The week between August 8 and August 14 does not contain as many new releases as the week before with some past titles that made it onto the chart still present on TSUTAYA’s Top 20 list. Jujutsu Kaisen moves up a spot to clinch the 1st spot while One Piece Volume 103 slips down to Number 2.
Then, the chart is set off with a number of new releases starting with the 12th and latest volume of Dungeon Meshi at Number 3 with 5 days of sales. Its past performance has been hit with a slight fall in sales trend, for instance Volume 8’s 2 days of sales sold 23.44% higher than Volume 10 while Volume 11’s 5-day sales could have sold more had it maintained the intensity that was seen with Volume 9 which sold 135,713 copies sold in its first 3 days. Nevertheless, the latest volume may see copies sold more attuned to Volume 11 if all goes well, though the potential of it doing better is still there. Last week, the Manga was announced to be receiving an Anime adaptation by Studio Trigger which may push copies sold for Volume 12 a little higher than Volume 11. With more than 8.5 million copies in circulation including digital (Source: Screen Online), you can give some of the Manga chapters a try for free in Japanese via Comic Walker right here.
A spot below, you will find Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Volume 28 in its first 7 days which should see the volume hit closer to the likes of Volumes 20 and 24, both of which sold 81,747 copies and 89,998 copies in their first week. The work which now has more than 10 million copies in circulation (Source: Tsutaya) is serialized in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shounen Champion with more information about it to be found via its official web page here. Its first Manga chapter is also available for reading in Japanese right here, so do check it out! The title received a 23-episode TV Anime adaptation by Bandai Namco Pictures in 2019 and a sequel was broadcasted later on in 2021. The Anime adaptation of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun is expecting the third season to land soon in October 2022.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun makes its 14th volume debut at Number 5 with 5 days of sales and is expected to see between 115,000 to 130,000 copies sold if all goes well based on the performance of Volume 13. Prior to that, the series was last seen with 5 days of sales for Volume 4 which sold 117,310 copies. The Manga is serialized in Square Enix’s Gangan Online with some of its chapters available for reading right here in Japanese. It received a 12-episode TV Anime adaptation by Doga Kobo in 2014.
Head over to Number 8 and you will find Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Dai-2 no Shokugyou wo Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita Volume 17 in its first 5 days which should see it able to push out around 55,000 copies to 65,000 copies sold, but with the Anime adaptation of the series being aired this season, we can be a little more hopeful and say it will do more than that. The only direct 5-day sales comparison it has so far is with Volume 13 at 62,156 copies sold back in August last year. The Manga series is adapted from the Light Novel of the same name which first began its publication in May 2018. Serialized in the Manga UP! magazine by Square Enix, you can access more information about the work via its official web page right here and read its first chapter for free right here in Japanese. According to its official Anime website, the series has already breached 5 million copies in circulation. The TV Anime adaptation is produced by Revoroot.
The first Manga chapter colour spread page of Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Dai-2 no Shokugyou wo Ete,
Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita
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Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! a spin-off title of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun is 9th on the list in its first 7 days with copies sold expected to reach around 65,000 to 70,000 copies or more based on the performances of Volumes 1 and 7 which sold 65,196 copies and 70,840 copies in their release weeks. The series, like its main storyline title, is serialized in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shounen Champion with more information about the work can be found right here. In December 2020, it received three short Anime videos that were uploaded on Mairimashita! Iruma-kun’s official Youtube page. You can watch the first video down below while the other two are here and here.
At Number 10 and 11 we have Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu Volume 8 and Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Volume 14 in their first 6 days, both are Manga adaptation of the Light Novels of the same names. Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu is being serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine pocket where some of its chapters can be read here for free in Japanese while Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku is in KADOKAWA’s Dragon Age magazine with a few of its chapters available for free in Japanese right here. Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu is expected to sell close to 40,000 copies while Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku should see roughly 50,000 copies sold or more.
Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu first few pages from Chapter 1
Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Chapter 1’s colour spread page
Kodansha’s Wind Breaker Volume 8 can be found at Number 12 in its first 6 days that should allow it to achieve at least 35,000 copies sold or more as was seen for Volume 4 that sold 37,992 copies back in November last year in 6 days. The work is serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine pocket with some of its chapters available for reading right here in Japanese. Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift “Mugen Gacha” de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & “Zamaa!” Shimasu! Volume 5 is two spots below at Number 14 in its first 6 days as well with copies sold likely to reach 25,000 copies sold if all goes well. The Manga adapts the Light Novel of the same name and is serialized in Magazine pocket. Some of its chapters can be read for free in Japanese right here. So do check them out! Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru: Jakushou Ryouchi wo Uketsuida node, Yuushuu na Jinzai wo Fuyashiteitara, Saikyou Ryouchi ni Natteta is 15th with Volume 8 in its first 6 days and is expected to sell at least 25,000 copies. Like Mugen Gacha, it too is an adaptation of the Light Novel of the same name, and the Manga is also serialized in Magazine pocket. If you are interested, be sure to try some of its chapters right here for free in Japanese.
Yowamushi Pedal is placed 18th with Volume 79, another Akita Shoten title on the list in its first week. When compared to its past volumes, the latest should be able to sell more than 40,000 copies if all goes well. Yowamushi Pedal has been serialized in the Weekly Shounen Champion magazine since February 2008 and five years later, it received a 38-episode TV Anime series adaptation by TMS Entertainment. The Anime did not stop at just one season as it was blessed with a few more with another sequel Limit Break set to follow soon in October. Do check out the latest promotional video for it down below! The series has more than 25 million copies in circulation as of the time of writing (Source: Collabo Café).
Finally, we have Mikata ga Yowasugite Hojo Mahou ni Tesshiteita Kyuutei Mahoushi, Tsuihou sarete Saikyou wo Mezashimasu Volume 4 making its first ever breach on the Top 20 since the Blog started tracking in its first 6 days. The work is serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine pocket with some of its chapters available for reading right here in Japanese for free.
TSUTAYA
1. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 20 (↑1)
by Gege Akutami
Release Date: August 4, 2022
Publisher: Shueisha
Previous: 783,781 copies
Series: Aug. 1 – Aug. 7, 2022
Link (JPN): Vol. 20
Link (ENG): Right Stuf; Amazon
2. One Piece Vol. 103