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Without further ado, the full Top 30 is as follows:
Manga Weekly Top 30
1. Tokyo Revengers Vol. 30 (↓64.22%)
by Ken Wakui
Volume Information
Release Date: November 17, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 145,683
Link (JPN): Vol. 30
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Mar. 1, 2017
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1: Here
Other Information
Read in English: Chapter 1
Latest Promo: YouTube (Anime)
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Analysis
When compared to the 11-day sales of Volume 26, its latest performance with Volume 30 marks a 21.56% decline in copies sold. The series hit a peak (as of Week 2) with Volume 25 when it sold 720,725 copies in just 10 days, a performance that occurred a couple of months after the Anime adaptation ended (September 19, 2021). Others, such as Volumes 24, 27, and 28 also debuted higher in terms of copies sold despite having only 10 days of sales.
2. Blue Period Vol. 13 (NEW)
by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 680 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 74,633
Link (JPN): Vol. 13
Analysis
Copies sold for Blue Period’s latest volume are not as good as its previous two volumes. It sold only slightly above the 71,693 copies produced by Volume 11 in its first 5 days, and with a weaker average per day sales against Volume 12, even if it went a day longer, it may not be able to surpass the 87,794 copies sold made by Volume 12 in its first 7 days.
Additional Comments
Blue Period was adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series by Seven Arcs that aired from October 2 to December 18, 2021.
3. One Piece Vol. 104 (↓37.99%)
by Eiichiro Oda
Volume Information
Release Date: November 4, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 61,273
Link (JPN): Vol. 104
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Jul. 22, 1997
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube (FILM RED)
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Copies sold for One Piece Volume 104 have hit 1,671,025 in its first 24 days.
4. Honey Lemon Soda Vol. 21 (NEW)
by Mayu Murata
Volume Information
Release Date: November 25, 2022
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 54,536
Link (JPN): Vol. 21
Manga Information
Serialization: Ribon Magazine
Serialization Date: Dec. 28, 2015
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: N/A
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Analysis
Honey Lemon Soda Volume 21 did not perform as well as the 3-day sales of Volumes 16 and 19, both were charted at 20.47% and 18.45% higher with copies sold amounting to 68,577 and 66,871 each. This might be its worst performance to date since Volume 16.
Additional Comments
In 2021, it was adapted into a live-action film which starred Murakami Raul Maito and Yoshikawa Ai.
5. Houseki no Kuni Vol. 12 [Regular Edition] (NEW)
by Haruko Ichikawa
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 710 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 47,992
Link (JPN): Vol. 12
Analysis
This would be the series strongest performance among its latest three volumes. Together with copies sold of its Limited Edition, it made 86,816 copies sold in its first 6 days with a total gross sales of 150,546,320 yen (≈1.11 million USD). Previously, the series made an appearance for both Volumes 10 and 11 on Oricon Top 30 sales chart, selling 38,568 copies and 65,061 copies back in August 2019 and July 2020 in their first 3 days and 7 days.
Additional Comments
It has been 855 days or around 2 years and 4 months since the release of its 11th volume back in July 2020.
In 2017, the series was adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series that aired from October 7 to December 23 by studio Orange.
6. Tokyo Revengers: Baji Keisuke kara no Tegami Vol. 1 (↓65.92%)
by Yukinori Natsukawaguchi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 17, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 500 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 39,213
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Manga Information
Serialization: Magazine pocket
Serialization Date: Jul. 27, 2022
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: N/A
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: 65,000,000 for entire series (Source)
Additional Comments
Copies sold for Tokyo Revengers: Baji Keisuke kara no Tegami Volume 1 has reached 154,291 in its first 11 days.
