Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Light Novel Ranking Jul 20 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly Light Novel ranking for the week of Jul 20 2026.
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3rd place: I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Vol. 10

Rin, a nurse, cannot stand Sosuke, the charming heir of the powerful Asahina conglomerate and the grandson of one of her patients. After she becomes entangled in the family's inheritance dispute and is targeted by Sosuke's older brother, Sosuke proposes a contract marriage to protect her. What begins as an unbearable marriage to a man she dislikes gradually reveals the fierce devotion and possessive love hidden behind his relaxed smile.

2nd place: Farming Life in Another World Vol. 21

When hordes of monsters pour out of a dungeon in the Kingdom of Sasanasura, Keita and his companions join the effort to defeat them. Confronted by devastation worse than expected, they press deeper into the dungeon alongside the knights and soldiers of Ryugnatov—only to discover something unexpected within. This is the eleventh installment of Keita's easygoing otherworldly adventures.

1st place: One Piece novel ZORO

The story of Zoro's past, originally serialized in ONE PIECE magazine, is collected in book form with an additional newly written episode. It follows Roronoa Zoro from the moment he leaves Shimotsuki Village to fulfill his promise to Kuina and become the world's greatest swordsman, through to his eventual meeting with Luffy.

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

17,494 35,733 ONE PIECE novel ZORO Eiichiro Oda (Story) / Jun Esaka (Novel) / Nakamaru (Illustration)
3,298 3,298 Chittai Ore no Makikomare Isekai Seikatsu Vol. 11 Nu (Author) / Koyoi Mitsuki (Illustration)
2,654 2,654 Kusemono na Zaibatsu Onzoshi, Egao no Atsu de Keiyaku-zuma o Semetate Gekiretsu-ai de Tsuranuku Miran Takii (Author) / Kumagoroshi (Illustration)
2,238 13,052 Farming Life in Another World Vol. 21 Kinosuke Naito (Author) / Yasumo (Illustration)
2,106 9,689 Noda Vol. 3 Mao Mano (Author) / Oda Kogane (Illustration) / Daibakuhashin (Original Work & Supervision)
2,022 2,022 Shiko no Daifugo to Karei naru Gyakuten-kon [Berry's Bunko Dekiai Anthology] Momo Wakana (Author), Aoi Izumino (Author), Awo Ayase (Author) / Yoshiyuki Asajima (Illustration)
1,927 1,927 Rikon Zenya ni Naisho de Yotsugi o Sazukattara: Sakushi na Onzoshi wa Mama to Baby o Shitsuai de Mamori Hanasanai Haruhi Ao (Author) / Mitsuya (Illustration)
1,902 190,292 Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Studio Chromato (Story), Studio Colorido (Story) / Naruto Kiriyama (Author) / Asao Urata (Frontispiece & Interior Illustrations)
1,866 1,866 Kochira, Shumatsu Teitai Iinkai Vol. 6 Kien Aien (Author) / Ogipote (Illustration)
1,857 1,857 Reikoku Gekai wa Yarinaoshi Fufu Seikatsu de Shuai-zuma o Nigasanai: Rikon o Tsukitsuketara Danna-sama ga Gekiai Hyo-hen Shite Aki Hongo (Author) / Mari Fujinami (Illustration)

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