Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt Volume 20’s Regular Edition is the best-selling new Manga volume for the week between September 26 and October 2, sitting at Number 5 with 31,354 copies sold in its first 3 days. When compared to sales of its 18th volume, it does indicate a slightly lower outcome, however, this is without sales of its Limited Edition copies which did not make it onto neither the Top 30 nor Top 50 list. Note, the cutoff point on the Top 50 is around 8,000 copies and as such, the Special Edition volume would have sold less than that. Its Special Edition volume is priced at 2,273 yen (≈16 USD) each and comes with a B5-sized poster and case. Serialization for the Manga began in March 2012 in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Superior magazine with more information about the work can be found on its official web page here or its Manga web page here. Its first Manga chapter is also available for free in Japanese right here for you to check out. Note that Viz Media is officially publishing its English volumes with Volume 18 up for pre-order and slated to hit shelves this coming October 18. According to its latest Manga volume product page, the series now has more than 4.5 million copies in circulation. In December 2015, it received its first Anime adaptation by Sunrise and a sequel followed suit in March of 2017.
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt’s 1st chapter colour spread page
Kuubo Ibuki: Great Game Volume 8 is right below at Number 6 with copies sold at 26,878 in its first 3 days, 11.38% and 12.53% less than Volumes 4 and 6 in their first 3 days. Serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine in December 2019, more information about the title can be obtained on its official web page here while its first chapter can be read in Japanese right here. The series passed the 7 million copies in circulation (including its prequel) milestone last year in May when its 4th volume was released. You can also watch the short video released by BIG COMICS down below, released in October 2020 to promote the title.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! takes the 10th spot with its 8th volume at 22,954 copies sold in its first week, not as good as the 24,355 copies it had way back in August 2020 for its 4th volume in its first 6 days. The Manga is an adaptation of the Light Novel of the same name and is serialized in Comp Ace magazine by KADOKAWA. With more than 2 million copies in circulation according to its official Twitter account, more information about the work can be obtained via its official Manga web page here whereas some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese right here if you are interested to give it a look. At the same time, its Light Novels and Manga are also available in English, published by Yen Press with the Manga’s 5th and 6th volumes are up for pre-orders whereas its Light Novels are available up to Volume 4. The series just released the first episode of its Anime adaptation on October 5, produced by studio Nexus. If you missed out on its trailer, be sure to watch it down below!
The colour spread page from the 1st chapter of Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
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.
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta… Volume 8 is right below at Number 11 with 22,222 copies sold in its first 3 days, quite the low turnout when compared to its 7th volume which debuted at 35,678 copies in its first 4 days (the average sales for Volume 7 was higher than Volume 8, the longer the days of sales, the lower the average should be). Prior to that, it was seen with its 6th volume at 67,768 copies in its first 7 days. The work adapts the Light Novel of the same name and has been in serialization since August 2017 in Ichijinsha’s Comic ZERO-SUM. Further information about the work can be found here along with the first two chapters available for free in Japanese (click here for direct access to its 1st chapter). You can also obtain its Manga volumes officially in English, published by Seven Seas. In April 2020, SILVER LINK. adapted the work into a 12-episode TV Anime series and later on in July 2021, it was blessed with a sequel, also by the same studio. The title is expecting an Anime film to be released sometime in 2023. So far, according to its official Twitter account, the series has more than 5 million copies in circulation.
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta’s 1st Manga chapter colour spread page
Kidou Senshi Gundam MSV-R: Johnny Ridden no Kikan makes its first ever debut here on the Top 30 since the Blog began tracking with its 24th volume at 21,243 copies sold in its first 7 days. The KADOKAWA title is serialized in Gundam Ace magazine with more than 2.5 million copies in circulation (Source: Yahoo) since its debut. More about the work can be learned via its official web page here whereas some of its Manga chapters can be read for free in Japanese on Comic Walker right here. There was also a short commercial video released by KADOKAWA a few days ago to promote the title called “Shinku no Inazuma” which is voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue. If you missed out on it, do watch it below!
At Number 16 is Sensei Nisshi: Homura-sensei wa Tabun Motenai Volume 1 at 15,263 copies sold, the sequel title to the 2019 Manga series, Homura-sensei wa Tabun Motenai. The work can be found on pixiv COMIC with some of its chapters available for free in Japanese. According to its volume cover, the series has more than 500,000 copies in circulation including digital.
Skip over to Number 18 and Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka Volume 6 makes its appearance at 14,528 copies sold in its first 3 days, its first time here on the Top 30 since the Blog began tracking. The AlphaPolis title is an adaptation of the Light Novel of the same name with further information about it can be found on its Manga official web page here along with its first three chapters available for reading for free in Japanese. According to its latest volume cover, the series has passed 800,000 copies in circulation including digital. In July 2021, AlphaPolis released a short video to promote the work on its official YouTube channel of which you can watch below.
Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka’s first few pages from Chapter 1
Likewise, Acchi Kocchi Volume 9 at Number 20 is also its first appearance on the Top 30 list since the Blog began tracking. Its latest volume sees a total of 14,088 copies sold in its first 6 days. The Manga has been in serialization since September 2006 in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara with more information about the work can be found here along with the first three Manga chapters readable for free in Japanese. In April of 2012, it was adapted into a 12-episode TV Anime series by AIC and a sequel titled “Place=Princess” was released as a Special in November the same year.
Hakushaku Reijou wa Kenen no Naka no Elite Kishi to Kyouseiteki ni Tsugai ni Saserareru makes its first ever appearance on the Top 30 sales chart with its 2nd volume at Number 23 with copies sold at 13,595 in its first 3 days. The volume is in fact its final volume for the series. The work was serialized in Zero-Sum Online between March 2021 and July 2022 with more information and its first Manga chapter available on its web page right here.
Kyousuke Motomi’s Queen’s Quality can be found at Number 25 with its 18th volume at 13,060 copies sold in its first week, which is also its first appearance on the Top 30 sales chart since the Blog began tracking. The work was first serialized in July 2015 via Shogakukan’s Betsucomi magazine with further information about it can be accessed here through its official web page. You can also give its first chapter a try right here in Japanese for free. Note that the volumes are also available officially in English, published by Viz Media under its Shojo Beat label. According to a short video uploaded to commemorate the release of its 16th volume, Shogakukan announced that the series has passed 2.5 million copies in circulation.
Ouji-sama ni Dekiai sarete Komattemasu’s 3rd volume is 26th on the list at 12,724 copies sold in its first 3 days, not its first time here as it also made an appearance back in January to sell 20,850 copies in its first 7 days. The Manga adapts the Light Novel of the same name and is serialized in Ichijinsha’s Zero-Sum Online with more information about it can be found here on its official Manga web page. If you are interested, its first chapter can be read here for free in Japanese.
Barairo no Yakusoku makes its first ever appearance on the Top 30 since the Blog began tracking at Number 29 with its 10th volume at 11,530 copies sold in its first 7 days. The work is serialized in Shogakukan’s Cheese! magazine with more information about the title can be found here on its official web page along with its first chapter readable in Japanese. According to its official product page, the series has more than 1.8 million copies in circulation as of its latest volume.
Manga Weekly Top 30
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