Yona of the Dawn Vol. 48 Tops Japan Weekly Manga Sales Chart With Over 75,000 Copies Sold

The latest Oricon ranking puts Akatsuki no Yona ahead of Detective Conan, while its special edition and Firefly Wedding also secure spots in the weekly Top 10.

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Yona of the Dawn Volume 48, the final Japanese manga volume by Mizuho Kusanagi. (Image via Hakusensha)

Yona of the Dawn has claimed the top position on Japan’s weekly manga sales chart after the release of Volume 48. According to the Oricon ranking for the week of October 19–25, 2026, the latest volume sold an estimated 75,355 copies, giving the long-running fantasy romance manga a strong debut.

The standard edition was not the only release to make an impact. A separate special edition featuring an acrylic stand also entered the chart, ranking seventh with 27,689 copies sold. Since the two editions have different ISBNs, Oricon lists them separately. Combined, they sold an estimated 103,044 copies during the tracking period.

Detective Conan and Firefly Wedding Follow Yona of the Dawn

Detective Conan Volume 109 secured second place with 65,397 estimated copies sold. The volume dropped from the previous week’s top position, recording a 42.7% decline in weekly sales compared with its earlier total of 114,169 copies. Its estimated cumulative sales have now reached 179,566 copies.

Detective Conan Volume 109, which ranked second on Japan’s weekly manga sales chart. (Image via Shogakukan)

The gap between Yona of the Dawn Volume 48 and Detective Conan Volume 109 was 9,958 copies during the latest tracking period.

Firefly Wedding also performed strongly, with Volume 13 debuting at No. 3 after selling 38,171 copies. Its side-story release, Hotaru no Yomeiri Gaiden: Hitokiri to Yodo, entered the Top 10 at No. 9 with 23,818 copies.

Meanwhile, Shangri-La Frontier Volume 28 climbed from fifth to fourth place, recording 34,587 copies sold, a 4.4% increase from the previous week.

The Top 10 generated an estimated 369,567 copies in sales, down 12.5% from the previous week’s 422,362 copies.

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