All of Kimetsu no Yaiba’s volumes are accounted for in the latest Japan Top Weekly Manga chart, and compare to last week, Kimetsu no Yaiba has once again dominated the top 10 list. It is thanks to Oricon that we are able to see these charts that are publicly available for free, so please pay them a visit here!
Sales have improved for most of Kimetsu no Yaiba’s volumes, but not for all. I have summarized the changes down below:
| Titles | February 17, 2020 ~ February 23, 2020 | February 24, 2020 ~ March 1, 2020 | Change (%) |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 | 88,206 | 90,783 | ↑2.84 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 | 93,517 | 65,955 | ↓29.47 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 | 94,106 | 64,235 | ↓31.74 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14 | 88,715 | 61,227 | ↓30.98 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 | 93,306 | 60,936 | ↓34.69 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 | 102,926 | 60,915 | ↓40.82 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13 | 89,102 | 57,950 | ↓34.96 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 | 89,743 | 54,309 | ↓39.48 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 | 83,377 | 46,921 | ↓43.72 |
Apart from that, Silver Spoon 15th volume which occupied last week’s top spot stumbled 10 places to number 11. Sales declined by about 71.01%. Nanatsu no Taizai and Uchuu Kyoudai also saw a drop in the week between February 24 and March 1. The biggest climber would be Kimetsu no Yaiba’s volume 18 which went up 26 spots to number 2. It has seen nearly 50% jump in sales. For the week, Kimetsu no Yaiba has managed an estimated overall sales of 1,603,053 copies sold, down 4.41% from the week before.
Nevertheless, the full list is as follows:
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 (↑11.98%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: February 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 161,576
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19
Link (ENG): Vol. 19
2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 (↑51.08%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 107,289
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18
Link (ENG): Vol. 18
3. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8 (↑26.08%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 101,154
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8
Link (ENG): Vol. 8
4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 (↑18.24%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 100,434
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9
Link (ENG): Vol. 9
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7 (↑21.81%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: August 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 99,157
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7
Link (ENG): Vol. 7
6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17 (↑16.25%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 95,717
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17
Link (ENG): Vol. 17
7. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 (↑11.23%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 2018
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 94,410
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10
Link (ENG): Vol. 10
8. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 (↑7.52%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: June 2018
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 94,066
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11
Link (ENG): Vol. 11
9. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16 (↑6.26%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: July 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 93,190
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16
Link (ENG): Vol. 16
10. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12 (↑6.78%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: August 2018
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 92,829
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12
Link (ENG): Vol. 12
Special Column
Manga Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Total Number of Sales)
11. Silver Spoon Vol. 15 *92,525
12. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 *90,783
13. Uchuu Kyoudai Vol. 37 *83,245
14. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 *65,955
15. Coffee & Vanilla Vol. 14 *65,581
16. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 *64,235
17. Nanatsu no Taizai Vol. 40 *63,305
18. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14 *61,227
19. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 *60,936
20. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 *60,915
21. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13 *57,950
22. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 *54,309
23. BLUE GIANT SUPREME Vol. 10 *52,819
24. Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan Vol. 5 *49,988
25. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 *46,921
26. Bite Maker – Osama no Omega – Vol. 4 *41,870
27. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Vol. 15 *38,063
28. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Vol. 15 *34,633
29. Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. Vol. 3 *34,454
30. K-On! Shuffle Vol. 1 *32,182
And again, according to weekly sales by series, Kimetsu no Yaiba is still at the top of the list with an estimated total sales of 917.2 million yen (tax included) for the period while Girls und Panzer came in second with 411.7 million yen (tax included) of total sales generated for the period. More can be found here.
If you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know. Also, do share your thoughts down in the comment section below!
Source: Oricon
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