Japan Top Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: March 13 – March 19, 2023

Blue Lock‘s recent success has been remarkable, with the release of Volume 23 coinciding with the end of the Anime broadcast. The Manga has seen a positive reaction from readers since the Anime began, with Volume 21 selling 108,637 copies in its first 7 days – a 36.26% increase from Volume 14’s 79,726 copies sold. Volume 22 continued this trend, with 78,295 copies sold in the first 3 days – an increase of 62.50%, 30.32%, and 72.27% over Volumes 16, 17, and 20 respectively. However, Volume 23 has outperformed all previous volumes, with 196,726 physical copies sold in the first 4 days, as tracked by Oricon. This represents a 143.36% increase from Volume 18’s 80,839 copies sold in the same timeframe. It’s worth noting that this is the best performance for the Manga to date, and may even be the best in the Manga’s history.

Blue Lock is being adapted into a 24-episode TV Anime series by studio 8bit of which the first episode was aired on October 9, 2022 and is slated to end its broadcast on March 26, 2023.

Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 22 has sold 1,037,341 copies in its first 17 days.

One Piece Volume 105 has sold 1,532,266 copies in its first 17 days.

The series was last seen with Volume 1 at 44,996 copies sold in its first 7 days back in October 2022.

Uma Musume Cinderella Gray‘s latest volume, Volume 10, has had a weaker debut than previous volumes, with only 51,181 copies sold in the first 3 days. This represents a decline in sales compared to Volumes 5, 6, and 8, which sold 55.52%, 47.14%, and 33.96% more copies, respectively, in their first 3 days. In fact, this might be the worst performance for the series since Volume 3.

Furthermore, Volume 10’s average daily sales were lower than those of volumes with longer periods of sales. For example, Volume 3 sold an average of 18,657 copies per day, compared to Volume 10’s average of 17,060 copies per day.

Kaijuu 8-gou Volume 9 has achieved 351,746 copies sold in its first 17 days.

Yofukashi no Uta‘s latest release, Volume 15, made a strong debut with four days of sales. It sold 46,206 copies, representing a 14.35% and 9.80% increase over Volumes 9 and 13, respectively. Notably, Volume 15 had a much higher average sales per day than even volumes with three days of sales, indicating that it may be the best-performing volume to date since Volume 9.

The work was adapted into a 13-episode TV Anime series by LIDENFILMS that aired from July 8 to September 30, 2022.

“Oshi no Ko” Volume 11 had its worst performance to date compared to volumes with a three-day sales period. The latest volume experienced a decline of 15.05%, 26.88%, 28.28%, and 27.44% against Volumes 3, 6, 7, and 8, respectively. Even if the sales period had been a few days longer, it would have still struggled to match the sales of previous volumes, which had higher average sales per day. For example, Volume 4 sold 94,157 copies in its first five days, averaging 18,831 copies sold per day, while Volume 11 sold 14,923 copies per day on average.

“Oshi no Ko” is being adapted into a TV Anime series by Doga Kobo that first saw its Episode 1 screening in theatres throughout Japan on March 17, 2023.

Copies sold for Five Star Stories Volume 17 has reached 152,723 in its first 10 days.

Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su Volume 12 debuted at Number 11 and 30 with a total of 59,920 copies sold in its first four days, which is an improvement over Volume 4’s 38,450 copies sold in the same period. The latest volume has grossed 51,470,300 yen (≈394.51 thousand USD) in sales. However, compared to some of its other volumes, Volume 12 has only sold slightly more than Volume 10, which sold 50,210 copies in its first three days (including its Special Edition). Despite this, it still outperforms Volumes 5 to 7, which sold 51,503 copies, 47,364 copies, and 55,970 copies, respectively, in their first six days, five days, and seven days.

Note. Volume 11 only Regular Edition

Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su will be adapted into a TV Anime series by studio C2C. The series is set to broadcast from October 2023.

In its first 4 days, Kakkou no Iinazuke Volume 16 sold 34.63% and 26.66% less copies than Volumes 3 and 11, respectively. Although it showed an improvement in average sales per day compared to the 3-day sales of Volume 15, it still sold fewer copies on average than most previous volumes. For example, its average of 9,705 copies per day is significantly lower than Volume 4’s 12,385 copies sold in its first 6 days. If the average per day does not improve and falls below 8,000 copies (which is likely), it may result in a lower overall sales figure than Volume 14’s 57,648 copies sold in its first 7 days (with an average of 8,235 copies per day).

