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 Palau
FUKUI 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 11
KAWAHARA 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 12
OHTSUKA 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)

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  1. 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.

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