Manga Sales | Discussion Thread

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Kingdom has 95 Million in circulation.https://mobile.twitter.com/MaNiNews_FR

 

[JohnSmith]

Kingdom has 95 Million in circulation.https://mobile.twitter.com/MaNiNews_FR

Volume 60: 70 million　
Volume 61: 80 million　
Volume 62: 83 million　
Volume 63: 84 million　
Volume 64: 87 million　
Volume 65: 90 million
Volume 66: 92 million　
Volume 67: 95 million

100M at volume 68 or 69. I wonder if digital has grown to offset the dropoff in volume sales. Or if they just kept the original print amount.

 

[Rouk']

NPD/BookScan (US) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 1 - Jan 7)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/YTD SALES (GROWTH)

18./07. Jujutsu Kaisen #18 {2022.12.20} - 5,767 / 36,962 (-35%)

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 25 - Dec 31)
Week 2, 2023 (Jan 8 - Jan 14)

 

[Rouk']

Oricon (Japan) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
RANK./ TITLE - SALES (YEARLY ESTIMATES)

01./ Chainsaw Man - 641,780 (2,452,826)
02./ Blue Lock - 515,156 (2,767,519)
03./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition - 277,892 (~1,740,000)
04./ Jujutsu Kaisen - 148,838 (~1,645,000)
05./ Spy x Family - 144,187 (830,360)
06./ Natsume's Book of Friends - 128,530
07./ One Piece - 107,866 (857,982)
08./ Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc - 97,943
09./ My Hero Academia - 79,032 (~450,000)
10./ Tokyo Revengers - 77,847 (681,821)

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023)
Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)

 

[Rouk']

Oricon (Japan) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/LTD SALES (GROWTH)

01./00. Chainsaw Man #13 {2023.01.04} - 284,558 / 285,118 (+50714%)
02./00. Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc #8 {2023.01.04} - 95,594 / NEW
03./00. Natsume's Book of Friends #29 {2023.01.04} - 90,808 / NEW
04./01. Jujutsu Kaisen #21 {2022.12.02} - 66,787 / 1,302,476 (-23%)
05./00. Dandadan #8 {2023.01.04} - 65,866 / NEW
06./14. Chainsaw Man #12 {2022.10.04} - 38,486 / 760,634 (+21%)
07./05. The First Slam Dunk re:Source {2022.12.15} - 36,182 / 302,199 (-27%)
08./00. Natsume's Book of Friends #29 Limited Edition {2023.01.04} - 34,994 / NEW
09./00. Witch Watch #9 {2023.01.04} - 34,261 / NEW
10./00. The Elusive Samurai #9 {2023.01.04} - 32,878 / NEW
11./02. Bungo Stray Dogs #23 {2022.12.28} - 32,523 / 95,849 (-49%)
12./00. Ayakashi Triangle #12 {2023.01.04} - 32,473 / NEW
13./24. Chainsaw Man #11 {2021.03.04} - 30,753 / 1,080,816 (+13%)
14./23. Chainsaw Man #10 {2021.01.04} - 30,619 / 1,081,238 (+13%)
15./21. Chainsaw Man #8 {2020.08.04} - 30,487 / 1,112,228 (+11%)
16./19. Chainsaw Man #6 {2020.03.04} - 30,422 / 1,174,159 (+8%)
17./20. Chainsaw Man #7 {2020.06.04} - 30,409 / 1,142,794 (+10%)
18./22. Chainsaw Man #9 {2020.11.04} - 30,305 / 1,100,500 (+11%)
19./03. Record of Ragnarok #17 {2022.12.20} - 29,609 / 206,116 (-45%)
20./25. Chainsaw Man #5 {2020.01.03} - 29,208 / 1,213,255 (+8%)
21./00. Farming Life in Another World #10 {2023.01.07} - 27,260 / NEW
22./28. Chainsaw Man #1 {2019.03.04} - 27,137 / 1,421,651 (+7%)
23./00. Twin Star Exorcists #30 {2023.01.04} - 26,942 / NEW
24./30. Chainsaw Man #2 {2019.05.02} - 26,690 / 1,335,002 (+9%)
25./26. Spy x Family #10 {2022.10.04} - 26,664 / 1,541,849 (+0%)
26./31. Chainsaw Man #4 {2019.10.04} - 26,452 / 1,238,693 (+9%)
27./32. Chainsaw Man #3 {2019.08.02} - 26,254 / 1,277,281 (+9%)
28./27. Blue Lock #6 {2019.10.17} - 24,986 / 568,434 (-2%)
29./33. Blue Lock #7 {2020.01.17} - 24,716 / 544,415 (+3%)
30./41. Blue Lock #13 {2021.03.17} - 24,708 / 465,982 (+9%)
31./34. Blue Lock #8 {2020.03.17} - 24,475 / 530,434 (+4%)
32./45. Blue Lock #14 {2021.05.17} - 24,468 / 456,655 (+10%)
33./36. Blue Lock #9 {2020.05.15} - 24,433 / 513,386 (+6%)
34./39. Blue Lock #11 {2020.10.16} - 24,303 / 489,944 (+7%)
35./40. Blue Lock #10 {2020.08.17} - 24,271 / 501,645 (+7%)
36./47. Blue Lock #20 {2022.07.15} - 24,263 / 366,161 (+11%)
37./44. Blue Lock #12 {2020.12.17} - 24,101 / 479,119 (+8%)
38./50. Blue Lock #19 {2022.05.17} - 23,970 / 380,197 (+11%)
39./00. Blue Lock #18 {2022.03.17} - 23,837 / 397,027
40./00. Wind Breaker #10 {2023.01.06} - 23,798 / NEW
41./00. Blue Lock #16 {2021.10.15} - 23,721 / 417,774
42./00. Blue Lock #15 {2021.08.17} - 23,645 / 444,777
43./35. Blue Lock #1 {2018.11.16} - 23,616 / 659,459 (+1%)
44./00. Blue Lock #17 {2021.12.17} - 23,495 / 410,122
45./35. Blue Lock #2 {2019.01.17} - 23,387 / 623,334 (+1%)
46./40. Blue Lock #3 {2019.03.15} - 23,121 / 608,282 (+3%)
47./00. Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai #2 {2023.01.04} - 22,932 / 24,360 (+1506%)
48./05. Kaguya-sama: Love is War #28 {2022.12.19} - 22,849 / 198,782 (-42%)
49./00. Blue Lock #5 {2019.08.16} - 22,250 / 579,310 (+4%)
50./42. Blue Lock #4 {2019.06.17} - 22,244 / 581,848 (+3%)

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023)
Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)

 

[JohnSmith]

Meh. Chainsaw man volume 13 is disappointing.

Blue lock has 10 million and Oricon 1st place nearly locked.

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Blue lock has 10 million and Oricon 1st place nearly locked.

Yeah strongest contender for first place right now is BL but the deciding factor will be the performance of it's new volumes. If they perform well then it's gonna be first.

 

[Rouk']

Oricon (Japan) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
RANK./ TITLE - SALES (YEARLY ESTIMATES)

01./ Chainsaw Man - 641,780 (2,452,826)
02./ Blue Lock - 515,156 (2,767,519)
03./ Slam Dunk - 343,611 (1,807,534)
04./ Jujutsu Kaisen - 148,838 (~1,645,000)
05./ Spy x Family - 144,187 (830,360)
06./ Natsume's Book of Friends - 128,530
07./ One Piece - 107,866 (857,982)
08./ Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc - 97,943
09./ My Hero Academia - 79,032 (~450,000)
10./ Tokyo Revengers - 77,847 (681,821)
11./ Dandadan - 75,000
12./ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 55,000 (~715,000)
13./ Bungo Stray Dogs - 50,000
14./ Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun - 50,000 (~410,000)
15./ Record of Ragnarok - 50,000 (~295,000)
16./ Witch Watch - 45,000
17./ Kaguya-sama: Love is War - 45,000 (~295,000)
18./ Haikyu!! - 40,000 (~280,000)
19./ Aoashi - 40,000 (~295,000)
20./ Call of the Night - 40,000

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023)
Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)

 

[Turkey]

Chainsaw man 12 collected ~295k after its first four weeks up to the week preceding CSM 13's release, yet CSM 13 will probably end somewhere around ~450k fm or so, a grand total of +40k first month (I'm giving it a degree of frontloading since it released on week 1 of 2023, though could land a bit higher since it should still have some remains of its boost to bump up legs I guess). That is incredibly underwhelming and an extremely low sales upgrade from the anime in spite of the raw amount of new readers gained being quite high. Something like Bisque gained much less than CSM from its anime yet the actual sales gain for new volumes was higher (and I'm not talking about % but straight up raw numbers...), it's quite disappointing really. Won't even catch up to its pre-anime peak at this point.

