2015 in Japanese literature explained

The following is an overview of the year 2015 in Japanese literature. It includes winners of literary awards, yearly best-sellers, title debuts and endings, and deaths of notable Japanese literature-related people, as well as any other relevant Japanese literature-related events. For an overview of the year in literature from other countries, see 2015 in literature; for an overview of the year in manga (Japanese comics), see 2015 in manga.

Awards

Best-sellers

Light novel titles

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel titles in Japan during 2015[2] according to Oricon.[3]

Rank Title Author(s) Copies
1Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?Fujino Ōmori (story), Suzuhito Yasuda (art)1,220,217
2The Irregular at Magic High SchoolTsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art)1,175,978
3My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFUWataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art)1,050,446
4OverlordKugane Maruyama (story), so-bin (art)927,413
5Naruto Story Seriesseveral883,833
6Sword Art OnlineReki Kawahara (story), abec (art)788,895
7Kagerou DazeJin (Shizen no Teki-P) (story), Sidu (art)494,721
8Kokuhaku Yokō RenshūTōko Fujitani (story), Yamako (art)413,663
9Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no IndexKazuma Kamachi (story), Kiyotaka Haimura (art)405,666
10Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art)390,856

Light novel volumes

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel volumes in Japan during 2015[4] according to Oricon.[5]

Rank Volume Author(s) Copies
1 vol.3Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art)325,991
2Sword Art Online vol.16 Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art)285,081
3Kagerou Daze VI -over the dimension- Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) (story), Sidu (art)255,785
4The Irregular at Magic High School vol.16Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art)251,640
5The Irregular at Magic High School vol.15Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art)247,532
6The Boy and the BeastMamoru Hosoda244,336
7My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU vol.10Wataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art)224,761
8Akira Higashiyama217,136
9My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU vol.10.5Wataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art)207,460
10The Irregular at Magic High School vol.17Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art)194,973

Title debuts

Title endings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第 52 回文藝賞が決定. September 3, 2015. September 8, 2016. kawade.co.jp. Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Japanese.
  2. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  3. Web site: Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015. November 29, 2015. September 8, 2016. Anime News Network.
  4. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  5. Web site: Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015. November 29, 2015. September 8, 2016. Anime News Network.