Well, got to admit, it was a really good week for Manga. And as many of us have expected, it did not come as a surprise for Kimetsu no Yaiba to top the week’s chart. This time around, it did a lot better than the previous two volumes. The sales of its Limited Edition volumes will have surely boost its earning for the week between May 11 to May 17. Though, the serialization has come to an end (read: ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba’ Concludes Four-Year Serialization) which is quite unfortunate. Those of you who have been thinking to binge read the series, now may very well be a good time. Besides, I have summarized the comparison of debut sales of its two previous volumes as follow:
| Title | Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 | Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 | Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20 |
| Debut Sales | 950,671 | 1,378,361 | 1,990,249 (+Limited Edition) |
You may find the data for the week’s chart via Oricon here. It is thanks to them that we are able to see these charts on a weekly basis, so why not head over to their site here and show them some love!
The top 10 this time around featured a whole new set of cast – apart from Kimetsu no Yaiba – with all of the ten titles are new volume releases. Shueisha dominates the week’s chart with six new titles in the chart. The other three being Kadokawa and Kodansha with Nanatsu no Taizai‘s final volume at number 7 while Kadokawa’s Dungeon Meshi as well as Chihayafuru settle for 6 and 8 respectively.
If you are interested to find out releases coming out between May 18 to May 24, you can do so by visiting gameiroiro here. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20 (NEW)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 1,086,157
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20
Link (ENG): Vol. 13; Vol. 14; Vol. 15
2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20 Poster Card Set [Limited Edition] (NEW)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 990 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 904,092
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20 Poster Card Set [Limited Edition]
3. Haikyuu!! Vol. 43 (NEW)
by Haruichi Furudate
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 341,136
Link (JPN): Haikyuu!! Vol. 43
Link (ENG): Vol. 37; Vol. 38; Vol. 39
4. Spy x Family Vol. 4 (NEW)
by Tatsuya Endou
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 528 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 315,556
Link (JPN): Spy x Family Vol. 4
Link (ENG): Vol. 1; Vol. 2
5. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Hokkaido-hen Vol. 4 (NEW)
by (Story) Kaoru Kurosaki and (Story & Art) Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 528 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 147,286
Link (JPN): Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Hokkaido-hen Vol. 4
6. Dungeon Meshi Vol. 9 (NEW)
by Ryoko Kui
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2020
Price: 726 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 135,713
Link (JPN): Dungeon Meshi Vol. 9
Link (ENG): Vol. 6; Vol. 7; Vol. 8
7. Nanatsu no Taizai Vol. 41 (NEW)
by Nakaba Suzuki
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 495 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 108,649
Link (JPN): Nanatsu no Taizai Vol. 41
Link (ENG): Vol. 36; Vol. 37; Vol. 38
8. Chihayafuru Vol. 44 (NEW)
by Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 495 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 96,177
Link (JPN): Chihayafuru Vol. 44
Link (ENG): Vol. 18; Vol. 19; Vol. 20
9. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol. 11 (NEW)
by (Original/Supervision) Masashi Kishimoto, (Art) Mikio Ikemoto and (Story) Ukyou Kodachi
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 83,613
Link (JPN): Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol. 11
Link (ENG): Vol. 7; Vol. 8; Vol. 9
10. Act-age Vol. 11 (NEW)
by (Story) Tatsuya Matsuki and (Art) Shiro Usazaki
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 81,831
Link (JPN): Act-age Vol. 11
Link (ENG): Vol. 1; Vol. 2
Special Column
Manga Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Total Number of Sales)
11. Arslan Senki Vol. 13 *80,017
12. Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Dai-2 no Shokugyou wo Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita Vol. 8 *61,988
13. Shuumatsu no Harem Vol. 11 *61,033
14. Ajin Vol. 16 *50,378
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 *48,615
16. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 *48,104
17. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 *48,085
18. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 *47,753
19. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19 *47,543
20. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 *47,095
21. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 *47,038
22. Harumatsu Bokura Vol. 14 *45,657
23. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15 *45,454
24. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14 *44,919
25. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13 *44,885
26. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12 *44,640
27. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18 *44,591
28. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16 *44,575
29. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 *44,468
30. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17 *44,228
Top 3 Weekly Ranking by Series (as of May 25, 2020)
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20 Poster Card Set [Limited Edition]
Type: [Comic]
Total sales during the period: 1,895.1 million yen (tax included)
2. Frozen
Frozen II MovieNEX with Complete Case [Limited Release]
Type: [Anime]
Total sales during the period: 1,389.0 million yen (tax included)
3. Haikyuu!!
Haikyuu!! Vol. 43
Type: [Comic]
Total sales during the period: 262.7 million yen (tax included)
As usual, if you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know. Also, if you have any thoughts you would like to share with us, do so down in the comment section below!
Source: Oricon; Weekly ranking by series
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