 

[harry mason 1989]

Slam dunk is increasing every week
I know some will disagree with me but
I still think slam dunk will sell 10 million copies imo
The backlog will keep increasing more and more

 

[Rouk']

Edistat (France) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/LTD SALES (GROWTH)

01./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #18 {2023.01.05} - 13,864 / 13,868 (+346500%)
04./00. Tokyo Revengers #22 {2023.01.04} - 10,375 / NEW
08./00. The Apothecary Diaries #10 Limited Edition {2023.01.05} - 8,672 / NEW
11./07. One Piece #103 {2022.12.07}
17./00. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #11 Limited Edition {2023.01.04}
18./05. Spy x Family #10 {2022.12.01}
28./00. The Apothecary Diaries #10 {2023.01.05} - 5,463 / NEW
33./00. Neon Genesis Evangelion #4 Perfect Edition {2023.01.04}
34./00. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #6 {2023.01.05}
41./28. One Piece #1 {2013.07.03}
49./42. One Piece #2 {2013.07.03}
52./52. One Piece #3 {2013.07.03}
65./51. Naruto #1 {2002.03.09}
66./61. One Piece #4 {2013.07.03}
68./35. Kaiju No. 8 #7 {2022.12.07}
70./36. Spy x Family #1 {2020.09.10}
77./45. Spy x Family #9 {2022.09.01}
80./76. One Piece #5 {2013.07.03}
81./47. Spy x Family #4 {2021.05.12}
86./37. One-Punch Man #25 {2022.12.15}
88./00. Shangri-la Frontier #7 {2023.01.04}
92./87. One Piece #6 {2013.07.03}
99./62. Naruto #2 {2002.10.16}
100./46. Spy x Family #2 {2020.11.12}
101./59. Spy x Family #5 {2021.08.19}
109./64. Spy x Family #3 {2021.02.11}
111./96. One Piece #7 {2013.07.03}
113./69. Spy x Family #6 {2021.11.10}
114./70. Spy x Family #7 {2022.02.10}
120./71. Spy x Family #8 {2022.06.30}
121./112. One Piece #8 {2013.07.03}
123./00. Komi Can't Communicate #5 {2023.01.04}
126./83. One Piece #102 {2022.09.14}
128./80. Naruto #3 {2002.07.06}
130./63. Dandadan #3 {2022.12.07}
131./146. One Piece #9 {2013.07.03}
134./00. Aoashi #14 {2023.01.04}
136./66. One-Punch Man #25 Limited Edition {2022.12.15}
139./65. Dragon Ball Super #18 {2022.11.02}
145./00. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #11 {2023.01.04}
150./90. Chainsaw Man #1 {2020.03.11}
161./82. Blue Lock #11 {2022.12.07}
165./188. One Piece #11 {2013.07.03}
171./103. Jujutsu Kaisen #17 {2022.11.03}
178./99. Solo Leveling #8 {2022.11.09}
182./128. Naruto #4 {2002.10.19}
183./195. One Piece #12 {2013.07.03}
189./00. Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii #5 {2023.01.04}
195./110. Blue Lock #1 {2021.06.02}

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023)
Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Slam dunk is increasing every week
I know some will disagree with me but
I still think slam dunk will sell 10 million copies imo
The backlog will keep increasing more and more

There is no chance at all for it to sell 10 million. No series will sell 10 million imo ( BL has a slight chance ). This and last week both were holiday weeks and every series in top 10,except One piece and JJK, saw a increase this week compare to last week . drops will be hard in coming weeks, film hype will eventually fade away and i think anything north of 5 million is best realistic option for it.

 

[pjyellowgiraffe]

Prediction for 2023 sales
1. JJK - 8.5M (Being extremely generous here)
2. Chainsaw Man - 8.2M
3. One Piece - 8M
4. Blue Lock 7.7M
5. Spy x Family - 6M
6. Slam Dunk - 5M
7. My Hero Academia - 4.5M (3 volumes this year)
8. Tokyo Revengers - 3.5M
9. Kaiju no. 8 - 3M (3 Volumes this year)
10. Slime - 2.5M

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Prediction for 2023 sales
1. JJK - 8.5M (Being extremely generous here)
2. Chainsaw Man - 8.2M
3. One Piece - 8M
4. Blue Lock 7.7M
5. Spy x Family - 6M
6. Slam Dunk - 5M
7. My Hero Academia - 4.5M (3 volumes this year)
8. Tokyo Revengers - 3.5M
9. Kaiju no. 8 - 3M (3 Volumes this year)
10. Slime - 2.5M

CSM has only 1% chance of topping BL imo. And JJK has variable of second season unless it do some wonders, JJK has no chance at all of topping the chart. It may even not be able to top OP. It's backlogs are week and it's new volume drops are very hard. Hope the the second season able to do some wonders, fingers crossed.

Edistat (France) Ranking: Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/LTD SALES (GROWTH)

01./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #18 {2023.01.05} - 13,864 / 13,868 (+346500%)
04./00. Tokyo Revengers #22 {2023.01.04} - 10,375 / NEW
08./00. The Apothecary Diaries #10 Limited Edition {2023.01.05} - 8,672 / NEW
11./07. One Piece #103 {2022.12.07}
17./00. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #11 Limited Edition {2023.01.04}
18./05. Spy x Family #10 {2022.12.01}
28./00. The Apothecary Diaries #10 {2023.01.05} - 5,463 / NEW
33./00. Neon Genesis Evangelion #4 Perfect Edition {2023.01.04}
34./00. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #6 {2023.01.05}
41./28. One Piece #1 {2013.07.03}
49./42. One Piece #2 {2013.07.03}
52./52. One Piece #3 {2013.07.03}
65./51. Naruto #1 {2002.03.09}
66./61. One Piece #4 {2013.07.03}
68./35. Kaiju No. 8 #7 {2022.12.07}
70./36. Spy x Family #1 {2020.09.10}
77./45. Spy x Family #9 {2022.09.01}
80./76. One Piece #5 {2013.07.03}
81./47. Spy x Family #4 {2021.05.12}
86./37. One-Punch Man #25 {2022.12.15}
88./00. Shangri-la Frontier #7 {2023.01.04}
92./87. One Piece #6 {2013.07.03}
99./62. Naruto #2 {2002.10.16}
100./46. Spy x Family #2 {2020.11.12}
101./59. Spy x Family #5 {2021.08.19}
109./64. Spy x Family #3 {2021.02.11}
111./96. One Piece #7 {2013.07.03}
113./69. Spy x Family #6 {2021.11.10}
114./70. Spy x Family #7 {2022.02.10}
120./71. Spy x Family #8 {2022.06.30}
121./112. One Piece #8 {2013.07.03}
123./00. Komi Can't Communicate #5 {2023.01.04}
126./83. One Piece #102 {2022.09.14}
128./80. Naruto #3 {2002.07.06}
130./63. Dandadan #3 {2022.12.07}
131./146. One Piece #9 {2013.07.03}
134./00. Aoashi #14 {2023.01.04}
136./66. One-Punch Man #25 Limited Edition {2022.12.15}
139./65. Dragon Ball Super #18 {2022.11.02}
145./00. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #11 {2023.01.04}
150./90. Chainsaw Man #1 {2020.03.11}
161./82. Blue Lock #11 {2022.12.07}
165./188. One Piece #11 {2013.07.03}
171./103. Jujutsu Kaisen #17 {2022.11.03}
178./99. Solo Leveling #8 {2022.11.09}
182./128. Naruto #4 {2002.10.19}
183./195. One Piece #12 {2013.07.03}
189./00. Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii #5 {2023.01.04}
195./110. Blue Lock #1 {2021.06.02}

Week 52, 2022 (Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023)

Spy Family boost is still there from last week but this week little weak as One piece claims it's position again.

