One Piece novel Zoro Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026

Heaven Official's Blessing novel's 6th volume ranked 2nd, 9th volume of Too Many Losing Heroines! ranks 3rd

Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026 on August 6. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 29 to August 2.

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
1	ONE PIECE novel ZORO	(Original Story) Eiichiro Oda / (Novel) Jun Esaka / (Art) Nakamaru	Shueisha	47,965	47,965
2	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
3	Too Many Losing Heroines! 9	(Author) Takibi Amamori / (Art) Imigimuru	Shogakukan	18,785	18,785
4	Farming Life in Another World 21	(Author) Kinosuke Naito / (Art) Yasumo	Kadokawa	14,185	14,443
5	Magical Girl Witch Trials	(Author) Acacia / (Cover Art) Umemaro / (Frontispiece & Text Illustration) Omu Sugawara, maruchi	Kadokawa	10,281	10,281
6	Mobile Police Patlabor: Sushiya no Goto	(Author) Kazunori Itō / (Art) Masami Yuuki	Bungeishunju	9,709	21,760
7	Cosmic Princess Kaguya!	(Original Story) Studio Chromato, Studio Colorido / (Author) Naruto Kiriyama / (Frontispiece & Text Illustration) Asao Urata	Kadokawa	9,100	195,319
8	Noda 3	(Author) Mao Mano / (Art) Oda Kogane / (Original Story & Supervision) Daibakuhasin	Kadokawa	8,637	13,142
9	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
10	I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class 10	(Author) Takata / (Art) Azuri Hyūga	Kadokawa	7,571	7,571
11	The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! 21	(Author) Shirow Shiratori / (Art) Shirabi	SB Creative	7,439	7,439
12	I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! 12	(Author) Yomu Mishima / (Art) Nadare Takamine	Overlap	7,255	7,255
13	Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 10	(Author) Yūshi Ukai / (Art) Nekometal	Kadokawa	6,643	13,034
14	Let's Go! Maizen Sisters: Totsuzen Osama ni Natteshimatta Ken	(Text) Hiroshi Ishizaki / (Art) Sanosuke Sakuma	Poplar Publishing	6,061	6,061
15	Let This Grieving Soul Retire! 14	(Author) Tsukikage / (Art) Chyko	Micro Magazine	5,957	5,957
16	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 45	(Author) Tappei Nagatsuki / (Art) Shinichirou Otsuka	Kadokawa	5,947	12,993
17	I Make Delicious Meal for My Beloved Family 9	(Author) Ayasakura / (Art) CONACO	Earth Star Entertainment	5,867	5,867
18	Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles: Gaiden Amakawa-kyo no Shokutaku	(Author) Yuri Kitayama / (Art) Riv, Kyoko Yufu	Hobby Japan	5,581	5,581
19	Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Shooting Star Starly World Arc	(Author) Mie Takase / (Art) Tau Karino, Poto	Kadokawa	5,427	54,813
20	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