Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Oct 21 - 27
Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
Manga
*1. 387,520 387,520 Kimi ni Todoke Vol.20
*2. 248,629 248,629 Vagabond Vol.36
*3. 238,039 238,039 Uchuu Kyoudai Vol.22
*4. 218,933 218,933 Inu x Boku SS Vol.10
*5. 190,604 580,119 Gin no Saji Vol.9
*6. 183,837 183,837 xxxHOLiC: Rei Vol.1
*7. 182,609 401,502 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol.19
*8. 179,431 179,431 Giant Killing Vol.29
*9. 157,543 358,512 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: Jojolion Vol.5
10. 122,563 388,395 Fairy Tail Vol.40
11. *91,708 228,159 Kingdom Vol.32
12. *65,543 144,778 Tokyo Ghoul Vol.9
13. *63,715 184,084 Diamond no Ace Vol.38
14. *58,344 *58,344 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. Vol.10
15. *58,030 188,984 Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.5
16. *57,726 *57,726 Sora no Otoshimono Vol.18
17. *51,294 *51,294 Gurazeni Vol.12
18. *49,022 *51,968 Drug & Drop Vol.2
19. *43,887 *43,887 Karneval Vol.12
20. *41,430 *88,973 Love So Life Vol.13
21. *40,878 109,364 Seitokai Yakuindomo Vol.9
22. *39,722 *39,722 Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki Vol.2
23. *37,808 *37,808 Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ Anthology Comic: Kure Chinjufu-hen
24. *37,032 *80,110 Oresama Teacher Vol.17
25. *36,762 626,118 Kuroko no Basket Vol.24
26. *35,224 569,158 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.6
27. *34,390 *95,750 Dear Boys Act III Vol.14
28. *33,676 103,899 Mashiro no Oto Vol.9.
29. *33,624 *99,612 Area no Kishi Vol.38
30. *30,678 *92,492 Hiyokoi Vol.11
Rank 31-50
Light Novels and Anime/Manga related books
*1, 110,518 110,518 Owarimonogatari Vol.1
*2, *30,509 *52,517 Highschool DxD Vol.16 Kagai Jugyou no Day Walker
*3, *25,348 *25,348 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Vol.7
*4, *24,696 *24,696 Campione! Vol.15 Megami no Musuko
*5, *18,427 *18,427 Shuuen no Shiori Vol.2 Houfuku-Re:vival-
*6, *18,021 *18,021 Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! Vol.14
*7, *14,487 *22,513 Kore wa Zombie desuka? Vol.14 Hai, douse Hikikomori dakedo
*8, *12,158 *23,123 Tokyo Ravens Vol.10 Begins/Temple
*9, *10,921 *10,921 Magika no Kenshi to Vasreus Vol.3
10, *10,157 *61,540 Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World Vol.17
11, *10,149 *10,149 Shurabara! Vol.9
12, **9,555 116,952 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.12 Double Seven hen
13, **9,509 *23,382 Kemono no Souja Gaiden: Setsuna
14, **9,228 108,224 Accel World Vol.15 -Owari to Hajimari-
15, **9,203 *15,443 Omae wo Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore wo Riajuu ni Shitekure! Vol.8
16, **9,042 **9,042 Ore to Ichino no Game Doukoukai Katsudou Nisshi Vol.10
17, **8,905 *15,183 Dai Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu Vol.14 Ken no Ichizoku no Kokuhaku
18, **8,059 *54,098 KanColle Hakusho -Kantai Collection: Official Book-
19, **7,654 **7,654 Servant x Service Official Fanbook ~Oshigoto no Jikan~
20, **7,119 **7,119 Soukyuu no Lapis Lazuli Vol.5
21, **6,762 **6,762 Flesh & Blood Vol.21
22, **6,720 **6,720 Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Vol.2
23, **6,666 *76,288 Omoide no Toki Shurishimasu Vol.2 Ashita wo Ugokasu Hakuruma
24, **5,767 *83,379 Kantai Collection -KanColle- Chinjufu Seikatsu no Susume Vol.1
Source: Oricon Youtaiju
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Fair enough, other books and bunko and... manga? The manga chart is not just tankobon format is my point. So why is bunko special? Probably due to popularity I guess.
Nov 7, 2013 10:10 AM by symbv
Nov 7, 2013 10:06 AM by hpulley
Kore wa Zombie desuka?
Should be: Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Nov 7, 2013 9:19 AM by symbv
Should be: Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
I'm happy to see this as well as Accel World and PapaKiki up there. I wondering where Machine-Doll is hiding.
Nov 7, 2013 9:10 AM by Momoirooooo
Yes, you do report Chihayafuru and Monogatari under other books. No problem there really. Just perplexing to me that Oricon has such a strict bunko format requirement for inclusion in their light novel list but no such sizing requirement for their manga list. T
Nov 7, 2013 12:33 AM by symbv
Sure would be nice to know if Yuyushiki, Love Lab, Kinmoza, et al got manga bumps and Teekyuu, Yama no Susume, Pupa (psych!), Sekai de ichiban tsuyoku naritai! Etc. Mysterious that they never, ever chart and yet they are sold and ranked at amazon, HMV, et al.
Nov 7, 2013 12:28 AM by hpulley
So why weren't the Chihayafuru light novels included in the weekly Oricon lists? They are tankobon size instead of bunko. Same for Monogatari's Kodansha Box editions. They are in the general book list instead, aren't they? They are light novels but the wrong size.