The Manga was adapted into a 24-episode TV Anime series by studios SynergySP and Shin-Ei Animation that aired between April and October 2022.

Hajime no Ippo Volume 137 experienced a 5.94% and 9.11% decline in sales compared to Volumes 134 and 136, respectively, all within their first 4 days of release. However, the latest volume’s performance is slightly stronger than Volume 135, which had 3 days of sales amounting to 27,639 copies, averaging at 9,213 copies sold per day. In contrast, Volume 137 sold an average of 9,346 copies per day.

Hajime no Ippo was first adapted into a TV Anime series in October 2000. It then received numerous follow-up seasons, with the latest being Hajime no Ippo: Rising, which aired from October 2013 to March 2014.

The Regular Edition of Mahoutsukai no Yome Volume 19 has sold 69,898 copies in its first 10 days.

Kinnikuman Volume 81 suffers the lowest outcome among volumes with 3 days of sales. The latest volume has sold 32.21%, 25.67%, 3.92%, 3.20% and 10.80% fewer copies than Volumes 69, 72, 74, 75 and 80 respectively.

Kinnikuman was adapted into a 137-episode TV Anime series by Toei Animation in April 1983. Since then, it has received several film and TV sequel adaptations, such as the Ubawareta Championship Belt movie in July 1984 and the 46-episode sequel Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the series will receive a new Anime adaptation, although details such as the broadcast date are currently unknown.

Mokushiroku no Yonkishi Volume 11’s 33,860 copies sold represents a 19.59% and 12.10% drop against Volumes 6 and 9, respectively and both in their first 4 days. If the volume drops even further in terms of average per day, it may see an even lower outcome than Volume 10’s 46,613 copies sold in its first 6 days (averaging at 7,769 copies compared to Volume 11’s 8,465 copies).

The series will be receiving a TV Anime series adaptation by studio Telecom Animation Film that is slated to air this year in 2023.

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Volume 31 has sold 129,901 copies in its first 12 days.

When it comes to the number of copies sold, Bakemonogatari Volume 21 falls short of Volume 16 by 24.28%, with the latter having sold 57,156 copies in its first 4 days. However, Volume 21 outperforms Volume 19 by 35.81%, with the latter having sold 31,864 copies in its first 4 days. Despite the lower sales compared to Volume 16, the inclusion of a Special Edition for Volume 21 may lead to higher overall sales. The latest volume, along with its Special Edition, has grossed 41,424,650 yen (≈317.41 thousand USD) in its first 4 days.

Note. Vol. 20 only Regular Edition

As for the Special Edition of the volume, it includes a short story by Isin Nisio titled “Karen Violence” and is priced at 1,600 yen (≈12 USD).

The work is an adaptation of Isin Nisio’s novel series.

This is the series’ first ever appearance on any of the charts the Blog tracks.

The Regular Edition of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Volume 19 has achieved 51,376 copies sold in its first 10 days.

Dragon Ball Super Volume 20 has sold 167,376 copies in its first 17 days.

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Volume 19 sold 187,280 copies in its first 21 days.

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Volume 11 has sold 296,479 copies in its first 23 days.

The Manga was last seen with Volume 21 on Oricon’s Top 30 list, selling 24,505 copies in its first 4 days. It was not seen on the Top 30 for Volume 22, but was featured on COMIC ZIN’s list between December 12 and December 18, 2022 in its first 3 days.

The work was adapted into a TV Anime series by studio Seven Arcs in October 2020, with a special released the same year in December. It also received an OVA titled ‘SNS’ in August 2021, and another special episode ‘Seifuku’ released in November 2022. A second season of the TV Anime series has been announced and is set to commence its broadcast on April 8, 2023, also produced by Studio Seven Arcs.

This is the work’s first ever appearance on Oricon Top 30 sales chart.

Maoujou de Oyasumi made a breach onto Oricon’s Top 30 with its 23rd volume selling 25,731 copies in its first 6 days.

The Special Edition comes with a 32-page booklet and costs 1,350 yen (≈10 USD).