Magu-chan just got a color page and is being promoted. I think its doing well in metrics we cant see. After all, declining series wouldn't get promotions, see Phantom Seer.
Phantom Seer wasn't "declining", it was at the bottom for nearly its entire run.
I never implied that Magu-chan wasn't doing well (it isn't, but just doing decently is a miracle these days), just that it isn't showing any kind of "phenomenal growth". Its growth is flat with a slight decline. But it's still doing well enough in the TOC to get a color page, just like Me & Roboco and HSF, so I'm happy for it. Doesn't really seem like there's any need to appeal to a mysterious metric we don't know of-- it's just the current trend.
Through no fault of its own, Magu-chan has experienced an anomalous shift not indicative of a decline in popularity.
It is clear that Magu-chan's ranking will be affected by the newer series that are still settling to their placements. As we've seen Ayakashi Triangle crash and burn and Blue Box and Candy Flurry enter the rankings, chances are very high that Magu-chan will be placed higher than one or many of these manga in time.
We just have to give it time.
Don't misunderstand, this has nothing to do with "settling to their placements". TES, ITC, WW, and KBP have already settled into their places: they pushed Magu down.
TES and WW replaced CM and WNL, which were both above Magu-chan. By that logic, Magu-chan should have kept the same placements. But it dropped by
three.
I'm all for "giving it time", but keep in mind that in a few weeks C&D, ITC, and KBP will all be gone. At that point Magu comfortable position at the middle of the magazine will suddenly be the bottom of the magazine. But hey, there's still time for it to surprise us.
