Sales of Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga picked up a bit the period between March 2 and March 8 according to Oricon chart available here. It is thanks to Oricon that we are able to see these data on a weekly basis, so please pay the wonderful guys over at Oricon a visit here!
The period as the above was welcomed by a number of new titles making into the top 3 with Boku no Hero Academia’s latest volume taking the top place with 288,727 copies sold nationwide Japan. The series is closely followed by two brethrens also from Shuiesha with Haikyuu!! Vol. 42 at number 2 while Yakusoku no Neverland’s 18th volume takes the 3rd spot.
Kimetsu no Yaiba remains steady as it goes through the 2nd week seeing an increase in sales across almost all of its volumes with the 2nd volume of the series seeing the biggest jump – 70.91%. You can find the change in the top 10 while for the rest, I have summarised them here:
| Titles | February 24, 2020 ~ March 1, 2020 | March 2, 2020 ~ March 8, 2020 | Change (%) |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 | 65,955 | 153,734 | ↑57.1 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12 | 92,829 | 128,508 | ↑27.76 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 | 94,066 | 127,729 | ↑26.36 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 | 90,783 | 123,790 | ↑26.66 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 | 94,410 | 115,164 | ↑18.02 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 | 100,434 | 113,705 | ↑11.67 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7 | 99,157 | 112,161 | ↑11.59 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16 | 93,190 | 111,122 | ↑16.14 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8 | 101,154 | 109,009 | ↑7.21 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17 | 95,717 | 106,449 | ↑10.08 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 | 161,576 | 101,879 | ↓36.95 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 | 107,289 | 85,701 | ↓20.12 |
If you are looking for anything new to read, I would suggest Jujutsu Kaisen as the Anime is around the corner. Apart from that, you can find the weekly sales by series ranking at the bottom which details the estimated total amount of sales made according to series. For the full list, it is as follows:
1. Boku no Hero Academia Vol. 26 (NEW)
by Kouhei Horikoshi
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 288,727
Link (JPN): Boku no Hero Academia Vol. 26
Link (ENG): Vol. 23; Vol. 24; Vol. 25
2. Haikyuu!! Vol. 42 (NEW)
by Haruichi Furudate
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 267,517
Link (JPN): Haikyuu!! Vol. 42
Link (ENG): Vol. 39; Vol. 40; Vol. 41
3. Yakusoku no Neverland Vol. 18 (NEW)
by (Original) Kaiu Shirai and (Art) Posuka Demizu
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 265,221
Link (JPN): Yakusoku no Neverland Vol. 18
Link (ENG): Vol. 15; Vol. 16; Vol. 17
4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14 (↑62.89%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: January 2019
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 164,982
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14
Link (ENG): Vol. 14
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13 (↑64.85%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: November 2018
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 164,874
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13
Link (ENG): Vol. 13
6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 (↑62.46%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: June 2016
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 162,264
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1
Link (ENG): Vol. 1
7. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 (↑70.91%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: August 2016
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 161,282
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2
Link (ENG): Vol. 2
8. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 (↑65.74%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2016
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 158,502
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3
Link (ENG): Vol. 3
9. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 (↑60.82%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: December 2016
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 155,539
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4
Link (ENG): Vol. 4
10. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 (↑58.50%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: March 2017
Price: 440 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 154,787
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5
Link (ENG): Vol. 5
Special Column
Manga Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Total Number of Sales)
11. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 *153,734
12. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 10 *141,315
13. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12 *128,508
14. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 *127,729
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 *123,790
16. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 *115,164
17. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 *113,705
18. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7 *112,161
19. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16 *111,122
20. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8 *109,009
21. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17 *106,449
22. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 *101,879
23. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 *85,701
24. Chainsaw Man Vol. 6 *78,264
25. Isekai Izakaya “Nobu” Vol. 10 *74,363
26. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime Vol. 22 *70,350
27. Kinnikuman Vol. 70 *66,820
28. Jigokuraku Vol. 9 *59,860
29. Sousei no Onmyouji Vol. 21 *51,418
30. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook: Kisatsutai Kenbunroku *49,092
Weekly Series by Ranking (As of March 23, 2020)
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14
Type: Comics
Total amount of sales during the period: 1,269.8 million yen (tax included)
2. Senki Zesshou Symphogear
Symphogear XV 6 [Limited Pressing]
Type: Anime
Total amount of sales during the period: 275.2 million yen (tax included)
3. Boku no Hero Academia
Boku no Hero Academia Vol. 26
Type: Manga
Total amount of sales during the period: 231.6 million yen (tax included)
As usual, if you find any faults with the list, do inform me! Also, share your thoughts down in the comment section if available.
Source: Oricon
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