JP weekly comic sales for 4/21+α
Another format change—author info line is now “Name, Serializing Magazine (Imprint)”. Also, from this week on, I’ll be covering non-comics relevant to visual culture.
↑ *1 *5 *1 2 205,298 342,432 **410 Ouran Host Club 12HATORI Bisco, LaLa (Flower and Dream Comics) ↓ *2 *2 *1 2 162,976 593,057 **410 BLEACH 33
KUBO Tite, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) - *3 *3 *3 2 138,553 388,732 **410 REBORN! 19
AMANO Akira, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) - *4 *4 *4 2 120,625 311,733 **410 Gintama 23
SORACHI Hideaki, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) - *5 *2 *2 2 120,092 454,787 **420 Detective Conan 61
AOYAMA Gosho, Weekly Boys' Sunday (Boys' Sunday Comics) ↑ *6 13 *6 2 *77,634 158,038 **410 Vampire Knight 7HINO Matsuri, LaLa (Flower and Dream Comics) NN *7 - *7 1 *77,354 *77,354 **420 Baki: Son of Ogre 12
ITAGAKI Keisuke, Weekly Boys’ Champion (Boys’ Champion Comics) ↑ *8 *9 *8 2 *76,645 158,038 **410 BASTARD!! 25 - Dark God of Destruction
HAGIWARA Kazushi, Ultra Jump (Jump Comics) ↓ *9 *6 *6 2 *70,610 188,660 **410 Eyeshield 21 29
INAGAKI Ri’ichiro, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) NN 10 - 10 1 *52,684 *52,684 **420 Firefly Light 11 - IT’S ONLY LITTLE LIGHT IN MY LIFE
HIURA Satoru, Kiss (Kodansha Comics Kiss) ↑ 11 14 11 2 *46,533 *96,236 **410 Gag Manga Biyori 9
MASUDA Kosuke, Jump Square (Jump Comics) - 12 12 12 2 *44,333 103,230 **490 Yu-Gi-Oh! R 5
TAKAHASHI Kazuki (D)/ITO Akira (I), V Jump (Jump Comics) ↓ 13 *7 *1 3 *38,619 496,711 **410 To You 6
SHIINA Karuho, Extra Margaret (Margaret Comics) ↓ 14 *8 *2 3 *38,399 451,624 **410 Fullmetal Alchemist 19
ARAKAWA Hiromu, Boys’ Gangan (Gangan Comics) ↓ 15 11 *3 3 *35,007 216,878 **420 Nodame Cantabile 20
NINOMIYA Tomoko, Kiss (Kodansha Comics Kiss) NN 16 - 16 1 *32,465 *32,465 **420 Ghost Hunt 10
INADA Shiho, Nakayoshi (Kodansha Comics Nakayoshi) ↑ 17 43 17 2 *30,159 *50,032 **410 Me & My Brothers 9
TOKEINO Hari, Lala (Flower and Dream Comics) ↓ 18 16 16 2 *28,707 *72,772 **410 Private Evil Eye Neuro 16
MATSUI Yusei, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) NN 19 - 19 1 *28,080 *28,080 **609 Guardian Himari 3
MATRA MILAN, Monthly Dragon Age (Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.) NN 20 - 20 1 *27,733 *27,733 **420 Papillon 4 - Blossom and Butterfly
UEDA Miwa, Extra Friend (Kodansha Comics Friend B) ↓ 21 17 17 2 *25,635 *67,613 **880 Gintama Anime Gayagaya Box
based on works by SORACHI Hideaki, - (Jump Comics) ↑ 22 - 22 2 *24,520 *78,475 1,050 1 Hetalia Axis Powers
HIMARUYA Hidekazu, - (Birz Extra) NN 23 - 23 1 *24,270 *24,270 **530 Attack!! 6
OHSHIMA Tsukasa, Weekly Comic Bunch (Bunch Comics) ↓ 14 10 *6 3 *23,658 181,815 **530 Detroit Metal City 5
WAKASUGI Kiminori, Young Animal (Jets Comics) ↑ 25 28 25 2 *23,341 *53,462 **410 Muhyo and Roji’s Supernatural Detective Agency 17
NISHI Yoshiyuki, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) ↑ 26 29 25 2 *22,963 *52,630 **410 Kochikame 159
AKIMOTO Osamu, Weekly Boys’ Jump (Jump Comics) NN 27 - 27 1 *22,856 *22,856 **588 Chibi Vampire 14
KAGESAKI Yuna, Monthly Dragon Age (Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.) NN 28 - 28 1 *22,542 *22,542 **420 Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas: Legend of Hades 8
TESHIGORI Shiori, Weekly Boys’ Champion (Boys’ Champion Comics) NN 29 - 29 1 *21,768 *32,051 **410 Library War Love & War 1
ARIKAWA Hiro (A)/YUMI Kiiro (I), Lala (Flower and Dream Comics) NN 30 37 30 2 *21,601 *44,192 **560 Wangan Midnight 40
KUSUNOKI Michiharu, Young Magazine (YM KC Special)
And, for non-comics—same format as comics for base info, “Author, Publisher” for second line:
↓ *2 *1 *1 3 *26,325 162,559 1,300 Monster Hunter 2nd G Official Grade-Up BookV Jump Editorial Staff, Shueisha NN *5 - *5 1 *22,689 *22,689 1,470 Extra Library War 1
ARIKAWA Hiro (A)/ADAHAMA Sukumo (I), ASCII - Media Works NN 16 - 16 1 *11,347 *16,915 **680 Ouran Host Club Superior!
HATORI Bisco (I)/KATO Yoichi, DOI Sachiko, FUJITANI Toko NN 29 - 29 1 **7,372 **7,372 1,575 Harvest Moon Shining Sun and Friends: The Complete Guide
-, ASCII - Media Works