TSUTAYA and COMIC ZIN Weekly Tankoubon Sales Ranking via Natalie: August 23, 2021 to August 29, 2021

The lack of noticeable releases during the August 23 to August 29 window has paved way for Tokyo Revenges to once again dominate the TSUTAYA weekly sales chart as it occupies spots 5 to 10 for the week. Titles which latest volumes were released last week such as Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Volume 23 and Black Lagoon Vol. 12 retain their respective positions at Number 1 and Number 2, while two new titles can be found placing 3rd and 4th.

As for Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Volume 23, it is expected to post strong sales for the week mirroring its past performance, and the lack of strong competition may allow it to hit closer to what its 21st volume did on its 2nd week, selling 109,827 copies at the time. Volume 22 however, could manage only 59,344 copies sold on Week 2, and was unable to see sales recover on Week 3 to match Volume 21’s two-week performance. As such, sales as of Week 2 for Volume 21 and Volume 22 were 230,551 copies and 205,934 copies sold respectively. As for Black Lagoon, sales are expected to recover for the week, therefore we may see an increase in copies sold.

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The title you would want to keep a lookout for would be Coffee & Vanilla‘s Volume 18 at Number 3. Sales were sluggish in its opening weeks for Volumes 15 and 16 as the two registered only 42,319 copies and 43,232 copies sold, down from Volumes 13 and 14’s 66,083 copies and 65,581 copies sold. The Manga received a live action adaptation in 2019, and a spin-off title “Coffee & Vanilla Black” was introduced in 2018. So far, there has not been any Anime announcement. Sales are expected to stay nearly identical to what Volume 17 had produced in its first week.

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The Manga adaptation of the Light Novel of the same name, Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku Volume 8 settles for 4th place for the week. The title has not made an appearance so far in the Top 30 Oricon sales chart ranking in 2020. As competition is rather stiff, in particular from Tokyo Revengers, it needs to at least get its numbers around 40,000 copies sold or more to have a chance to be on the Top 30, unless we see sales slowing down for Tokyo Revengers. Not to forget, the Light Novel is also available in English, released by Seven Seas Entertainment with the 1st volume already out for grabs, and Volumes 2 and 3 are expected to follow suit in February and March of 2022. You can check it out right here.

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COMIC ZIN on the other hand, features quite a number of very new titles that are led by Tsukanoma no Ichika Volume 3, a work by Natsu Tadano who was previously involved in Yukuyuku Futari. You can view some of the chapters available for free via pixiv right here (in Japanese). At Number 2 is Himawari-san by Manami Sugano which is an ongoing series since 2009. It focuses on a story between a character named Himawari-san, a bookstore owner and Matsuri, a high school girl who one day visited the book store in search for a job. A preview of the first chapter is viewable here (in Japanese), though you may want to check out its cool looking promotional site here!

A sneak peek of the first chapter of Himawari-san

Head over to Number 3 and you will find Subete no Jinrui wo Hakai suru. Sorera wa Saisei Dekinai. Volume 8 which is worked on by Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota. You may be familiar with the two through Onanie Master Kurosawa, and if you would like to check out their work, the 1st chapter is available for free right here (in Japanese). Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? Complete Blend Volume 1 which contains the first two volumes of the title is at 4th for the week. It also contains a newly drawn cover illustration, plus some colour pages.

Tsumugu Otome to Taishou no Tsuki Volume 2 and Futari wa Daitai Konna Kanji Volume 3 are placed at Number 5 and Number 6 respectively. However, you may want to shift your attention to Number 8’s Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Fukigen na o Hime-sama which recently received a western release by Seven Seas Entertainment. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are now available for purchase right here, so do check it out. But of course, if you would like to dip your toes first and see how it looks like before jumping in, the 1st chapter can be accessed right here (in Japanese).

Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Fukigen na o Hime-sama’s Chapter 1 available for free in Japanese

Finally, sharing the same spot with Tonikaku Kawaii Volume 17 at Number 10 is Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! Volume 14. Serialization began back in 2012 through ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Maoh magazine and in 2016, the title received the Anime treatment by studio feel. which spanned 12 episodes. If you missed out on the Anime, do check out the trailer down below!

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