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Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23

Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha historical fantasy manga ended at volume 56, which sold 141,899 copies in its first week of release. The Real Clothes shōjo fashion manga from Satoru Makimura (Do Da Dancin'!) received a boost from its Prize for Excellence in Manga at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. The award was announced last December, and the festival itself took place from February 4 to February 15.

Rank	Prev. Rank	Title	Author	Weekly Copies	Total Copies	Publisher	Price	Cover
1	-	xxxHOLiC #14	CLAMP	264,393	264,393	Kodansha	Y560
2	-	Negima! Magister Negi Magi #25	Ken Akamatsu	177,903	177,903	Kodansha	Y440
3	-	Daiya no A (Ace of Diamond) #14	Yūji Terajima	145,802	145,802	Kodansha	Y440
4	-	Inuyasha #56	Rumiko Takahashi	141,899	141,899	Shogakukan	Y420
5	-	Skip Beat! #21	Yoshiki Nakamura	137,071	137,071	Hakusensha	Y420
6	-	Major #71	Takuya Mitsuda	120,710	120,710	Shogakukan	Y420
7	-	Gantz #25	Hiroya Oku	109,037	109,037	Shueisha	Y650
8	-	Dear Boys Act II #30	Hiroki Yagami	99,398	99,398	Kodansha	Y440
9	-	Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi #32	Shun Matsuena	94,966	94,966	Shogakukan	Y420
10	2	Detroit Metal City #7	Kiminori Wakasugi	80,021	234,737	Hakusensha	Y540
11	-	Area no Kishi #14	Original Story: Tadashi Agi Art: Kaya Tsukiyama	78,691	78,691	Kodansha	Y440
12	-	Peace Maker #3	Ryoji Minagawa	69,528	69,528	Shueisha	Y630
13	-	Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei #16	Kôji Kumeta	67,861	67,861	Kodansha	Y440
14	-	Ocha ni Gosu #7	Hiroyuki Nishimori	63,036	63,036	Shogakukan	Y420
15	1	Naruto #45	Masashi Kishimoto	60,480	944,752	Shueisha	Y420
16	-	Negima! Magister Negi Magi #25 DVD-Bundled Limited First Edition	Ken Akamatsu	56,062	56,062	Kodansha	Y3570
17	-	Nosatsu Junkie #16	Ryoko Fukuyama	51,633	51,633	Hakusensha	Y420
18	-	Code:Breaker #3	Kazuki Yamamoto	48,668	48,668	Kodansha	Y440
19	-	81diver #10	Yokusaru Shibata	48,168	48,168	Shueisha	Y540
20	-	Tobaku Haōden Zero #7	Nobuyuki Fukumoto	45,950	45,950	Kodansha	Y560
21	3	Bleach #37	Tite Kubo	45,671	786,896	Shueisha	Y420
22	-	Real Clothes #6	Satoru Makimura	44,420	44,420	Shueisha	Y440
23	-	Ore-sama Teacher #4	Izumi Tsubaki	40,868	40,868	Hakusensha	Y420
24	-	Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen #17	Story: Tadashi Kawashima  Art: Adachitoka	39,848	39,848	Kodansha	Y440
25	-	Countach #15	Haruto Umezawa	38,970	38,970	Shueisha	Y540
26	19	Papillon - Hana to Chō #6	Miwa Ueda	38,227	70,065	Kodansha	Y440
27	-	Akagi #22	Nobuyuki Fukumoto	36,572	36,572	Takeshobo	Y440
28	-	Yankee-kun to Megane-chan #11	Miki Yoshikawa	35,744	35,744	Kodansha	Y440
29	18	Tokyo Alice #4	Toriko Chiya	35,625	68,715	Kodansha	Y440
30	5	Gintama #27	Hideaki Sorachi	35,532	436,477	Shueisha	Y420

Source: Oricon, Tohan