Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5 Takes No. 1 in Japan’s Weekly Manga Ranking

Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5 entered the weekly manga ranking at No. 1 with an estimated 117,276 physical copies sold in Japan. Seven of this week’s Top 10 titles are new entries, creating a major reshuffle from the previous chart. Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 50 followed at No. 2 with 60,339 copies, while The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Vol. 24 placed third with 58,812.

Japan Weekly Manga Sales Ranking, As of Sep 21 2026 announced by Oricon

At a Glance

Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5 debuted at No. 1 with 117,276 estimated weekly sales.
Seven of the Top 10 titles are new entries this week.
The Top 3 sold an estimated 236,427 copies, accounting for 46.3% of the Top 10 total.
Dandadan Vol. 25 fell from No. 2 to No. 7, but weekly sales were nearly unchanged at 43,402 copies versus 43,453 the previous week.

A Strong No. 1 Debut

Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5

Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5 opened with 117,276 estimated weekly sales, nearly double the 60,339 copies recorded by No. 2 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 50. The new volume alone represented about 23.0% of all estimated sales across this week’s Top 10. Publisher Shodensha lists Volume 5 as a September 8, 2026 <a href="https://comicvibe.com/shape-of-dreams-gets-surprise-nintendo-switch-2-release/” title=”Shape of Dreams gets surprise Nintendo Switch 2 release”>release.

Seven New Entries Reshape the Top 10

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 50

Seven titles entered the Top 10 this week, including all of the Top 3. Alongside Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 50 and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Vol. 24 arrived at Nos. 2 and 3. Only three titles from last week’s Top 10 remained: Kagurabachi Vol. 12, Dandadan Vol. 25, and KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Vol. 202.

Dandadan Holds Sales Despite a Rank Drop

Dandadan Vol. 25 moved from No. 2 to No. 7, a five-place drop, yet its estimated weekly sales changed by only 51 copies, from 43,453 to 43,402. Kagurabachi Vol. 12 moved from No. 1 to No. 4 as sales declined 6.9% week over week to 47,448. KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Vol. 202 fell from No. 4 to No. 10 with sales down 0.9% to 22,705.

Japan Weekly Manga Sales Ranking Chart, As of Sep 21 2026 announced by Oricon

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