Japan Top Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: September 19 – September 25, 2022

Before diving into new releases for the week, let us shift our attention quickly over to Kingdom’s two-week sales performance as of its latest volume. Copies sold in its first 10 days have reported its weakest turnout among those with the same number of days of sales as Volume 66 slipped 14.80% over debut sales of Volume 65. Compared to other volumes, the gap widens the most between Volume 66 and Volume 59 where the latter sold 31.96% more copies back in September 2020. As for the rest, Volume 66 performed lower by 29.96%, 30.00%, 20.11%, 16.95% and 15.67% against Volumes 58, 60, 62, 63 and 64.

Shuumatsu no Walküre Volume 16 is the best-selling new volumes for the week between September 19 and September 25 with its Regular Edition sitting atop at Number 2 with 126,682 copies sold while its Special Edition can be found all the way down at Number 24 with 19,743 copies. In total, that would be 146,425 copies sold in its first 6 days with gross sales of 109,670,880 yen (≈757.81 thousand USD). Had the volumes went on a day longer, it may not exceed Volume 15’s 169,161 copies sold in its first 7 days; however, it will maintain its lead over Volume 6’s 105,090 copies sold in its first 7 days. Shuumatsu no Walküre has been in serialization in Coamix’s Comic Zenon since November 2017 with some of its Manga chapters available for reading in Japanese right here for free. Note that it is also being officially released in English by Viz Media with Volumes 4 and 5 up for pre-orders and are slated for releases this coming October 18 and January 17. It was also adapted into a 12-episode ONA in June 2021 by studio Graphinica with a sequel planned for release in 2023. The series is said to have more than 12 million copies in circulation (Source: Press Walker).

Then, at Number 4, you will find the Regular Edition of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Volume 10 at 88,310 copies whereas its Special Edition takes the 28^th spot at 18,393 copies sold. When put together, that is 106,703 copies in just 2 days with gross sales of 84,254,100 yen (≈582.23 thousand yen)! This could very well be its best performance to date since Volume 4 and would have performed better than Volume 9 had it went a day longer. To further compare, Volumes 5 and 8 sold 78,960 copies and 88,509 copies each in their first 7 days back in May 2020 and October 2021. The Manga by Shinichi Fukuda has been in serialization since January 2018 in Square Enix’s Young Gangan. With more than 7.5 million copies in circulation (Source: Natalie), more information about the title can be found on its official web page here along with its first chapter available for reading in Japanese here. You can also get its official English volumes that are being published by Square Enix Manga with up to Volume 8 available for pre-order as of the time of writing. In January 2022, CloverWorks adapted the work into a 12-episode TV Anime series and this month, the official website of the Anime confirms that season two is in the works. You can watch the announcement video of its Anime sequel down below if you have missed out on it.

Number 5 places Akatsuki no Yona Volume 39 at 86,072 copies sold in its first 6 days which is a welcoming outcome considering it being a 33.43% improvement over Volume 35’s 64,505 copies in its first 6 days. Prior to this, the Manga also made its debuts with Volume 36 at 78,241 copies in its first 4 days, Volume 37 at 91,586 copies in its first 7 days and Volume 38 at 55,201 copies in its first 3 days. The Manga by Mizuho Kusanagi has been serialized since August 2009 in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume with more information about the work can be found on its official web page here. It is also available officially in English with Volume 37 hitting shelves this October 4^th. The series has more than 14 million copies in circulation according to Yahoo. In 2014, the title received a 24-episode TV Anime series adaptation by Pierrot and three OVA episodes released between September 2015 and December 2016. In 2021, Hakusensha released a short video to promote the series of which you can watch below.

It is thanks to the amazing folks over at Oricon that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Oricon right here (Manga) and here (Series). If Google charts are what you prefer, you can find their respective links to the charts at the bottom of the post. Many of the titles that you see below have been discussed in the TSUTAYA’s sales chart for the same week, so do have a look at it right here. Some titles that did not make it onto the Top 30 chart were also discussed in the COMIC ZIN’s chart here.

Kakegurui Volume 16 is 13^th on the list at 26,156 copies sold in its first 4 days, a small drop over Volume 15’s 26,679 copies sold back in October last year by 1.96%. The work has been in serialization since March 2014 in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker with more information about the work can be found on its official web page here. At the same time, you can also check out its first volume in Japanese for free right here. Yen Press is officially publishing its English volumes with Volume 15 up for pre-order and slated to arrive on October 18. Studio MAPPA adapted the work into a 12-episode TV Anime series in July 2018 and a sequel followed suit in January 2019. The series has so far more than 6.8 million copies in circulation (Source: Excite).

Fundari, Kettari, Aishitari makes its first appearance on the Top 30 chart here with its 3^rd volume occupying the 14^th place at 25,533 copies sold in its first 4 days. The work has been in serialization since February 2021 via pixiv Sylph with some of its Manga chapters can be read for free on Comic Walker right here in Japanese. Note that Fundari, Kettari, Aishitari has passed 300,000 copies in circulation including both physical and digital as of its latest volume.

