Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of Dec 8, 2025.
※The English titles of works may not always be accurate as some have not been released overseas. Thank you for your understanding.

3rd place: Black Butler 35

Before they are plucked clean—
To sever the enemy’s lifeline, the Phantomhive household has scattered in all directions. Finny and Snake, attempting to escape from the newly-built orphanage in the east, fall into a desperate situation together with the older students. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Ciel, who have gone to the new resort hotel in the south, receive a warm—and peculiar—welcome from its strange manager…
The long-awaited Volume 35 of the No.1 butler comic!!

2nd place: The Apothecary Diaries Gaiden: Xiaolan Memoirs 1

The first official side story of The Apothecary Diaries!
This is the first official spin-off story written by Hyuganatsu, depicting the world of The Apothecary Diaries from Xiaolan’s point of view, adapted into manga by Itsuki Nanao!
In the winter of her thirteenth year, Xiaolan is sold from a poor farming village and brought to the inner palace. Even under the harsh conditions of menial labor, she continues to face each day with cheerfulness and determination. The world seen through Xiaolan’s eyes is—…!?

1st place: The Apothecary Diaries 16

When Maomao’s sneaking into the fox clan’s warehouse is discovered by Jinshi, she is taken to the fortress to serve as an apothecary. Meanwhile in the capital, Rakan urges Jinshi to mobilize the army in order to strike down the rebel, Shishō. As the signs of war steadily advance, Maomao’s heart aches knowing that the children of Kyōda, who are at the fortress, may be caught up in the conflict…
The decisive battle at the fortress unfolds in Volume 16!!

Related rankings are compiled here
Oricon Comic Ranking Summary

Oricon Weekly Manga Sales Ranking

Ranking / Estimated number of copies sold / Estimated cumulative sales volume / Title / Author

1 255,665 257,008 The Apothecary Diaries 16 Hyuganatsu (Story) / Nekokurage (Art) / Itsuki Nanao (Composition) / Touko Shino (Character Design)
2 83,225 83,842 The Apothecary Diaries Gaiden: Xiaolan Memoirs 1 Hyuganatsu (Story) / Itsuki Nanao (Art) / Touko Shino (Character Design)
3 79,543 79,543 Black Butler 35 Yana Toboso (Art)
4 59,593 123,400 Chiikawa: Something Small and Cute 8 Nagano (Art)
5 53,205 919,716 ONE PIECE 113 Eiichiro Oda (Art)
6 42,171 146,648 Blue Lock 36 Muneyuki Kaneshiro (Story) / Yusuke Nomura (Art)
7 37,470 37,470 Bocchi the Rock! 8 Aki Hamaji (Art)
8 34,053 35,328 The Eminence in Shadow 17 Anri Sakano (Art) / Daisuke Aizawa (Story) / Touzai (Character Design)
9 33,887 85,799 Record of Ragnarok 26 Ajichika (Art) / Shinya Umemura (Story) / Takumi Fukui (Composition)
10 26,249 26,415 Pink and Habanero 14 Mika Satonaka (Art)

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