 

[pjyellowgiraffe]

CSM has only 1% chance of topping BL imo. And JJK has variable of second season unless it do some wonders, JJK has no chance at all of topping the chart. It may even not be able to top OP. It's backlogs are week and it's new volume drops are very hard. Hope the the second season able to do some wonders, fingers crossed.

I just don't have any faith in Blue Lock sales. Blue lock volume 22 is doing worse then it's backlog despite being released less than a month ago. It gives off the impression that people are buying volumes in bulk and not bothering to keep up with the story. CSM also gives off that same impression, but at the very least we know it's new volumes will sell 500k in a month.

 

[MysticGon]

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 26-January 1

Chainsaw Man, Bleach, Welcome to Demon School rank in holiday week

www.animenewsnetwork.com

Always like new year reports where the big hitters take a break and let you see where lesser shows stand.

Iruma-kun is pulling a decent audience. I did some spitball math back 10 years ago to try and guess to a figure the points represented based on the number of households in Japan and average number of occupants. Came to 1.0 = 500,000.

Turns out I wasn't far off!

TV is Key to Succeed in the Japan Market

If you have ever watched Japanese TV programs, you may have found them unique and different compared to most western programs. For example, you can see newborn pandas on TV as the latest news. Ever…

kartzmedia.com

1.0 = 600,000.

But that is only 1 region tracked.

 

[JohnSmith]

I just don't have any faith in Blue Lock sales. Blue lock volume 22 is doing worse then it's backlog despite being released less than a month ago. It gives off the impression that people are buying volumes in bulk and not bothering to keep up with the story. CSM also gives off that same impression, but at the very least we know it's new volumes will sell 500k in a month.

Blue lock volumes 21 and 22 are out of stock. All BL volumes suffer from stock issues to some extent but 21 and 22 moreso. As long as it keeps getting over 400k a week for its anime run then that would be 7.71 million minimum. With 4 more new volumes that would be more than enough to hit 10 million and guarantee the year. Though we have to see how it performs next few weeks.


I don't see how CSM gets to 8.2 million and Kaiju 8 won't be getting in top 10 this year.

Chainsaw man 12 collected ~295k after its first four weeks up to the week preceding CSM 13's release, yet CSM 13 will probably end somewhere around ~450k fm or so, a grand total of +40k first month (I'm giving it a degree of frontloading since it released on week 1 of 2023, though could land a bit higher since it should still have some remains of its boost to bump up legs I guess). That is incredibly underwhelming and an extremely low sales upgrade from the anime in spite of the raw amount of new readers gained being quite high. Something like Bisque gained much less than CSM from its anime yet the actual sales gain for new volumes was higher (and I'm not talking about % but straight up raw numbers...), it's quite disappointing really. Won't even catch up to its pre-anime peak at this point.

I think CSM v12 legs were due to the anime, I don't see volume 13 getting same legs. Yeah its disappointing but as long as it keeps the sales stable for future volumes and doesn't drop off heavily then it would be just another MHA.

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

I just don't have any faith in Blue Lock sales. Blue lock volume 22 is doing worse then it's backlog despite being released less than a month ago. It gives off the impression that people are buying volumes in bulk and not bothering to keep up with the story. CSM also gives off that same impression, but at the very least we know it's new volumes will sell 500k in a month.

I also don't expect much from new volumes of BL and it has no need to do so to out run CSM. As long as it sell around 400k in 2 or 3 months of its release it will sail through CSM. The lack of per volume sale will be filled with more number of volumes . i expect the sales of CSM in new volumes around 2.1-2.3 million and BL won't be far way from this point.

 

[Turkey]

Blue lock volumes 21 and 22 are out of stock. All BL volumes suffer from stock issues to some extent but 21 and 22 moreso. As long as it keeps getting over 400k a week for its anime run then that would be 7.71 million minimum. With 4 more new volumes that would be more than enough to hit 10 million and guarantee the year. Though we have to see how it performs next few weeks.


I don't see how CSM gets to 8.2 million and Kaiju 8 won't be getting in top 10 this year.

I struggle to see BL keeping up 400k+ through all its anime run, should automatically drop a good chunk now due to holidays ending and start hitting natural decrease point in a few eps. There's really no need to for a year win though, requires a major collapse or a big surprise to miss, doubt either is happening. Definitely true that vols 22 and mayhaps 21 are seeing stock issues though, trend just doesn't line up (fairly uncharacteristic of kodansha to have stock troubles with anime though).

CSM getting to 8.2 million with nothing else lined up for the year is just not happening yea, Kaiju probably isn't either, though that 10th spot feels bound to be reeeeal low this year the way things are going, so who even knows. Definitely not cracking 3 million at this point though, so if it slips in, it'll likely do so on the back of a ridicolously weak threshold.

I think CSM v12 legs were due to the anime, I don't see volume 13 getting same legs. Yeah its disappointing but as long as it keeps the sales stable for future volumes and doesn't drop off heavily then it would be just another MHA.

Definitely not having the same legs as 12, but wouldn't be shocked if it was slightly leggier than expected and landed ~470-480k instead, esp since first week of jan can be tricky in terms of determining holiday frontloading at times. Going to be a disappointing number either way.

 

[JohnSmith]

I struggle to see BL keeping up 400k+ through all its anime run, should automatically drop a good chunk now due to holidays ending and start hitting natural decrease point in a few eps. There's really no need to for a year win though. Definitely true that vols 22 and mayhaps 21 are seeing stock issues though, trend just doesn't line up (fairly uncharacteristic of kodansha to have stock troubles with anime though).

CSM getting to 8.2 million with nothing else lined up for the year is just not happening yea, Kaiju probably isn't either, though that 10th spot feels bound to be reeeeal low this year the way things are going, so who even knows. Definitely not cracking 3 million at this point though, so if it slips in, it'll likely do so on the back of a ridicolously weak threshold.



Definitely not having the same legs as 12, but wouldn't be shocked if it was slightly leggier than expected and landed ~470-480k instead, esp since first week of jan can be tricky in terms of determining holiday frontloading at times. Going to be a disappointing number either way.

Yeah the holidays makes things hard to predict. Kodansha made a mistake by not printing enough for the holidays, same goes for Bocchi but that was a small publisher so it was understandable.
Keeping up 400k+ is hard but as I said i want to see next few weeks since its a bit unpredictable now. But even assuming 300k for the next 11 weeks would give it a minimum of 6 million (3.300 + 2.767 currently). Though if it does lower than that then 10 million might be hard to get.

I agree on the 10th spot, do you think it can beat 2009's record (2.614.269) for lowest?

For CSM legs I meant long term beyond the first month period, v12 hit 426k fm but went up to 800k+ counting this week (or next two). I can't see volume 13 doing the same. At least as fast. CSM cannot afford losing readership though so I'd be worried if there's a decline, so best hope for it is being another MHA. I think that's what we should hope or look out for now that we know it won't be doing big numbers.

 

[Turkey]

Yeah the holidays makes things hard to predict. Kodansha made a mistake by not printing enough for the holidays, same goes for Bocchi but that was a small publisher so it was understandable.
Keeping up 400k+ is hard but as I said i want to see next few weeks since its a bit unpredictable now. But even assuming 300k for the next 11 weeks would give it a minimum of 6 million (3.300 + 2.767 currently). Though if it does lower than that then 10 million might be hard to get.

I agree on the 10th spot, do you think it can beat 2009's record (2.614.269) for lowest?

For CSM legs I meant long term beyond the first month period, v12 hit 426k fm but went up to 800k+ counting this week (or next two). I can't see volume 13 doing the same. At least as fast. CSM cannot afford losing readership though so I'd be worried if there's a decline, so best hope for it is being another MHA. I think that's what we should hope or look out for now that we know it won't be doing big numbers.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm struggling to think of what will even slot in that 10th spot as of now, unless something surprises and I think only real candidate left for that might be Oshi no Ko, it would probably fall onto something like Slime or well, yeah, Kaiju for the likely stuff to land here, and in that case I would probably assume they'd both go lower than 2.6M, probably closer to ~2.3M instead if anything, but even that might prove tough for Kaiju here lowkey. Might even be something like OPM I suppose (had it at ~1.7M for last year but it has so many chapters out of volume that it could actually put a lot out in a year to get around those esp with some even weak help from anime, but just a random thought, not really anything worth considering right now). I was thinking Frieren but that's on indefinite hiatus now LOL so well...yeah.

