Now this is certainly surprising. Judging from popularity and available data, while it was expected that Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken would produce strong sales for its Volume 16 debut – perhaps even taking the number 1 spot, that does not seem to be the case. For the week between November 23 to November 29, sales of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto catapulted, paving the way for the title to grab home the crown for the week at 214,896 copies sold. Note that, the debut sales of Volume 5 (March) and Volume 6 (June) were 80,283 copies and 45,338 copies respectively. Volume 7 sold 214,896 copies.
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As such, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken has to settle for number 2 instead, Volume 16 debuts at 191,803 copies, down from 251,341 copies it made in June with Volume 15. Nevertheless, sales should still be strong going into its second week. Volume 6 of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru is 3rd with slightly better sales than its 5th volume. Sales of Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai and Real‘s Manga have all dropped for the week. Grand Blue (No. 8) has climbed in ranks, but sales have fallen albeit a small amount as the series end the week with 73,060 copies. At number 6 and 7 are Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anthology Comic and Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. The full list is as follows:
1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol. 7 (NEW)
by (Story) Natsu Hyuuga, Itsuki Nanao and (Art) Nekokurage
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: November 2020
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 214,896
Link (JPN): Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol. 7
Link (ENG): Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3, Vol. 4
2. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol. 16 (NEW)
by (Story) Fuse and (Art) Taiki Kawakami
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: November 2020
Price: 748 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 191,803
Link (JPN): Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol. 16
Link (ENG): Vol. 13; Vol. 14; Vol. 15
3. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Vol. 6 (NEW)
by Shinichi Fukuda
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: November 2020
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 88,543
Link (JPN): Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Vol. 6
Link (ENG): Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4
4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 22 (↓23.37%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 84,727
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 22
5. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 20 (↓44.77%)
by Aka Akasaka
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: November 2020
Price: 594 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 82,615
Link (JPN): Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Vol. 20
Link (ENG): Vol. 16; Vol. 17; Vol. 18
6. Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anthology Comic Vol. 1 (NEW)
by (Original and Supervision) Walt Disney Japan
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: November 2020
Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 78,721
Link (JPN): Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anthology Comic Vol. 1
7. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Vol. 14 (NEW)
by Iro Aida
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: November 2020
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 77,859
Link (JPN): Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Vol. 14
Link (ENG): Vol. 4; Vol. 5; Vol. 6
8. Grand Blue Vol. 16 (↓1.68%)
by (Story) Inoue Kenji and (Art) Kimitake Yoshioka
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: November 2020
Price: 693 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 73,060
Link (JPN): Grand Blue Vol. 16
Link (ENG): Vol. 9; Vol. 10; Vol. 11
9. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 21 (↓32.35%)
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: July 2020
Price: 484 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 57,089
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 21
Link (ENG): Vol. 21
10. Real Vol. 15 (↓44.68%)
by Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: November 2020
Price: 748 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 55,611
Link (JPN): Real Vol. 15
Link (ENG): Vol. 12; Vol. 13; Vol. 14
Special Column
Manga Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Total Number of Sales)
11. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 20
12. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 18
13. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5
14. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 19
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4
16. (NEW) Overlord Vol. 14
17. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3
18. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6
19. Detective Conan Wild Police Story [First Part]
20. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 16
21. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 13
22. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 17
23. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2
24. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 12
25. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 15
26. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 14
27. (NEW) Coffee & Vanilla Vol. 16
28. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7
29. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1
30. (NEW) Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. Vol. 4
*54,476
*51,966
*48,632
*48,480
*47,966
*47,693
*47,070
*46,595
*44,749
*44,627
*44,307
*44,146
*44,122
*43,881
*43,862
*43,650
*43,232
*42,857
*42,033
*38,596
Weekly Ranking by Series (As of 1st Week of December 2020)
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 22
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period: 700.6 million yen (tax included)
2. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol. 16
Type: Comic
Total amount of sales during the period: 297.8 million yen (tax included)
3. IDOLiSH7
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Vol. 1 [Limited Release]
Type: Anime
Total amount of sales during the period: 202.2 million yen (tax included)
As usual, if you find any mistakes with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down in the comment section below if you have any.
Source: Oricon
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