7. Houseki no Kuni Vol. 12 [Special Edition] (NEW)
by Haruko Ichikawa
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 3,000 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 38,824
Link (JPN): Vol. 12 [Special Edition]
8. Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Vol. 4 [Regular Edition] (↓56.97%)
by (Story) Akumi Agitogi and (Art) Rito Kousaka
Volume Information
Release Date: November 11, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 600 yen
Publisher: Square Enix
Estimated number of copies sold: 35,907
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
Manga Information
Serialization: Gangan Online
Serialization Date: Dec 20, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Chapter 1
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
The sales of its Regular Edition alone have hit 188,466 copies in its first 17 days.
9. Chainsaw Man Vol. 12 (↓8.32%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: October 4, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 33,214
Link (JPN): Vol. 12
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Copies sold for its 12th volume have reached 577,122 in its first 55 days.
10. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Vol. 10 (NEW)
by (Story) Daisuke Aizawa and (Art) Anri Sakano
Volume Information
Release Date: November 25, 2022
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 31,508
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Analysis
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! continues to get stronger with its latest showing sees the series at its best sales performance since Volume 8. Physical copies sold for Volume 8 and 9 were already strong enough to have the series breaching into Oricon’s Top 30 lists back in September and October. The two past volumes sold 22,954 copies and 34,343 copies in their first 7 days and 6 days with signs of improvement also recorded in the performance of Volume 9.
Additional Comments
Studio Nexus is adapting the work into a 20-episode TV Anime series. The first episode was aired on October 5, 2022.
11. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou Vol. 15 (↓50.72%)
by (Story) Natsu Hyuuga and (Art) Minoji Kurata
Volume Information
Release Date: November 17, 2022
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 650 yen
Publisher: Shogakukan
Estimated number of copies sold: 30,564
Link (JPN): Vol. 15
Additional Comments
Its Volume 15 performance has achieved 92,582 copies sold in its first 11 days.
12. Kaijuu 8-gou Vol. 8 (↓37.59%)
by Naoya Matsumoto
Volume Information
Release Date: November 4, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 520 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 29,529
Link (JPN): Vol. 8
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Jul. 3, 2020
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube (Anime)
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Volume 8 has hit 415,158 copies sold in its first 24 days.
13. Youjo Senki Vol. 26 (NEW)
by (Story) Carlo Zen and (Art) Chika Toujou
Volume Information
Release Date: November 25, 2022
Days of Sales: 3
Price: 640 yen
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 29,191
Link (JPN): Vol. 26
Analysis
Volume 22 had a stronger turnout by 15.26% against Volume 26’s 29,191 copies sold, both in their first 3 days. Copies sold were also a lot stronger for Volume 24 which made its debut at 26,468 copies in just 2 days back in March 2022.
Additional Comments
In 2017, it received a 12-episode TV Anime series adaptation by studio Nut, which was then followed by a sequel film adaptation in February 2019. Another sequel is planned for release on an unannounced date with studio Nut set to return to helm the project.
14. Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 (↓13.52%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: March 4, 2019
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 29,033
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
15. Chainsaw Man Vol. 4 (↓10.83%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 28,445
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
16. Chainsaw Man Vol. 3 (↓13.52%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 28,325
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
17. Chainsaw Man Vol. 5 (↓7.46%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: January 4, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 28,209
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
18. Spy x Family Vol. 10 (↓12.06%)
by Tatsuya Endou
Volume Information
Release Date: October 4, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 28,186
Link (JPN): Vol. 10
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Mar. 25, 2019
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Copies sold has reached 1,395,278 in its first 48 days.
19. Hunter x Hunter Vol. 37 (↓39.42%)
by Yoshihiro Togashi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 4, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 27,961
Link (JPN): Vol. 37
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Mar. 3, 1998
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Copies sold in its first 24 days have hit 749,041.