Yeah CSM 13 obviously is getting nowhere near those post-fm legs. Though a lot of MHA's stability has to do with getting consistent anime content, CSM looks like it will have to wait over a year to get even just a second cour, definitely an uphill battle here, even moreso with such a disappointing transition, but sure let's hope for it.

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

I was thinking Frieren but that's on indefinite hiatus now LOL so well...yeah.

Yeah frieren was strong contender to enter the top 10 from new anime series (even more than kaiju and oshino ko) imo but the other day i read the news of hiatus so I'm not so sure now. Even when it was having breaks every week i was still hoping it may still have a chance but it doesn't look that way now. I hope author get well soon and return. I really liked the manga.

 

[JohnSmith]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm struggling to think of what will even slot in that 10th spot as of now, unless something surprises and I think only real candidate left for that might be Oshi no Ko, it would probably fall onto something like Slime or well, yeah, Kaiju for the likely stuff to land here, and in that case I would probably assume they'd both go lower than 2.6M, probably closer to ~2.3M instead if anything, but even that might prove tough for Kaiju here lowkey. Might even be something like OPM I suppose (had it at ~1.7M for last year but it has so many chapters out of volume that it could actually put a lot out in a year to get around those esp with some even weak help from anime, but just a random thought, not really anything worth considering right now). I was thinking Frieren but that's on indefinite hiatus now LOL so well...yeah.

Yeah CSM 13 obviously is getting nowhere near those post-fm legs. Though a lot of MHA's stability has to do with getting consistent anime content, CSM looks like it will have to wait over a year to get even just a second cour, definitely an uphill battle here, even moreso with such a disappointing transition, but sure let's hope for it.

Yeah,same. I think we'll know by half year oricon though. Spring anime would have started and we would be able to pick out the most likely candidate by then, assuming no major dark horse beginning in fall. OPM chapters need to be redrawn by murata I think which is why they aren't released yet, and the anime is likely 2024 at this point. Frieren can still make it, top 10 won't be a big number so as long as it gets a decent boost that would be enough. I think the manga would return before. It has about 2 volumes ready for release too. If it doesn't and the anime is fall then yeah that won't happen.

Chainsaw man large marketing campaign, combined with the anime boost, and the numbers it received from them make me concerned about its future volumes without anything to help it. MHA indeed gets help from the consistent anime but I think the manga itself has a loyal readership. Bleach saw some drops even while the anime is running after all compared to Naruto. Its hard to keep numbers above 1 million stable and consistent and a lot easier under. Even so the drops shouldn't be too bad even if it happens. Though it wouldn't surprise me if it happened considering the market surprises in recent years.

 

[Rouk']

NPD/BookScan (US) Ranking: December 2022 (Dec 4 - Dec 31)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES (GROWTH)

01./01. Chainsaw Man #1 {2020.10.06} - 45,754 (+13%)
02./00. Spy x Family #1 {2020.06.02} - 31,767
03./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #18 {2022.12.20} - 31,195
04./05. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1 {2018.07.03} - 30,896 (+26%)
05./02. Chainsaw Man #2 {2020.12.01} - 30,768 (+4%)
06./03. Chainsaw Man #3 {2021.02.02} - 27,292 (+5%)
07./00. Dragon Ball Super #17 {2022.12.06} - 25,019
08./06. Chainsaw Man #4 {2021.04.06} - 24,790 (+5%)
09./00. My Hero Academia #1 {2015.08.04} - 23,747

NPD/BookScan (US) Ranking: December 2022 (Nov 27 - Dec 31)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES

01./01. Chainsaw Man #1 {2020.10.06}
02./02. Chainsaw Man #2 {2020.12.01}
03./05. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1 {2018.07.03}
04./00. Spy x Family #1 {2020.06.02}
05./04. Chainsaw Man #3 {2021.02.02}
06./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #18 {2022.12.20} - 31,195
07./06. Chainsaw Man #4 {2021.04.06}
08./12. My Hero Academia #1 {2015.08.04}
09./00. Dragon Ball Super #17 {2022.12.06} - 25,019
10./09. Chainsaw Man #5 {2021.06.01}
11./07. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #2 {2018.09.04}
12./00. Berserk #1 Deluxe Edition {2019.03.26}
13./00. Spy x Family #2 {2020.09.01}
14./10. Chainsaw Man #9 {2022.02.01}
15./16. Jujutsu Kaisen #0 {2021.01.05}
16./00. Chainsaw Man #6 {2021.08.03}
17./00. Blue Lock #1 {2022.06.21}
18./14. Chainsaw Man #10 {2022.04.05}
19./03. Shuna's journey {2022.11.01}
20./00. Chainsaw Man #7 {2021.10.05}

November 2022
January 2023

 

[Ghostsonplanets]

Yeah frieren was strong contender to enter the top 10 from new anime series (even more than kaiju and oshino ko) imo but the other day i read the news of hiatus so I'm not so sure now. Even when it was having breaks every week i was still hoping it may still have a chance but it doesn't look that way now. I hope author get well soon and return. I really liked the manga.

Bit Off-Topic: Was any reason given for Frieren hiatus? I just started buying and reading the manga...

 

[Turkey]

Yeah,same. I think we'll know by half year oricon though. Spring anime would have started and we would be able to pick out the most likely candidate by then, assuming no major dark horse beginning in fall. OPM chapters need to be redrawn by murata I think which is why they aren't released yet, and the anime is likely 2024 at this point. Frieren can still make it, top 10 won't be a big number so as long as it gets a decent boost that would be enough. I think the manga would return before. It has about 2 volumes ready for release too. If it doesn't and the anime is fall then yeah that won't happen.

Chainsaw man large marketing campaign, combined with the anime boost, and the numbers it received from them make me concerned about its future volumes without anything to help it. MHA indeed gets help from the consistent anime but I think the manga itself has a loyal readership. Bleach saw some drops even while the anime is running after all compared to Naruto. Its hard to keep numbers above 1 million stable and consistent and a lot easier under. Even so the drops shouldn't be too bad even if it happens. Though it wouldn't surprise me if it happened considering the market surprises in recent years.

Yeah mostly agreed with this, though ease of mantaining readers can wildly vary and goes much deeper than just how big a series is (one piece is an icon of long-running stability at this point and we never got to observe the long-term sales behaviour of the only series that ever topped it).

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Bit Off-Topic: Was any reason given for Frieren hiatus? I just started buying and reading the manga...

Poor health of the author was the reason of hiatus. Manga had gone on many breaks of 2 to 4 weeks in last few months due the author's health. In fact, it didn't release 2 consecutive chapters without break for some months now.

 

[Ghostsonplanets]

Poor health of the author was the reason of hiatus. Manga had gone on many breaks of 2 to 4 weeks in last few months due the author's health. In fact, it didn't release 2 consecutive chapters without break for some months now.

Ah, thank you! I hope he recover well and soon.

 

[Vena]

Prediction for 2023 sales
1. JJK - 8.5M (Being extremely generous here)
2. Chainsaw Man - 8.2M
3. One Piece - 8M
4. Blue Lock 7.7M
5. Spy x Family - 6M
6. Slam Dunk - 5M
7. My Hero Academia - 4.5M (3 volumes this year)
8. Tokyo Revengers - 3.5M
9. Kaiju no. 8 - 3M (3 Volumes this year)
10. Slime - 2.5M

Wanted to say welcome. (I remember since I added you based on your application on interest for manga sales, haha.)

Nice to see this little community grow.

 

[War Inquisitor]

I do wonder if the CSM anime controversies affected sales or it just already reached the highest it could do when part 1 ended

 

[Vena]

I do wonder if the CSM anime controversies affected sales or it just already reached the highest it could do when part 1 ended

I've heard complaints on this arc being slow/uninteresting from some friends who are really into CSM, could be that. I am sure the anime problems did not help either.

 

[Hitotsunagi]

The boost for part 1 did extremely well, and as good as I could've expected, honestly. I think the main issue here is that people are not willing to go into part 2, be it because it seemed less interesting, people had enough of the story with part 1, they are reading online and don't care about buying volumes since it's free on J+ or any other reason.

