Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026 on August 6. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 29 to August 2.
Writer Jun Esaka and artist Nakamaru's ONE PIECE novel ZORO ranked at #1 with 47,965 copies. Shueisha published the novel on July 3. The novel depicts Zoro's life and adventures before meeting Luffy. Esaka also wrote the One Piece: Heroines light novel series with illustration by Sayaka Suwa. Viz Media publishes the novels in English. The light novels' anime adaptation debuted on July 5.
The sixth volume of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's Heaven Official's Blessing novel ranked second with 24,807 copies sold. The ninth volume of Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series ranked third with 18,785 copies sold.
The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in July 2026, according to Oricon, were:
- 1. ONE PIECE novel ZORO — 47,965 copies
- 2. Heaven Official's Blessing 6 — 24,807 copies
- 3. Too Many Losing Heroines! 9 — 18,785 copies
- 4. Farming Life in Another World 21 — 14,185 copies
- 5. Magical Girl Witch Trials — 10,281 copies
- 6. Mobile Police Patlabor: Sushiya no Goto — 9,709 copies
- 7. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! — 9,100 copies
- 8. Noda 3 — 8,637 copies
- 9. Heaven Official's Blessing 6 Special Edition — 7,625 copies
- 10. I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in Class 10 — 7,571 copies
- 11. The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! 21 — 7,439 copies
- 12. I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! 12 — 7,255 copies
- 13. Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 10 — 6,643 copies
- 14. Let's Go! Maizen Sisters: Totsuzen Osama ni Natteshimatta Ken — 6,061 copies
- 15. Let This Grieving Soul Retire! 14 — 5,957 copies
- 16. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 45 — 5,947 copies
- 17. I Make Delicious Meal for My Beloved Family 9 — 5,867 copies
- 18. Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles: Gaiden Amakawa-kyo no Shokutaku — 5,581 copies
- 19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Shooting Star Starly World Arc — 5,427 copies
- 20. Kinnikuman: Kindan no Chojin Taggu Satsujin Jiken — 5,362 copies
