3-gatsu no Lion Volume 16 tops the TSUTAYA weekly Top 10 chart with its Regular Edition leading the pack at Number 1, while the Special Edition can be found placing 10th for the week. Sales have not been as strong since Volume 13 which recorded 658,058 copies sold in its first 10 days of sales, while Volume 14 and Volume 13 are visibly lower in terms of sales produced. Despite Volume 15 having taken into account a day longer, it still could not match the sales of the previous two volumes, and the Anime did not seem to add any extra boost. With its potentially decline trajectory, we may see fewer copies sold made for Volume 16, however with its 5-day sales, it may be able to push number of copies higher than Volume 15 in its first 4 days.
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At Number 2 is Kuroshitsuji Volume 31. Previously, the series saw 209,947 copies sold for Volume 30 in its first 6 days, and Volume 29 recorded 148,306 copies sold in 3 days. Oricon’s two-week sales put the two volumes at roughly 280,000 copies each, but with Volume 30 having longer days of sales of 13 days. You can expect the title’s 31st volume to see a bigger number of copies sold as it will have 7 days of sales when Oricon publishes its weekly chart. Expect copies sold to hover around 200,000 copies sold or more.
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Volume 16 comes in 4th for the week. The series did get a push after the broadcast of its Anime with Volume 13 seeing 113,825 copies sold in its first 5 days. Volume 3, though witnessed lower copies sold of 77,859 with an average sales of 25,953 copies due to its short days of sales. Although Volume 15 went on sale longer when its number of copies sold were considered, average copies sold dropped to 16,623 copies for its first 6 days as it accumulated 99,736 copies sold. Expect its copies sold to increase slightly for Volume 16 as it will capture 7 days of sales, and if it ends up selling less, it will be too soon to say whether if sales are slowing down for the title.
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You might be surprised to see Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 17 to be on the list. It settles in at Number 5 on TSUTAYA’s chart. This is certainly due to its pre-release sales, though do not expect that many copies to have been sold as I believe it may only account sales produced on the 3rd of October. I have started a survey on how many copies sold does the community expect the 17th volume to sell with most suggesting between 1.2 million to 1.3 million copies so far. Note that it will have 7 days of sales when Oricon publishes its chart the following week, and as such it is highly plausible that it can easily achieve the amount as suggested. We can be a little bit more positive and expect it to sell between 1.3 million to 1.4 million copies as both Volumes 15 and 16 had fewer days of sales, yet managed to sell 1,138,798 copies and 1,165,681 copies respectively..
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Move a spot lower and you will find the 1st volume of Disney Twisted Wonderland – Episode of Heartslabyul by Wakana Hazuki and Koono Sumire. Volume 1 can in fact be previewed here for those of you who are interested. Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt Volume 18 settles in at Number 9. Its previous two volumes could not perform well enough to find spots on Oricon Top 30 charts. It last made an appearance for Volume 15 which had 38,063 copies sold it is first 3 days.
TSUTAYA
1. 3-gatsu no Lion Vol. 16 (NEW)
by Chika Umino
Release Date: September 29, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

2. Kuroshitsuji Vol. 31 (NEW)
by Yana Toboso
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

3. Tokyo Revengers Vol. 24 (-2)
by Ken Wakui
Release Date: September 17, 2021
Previous: 238,131 copies
Series: September 20, 2021 ~ September 26, 2021
Status: TBA

4. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Vol. 16 (NEW)
by Iro Aida
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

5. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 17 (NEW)
by Gege Akutami
Release Date: October 4, 2021 (Pre-release)
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

6. Disney Twisted Wonderland – Episode of Heartslabyul Vol. 1 (NEW)
by (Story) Wakana Hazuki and (Art) Koono Sumire
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

7. Shuumatsu no Walküre Vol. 12 (-5)
by (Story) Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and (Art) Ajichika
Release Date: September 18, 2021
Previous: 134,558 copies
Series: September 20, 2021 ~ September 26, 2021
Status: TBA

8. Uchuu Kyoudai Vol. 40 (-5)
by Chuuya Koyama
Release Date: September 22, 2021
Previous: 145,333 copies
Series: September 20, 2021 ~ September 26, 2021
Status: TBA

9. Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt Vol. 18 (NEW)
by Yasuo Ootagaki
Release Date: September 30, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

10. 3-gatsu no Lion Vol. 16 [Special Edition] (NEW)
by Chika Umino
Release Date: September 29, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

COMIC ZIN features and entirely new casts as New Game! Volume 13 sits side by side with a related title, New Game! Art Book: NEXT GAME!! at Number 1 and Number 2 respectively. The series received an Anime adaptation back in 2016 by Doga Kobo. The title last made its appearance for Volume 10 and Volume 11 back in January and August of 2020, however failed to see its 12th volume ranked on Oricon’s sales chart.
At Number 4 is Hagure Idol: Jigoku-hen by Rui Takatou, who has worked on a number of titles such as: Devilman G, Redman Princess, Voisin and many more. The title is currently being serialized through Nihon Bungeisha’s Bessatsu Manga Goraku magazine of which its first chapter is available for free here (in Japanese), so do check it out!
Yuka Santoh’s latest 4-koma title, Hakata Joshi wa Kishin no Gotoku Ki ga Tsuyoka!? places 3rd for the week. To have a look at the title, you can check out the preview of its 1st volume right here. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san ranks a spot below with its 10th volume. The author, Naru Narumi was involved in multiple titles including Zettai†Joousei and Tokyo Innocent, plus an ongoing title, Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen. You can check out Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san‘s official page right here, and dive into its first chapter for free (in Japanese) here.

The first few pages of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san Chapter 1
The 14th volume of Hare Nochi Cinderella is 7th, and is a fellow Takeshobo title like Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san. Rutou-san ni wa Kanaimasen! is a farly new 4-koma series which began serialization back in August 2020, publishing via Manga Time Kirara MAX. You can check out some of its first few pages right here.

Rutou-san ni wa Kanaimasen! a fairly new title by Utau Aizaki
Finishing off at Number 9 and 10 are Musunde, Tsunaide. Volume 2 and Spotted Flower Volume 5. You may be interested to check out Musunde, Tsunaide. as the author is working on a title you may be familiar with, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei which was adapted into an Anime series in 2014. Musunde, Tsunaide. can be found via Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, and a preview of its 1st volume is available here (in Japanese), so do have a look at it!
COMIC ZIN
1. New Game! Vol. 13 (NEW)
by Shoutarou Tokunou
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

2. New Game! Art Book: NEXT GAME!! (NEW)
by Shoutarou Tokunou
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

3.3-gatsu no Lion Vol. 16 (NEW)
by Chika Umino
Release Date: September 29, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

4. Hagure Idol: Jigoku-hen Vol. 13 (NEW)
by Rui Takatou
Release Date: September 29, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

5. Hakata Joshi wa Kishin no Gotoku Ki ga Tsuyoka!? Vol. 3 (NEW)
by Yuka Santoh
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

6. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san Vol. 10 (NEW)
by Naru Narumi
Release Date: September 30, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

7. Hare Nochi Cinderella Vol. 14 (NEW)
by Gaku Miyanari
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

8. Rutou-san ni wa Kanaimasen! Vol. 1 (NEW)
by Utau Aizaki
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

9. Musunde, Tsunaide. Vol. 2 (NEW)
by Cherry Arai
Release Date: September 27, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

10. Spotted Flower Vol. 5 (NEW)
by Shimoku Kio
Release Date: September 30, 2021
Previous: N/A
Series: N/A
Status: TBA

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