The "School Rumble" manga had a successful sales run in Japan and the North American English market. In Japan, several volumes managed to chart: Volume 13 was the ninth best-selling manga for the week of June 21, 2006, before falling to tenth the following week;</ref> Volume 15 reached 4th place for the week of December 20, also falling to 10th the following week;</ref> and Volume 17 came 7th for the week of June 20, 2007, subsequently dropping to 9th.</ref> "School Rumble Z" ranked 18th for the week of June 15, 2009. Del Rey's North American translation sold well, although not quite as well as in Japan. Volume 3 was ranked 99th in September 2006; volume 4 was 96th in December; volume 5 was 98th in April 2007; volume 12 was 141st in November 2008; and volume 12 was 169th in May 2009. Overall the series ranked as the 145th best-selling English translated manga series for 2008.