3rd place: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Vol.21

The 21st volume of the main “DanMachi” series is here already!
A must-read sequel eagerly awaited after the shocking ending of the previous volume.

The Loki Familia has been completely wiped out—.
The worst news awaited Bell upon his return from the far northern frontier.
Even the gods could not hide their shock at the reality that the city’s largest faction’s expedition had failed, and that Ais and the others were stranded on the 60th floor of the dungeon.
But the City of Heroes refuses to accept its doom.
“We will use the entire army of Orario.”
Raise your battle cries. Pour all your cards into the fight and resist despair. And then—
“If I could do it, then so can you.”
When crimson and deep blue gazes meet, a single ray of hope is within reach.
This is the story of a boy’s journey, and a goddess’s record—
The Tale of the Familia Mythos (Familia Miis)

2nd place: Silent Hill f

The smash-hit psychological horror returns—now fully novelized, set in Japan!

In the rural mountain town of Ebisugaoka, surrounded by forests and silence, student Hinako Fukami carries a growing sense of emptiness.
That morning, she meets up with her classmates at their usual candy shop, chatting idly as always. Despite the stifling atmosphere of the decaying town, it should have been just another ordinary day—
until the monster appeared.

A complete novelization of the highly anticipated new installment in the hit psychological horror series, set in Japan!

1st place: Heaven Official's Blessing Vol.5

From Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, the author of The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi), comes the long-awaited fifth volume of the Chinese BL fantasy masterpiece — Heaven Official’s Blessing!

Strange events unfold one after another on Mount Tonglu.
Haunted by the grotesque sights and sounds around him, Xie Lian’s heart begins to waver as long-buried memories resurface.
Sensing his turmoil, Hua Cheng gently stays by his side and ties a red string between their fingers—so they will never lose each other.
That unbreakable thread binds not only their hands, but their hearts as well.

While making their way toward the mountain’s summit, an avalanche separates them, and Xie Lian awakens in a vast stone cavern filled with countless divine statues.
Though he soon reunites with Hua Cheng, something about him feels different...
The veiled statues and murals that Hua Cheng stubbornly hides from Xie Lian begin to reveal the truth—his real identity, and the eight-hundred-year-long devotion he has carried for him.

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Ranking / Estimated number of copies sold / Estimated cumulative sales volume / Title / Author

1 16,872 25,713 Heaven Official's Blessing Vol.5 (Author) Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / (Illustration) Hiru-no-Kotaiyo / (Translation) Zheng Yingxin
2 5,649 5,649 Silent Hill f (Author) Shiro Kuro / (Story & Supervision) Konami Digital Entertainment
3 4,251 46,488 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Vol.21 (Author) Fujino Omori / (Illustration) Suzuhito Yasuda
4 3,997 3,997 Reincarnated as a Sword Vol.20 (Author) Yuu Tanaka / (Illustration) Ruroo
5 3,556 17,817 Golden Kamuy: Atsushirō Tsurumi’s Vow (Original & Illustration) Satoru Noda / (Novel) Amon Ibuki
6 2,759 270,138 5 Centimeters per Second (Novel) (Author) Makoto Shinkai
7 2,662 8,468 I joined an unfriendly group on a school trip Vol.2 (Author) Uzura Kakuregi
8 2,620 2,620 This Is Screwed Up, but I Was Reincarnated as a Girl in Another World Vol.6 (Author) Ashi / (Illustration) Kaomin
9 2,327 16,347 Tsugimonogatari (Author) Nisio Isin / (Illustration) VOFAN
10 2,198 2,198 Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Vol.5 (Author) Yomu Mishima / (Illustration) Moge Yui / (Character Design) Meng Da

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