It looks like sales of Kimetsu no Yaiba’s volumes ballooned the week between April 6 – April 12 as the cumulative sales went up by about 70% from 680,485 copies sold between March 30 – April 5 to 2,337,542 copies sold according to the latest sales chart by Oricon available here. It is largely thanks to Oricon that we can see these charts on a weekly basis, so please head on over to their site and show them some love here!
Sales of One Piece’s volume 96 plunged by 66% going into its second week from 1,070,591 copies sold the week before to 363,174 copies bringing the total cumulative sales to 1,433,765 copies. Unfortunately, it is not just the copies sold for One Piece that experienced a dip, several titles which were in the top 10 list for the period between March 30 – April 5 such as Tensei shitara Slime, Dragon Ball Super, Black Clover and Dr. STONE all faced a decline; as a result they were pushed all the way to the bottom 10 of the list. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto as well as Cardcaptor Sakura are no where to be seen.
Trailing closely behind ONE PIECE’s volume 96 is Shingeki no Kyojin’s latest volume which debuted at 333,139 copies sold. However, let us not forget its Special Edition which also made into the list at number 26, selling 45,359 copies for the week. This would bring the total of volumes sold for the series to 378,498 copies. The 19th volume of Kimetsu no Yaiba settles for 3rd place as it saw a 71% jump in sales.
You can find what’s coming to shelves nationwide Japan here and can make your own predictions or what you expect to sell well the next period which would be between April 13 – April 19. But, do share with us down in the comment section! As usual, the full list is as follows:
1. ONE PIECE Vol. 96 (↓66.08%)
by Eiichiro Oda
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: April 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 363,174
Link (JPN): ONE PIECE Vol. 96
Link (ENG): Vol. 92; Vol. 93; Vol. 94
2. Shingeki no Kyojin Vol. 31 (NEW)
by Hajime Isayama
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: April 2020
Price: 495 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 333,139
Link (JPN): Shingeki no Kyojin Vol. 31
Link (ENG): Vol. 28; Vol. 29; Vol. 30
3. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 (↑71.93%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: February 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 147,035
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19
Link (ENG): Vol. 19
4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 (↑77.16%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 144,061
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18
Link (ENG): Vol. 18
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8 (↑77.41%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 134,073
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8
Link (ENG): Vol. 8
6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7 (↑76.05%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: August 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 130,059
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7
Link (ENG): Vol. 7
7. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 (↑71.24%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: April 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 124,955
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15
Link (ENG): Vol. 15
8. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16 (↑70.91%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: July 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 124,348
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16
Link (ENG): Vol. 16
9. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14 (↑67.82%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 124,025
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14
Link (ENG): Vol. 14
10. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 (↑69.92%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: June 2018
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 122,820
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11
Link (ENG): Vol. 11
Special Column
Manga Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Total Number of Sales)
11. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12 *122,743
12. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17 *122,423
13. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 *120,050
14. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13 *119,482
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 *119,228
16. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 *118,190
17. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 *115,474
18. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 *113,562
19. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 *112,917
20. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 *111,128
21. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 *110,969
22. Hyakunichigo Ni Shinu Wani *85,267
23. Black Clover Vol. 24 *68,586
24. Dragon Ball Super Vol. 12 *66,227
25. Dr.STONE Vol. 15 *58,741
26. Shingeki no Kyojin Vol. 31 [Special Edition] *45,359
27. Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Vol. 16 *45,206
28. 1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou Vol. 8 *43,372
29. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol. 14 *41,108
30. Yowamushi Pedal Vol. 66 *37,861
Weekly Ranking by Series (As of 3rd Week of April 2020)
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19
Type: Comics
Total amount of sales during the period: 1,133.4 million yen (tax included)
2. ONE PIECE
ONE PIECE Vol. 96
Type: Comics
Total amount of sales during the period: 263.8 million yen (tax included)
3. Shingeki no Kyojin
Shingeki no Kyojin Vol. 31
Type: Comics
Total amount of sales during the period: 224.2 million yen (tax included)
Let me know if you find any faults with the list, also if you would like me to add the USD equivalent for Weekly Ranking by Series do let me know! Also, don’t forget to share your thoughts!