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A Classic Returns to the Sales Chart
Oricon's weekly manga ranking is one of the toughest places to land if you are a series that already finished decades ago, which is exactly what makes this one worth paying attention to. For the week ending April 13, 2026, the Dragon Ball Complete 42-Volume Double Cover Box Set slid into the number 10 spot with 19,918 units sold. That is the first time the franchise has shown up in Oricon's top 10 manga sales chart in 2026, and for the original dragon ball manga box set specifically, it is a remarkably strong showing three decades after the series wrapped.
The Numbers Behind the Number 10 Spot
The rest of the chart is stacked with active heavyweights. Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family Volume 17 took the top spot with 224,695 copies. Dandadan Volume 23 landed second with 48,896, and One Piece Volume 114 posted 26,139 at sixth. Against current-running series pumping out fresh volumes every month, a 42-volume reissue of a manga that ended in 1995 slipping into the top 10 is quietly impressive.Thirty Years Later and Still Moving Units
Akira Toriyama wrapped the original Dragon Ball manga in 1995 after 519 chapters. For a collection of reprints to outsell new volumes from most active shonen series in the same week says something specific about how deep the Dragon Ball fanbase still runs in Japan, and about how well Shueisha priced and packaged this particular anniversary release.Recent VideosSee all
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What Is Actually Inside the Box
This is not just a stack of reprints stuffed into a plain cardboard sleeve. Shueisha built the set as a 40th anniversary centerpiece, and they went all in on the presentation. Every single one of the 42 volumes gets a double cover, which means Toriyama's original artwork on one side and brand new cover art on the other.
Double Covers From Jump's Best Artists
The new cover side is the part collectors have been talking about since the announcement. According to CBR, each new cover was drawn by a different Weekly Shonen Jump manga artist, which turns this dragon ball manga box set into a kind of jam session between Toriyama's originals and the modern roster of Jump talent. The full 42-volume set spreads across four individual boxes, and buyers also get eight original dividers plus a 42-card double-sided postcard set featuring both the original and the newly drawn covers. That is the kind of packaging Japanese publishers usually reserve for once-in-a-decade events.The Preorder Wave That Pushed the Release Back
The dragon ball complete manga box set was originally scheduled for February 4, 2026. Shueisha delayed it to April 3, 2026 because preorders came in heavier than they had planned for, which is the kind of publishing problem every other anniversary reissue would love to have. Once the box actually shipped, the first full sales week was the one ending April 13, which is exactly the window that landed it on this Oricon chart.Dragon Ball Waifu ArtworkSee the gallery
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Why This Matters for the Franchise
There is a reason this release is posting numbers right now and not five years ago. Dragon Ball is having a loud moment in 2026 for reasons that have nothing to do with the original manga, and the anniversary box set is catching that wave.
