The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese
manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is ...
series to date in terms of the number of collected ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or ...
'' volumes sold. All series in this list have at least 20 million copies in circulation. This list is limited to Japanese manga and does not include
manhwa,
manhua or
original English-language manga. The series are listed according to the highest circulation (copies in print) estimate of their collected ''tankōbon'' volumes as reported in reliable sources unless indicated otherwise. As for the series with the same total number of circulation or sales, they are arranged in alphabetical order.
Note that most manga series are first sold as part of
manga magazines
This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership:
* '' Kodomo'' – aimed at young children.
* ' ...
, where most manga series are first serialized, before being sold separately as individual collected ''tankōbon'' volumes. This list only includes the number of collected ''tankōbon'' volumes sold. For sales of manga magazines which includes these series, see ''
List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation''. The best-selling manga magazine (and
best-selling comic magazine) is ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with over 7.5billion copies sold.
Estimated circulation figures for individual manga series published in manga magazines are given in footnotes.
Collected tankōbon volumes
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At least 100 million copies and above
Between 50 million and 99 million copies
Between 30 million and 49 million copies
Between 20 million and 29 million copies
See also
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List of best-selling comic series
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List of best-selling visual novels
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
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List of best-selling light novels
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List of highest-grossing media franchises
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List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation
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List of ''The New York Times'' Manga Best Sellers
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''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' circulation figures
Explanatory notes
References
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Manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is ...
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