Kusuriya no Hitorigoto continues to see better sales recorded for its Manga as the release of Volume 8 experienced a 4.60% improvement debut-to-debut over Volume 7’s 214,896 copies. Do note that, the increase this time is a lot more subtle than the jump between Volume 5 to Volume 6. Publisher, Square Enix Manga currently has three volumes of its Manga out in the west, so be sure to check it out. Let’s not forget that the Manga is a Light Novel adaptation of the same name, and it is also doing very well in that department. According to Oricon’s recent half-year chart, the series’ Light Novel have sold 350,043 copies from November 23, 2020 to May 23, 2021.
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Head over to number 5, and you will find Ao Ashi‘s 24th volume which sold 57,848 copies. Unfortunately for the title, it has continue to see a slide in its debut sales as Volume 24 stumbled 11.77% debut-to-debut over Volume 23’s 65,567 copies. The Manga has continue to slide since it hit 81,031 copies sold for its 18th volume. However, the title is set to receive an Anime adaptation slated for a release in Spring 2022 (Source: Oricon). We may see sales improve then.
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Apart from that, many title which made their debuts the week before have seen better sales week-on-week. Kinou Nani Tabeta? Volume 18, Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol. 7, Giant Killing Vol. 58 and Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 have all reported a climb whereas Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 22, Blue Period Vol. 10 and Oshi no Ko Vol. 4 have fallen. The two-week sales for all the titles above are as follows:
Two-week Sales
Kinou Nani Tabeta? Vol. 18 – 143,459 copies
Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol. 7 – 102,515 copies
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 22 – 205,934 copies
Giant Killing Vol. 58 – 93,035 copies
Blue Period Vol. 10 – 96,195 copies
Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 – 89,169 copies
Oshi no Ko Vol. 4 – 128,405 copies
There are a few more new releases from Top 11 to 30 including Sakura, Saku. Volume 1, which started its serialization in February 2021. This is a title by Io Sakisaka who also worked on titles such as: Ao Haru Ride and Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare. Koi to Dangan Vol. 8, Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi Vol. 13 and Kuubo Ibuki: Great Game Vol. 4 settle for 23, 27 and 28 spots respectively. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Manga Weekly Top 10
1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol. 8 (NEW)
by (Story) Hyuuga Natsu, Itsuki Nanao and (Art) Nekokurage
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: May 2021
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 225,257
Link (JPN): Vol. 8
Link (ENG): Catalogue
2. Kinou Nani Tabeta? Vol. 18 (↑8.86%)
by Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 75,054
Link (JPN): Vol. 18
Link (ENG): Catalogue
3. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Vol. 7 (↑50.28%)
by (Story) Ren Eguchi and (Art) Akagishi K
Publisher: Overlap
Release date: May 2021
Price: 682 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 68,473
Link (JPN): Vol. 7
Link (ENG): Catalogue
4. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 22 (↓59.52%)
by Aka Akasaka
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 638 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 59,344
Link (JPN): Vol. 22
Link (ENG): Catalogue
5. Ao Ashi Vol. 24 (NEW)
by (Story) Yuugo Kobayashi and (Art) Naohiko Ueno
Publisher: Shogakukan
Release date: May 2021
Price: 650 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 57,848
Link (JPN): Vol. 24
6. Giant Killing Vol. 58 (↑6.32%)
by (Story) Masaya Tsunamoto and (Art) Tsujitomo
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 48,035
Link (JPN): Vol. 58
Link (ENG): Catalogue
7. Blue Period Vol. 10 (↓3.41%)
by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 726 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 47,264
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Link (ENG): Catalogue
8. Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 (↑8.97%)
by Asuka Konishi
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 726 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 46,677
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
9. Youjo Senki Vol. 21 (NEW)
by (Story) Carlo Zen and (Art) Chika Toujou
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2021
Price: 704 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 44,937
Link (JPN): Vol. 21
Link (ENG): Catalogue
10. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 7 (N/A)
by Ken Wakui
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: May 2021
Price: 495 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies sold: 37,933
Link (JPN): Vol. 7
Link (ENG): Catalogue
Manga Weekly Top 11 – 30
11. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 4
12. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 3
13. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 5
14. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 2
15. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 6
16. Uma Musume Cinderella Gray Vol. 3
17. (NEW) Sakura, Saku. Vol. 1
18. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 22
19. Oshi no Ko Vol. 4
20. JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 8: JoJolion Vol. 26
21. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 7
22. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 8
23. (NEW) Koi to Dangan Vol. 8
24. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 21
25. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 9
26. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 10
27. (NEW) Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi Vol. 13
28. (NEW) Kuubo Ibuki: Great Game Vol. 4
29. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 12
30. Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 13
37,797
37,746
37,636
37,249
36,689
35,128
34,627
34,254
34,248
33,246
32,698
32,420
32,268
31,942
30,804
30,646
30,385
30,331
29,852
29,509
Weekly Ranking by Series
(As of 5th Week of May 2021)
1. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV)
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV) Season 2 Umabako The 1st Corner [Trainer Box]
Type: Anime
Total amount of sales during the period:
1,193.0 million yen (tax included)
2. Koeharu!
Kimi Shika Katan
Type: CD Maxi
Total amount of sales during the period:
689.3 million yen (tax included)
1. Tokyo卍Revengers
Tokyo卍Revengers Vol. 1
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period:
353.1 million yen (tax included)
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Source: Oricon
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