Right below is Ui x Kon Volume 10 at 25,145 copies sold in its first 4 days, its third consecutive debuts on Oricon’s Top 30. Volumes 8 and 9 were seen back in January and May this year at 29,697 copies and 26,229 copies sold in their first 6 days and 5 days respectively. The Manga by Minori Kurosaki has been serialized since May 2019 in Shueisha’s Ribon Magazine with further information about the work can be found here on its official web page. You can also read its first chapter for free in Japanese right here. Note that the series has passed 1.35 million copies in circulation including both paper and digital according to its latest volume cover.

Ui x Kon’s Manga colour spread page from Chapter 1

At Number 19 is Dekin no Mogura Volume 3 at 23,436 copies sold in its first 4 days, its second Top 30 appearance after Volume 2 made its debut back in March this year at 26,182 copies in its first 5 days. The work by Natsumi Eguchi has been serialized in Kodansha’s Morning magazine since April 2021 with more information about it can be found on its official web page right here. You can also check out some of its chapters for free in Japanese via Comic Days here. The series has so far more than 200,000 copies in circulation as of the month of September (Source: PR Times). In 2021, Comic Days through its official YouTube channel uploaded a video to promote the Manga of which you can watch below.

Futari de Koi wo Suru Riyuu Volume 11 takes the 21^st spot on the list at 20,666 copies sold in its first 4 days, its first ever appearance on the Top 30. The romance Manga has been in serialization in Margaret since November 2018 with the 1^st volume available for reading for free for a limited time (as of the time of writing) right here in Japanese. According to its latest volume cover, the series has passed 1.3 million copies in circulation in both physical and digital. To commemorate the release of its 8^th volume, a short video was released by Shueisha in September last year that features the voices of Nobunaga Shimazaki and Takuya Eguchi of which you can watch right here.

Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyou Bugeisha Ketteisen Volume 5 is 22^nd on the list, its first appearance on the Top 30 at 19,978 copies sold in its first 6 days. The Manga by Yousuke Nakamaru  and Kyoutarou Azuma  has been serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Young Magazine since January 2021 with more information about the work can be found here on its official web page while some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese right here. You can also watch the short video released by Kodansha in May this year to promote the series down below.

At Number 23 is Tsuki no Okinimesu mama Volume 9 at 19,845 copies sold in its first 4 days. The Manga last made an appearance with its 7^th volume back in October last year at 15,668 copies in its first 7 days. Tsuki no Okinimesu mama was first serialized in November 2018 with more information about the title can be found on its official web page right here with its first chapter can be read for free in Japanese here. According to its latest volume cover, the series has passed 900,000 copies in circulation including digital. Bessatsu Margaret also released a short video to promote the work a week ago that is voiced by Ayane Sakura and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka of which you can watch below.

The chart for the week also sees two boys love Manga with Dareka Yume da to Itte Kure Volume 4 outpacing Hallelujah Baby Volume 4 at Number 26 with 19,516 copies sold while the other sits in at Number 30 with 17,975 copies sold, both in their first 4 days and their first appearances on the Top 30. Dareka Yume da to Itte Kure is serialized in Shueisha’s Manga Mee with its first chapter readable here in Japanese while Hallelujah Baby can be found in Shueisha’s Kimikoi magazine with its 1^st volume available for free in Japanese right here for a limited time only (as of the time of writing).

Manga Weekly Top 30

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Well, it does not come as a surprise here seeing Jujutsu Kaisen taking the top spot of the weekly series sales chart at 1,008.45 million yen (≈6.97 million USD) thanks to the whopping 149,908 copies sold for its Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie disc sales in its first 5 days, one of the highest debuts we have seen so far in the last three years. While sales from its Music, Books, Novels and Manga were also considered, its Video segment is the biggest contributor to sales for the week. We should still be able to see a strong performance by the series going into October, though the intensity is expected to drop by a decent amount.

Touken Ranbu is next at Number 2 with 198.00 million yen (≈1.37 million USD) worth of sales made, driven by sales of its Butai “Touken Ranbu” Kiden Ikusayu no Adabana discs which sold a total of 20,059 copies in its first 5 days, 16,118 copies for its Blu-ray edition while its DVD edition saw 3,941 copies sold. Note that sales of its Music and Manga were also counted for the week.

Then, Lycoris Recoil clinched the 3^rd spot to settle in for 190.53 million yen (≈1.32 million USD) in sales for the week amid strong start of its Blu-ray and DVD performances that saw a total of 21,185 copies sold in its first 5 days. Apart from its Video segment, which is its largest contributor for the week, sales of its Books and Novels segment is also considered where it is driven by sales of its Lycoris Recoil Ordinary Days Volume 1.

Weekly Ranking by Series
(As of 5th Week of September 2022)

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Note:
All currency conversion was done at the time of writing.

Previous Chart: Sep. 12 – Sep. 18
Source: Oricon

Google Charts:
Shuumatsu no Walküre
Akatsuki no Yona
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Ui x Kon

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