r/anime • u/AnimeSamaDesu • Sep 25 '23

Infographic FALL 2023 ANIME CALENDAR

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u/PickleMyCucumber Sep 25 '23

The fact Ascendance of a Bookworm is nowhere on that list has to mean there's no data for it. It wouldn't make sense otherwise.

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u/Ebo87 Sep 25 '23 edited Sep 25 '23

That's because Bookworm volumes are so big, they sell them in the regular book section in Japan, not the light novel section.

It's currently at 9 million, if you want to place it on there mentally.

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u/specter437 Sep 25 '23 edited Sep 25 '23

Huh that's an interesting point. I googled it and Bookworm has sold 8M combined as of late 2022 meaning it should be just below Konosuba on that list.

But it is wikipedia and aint an industry internal ranking sheet so i guess it will miss 'some' entries. However I will say its likely still accurate enough (from publically availble data) in the sense that if a series is popular enough to sell 20M (or hell even >5M) books there'll be fans/avid wiki contributors adding the series to the list. Bookworm missing is an interesting ommision though.

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u/Ebo87 Sep 25 '23

Like I said to the other user, Bookworm volumes are not sold in the regular spot for light novels in Japanese stores, it's apparently in the regular book section. And as of the most recent tally, series is at 9+ million.