{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e0c2285cc722b93ffbcf94d","clusterId":"c_8c1777d87d669adbf35f7ad8","slug":"hoshi-in-the-girls-garden-tops-oricon-september-comic-ranking","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hoshi in the Girls' Garden Tops Oricon September Comic Ranking","summary":"Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for September 2026, tracking estimated print sales from August 31 to September 27, puts the fifth volume of Yama Wayama's Hoshi in the Girls' Garden at #1 with 182,399 copies. Kagurabachi volume 12 is #2 at 124,297, and Dandadan volume 25 is #3 at 114,716. Kingdom volume 80 ranks eighth for the month but carries the largest cumulative figure in the top 20 at 446,040.","whyItMatters":"The chart splits cleanly between new releases moving their first month of copies and older volumes like Kingdom and Chiikawa still adding to multi-month totals, so a September rank says as much about a volume's age as its demand.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOricon announced the September 2026 ranking on October 9. The window covers August 31 to September 27, and the figures are estimates of print copies sold at retail outlets across Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe top three volumes all shipped in early September: Hoshi in the Girls\u0026#39; Garden on September 8, Kagurabachi on September 4, and Dandadan, whose 25th volume ranks third. Below them, the cumulative column separates fresh releases from volumes that have been on shelves longer. Kingdom volume 80 shows 80,661 for the month but 446,040 in total, and Chiikawa volume 8 shows 49,520 for the month against 353,992 overall.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoshi in the Girls\u0026#39; Garden 5 (Yama Wayama, Shodensha)\u003c/strong\u003e: #1, 182,399 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKagurabachi 12 (Takeru Hokazono, Shueisha)\u003c/strong\u003e: #2, 124,297 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDandadan 25 (Yukinobu Tatsu, Shueisha)\u003c/strong\u003e: #3, 114,716 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity 24 (Saka Mikami, Kodansha)\u003c/strong\u003e: #4, 94,463 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Demon School! 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Kingdom volume 80 ranks eighth but holds the top 20's largest cumulative figure at 446,040, so monthly rank and series reach are separate measures.","twitterPost":"Hoshi in the Girls' Garden volume 5 tops September at 182,399 copies. Kingdom volume 80 ranks eighth yet leads cumulative sales at 446,040.","threadsPost":"Hoshi in the Girls' Garden volume 5 sold 182,399 copies to lead Oricon's September comic ranking. Kingdom volume 80 placed eighth for the month but holds the largest cumulative figure in the top 20 at 446,040, a reminder that monthly rank measures new-volume demand, not a series' total reach.","newsletterBlurb":"Oricon's monthly comic ranking for September 2026 puts the fifth volume of Yama Wayama's Hoshi in the Girls' Garden first at 182,399 estimated print copies, with Kagurabachi volume 12 and Dandadan volume 25 behind it. The window runs August 31 to September 27. Several older volumes on the list, Kingdom and Chiikawa among them, post totals well above their September figures.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-19/hoshi-in-the-girls-garden-tops-oricon-comic-ranking-for-september/.242956\",\"title\":\"Hoshi in the Girls' Garden Tops Oricon's Comic Ranking for September\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5339,"outputTokens":1489,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792417027,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T13:31:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T13:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T13:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8c1777d87d669adbf35f7ad8","canonicalTitle":"News\nHoshi in the Girls' Garden Tops Oricon's Comic Ranking for September","representativeArticleId":"a_e9f3ab2f245227cab2efde6a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Hoshi in the Girls' Garden\",\"Kagurabachi\",\"Dandadan\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T12:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T12:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T13:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-19/hoshi-in-the-girls-garden-tops-oricon-comic-ranking-for-september/.242956","title":"News\nHoshi in the Girls' Garden Tops Oricon's Comic Ranking for September"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Hoshi in the Girls' Garden","Kagurabachi","Dandadan"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}