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Without further ado, the full Top 30 is as follows:
Manga Weekly Top 30
1. One Piece Vol. 107 (NEW)
by Eiichiro Oda
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 890,494
Link (JPN): Vol. 107
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
Link (ENG): Amazon
Analysis
One Piece has reported quite a sharp drop in sales for its 107th volume against other volumes with four days of sales since Volume 93. Volume 107’s 890,494 copies sold is 35.39%, 28.07% and 30.20% fewer than Volume 93, Volume 98 and Volume 103. Against other volumes with less than four days of sales, particularly those with three days of sales, Volume 107 has also sold less than all of them since Volume 94. The difference in sales is the biggest against the three-day sales of Volume 94 and Volume 100 whereby Volume 107 is down by 24.68% and 24.08%.
Additional Comments
The volume is titled “Densetsu no Eiyuu” or “The Hero of Legend”.
One Piece is an ongoing TV Anime series that first aired on October 20, 1999. The show has been running for many years and is still being broadcasted today. The series recently saw the launch of its latest movie, One Piece Film: Red to great success, driving up sales through Toei Animation and stimulating the sales of its other related products which can also be observed in Bandai Namco Holdings’ recent performance report. The film was released domestically on August 6, 2022, to which it had already earned 31.9 billion yen (≈226.95 million USD) in box office revenue.
2. Boku no Hero Academia Vol. 39 (NEW)
by Kouhei Horikoshi
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 321,625
Link (JPN): Vol. 39
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Jul. 7, 2014
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Amazon
Analysis
Boku no Hero Academia individual volume performances remain rather consistent across the board since Volume 24. There are no direct comparisons against the four-day sales of Volume 39, however, the volume has sold more than some volumes with five days of sales, such as Volume 25 and Volume 26. Against volumes with fewer days of sales, Volume 39 projects a stable outcome, for instance, Volume 37 and Volume 38 sold 277,936 copies and 224,735 copies in their first three days, with the latter not very far off from Volume 39’s 321,625 copies sold.
Additional Comments
The volume is titled “‘Kosei’ Naki Tatakai” or “Battle Without A Quirk”.
Studio Bones adapted Boku no Hero Academia‘s 6th TV Anime season which aired from October 1, 2022 to March 25, 2023, which lasted 25 episodes. The 7th season is currently in the works with most information about the upcoming sequel is still not known as of the time of writing.
3. One Punch-Man Vol. 29 (NEW)
by (Story) ONE and (Art) Yusuke Murata
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 140,521
Link (JPN): Vol. 29
Analysis
There are no direct comparisons against One Punch-Man Volume 29, though the 140,521 copies sold it has made in four days is a significant drop against Volume 21’s 285,015 copies and not as good as the 150,678 copies and 134,504 copies sold for Volume 22 and Volume 27 in their first three days.
Additional Comments
The volume is titled “Kendochourai” or “Rejuvenated Offence”.
One Punch-Man was adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series by Madhouse in October 2015, and a sequel was aired in April 2019 by studio J.C.Staff. It is set to return with a sequel on an unannounced date.
4. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Hokkaido-hen Vol. 9 (NEW)
by (Story) Kaoru Kurosaki and (Story & Art) Nobuhiro Watsuki
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 520 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 81,380
Link (JPN): Vol. 9
Analysis
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Hokkaido-hen Volume 9 has recorded a minor 7.46% improvement in sales against Volume 6’s 75,731 copies sold, both in their first four days. Nevertheless, the four-day outcome of Volume 9 is still greatly below the three-day sales of Volume 3 and Volume 5 which sold 111,231 copies and 108,859 copies.
5. Sakamoto Days Vol. 14 (NEW)
by Yuuto Suzuki
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 59,824
Link (JPN): Vol. 14
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Nov. 21, 2020
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Amazon
Analysis
Sakamoto Days Volume 14 is up significantly against its previous two volumes with four days of sales. The latest volume has sold nearly more than double the amount sold by Volume 4 at 25,357 copies sold and has noted a 13.32% increase in sales against Volume 8. The latest result is also nearly identical to Volume 13’s 65,716 copies sold despite its seven-day sales advantage. Had the volume gone two days longer it may very likely have approached the sales figure of Volume 11 at 72,633 copies sold in its first six days or go beyond that. Therefore, this could be its best performance to date since Volume 4.
Additional Comments
The volume is titled “Kimyou Konseki” or “Bizarre Data” in English.
6. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 24 (↓15.10%)
by Gege Akutami
Volume Information
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 56,953
Link (JPN): Vol. 24
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Mar. 5, 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
Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 24 has sold 1,130,915 copies in its first 33 days.
7. Spy x Family Vol. 12 (↓23.97%)
by Tatsuya Endou
Volume Information
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 520 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 46,069
Link (JPN): Vol. 12
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Mar. 25, 2019
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
Additional Comments
Spy x Family Volume 12 has reached 996,612 copies sold in its first 33 days.
