BOOK☆WALKER Global has announced its annual eBook download ranking, and isekai continues to reign supreme! First place goes to the light novel series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, which grew more in popularity with the release of its second anime season in Summer 2023. So I’m a Spider, So What? at No. 2 and Ascendance of a Bookworm at No. 3 are following closely behind and are also light novel series that benefited from their successful anime adaptations. Standing out amidst isekai entries, the popular rom-com manga Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro proved its enduring appeal by securing the No. 5 spot as the only manga series in the overall ranking.
GLOBAL STORE OVERALL RANKING:
Ranking reflects downloads from November 1st, 2022 PT ~ October 31st, 2023 PT on the Global Store. ※Please note that the ranking changes depending on safe-search setting.
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel)
- So I’m a Spider, So What? (Light Novel)
- Ascendance of a Bookworm (Light Novel)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel)
- Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro (Manga)
- Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Light Novel)
- Overlord (Light Novel)
- Reincarnated as a Sword (Light Novel)
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (Light Novel)
- The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (Light Novel)
To see the full rankings by category, visit the ranking page here: https://global.bookwalker.jp/ex/feature/year-ranking/?adpcnt=0xfn757w
Source: Press Release
