What an exciting week this is! All Top 17 are made up of new releases with Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen‘s 22nd volume taking home the crown at 146,590 copies. Debut sales for its 22nd volume mark an improvement over Volume 21 which had 120,724 copies sold in its first week. Volume 20 is still the best performer among the latest eight volumes at 161,263 copies sold. Let’s not forget, the series is also expected to receive an Anime adaptation for its 3rd season on an unannounced date. So, look forward to that!
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Aka Akasaka nails it again with yet another of his work appearing on the chart, at number 2! Side by side with Kaguya-sama. Not to mention, it came in with improved sales over its previous volume which sold 52,701 copies in its first week. Volume 4 on the other hand, debuted at 94,157 copies.
A couple of titles you may want to look out for in the Top 10 would be Blue Lock, Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. and Blue Period which occupy spots 5, 7 and 9 respectively. Blue Lock recently won the Best Shounen Manga category at The 45th Kodansha Manga Award. Both Komi-san and Blue Period are set to receive an Anime adaptation in the same season, which would be this coming Fall 2021. Komi-san‘s Volume 21 did better than sales of Volume 20 in its debut week, but the Anime announcement could not boost sales enough to reach the level seen with its 15th and 16th volumes. Perhaps that will change when broadcasting begins. Seven Arcs will be the studio responsible for the Blue Period Anime series. I have left the promotional video below for those who are interested.
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A number of titles which have had their Anime adaptation such as: Kyokou Suiri, Maou-jou Oyasumi and Runway de Waratte are on the chart whereas Edens Zero is airing now. Go over to number 14 is a fairly fresh new series, Aoshima-kun wa Ijiwaru at 40,470 copies sold. This is a work by Yuu Yoshii who is also working on another title called Ready, Go! One other newcomer on the chart is Kouji Seo’s Megami no Café Terrace. The Mangaka previous works include titles such as Fuuka and Kimi no Iru Machi.
Manga Weekly Top 10
1. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 22 (NEW)
by Aka Akasaka
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 638 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 146,590
Link (JPN): Vol. 22
Link (ENG): Catalogue
2. Oshi no Ko Vol. 4 (NEW)
by (Story) Aka Akasaka and (Art) Mengo Yokoyari
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 693 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 94,157
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
3. Uma Musume Cinderella Gray Vol. 3 (NEW)
by Taiyou Kuzumi
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 93,287
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
4. JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 8: JoJolion Vol. 26 (NEW)
by Hirohiko Araki
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 82,520
Link (JPN): Vol. 26
5. Blue Lock Vol. 14 (NEW)
by (Story) Muneyuki Kaneshiro and (Art) Yuusuke Nomura
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 528 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 79,726
Link (JPN): Vol. 14
6. Kinou Nani Tabeta? Vol. 18 (NEW)
by Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 68,405
Link (JPN): Vol. 18
Link (ENG): Catalogue
7. Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. Vol. 21 (NEW)
by Tomohito Oda
Publisher: Shogakukan
Release date: May 2021
Price: 499 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 55,702
Link (JPN): Vol. 21
Link (ENG): Catalogue
8. Bakemonogatari Vol. 13 (NEW)
by (Story) Isin Nisio and (Art) Oh! Great
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 54,849
Link (JPN): Vol. 13
Link (ENG): Catalogue
9. Blue Period Vol. 10 (NEW)
by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 726 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 48,931
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Link (ENG): Catalogue
10. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Anthology Comic Star (NEW)
by (Original) Cygames and (Art) Various
Publisher: Seikaisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 45,370
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Manga Weekly Top 11 – 30
11. (NEW) Giant Killing Vol. 58
12. (NEW) Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5
13. (NEW) Namaikizakari. Vol. 21
14. (NEW) Aoshima-kun wa Ijiwaru Vol. 2
15. (NEW) Kyokou Suiri Vol. 15
16. (NEW) Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol. 7
17. (NEW) Maoujou de Oyasumi Vol. 18
18. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 1
19. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 3
20. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 4
21. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 5
22. Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki Vol. 2
23. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 6
24. (NEW) Runway de Waratte Vol. 21
25. (NEW) Edens Zero Vol. 15
26. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 2
27. Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou
28. (NEW) Megami no Café Terrace Vol. 1
29. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 15
30. (NEW) 5-toubun no Hanayome Vol. 14 [Full Colour Edition]
45,000
42,492
42,056
40,470
35,257
34,042
31,106
30,599
30,430
30,346
30,276
30,195
30,010
30,001
29,707
29,529
27,734
27,283
26,774
26,751
Weekly Ranking by Series
(As of 5th Week of May 2021)
1. Tokyo卍Revengers
Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 1
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
287.2 million yen (tax included)
2. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 22
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
213.0 million yen (tax included)
3. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou
Type: Manga
Total amount of sales during the period:
187.9 million yen (tax included)
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Source: Oricon
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