I sometimes wondered if 4-koma doesn't sell well enough to ever rank or if they have their own list as Servant x Service and Working!! are about the only ones that ever rank. Is there another list for the stuff from Earth Star and Manga Time Kirara or do they really sell poorly?
Nov 6, 2013 11:54 PM by symbv
Nov 6, 2013 10:45 PM by kuuderes_shadow
Is there another list for the stuff from Earth Star and Manga Time Kirara or do they really sell poorly?
I had the same question too! I have favourite titles like Warrate!, Nichijou, Kill Me Baby, Teekyuu, et cetera... And was wondering if they are selling well enough for 4-koma titles. Hoping they don't get cancelled and continue, they're entertaining and hilarious.
Nov 6, 2013 3:02 PM by Xinception
I find otherwise, it is remarkable how many other publishers really do use the exact same size and bunko format. Really nice for shelving solutions...
While my manga collections are a real mess with the large Yuyushiki, Sakura Trick, Kotoura-san 4-koma, the smaller Servant x Service 4-koma, Earth Star is the same, Nozomi x Kimio seems to have a slightly weird size, etc. Manga are all over the place and yet Oricon has them on the same chart... or do they? Not that I'm complaining about the beautiful 2-page spreads in Sakura Trick the supposedly 4-koma manga that also has irregular pages... big is better except when shelving them.
I sometimes wondered if 4-koma doesn't sell well enough to ever rank or if they have their own list as Servant x Service and Working!! are about the only ones that ever rank. Is there another list for the stuff from Earth Star and Manga Time Kirara or do they really sell poorly?
Nov 6, 2013 1:54 PM by hpulley
But yes the two I mentioned before are from different publishers. I just felt like commenting on it.
Nov 6, 2013 1:08 PM by kuuderes_shadow
It doesn't seem to be entirely logical, though.
For example, Tonari no Kashiwagi-san (vol 1) and Saki: Achiga-hen (vol 3) have the same size pages and the same cover style. Achiga-hen has about 20% more pages and 8 colour pages against TnK-s's 1. Yet TnK-s is 590 yen plus tax while achiga-hen is 552 yen + tax.
Color is expensive maybe? And are they even published by the same publisher? It would make sense for different publishers to have varying prices.
Nov 6, 2013 12:18 PM by Alcoholicide
For example, Tonari no Kashiwagi-san (vol 1) and Saki: Achiga-hen (vol 3) have the same size pages and the same cover style. Achiga-hen has about 20% more pages and 8 colour pages against TnK-s's 1. Yet TnK-s is 590 yen plus tax while achiga-hen is 552 yen + tax.
Nov 6, 2013 11:43 AM by kuuderes_shadow
Manga page size, partial color, etc. vary a lot more than light novels which have a very strict bunko format to be called light novels. Those outside of that classification of light novel are more while manga actually covers tankobon and many other formats.
Interesting, I always figured to must be some kind of mostly arbitrary criteria for LNs to set them apart from all the other kinds of novels there are.
Nov 6, 2013 11:40 AM by Alcoholicide
Nov 6, 2013 11:30 AM by hpulley
I figured Manga were more on the 400 yen side and LNs more on the 700 yen side. But yeah, you're probably right. Still I'm pretty sure it's less time-consuming to produce a volume of LN than a volume of Manga.
There are plenty of manga that cost well over 700 yen (eg. yuru yuri 900 yuyushiki 860), whereas light novels are typically around 600-650.
That makes more sense, thanks for clearing that up.
Nov 6, 2013 11:18 AM by Alcoholicide
I figured Manga were more on the 400 yen side and LNs more on the 700 yen side. But yeah, you're probably right. Still I'm pretty sure it's less time-consuming to produce a volume of LN than a volume of Manga.
There are plenty of manga that cost well over 700 yen (eg. yuru yuri 900 yuyushiki 860), whereas light novels are typically around 600-650.
I'd say manga probably has slightly higher average prices from my experience, but they're fairly similar - but manga seems to vary a lot more than LN do.
Nov 6, 2013 11:16 AM by kuuderes_shadow
*2, *30,509 *52,517 Highschool DxD Vol.16 Kagai Jugyou no Day Walker
My favorites on top!
Nov 6, 2013 10:49 AM by Bananaguy
I was wondering, which product has a higher price? LN or Manga? Since I noticed that top popular LNs like New Testament or Monogatari sales are at most, 1/5 of popular mangas, like say Silver Spoon, Kuroko, et cetera...
Most light novels and manga are 400-700 yen or so but some can be more.
Best selling manga do sell more than best selling novels. Not really surprising that more people buy comics than novels. You can read manga very quickly, novels take longer, more of a time investment.
so manga should be more profitable than light novel ?
i would rather be a Mangaka then.
Drawing is more time-consuming than writing, I'd say. They often need assistants for the backgrounds and such just to keep schedule, and those don't work for free I assume. And seeing how one manga volume costs less than one LN volume I'm not sure I follow the math here.
he says " Most light novels and manga are 400-700 yen or so but some can be more. "
LN and Manga costs the same.
I figured Manga were more on the 400 yen side and LNs more on the 700 yen side. But yeah, you're probably right. Still I'm pretty sure it's less time-consuming to produce a volume of LN than a volume of Manga.
Nov 6, 2013 10:47 AM by Alcoholicide
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Kore wa Zombie desuka?
Should be: Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Nov 7, 2013 10:21 AM by Momoirooooo