The weekly Oricon Manga sales chart is still presenting a dominant Spy x Family with all of its volumes still on the Top 30, though copies sold for its latest and 9th volume and Volumes 1 to 3 set have reported a decline week-on-week while the rest of its volumes remain upbeat, recording improvement in sales from the week before.
As for the rest on the list, they are mostly occupied by past titles with few new releases to be seen. First is Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Onodera Ritsu no Baai Volume 17 at Number 15 with 29,178 copies sold in its first 2 days. The spin-off title of the Junjou Romantica series began serialization back in 2006 through Emerald magazine and has official English releases via the publisher SuBLime. Then, head over to Number 19, and you will find the Manga adaptation of the Light Novel, Chichi wa Eiyuu, Haha wa Seirei, Musume no Watashi wa Tenseisha. which sees its 7th volume at 20,794 copies sold in its first week. If you are interested in the Manga, you can check out its first chapter available through Square Enix’s Big Gangan right here in Japanese (click here for easy access).
It is thanks to the amazing folks over at Oricon that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Oricon right here (Manga) and here (Series). If Google charts are what you prefer, you can find their respective links to the charts at the bottom of the post. Many of the titles that you see below have been discussed in the TSUTAYA’s sales chart for the same week, so do have a look at it right here. Some titles that did not make it onto the Top 30 chart were also discussed in the COMIC ZIN’s chart here.
At Number 20 is Ikoku Nikki Volume 9 by veteran Mangaka, Tomoko Yamashita (Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Your, Touch Me Again) at 20,738 copies sold, also in its first week. The title tells a story of a novelist who is 35 years old, living with a 15-year-old orphan. More info about the Manga can be found on its official web page here, where it is also mentioned that the series now has 1 million copies in circulation. Over to Number 22 is Isekai Shokudou: Youshoku no Nekoya Volume 2 at 18,752 copies sold in its first 6 days, an alternative to the main storyline which you may be familiar with considering it already has two seasons of Anime adaptation in 2017 and 2021.
The artwork of Ikoku Nikki available through its webpage
The Manga adaptation of Yuusha Shoukan ni Makikomareta kedo, Isekai wa Heiwa deshita is next at Number 23 at 18,501 copies sold in its first 6 days. Serialization started for the series back in August 2018 by artist Jiroo Heian through the Comp Ace magazine of which several of its chapters can be read for free right here in Japanese through Comic Walker. Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu. is the final new release on the Top 30 at 14, 573 copies sold in its first 4 days. Some of its chapters are accessible via its official page right here in Japanese, and a promotional video for the series is also available on Futabasha’s official Youtube page, so do check them out!
Manga Weekly Top 30
1. Spy x Family Vol. 9