADOKAWA | 5,606 | 5,606 |
| 17 | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 46 | (Author) Tappei Nagatsuki / (Illustration) Shinichirou Otsuka | KADOKAWA | 5,392 | 5,392 |
| 18 | Popular Serizawa Acts Weird around Me | Yuzu Tsubaki | Starts Publishing | 5,114 | 15,650 |
| 19 | Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter 23: Seien no Shokuzai | (Author) Riku Nanano / (Illustration) cura | KADOKAWA | 4,717 | 4,717 |
| 20 | Shibo Endo wo Kaihi Shita Gyaruge no Hiroin-tachi ga Ore no "Nikkicho" wo Yonde Himitsu o Shitta Rashii 3 | (Author) addict / (Illustration) Heiro | SB Creative | 4,427 | 4,427 |
Source: Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS
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