Weekly Manga Ranking: Hoshi in the Girls' Garden Vol. 5 Debuts at No. 1

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.

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 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 release.

Seven New Entries Reshape the Top 10

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.

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