On Tuesday (8/10), the X (formerly Twitter account) of Elex Media’s comic editor posted a list of the publisher’s ten best-selling comic books in September 2024. Sakamoto Days volume 11 takes first place, followed by Slam Dunk New Edition volume 6 and Delicious in Dungeon volume 5 in the second and third place respectively.
#ElexComicTop10 edisi September⚠️ pic.twitter.com/QLs1Nlz5xR
— Editor Komik Elex-Level Comics (@comic_lxlc) October 7, 2024
Here is the full list of Elex Media’s top 10 best-selling comics for September 2024:
- Sakamoto Days volume 11 (Released on 18 September 2024)
- Slam Dunk New Edition volume 6 (Released on 4 September 2024)
- Delicious in Dungeon volume 5 (Released on 11 September 2024)
- Yomi no Tsugai – Pair of The Underworld volume 1 (Released on 11 September 2024)
- Mashle volume 8 (Released on 11 September 2024)
- Giant Killing volume 61 (Released on 4 September 2024)
- Shaman King Complete Edition volume 12 (Released on 4 September 2024)
- Naruto Bind Up Edition volume 10 (Released on 18 September 2024)
- Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible volume 8 (Released on 18 September 2024)
- Black Clover volume 25 (Released on 25 September 2024)
Sakamoto Days tells the story of Taro Sakamoto, a former assassin who is retired from the killing business to marry his loved one. Once a feared assassin, Sakamoto has become a chubby neighbourhood dad who runs a convenience store. However, danger once again lurked around his neighbourhood, and Sakamoto promised to protect his family. But can he do that with his overweight body?
Sakamoto Days began its serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump on 21 September 2020. The manga was nominated at the 2021 Next Manga Awards for the Best Print Manga category and the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shounen category. In Indonesia, the manga is also available digitally on Shueisha’s digital manga platform Manga Plus.
Slam Dunk, written by Taku Inoue, was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996. The story follows Hanamichi Sakuragi, a high school student who is always rejected by girls until he meets Haruko who isn’t afraid of him. Haruko then introduces him to the game of basketball, which changes his life is changed forever.
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The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation which aired from October 1993 to March 1996. The series has been broadcast worldwide, gaining popularity in several countries in Europe and Asia. In December 2022, the series was adapted into an anime feature film titled The First Slam Dunk, which was also screened in Indonesian cinemas.
Written and illustrated by Ryoko Kui, the story of Delicious in Dungeon is centred on an adventurer party that consists of Laios, Marcille, and Chilchuck. In their last raid, Laios’ sister Falin was eaten by a stray dragon. Laios wants to save Falin immediately, only to realize that they don’t have food supplies for another raid. Feeling that they can’t waste any time, Laios plans to survive in the dungeon by eating the monsters they defeated. This idea is rejected by Marcille and Chilchuck, who thought the dungeon monsters were inedible. However, they meet a dwarf named Senshi. Senshi then joins their party and helps them prepare the food with the dungeon monsters as ingredients.
The manga was first serialized in Enterbrain’s Harta magazine from February 2014 to September 2023. The anime adaptation is produced by studio Trigger. In Indonesia, the Delicious in Dungeon manga is currently being published by Elex Media Komputindo.
Elex Media Komputindo is a comics publisher under the Kompas-Gramedia Group. The publisher releases licensed foreign comics, including manga and Indonesian comics. Since 2005, Elex Media also published comics intended for adult audiences under the new imprint called Level Comics.
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