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Japanese Comic Ranking, October 28-November 3

The first four Bloody Monday manga volumes were released between August 2007 and February 2008, but they jumped back into the comic ranking charts with the popularity of the ongoing television drama adaptation.

Rank	Prev. Rank	Title	Author	Weekly Copies	Total Copies	Publisher	Price	Cover
1	-	Real #8	Takehiko Inoue	288,970	288,970	Shueisha	Y630
2	1	Ookiku Furikabutte #11	Asa Higuchi	110,451	356,191	Kodansha	Y540
3	-	ATASHIn'CHI #14	Eiko Kera	96,563	96,563	Media Factory	Y897
4	3	Berserk #33	Kentarou Miura	79,418	266,420	Hakusensha	Y550
5	-	Naruto #44	Masashi Kishimoto	68,456	68,456	Shueisha	Y420
6	-	New Say Hello to Black Jack #5	Shuho Sato	58,662	58,662	Shogakukan	Y580
7	2	Soul Eater #13	Atsushi Ookubo	57,607	250,746	Square Enix	Y420
8	13	Kyō, Koi wo Hajimemasu #3	Kanan Minami	56,930	112,684	Shogakukan	Y420
9	17	B.O.D.Y. #14	Ao Mimori	Shueisha	51,467	100,833	Y420
10	-	Gunslinger Girl #10	Yu Aida	40,017	40,017	ASCII MediaWorks	Y578
11	-	Sekai no Owari to Yoake-Mae	Inio Asano	33,890	33,890	Shogakukan	Y720
12	21	Black Bird #6	Kanoko Sakurakoji	33,587	70,063	Shogakukan	Y420
13	22	Uwasa no Midori-kun!! #10	Gō Ikeyamada	32,215	67,498	Shogakukan	Y420
14	-	Doujin Work #6	Hiroyuki	29,843	29,843	Houbunsha	Y860
15	6	Kekkaishi #22	Yellow Tanabe	29,528	230,176	Shogakukan	Y420
16	5	Fairy Tail #12	Hiro Mashima	28,921	246,601	Kodansha	Y420
17	4	Hayate the Combat Butler! (Hayate no Gotoku!) #17	Kenjirou Hata	28,244	285,240	Shogakukan	Y420
18	15	Zipang #37	Kaiji Kawaguchi	28,216	80,735	Kodansha	Y560
19	11	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project #6	Art: Osamu Takahashi Original Concept: Gainax/Khara	27,717	90,958	Kadokawa Shoten/Kadokawa Group Publishing	Y567
20	-	Ze #7	Yuki Shimizu	27,615	27,615	Shinshokan	Y580
21	-	The Comic Artist and His Assistant [Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to] #1	Hiroyuki	27,517	27,517	Square Enix	Y500
22	19	Shachō Shima Kosaku #1	Kenshi Hirokane	26,233	71,222	Kodansha	Y560
23	32	Bloody Monday #1	Ryō Ryūmon, Kōji Megumi	25,204	108,294	Kodansha	Y420
24	34	Bloody Monday #2	Ryō Ryūmon, Kōji Megumi	23,700	102,256	Kodansha	Y420
25	38	Bloody Monday #3	Ryō Ryūmon, Kōji Megumi	22,676	94,689	Kodansha	Y420
26	9	Inuyasha #55	Rumiko Takahashi	22,399	167,751	Shogakukan	Y420
27	8	Gantz #24	Hiroya Oku	22,256	177,248	Shueisha	Y650
28	14	Giant Killing #7	Original Story: Masaya Tsunamoto Art: Tsujitomo	22,197	76,667	Kodansha	Y570
29	42	Bloody Monday #4	Ryō Ryūmon, Kōji Megumi	21,567	88,635	Kodansha	Y420
30	24	Hunter X Hunter #26	Yoshihiro Togashi	21,365	811,995	Shueisha	Y420

Source: Oricon, Tohan