 

[pjyellowgiraffe]

I forgot about kingdom, it's probably going to sell 3M+ with 4 volumes this year.

 

[Rouk']

Gfk (France) Yearly Book Ranking (2021 Dec. 27 - 2022 Dec. 25.)
RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE}

15. One Piece #1 {2013.07.03}
17. Spy x Family #1 {2020.09.10}
19. Naruto #1 {2002.03.09}
26. One Piece #2 {2013.07.03}
27. Spy x Family #7 {2022.02.10}
28. ~198,000 units sold
29. Naruto #2 {2002.10.16}
30. Spy x Family #2 {2020.11.12}
41. One Piece #3 {2013.07.03}
42. Naruto #3 {2002.07.06}
43. ~175,000 units sold
44. Spy x Family #3 {2021.02.11}
47. ~160,000 units sold
49. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #20 {2022.01.12}
50. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1 {2019.09.18}
52. Spy x Family #4 {2021.05.12}
53. One Piece #101 {2022.05.04}
58. One Piece #4 {2013.07.03}
63. Spy x Family #5 {2021.08.19}
64. Spy x Family #6 {2021.11.10}
68. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #2 {2019.09.18}
69. Spy x Family #9 {2022.09.01}
72. One Piece #5 {2013.07.03}
74. One Piece #102 {2022.09.14}
76. Spy x Family #8 {2022.06.30}
84. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #21 {2022.03.30}
88. One Piece #6 {2013.07.03}
92. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #22 {2022.05.18}
95. Naruto #4 {2002.10.19}
98. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #3 {2019.10.09}
100. One Piece #103 {2022.12.07} - ~124,500

2021's top-selling manga volumes for reference


2021 only had one new release in the top 28 best-selling manga volumes - Spy x Family #3. 2022.
2022 has 9.

2021 had 8 different series in the top 28, 2022 only has 4.

The One Piece new releases didn't rank last year because they received limited editions that split their sales in the ranking. Spy x Family and Demon Slayer just grew a lot compared to last year.
Do note that Demon Slayer 21, 22 and Spy x Family 8 received Limited editions that are not included in these rankings. Several other best-sellers may be missing due to that split, such as Demon Slayer 23 (divided in 3 editions), Berserk 41, some new My Hero Academia volumes or some new Jujutsu Kaisen volumes.

One Piece finally tops the volume ranking again (it hadn't happened since 2014 or 2015, not sure). 2016 was dominated by One-Punch Man's first volume, from 2017 to 2019, Dragon Ball Super new releases were first and for the past two years, Naruto's first volume was #1.

The 2022 ranking is from an overall book ranking, which is what the rank numbers are showing. A more detailed ranking (with numbers) should come in January.

Gfk (France) Yearly Book Ranking (2021 Dec. 27 - 2022 Dec. 25.)

Top 20 best-selling manga series
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE

01./01. One Piece
02./02. Naruto
03./04. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
04./03. My Hero Academia
05./12. Spy x Family
06./09. Dragon Ball
07./06. Jujutsu Kaisen
08./10. Berserk
09./05. Attack on Titan
10./13. Tokyo Revengers
11./07. Fairy Tail
12./11. One-Punch Man
13./00. Kaiju No. 8
14./16. Chainsaw Man
15./00. Blue Lock
16./08. The Promised Neverland
17./00. Mashle: Magic and Muscles
18./14. Dr. Stone
19./15. Assassination Classroom
20./00. Pokémon

Top 12 best-selling first volumes
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE

01./03. One Piece #1
02./07. Spy x Family #1
03./01. Naruto #1
04./02. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1
05./04. My Hero Academia #1
06./05. Jujutsu Kaisen #1
07./08. Assassination Classroom #1
08./00. Chainsaw Man #1
09./00. Tokyo Revengers #1
10./00. Kaiju no. 8 #1
11./00. Berserk #1
12./00. Fairy Tail #1

Top 10 best-selling first volumes released in 2022
RANK./ TITLE

01./ Sakamoto Days #1
02./ Dandadan #1
03./ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1
04./ Horimiya #1
05./ Look Back
06./ Darling in the Franxx #1
07./ Komi Can't Communicate #1
08./ Leviathan #1
09./ Tougen Anki #1
10./ A Couple of Cuckoos #1

Top 10 best-selling "new editions" (includes first volumes of 2022 perfect editions, spin-offs and re-releases of old series)
RANK./ TITLE

01./ Naruto #1 Perfect Edition
02./ Neon Genesis Evangelion #1 Perfect Edition
03./ Arsène Lupin #1 New Edition
04./ Satan 666 #1 New Edition
05./ H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound
06./ Star Wars - Lost Stars #1
07./ My Hero Academia Smash #1
08./ Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai #1 Perfect Edition
09./ YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record - A NieR:Automata Story #1
10./ Gabai - Saga no Gabai Baachan #1 Perfect Edition

Top 12 best-selling publishers
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. PUBLISHER - MARKET SHARE

01./01. Glénat - 23%
02./03. Kana - 12%
03./04. Ki-oon - 11%
04./02. Pika - 10%
05./06. Kurokawa - 8.7%
06./07. Panini - 7.5%
07./05. Kazé (Crunchyroll) - 7%
08./08. Delcourt/Tonkam - 3.6%
09./09. Soleil - 2.1%
10./00. Doki-doki - 1.5%
10./00. Meian - 1.5%
10./00. Nobi-nobi - 1.5%

In total, over 48 million manga volumes were sold in France in 2022, a +3.5% increase compared to 2021

 

[JohnSmith]

I do wonder if the CSM anime controversies affected sales or it just already reached the highest it could do when part 1 ended

It received a lot of pre-anime boosts from KnY wave/covid/volume 9 pv and anime trailers which has lowered its initial boost. I'm not sure what controversies you're talking about but if it was about the animation then the anime looked very much above average and I don't think the animation quality did this. After all we have a recent example in Tokyo revengers. It's just strange that CSM didn't blow up when it was almost perfectly positioned to do so (Massive marketing, new WSJ battle shonen etc etc). I really didn't expect Spyxfamily to have a bigger boost at all.

they are reading online and don't care about buying volumes since it's free on J+ or any other reason.

SpyxFamily and Kaiju 8 were also free yet broke records. I don't think that's the reason.

Gfk (France) Yearly Book Ranking (2021 Dec. 27 - 2022 Dec. 25.)

Top 20 best-selling manga series
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE

01./01. One Piece
02./02. Naruto
03./04. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
04./03. My Hero Academia
05./12. Spy x Family
06./09. Dragon Ball
07./06. Jujutsu Kaisen
08./10. Berserk
09./05. Attack on Titan
10./13. Tokyo Revengers
11./07. Fairy Tail
12./11. One-Punch Man
13./00. Kaiju No. 8
14./16. Chainsaw Man
15./00. Blue Lock
16./08. The Promised Neverland
17./00. Mashle: Magic and Muscles
18./14. Dr. Stone
19./15. Assassination Classroom
20./00. Pokémon

Top 12 best-selling first volumes
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE

01./03. One Piece #1
02./07. Spy x Family #1
03./01. Naruto #1
04./02. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1
05./04. My Hero Academia #1
06./05. Jujutsu Kaisen #1
07./08. Assassination Classroom #1
08./00. Chainsaw Man #1
09./00. Tokyo Revengers #1
10./00. Kaiju no. 8 #1
11./00. Berserk #1
12./00. Fairy Tail #1

Top 10 best-selling first volumes released in 2022
RANK./ TITLE

01./ Sakamoto Days #1
02./ Dandadan #1
03./ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1
04./ Horimiya #1
05./ Look Back
06./ Darling in the Franxx #1
07./ Komi Can't Communicate #1
08./ Leviathan #1
09./ Tougen Anki #1
10./ A Couple of Cuckoos #1

Top 10 best-selling "new editions" (includes first volumes of 2022 perfect editions, spin-offs and re-releases of old series)
RANK./ TITLE

01./ Naruto #1 Perfect Edition
02./ Neon Genesis Evangelion #1 Perfect Edition
03./ Arsène Lupin #1 New Edition
04./ Satan 666 #1 New Edition
05./ H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound
06./ Star Wars - Lost Stars #1
07./ My Hero Academia Smash #1
08./ Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai #1 Perfect Edition
09./ YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record - A NieR:Automata Story #1
10./ Gabai - Saga no Gabai Baachan #1 Perfect Edition

Top 12 best-selling publishers
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. PUBLISHER - MARKET SHARE

01./01. Glénat - 23%
02./03. Kana - 12%
03./04. Ki-oon - 11%
04./02. Pika - 10%
05./06. Kurokawa - 8.7%
06./07. Panini - 7.5%
07./05. Kazé (Crunchyroll) - 7%
08./08. Delcourt/Tonkam - 3.6%
09./09. Soleil - 2.1%
10./00. Doki-doki - 1.5%
10./00. Meian - 1.5%
10./00. Nobi-nobi - 1.5%

In total, over 48 million manga volumes were sold in France in 2022, a +3.5% increase compared to 2021

Thanks Rouk! Do you know if the 3.5% increase is across the industry or is it focused mostly on the top sellers (One Piece)?

