According to the latest Oricon Report, the 453-yen regular edition of the 55th volume of Hiro Mashima's action fantasy mange series Fairy Tail, released in Japan on May 17, ranked No.1 in the weekly comic sales ranking selling 200,055 copies. Meanwhile, the volume's 2,980-yen special edition with an anime DVD was not able to make it to even top 30. The manga's last 54th volume released on March 17 sold 201,238 copies in its first week, so it is safe to say that the sales in Japan has been flat, or at least not falling dramatically yet.

The very close second winner of the latest week of May 16-22 was the third volume of Yuji Terajima's baseball-themed Diya no Ace/Ace of Diamond act II with 197,241 copies. And the fifth volume of Kotoyama's dagashi (cheap sweets)-themed Dagashi Kashi followed in third with 83,528 copies. Thanks to the well-received TV anime adaptation aired from January to March of this year, the sales of the Dagashi Kashi manga has reportedly jumped up twice.

"Fairy Tail" 55th volume special and regular edition

"Diya no Ace/Ace of Diamond act II" third volume, "Dagashi Kashi" fifth volume

Source: Oricon