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Japanese Comic Ranking, May 3-9
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| Rank | Prev. Rank | Title | Author | Weekly Copies | Total Copies | Publisher | Price | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Naruto #51 | Masashi Kishimoto | 237,021 | 855,758 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 2 | 2 | Nodame Cantabile #24 | Tomoko Ninomiya | 178,856 | 724,595 | Kodansha | Y440 |  |
| 3 | 3 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! #29 | Akira Amano | 160,614 | 429,967 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 4 | 5 | Gintama #34 | Hideaki Sorachi | 136,207 | 359,882 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 5 | 6 | Bakuman. #8 | Story: Tsugumi Ohba Art: Takeshi Obata | 119,802 | 302,069 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 6 | 9 | Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama (The New Prince of Tennis) #3 | Takeshi Konomi | 111,567 | 245,764 | Shueisha | Y460 |  |
| 7 | 11 | Toriko #9 | Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro | 68,185 | 164,621 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 8 | 4 | Fullmetal Alchemist #25 | Hiromu Arakawa | 66,392 | 1,147,251 | Square Enix | Y420 |  |
| 9 | 12 | Mayoi Neko Overrun! #1 | Story: Tomohiro Matsu Art: Kentaro Yabuki Character Design: Peco | 59,657 | 151,256 | Shueisha | Y500 |  |
| 10 | 7 | Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup) #14 | Asa Higuchi | 52,804 | 428,538 | Kodansha | Y550 |  |
| 11 | 16 | Faster than a Kiss #7 | Meca Tanaka | 51,321 | 121,099 | Hakusensha | Y420 |  |
| 12 | 22 | Jin #18 | Motoka Murakami | 47,154 | 98,284 | Shueisha | Y540 |  |
| 13 | 8 | xxxHOLiC #17 | CLAMP | 43,999 | 357,018 | Kodansha | Y560 |  |
| 14 | - | Drop #10 | Original Creator: Hiroshi Shinagawa Art: Dai Suzuki Character Design: Hiroshi Takahashi | 40,656 | 40,656 | Akita Shoten | Y420 |  |
| 15 | - | Shinjuku Swan #22 | Ken Wakui | 39,989 | 39,989 | Kodansha | Y560 |  |
| 16 | 19 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX #7 | Supervision: Kazuki Takahashi Story & Art: Naoyuki Kageyama | 39,340 | 97,178 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 17 | 73 | Hyakki Yakou Shou #11 Bunko Edition | Ichiko Ima | 36,095 | 49,687 | Asahi Sonorama | Y630 |  |
| 18 | 21 | Psyren #11 | Toshiaki Iwashiro | 34,478 | 85,884 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 19 | 13 | Bokutachi wa Shitteshimatta #9 | Kaho Miyasaka | 30,972 | 121,088 | Shogakukan | Y420 |  |
| 20 | 15 | Mei-chan no Shitsuji #12 | Riko Miyagi | 29,310 | 182,965 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 21 | 14 | Arakawa under the Bridge #10 | Hikaru Nakamura | 26,529 | 161,656 | Square Enix | Y540 |  |
| 22 | 23 | New Say Hello to Black Jack #8 | Shuho Sato | 26,179 | 75,087 | Shogakukan | Y580 |  |
| 23 | 17 | Clover #23 | Toriko Chiya | 25,613 | 143,328 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 24 | 26 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's #1 | Story: Masahiro Hikokubo Art: Masashi Satō | 25,406 | 69,536 | Shueisha | Y420 |  |
| 25 | - | Crows Zero #8 | Original creator: Hiroshi Takahashi Script: Shogo Muto Art: Kenichirō Naitō | 24,852 | 24,852 | Akita Shoten | Y420 |  |
| 26 | 10 | Saki #7 | Ritz Kobayashi | 22,610 | 210,233 | Square Enix | Y540 |  |
| 27 | 44 | Gakuen Babysitters #1 | Hari Tokeino | 21,603 | 46,460 | Hakusensha | Y420 |  |
| 28 | 58 | Thermae Romae #1 | Mari Yamazaki | 21,018 | 310,896 | Enterbrain | Y714 |  |
| 29 | - | Coppelion #7 | Tomonori Inoue | 20,826 | 20,826 | Kodansha | Y580 |  |
| 30 | 18 | Gunslinger Girl #12 | Yu Aida | 20,366 | 80,664 | ASCII MediaWorks | Y578 |  |
Source: Oricon
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