Chainsaw Man and Blue Lock seem quite low; I thought the anime and Christmas boost would at least push them over Kaiju 8, a manga without anime and only a few volumes out. Does that mean no hope for CSM & BL to be big in France? Or can we expect a huge wave in 2023?

 

[Rouk']

Thanks Rouk! Do you know if the 3.5% increase is across the industry or is it focused mostly on the top sellers (One Piece)?

Chainsaw Man and Blue Lock seem quite low; I thought the anime and Christmas boost would at least push them over Kaiju 8, a manga without anime and only a few volumes out. Does that mean no hope for CSM & BL to be big in France? Or can we expect a huge wave in 2023?

Until I get numbers I won't be able to answer that first question, though my guess is that, indeed, the best-sellers are where that growth comes from

For Blue Lock, I'd say it's a great result. And it should keep doing very well in 2023.
For Chainsaw Man, it's disappointing if you compare to other countries. But reality is that this result is in line with its performance since its release. French people just aren't that into the series. It's unlikely to ever be a contender for the top spots, like it is in a lot of other countries.

 

[JohnSmith]

Until I get numbers I won't be able to answer that first question, though my guess is that, indeed, the best-sellers are where that growth comes from

For Blue Lock, I'd say it's a great result. And it should keep doing very well in 2023.
For Chainsaw Man, it's disappointing if you compare to other countries. But reality is that this result is in line with its performance since its release. French people just aren't that into the series. It's unlikely to ever be a contender for the top spots, like it is in a lot of other countries.

Ah that's slightly disappointing if so. French market about to suffer a fair amount of decline when One Piece ends then lol.

I'm going to throw a really random guess here then.
OPM sold 3.6 million so far.
Assuming BL ends at 30 volumes and CSM at 20. BL would be at 2m LTD and CSM 1.5m.

 

[Rouk']

Ah that's slightly disappointing if so. French market about to suffer a fair amount of decline when One Piece ends then lol.

I'm going to throw a really random guess here then.
OPM sold 3.6 million so far.
Assuming BL ends at 30 volumes and CSM at 20. BL would be at 2m LTD and CSM 1.5m.

Naruto ended 6 years ago and is still going strong. I wouldn't be worried about the end of One Piece in France.

CSM will reach 1.5M in 2023, probably within the first 6 months.

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

It's just strange that CSM didn't blow up when it was almost perfectly positioned to do so (Massive marketing, new WSJ battle shonen etc etc). I really didn't expect Spyxfamily to have a bigger boost at all.

It's not that strange. CSM was never meant to be explode. Its not for everyone. CSM has very limited fan base which love the carnage and gore with dark humour. Those covid boost are gone and you won't see any series explode like KnY, JJK and TR anymore.

 

[JohnSmith]

It's not that strange. CSM was never meant to be explode. Its not for everyone. CSM has very limited fan base which love the carnage and gore with dark humour. Those covid boost are gone and you won't see any series explode like KnY, JJK and TR anymore.

Gore exists in nearly every popular battle shonen manga so I don't think the excessive gore harmed it that much. CSM fanbase is huge, I wouldn't call 1m volume sales in Japan limited or niche at all. They also clearly thought it would be super mainstream with that amount and kind of marketing they did.

Regardless its pulling good numbers still.

 

[Rouk']

Buchreport (Germany) 2022 Manga Ranking

Top 20 best-selling manga series:
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE

01./04. One Piece*
02./03. Naruto (3-in-1 Edition)
03./07. Chainsaw Man*
04./06. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*
05./01. Jujutsu Kaisen
06./00. Spy x Family
07./02. Attack on Titan*
08./05. My Hero Academia
09./14. Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition)
10./10. Death Note*
11./09. Haikyu!!
12./13. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
13./00. Tokyo Revengers (2-in-1 Edition)
14./00. Blue Lock*
15./08. The Promised Neverland
16./11. Tokyo Ghoul
17./00. Dragon Ball Super*
18./15. Solo Leveling
19./12. Bleach (3-in-1 Edition)
20./00. One-Punch Man*

*Includes sales from box-sets

Top 20 best-selling manga volumes:
RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE}

01./02. Naruto #1 (3-in-1 Edition) {2017.10.03}
02./00. Spy x Family #1 {2020.10.01}
03./08. Naruto #2 (3-in-1 Edition) {2017.10.31}
04./00. Spy x Family #2 {2020.12.03}
05./00. One Piece #100 {2022.03.22}
06./01. Jujutsu Kaisen #1 {2019.11.07}
07./06. Chainsaw Man #1 {2020.10.07}
08./09. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #1 {2020.04.02}
09./00. Tokyo Revengers #1 (2-in-1 Edition) {2022.03.22}
10./03. Jujutsu Kaisen #0 {2020.03.05}
11./00. Spy x Family #3 {2021.02.04}
12./00. One Piece #1 {2001.02.15}
13./00. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #12 {2022.02.03}
14./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #14 {2022.01.13}
15./00. Dragon Ball #1 (3-in-1 Edition) {2019.11.26}
16./04. Jujutsu Kaisen #2 {2020.01.16}
17./00. Naruto #3 (3-in-1 Edition) {2017.11.28}
18./00. Chainsaw Man #2 {2020.12.15}
19./00. Jujutsu Kaisen #15 {2022.03.03}
20./00. Spy x Family #4 {2021.04.01}

Buchreport (Germany) 2023 Manga Ranking

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Gore exists in nearly every popular battle shonen manga so I don't think the excessive gore harmed it that much. CSM fanbase is huge, I wouldn't call 1m volume sales in Japan limited or niche at all. They also clearly thought it would be super mainstream with that amount and kind of marketing they did.

Regardless its pulling good numbers still.

I'm not saying it's numbers are not good they are very good imo. In fact, it exceeded my expectations.
I'm just saying after seeing KnY, JJK boost, we now expect evry big series to explode like that. Those circumstances were different people had all the time in the world in covid, everyone was on internet so trends tended to do well. But now circumstances have changed, life has return to normal. Now people are busy in their everyday life again. So we won't be seeing another series to explode like that again (Not in normal circumstances at least).
I'm not saying excessive gore did the damage it's on the contrary. Carnage and gore is one it's core themes.
It's fan base is not limited as it is i was talking in comparison to KnY and JJK.

 

[Turkey]

I'm not saying it's numbers are not good they are very good imo. In fact, it exceeded my expectations.
I'm just saying after seeing KnY, JJK boost, we now expect evry big series to explode like that. Those circumstances were different people had all the time in the world in covid, everyone was on internet so trends tended to do well. But now circumstances have changed, life has return to normal. Now people are busy in their everyday life again. So we won't be seeing another series to explode like that again (Not in normal circumstances at least).
I'm not saying excessive gore did the damage it's on the contrary. Carnage and gore is one it's core themes.
It's fan base is not limited as it is i was talking in comparison to KnY and JJK.

Just for the record KnY was well over JJK peak before covid even started in JP and was showing no sign of stopping at all.

 

[JohnSmith]

Another round of worldwide circulation:

Post 1
Post 2

---Update to prior post--
Slam Dunk
South Korea: 15 million

Kimetsu no Yaiba:
USA/VIZ: 4 million (2021)
France: 3 million (2022)
Italy: 4.6 million (initial print of 200k*23)
Total: 11.6 million.

