Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Light Novel Ranking Feb 9 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly Light Novel ranking for the week of Feb 9 2026.
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3rd place: Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

Ultra-High-Spec Overworked High School Girl × High-Tension Kaguya-hime × Virtual Idol!?

A little bit in the future.
Aya Sakayori, an ultra-busy, high-spec high school girl living alone while aiming for admission to the University of Tokyo, encounters something unbelievable on her way home one day: she picks up a mysterious baby who emerges from a rainbow-glowing “gaming utility pole”!

What’s more, the baby rapidly grows up before her eyes and turns into a selfish girl who absolutely adores Aya!
Claiming she came from the Moon, the girl is named “Kaguya” by Aya. However, after learning how The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter ends, Kaguya makes a bold declaration—

“I’m absolutely going to make it a happy ending!”

And for some reason, she ends up aiming to become a top idol in Japan’s largest virtual space, “Tsukuyomi”...!?

2nd place: Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi: a la carte 1

Dragged into a “Hero Summoning,” an ordinary Japanese salaryman named Mukouda finds himself transported to another world. His journey with his companions is filled with untold adventures and delicious meals that didn’t make it into the main story.
This hearty short story collection features over 30 episodes from the early days of his travels (Volumes 1–3), including tales focusing on the people Mukouda meets, stories of Fel and Sui before they joined him, daily life among the goddesses, and even a “what if” scenario where Mukouda settles down and opens a diner!
From the world of outrageous fantasy adventure comes a warm and nostalgic first short story anthology!

1st place: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Vol. 8.5

Beware of a Girl’s Enemy!

“—Were you about to say something you can’t let other people hear?”
“...Um, Mashori-san, wasn’t what you just said also not something you should say out loud?”

Talking with someone who likes you is surprisingly enjoyable.
Just as I was awakening to that simple truth, a wheat-colored breeze rushed past right in front of me—.

This volume collects a wide variety of short stories, including
“Target: Wheat-Colored,”
“Yanami · Ramen · Food Crawl,”
“Yoshiki Nurumizu’s Birthday Festival 20XX,”
and “The Pajama Party Full of Mistakes,” among others.

An all-new, entirely original short story collection that definitely connects to Volume 9!

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Oricon Comic Ranking Summary

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

1 13,447 18,008 Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Vol. 8.5 Takibi Amamori (Author) / Imigimuru (Illustration)
2 5,426 13,362 Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: a la carte Vol. 1 Ren Eguchi (Author) / Masa (Illustration)
3 4,560 4,560 Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Studio Chromato / Studio Colorido (Story) / Naruto Kiriyama (Author) / Asao Urata (Illustration)
4 3,155 3,155 The Late-Starting Tamer's Laid-Back Life Vol. 15 Yu Tanaka (Author) / Nardack (Illustration)
5 3,124 3,124 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack ? Beltorchika's Children (New Edition) Yoshiyuki Tomino (Art) / Haruhiko Mikimoto (Illustration)
6 3,102 7,203 Making a Living in a Death Game Vol. 9 Yushi Ukai (Author) / Nekomental (Illustration)
7 2,547 6,086 Dahlia Wilts No More: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Vol. 13 Hisaya Amagishi (Author) / Hachi Komada (Illustration) / Kei (Character Design)
8 2,474 2,474 The Lifestyle Mages Challenge the Magic Tower Kyokai Okano (Author) / Tohsai (Illustration)
9 2,389 2,389 My Childhood Friend Is Always Ready If I Ask Yuu Kagami (Author) / Unasaka (Illustration)
10 2,328 2,328 Fierce Lady Nia Liston Vol. 10: The Brilliant Unmatched Record of the God-Slaying Warrior Reincarnated as a Sickly Noblewoman Umikaze Minamino (Author) / Kanata Tachi (Illustration)


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