8. Detective Conan Vol. 104 [Regular Edition] (↓40.56%)
by Gosho Aoyama
Volume Information
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
Price: 500 yen
Publisher: Shogakukan
Estimated number of copies sold: 35,249
Link (JPN): Vol. 104
Additional Comments
The Regular Edition of Detective Conan Volume 104 has achieved 262,255 copies sold in its first 19 days.
9. Akuyaku Reijou to Kichiku Kishi Vol. 3 (NEW)
by (Story) Nekoda and (Art) Seikan
Volume Information
Release Date: October 31, 2023
Days of Sales: 6
Price: 750 yen
Publisher: Ichijinsha
Estimated number of copies sold: 33,426
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Analysis
This would be Akuyaku Reijou to Kichiku Kishi‘s best performance to date amongst its latest three volumes considering Volume 3’s shorter days of sales. The series was last seen with Volume 1 and Volume 2 selling 18,410 copies and 36,436 copies in their first week with Volume 3 selling nearly two times more than Volume 1 and would have certainly outpaced Volume 2 had it one more day of sales here.
Additional Comments
Akuyaku Reijou to Kichiku Kishi was last seen with its 1st and 2nd volumes at 18,410 copies and 36,436 copies sold in their first seven days in January and October 2022.
10. Seihantai na Kimi to Boku Vol. 5 (NEW)
by Koucha Agasawa
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 650 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 31,276
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Serialization Date: Jan. 7, 2021
Official Web Page: Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube (1); YouTube (2)
Link (ENG): Amazon
Analysis
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku‘s 5th volume performance represents a major improvement against its previous two volumes. Note that Volume 3 and Volume 4 sold 19,136 copies and 36,667 copies respectively in their first three days and six days.
Additional Comments
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku was last seen with Volume 3 at 19,136 copies sold in its first three days in February 2023, then it recorded a much stronger outcome for Volume 4 at 36,667 copies sold in six days between July 3 and July 9, 2023.
11. Owari no Seraph Vol. 31 (NEW)
by (Story) Takaya Kagami, Daisuke Furuya and (Art) Yamato Yamamoto
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 520 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 26,761
Link (JPN): Vol. 31
Analysis
Owari no Seraph volumes continue to underperform with its latest volume entry recording a considerable drop in performance against its past volumes with same days of sales. Volume 31’s 26,761 copies sold is less by 75.30%, 70.25% and 59.40% against Volume 6, Volume 17 and Volume 23. The latest volume has also sold much fewer copies than even its 1st volume at 35,948 copies sold and other volumes such as the 166,086 copies sold by Volume 10 (around its Anime’s second season), both in their first three days.
This result is a strong indication of dwindling readers’ interest in the Manga, especially in the physical space, and it is unbeknownst as to how the series’ performance is like digitally. Though with the current trend in place, it is very unlikely that its digital performance would be able to help the series’ repeat its past successes, but it should allow some level of sustenance. Again, this is still its performance strictly in Japan, and its performance elsewhere is not fully known.
Additional Comments
Owari no Seraph was adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series in April 2015 by Wit Studio and a sequel was broadcasted the same year in October, also by the same studio.
12. Koori no Jouheki Vol. 6 (NEW)
by Koucha Agasawa
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 900 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 26,482
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Analysis
There are no direct comparisons against Koori no Jouheki Volume 6 amongst its latest six volumes in four days. That said, the latest volume’s 26,482 copies sold is slightly better than Volume 5’s 30,681 copies sold in its first five days but not as good as the 43,097 copies and 40,982 copies sold by Volume 1 and Volume 2 in their first six days amid lower average per day of sales.
13. Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi Vol. 13 (NEW)
by Yuusei Matsui
Volume Information
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Days of Sales: 4
Price: 480 yen
Publisher: Shueisha
Estimated number of copies sold: 25,830
Link (JPN): Vol. 13
Manga Information
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Serialization Date: Jan. 25, 2021
Official Web Page: Here
Chapter 1 (JPN): Here
Other Information
Read in English: Manga Plus
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Amazon
Additional Comments
Please note that the volume is titled “Nige Jouzu 1335” or “Elusive 1335” in English.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi has consistently made its volume debuts onto Oricon’s Top 30 sales charts from Volume 1 to Volume 10, however, it has failed to do the same for Volume 11 amid strong competition, particularly against “Oshi no Ko” volumes which were recording strong performances as a result of the series’ Anime adaptation. The series was last seen with its 12th volume selling 31,038 copies in its first seven days which is weaker than Volume 7’s 50,587 copies in its first seven days by 38.64%.
Studio CloverWorks will be adapting “Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi” into a TV Anime series which is expected to broadcast some time in 2024.
14. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol. 12