Jujutsu kaisen:
South Korea: 1 million

Spy x Family:
France: 1 million (sold as of the 6th volume. Jan 2022)

Tokyo Revengers:
Worldwide total (Official): 7 million (2022)

 

[Astral_lion02]

Spy x Family:
France: 1 million (sold as of the 6th volume. Jan 2022)

1,5 million at the end of may 2022

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

Just for the record KnY was well over JJK peak before covid even started in JP and was showing no sign of stopping at all.

I'm agree with you. it would have hit the 100million mark with or without covid but covid did help it to go extra mile.
JJK doesn't have any comparison with KnY in terms of numbers only similarity is that it did explode after anime.

 

[Rouk']

Shoseki Ranking: Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)
RANK./ TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - ESTIMATES

01./ Do Not Say Mystery #12 {2023.01.10}
02./ Chainsaw Man #13 {2023.01.04}
03./ Natsume's Book of Friends #29 {2023.01.04}
04./ The Way of the Househusband #11 {2023.01.07}
05./ Jujutsu Kaisen #21 {2022.12.02}
06./ Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc #8 {2023.01.04}
07./ Wind Breaker #10 {2023.01.06}
08./ And Yet, You Are So Sweet #8 {2023.01.13}
09./ Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san #22 {2023.01.12}
10./ Farming Life in Another World #10 {2023.01.07}
11./ Hakumei & Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods #11 {2023.01.14}
12./ The First Slam Dunk re:Source {2022.12.15}
13./ Dandadan #8 {2023.01.04}
14./ The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting #9 {2023.01.10}
15./ Chainsaw Man #12 {2022.10.04}
16./ A Condition Called Love #12 {2023.01.13}
17./ Tougen Anki #13 {2023.01.06}
18./ Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku #6 {2023.01.06}
19./ Shinkurou, Hashiru! #12 {2023.01.12}
20./ Record of Ragnarok #17 {2022.12.20}
21./ Demon Lord, Retry! R #6 {2023.01.13}
22./ Blue Lock #9 {2020.05.15}
23./ Chainsaw Man #9 {2020.11.04}
24./ Blue Lock #1 {2018.11.16}
25./ Chainsaw Man #10 {2021.01.04}
26./ Chainsaw Man #11 {2021.03.04}
27./ Blue Lock #10 {2020.08.17}
28./ Blue Lock #7 {2020.01.17}
29./ Blue Lock #11 {2020.10.16}
30./ Blue Lock #8 {2020.03.17} - 26,000
31./ Chainsaw Man #6 {2020.03.04} - 25,850
32./ Chainsaw Man #8 {2020.08.04} - 25,700
33./ Chainsaw Man #7 {2020.06.04} - 25,550
34./ Blue Lock #12 {2020.12.17} - 25,400
35./ Blue Lock #13 {2021.03.17} - 25,250
36./ Spy x Family #10 {2022.10.04} - 25,100
37./ Blue Lock #15 {2021.08.17} - 24,950
38./ Chainsaw Man #5 {2020.01.04} - 24,800
39./ Blue Lock #14 {2021.05.17} - 24,650
40./ Blue Lock #2 {2019.01.17} - 24,500
41./ Blue Lock #16 {2021.10.15} - 24,350
42./ Blue Lock #3 {2019.03.15} - 24,200
43./ Blue Lock #20 {2022.07.15} - 24,050
44./ Blue Lock #19 {2022.05.17} - 23,900
45./ Blue Lock #17 {2021.12.17} - 23,750
46./ Chainsaw Man #1 {2019.03.04} - 23,600
47./ Blue Lock #18 {2022.03.17} - 23,450
48./ Chainsaw Man #2 {2019.05.02} - 23,300
49./ Chainsaw Man #4 {2019.10.04} - 23,150
50./ Chainsaw Man #3 {2019.08.02} - 23,000

New Releases within the top 100:

56./ Petals of Reincarnation #17 {2023.1.10} - 14,016
62./ Kengan Omega #15 {2023.1.12} - 13,182
78./ Sekai wo Sukutta Eiyuu o Sodateta Saikyou Yogensha wa, Boukensha ni Natte mo Sekaijuu no Deshi kara Shitawarete Masu #1 {2023.1.12} - 10,958
80./ Hellmode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Haisettei no Isekai de Musou Suru #5 {2023.1.12} - 10,680
83./ Hana to Kuchizuke #6 {2023.1.13} - 10,263

Boosts:


Blue Lock

22./ Blue Lock #9 {2020.05.15}
24./ Blue Lock #1 {2018.11.16}
27./ Blue Lock #10 {2020.08.17}
28./ Blue Lock #7 {2020.01.17}
29./ Blue Lock #11 {2020.10.16}
30./ Blue Lock #8 {2020.03.17} - 26,000
34./ Blue Lock #12 {2020.12.17} - 25,400
35./ Blue Lock #13 {2021.03.17} - 25,250
37./ Blue Lock #15 {2021.08.17} - 24,950
39./ Blue Lock #14 {2021.05.17} - 24,650
40./ Blue Lock #2 {2019.01.17} - 24,500
41./ Blue Lock #16 {2021.10.15} - 24,350
42./ Blue Lock #3 {2019.03.15} - 24,200
43./ Blue Lock #20 {2022.07.15} - 24,050
44./ Blue Lock #19 {2022.05.17} - 23,900
45./ Blue Lock #17 {2021.12.17} - 23,750
47./ Blue Lock #18 {2022.03.17} - 23,450
51./ Blue Lock #4 {2019.06.17} - 14,711
53./ Blue Lock #6 {2019.10.17} - 14,433
54./ Blue Lock #5 {2019.08.16} - 14,294
64./ Blue Lock #21 {2022.10.17} - 12,904
72./ Blue Lock #22 {2022.12.16} - 11,792

Bocchi the Rock!

103./ Bocchi the Rock! #1 {2019.02.27} - 7,790
107./ Bocchi the Rock! #2 {2020.02.27} - 7,644
108./ Bocchi the Rock! #3 {2021.02.25} - 7,608
114./ Bocchi the Rock! #4 {2022.08.26} - 7,389
118./ Bocchi the Rock! #5 {2022.11.26} - 7,243

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill

74./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #9 {2022.12.22} - 11,514
196./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #1 {2017.12.22} - 4,396
199./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #2 {2018.04.23} - 4,286
206./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #3 {2019.01.24} - 4,163
223./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #4 {2019.07.24} - 3,916
226./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #8 {2021.11.22} - 3,873
231./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #5 {2020.01.23} - 3,800
239./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #7 {2021.05.24} - 3,684
245./ Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #6 {2020.09.19} - 3,597

Chainsaw Man

02./ Chainsaw Man #13 {2023.01.04}
15./ Chainsaw Man #12 {2022.10.04}
23./ Chainsaw Man #9 {2020.11.04}
25./ Chainsaw Man #10 {2021.01.04}
26./ Chainsaw Man #11 {2021.03.04}
31./ Chainsaw Man #6 {2020.03.04} - 25,850
32./ Chainsaw Man #8 {2020.08.04} - 25,700
33./ Chainsaw Man #7 {2020.06.04} - 25,550
38./ Chainsaw Man #5 {2020.01.04} - 24,800
46./ Chainsaw Man #1 {2019.03.04} - 23,600
48./ Chainsaw Man #2 {2019.05.02} - 23,300
49./ Chainsaw Man #4 {2019.10.04} - 23,150
50./ Chainsaw Man #3 {2019.08.02} - 23,000

Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

177./ Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible #11 {2022.12.19} - 5,089
482./ Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible #1 {2020.02.19} - 1,813
489./ Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible #10 {2022.09.16} - 1,788

ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!

