JP weekly comic sales for 5/5
The new formatting software is beginning to pay off; this was basically a background activity while catching the too many shows that are on Thursday night. Notable today are my NOT forgetting the relevant non-comic publications, and the general lack of huge releases.
Perhaps it’d be better if I listed author and imprint, followed by parenthesized syndicating magazine? It’s more in line with how things are organized in terms of books, but when deciding format I thought English-speakers are more familiar, and more concerned, with the magazines than the imprints.
First off, the three non-comic-trade books this week that charted:
☆ *8 - *8 1 *14,634 *14,634 **672 Mobile Suit Gundam UC 4 Battle of PalauFUKUI Harutoshi, Gundam Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ☆ 14 - 14 1 *11,005 *11,005 1,260 Mobile Suit Gundam UC 4 Battle of Palau (with MG Unicorn weapons)
FUKUI Harutoshi, Gundam Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ↓ 17 *6 *1 5 *10,520 189,663 1,300 Monster Hunter 2nd G Official Grade-Up Book
V Jump Editorial Staff, Shueisha
And, top 30 comics:
☆ *1 - *1 1 111,276 111,276 **410 High School Debut 11KAWAHARA Kazune, Extra Margaret (Margaret Comics) ☆ *2 - *2 1 102,780 102,780 **420 I’ll Give You My First Love 11
AOKI Kotomi, Shojo Comic (Flower Comics) ↓ *3 *1 *1 2 *90,161 237,806 **420 Hayate the Combat Butler 15
HATA Kenjiro, Weekly Shonen Sunday (SS Comics) ↓ *4 *3 *3 2 *89,113 196,834 **420 Kekkaishi 20
TANABE Yellow, Weekly Shonen Sunday (SS Comics) ☆ *5 - *5 1 *82,055 *82,055 **693 Emma 10
MORI Kaoru, Comic Beam (Beam Comix)
☆ *6 - *6 1 *72,352 *72,352 **609 MPD Psycho 12OHTSUKA Eiji (A)/TAJIMA Sho-U (I), Shonen Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ↓ *7 *5 *5 2 *70,921 148,390 **410 OtoMen 5
KANNO Aya, Extra Flower and Dream (Flower and Dream Comics) ☆ *8 - *8 1 *68,230 *68,230 **410 Cat Street 8
KAMIO Yoko, Extra Margaret (Margaret Comics) ☆ *9 - *9 1 *66,091 *66,091 **540 Zipang 35
KAWAGUCHI Eiji, Morning (Morning KC) ↓ 10 *6 *6 2 *59,280 125,163 **420 Knight of the Area 10
/TSUKIYAMA Kaya (I), (Shonen Magazine Comics) ☆ 11 - 11 1 *58,907 *58,907 **580 Masked Rider SPIRITS 14
ISHINOMORI Shotaro (A)/MURAEDA Ken’ichi (I), Magazine Z (Magazine Z Comics) ↓ 12 *2 *2 2 *53,761 198,362 **420 Negima! 22
AKAMATSU Ken, Weekly Shonen Magazine (Shonen Magazine Comics) ↓ 13 *4 *4 2 *51,847 151,351 **420 Diamond Ace 10
TERAJIMA Yuji, Weekly Shonen Magazine (Shonen Magazine Comics) ☆ 14 - 14 1 *49,646 *49,646 **410 You and I. 5
HOTTA Ki’ichi, Gangan Powered (Gangan Comics) ☆ 15 - 15 1 *43,618 *43,618 **420 Today, I’ll Fall In Love 2
MINAMI Kanan, Shojo Comic (Flower Comics) ☆ 16 - 16 1 *42,277 *42,277 **567 Fate/stay night 6
NISHIWAKI Datto, Shonen Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ↓ 17 13 13 2 *40,941 *87,564 **680 ZETMAN 9
KATSURA Masakazu, Weekly Young Jump (Young Jump Comics) ☆ 18 - 18 1 *39,594 *39,594 **570 GIANT KILLING 5
TSUNAMOTO Masaya (A)/Tsujitomo (I), Morning (Morning KC) ☆ 19 - 19 1 *39,210 *39,210 **620 ADAMAS 1
MINAGAWA Ryoji, Evening (Evening KC) ☆ 20 - 20 1 *38,246 *38,246 **890 Chi’s Sweet Home 5
KONAMI Kanata, Morning (Morning KCDX) ↓ 21 17 17 2 *36,085 *76,541 **410 Pheromo-mania Syndrome 10
Ichiha, The Flower and Dream (Flower and Dream Comics) ☆ 22 - 22 1 *32,351 *32,351 **588 Kobato. 2
CLAMP, Newtype (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ☆ 23 - 23 1 *31,410 *31,410 **500 WORKING!! 5
TAKATSU Karino, Young Gangan (Young Gangan Comics) ☆ 24 - 24 1 *31,091 *31,091 1,650 Chi’s Sweet Home 5 LE
KONAMI Kanata, Morning (Morning KCDX) ↓ 25 *7 *1 4 *30,706 432,384 **410 Ouran Host Club 12
HATORI Bisco, LaLa (Flower and Dream Comics) ☆ 26 - 26 1 *29,670 *29,670 **546 Kyo kara Maoh! 5
TAKABAYASHI Tomo (A)/MATSUMOTO Temari (I), Asuka (Kadokawa Beans Library) ☆ 27 - 27 1 *29,131 *29,131 **420 Kiss/Hug 2
MITSUKI Kako, Betsucomi (Flower Comics) ☆ 28 - 28 1 *29,106 *29,106 **609 MELTY BLOOD 4
KIRISHIMA Takeru, Monthly Comp Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace) ↓ 29 12 *2 4 *28,874 536,137 **420 Detective Conan 61
AOYAMA Gosho, Weekly Boys’ Sunday (Shonen Sunday Comics) ↓ 30 15 15 2 *28,323 *69,382 **410 Happy Cafe 10
MATSUDZUKI Kou, Flower and Dream (Flower and Dream Comics)
carpboy said,
May 1, 2008 @ 20:11
English-speakers probably more familiar with the magazine than the imprint, though the imprint is how they’ll find it at the bookstore, rather than the magazine… I can see the validity in both ways.