The Karamatsu character book topped the ranking with 36,000 copies sold, while the Osomatsu character book ranked second with 35,000 copies sold.
Two character books for the Mr. Osomatsu anime ranked #1 and #2 on Oricon’s overall weekly book chart for the week of May 23-29.
The Mr. Osomatsu show re-imagines the original manga and TV anime with the sextuplets as adults.
The first volume of Masako Shitara’s manga adaptation of the Mr. Osomatsu anime also shipped on May 25, and sold 43,000 copies to rank at #16 on Oricon’s weekly comic ranking.