214./ ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! #7 {2023.01.07} - 4,047
288./ ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! #7 Limited Edition {2023.01.07} - 2,974
407./ ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! #1 {2018.06.27} - 2,075
480./ ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! #2 {2019.01.26} - 1,820

Slam Dunk

75./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #1 {2018.06.01} - 11,375
77./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #2 {2018.06.01} - 11,097
81./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #3 {2018.06.01} - 10,541
85./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #20 {2018.09.01} - 9,985
86./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #4 {2018.06.01} - 9,846
87./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #17 {2018.09.01} - 9,707
89./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #5 {2018.06.01} - 9,429
91./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #19 {2018.09.01} - 9,151
93./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #16 {2018.09.01} - 8,873
94./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #18 {2018.09.01} - 8,734
95./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #6 {2018.06.01} - 8,595
97./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #7 {2018.06.30} - 8,317
102./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #15 {2018.09.01} - 7,827
104./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #8 {2018.06.30} - 7,754
105./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #9 {2018.06.30} - 7,717
106./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #10 {2018.06.30} - 7,681
111./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #11 {2018.08.01} - 7,498
112./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #12 {2018.08.01} - 7,462
116./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #13 {2018.08.01} - 7,316
117./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition #14 {2018.08.01} - 7,279

Spy x Family

36./ Spy x Family #10 {2022.10.04} - 16,425
76./ Spy x Family #9 {2022.04.04} - 11,236
84./ Spy x Family #8 {2021.11.04} - 10,124
92./ Spy x Family #7 {2021.06.04} - 9,012
99./ Spy x Family #1 {2019.07.04} - 8,039
110./ Spy x Family #2 {2019.10.04} - 7,535
119./ Spy x Family #6 {2020.12.28} - 7,206
120./ Spy x Family #3 {2020.01.04} - 7,170
125./ Spy x Family #4 {2020.05.13} - 6,987
126./ Spy x Family #5 {2020.09.04} - 6,951

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

287./ The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #2 {2022.12.07} - 2,988
305./ The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #1 {2022.07.07} - 2,765

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

430./ The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady #1 {2021.01.27} - 1,995
442./ The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady #4 {2022.08.26} - 1,953
445./ The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady #2 {2021.08.27} - 1,942
448./ The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady #3 {2022.02.10} - 1,932

 

[Rouk']

NPD/BookScan (US) Ranking: Week 2, 2023 (Jan 8 - Jan 14)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/YTD SALES (GROWTH)

04./00. Kaiju No. 8 #5 {2023.01.10} - 12,528 / NEW
18./00. Dandadan #2 {2023.01.10} - 5,799 / NEW

16./00. Vinland Saga #14 {2023.01.10} - 4,594

Week 1, 2023 (Jan 1 - Jan 7)
Week 3, 2023 (Jan 15 - Jan 21)

 

[Rouk']

Oricon (Japan) Ranking: Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)
RANK./ TITLE - SALES (YEARLY ESTIMATES)

01./ Blue Lock - 326,022 (3,093,541)
02./ Chainsaw Man - 299,563 (2,752,389)
03./ Slam Dunk New Reorganized Edition - 210,749 (~2,020,000)
04./ Do Not Say Mystery - 204,690 (~265,000)
05./ Jujutsu Kaisen - 81,390 (~1,725,000)
06./ Spy x Family - 79,649 (910,009)
07./ One Piece - 67,809 (925,791)
08./ Tokyo Revengers - 56,670 (738,491)
09./ My Hero Academia - 50,232 (~500,000)
10./ Natsume's Book of Friends - 47,601

Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
Week 3, 2023 (Jan 16 - Jan 22)

 

[Rouk']

Oricon (Japan) Ranking: Week 2, 2023 (Jan 9 - Jan 15)
RANK./PREVIOUS RANK. TITLE {RELEASE DATE} - SALES/LTD SALES (GROWTH)

01./00. Do Not Say Mystery #12 {2023.01.10} - 196,014 / 212,317 (+1102%)
02./01. Chainsaw Man #13 {2023.01.04} - 118,370 / 403,488 (-58%)
03./03. Natsume's Book of Friends #29 {2023.01.04} - 37,712 / 128,520 (-58%)
04./00. The Way of the Househusband #11 {2023.01.07} - 32,909 / 51,343 (+79%)
05./04. Jujutsu Kaisen #21 {2022.12.02} - 32,844 / 1,335,320 (-51%)
06./02. Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc #8 {2023.01.04} - 31,808 / 127,402 (-67%)
07./00. Hakumei & Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods #11 {2023.01.14} - 31,072 / NEW
08./07. The First Slam Dunk re:Source {2022.12.15} - 29,273 / 331,472 (-19%)
09./00. And Yet, You Are So Sweet #8 {2023.01.13} - 27,764 / NEW
10./40. Wind Breaker #10 {2023.01.06} - 26,344 / 50,142 (+11%)
11./00. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san #22 {2023.01.12} - 24,417 / NEW
12./00. A Condition Called Love #12 {2023.01.13} - 23,838 / NEW
13./21. Farming Life in Another World #10 {2023.01.07} - 23,324 / 50,584 (-14%)
14./00. The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting #9 {2023.01.10} - 22,946 / 27,137 (+448%)
15./05. Dandadan #8 {2023.01.04} - 20,125 / 85,991 (-69%)
16./06. Chainsaw Man #12 {2022.10.04} - 20,061 / 780,695 (-48%)
17./00. Shinkurou, Hashiru! #12 {2023.01.12} - 19,472 / NEW
18./00. Tougen Anki #13 {2023.01.06} - 18,343 / 33,845 (+18%)
19./00. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku #6 {2023.01.06} - 17,987 / 36,837 (-5%)
20./34. Blue Lock #11 {2020.10.16} - 16,674 / 506,618 (-31%)
21./33. Blue Lock #9 {2020.05.15} - 16,664 / 530,050 (-32%)
22./29. Blue Lock #7 {2020.01.17} - 16,540 / 560,955 (-33%)
23./31. Blue Lock #8 {2020.03.17} - 16,492 / 546,926 (-33%)
24./37. Blue Lock #12 {2020.12.17} - 16,401 / 495,520 (-32%)
25./30. Blue Lock #13 {2021.03.17} - 16,308 / 482,290 (-34%)
26./35. Blue Lock #10 {2020.08.17} - 16,181 / 517,826 (-33%)
27./43. Blue Lock #1 {2018.11.16} - 15,941 / 675,400 (-32%)
28./32. Blue Lock #14 {2021.05.17} - 15,830 / 472,485 (-35%)
29./00. Demon Lord, Retry! R #6 {2023.01.13} - 15,797 / NEW
30./42. Blue Lock #15 {2021.08.17} - 15,682 / 460,459 (-34%)
31./41. Blue Lock #16 {2021.10.15} - 15,653 / 433,427 (-34%)
32./45. Blue Lock #2 {2019.01.17} - 15,532 / 638,866 (-34%)
33./14. Chainsaw Man #10 {2021.01.04} - 15,444 / 1,096,682 (-50%)
34./13. Chainsaw Man #11 {2021.03.04} - 15,440 / 1,096,256 (-50%)
35./18. Chainsaw Man #9 {2020.11.04} - 15,368 / 1,115,868 (-49%)
36./16. Chainsaw Man #6 {2020.03.04} - 15,327 / 1,189,486 (-50%)
37./17. Chainsaw Man #7 {2020.06.04} - 15,297 / 1,158,091 (-50%)
38./15. Chainsaw Man #8 {2020.08.04} - 15,245 / 1,127,473 (-50%)
39./44. Blue Lock #17 {2021.12.17} - 15,003 / 425,125 (-36%)
40./46. Blue Lock #3 {2019.03.15} - 14,986 / 623,268 (-35%)
41./39. Blue Lock #18 {2022.03.17} - 14,975 / 412,002 (-37%)
42./36. Blue Lock #20 {2022.07.15} - 14,824 / 380,985 (-39%)
43./38. Blue Lock #19 {2022.05.17} - 14,822 / 395,019 (-38%)
44./19. Chainsaw Man #5 {2020.01.03} - 14,736 / 1,227,991 (-50%)
45./17. Record of Ragnarok #17 {2022.12.20} - 14,625 / 220,741 (-51%)
46./22. Spy x Family #10 {2022.10.04} - 14,426 / 1,556,275 (-46%)
47./24. Blue Lock #6 {2019.10.17} - 14,225 / 582,659 (-43%)
48./17. Chainsaw Man #1 {2019.03.04} - 14,133 / 1,435,784 (-48%)
49./44. Blue Lock #4 {2019.06.17} - 14,061 / 595,909 (-37%)
50./42. Blue Lock #5 {2019.08.16} - 13,718 / 593,028 (-38%)

Week 1, 2023 (Jan 2 - Jan 8)
Week 3, 2023 (Jan 16 - Jan 22)