The January light novel sales rankings were announced by Shosen Book Tower, a popular bookstore in Akihabara, Tokyo, and the top spot was taken by the 17th volume of "Amai no Umi: When the Water Surface Shakes - The Counterattack of Mototsuna Kuchiki, the Unlucky Man Hated by the Three Heroes" (TO Books). The work depicts the life of the Sengoku warlord Mototsuna Kuchiki.
Coming in second place was the special edition with a booklet of the 15th volume of "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria" (GA Bunko), with the regular version of the same volume coming in third.
※Ranking
1st place: When the water surface of the sea of Amai trembles ~The counterattack of Mototsuna Kuchiki, the unlucky man hated by the three heroes~ 17:00 ~ The three heroes 17
2nd place: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Side Story Sword Oratoria 15 Special Edition with Booklet
3. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria 15
4. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 22
5th place: The Unrivaled Efforts of an Ordinary Person 3
6th place The eighth son? That can't be true! 30
7. The Tale of the Tiamoon Empire 17
8th place: Lazy Farmer in Another World 18
9th place: The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! Outside the Board 3
10th place: Easygoing Lord's Fun Territory Defense 7