The rankings for manga and light novels have come in for the week ending September 4th, 2016 and there’s some ogood numbers in there. The week has a lot of new books taking up spots with more than half the top ten being new arrivals. My Hero Academia takes the top with just under 210,000 copies and has Food Wars with its twentieth volume behind at just under 170,000 copies. This week also sees some really good numbers for Ten Count and continued solidity for Nozaki-kun. The attack on Titanbook keeps adding numbers as well with another 70,000 volumes getting into fans hands this week.
On the light novel side, the powerhouse that is Kimi no Na wa continues as it adds another 111,598 volumes to the market, bringing its total to 445,681 units since its release to complement the film. The book and the solid popularity of the film are definitely working very well together as folks want to continue the experience and enrich it with the novel. The book would likely be doing better than it is as well as there are reports of various stock availability issues in the mix.
Rank / This week’s sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
*1. 208,539 *,208,539 Boku no Hero Academia Vol.10
*2. 169,648 *,169,648 Shokugeki no Souma Vol.20
*3. 143,333 *,143,333 World Trigger Vol.16
*4. 125,282 *,125,282 Owari no Seraph Vol.12
*5. 110,852 *,110,852 Ten Count Vol.5
*6. 101,366 *,401,939 Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Vol.8
*7. *88,086 *,*88,086 Kekkai Sensen: Back 2 Back Vol.2
*8. *69,314 1,382,617 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.20
*9. *67,393 *,520,942 Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.22
10. *60,284 *,393,431 Terra Formars Vol.18
11. *58,636 *,*58,636 Junjou Romantica Vol.21
12. *54,931 *,534,497 Detective Conan Vol.90
13. *54,762 *,*76,423 Nietzsche-sensei: Conveni ni, Satori Sedai no Shinjin ga Maiorita Vol.6
14. *49,350 *,*96,569 Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru Vol.20
15. *40,583 *,*78,927 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Vol.5
16. *37,310 *,299,912 Diamond no Ace Act II Vol.4
17. *35,541 *,*36,091 Mujaki no Rakuen Vol.10
18. *33,794 *,480,857 Dungeon Meshi Vol.3
19. *31,139 *,*31,139 Juuhan Shuttai! Vol.8
20. *30,245 *,128,586 Vinland Saga Vol.18
21. *30,019 *,*30,019 Shuumatsu no Harem Vol.1
22. *29,428 *,*41,482 Aoharu x Kikanjuu Vol.10
23. *29,060 *,129,572 Akame ga Kill! Vol.14
24. *28,780 *,*28,780 Kuroko no Basket: Replace Plus Vol.4
25. *26,748 *,*91,702 Inuyashiki Vol.7
26. *26,627 *,210,459 Ahiru no Sora Vol.45
27. *26,529 *,*52,434 Joou no Hana Vol.14
28. *26,177 *,194,728 Golden Kamuy Vol.8
29. *25,649 *,*25,649 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel Vol.3
30. *25,531 *,*25,531 Shokugeki no Souma L’etoile Vol.3
31. *25,430 *,*25,430 Asahinagu Vol.20
32. *25,232 *,*36,082 Yumemiru Taiyou Shinsouban Vol.6
33. *21,491 *,*63,971 Sensei Kunshu Vol.10
34. *20,973 *,*20,973 Samon-kun wa Summoner Vol.5
35. *20,135 2,407,279 One Piece Vol.82
36. *19,922 *,*29,785 Omoichigai ga Koi no Tane
37. *19,705 *,372,314 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol.1
38. *19,437 *,*19,437 Hinomaru-Zumou Vol.11
39. *19,360 *,*19,360 Henjo: Hen na Joshikousei Amaguri Chiko Vol.5
40. *19,179 *,127,329 Kamisama Hajimemashita Vol.25
41. *19,145 *,153,574 Akatsuki no Yona Vol.21
42. *19,038 *,*19,038 Kenkou de Bunkateki na Saiteigendo no Seikatsu Vol.4
43. *18,995 *,*18,995 Hakubo no Chronicle Vol.9 Limited Edition
44. *18,110 *,*62,283 Tonari no Seki-kun Vol.9
45. *17,887 *,132,570 Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE – Niraikanai-hen Vol.3
46. *17,511 *,*52,097 Short Cake Cake Vol.3
47. *17,300 *,*64,435 Overlord Vol.5
48. *17,221 *,*36,231 Motokare←Retry Vol.5
49. *16,871 *,*40,144 Te wo Tsunagou yo Vol.1
50. *16,655 *,116,864 Kamisama no Iutoori Ni Vol.18
Rank / This week’s sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
*1. 111,598 445,681 Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
*2. *46,858 *58,843 Kagerou Daze Vol.7
*3. *27,608 *98,210 No Game No Life Vol.9
*4. *25,332 *28,498 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.8
*5. *17,953 *38,566 Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
*6. *16,189 243,746 Sword Art Online Vol.18
*7. *13,720 *69,415 Kotonoha no Niwa
*8. *13,076 *13,076 Daites-ryou Koubouki Vol.7
*9. *12,354 *12,354 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai Vol.2
10. *12,029 *57,927 Byousoku 5 Centimeter (Kadokawa Bunko)
11. *10,196 *28,605 Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound
12. **9,953 *42,420 Hidan no Aria Vol.23
13. **9,703 *30,531 Okitegami Kyouko no Kakeibo
14. **8,574 **8,574 Seirei Gensouki Vol.5
15. **7,647 **8,080 Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei Vol.5
16. **6,846 **6,846 7th Vol.3
17. **6,649 **7,014 Cheat Majutsu de Unmei wo Nejifuseru Vol.3
18. **6,541 **6,541 Takumi-kun Series Kanzenban Vol.7
19. **6,323 *54,619 Bannou Kanteishi Q: Munch no Sakebi
20. **6,254 **6,254 Masou Gakuen HxH Vol.9
21. **6,118 *29,816 Madan no Ou to Vanadis Vol.15
22. **5,797 **5,797 LV999 no Murabito Vol.2
23. **5,776 *23,991 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Vol.11
24. **5,730 *25,905 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.9
25. **5,278 **5,278 Tsukigami no Mederu Hana: Kyouko ni Utsuru Souei
26. **4,985 **4,985 Soredemo, Suki na Hito.
27. **4,694 **5,711 Seija Musou: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikinokoru Tame ni Ayumu Michi Vol.1
28. **4,163 **4,163 Kuroko no Basket: Winter Cup Souhuuhen – Kage to Hikari
29. **3,721 **3,721 Mahoutsukai no Konyakusha Vol.3
30. **3,494 103,025 Monogatari Series: Off Season Vol.4 “Nademonogatari”
31. **3,345 *23,626 Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai desho! Vol.9
[Source: Oricon Youtaijou via MAL]