{"rewrite":{"id":"r_694b91ed1b5cf339d99cb202","clusterId":"c_58555c40065032c067395be2","slug":"kingdom-volume-80-tops-oricon-s-august-2026-comic-ranking","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kingdom Volume 80 Tops Oricon's August 2026 Comic Ranking","summary":"Oricon's monthly comic ranking for August 2026, tracking sales from August 3 to 30, places Kingdom's 80th volume at #1 with 365,379 copies. Blue Lock's 40th volume and The Apothecary Diaries' 17th volume follow. The top 20 list includes titles from Shueisha, Kodansha, Square Enix, and others.","whyItMatters":"Kingdom's latest volume leads a monthly chart that also shows strong cumulative performance for ongoing series like The Apothecary Diaries and Hunter X Hunter.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOricon released its monthly comic ranking for August 2026, covering estimated print sales at Japanese retail outlets from August 3 to 30. Yasuhisa Hara\u0026#39;s Kingdom leads with its 80th volume, which shipped on August 19 and sold 365,379 copies. The chart reflects the month\u0026#39;s top-selling compiled volumes across publishers, with cumulative totals showing sustained demand for several long-running series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom 80\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 1, 365,379 monthly sales, cumulative 365,379\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Lock 40\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 2, 127,399 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries 17\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 3, 109,244 monthly sales, cumulative 364,152\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSakamoto Days 28\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 4, 108,273 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Clover 38\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 5, 104,187 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Lagoon 14\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 6, 101,918 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaimiya is Scary Cute 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 7, 74,713 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Piece 115\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 8, 68,312 monthly sales, cumulative 1,088,734\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonthly Girls\u0026#39; Nozaki-kun 18 Special Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 9, 63,477 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Abyss 15\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 10, 62,355 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerra Formars 24\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 11, 56,089 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsekai Izakaya \u0026#34;Nobu\u0026#34; 22\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 12, 55,475 monthly sales, cumulative 57,397\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonthly Girls\u0026#39; Nozaki-kun 18\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 13, 51,634 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiikawa 8\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 14, 48,108 monthly sales, cumulative 304,472\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkane-banashi 23\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 15, 47,691 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomeone Hertz 4\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 16, 46,477 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Elusive Samurai 26\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 17, 45,066 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon 23\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 18, 42,352 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHunter X Hunter 39\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 19, 42,027 monthly sales, cumulative 703,852\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince 24\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 20, 40,642 monthly sales\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kingdom Volume 80's 365,379 copies lead Oricon's August 2026 chart, with Blue Lock and The Apothecary Diaries trailing. The gap between first and second place is the real sales story.","twitterPost":"Kingdom Volume 80 tops Oricon's August 2026 chart with 365,379 copies. The margin over Blue Lock and The Apothecary Diaries shows a clear lead.","threadsPost":"Kingdom Volume 80 sits atop Oricon's August 2026 comic ranking with 365,379 copies. Blue Lock and The Apothecary Diaries follow, but the spread between first and second is what stands out. The list also shows Shueisha, Kodansha, and Square Enix sharing the top 20.","newsletterBlurb":"Oricon's August comic ranking puts Kingdom's 80th volume on top with 365,379 copies sold. Blue Lock and The Apothecary Diaries follow, and the full top 20 shows several series crossing major cumulative milestones.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-06/kingdom-manga-tops-oricon-monthly-comic-ranking-for-august-2026/.241450\",\"title\":\"Kingdom Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for August 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5360,"outputTokens":1112,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788714862,"createdAt":"2026-09-06T17:08:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T17:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-06T17:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_58555c40065032c067395be2","canonicalTitle":"News\nKingdom Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for August 2026","representativeArticleId":"a_69c302c0dcb157f777f2afc7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Kingdom\",\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-06T16:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-06T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-06T17:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-06/kingdom-manga-tops-oricon-monthly-comic-ranking-for-august-2026/.241450","title":"News\nKingdom Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for August 2026"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Kingdom","The Apothecary Diaries"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}