Well, there we go. With the momentum the Jujutsu Kaisen has been showing as of late, and the fact that the Anime is almost done airing, it was without a doubt that the latest volume will see some serious growth. Nevertheless, this beats my expectation. While, it was predicted to breach the 1 million copies mark, I did not expect it to do this fast. Note that, Volume 14 sold 637,308 copies in its first week, Volume 15 marks a 44% increase over the debut sales made by Volume 14. We can expect newer volumes to sell at least that many copies from now onward (unless something happens).
Apart from that, other volumes too rallied alongside Volume 15 to post considerable growth, week-on-week. The series as a whole sold a whopping 3,179,952 copies for the week alone! Including the Fanbook and Volume 0.
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! The week’s data can be accessed via these links right here (Series) and here (Manga).
Chainsaw Man‘s final and latest Volume 11 trails closely behind both Jujutsu Kaisen‘s releases at number 3 as it closes the week with 328,038 copies sold. The highest it has ever achieved in its first week. MAPPA has been handed the baton for the production of its Anime and the sequel to its Manga is set to launch via Shounen Jump Plus online. However, the most interesting and I would really like to point out is Kaiju No. 8. When Volume 1 first came out, it sold only 90,831 copies in its first week. This contrast significantly with the number copies pumped out by Volume 2 where the difference between Volume 1 and Volume 2 debut sales is just staggering. Volume 2 sold 69.87%, more than doubled sales of Volume 1 in its first week. Considering the fact the an Anime adaptation has not been announced nor aired, this is quite the amazing feat.
For those of you who have problems viewing the charts, I have included direct links to the charts down below, so do have a look at it. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Manga Weekly Top 10
1. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 15 (NEW)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 3, 2021
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,138,798
Link (JPN): Vol. 15
2. Jujutsu Kaisen Official Fanbook (NEW)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 3, 2021
Price: 880 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 362,151
Link (JPN): CDJapan
3. Chainsaw Man Vol. 11 (NEW)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 3, 2021
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 328,038
Link (JPN): Vol. 11
4. Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 (NEW)
by Naoya Matsumoto
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 3, 2021
Price: 528 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 301,425
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
5. Yotsuba to! Vol. 15 (↓6.23%)
by Kiyohiko Azuma
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: February 2021
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 182,066
Link (JPN): Vol. 15
Link (ENG): Yotsuba Catalogue
6. Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou (↑51.17%)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 2018
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 149,348
Link (JPN): Vol. 0
Link (ENG): Vol. 0
7. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 14 (↑47.24%)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2021
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 143,192
Link (JPN): Vol. 14
8. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 1 (↑35.48%)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: July 2018
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 115,754
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Link (ENG): Vol. 1
9. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 2 (↑34.81%)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: September 2018
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 113,003
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Link (ENG): Vol. 2
10. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 8 (↑30.60%)
by Gege Akutami
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 111,057
Link (JPN): Vol. 8
Link (ENG): Vol. 8
Manga Weekly Top 11 – 30
11. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 3
12. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 9
13. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 4
14. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Vol. 10
15. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 10
16. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 13
17. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 7
18. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 6
19. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 11
20. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 5
21. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 12
22. (NEW) Mashle Vol. 5
23. Ao Ashi Vol. 23
24. Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1
25. (NEW) Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai Vol. 21
26. Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook: Kisatsutai Kenbunroku Vol. 2
27. (NEW) Ayakashi Triangle Vol. 3
28. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 21
29. (NEW) Blue Giant Explorer Vol. 2
30. (NEW) Sousei no Onmyouji Vol. 24
108,135
107,260
106,725
106,394
105,346
105,238
105,237
102,542
102,367
102,055
101,744
**74,222
**53,134
**50,319
**49,897
**46,561
**39,777
**39,106
**39,062
**38,929
Weekly Ranking by Series
(As of 3rd Week of March 2021)
1. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 15
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
1,723.5 million yen (tax included)
2. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook: Kisatsutai Kenbunroku Vol. 2
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
661.6 million yen (tax included)
3. Chainsaw Man
Chainsaw Man Vol. 11
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
236.4 million yen (tax included)
As usual, if you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!
Source: Oricon
In case if the graphs are not displaying properly, do try the links here:
Jujutsu Kaisen (Debut): here
Jujutsu Kaisen (Week 1 of March): here
Chainsaw Man (Debut): here
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