Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ Holds No. 1 in Japan

Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ held No. 1 on Japan’s weekly light novel ranking dated October 26, 2026, with an estimated 6,014 copies sold during the October 12–18 tracking period. Detective Conan: The Great Detective's Chronicler followed just 166 copies behind at No. 2 with 5,848 copies, while A Tale of the Secret Saint: Short Story Collection Vol. 1 ranked third with 3,903 copies.

At a Glance

- Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ remained No. 1 with 6,014 estimated copies sold.
- A new Detective Conan novel debuted at No. 2, just 166 copies behind.
- A Tale of the Secret Saint: Short Story Collection Vol. 1 ranked No. 3 with 3,903 copies.
- Top 10 sales totaled 33,019 copies, down 14.3% week over week.

Rascal Holds No. 1 in an Extremely Close Race

Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ remained at No. 1 with an estimated 6,014 copies sold, almost unchanged from the previous week’s 6,080 copies.

Its weekly sales declined by just 1.1%, while estimated cumulative sales reached 12,094 copies.

The margin at the top was extremely narrow, with only 166 copies separating Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ from the new Detective Conan novel in second place.

New Detective Conan Novel Takes No. 2

Detective Conan: The Great Detective's Chronicler ranked No. 2 with an estimated 5,848 copies sold.

Written by Takahiro Okura with original work by Gosho Aoyama, the book is an original Detective Conan novel rather than a manga volume.

Its weekly total put it only 2.8% behind the No. 1 title.

Returning Titles Move Lower as the Top 10 Changes

Five titles from the previous week remained in the Top 10.

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Vol. 12 moved from No. 4 to No. 6, with weekly sales falling 49.8% to 2,648 copies.

The drama CD special edition of Rascal Does Not Dream of Doctor Pig+ moved from No. 3 to No. 7, while Witch on the Holy Night (Middle Volume) fell from No. 5 to No. 8.

Overall Top 10 sales reached 33,019 copies, down 14.3% from the previous week’s 38,531 copies.

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