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Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2021 — Jujutsu Kaisen Edges Out Demon Slayer
posted on by Egan Loo
Kimetsu no Yaiba Gotouge Koyoharu Gashū -Ikuseisо̄-, the first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba art book (pictured right), ranked #3 on the general book ranking chart with 491,007 copies sold. Kimetsu no Yaiba Nuriehon -Ao- (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Coloring Book: Blue) was #7 with 414,523 copies sold, and Kimetsu no Yaiba Nuriehon -Aka- (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Coloring Book: Red) was #9 with 370,460 copies sold. The television anime's third official characters book ranked #13 with 278,531 copies. Thanks to these and other books, Gotouge was the #2 author on the general book ranking chart with 1,438,881 copies.
Gege Akutami and Ballad Kitaguni's Jujutsu Kaisen Iku Natsu to Kaeru Aki novel ranked #15 on the general book ranking chart with 259,960 copies.
This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021.
| Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jujutsu Kaisen | Gege Akutami | 30,917,746 |
| 2 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Koyoharu Gotouge | 29,511,021 |
| 3 | Tokyo Revengers | Ken Wakui | 24,981,486 |
| 4 | Attack on Titan | Hajime Isayama | 7,332,398 |
| 5 | My Hero Academia | Kōhei Horikoshi | 7,020,361 |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2021 (First Half)
