Anime continues its global takeover, and One Piece novel Zoro Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026 is the latest title making waves. Whether you follow the manga, the anime, or both, this news changes the picture in a big way.
The Story So Far
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 made its launch 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 novel was first published online starting in 2017. Funimation simultaneously streamed the novel's Chinese animated series adaptation in 2020, and dropped an English dub in 2021.
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. Amamori dropped the first volume of the novel series in July 2021 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko light novel label, with illustrations by Imigimuru.
The novel won the 15th Shogakukan Light Novel Award in 2020. Seven Seas licensed both the light novel series and Itachi's manga adaptation, which launched on Shogakukan's Manga ONE service in April 2022. The first run of the novels' anime adaptation made its launch in July 2024.
Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. The anime is getting a second run. The top 20 light novel volumes in Japan in July 2026, according to Oricon, were:.
Since 1967, it has been compiling data on record sales in Japan and publishing rankings; since 2008, it has also published the “ORICON Book Ranking” based on sales figures. The company holds a vast amount of data on the Japanese entertainment market. It operates “ORICON NEWS,” Japan's largest entertainment website, and runs “Japan Anime News” as its global version.
What happens next is anyone's guess, but one thing is certain: this development has added a fresh chapter to an already fascinating entertainment saga. Stay tuned to TeraMovies for all the latest updates from the world of cinema.
