Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Novel Tops Oricon Monthly Light Novel Ranking for June 2026
The novel adaptation of a film that just finished its theatrical run topping the chart suggests the property's appeal extends beyond the screen.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The novel adaptation of Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! anime film topped Oricon's monthly light novel ranking for June 2026, selling 15,049 copies. The film's limited theatrical run ended on June 18, and Netflix began streaming it in January. Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Vol. 4 dropped to #2, and Ryohgo Narita's DON'T BLEACH MY FIST debuted at #3.
The novel shipped in Japan on January 30 and has sold an estimated 186,219 copies cumulatively. The ranking data covers June 1-28, the same month the film's limited theatrical run concluded. Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Vol. 4, last month's #1, fell to #2 with 14,208 copies. Ryohgo Narita's DON'T BLEACH MY FIST, based on Tite Kubo's Bleach and originating from an April Fools' prank, debuted at #3 with 13,445 copies.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.