20. Chainsaw Man Vol. 2 (↓13.49%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 27,736
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
21. Chainsaw Man Vol. 6 (↓5.75%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 27,308
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
22. Chainsaw Man Vol. 7 (↓6.18%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: June 4, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 26,328
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
23. Chainsaw Man Vol. 8 (↓6.30%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 25,769
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
24. Chainsaw Man Vol. 10 (N/A)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: January 4, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 25,089
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
25. Chainsaw Man Vol. 9 (N/A)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 25,047
Link (JPN): Vol. 9
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
26. Chainsaw Man Vol. 11 (↓7.84%)
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Volume Information
Release Date: March 4, 2021
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 440 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 25,017
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
27. 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii Vol. 11 [Special Edition] (NEW)
by Yuu Toyota
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 1,500 yen
Publisher: Square Enix
Estimated number of copies sold: 24,090
Link (JPN): Vol. 11 [Special Edition]
Manga Information
Serialization: Gangan Pixiv
Serialization Date: Sep. 7, 2018
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: N/A
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Printed Circulation: 2,400,000 (Source)
Additional Comments
It was last seen with the Special Edition of Volume 10 at 27,218 copies sold in its first 4 days back in April 2022.
28. Kuro Hakubutsukan Mikazuki yo, Kaibutsu to Odore Vol. 2 (NEW)
by Kazuhiro Fujita
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 870 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 24,088
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Additional Comments
The Manga last made an appearance on COMIC ZIN’s chart back in July 2022 with its 1st volume, but it did not make it onto Oricon’s sales chart for the same week.
29. JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari Vol. 14 (NEW)
by (Story) Yuuko Emoto and (Story & Art) Makoto Kobayashi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2022
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 650 yen
Publisher: Kodansha
Estimated number of copies sold: 23,449
Link (JPN): Vol. 14
Additional Comments
JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari was last seen with Volume 13 at 26,012 copies sold in its first 7 days back in May 2022.
30. Ao Ashi Vol. 30 (↓53.89%)
by Yuugo Kobayashi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 650 yen
Publisher: Shogakukan
Estimated number of copies sold: 23,360
Link (JPN): Vol. 30
Manga Information
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Serialization Date: Jan. 5, 2015
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: N/A
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Additional Comments
Ao Ashi Volume 30 has achieved 175,988 copies sold in its first 18 days.
Chainsaw Man leads the series sales chart for the week between November 21 to November 27 at 679.59 million yen (≈5.07 million USD) in sales, buoyed mostly by its Music segment that saw the release of its KICK BACK single starting out at a very strong 300,563 copies sold in its first 5 days (Source: Singles Chart). Other than Music, total sales for the week also took into account its Books, Novels and Manga segments.
At Number 2 and 3 are the Love Live! series and Lycoris Recoil series as the release of their Anime’s latest Blu-rays and DVDs helped push physical sales for the week to 202.77 million yen (≈1.51 million USD) and 194.31 million yen (≈1.45 million USD) respectively. Both Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai 2nd Season Volume 6 and Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season Volume 3 sold a total of 19,983 copies for their Blu-rays in 3 days while Lycoris Recoil Volume 3 is placed first on the week’s list at 23,937 copies in its first 5 days (refer to this article). Other than sales from its Video segment, Love Live! also derived sales from its Music segment whereas sales from Books and Novels were considered as well for Lycoris Recoil.
Weekly Ranking by Series
(As of 1st Week of December 2022)
1. Chainsaw Man
KICK BACK Chainsaw Edition [Limited Edition]
Type: CD Maxi
Total amount of sales during the period:
755.1 million yen (tax included)
679.59 million yen (without tax)
2. Love Live!
Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai 2nd Season
Vol. 6 [Limited Release]
Type: Anime
Total amount of sales during the period:
225.3 million yen (tax included)
202.77 million yen (without tax)
3. Lycoris Recoil
Lycoris Recoil Vol. 3 [Limited Release]
Type: Anime
Total amount of sales during the period:
215.9 million yen (tax included)
194.31 million yen (without tax)
As always, if you find any faults with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!
Previous Chart: Nov. 14 – Nov. 20
Follow-up Chart: Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Source: Oricon
Visualisations:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Series
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